I got my hair colored and permed by Sam, and I couldn't be happier with the results! When I came in…read morefor my hair color last Wednesday, I also talked to Sam about getting a perm. He took the time to understand the style I wanted and recommended the type of perm that would be best for me. Since I came to the salon around 5 pm, there wasn't enough time to do both services that day. But thankfully Sam was able to fit me in for a weekend appointment. When I came back, Sam went over the perm design with me again to make sure we were on the same page. I was honestly worried about damaging my hair since I had just colored it a few days earlier, but Sam reassured me and explained everything throughout the process. He checked the condition of my hair frequently, and whenever I had questions, he explained what products he was using. That really showed his professionalism and put me at ease. The assistants were also very attentive and kept checking to make sure I was comfortable, which made the whole experience relaxing. The best part was the final result. Even when my hair was still wet after the wash, I already knew I loved it. As he dried my hair, Sam showed me how to style and dry it at home, so I could style it the same way myself. I absolutely love how my hair turned out. It looks exactly the way I wanted, and I'm so happy with the result. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a designer who is thoughtful and genuinely cares about his clients.

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I've been coming here for years and it is always hands-down the best place for hair! I came here…read moremost recently after accidentally setting my hair on fire in a fireplace and they were able to squeeze me in the next day and work wonders! This place is amazing and I will be a forever client! Maggie took great care of me and was able to make my hair look great. Neil at the front is always such a joy to talk with. Silvana does a great job with thin/fine hair and always makes it look much fuller than it is!

I really enjoyed my haircut expereince at Pilorum. The process of online appointments was super…read morestreamlined and made it easy to see availability, particularly since several stylists in the area only take phone call appointments, and it's unclear to see what's available weeks or months ahead. You can even specify a hairstylist should you have a preference. Someone from the salon called to check in and ensure I had the best experience by asking a few basic questions about what I wanted for a cut. I was really impressed by the thoroughness in follow-up. When I got to the salon, check in was quick, the front desk kindly asked to hang up my coat, and there was no wait time (despite arriving slightly early for my appointment). You could also request a refreshment, and they have one of the most extensive coffee menus I've ever seen! The wash, cut, and styling were all done seamlessly, with my stylist periodically asking clarifying questions along the way. I paid at the door, and inquired when I should be back. Another staff member knowledgeably mentions about 6-8 weeks to maintain the shape of the cut. Everyone was so warm and kind. Not to mention, there's great parking in the front and in the alley. Highly recommend if you're in the area!

Brides, come to your potential safe haven called "SALON M' in Niles IL. Justyna is the bomb of…read moreupdo's. She did the most beautiful updo I have ever seen, it brought tears to my eyes. Amanda on make up just gave me a flawless beautiful look and just made the look complete. On another note. My daughter who has lots, and lots and lots of hair was taken care of by Veteran stylist guru Sue. She worked hard and did a blowout that was worthy of a magazine cover for my daughter. I can't thank you enough. You made my daughter shine from the inside out. Thank you for having such a great team of professionals who are truly gifted in their crafts.

Stylist was Tiffani- she was awesome! She took her time to provide great results. I went in for…read morehighlights and a cut. Would highly recommend Tiffani.

Today I got a trim and blow out from Tish. She made me feel very welcomed as it was my first time…read morehere at Bianca Kelly. The staff is very friendly and the establishment is so clean. I definitely will be coming back and reccomend!!

Tish is amazing she can really do miracles. The salon is beautiful clean . Tish is patient and so…read moreknowledgeable with your hair needs

This is my spot for my hair!!! I come to get my digital term with Ms. Ahn and she is the best. I'm…read moreone of those that won't let others touch my hair... ya know what I mean? I get the digital perm where they do magic straight perm on the top and curls on the bottom. I like my hair to look like it's been curl ironed so she picks out the perfect curl size for me. I've tried several styles and Ms. Ahn perfects the styles every time. Now I stick to the one I like, since I've going to Ms. Ahn for many years (10+). This is premium Korean hair care. There's always a saying "you get what you pay for". I've tried other spot in Chicagoland and it's not what you would get at Kim Sun Young. Sure, I can pay cheaper but the quality I got was not the same, so I always return to Ms. Ahn to take care of my hair. With my digital perm, she explains to me how to care for my curls, and also let me know how the condition of my hair/scalp is and what I need to do to get improve my hair health. I made an appointment about 3 weeks in advance for a Friday morning digital perm. It typically takes 3-4 hours for the perm. With my iPad and AirPod, time flies by while I'm watching the show. They also have a small "earcap" that looks like a shower cap so your ears are protected & my AirPod. I get a cut first, then a perm. Friday afternoon with 3 hair professionals and 2 assistants. They are busy because they are able to work simultaneous while the perm client is waiting for perm chemical to settle into the hair, they can do a hair cut.

I went back and forth as to whether I wanted to write this, but I do think my experience was…read moreunfortunate and may not necessarily reflect their skill and service here, but I think it's still worth sharing. The TL;DR is that I was unable to get my hair coloring done and also got a haircut that was not very flattering. I felt I looked better when I came in vs when I came out of the salon. This was all despite the effort I made to contact this salon multiple times beforehand to ensure that they were able to do the hair that I wanted. In January, I had my hair cut and permed in Los Angeles, which I was happy with, but I wanted to also make my hair blonde with this hair style (I'm a Korean American with dark hair). I confirmed with my hairstylist in LA as well as the internet that you should wait a while to bleach your hair to space out the damage, at least ~4 weeks. I currently live in Cleveland, OH for grad school and heard there aren't many good salons in OH for Asian hair. So I did my research, found this salon in Chicago with good ratings, read through ratings, looked through photos, and then first messaged them on instagram to set an appt. I sent them reference photos of the color I wanted, plus a current selfie showing my hair to ask if what I wanted was possible. I also explained I was going to be driving in from Cleveland (took me 7 hours since I avoided tolls) so I wanted to really make sure before I made the trip. I told them also about my perm from weeks ago (it was going to be over 7 weeks since the perm for the appt day I asked for). I also called 24 hours later directly to the salon since I didn't get a response on instagram right away. The person on the phone booked me with Michelle. I then proceeded to explain my situation and told them I sent them photos on instagram. The woman on the phone tried to reassure me saying "it's okay, Michelle can do whatever color. Don't worry about it." I took their word. They also responded on instagram confirming they could book me an appt and gave me an estimate of pricing (starting around $350) and time range (3-4 hours) based on the color I wanted. The day of my appt, I show Michelle my pictures and what I want. She starts rambling about how the color I want is not possible, or needs to be bleached multiple times because my hair color is too dark. I was asking her to clarify if that meant I have to come in on different days to get it done, and she wasn't very clear and eventually just said, "It's okay, we will figure it out. For now, you need a haircut right?" So we cut my hair to a length I was satisfied with, but since it wasn't dried/styled yet, I wasn't sure what the finished product would look like yet. Then we went back to discussing color. First, she tells me, "okay, we can bleach multiple times, but it may take a long time, maybe even 6 hours. Is that ok?" I said yes (I knew it might take a long time so I purposefully asked for their earliest appt time that day). "And it's going to be around $400-500. Is that ok?" I said yes again. THEN she says, "oh, and the bleach is going to flatten your perm, so you won't have your perm anymore." This is when I was stunned and hesitated and asked for time to think. I was already starting to worry about whether the color would actually look okay on me based on Michelle's initial response to my request, but then to also not have my perm that I had paid for before but I still wanted to be a part of my overall hairstyle? I was incredibly disappointed. I was definitely ignorant of how this hair stuff worked, but that's why I tried doing my research beforehand and asked them multiple times, sending them pictures and explaining my situation BEFORE I planned a trip 7 hours away by car. I don't have many free weekends, so this was also difficult for me to schedule. Eventually I declined the color because I didn't want to risk not liking the final color AND losing my perm. But I wish the staff, all the people I talked to here, told me BEFORE I made the trip to Chicago, and BEFORE she cut my hair. I honestly would not have gotten my haircut had I known I wasn't going to get color. I know cheaper hair salons for hair cuts in the area and might've opted for another place if I wanted one (my hair was already short, but the haircut price was still $70). The staff didn't necessarily act rude or anything, but they clearly failed to take my situation into consideration despite all of my effort and wasted my time, money and energy. And honestly I don't like the hair cut. I look like Johnny Depp from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; the lack of layers is not flattering. I have to pull my hair back daily to look decent. I'm just sad this happened and they may be competent at hair, but the inconsiderate communication was really disappointing.

Our hair dresser Suri is awesome in hair styling and very friendly! Very nice environment as well!…read more Highly recommend!

This is a review regarding hair coloring with Heather. For bleaching Asian hair, she is the go-to…read morein Chicagoland area. I was specifically looking for a Korean colorist who can do the hair coloring techniques like they do in Korea, but they were hard to find even in Chicago area. I found Heather through word of mouth, as I saw another Asian woman in Chicago with excellent, long healthy platinum blonde hair and she referred me to her to get my own hair done. I get my natural black hair lightened to a beige shade. You can find more examples of work from her instagram @hair2heart_heather Heather does a great job lightening the hair and lifting the brass without destroying the hair in the process and blending the roots in when doing a root touch up. If you want healthy, long lasting and great looking colored hair as an Asian, I would not go to anyone else.

Merita is awesome! Great salon and very friendly atmosphere…read more Highly recommend! Affordable prices

I've been going here for years. Litza, the owner understands how to cut curly hair and she trains…read moreher staff so they also cut hair correctly. Her prices are compatible with other salons. She has a wide product line for all types of hair included dyed, or thinning, straight or curly. The staff has a small percentage of turn overs so your stylist doesn't just disappear one day. Litza keeps up with the latest styles and yet they can still braid your hair and they still do perms. She has staff the specializes in coloring. I just love this place

Although the salon has moved twice since my last review from 2014, my words still hold true and I'm…read morestill following Dana wherever she goes! She is a master at her craft! All the ladies at the salon do a stellar job. The salon is super clean and has a relaxed vibe. Do yourself a favor and book your next hair appt here!

Amazing place to get your hair done! Dana is amazing at what she does and is super quick and…read moreefficient!

I take my son here. I'm so glad we found this place. We've tried so many places over the years and…read moremy son has never really liked how many have cut his hair. Either they've cut it too short , uneven , or weird color . This is the first and only place he's really satisfied with. He doesn't trust his hair to Anyone else.

I bought a Groupon here for my cousin and me as a birthday present for her. My experience didn't go…read morevery well. I called to make an appointment and the lady picked up as if it was her own house: Lady: "hello" Me: "yes, I bought 2 Groupons and I need to make an appointment for February 18." Lady: "yeah, ok" Me: "ok, did you have us down for February 18? I want that for 2 pm?" Lady: "yeah,ok " Hung up. I don't know if they understand English or not but I was reluctant to go to my appointment. February 18 came around. I drove to the Choa Hair Salon. I circled around Dempster looking for the establishment wondering was this an actual place of business? I called the salon and they gave me directions. As I pulled up the sign in front of the salon was Cordia Hair salon along with Korean characters. What in the Korean hair salon?! Then we walked in and handed our Groupons to the receptionist which was also the hair stylist. My cousin and I flipped through the binder with magazine clippings to get an idea on what we want. She pointed to a honey blonde color and the lady told us that she can only dye our hair a dark color because our hair was long and it won't cover my cousin's "gray hair". I told her our Groupon stated Coloring/Highlighting. She explained she won't honor it because they will only dye it dark and we had long hair. It didn't state anything like that on our Groupon! The end result was TERRIBLE. My cousin's hair was tri-colored (honey blonde on top and red all over with black spots) My hair, was fine. Although, you can't even tell I got my hair dyed as it was just a brown color and 4 strands of highlighted hair. Bad service. Won't honor Groupon. Not worth saving the $30. Go somewhere else.

The new name is "Dorothy Hair". Worst haircut ever! Helen…read morehas no idea what she's doing! I decided to go much shorter but not too short. But she cut it so short that I look ridiculous now. I told her it looks nothing like the pictures I showed and she says it looks similar. I showed her pics of what I wanted(which were my own hair pictures, so I know what to expect) and she held my hair like pony tail and cut all of it at once. I thought it was okay since I was going shorter but even then she cut way too much and proceeded to keep cutting and keep making way shorter layers. Since it was a Korean shop with a higher price, I trusted them when I walked in there. I really regret my choices, I literally cried after coming home. During the haircut I already told her it's too short and she proceeded to keep making the layers shorter. After the haircut I told her how much I hated my haircut and she said "it's okay, it will grow in a month or two" who the hell says that? Oh and she asked for tip when I paid. I actually want to go get my money back. I have curly hair and she has nooooo idea how curly hair works it seems like. She cut the layers too short so it becomes even curlier and she says my hair texture is different than the picture I showed. It was MY pictures I showed. It looks different because YOU cut it too short. I'm disgusted at the service she provided and the comments she made. Instead of saying sorry, you say, "it's okay, it'll grow in 1 2 months"? Be happy I don't have any big events coming up. First picture is how long my hair was, when I walked in there, 2 pics in white top is what I wanted. 2nd pic from last is what she sent me home with. Last pic is after me trying to style it with cream.

This salon has changed its name. I took my boyfriend here for a quick cleanup before his grandma's…read morefuneral. Didn't expect much from it, but actually turned out really nice. I think this will be our new place as long as the gentleman named Sky is there. The difference from this guy and other places is that he cuts hair first before washing the hair. I really appreciate that because of all the hair in the ears and around the neck is usually left there after a haircut. I see there are reviews about the stylists not speaking English. Yes, Sky didn't speak much English but he knew what we wanted just by giving him keywords. The haircut cost $25, pricey but so worth it.