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    The Sanctuary Salon & Spa

    4.4 (10 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    By appointment only

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    Manicure

    Manicure and pedicure

    Nail fill-in

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    My stylist, Liza, is fantastic. She is 5 stars....salon gets 4. I've been going to her for a few years. Always happy with the results.

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    I used to live in Barrington but have since moved but wanted to say that I will defininetly drive back to Barrington to see Jen.

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    Kim Sun Young Hair Design - How I looked before the haircut

    Kim Sun Young Hair Design

    4.4(92 reviews)
    16.1 mi
    $$

    Performing a hair donation. Over the last 2 1/2 years, from…read morethe beginning of the Covid pandemic and the abrupt closing of hair salons and barbershops, my hair has grown out to average 12 inches of length. 26 inches at the longest Decided since I am blessed with my mother's hair and her mother's hair that I would share the blessing with the needy kids or people that need hair. Big shout out to Kim Sun Young hair design and the ladies who work there for patiently braiding and packaging up my hair I highly recommend this salon as the service was wonderful and I believe it was a valuable experience.

    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.

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    Blow Bar - Blowout with waves ~by stylist Stella~

    Blow Bar

    3.8(90 reviews)
    6.1 mi
    $$

    I went to Blow Bar this past Saturday to get my hair done for my bridal shower as I typically am…read morenot the best at hair and really wanted to ensure my hair looked okay for my shower. I went in for a Dry Style and it was everything I wanted and more. My appointment was at 9am but I got there a few minutes early and they were able to take me right away which I really appreciated. My hair took a total of 25 minutes which blew me away given I do have a lot of hair but it was absolutely beautiful and everything I wanted. I wish I remembered the name of the girl who did my hair as she was awesome - super professional from start to finish and even stopped a few times to get an idea on if I liked the progress and for any feedback, if necessary. Highly recommend Blow Bar if you are looking for a quick blowout or styled hair for a big occasion! Thanks, Blow Bar for such an awesome first experience and cannot wait to come back!

    They got me scheduled so I didn't have to go on the app. They took my last minute request and got…read moreme in. (Great Service- Thank you). Michael took the time needed to scrub and condition my very dry hair. He knew I was stressed (life situations). He did his BEST to destress and make my experience relaxing. My hair is one less thing for me to worry about when I leave the Blow Bar. Michael is very caring and always makes my hair look great when I leave! I'll be seeing you soon! Thank you so much.

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    The Hair Fetish - Our staff

    The Hair Fetish

    4.4(77 reviews)
    12.2 mi
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    After several crappy haircuts where I spend 6 months growing out the disaster, I came here at the…read morerecommendation of three of my coworkers. I'm glad I did. Sam cut my hair and did a great job. I explained to her that far too often when I ask for 2 inches cut off, many people interpret 2 inches as 4-5 inches. Noooo!!! Sam understood very well that I liked my length but I wanted some simply layers and overall clean up. I'm very pleased with my haircut and I would definitely return!!

    I arrived a little bit early for my appointment at 6 and was given a quick tour of the salon. It's…read moresuper hip inside and looks more like it belongs in Logan Square. They offer you coffee or tea from a local business in Libertyville which I thought was awesome and there's also cucumber-lemon water too. Patty came out to get me around 6:15-6:20 and patiently listened to my thoughts on what I wanted to do with my hair. She was super friendly and really helpful with offering advice every time I told her about my hair problems. Too dry, too frizzy, too damaged, everything! Believe me when I say my hair has been through a lot over the last decade and more. Patty washed my hair with an amazing minty shampoo and also a very light, non-creamy conditioner which I specifically asked for (yes!). Then she also showed me a leave-in conditioner and thermal protection spray that she thought would be best for my hair. What I most appreciated was that at no point did she ever try to sell me any of their products. She simply talked to me as if she was recommending something for a friend. The haircut turned out to be pretty good. My bangs were cut a little too short than what I would've liked though but luckily it grows out fast so it's not that big of a deal. She took off about 6+ inches of hair in the back so it ended up at the length that I wanted. Other random points: The Hair Fetish uses a lot of Paul Mitchell and Davines products. It's also a huge bonus that they do a free trim of your bangs if you come in the next 3 weeks after your haircut!

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