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Planning a girls getaway? No budget for entertaining your clients at the spa? Don’t fret, there’s a new service in town that’s bringing beauty to your doorstep – including your hotel room, office, or event space.
With more than twenty years of global experience in the beauty industry (including the opening spa director at the new Elysian Hotel), French native Fabienne Lindholm knows a thing or two about looking good—and she’s ready to share her secrets. Her new venture, Beauty Ateliers, “teaches wellness through beauty,” but not in the environs of the treatment room. That’s right, she brings her “workshop” (as in ateliers – hence the name) directly to you and your friends, family or co-workers.
What can you expect from a workshop experience? Lindholm provides a customized consultation utilizing a high-tech Image Pro Skin Care Analysis System and you’re encouraged to bring their own products and questions to the table. You’ll have the opportunity to test out various skin care products from cleansers and exfoliators, to masks and a nifty LED light device that stimulates collagen and kills bacteria. And if you’re sick of the same old hum-drum get-together, a Beauty Ateliers workshop is the perfect excuse to get together with the girls for a casual night in—or entertain those clients in lieu of a pricey excursion to the spa. Some other ideas are:
Birthday: anti-aging, preventative care
Pre-Wedding: problem skin, healthy glow
Post-Pregnancy: melasma, hormonal conditions
Teen: skin care education, acne
Office: dry air, stress
Cost of Services:
Consultation, two or more – $35 per person
Consultation, one on one – $50
Facial Peel – Additional $35 per person
While there is no obligation to purchase any of the professional product lines (think Carita, Decleor) Lindholm retails on her website, any orders taken the day of the workshop are at a 15% discount. And the website isn’t just about great products. It’s also a portal for industry tips and trends and local health and beauty professionals.
For more information, visit beautyateliers.com
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New York Fashion Week has come and gone, but designers like Marc Jacobs left a lasting impression. The recent opening of the Marc Jacobs Collection Store in Chicago’s Gold Coast couldn’t have better timing – or better coordinates.
Located in the equally opulent Elysian Hotel structure, the 3,000 square-foot retail palace is more high-end than the Marc by Marc Jacobs store in Bucktown. But seasonable designer goods aren’t the only luxuries you’ll see. Custom designed glass tiles, chandeliers and signature Marc Jacobs marble, glass and nickel displays add a little more “gold” to the Gold Coast.
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