River North, Chicago
A River North med spa for skin that lives in the city.
Congestion, adult acne and the dullness that comes with commuting, late nights and hard water. A private studio just east of Hubbard Street.
If this is your first one
You do not need to know what to ask for
A lot of our River North clients book their first professional facial in their late twenties or thirties, usually because something changed and the products stopped working. You do not need a diagnosis before you arrive.
Your esthetician reads your skin, tells you plainly what she is seeing, and picks the treatment. If the honest answer is that your barrier needs a month of rest before we do anything active, that is what you will be told.
River North treatments
Six treatments for city skin
Built around what people in their twenties and thirties actually come in with: congestion, breakouts that did not stop after adolescence, and skin that looks tired before it looks aged.
Adult acne is not teenage acne and does not respond to the same things. Built as a programme, because it never resolves in one visit.
Deep cleanse and extractions for congestion, blackheads and the texture that builds up when the city gets on your skin.
Twenty minutes, precise, and no wax on the face. Eyebrow threading River North clients keep on a standing monthly booking.
Face and body with hypoallergenic Italian wax, including Brazilian. Straightforward and quick to keep on a schedule.
For the marks acne leaves behind rather than the acne itself. Sequenced after the breakouts are under control, not during.
The treatment for scarring and enlarged pores once things have calmed down. Runs as a course of three to six.
Also at the studio: DMK enzyme therapy, dermaplaning, VI Peel, Liquid Needles, brow lamination and LED therapy. Serving River North and 60654.
Something on this weekend
Book the week before, not the day before
The instinct is to book a facial the afternoon of the event. It is the wrong week. Extractions can leave you pink for a day and a peel needs a few days to settle, so the best version of your skin is usually five to seven days after treatment, not five hours.
Tell us the date when you book and we will pick something that peaks on the right day. If it really is tomorrow, we will say what is safe rather than what is impressive.
Just east of River North
A walk across from River North, or the Red Line to Grand if the weather has other ideas.
Serving River North
Who comes over from River North
First timers
People booking a professional facial for the first time, usually because products stopped working.
Adult acne
Breakouts that did not stop at nineteen, and which need a programme rather than a product.
Loft and condo residents
Neighbours from Hubbard, Wells and Kingsbury who want somewhere they can walk to.
Before a weekend
Booked for a Thursday because something is happening on Saturday.
Men
A growing share of our bookings, mostly congestion, ingrown hair and shaving irritation.
From River North
A walk across, or one stop on the Red Line
Grand Red Line station
Walk
Chicago Riverwalk
8 min walk
Hubbard Street and the gallery district
Walk
Wells Street
Walk
Merchandise Mart
Walk
East Bank Club
Walk
What Our Clients Are Saying on Google
Real results. Real people. Real skin transformations.
Frequently Asked Questions
I have never had a facial. What happens?
Your esthetician looks at your skin properly first, hydration, barrier, congestion, pigment and sensitivity, and talks you through what she is seeing before anything is applied.
Then you agree the treatment together. If your skin is not ready for what you booked, we adjust at no extra cost. Come with makeup on if that is easier, we remove it either way.
Can you actually help with adult acne?
Yes, and it is a large part of what we do. Adult acne is usually barrier and inflammation driven rather than simply oily, which is why the products that worked at nineteen often make it worse now.
It runs as a programme over weeks, combining in studio treatment with home care. Anyone promising to clear it in one appointment is selling you something.
How far is it from River North?
We are at 230 E Ohio Street, Suite 112, in 60611, serving River North and 60654. Walkable from Hubbard Street and the gallery district.
Grand station on the Red Line sits between us and River North if you would rather not walk it in February.
Do you do threading and waxing?
I have an event on Saturday. When should I come in?
The Monday or Tuesday before, not the Friday. Extractions can leave you pink for a day and peels need a few days to settle, so skin usually looks its best five to seven days after treatment.
Tell us the date when you book and we will choose accordingly. If it is genuinely tomorrow, we will suggest something safe rather than something dramatic.
Coming from downtown or Old Town instead? Those pages cover the same studio from there. See areas we serve for the rest.
Do you treat men?
Yes, and it is a growing share of our bookings. Most of it is congestion, ingrown hair and shaving irritation, all of which respond well.
Nothing about the studio is set up to be awkward about it. Book the same treatments through the same system.