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Cincinnati Best in Chic 2023

For our third annual Best in Chic Readers’ Choice Awards, we asked our readers to name their faves in the Tristate. From your favorite hairstylist and the tailor who always works magic to the OB-GYN you recommend to all your friends and the interior designer who finally made your house feel like home, we asked for them all and you delivered! This year, there was also an-person event Feb.9 at The Cincinnati Club. In the following pages, you’ll find our readers’ favorites in 125 categories. Thousands of you voted in this online contest and in-person event, making this truly a list of the most chic people, businesses and places in the Queen City.

Beauty

Beauty Products
Merle Norman Cosmetics 
2880 Town Center Blvd, Crestview Hills.

Merle Norman Cosmetics

Facial Cosmetic Surgery
The Plastic Surgery Group
Three locations: Cincinnati, Crestview Hills, Ky., and West Chester.

Fillers & Injectables
dermalounge
723 Buttermilk Pike, Crescent Springs, Ky.

Laser Hair Removal
dermalounge
723 Buttermilk Pike, Crescent Springs, Ky.

Manicure
Ambiance Nail Salon & Spa
Multiple locations.

Microblading
BrowOTR
36 W Court St, Cincinnati.

Brow OTR

Nail Salon
Ambiance Nail Salon & Spa
Multiple locations.

Pedicure
Mitchell’s Salon & Day Spa
Four locations: Kenwood, Hyde Park, Tri-County and West Chester.

Place for a Spa Day
Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa
Multiple locations including Oakley, Mason and West Chester.

Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Anthony Mamari, Cosmetic Laser Institute
800 Alexandria Pike, Ft Thomas, Ky. 859-442-9000

Spa
Woodhouse Day Spa 
Cincinnati: 9370 Montgomery Rd. Liberty Township: 7272 Liberty Way.

Spray Tan
Mobile Glow

Mobile Glow

Waxing
The Sweet Alchemy
7717 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati.

The Sweet Alchemy

Career

Business Photographer
Nicolae Pop Photography
838 Reedy St, Cincinnati. 513-253-6079

Nicolae Pop Photography

Career Coach
Kay Fittes, High-Heeled Success
7238 Camargo Woods Dr, Cincinnati.

Co-Working space
1628 Ltd.
11 Garfield Place, Cincinnati.

Female Entrepreneur
Kristen Bailey, Sweets & Meats BBQ 
2249 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati.

Kristen Bailey, Sweets & Meats BBQ 

Female Executive
Law Offices of Shannon C. Smith
406 W Sixth St, Ste 2, Covington, Ky. 859-710-9001

Female Solo Entrepreneur
Jessica Lehmann, Propel Business Consulting, LLC
Serves Greater Cincinnati.

Jessica Lehmann, Propel Business Consulting, LLC

Women Owned Ad Agency
Zeal40: The Creative Agency
838 Reedy St, Ste 200, Cincinnati. 513-401-9440

Drinks

Happy Hour
Behle Street by Sheli
2220 Grandview Dr, Ft Mitchell, Ky. 859-341-8888,

Independent Coffeehouse
The Roost Latonia
3616 Decoursey Ave, Covington, Ky. 859-663-6014

Mimosa
Taste of Belgium 
Multiple locations.

Rooftop bar
Braxton Brewing Co.
27 W Seventh St, Covington, Ky.

Wine Selection
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
Multiple locations including Cincinnati and Liberty Township.

Winery
Vinoklet Winery
11069 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati. 513-385-9309

Family

Babysitting Service/app
Sitting Made Simple Cincinnati
513-888-1527

Daycare Center
Water Lily Learning Center
1607 Mansfield St, Cincinnati.

Water Lily Learning Center

Education Enrichment
Kids First Sports Center
7900 E Kemper, Cincinnati. 513-489-7575

Family Fun Entertainment
Scene75 Entertainment Center Cincinnati
876 OH-28, Milford. 513-965-4050

Kids Birthday Party Location
Urban Air Adventure Park
3321 Alamo Ave, Cincinnati.

Local Kids Entertainment
Studio Dee
3420 Valley Plaza Parkway, Ft Wright, Ky. 859-261-3337

Locally Owned Pet Shop
Lulu’s Pet Pantry
2510 Burlington Pike, Burlington, Ky.

Montessori School
The Goddard School of Mason
754 Reading Rd, Mason. 513-398-2777

Swim Lessons
Goldfish Swim School
Multiple locations including Anderson Township, Kenwood and West Chester.

Fashion

Handbags
Designer Items and More
7791 Cooper Rd, Ste E, Cincinnati.

Independent Jewelry
 Junebug Jewelry Designs
1327 Vine St, Over-the-Rhine.

Junebug Jewelry Designs

Jeweler
Kirk & Company Jewelers 
117 Main St, Milford. 513-575-5475

Kirk & Company Jewelers

Local Style Blogger
Olivia Johnson, Baubles to Bubbles

Locally Owned Luxury Women’s Clothing
Donna Salyers Fabulous-Furs
20 W 11th St, Covington, Ky. 859-291-9222

Locally Owned Mobile Boutique
Keep it Kurvy Boutique
1821 Summit Rd, Ste 105, Cincinnati. 513-508-2010

Keep it Kurvy Boutique

Locally Owned Online Women’s Boutique
TwoTwentyTwo Market 

TwoTwentyTwo Market 

Locally Owned Women’s Boutique
Shop Charbon
5671 Rapid Run Rd, Cincinnati. 513-368-7185

Shoes
Designer Items and More
7791 Cooper Rd, Ste E, Cincinnati.

Fitness

Fitness Center
Game On Fitness
9384 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati. 513-592-0355

Yoga Studio
NKO Yoga
4131 E Galbraith Rd, Deer Park. 833-656-9642

Food

Bakery
The BonBonerie
2030 Madison Rd, Cincinnati.

Breakfast
First Watch
Multiple locations.

Brunch
The Original Pancake House

Family Dining
Mi Cozumel
Three locations: Cincinnati, Tri-County and Oakley.

Fine Dining
The Precinct By Jeff Ruby
311 Delta Ave, Cincinnati. 513-321-5454

Food Truck
Sweets & Meats BBQ 
2249 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati.

Lunch Spot
The Pickled Pig
645 E McMillan St, Cincinnati. 513-748-7114

Patio Dining
Coppin’s Restaurant + Bar
38 Madison Ave, Covington, Ky.

Soup/Salad
Sleepy Bee Cafe
Four locations: College Hill, Downtown, Blue Ash and Oakley.

Sushi
Wabi Sabi Covington
508 Madison Ave, Covington, Ky.

Hair

Colorist
Sarah Short, Kim Harper Salon and Spa
5150 Socialville Foster Rd, Mason.

Kim Harper Salon and Spa

Hair Extensions
Zoe Grace Salon & Med Spa
287 Buttermilk Pike, Ft Mitchell, Ky. 859-250-6827

Hair Salon
The Wild Hare Salon
9465 Loveland Madeira Rd, Cincinnati.

The Wild Hare Salon

Hair Stylist
Holly Grove, The Wild Hare Salon 
9465 Loveland Madeira Rd, Cincinnati.

Health

Body Sculpting
New Body Aesthetics 
4004 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati. 513-635-7622

New Body Aesthetics 

Chiro
Mt. Lookout Chiropractic & Sports Injury Center
455 Delta Ave, Ste 1, Cincinnati. 513-321-8484

Cosmetic Dentistry
Jane R Mays DMD 
2631 Erie Ave, Cincinnati.

Jane R Mays DMD 

Eye Doctor
Cincinnati Eye Institute
Multiple locations.

General Dentist
David J Franz DDS LLC
8333 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati. 513-771-2230

Hormone Replacement Therapy
New Body Aesthetics
4004 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati. 513-635-7622

Massage Therapist
Savannah’s Hyde Away
3380 Erie Ave, Cincinnati. 956-459-2147

Medical Spa
Savannah’s Hyde Away
3380 Erie Ave, Cincinnati. 956-459-2147

OB/GYN
HerMD Cincinnati
8350 E Kemper Rd, Ste A, Cincinnati. 513-404-4166

Women’s Health Services
 Emma Schmidt & Associates – Sex + Relationship Therapy
Cincinnati: 3665 Erie Ave. Ft Mitchell, Ky.: 2045 Dixie Highway.

Makeup

Brow Expert
Pout Studio

Lash Studio
The Lash Boutique
562 Buttermilk Pike, Ste D, Crescent Springs, Ky. 859-341-5874

The Lash Boutique

Makeup Artist
Pout Studio

Permanent Makeup
The Lash Boutique
562 Buttermilk Pike, Ste D, Crescent Springs, Ky. 859-341-5874L

Places

Date Night
Ivory House 
2998 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati. 513-389-0175

Ivory House

Girl’s Night Out
Revival Vintage Bottle Shop
5 E Eighth St, Covington, Ky. 859-479-2676

Hotel
21C Museum Hotel Cincinnati
609 Walnut St, Cincinnati. 513-578-6600

Indoor Event Venue
Willow Event Center
7881 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati. 513-931-2261

Museum
Behringer-Crawford Museum
1600 Montague Rd, Covington, Ky.

Outdoor Event Venue
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens
3400 Vine St, Cincinnati. 513-281-4700

Services

Alterations
Alterations by Toni
7801 Laurel Ave, Cincinnati. 513-271-7673

Dry Cleaning
ZIPS Cleaners
Multiple locations.

Event Planning
Your Dream Day LLC
118 W Benson St, Reading. 513-241-2777

Family Photographer
Christina Jane Photography

Finance Advisor
Hannah Chapman, X2 Wealth Planning 
513-783-2088

Hannah Chapman, X2 Wealth Planning

Florist
 Glendale Florist
1133 Congress Ave, Cincinnati.

Glendale Florist

Home Builder
Drees Homes

Interior Designer
Dwellings on Madison
2003 Madison Rd, Cincinnati. 513-321-6900

Landscaper
A&A Lawn Care & Landscaping
7765 Foundation Dr, Florence. 859-384-0266

Life Coach
Melissa Kirkpatrick Coaching

Melissa Kirkpatrick

Real Estate Agency
All Purpose Realty 
201 E Fifth St, 19th floor, Cincinnati.

Real Estate Agent
Jonathan Hardy, Keller Williams Realty
513-371-5070

Travel Agency
The Travel PM

Travel Agent
The Travel PM

Shopping

Antiques
Everything But The House

Auto Buying
Mike Castrucci Chevrolet
1099 Lila Ave, Milford.

Bath and Body Products
Buff City Soap – Newport
92 Carothers Rd, Newport, Ky. 859-360-6965

Bookstore
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2692 Madison Rd, Cincinnati. 513-396-8960

Consignment Shop
Elizabeth DeWitt Upscale Resale
3427 Erie Ave, Cincinnati. 513-543-0597

Farmer’s Market
Findlay Market 
1801 Race St, Cincinnati.

Roth Produce at Findlay Market

Little Black Dress Shopping
Designer Items and More
7791 Cooper Rd, Ste E, Cincinnati.

Locally Owned Home Decor
Willow’s Home & Gifts
7527 Gibson St, Liberty Township.

Shopping Center
Kenwood Towne Centre
7875 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati. 513-745-9100,

Specialty Gift Shop
Mim’s Off Main
623 Reading Rd, Mason. 513-336-9100

Skincare

Aesthetics
New Body Aesthetics
4004 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati. 513-635-7622

Chemical Peel
Woodhouse Day Spa
Cincinnati: 9370 Montgomery Rd. Liberty Township: 7272 Liberty Way.

Woodhouse Day Spa

Facial
Mitchell’s Salon & Day Spa 
Four locations: Kenwood, Hyde Park, Tri-County and West Chester.

Independent Skin Care
Earthganics
1801 Race St, Over-the-Rhine.

Organic Beauty Products
Green Grace Beauty

Spotlight

Local Women’s Event
American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women

Philanthropic Women’s Organization
Dress for Success Cincinnati
4623 Wesley Ave, Ste H, Cincinnati. 513-651-3372

Women Helping Women – Business
She Worx Supply

Sweets

Cookies
That’s So Sweet 
10796 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati.

That’s So Sweet 

Cupcakes
Abby Girl Sweets
Three locations: Blue Ash, Downtown and Eastgate.

Dessert
Sugarmill Sweets
15 Pete Neiser Dr, Alexandria, Ky.

Donuts
Moonrise Doughnuts
Covington, Ky.: 3718 Winston Ave. Crescent Springs, Ky.: 2513 Ritchie Ave.

Ice Cream
Graeter’s Ice Cream
Multiple locations.

Wedding

Bridal Shop
Lace Bridal Couture
100 W Benson St, Reading. 513-821-6000

Indoor Wedding Venue
The Madison Event Center
700 Madison Ave, Covington, Ky.

Outdoor Wedding Venue
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum
1763 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton. 513-868-8336

Wedding Dress Shop
Blush Bridal
15 W Benson St, Reading.

Blush Bridal

Wedding Hair
A Touch of Heaven
6766 Hamilton Cleves Pike Rd, Miamitown. 513-353-2500

Wedding Makeup
BRIDEface

Wedding Photographer
Cassandra Janina Photography

Wedding Planner
Your Dream Day LLC
118 W. Benson St, Reading. 513-241-2777

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