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outside, but the ambience inside is welcoming. Stylists can get as cre-
ative as you want, but most clients here are young professional
women who want the same basic cut as everyone else. There's also
another location in Wicker Park at 1552 N. Milwaukee Ave.
(
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773/227-HAIR
).
1971 N. Halsted St. (at Armitage Ave.).
&
312/787-
HAIR.
www.artandsciencesalon.com. Subway/El: Brown Line to Armitage.
Charles Ifergan
Charles Ifergan, one of the city's top salons,
caters to the ladies-who-lunch, and his rates, which vary according
to the seniority of the stylist, are relatively high. But if you're a little
daring, you can get a cut for the price of the tip on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings when junior stylists do their thing gratis—
under the watchful eye of Monsieur Ifergan (call
&
312/640-7444
between 10am and 4pm to make an appointment for that night).
106
E.
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312/642
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4484.
Oak St.
(between Michigan Ave.
and Rush St.).
www.charlesifergan.com. Subway/El: Red Line to Chicago.
Kiva Day Spa
Kiva is the city's reigning “super spa,” and is
named for the round ceremonial space used by Native Americans
seeking to quiet, cleanse, and relax the spirit. The two-floor, 6,000-
square-foot space offers spa, salon, nutrition, and apothecary serv-
ices, and a nutritional juice-and-snack bar in a setting that evokes its
namesake inspiration.
Water Tower Place, entrance at 196 E. Pearson St
(at Mies van der Rohe Way).
&
312/840
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8120.
www.premierspacollection.com.
Subway/El: Red Line to Chicago.
Salon Buzz
This hip hair parlor, operated by wizardly stylist
Andreas Zafiriadis (who has wielded his scissors in Paris, Greece,
New York, and California), is the choice for young women in cre-
ative professions.
1 E. Delaware Place (at State St.).
&
312/943
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5454.
Subway/El: Red Line to Chicago.
Spa Space
Located in the up-and-coming West Loop,
this trendy spa offers the latest skin-care treatments in a stylishly
modern building that feels like a boutique hotel. The gender-neutral
decor and specialized menu of guy-friendly treatments (including a
massage designed for golfers) has given this spa a far larger male
clientele than other local spots.
161 N. Canal St. (at Randolph St.).
&
312/
943
-
5454.
www.spaspace.com. Subway/El: Green Line to Clinton.
Urban Oasis
After a long day of sightseeing, try a soothing
massage in this spa's subdued, Zen-like atmosphere. The ritual
begins with a steam or rain shower in a private changing room fol-
lowed by the spa treatment you elect—various forms of massage
(including a couple's massage, in which you learn to do it yourself ),
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