Mireille's Studio

Absolutely love all three of the experiences I've had here with Mirna! My skin has been completely upgraded in the 3 months since I first visited. Everyone is so kind and the guidance I've been given for maintenance between facials has made all the difference. Highly recommend!

Mireille saved my skin a few years ago. I cannot recommend her or anyone in her studio enough!! They all understand skin, how to read your skin, do what is best for you in the moment, and have amazing product recommendations.
Recently I have been open to trying new things (I guess bridal experiments!)

I trust Tonya with any facial or true deep cleansing of the skin! I sent her my fiancé that has pores around nose area, and now he is hooked on facials, smaller pores, and clean skin!

Mirna, my queen of all facial hair! She did an amazing combination eyelash lift tint and brow lamination + facial!! It was right before a long trip, and it was perfect. She recommended derma exfoliation and I wasn't ready at the time, but I came back and she was walked me through the process. I had amazing derma exfoliation, my first ever lip wax (long time waiting,) and calming facial.

Prepping to be glowing a bride & groom and then some with Mireille's Studio!!

I took a makeup lesson with Mireille and can't recommend it enough. She of course is extremely knowledgeable and a professional at her craft, but she is also a patient, encouraging teacher and a just an overall lovely human. She explained things so well, answered all my questions and showed me makeup isn't intimidating. It was so convenient to be able to purchase from her the exact products we used and now I have a solid foundation of techniques and tools. Highly recommend!

Can't believe I haven't reviewed this place yet. I've been getting facials here since I moved to Chicago 6 years ago. It is a darling place on the 3rd floor of a building on Oak Street. It's such an oasis up there that you would never know a bustling street lies below. As I've gotten older, I've been seeing Tanya every 4-6 weeks and cannot say enough great things about her and her work. She is a such wonderful person and a skilled esthetician. I always look (and feel!) incredible after my appointments! I saw her every 3-4 weeks for the year leading up to my wedding and my skin was absolutely INCREDIBLE.

Best facial / eyebrow experience, ever. Tanya / Mireille 12/10 can't recommend enough.

Yesterday, I had a hands-on make-up lesson from Mireille. I have wanted to do this for so long and with COVID, there was a good 15 month delay. Once I was fully vaccinated, I made an appointment and was really excited. I was not let down whatsoever. Mireille had me bring my current make-up and brushes and thoroughly went through everything. What I appreciated is that she didn't just give her opinion. She asked what I used and how I used them to gauge what my routine is. Then, after discussing, she offered her opinions and why. I really appreciated the segue. Once we narrowed down the best products and tools, we got started....but, she didn't just start applying, she used her own similar tools and make-up on her own face, doing a full explanation/demo and then I repeated on myself while she watched and assisted. I'm a visual learner so it was incredibly helpful. I've watched YouTube tutorials but you absolutely cannot replicate a hands-on experience from someone like Mireille via video. She was trained in France and has been in Chicago for years. We're lucky to have her here! My biggest concern was my over-plucked 90's era eyebrows. During COVID I left them alone but realized they aren't going to grow in the way they were in my 20's/30's so I had started using women's Rogaine and told Mireille that. Immediately, she went to her products (she's also known for her eyebrows sculpting) and gave me something to use - said it would work so well, that in 6-8 weeks, come back and she would sculpt. My other main concern was my small lips. I tend to highlight my eyes and try to deflect attention from my lips. She showed me how to use a lip pencil to slowly build and make them appear larger (naturally) - even with a darker color which has always made me uncomfortable, despite the fact that I LOVE deeper pigments. I loved the final result and it was so unusual for me to look into the mirror and say, "Wow, beautiful." But I still felt uncomfortable with my lips since I tend to try and hide behind my eyes. I took a selfie and sent to my niece who is a totally beauty guru and the first thing she said was, "I love the lip shade she chose, what a stunning shade." So, the fact that she went right to the area I tend to ignore thrilled me. Anyways, it doesn't matter what your age, Mireille is brilliant. I'm so grateful what she's done for my confidence at this point in my life and I look forward to my future appointments. Oh, and side note...she's so close with her clients, it's like a family in there. They stop in, show her where they're at, everyone starts talking. It was just a wonderful experience.

I was given a gift certificate for my birthday to see Mireille for a facial. I finally was able to make an appointment with the Covid situation. It was amazing! I have tried facials in various countries and I was impressed with Mireille's technique. My face feels so
clean and fresh.

I also want to go and have my make-up done.

Thumbs up!

Loretta

Went in for brows...totally new growth strategy which is panning out perfectly!
Ended up staying for a facial and leaving with great products including a night cream and tinted moisturizer which ended up to be perfect for my skin.
Super relieved to find this place. And for the location and quality of services, the prices are truly unbelievable!
And Mireille, herself, personally trains each employee. Everyone I talked to was raving about someone different...sounds like they are all gold.

Cant say enough good things about this place. Worth every $. People are extremely kind and professional.
I started seeing Meredith for facials and treatments and she has been a life savior. I have text Meredith several times with concerns about breakouts/ skin reactions and she has been extremely helpful guiding me to find the right solution.
During Covid, my skin started to break out, I texted some photos to Meredith and the studio delivered an acne gel that became my best friend. I strongly recommend you make this place part of your skin care routine. You won't regret it!

As a esthetics student, I think and reflect on the facial I had here the past fall a lot, and I have thought about writing the review for a while- and now that I've passed my tests for school, received many facials, given many facials, I can say in no way do I recommend this salon for a facial for anyone, bottom line.

About 6 months ago I came here for my first professional facial of my life. The esthetician greeted me in a rushed manner, and told me to undress and she came back in and asked me one question about my skin- what I wanted it to look like. She didn't ask me about any allergies, what my skin was like, anything. Thinking that was odd, I brushed it off assuming during the skin analysis she would be asking me questions.

So, during the removal of my eye-makeup (simple mascara, I was getting a facial) she was tugging pretty hard and in a rushed manner. Not only did I say she was pulling but I had mentioned that I had contacts on, maybe to hint at the idea that she was hurting me, nope- she kept pulling and tugging on my eye area.

During the skin analysis she didn't give me goggles, and held he mag lamp VERY close to my eye area, I expressed to her that it was very bright and I couldn't really stand the light and she told me "it's fine, it's just going to be here for a second"

I wish I could break down what she did for me during the cleanse treat and moisturize part of the facial, but she didn't even tell me, she just put things on Willy Nilly not explaining a thing. When she placed a mask or serum (again, I'm not sure- she explained nothing) on my skin, it burnt bad, not like a slight burn (I have given and received many peels since then while in school, nothing has felt quite like that product ) she said "it's supposed to burn, it's fine, and fanned my face with a fan. I told her once more it burned and I wanted it removed and she sighed and kept fanning.

The extractions I'll never forget because I have a scar on my chin from where she was trying to extract, very very painfully. She also had the steam entirely too close to my face.


Long story short, could have been an off day for the esthetician but I would go somewhere else. I don't remember her name though, she had long brown hair.