Wilmette, IL Beauty and Salons

Armed with more than two decades of beautifying experience, skin guru Leah Chavie leads a team of aestheticians to enhance appearances in a feng shui studio that Examiner.com writer Kathryn Garcia Schuster noted, "can take your skin from so-so to ooh-la-la after just one trip." The spa and its non-invasive clinical treatments have earned attention from the likes of Time Out Chicago, NBC, and Pop Sugar for using cutting-edge skincare technology ranging from bioelectrotherapy facial remodeling to lash and brow tinting.

Aestheticians help patrons to embark on a mug-refining path that can mix and match any of the salon’s clinical and relaxing facials with laser hair-removal sessions, sunless tanning, and mineral cosmetics that polish façades until they’re radiant enough to qualify for alternative-energy tax credits.

Board-certified physician Dr. Florian Miranzadeh and his team of licensed aesthetic professionals combine meticulous training and advanced equipment to fine-tune appearances. Specializing in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, body beautifiers banish crow's-feet and pterodactyl claws with Botox injections or reduce unwanted bristles with laser hair-removal treatments. Ionithermie body-contouring treatments help to diminish the appearance of cellulite, and six types of chemical peels and custom facials vivify surfaces like a fleet of miniature zambonis.

Streets of London, named Chicago's Best Salon of 2010 by City's Best, hosts a skilled team of stylists trained in European techniques and armed with high-quality products. The salon’s funky décor of indoor streetlights and graffiti-adorned walls transports patrons across the pond for a spell, saving the trouble of finding airfare or a magic flying umbrella.

So-Well Dental Associates' doctors guide patients toward overall dental health through tusk-pampering services, clear Invisalign aligners, and sets of retainers. In its certified carbon-free office, the team performs preventative, restorative, and cosmetic dentistry to help extend the life of each client’s teeth and keep them in the mouth instead of escaping with the help of apple smugglers. Committed to safety and care, they use digital x-ray machines that require 90% less radiation than traditional film, using nothing but instruments that are disposable or sanitized with heat-steam sterilization. By harnessing the power of these tools. So-Well’s team of dental experts performs services ranging from check-ups and cleanings to whitening, clear braces, and installation of implants and crowns.

Stylists at Hush Salon & Spa pamper guests with hair, nail, and skincare services including lock-smoothing La-Brasiliana keratin treatments and no-chip manicures. A white chandelier casts soft light on the gray walls of a private facial-treatment room, giving the interior a soft, almost suede-like appearance. Three black leather chairs at the hair-washing station recline toward a wall with black-and-white damask wallpaper. Throughout the space, a palette of black, gray, and chartreuse exudes a contemporary vibe, and shelves brim with the latest in haircare products from brands such as Moroccanoil, Privé, and Unite. Hush Salon & Spa's cheery interior provides a comfortable, chic space for clients as they opt for services such as haircuts, feather extensions, or spins in swivel chairs.

A rainbow wall of hair and skin care products brighten the storefront at Toujours Spa & Salon, which also gathers a wide range of lauded beauty therapies and expert practitioners under its roof. Many of the salon's senior stylists boast more than a decade of experience, and training in Wella coloring techniques. Their handiness with shears is exemplified by curl specialist Katrina Spence, whose deft implementation of Deva's dry-cutting technique won her a nod in Chicago magazine. In 2005, the massage therapists earned acclaim from Daily Candy for their raindrop technique, which aims to heal back pain with a combination of reflexology and antimicrobial essential oils. Lavender aromatherapy infuses nail treatments, and Toujour's signature line of skin care products appear in facials for men and women. Guests are greeted by Ned, a cardinal-red beta fish that serves as Toujours’ official mascot and freelance accountant.