Northview, MI Beauty and Salons

As a specialist in emergency medicine, Dr. Bradley Hulten relies on evolved technology to rejuvenate his clients' skin with minimal impact. A team of certified technicians joins him at Chicago Skin Solutions, where clients can smooth skin texture with pulsed-light Photorejuvenation treatments and exfoliate faces with crystal-powered microdermabrasion. In addition to making razors obsolete, laser treatments preempt the need for makeup, stockings, and invisibility cloaks by promoting firm, youthful skin unmarred by veins and rosacea.

Under the supervision of medical director Dr. Edwin Robins, Spokane Skin Solutions’ nurses and aestheticians use clinical-grade treatments and old-fashioned care to refine clients’ complexions. Facial peels help smooth skin, and injections of dermal fillers and Botox reverse the wrinkles caused by time and corduroy balaclavas. On the more technological side of the spectrum, the clinic’s advanced laser therapies reduce hair, promote collagen production, and diminish signs of aging and sun damage.

When state-certified medical aesthetician Rachel Roff decided to open Urban Skin Solutions, she envisioned a place where clients of all skin tones could come in to improve their complexions. Her vision led to the development of various skincare treatments, including peels, facials, and microdermabrasions. The processes are all bolstered by Urban Skin Rx, a line of clinical products suitable for patrons with any type of skin and almost any favorite Power Ranger. In treatment rooms, a medical doctor helps Rachel and her team of technicians harness the power of beauty injections and laser-energy systems in their effort to accomplish patrons’ aesthetic dreams.

Although many spas tout themselves as welcoming, Gentle Touch has a downright familial atmosphere thanks to its owners, Betsy Ludwick and Jill Petter, who also happen to be mother and daughter. Ludwick, a registered nurse and certified medical electrologist, draws from her years in the medical field to treat clients with a variety of aesthetic services, such as electrolysis, skincare treatments, and permanent makeup for high-school reunions that last forever. On the same career path as her mother, Petter taps into her medical background in dermatology and electrolysis to share her expertise with her clients during comfortable, personable sessions.

The Lash Lounge's founder Anna Phillips—an advanced certified eyelash-extension trainer—once traveled the nation to impart the art of semipermanent eyelash application to scores of fellow lash artists. Now, at all of Lash Lounge's locations, such artists work to ensure that every guest returns to their day-to-day activities batting fuller, darker lashes. They meticulously apply each synthetic strand to a natural lash with medical-grade glue, imbuing peepers with a customized, natural look that can last up to two months with proper care. Applying lashes of varying lengths, thicknesses, and degrees of curl, they have earned the praise of publications including Allure magazine and Women's Wear Daily.

They also strive to eliminate lengthy daily makeup applications with permanent-makeup services. After a complimentary consultation, a staff of licensed aestheticians and permanent-makeup artists precisely applies permanent eyeliner, lip color, or third eyebrows. For those who prefer makeup that washes off, Anna has concocted her own line of mineral cosmetics, brushes, and primers.

Vaporize rogue hair (not to be confused with Rogue's hair) with today's Groupon from the future: three laser hair-removal treatment sessions for $185 at The Natural Look, the 2006–2007 pick for Best Hair Removal by Citysearchers.