Carol Stream, IL Beauty and Salons

M.E. Laser and Beauty's certified technicians brandish ultramodern technology and old-fashioned techniques to noninvasively smooth, brighten, and exfoliate skin. When they're not restoring the youthful glow to careworn surfaces, they also harness the power of their IPL lasers to remove unwanted hair from all areas of the body without the need for waxing or razors. In addition to their namesake laser treatments, they also soothe careworn faces with restorative facials and untangle knotted muscles with expert massage techniques.

The experts at Northstar Facial & Body Sculpting know that there is no way to turn back the clock, but they also know that time’s body-wearying effects aren’t as unchangeable as its passage. They fight the wrinkles and blemishes that accumulate over the years with FDA-approved Beautiful Image microcurrent technology. During facials, the currents stimulate blood flow and mitigate blemishes while tightening and smoothing skin, giving clients an alternative to remedies such as undergoing surgically invasive face-lifts or taping baby pictures to their foreheads. The center also uses the technology for body sculpting, which works to ease cellulite, diminish sagging, and erase scars and stretch marks. In addition to these microcurrent treatments, Northstar delves into elastin-infusion therapy, which was developed to heal soldiers injured in Iraq. Now cleared for civilian use, the therapy helps the body retain collagen, which aids in skin hydration and can mitigate laughlines around the eyes and mouth.

In sunset-hued treatment rooms, technicians at Cutesy Body battle stubborn cellulite with top-notch Endermologie equipment. The hand-held mechanism's rollers move across skin, contouring the silhouette by breaking down fat cells and converts them into energy or British pounds. Cutesy Body’s staffers pair cellulite treatments with herbal supplements that are carefully selected from the field and vetted using more than 400 different testing methods.

With 26 years of experience as a critical care nurse, licensed aesthetician and owner of Simple Skin Solutions Carmen Murillo adheres to a philosophy of treating each client as a whole and an individual. Before undergoing any of Simple Skin Solutions signature skin treatment--such as microdermabrasions, Botox injections, and facials--Carmen consults with clients to discus concerns and goals. With the information, Carmen develops a treatment customized to the individual, pairing him or her with a cosmeceutical grade product designed to treat skin problems, such as acne, hyperpigmentation, or irremovable Richard Nixon masks.

A short walk across Nail 2NE1's hardwood floors yields green and beige velvet manicure chairs, where skilled nail technicians trim and file claws into tip-top shape. Seven days a week, patrons can sip on complimentary beverages as piggies soak in the bubbling basin of a reclining pedicure chair. After toe armor reaches an eye-catching sheen through diligent buffing, clients can scan the extensive wall-mounted bottle library to select a polish to match an outfit, the season, or the color of a pie they're about to steal from a windowsill.

Sunlight streams through floor-to-ceiling windows in the waiting room at Lift Laser & Body, where a trio of doctors oversees aesthetic treatments powered by cutting edge technology. These procedures range from natural-looking plastic surgery such as tummy tucks and breast enhancements to less invasive procedures. Noninvasive treatments include SkinTyte, which relies on broadband light to get clients firmer and younger looking skin. Lift Laser & Body also offers rejuvenating ProFractional laser treatments for faces that can make patrons look younger, much like not calling a MP3 player “walkman.”