In good times and bad, my preferred cocktail for managing my mental health is getting out of my head and into my body through meditative and sensorial experiences, and indulging in equal parts curiosity and rest.

The winter, I decided to trade in the brutal darkness and cold of upstate New York for a recharge on the wellness scene of sunny Los Angeles. Read on for my top recommendations for beauty and wellness travel in the city of angels.

Jessica Chastain. Nicole Kidman. Botticelli’s Venus. Christina Hendricks. Sansa Stark.

These are just a handful of the real and fictional redhead beauties I’ve envied over the years. Read on to find out how I took the jump in the cheapest and most low maintenance way possible (because, in this economy… amiright?).