Got 15 minutes? How about a Skin Laundry Laser & Light Facial? It’s a mild, effective and affordable facial with no down time.
Native Chicagoan Ronnie Willams is back in town! She started her career working in the downtown Chicago salon as a color apprentice in 2002 and after completing her training, she qualified as a Sassoon Colorist in 2004. For the last 6 years Ronnie was as Sassoon Colorist at the Sassoon Miami Salon and now she moved back to take on…
Celebrity Colorist Justin Anderson was recently in town for a dinner reception at The Belt Room at Soho House Chicago. I had the good fortune to meet him along with other local bloggers, stylists and beauty experts.
I try to start off every new year fresh and vow to take good care of myself by exercising more, eating right, and getting more sleep (the usual stuff). And when it comes to fashion and beauty, I want to look my best and never “get caught” in an bad outfit or without a bit of lipstick. In January I…
Give some love to your body’s largest organ, your skin! With Chicago’s ever-changing winter weather, your skin may be going haywire. Are you seeing dry spots, flakes, blotchiness and dullness thanks to cool and unpredictable temps? It’s freezing outside then the heat is blasting indoors which just adds to drying out your skin. Keep skin radiant and youthful with these…
The Makeup Show was back in Chicago for its 6th year on November 12th and 13th, at a brand new location, Revel Fulton Market. Second City Style stopped in to learn a thing or two along with beauty pros and makeup enthusiasts (over 4,500) that attended! Attendees were able to shop more than 70 beauty brands at exclusive show‐only prices, sit…
If you are a fan of H2O+ Beauty you are probably aware it’s now e-commerce driven and there are no longer free standing stores. Today everyone can enjoy the products with their easy-to-browse website. The company was founded in Chicago by Cindy Melk who believed hydration was the source of beautiful skin. 25 years later, she’s still right! To celebrate…
Add this to your list of Chicago’s best sight-seeing destinations: SEPHORA’s new Chicago Flagship Store which just opened this past Friday at 605 N. Michigan Avenue is an attraction not to be missed! Situated smack in the middle of the Magnificent Mile (along with the city’s best fashion and shopping) you can take a beauty retreat (and spend hours) at…
Did you know theWit Chicago offers fitness classes? They recently launched a fitness program available to the public as well as hotel guests. For $20 per session you can do yoga, HIIT and/or Pilates. Perfectly located at the corner of State and Lake, you can slip in a fitness class before or after work. Then you can stop at Spa@theWit…
Your Sassoon Stylist will style a cut that works for you, your hairtype and lifestyle and is easy to wear. Now you can maintain and style your hair on your own after you leave the salon. Sassoon now sells ghd hair tools! Pick up a few on your next Sassoon visit. They’re the next best thing to having your Sassoon…
One appointment I never miss is my hair color and cut at Sassoon Chicago. It seems like yesterday but Lauren and I have both been going to Sassoon for hair color and cuts for over 11 years – back when we first started Second City Style! Read about Lauren’s #SassooonStyle at Sassoon in New York. I know that I am…
Simplify your life with your favorite makeup colors all in one place with a MAC Pro Pallet made just for you, by you! Choose your colors and get makeup tips from any of the Makeup Artists at MAC Michigan Avenue in Chicago. This is a complete blast! Walk away with all your favorites colors in one handy compact. Choose a…
DERMAFLASH Facial Exfoliating Device is truly groundbreaking! Why? For the first time there is a safe and effective way to exfoliate at home – in as little as 5 minutes! This breakthrough device, which takes its inspiration from dermaplaning, was created by Chicago spa industry veteran Dara Levy. DERMAFLASH not only exfoliates by removing the top dead, dull layer of…
Jane Iredale was in Chicago at the The Healthy & Natural Show at Navy Pier where I caught up with her to find out what’s new with her ever expanding beauty brand! I have met her several times before over the last decade and just recently I was pleasantly surprised to see a huge display of her products at the…
Soft Surroundings recently opened their second Chicago area location at Main Street Promenade in Naperville. You may be familiar with Soft Surroundings from their catalogs and their site but now we are lucky to have another store to shop. Soft Surroundings offers apparel, beauty and home items intended to making women look and feel their best. The new Naperville location…
