I popped in and made an appointment for an eyebrow tinting. It fit in with my schedule and it was…read moresomething I had been trying to do for a while. I entered knowing it was a school and I like to support such things. While my service wasn't a huge deal, they treated me like I was there for a full service. Everyone was very nice. I was explained everything in detail and was asked if I was comfortable during the service. I appreciated the attention and if I am ever in that area again, I will certainly make a stop in for another appointment for more services!

I want to send a shout out to Edgar for being very professional on my first facial. He is very…read moreinformative and gives great suggestions on keeping up with facial issues and recommends products based on facial issues. I also had an eyebrow tint process and he too did the tint. I will def be back in the near future. Plz give this place a try u will not be disappointed. Ask for EDGAR.

Hate to write this. Been coming for YEARS. But now two bad experiences…read more 1. Went for a keretin. Absolutely did not take (I have had many) Went back for a second one and same thing. They must have not perfected that service yet. OK I ate the cost of that. 2. Had a 1:30 appoitment. Thy sent me TWO confirmations. I show up at 1:30 told it would be a 15 minute wait. Ok. I had taken off a half day of work so that was fine. At 1:50 I am told there is no one here to do the service. After I toll time off! I was offered a "conditioner" next time. I was booked for color. Don't need a conditioner. I said "how about half off color next time" Nope. Can't do that. So I had to leave. I know it is a school but I had an APPOINTMENT--please CALL next time before I head over and miss work and certainly don't act like it is my problem and I should accept the gift of a servie I do not want or need. Unacceptable

I just got my hair cut yesterday, and I'm super happy with it!…read more The last time I was here it was not called John Amico School, so it has been a while. It looks so much nicer inside than last time I was there! It doesn't feel as outdated anymore. My hair is very long so I couldn't sit in the chair for my cut, and Cayla did an awesome job! She was thorough and l left with shiny, healthier looking hair :) They have little QR codes posted around the stations, but I forgot to scan it before I left, so I wanted to make sure to leave a review here! Thanks for the haircut Cayla, my hair looks SO much healthier now!

Need hair dye and cut and flat iron and flip I had done waited all year for the place to open back…read moreup

I've had the pleasure of knowing and learning from Nika for the past several years Most recently, I…read moretook her bridal detailing class and bridal business class offered through Chicago Beauty Exchange. I was so excited looking forward to the class because I knew it would be a great learning experience for me. Nika is one of those rare teachers that does not hold back when she is explaining or teaching you something. She will literally tell you all that she knows. And she doesn't get annoyed by people who ask a million questions (that's me). I'm in a season of my career that I'm trying to take things to the next level, and her class was the perfect class for me to take at the right time. I am a nerdy makeup artist who happens to have an advanced college degree. Nika appeases that side of me because she brings in a lot of her background in the arts when she teaches. She knows a lot about bone structure and color theory and is very knowledgeable about that world and how it translates to makeup. She just doesn't explain the what, she explains the how which, for a person like me, is how I really learn things. Nika is also very honest. Earlier in my career she gave me a very intense critique that gave me a lot to work on and helped to push me farther along on my journey. Nika has inspired me to work on my business plan, website, logo, know my way around legal issues, make quality connections, how to brand myself and to really dream long term about where I want my career to go. She doesn't discourage you but she empowers and encourages you to fulfill your potential. After taking her class, I have enough on my to do list to keep me busy for the next year, at least. And my confidence has increased that the goals and dreams that I have in my heart are actually reachable. She also spills her guts when it comes to her makeup application techniques which is so helpful. A lot of artists may leave out one or two most important steps in their technique that really perfects it. Or they will act like something they are doing is simple and common knowledge and gloss over it, when it is something they had to work to perfect. Not Nika. She is very open and sincerely interested in helping others become better at what they do. She explains her step by step and doesn't hold back on her products that she uses. I am very glad to have crossed her path and I plan to take more classes from her in the future.

I took the Bridal makeup workshop/photoshoot in June 2018 and it was great. We had a very relaxing…read moreatmosphere, awesome professional models, full wardrobe and a good photographer. Nika was a great instructor as always and my classmates were a dream to learn along side of. You will not be disappointed if you book a class with the Chicago Beauty Exchange.

Great for color. Cuts and blow dry. Need to arrive early for cut and blowout. Also important to…read morecall one week in advance on a Tuesday.

Michael is a great colorist! If you're any shade of "bronde" he's the one to book with. Xoxoread more

On 08/27/2022 my children's school Erie Charter Elementary School had a back to school bash and…read moreoffering free haircuts, I don't recommended this Academy! I am furious and devastated!!! My daughter had beautiful long hair which took her years of growing it out, all I wanted was to trim the ends a little 1-2 inches is what I stated.The teacher on that day assigned one of her students to cut her ends, this idiot student(picture of her provided) cut almost 9-10 inches of my daughters hair! How stupid and incompetent do you have to be to not know the difference between 1-2 inches from 9-10 inches! All this girl said to me was "oh! sorry!" Yeah sorry my ass, that's not going to bring back my daughters hair that took years to grow out, she didn't give a hell how much that hurt me and my daughter! This was a big F.U to my face! looks like this teacher hasn't taught her students well enough especially this one who screwed my daughters hair! Screw you guys! My daughter loved her hair now she's sobbing over how stupidly cut it is! Don't go to events if you can't properly do the assignment! I'm going to warn the director to not have your academy back at Erie for this screw up!

I found out about this place as I was searching for a new place to get my hair done last year. I…read moreLOVE it! The instructor "miss" how the students call her is amazing. Today I had my hair done by Vero and she did an excellent job, she took her time and made sure I was comfortable. She did a great job. The instructor is always there to help the students as they complete the work. This is a neighborhood gem!

Friendly and professional staff. Nice clean facilities. Went in for a short haircut. The young lady…read morecutting my hair was very sweet, patient, and respectful. She along w/the guidance of the experienced instructors cut my hair into a short cut. Even though my haircut is uneven and misshapen, the young lady did a decent job and worked hard to cut my hair. Despite the uneven cut, I like it but will stick to a barber in the future.

If you get in at 3:30 and they tell you to come back at 5:30... When 6:30 comes around and they…read morewant to seat you - don't stay - once they've cut off too much they save time because you don't take more of your time because you couldn't possibly want anything else cut.

Its getting to the point where the STUDENTS feel as if they are above cutting hair for school…read morebecause they are currently working in Salons/Barber Shops.They complain that you are paying $8.00 for a $25-$60 cut. FYI ...its SCHOOL you must follow the curriculum .... doesnt much matter how much a regular cut cost.... YOU DONT HAVE A LICENSE THATS WHY YOU ARE IN SCHOOL TO LEARN .....You need a course in PROFESSIONALISM. After several hair cuts by same student and warning him about moving my hairline... he decided to do it anyway.... $&cker! Previously I asked for a certain cut with a pic...didn't help ....had to return following day for a continuation because after I remarked that it wasnt what I asked for.... he just left it.... I do understand that its a Teaching School.... but If youre unable to give the cut I ask for / or you $uck up....just say so! A little humility is needed.

As a former student of Denmark barber school, I would not recommend this school to anyone. When I…read moresigned up for school it was made to seem that there was education and class time every day, and a clientele for hands on training. After being in the 1500 -hour program for 150 hours I left the freshman class and went to the sophomore/junior class. In the sophomore/junior class I was put on the clinic floor without my own tools and equipment and without any formal hair cutting instruction from any of the instructors. If I was lucky enough to get tools one day they would be from the "loaner tool program", broken, dirty, and damaged. The seats and tools are "first come,first serve", there aren't enough barber chairs for all of the students, leading to students standing around getting no education for their money. The clientele was slim until Thursday afternoons and Fridays, so days would go by doing just 1 or maybe 2 cuts, and unless you asked to expand your clientele, the instructors would only let students cut the hair or clients with similar skin tone and hair type, black barbers cut black clients, whites cut hair for the whites, Indians and asians. It wasn't until I clocked 500 hours, a third of the program, until I was given my own tools, again with no education on what the tools were or how to use/adjust them. The daily class time was everything but class time, was more watching the sophomore/junior teacher eat her lunch for 2.5 hours and then occasionally reading word for word from a text book. Overall Denmark College pushed me away from barbering, putting me on a shop floor with no hair cutting demonstration or instruction did not help my confidence level whatsoever. Denmark Barber College should not be consider a "College" or a "school", they are more interested in picking favorites and treating only some of the students, all of which or grown men and women, like it's deans at a highshool, less interested in success and growth of a student and more interested in enforcing rules on random days of the week to those who don't kiss up to them. My only good experience was meeting the senior teacher, Darcell, who had an interest in seeing students get licensed and for the most part did his part to help students get ready to pass the state board exam. Darcell was a big part of connecting myself and others to shop owners. Again, I would not recommend for anyone to attend this "school", it's simply a facility to clock 1500 hours.