Mane attraction
You had fun in the sun, but your hair didn’t love it quite so much. What to do for your dry and lustreless locks? NYC mane maestros Bumble and Bumble use tropical butters to pump up their newest hair hydrator, Creme de Coco Masque ($32.25). And the coconut scent takes you back to the beach—well, almost. The experts at BeautyMark are keeners for the company’s latest styling spray, Spray de Mode ($32.75), too. (At BeautyMark, 1120 Hamilton Street)

Colour surge
The colours of fall are rich, deep, and ultra-sexy. How to grab the look? For lids, get your gild on with Stila’s lusciously golden cult fave, Kitten eyeshadow, now available in a tube with an eminently wieldable sponge-tip wand (Silk eye shadow wash, $25.50). Turn your pout plump and oh-so-plummy with Fusion Beauty’s long-lasting LipFusion Plump + Replump Liquid Lipstick ($41) in shiny Starlet. Just licking your lips or even talking to that guy at the bar will get the peptides pumping. Luckily, Essie’s autumn collection has just the velvety vintage burgundy shade, Lacy Not Racy ($11), to get your nails wickedly in on the act. We disagree with the “not racy” bit. (All at Kiss & Makeup, 925 Main Street, Park Royal)

About face
Kripps Pharmacy was a landmark on Granville Mall for as long as we can remember. But just because the over-60-year-old supplier of its own natural vitamins and nutritional supplements has decamped to Kerrisdale doesn’t mean the company isn’t still creating innovative skin-care products with the latest in anti-aging ingredients. A powerful combo to smooth over threatening spots, sags, and lines? Copper Peptide Serum for Aging Skin (15 millilitres, $20; 50 millilitres, $50); Silk Instant Radiance Serum, with key ingredients hyaluronic acid, DMAE, alpha-lipoic acid, and lactic acid (15 millilitres, $20; 50 millilitres, $50; 135 millilitres, $100); and K-Derma Hydrating Cream, with Matrixyl 3000, collagen, hyaluronic acid, and L-carnosine (15 millilitres, $35; 50 millilitres, $75; 100 millilitres, $135), gang up on them all. (5413 West Boulevard)

Quickie treatments get you fab-fast
You’d love to get head-to-toe glam for hot dates, cool parties, and the wedding of the year. But you’ve no time to primp yourself fabulous. The answer? Get the pros to work fast beauty magic, while you chill—or work your iPhone.

Begin with skin
Skoah (1011 Hamilton Street, 604-642-0200; Metrotown, 604-433-0200) delivers natural- and power-ingredient facials galore. Try Quickie Facial, Digit Dose, and Killer Foot (each $35). The Wink Beauty Lounge’s menu (67 East Cordova Street, 604-696-9465) offers a special-event “mini face treat” In a Flash! Mask Treatment (25-plus minutes, $45). Add quick Alpha+ glycolic peel to any treatment ($20). Some quickies at Absolute Spa (various locations): Body Buffs (30 minutes, $80); and Microdermabrasion (hands or feet, 30 minutes, $75).

Party-ready hair
Book a seat at Blo (various locations) for the Brigitte-sexy Bardot Updo, wicked-wavy LA Confidential, and rocker-chic Sex, Hugs and Rock & Roll (about 30 minutes, $30). Opus Salon’s (1163 Homer Street, 604-602-1995) team will coif and updo you to sexy-date dazzling (updo, $60 to $80; blow dry, $45 to $65).

Finishing strokes
Wink, home of the semi-permanent eyelash extension, sells fluttery fun with Discovery Seamless Semi-Permanent Lash Tips (45-plus minutes, $65); and eyebrow tending with Gimmee the Works! Tint & Design (30-plus minutes $29. Beautybar’s (2142 West 4th Avenue, 604-733-9000) makeup experts do Diva Express (20 minutes, $25) and Diva Glam (20 minutes, $45). From Pure Nail Bar (from $25, various locations) to Fingers & Toes Spa (from $19; 1271 Pacific Boulevard, 604-681-8495) fast, expert manis—and pedis—abound. Your quickie-glam finale? Absolute’s Academy Award Spray Tan (30 minutes, $55).