Blow Outs & Styling in Hoffman Estates

With the names Gold and Diamond, AA Salon & Spa's menu might read like a a jewelry store's inventory. But here, the goal is not to festoon the neck or the ring finger, but instead the entire face. The skincare specialists do that with facials, including the Gold and Diamond varieties, that combat blemishes or signs of aging by using products such as oils from Turkey to deeply moisturize visages. Other services include hairstyling, waxing, and makeup application.

For Lala Lita, glamour isn't just an attribute, it's a lifestyle. Fueled by the belief that beauty can be an extension of your happiness and artistic creativity, she channels her years of experience working with professional hair and makeup artists in the Chicago styling scene to make her clients look and feel their best. Today, she puts her expertise to use at Salon Ruelle, specializing in hairstyling and single-strand extensions. As a national master educator and long-time wearer of extensions herself, she is a whiz at using them to complement any type of hairstyle.

Eyelash extensions. Bridal makeup. Customized facials. Those are just a handful of the services the professionals of Ooh So Pretty Salon and Spa use to make the world a prettier place. Inside their beauty emporium (which is located inside the Phenix Salon Suites), stylists snip locks into modern styles or add complementary streaks of violet or pink. Like an erasable pen, chemical peels help reduce the appearance of fine lines and aestheticians remove unwanted fuzz with body waxing form face to feet.

Mz. Reeta of All Naturale' Beauty From The Inside Out creates elaborate hairstyles with cornrows, braids, and twists. In the process, she helps keep hair healthy with deep conditioning and steam hydration that help lock in moisture and shine. Mz. Reeta, who has more than 20 years of experience working with natural hair, specializes in loc starts and maintenance and can create coil twists, two-strand twists, shingling, and kinky twists.

Ellis Hair Salon makes coloring treatments a priority. Headed by colorist Manisha?who's been styling and coloring hair since 2004?Ellis uses a number of organic products from All-Nutrient Organics. A natural base of vegetable oil and keratin creates new hair colors without a reliance on harsh chemicals or magic markers that smell weird. Additionally, Manisha can keep her clients looking sharp and fashionable by trimming untidy strands or by straightening locks with keratin treatments.

The ripe orange walls inside Hair by Rosie offset speckled tan floor tiles and black wood accents. Amid these cozy trappings, stylist Rosie Sanchez draws on more then 15 years of experience as she sculpts sleek layers and renovates tresses with invigorating deep-conditioning treatments. As her clients allow bold highlights to set, Rosie often encourages them to admire the salon's welcoming wall signs, which include uplifting words such as Hope, Inspire, Dream, Love, and Your Salon Chair Can Be Raised Higher If Needed.