Cicero, IL Beauty and Salons

In her more than 17-year career, Melinda Rodriguez has participated in fashion shows for Nicole Miller and Armani, and crafted styles for such notable personalities as actress Jane Seymour and Latin-pop singer Chayanne. To expand the reach of her red-carpet styles, she founded Roque Beauty Lounge, a spacious salon and spa where a team of energetic style experts draw on experience in Chicago, Miami, and London to craft face-flattering looks that adhere to the salon's shared creative vision. Here, three tiers of stylists perform services at prices that match their individual experience level while using products by Moroccanoil and Oribe. Roque Beauty Lounge also houses The Lashe Spot, where lash technicians accentuate eyes by shaping brows and amplify lashes with synthetic extensions.

Salon de Vive's specialists work to enhance the sheen of clients' manes and the health of their skin with luxurious salon treatments. Complimentary consultations accompany each cut, color, or renewal treatment, shaping clients' individual styles and deciding which features to highlight. Haircare services also include blow-drys. Skin sessions utilize pure flower- and plant-essence-derived Aveda products to nourish and exfoliate pore pastures, and professional waxing treatments eliminate both unwanted hair and feelings of envy toward freshly buffed automobiles.

Skilled aesthetician Cristina acts as the only skin specialist at Salon De Vive, where she orchestrates a friendly and inviting environment and offers beautification services such as facials, waxing treatments, and makeup applications. With 17 years of experience under her belt, Cristina helps to improve the look of skinscapes, making skin shimmer like the surface of a lake at twilight, but without skinny-dipping lovebirds constantly frolicking in it.

Savon Spa's Parisian theme speaks to its Old-World luxury, whereas its emphasis on organic ingredients in handmade soaps and lotions belies an utterly modern eco-consciousness. The menu is determined to reach beyond standard spa fare by featuring a host of all-natural add-on services, such as vegan nailcare products that don't derive their color from pigmented bugs or pigs born with entirely too much pink. Botanicals are even directly incorporated into the French bamboo massage, in which a therapist applies focused pressure with bamboo sticks and organic oil to dissipate tension. The aestheticians and anesthesiologist on staff use their expertise to apply injectables and laser treatments that deliver natural results.

The spa also provides mobile services, dispatching staff members to transport custom treatments to in-home parties or office spaces. The professionals tote along all the spa accoutrements, from robes and slippers to soothing music.