Beauty & Spas in Warrenville

Tucked away in downtown St. Charles, Eliza Jane’s girlie-girl boutique glimmers with trendy accessories and colorful jewelry crafted by 35 local artists, three of who are teen entrepreneurs. A pressed tin ceiling and soft lights hang above a hardwood floor, where the colors pink and white feature strongly among accessories—such as kitchsy purses, vintage bracelets, and stuffed animals—that overflow from tall glass shelving units and tables covered with printed cloth. After customers snag a specialty gift for baby, teacher, or self, Eliza Jane's staff can swaddle it in complimentary pink and brown wrapping. Ladies in need of a pick-me-up can pamper bodies with nonchip mani-pedis, facials, and waxing treatments.

The doctors of chiropractic at Chiro One Wellness Centers put patients at the core of their efforts. Though the centers are spread the country, with locations in Illinois, Kentucky and Texas, the company's mission remains to help patients and their surrounding communities reach their maximum potential through a combination of customized chiropractic treatment plans and education. This approach doesn't just assuage painful symptoms—it's also designed to uncover the root causes of ailments such as whiplash, insomnia, headaches, carpal-tunnel syndrome, and more.

In their efforts to improve communication in the central nervous system by addressing nerve interference, chiropractors provide spinal adjustments and supplemental treatments such as cervical traction, therapeutic exercise and balance-strengthening wobble boards. Their practice extends far beyond the wellness centers, however: community-outreach efforts take them to health fairs, offsite spinal screenings, and complimentary workshops on a range of wellness topics. They also devote themselves to nonprofit work with several organizations, including The Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Greater Chicago Food Depository. At the Chiros Care Free Wellness Center, they examine and treat Chicago's homeless and HIV-positive population, fueled by their belief that everyone should have access to expert preventive care.

Though Allure's taupe walls and elegant furniture evoke bygone glamour, the cosmetic treatments offered by its staff champion futuristic techniques. With the guidance of medical director Rodney Berger, MD, owner and injector Rea Lorence banishes wrinkles with Botox and facial filler injections, while Nicole Demaria wields hair-banishing lasers and individually tailors facial services to address skin imperfections like blemishes or milk mustaches. Laser skin treatments banish hair from bodily areas and fade unwanted tattoos from sight. The center also provides weight-loss programs, body-contouring services, and spray-tanning sessions.

There's a mystery that surrounds the clocks at Colleyville Aesthetics. Sure, the hour hands plod forward and the second hands tick, but they are seemingly disconnected from the passage of time. People enter the facility appearing old and leave appearing young. What seems like a plotline from the Twilight Zone is actually the career path chosen by licensed physician Lisa Fairweather, DO.

After graduating from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Medical School, she set out to help her clients to alleviate the signs of aging with dermal fillers or Botox and Dysport. To stay up-to-date on the latest cosmetic techniques and continue her friendly rivalry with Father Time, she routinely signs up for advanced courses in the field of aesthetics.

Licensed aesthetician Christina Marie has tracked the trends of the skincare industry for more than 20 years, watching techniques that work become refined and perfected while those that don’t become obsolete. Her enthusiasm for up-to-date practices is the driving force behind her spa; it's also what enables her to best correct dermal issues ranging from acne to sagging skin. Before crafting facials from such ingredients as flax, vitamin C, and Bioelements skin products, Christina conducts a personalized skin reading, in which she and the client discuss possible treatment options and nicknames for the client’s freckles.

After graduating from the University of Aesthetics, Lisa Baker founded her spa with the goal of tailoring each treatment to each client's needs. Joined by fellow UA graduate Stephanie Trankan, Lisa specializes in facials, but guests can also treat themselves to massages, waxing treatments, and spa retreats.

Standard facials use steam, custom masks, and deep cleansings to thwart acne and tone complexions, while others take a more clinical approach with face-lifting enzymes and peels. Men's mugs are treated to A Quickie and the Skin Tune Up, which trues the wheels inside pores. The corrective back facial combines a massage with a pore-clearing bout of steam-assisted extractions.

Staffers use both hard and soft wax to depilate brows, legs, and unremovable toupees. The team is serious about hygiene: their 10 Commandments of Waxing include never double dip, never recycle wax, and always wear gloves. Packages, such as the three-hour, champagne-inclusive couples retreat, combine massages and facials with extra mood-bolstering scents and treatments.