CheekyChicago

You scour over countless magazines in search of the perfect products, finding each company claiming theirs is the most effective, most natural or longest lasting. You take their word and find yourself schlepping to multiple stores and shopping online sites in search of your beauty “to-do list.” After your scavenger hunt, you finally have your hands on that gorgeously-packaged new lipstick, body scrub or face mask, and you give it a test drive. It sure took a serious time investment to get you from point A to point B. Wouldnt it be great if someone took the guesswork out of it and sent your beauty wish-list products directly to your …  Read more

You have made it to the home stretch of winter, and with March around the corner, you may even feel a glimmer of hope for warmer temps and sunny skies. Spring, the season of rebirth, cleaning and starting anew, is finally upon us and so may be your preparations for cleansing or detoxing. Enter Hamsa Ayurveda & Yoga, Chicago’s first and only fully equipped ayurvedic center, offering services such as natural health consultations, ayurvedic and detox treatments, classes and an herbal apothecary. Hamsa’s organic and eco-vibe can be found throughout the space, from the decor and furnishings to the authentic ayurvedic treatment tables that are made from local poplar trees. Experienced …  Read more

I’m all about smooth skin, but in this weather my poor skin is usually dry and itchy. It’s uncomfortable, it’s unattractive and I’m over it. And at this time of year I need more than the daily lotion application. It’s time for the heavy-duty stuff. My skin needs to bathe in lotion… and that’s pretty much what I did. At Johnathan Breitung Salon & Luxury Spa, they’re offering body wrap treatments to get your skin hydrated, soothed, revitalized or smoothed and toned. Plus, they’re throwing in a facial, and I had to give it a go. With such dry skin, I chose the Hydrating/Soothing wrap to get my skin back to its …  Read more