Magnificent Mile, Chicago
A spa a block off the Magnificent Mile.
A private studio on East Ohio Street, one block east of Michigan Avenue. Walk in with tired skin, walk out looking like you slept.
If you are visiting
An hour that fits between checking in and dinner
Travel is hard on skin. Cabin air, a change of climate, less sleep and more salt, and it shows by the second day. Most of our Michigan Avenue visitors book something that works quickly and leaves nothing to recover from.
Tell us when you are free and what you have on. We will pick the treatment that suits the evening you are dressing for, and we will not sell you a course you cannot finish before you fly home.
Magnificent Mile treatments
Six treatments that show by this evening
Chosen for how quickly they read in a photograph and how little they ask of you afterwards. If you are here for two nights, start with the first two.
Cleanse, exfoliate, extract and infuse in one sitting. The single best hour if you want your skin to photograph well tonight.
Surgical blade exfoliation. Makeup sits differently afterwards, which is why it is the most requested pre-event booking we take.
Brows brushed up and set for six to eight weeks. Worth booking at the start of a trip rather than the end of one.
Brow, lip and full face threading. Twenty minutes, no products, nothing to hide afterwards.
For anyone who already knows DMK and wants to keep a protocol running while travelling. Ask for it by name when you book.
Environ Cool Peel, for when dullness and uneven tone are the problem and you have a few days before anything formal.
Also at the studio: microneedling, VI Peel, Liquid Needles, lash tinting and waxing. Aesthetics Magnificent Mile visitors book without the hotel spa markup.
Buying for someone else
A gift card that does not expire into a drawer
Gift cards can be bought online in any amount and spent on any treatment or product. No expiry games, and the person receiving it books whatever their skin actually needs rather than what you guessed at.
If you would rather give something specific, tell us who it is for and we will suggest the treatment. A good number of Michigan Avenue shoppers do exactly that on their way past.
One block east of Michigan Avenue
A five minute walk from The Drake, the Peninsula and the Ritz-Carlton, in a private suite rather than a hotel spa.
Serving the Magnificent Mile
Who walks in from Michigan Avenue
Hotel guests
Five minutes on foot from The Drake, the Peninsula and the Ritz-Carlton.
Visitors with one free afternoon
One treatment, no course, nothing needing follow up before the flight home.
Shoppers mid trip
Between Nordstrom and Water Tower Place, and a shorter walk than it looks on a map.
Anyone with something on tonight
Dinner, a show, photographs. Book the dermaplaning and the HydraDerm together.
Gift buyers
A spa gift certificate bought on Michigan Avenue and spent on whatever their skin needs.
Returning travellers
Clients who book us every time work brings them back to Chicago.
From the Magnificent Mile
Everything on Michigan Avenue is minutes away
Michigan Avenue at Ohio
5 min walk
The Drake, Peninsula and Ritz-Carlton
5 min walk
Water Tower Place and Nordstrom
Walk
Tribune Tower and the Wrigley Building
Walk
Saks and Neiman Marcus
Walk
360 Chicago
12 min walk
What Our Clients Are Saying on Google
Real results. Real people. Real skin transformations.
Frequently Asked Questions
How close is the studio to the Magnificent Mile?
We are at 230 E Ohio Street, Suite 112, one block east of Michigan Avenue. About five minutes on foot to The Drake, the Peninsula and the Ritz-Carlton.
It is a private suite in an office building rather than a hotel spa, which makes it considerably quieter than anything on the avenue itself.
I am only here for two nights. What should I book?
HydraDerm if your skin looks tired, dermaplaning if you want makeup to sit properly, or both in the same visit.
Skip anything that only works as a course while you are travelling. We will tell you honestly if what you asked for needs three sessions to be worth the money.
Do you sell gift cards?
Yes. Online, any amount, redeemable against any treatment or product. It is a popular answer for people who have just walked the Magnificent Mile and run out of ideas.
If you would rather give a specific treatment than an amount, message us with who it is for and we will suggest one.
Is this a hotel spa or a medical spa?
Neither exactly. It is a private corrective skincare studio, founded in 2014 and led by Yana A., a DMK Paramedical Therapist of the Year. Medical spa is one of our listed categories, but the work here is corrective rather than cosmetic injectable.
If you want a luxury med spa in Chicago without a resort price attached, that is roughly what this is. More about the studio.
Where do I park, and is transit easy?
Paid garages sit on Ohio Street and on Grand Avenue within a block. If you are staying on Michigan Avenue, walking will beat both of them.
The Red Line stops at Grand, and the 66 Chicago and 29 State buses stop within two blocks.
Streeterville and the Gold Coast sit either side of us, and the full list is on areas we serve.
Can you fit me in today?
Sometimes, and it is always worth asking. Same day availability shows in the online booking system in real time, so what you see there is genuinely what we have.
Changes and cancellations are free up to 24 hours ahead (full policy).