Chicago - November 15, 2005

Face the World

Tate Custom Skincare

There are lots of ways you could spend 30 minutes.

Catnapping. (Eh.) Busting out the Swiffer. (Snooze.) Watching Laguna Beach in which the primary action involves Jason telling L.C. she’s cute again and again and again. (Kill us now.)

But time is precious, so make the most of it with a Signature Skin Renewal treatment from Tate Custom Skincare. Aesthetician Beth Kenerson has just set up shop within eyebrow-shaping studio The B Spot.

Lay back in the comfy, pillow-covered chair as Kenerson works though her therapeutic and skin-perfecting steps. A thorough cleansing is followed by an application of enzymes, lactic acid, or microderm cream (she’ll decide what’s best for you), an antioxidant white tea facial mist, and shea butter balm for your lips. But the best part is her finale — a Chinese acupressure face massage. After one touch, you’ll slip into a pleasant, blissed-out reverie.

Which is more than you’ll ever get from a half hour of minor-resemblance-to-reality TV.

Tate Custom Skincare, 1471 North Milwaukee Avenue, at Honore Street (866-283-6659 or tatecustomskincare.com). Open by appointment Wednesday through Saturday.