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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Veteran Stylist Launches Full Service Salon

Couture 360 offers women all-around pampering.

When you enter Couture 360, a new salon in Lake Zurich that opened its doors Oct. 28, the name's significance becomes evident. It's not only that the fashionably appointed 3,500-square-foot space is arranged in a circle, but that the salon is set up to take care of every aspect of a woman's appearance, from every angle, said owner Rose DePaola. "I've been in this industry for about 30 years," said DePaola. "I felt women need a place to do a total transformation." The salon offers a full line of hair, face, nails and body services, including therapeutic massage. There's a color bar. And there's a separate shampoo area DePaola calls the lather lounge, where clients get a head, neck and shoulder massage with every hair service. A veteran of …

Monday, September 27, 2010

Spa Soma: New Arrival on the Beauty Scene

Rand Road salon offers skin, nail and hair care for women, men.

If you want to conduct a conference call while getting your hair cut, it's no problem at Spa Soma. And if you need to check your e-mail between spa services, go for it. The shop has free wi-fi. The owner of the new Lake Zurich salon, Helen Kakos, wants spa clients to know that Spa Soma caters to them and their needs, even if that means mixing business with pampering. "We're totally focused on you. It's just 100 percent client focused," Kakos said. "That's what's lacking in the industry." Kakos, mother of two boys, one a freshman, the other a sophomore at Lake Zurich High School, said she opened the business August 6 as a way to channel her energies. "I've never worked. I've been a stay-at-home mom for almost 18 years," she said. As her …

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