Aaron’s Apothecary

Yesterday, after visiting the local competition with my screaming baby and them not having what I desperately needed, I drove to Aaron’s. I pulled up in their loading zone and called them to ask about the product. When they confirmed having it, I made the unusual request to give them my credit card info over the phone since my baby was finally asleep and asked that someone then run the product out to my car. They couldn’t have been more accommodating about my request. I had never even heard of them before yesterday and now I’ll be sure to give them my business again in the future. Highly recommend!

Super cute store. They have a pharmacy towards the back and carry really great natural hair and skincare products. They also carry my favorite candle brand Voluspa candles, which is great to support a local business by buying them at Aaron’s rather than Anthro or Nordstrom.

I adore this shop. It has quickly become my go-​to thanks to the knowledgeable and attentive staff and clean, pleasant interior.

This is a cute local pharmacy with a great selection of high end skin and hair care products. I love the Malin and goetz selection (but wish they had their shampoo!) Prices are higher for certain products than at ulta and Amazon, but I guess you’re supporting local :) I come here a lot to buy gifts (candles, soap, etc) and papyrus greeting cards. The pharmacists are ready to help answer questions, but I wish they had a return policy on skin products. Sometimes they just don’t work with your skin type and you have to take them back (at ulta and other beauty stores this is allowed.)

They worked with my insurance. They helped me understand what all of my medicines were doing for me. Very personalized experienced. Highly recommend.

I still remember the first time I walked in the store. I was met by a very nice young man who gently answered my questions. Well low and behold; he turned out to be the owner and pharmacist (I learned this from another customer). How refreshing. Many a time I have run into owners who are not nice and are pretentious ensuring customers know who they are.
I really enjoy shopping at Aaron’s. It has wonderful items that are not readily found. The candle section is a favorite of mine. The ones made in France are fabulous and have made terrific gifts. There is one brand I buy for daily enjoyment; the Voluspa. The candles last a long time so they are well worth the price.
In addition, the staff is welcoming and very knowledgeable about the products sold. This is very important as I want to make sure that when I leave the store I have the best product suited for me.
If you haven’t stopped by Aaron’s you are missing on something special. So drop by and see for yourself.

This is a wonderful local spacious pharmacy operated by friendly staff and is full of very unique and fun items/​gifts. Absolute gem in Lincoln Park!

This is a great shop for those looking for more esoteric beauty products. The front of the shop is full of tchotchke that may dissuade the less focused among us, however, push past that bejeweled candle holder and get to the good stuff– an edited collection of cosmetics, skin care, and body products for conditions like keritosis pilaris. The best part is their staff of estheticians who help guide you to the right products. I was led to a facial serum that completely changed the texture of my skin! Add to that several deluxe samples thrown in, and you have a wonderful place for all your beauty needs.

I decided to try this place out given the awesome Unilocal reviews.
This is a small store with A LOT of expensive things you MAY not be able to find elsewhere in Chicago. Sure, one can buy it online but if you have the funds to shop locally and sustainably (even though not ALL of their products were eco-​friendly or animal cruelty free…) this is a good place to come.
A lot of folks compare it to Merz and to some degree you can compare the two but I see nothing wrong with going to both.
I purchased a nice little fragrance oil for myself and a little scrubby brush to help with acne. My friend and I were in this store for at least an hour and we didn’t get a lot of help. I get it. They are used to a more affluent clientele. It’s not like my friend and I were all that quiet at times about the prices. «Oh, this smells so wonderful! $ 38?! Nope. It’s awesome though. I need a suga mama.» When I asked a question, I received an answer. Sometimes I prefer not to be followed around in a store and when I visited it was that kind of day.
In the end, Merz and Aaron’s cater to a more affluent clientele and their prices reflect that. It kind of reminds me of when my mom told me the story about her buying her Acura: she came in all dressed down coming from work and the sales people ignored her and my dad. When it came time to run their credit and she provided a nice little down payment: their attitude quickly changed. That’s just the way our Capitalistic society works folks.
I’ll come here when I have a bit more pocket change but until then…

Love this place! If ever you want to feel transported to another country, go here. There’s great little finds, high-​end creams and, the employees and pharmacists are always nice and they always give my dogs a treat! I hope this store never gets replaced!

This place is such a gem. The pharmacists are incredible and bend over backwards to help you. Not to mention they have the best of the best products and makeup and the most incredible smelling candles in Chicago. I’ve never written a review before but I felt like I had too for the store. Thanks for all you do.

Snooty kind of shop. They have interesting items I may or may not have wanted to purchase but good luck getting the staff to acknowledge your existence. They were so busy looking down on us from the moment we walked in that they forgot to even attempt to sell us an over priced $ 8 can of static guard that you can buy anywhere else for less than $ 2. ⁰⁄₁₀ will not visit again.
EDIT: After reading the other reviews it seems my experience was atypical. Maybe they need to put the Whites Only sign back up.

Excellent customer service. Excellent selection of men’s shaving products. Even have those little razor disposal caddies. I would highly recommend this place to anyone. They carry Proraso.

Aaron’s has wonderful customer service. I never thought that I could wear mascara until they introduced me to Kevyn Aucoin curling mascara. I can wear it all day long with no smudges on my under eye area. I love stopping in and seeing what’s new. All the staff are so pleasant. Anytime you need a pick me up stop in Aaron’s and see what’s new.

Love this place! They carry brands that you get at high-​end department stores, like Neiman Marcus. A lot of unique items that surprise me every time I visit. It is a truly interesting, high-​quality, and complete store.
Great service too.

This place gets 3 stars because I’m comping this to Merz which I gave 4 stars.
I think it really depends what you’re looking for here. I don’t get any prescriptions filled here so I can understand why that is a big plus for many of you. The service here is über friendly and great. But I would say that there is just more and nicer products at Merz… hands down.
There is certainly a fair amount of overlap between the two stores in terms of beauty products, etc but Merz has a lot more and more that are probably more geared towards gifts and unique items. Certainly more European products, that’s for sure. Also, I was a bit surprised at the amount of toys and children’s stuff for sale here.
No disrespect to Aaron’s but I probably won’t come through here again.

I started visiting Aaron’s almost a year ago based on the recommendation of my Doctor and am so grateful she recommended this pharmacy. This place not only has everything you need but the level of knowledge by everyone that works there from the pharmacist to the employees on the flooring is amazing.
I rarely if ever have written a Unilocal review but as a son of parents who own a small business I understand the complexity of owning a small business but can say that Aaron and his staff have knocked it out of the park.
The store is well stocked with specialty products at very reasonable prices, the atmosphere is very inviting and as mentioned above the staff here is wonderful each of them are experts in the products within the store and are extremely friendly.
I promise that once you go here just once you will never want to go any «big box» pharmacy again. They really understand how to do this business right and the store is a absolute pleasure to walk through as it is so well done.

When this apothecary opened in Lincoln Park, I encouraged my mom to go and support the business. Products range from fun and unique to elegant.
I had no idea what a loyal customer she would become, and how she would come to depend on and appreciate Aaron in times of need. When she became ill, Aaron special ordered products for her several times, delivering them to her the next day. He got her a foam cushion for her bed, and several other items. She mentions his store almost every time I see her. I told her I’d write him a review, and she was so excited!
I wish more stores would be this personalized. Aaron really cares about his customers. Its wonderful.

Adorable shop, FANTASTIC costumer service, and great selection of products.
Never again will I voluntarily choose Walgreens or CVS.
Aaron is amazing! I brought a 5yrd in for a flu shot, extrememly traumatic. BUT he remained patient, compassionate, and overall wonderful throughout the entire event.
He went above and beyond getting my prescriptions transfered; making numerous calls and keeping me updated along the way.

I just simply love this place!
It is a scrumptious place to get lost in… the staff is fantastic (I sent an email asking if they had a product; I got an email back the next day stating they didn’t AND she provided me a list of places that carried it. Hello?!). They have products from all over the world — including French candles and soaps. There is a wine soap in there you will want to nibble on it smells so good! The cosmetics and face products are some of the best I have ever seen in one location. I was encouraged to touch, smell, feel and try out as much as I wanted to.
They also carry homeopathic products and have a full service pharmacy in back. There are baby products but I don’t got no baby, so no idea if it is any good or not. If that isn’t enough, they also deliver!
I will be headed back there next time I need to put together a special gift basket, or if I simply need to smell delicious. Or if I need an old-​fashioned swim cap! Or a hot water bottle…
Check it out!