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Sweet Austin spa pampers Shops at Clearfork with first Dallas-Fort Worth location

Fort Worth gets the first Milk + Honey experience.

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UPDATE: Milk + Honey will open its doors at The Shops at Clearfork on March 30, the spa says.

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A favorite Austin-based spa has chosen The Shops at Clearfork for its first North Texas location. "Clean beauty" day spa Milk + Honey will debut this winter at 5188 Monahans Ave., in Fort Worth's burgeoning upscale shopping development.

According to a release, the 7,800-square-foot Fort Worth location will feature 14 treatment rooms, eight salon chairs, and four manicure and pedicure stations. It will offer "the brand’s full range of signature spa treatments and salon services in a comfortable yet luxurious environment," the company says.

In time to melt away holiday shopping stress, the spa will offer indulgent treatments like Swedish, deep tissue, pre-natal, and sports massage (beginning at $110 for 60 minutes); a high-tech Lux Facial ($155 for 75 minutes); and a signature body treatment called Spa Partisan that involves body brushing, skin polishing, a full steam, and massage ($195 for 100 minutes). There are also nail and hair services, men's treatments, and basic services for teens and children as young as age 5.

What sets Milk + Honey apart, though, are its products. The spa uses organic, non-toxic ingredients whenever possible and sells its own line of hyperclean bath, body, and skincare products — from deodorant to home fragrance to "lip butter." Fort Worth clients will be able to purchase them in a designated retail space.

Clearfork spa-goers can expect a space with a modern aesthetic, calming color palette, and designs inspired by nature, the company says.

Milk + Honey has five locations throughout Austin and Houston. The Fort Worth spa marks its first in the DFW area, and the company says it has plans for further expansion in coming months.

“Our mission is to guide, educate, and assist our clients in creating a healthy and happy life, and we are thrilled to expand this experience to Fort Worth,” Alissa Bayer, Milk + Honey founder, says in a release. “We’ve been lucky enough to have thousands of Dallas-Fort Worth customers join us in Austin and Houston, so when the opportunity to expand into The Shops at Clearfork became a reality, we knew it would be the perfect fit.”

Bayer founded Milk + Honey in 2006 in Austin’s 2nd Street District. Since then, both the day spas and the products have been recognized by Elle Magazine, Allure, and Les Nouvelles Esthétiques, and have won numerous awards.

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Where to shop in Fort Worth right now: 6 buzzy brand new boutiques

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This edition of Where to Shop, our regular roundup of new stores and shopping experiences around Fort Worth, has everything from a high-end designer name to a sweet resale shop with bargain prices, with cute independently-owned boutiques in between.

With social season in the wings, it's never too soon to think about acquiring that perfect party dress.

Here are 6 new shopping spots in Fort Worth:

Boss
Global fashion brand offering high-quality women's and men's apparel, shoes, and accessories just opened a location in The Shops at Clearfork, next to Tiffany & Co. It used to be Hugo Boss, named for its German founder, but in 2022, the company split into two labels: Boss and Hugo. Boss is the core brand, producing classic pieces that reflect the Hugo Boss heritage, while Hugo focuses on producing fashions and accessories for a younger demographic. There is currently only one other Boss store in the DFW area at NorthPark Center in Dallas, plus two outlet stores in Allen and Grand Prairie.

Elle Maxine
Fort Worth women’s boutique is new to the bricks of the Camp Bowie district, located at 5109 Pershing Ave. Elle Maxine is from fun-loving friends Brittany Voxland, a Fort Worth native, and Samantha Drumm, a TCU graduate, who aim to create a shopping haven that reflects their love for fashion and commitment to exceptional down-to-earth customer service. Their goal is to become a destination for fashion-loving women seeking stylish, unique, and effortlessly wearable pieces that blend comfort and trends. Their merchandise includes casual yet stylish cargo pants, quilted jackets and colorful woven sweaters, and classic easy-to-wear tops in basic, flattering hues — but also colorful blouses (with the occasional ruffle) perfect for parties and versatile peasant-style dresses that can be paired equally well with sneakers or heels.

Flipstone Vintage & Thrift
Thrift store started out as an online furniture refinishing store from co-founder Dancing Heart Inglesias, who opened this brick-and-mortar location in a former Berry's Office Furniture at 2700 White Settlement Rd., where she and her sister Lily Mekeel are selling not only furniture — dressers, sofas, tables, chairs — but also gently used clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, home decor items, kitchenware, decorative pieces, and vintage pieces and collectibles. They’re an Indigenous business, promoting Native American culture, as well as other small businesses. They welcome donations and keep their prices extra low: Clothing is priced at a flat rate, based on how long they've been on sale. New items are $10, while older items are $2-$4, and they do a $1 sale on Mondays.

Lucchese Bootmaker
Iconic Texas-made brand is the official boot of the Dallas Cowboys, and in honor of their partnership, Lucchese just dropped a dedicated Dallas Cowboys boot collection and the brand's first-ever children's boot, The Little Gina. The Lucchese x Dallas Cowboys collection will retail for between $545 and $995 for adult styles and is available for pre-sale online and on display at select Lucchese locations.

Seven Boutique
New resale opened in May at 4933 Camp Bowie Blvd., where it's featuring used clothes with high-end designer labels such as Gucci, Alice & Olivia, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, Valentino, and Louis Vuitton — many, many Louis Vuitton handbags, you'd be silly to buy them elsewhere. They have lots of denim, lots of pretty dresses, and many sneakers, almost new or hardly worn, like the Stan Smith in a size 7 for $77. Owner Jeanice King is a longtime collector, and she accepts consignment items as well.

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What started as two high school friends with a shopping habit blossomed into this darling boutique chain with three DFW locations including this one which just opened in August at WestBend at 1621 River Run. (The two other locations are Dallas' West Village and Legacy in Plano.) The shop's name is a clever reference to the owners' names: They are both named Robin, but one is Robin with an i and the other is Robyn with a y. Their theme is quality clothing at affordable prices in a friendly atmosphere, featuring new trends in clothing, accessories, jewelry, and gifts every month. They definitely know how to court the locals, with a big selection of purple and black pieces, go TCU.

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