Northlake, IL Beauty and Salons

Anastasia Makeup Chicago is a go-to resource for cosmetics, given that it not only provides applications of traditional, and permanent makeup, but also lessons on applying makeup yourself. The staff takes its time with clients, spending one to two hours on lessons and up to a full day for applications. By creating cat-eyes, shaping eyebrows, and applying eyelash extensions, staffers ready faces for magazine covers, fashion shows, weddings, and, if all those go well, postage stamps.

Perched atop cushy, hot-pink pedicure thrones, clients of CND Nails & Spa flip through the pages of Vogue, Allure, or Infinite Jest as nail technicians meticulously groom their feet. The technicians also pamper hands at dedicated manicure stations, but fingers and toes aren’t the only features to find solace at CND. The staff also specializes in facials and waxing that help keep skin smooth, healthy, and glowing.

As its name implies, Twinkle Toes Nail Salon specializes in pedicures. Though it also offers classic and no-chip manicures, its pedicures go beyond the basics by incorporating ingredients like mint and chocolate. Each spa pedicure involves a suite of indulgent treatments, starting with a scrub, continuing with a massage, and concluding with a coat of polish or a knighting ceremony. The BYOB salon opens its doors to parties, grooming scores of fingers and toes while guests relax and sip wine.

When it first opened its doors in 2000, the European Foot and Ankle Clinic set out to keep feet healthy by combining conventional medical treatments and holistic practices. Over the past 12 years, this unique approach to treatment has garnered a following, and the clinic gradually expanded to 10 locations throughout Chicago. At each location, multilingual doctors in podiatric medicine treat issues ranging from heel pain to toenail fungus to chronic stubbed toes caused by regularly throwing childlike temper tantrums.

At The Body Repair Shop, licensed massage therapist Robin dedicates herself to helping clients achieve relaxation. Beneath her nimble fingers, tension melts away via a wide range of massage styles, from the long, flowing strokes of Swedish massage to hot stone, which, despite popular belief, is not a pickup line from one geologist to another.

Nirvana Boutique and Spa's team of stylists and aestheticians helps recharge aesthetic and spiritual batteries amid burnt-orange and sunflower walls. Alongside shelves that overflow with colorful fashions—such as dresses, jewelry, and accessories—a tranquil Buddha statue rests under shady bamboo shoots and urges patrons to trade their anxiety for enlightenment. Once guests settle in, staffers get to work polishing exteriors via an array of skincare, nail, and threading services, many of which come with complimentary perks such as berry smoothies and manicure-protecting chain mail.