I rarely write reviews but I really wasn't thrilled with my hair coloring experience at Lavender Park. While my stylist couldn't have been nicer or more accommodating through the long process, the result was not what I had shown pictures of or expected at all. I requested a balayage look and ultimately my hair just came out slightly lighter overall. Not a disaster by any means, but absolutely not worth it for the over $250 that it added up to. Wouldn't recommend, but if you go - just beware of the pricing, I didn't receive a heads up during my appointment of what she was doing (since it had changed from what I originally asked for) or how much it would cost additionally- and it really added up! Just not worth it for me and unfortunately won't be back. read more

This is easily the best place for everyone to get their haircut. Lavender Park is awesome! The salon is chic and modern. Katie has cut my hair for at least 6 years now, I trust no one else. She is the best! So proud of her for opening Lavender Park. read more

I have been getting my haircut by Katie DeVries for years and I am so happy she finally has her own salon (plus Jane, who is awesome)! I am probably the worst client because I never know what I want to do with my hair. Katie simply works her magic and I always walk out looking and feeling fabulous. Plus, I get compliments on my hair CONSTANTLY and I am happy to refer them. The atmosphere is bright and modern. And the staff is always friendly and welcoming. The hair care products are fabulous and Katie is great about recommending products for my special hair needs. Plus, the price is comparable to any major salon. I would recommend Lavender Park to any of my girlfriends! read more

As many people with curly hair can attest, getting a haircut is always a terrifying experience. Thankfully, I went for the first time yesterday, and had Alondra. The experience was wonderful. I described some of the issues I was having with my hair (curl pattern being pulled straight due to weight of long hair) and she worked her magic. My curl pattern is back to normal, bouncy, and flowy. This is one of the best haircuts I have gotten in my life. Alondra is officially my go-to hair stylist. read more

A friend of mine recommended Jenna at Lavender Park and I was beyond pleased with my experience! She was so sweet and professional during my appointment. She executed exactly what I wanted with my haircut and color. I am so happy I found my go to salon and would highly recommend to anyone! read more

Fabulous in every way! Will definitely be coming back to Courtney and will tell all my friends to as well!

This place is great! I started going here because I won a gift certificate that they donated to a charity event, and I kept coming back because it was such a pleasant experience. The Salon is new, and the owners did an awesome job on the rehab. Katie colors and cuts my hair. Everytime I go to her its exactly what I want. She is super friendly and accomodating. I have not tried the other stylists, but from what I have seen their work is just as good. :) I strongly recommend this local business! Also, its super easy to book online through their website. You can easily see available appointments, and they will email you back with any questions and concerns you may have. read more

I had gone to the same hair stylist for over 12 years and was nervous to trust someone else with my hair. Jenna made me feel extremely confident in my decision to cut off over six inches of my hair and was extremely thorough! She took her time to make sure that my cut was up to her standards. She even took the time to show me how to style my hair and recommended a great product. I am so glad I chose to try Lavender Park and will be coming back again for sure! read more

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First time seeing Courtney & she did a phenomenal job with my color (red-difficult enough) & gave me a great cut. Highly recommend!!

I've had so many terrible experiences at other salons, but this was by far the best experience I've had anywhere. I booked a cut and balayage with Courtney. I had not had my hair cut in over a year and color in three years so I was nervous. Courtney did an AMAZING job not only on my color but on my cut as well. I had showed her a picture of what i wanted and she took the time to actually understand what I was looking for and she executed it perfectly. I can't recommend this place and Courtney enough. read more

Went to this salon for the first time because I wanted to try a location closer to where I lived. Based off the reviews, I thought I picked a good place. The service I got was a balayage with a blow dry. I showed the stylist pictures of what I wanted - a lighter look overall. I came in with my hair pretty much a dark brown/black color and when it was finished I barely saw a difference. I thought I would wait to see if it would look lighted once I saw it in the sunlight and washed my hair. But after a week now, I see no change. Definitely not worth the $200+ spent and probably won't be going again. read more

I love this salon! I have probably been to 50 salons during my lifetime and this is by far my favorite. Molly Dugan is an amazingly talented artist! She lifts my very difficult, dark hair that wants to pull warmth up to a beautiful platinum! She is great stylist and a great human being. I am so grateful a friend recommended this salon. The entire staff is just great! Thank you Lavender Park! read more

Moved to Chicago and needed a new color stylist. Tried this place along with a couple more in the area and nothing compared to Lavender Park. Jane Henderson is INCREDIBLE at balayage. She took my hair from a dark brown to a very natural ashy blonde balayage. Definitely worth every penny. read more

Deanna's been cutting my hair for 5 years now. I followed her over from Halo last year, and I wouldn't trust anyone else in the city. Best men's hair stylist hands down. read more

As good as everyone says. Alondra cut my (very) curly hair perfectly, and -- here's the test -- nine days after leaving the salon, it looks as good as it did when she cut it. read more

I've been going to Lavender Park since it opened, having followed Katie and Jane from their previous salon. They are as good as it gets! I am VERY picky about my hair and had plenty hair disasters at other salons, more than I care to remember! I trust them so much that after moving to Cincinnati a year ago, I still come back every six weeks to have them do my hair since they are the only ones I trust with my hair! read more

Men (and boys) ASK FOR DEANNA! Funny but not so funny story. Deanna's back went out and I had an important meeting and my hair was out of control making me look like a newscaster from the 80's. So I had to go to supercuts or something like that. Needless to say after having Deanna do my hair for the last half decade, the lesson was learned: NEVER let anyone do my hair other than Deanna. Not only does she intuitively know how to work my style but she's a great conversationist and is always up to interesting stuff in her life. I've followed her north from Halo to Lavender Park and it's nice to see her broadening her clients from just men and boys to women and girls. The atmosphere is bright and airy, not too feminine but stylish and homey. And everyone there is much different than the Bucktown/Wicker Park "too cool for school" super hiperster pretentious don't have time or patience for anyone attitude common at her old place. It's a salon that doesn't try to be cool. It just is. read more

Deanna is awesome. Very stylish, contemporary cuts. Super rad hairstylist. I followed her from her previous salon (she's that good). Ask for her today! read more

Deanna (Dee) is the best. I've followed her all over Chicago during my time here. She's been cutting my hair for at least 8 years. I don't really trust anyone else to cut it to be honest. Dee is a men's specialist too. So if you're a man, a dude, or just a guy she's the one for you. She keeps up on all the important things that she needs to know about men's fashions, trends, and styles. She's even been on TV numerous times doing cuts and makeovers for celebrities and locals alike. Plus she's just about the nicest person in the world. We've become good friends over the years and I always enjoy going back to wherever she is to catch up on things and get a quality cut. I like her in particular because at this point I never have to tell her what to do. She always knows best and remembers everything. So there's a real comfort level involved. I just show up, have a drink, and it's like catching up with an old friend. If you're a guy and looking for a place to get your hair cut I highly recommend Lavender Park. Ask for Deanna. She's one of the good people. read more

Got an excellent haircut with Jenna today. She did an great job! She was great to talk to and I haven't liked a haircut so much in a really long time. If any guys are on the fence about going, I definitely recommend it. read more

I love me some Molly at Lavender Park, I highly recommend her if you want your hair to look fabulous. She always listens to exactly what I want and gives me honest advise on what will look the best. I'm addicted to highlights and she makes sure my hair always looks beautiful and healthy. The salon itself has a warm, friendly ambiance which is just the cherry on top! Well done Lavender Park! Molly, I'll see you again soon! read more

Wonderful staff! Katie has been cutting my hair for some time now and she's awesome. Great location and everyone is super friendly - front desk, other stylists, even the other clients! Always easy to park nearby. I'm a fan. Always get compliments on my cut after going. Love it. read more

I found LP last year when I first moved to Chicago. I have a pixie and just asked for a random stylist when I called in. I am so glad I did! Molly has done a fantastic job on my hair ever since. I will literally follow her wherever she goes. Since she has a pixie as well, she is the first stylist I've had that really understands how to cut short hair. I'm so grateful I found her. read more

I went in to get a blonde balayage on my dark hair and was hoping for the best but planned on talking to my stylist of what we could do. She didn't say much on what would happen and said she would do her best after I showed her a dark to light balayage. I get the dye done and she blow dries my hair and it is red pink. It is not much lighter and looks terrible. Then they decide to lighten my hair some more, and then tone it for 30 minutes. I thought they had fixed it once I looked in the store but once I got home (and saw it in much better lighting) my hair is absolutely green. Not any lighter, just GREEN. And they left lots of product in my hair and it is very sticky! Don't go if you want to go dark to light, worst experience I have ever had. read more

I haven't had a haircut in over a year. I have curly hair that is fairly out of control. My fear of the triangle cut has kept me from doing anything but let it grow... A couple weeks ago I read an article about Krista and her curly hair cutting skills. I figured it was coming up on winter, so if it didn't work out, I could always wear a hat. She did such an excellent job with my curly locks that I am disappointed that hat season is now upon us. Thanks Krista! read more

My appointment at Lavender Park was my first real salon experience in about a year--and as someone with very thin, very curly hair, I was pretty nervous. My hair gets unruly really fast, and no one seem(ed) to understand that! I found this place here on Yelp and made an appointment with Krista, their resident curl whisperer. When I arrived, they got me a free glass of wine, which is fantastic. Then we went right to the dry cut. Krista talked it over with me thoroughly before getting the scissors out, which is great, and she took off my wispy-long ends, which IMMEDIATELY made my hair look ten times better. The cut alone is worth what I paid for my entire visit (which, if you're looking for downsides, certainly isn't cheap!). She explained some products that would be helpful to me and showed them to me--they were exactly what I was looking for (things that wouldn't leave a "gel cast" in my hair--my curls are waaayyyy too thin for heavier products). Then I went over to Molly for my color! I was going for a lavender balayage from my natural ash-blondish color, and Molly did a great job. It's exactly what I wanted, and I'll definitely be coming back soon. TLDR: Curly people, come here. This place knows what's up. read more

This place could have been great, but they let assistants apply gloss and pull permanent color through your ends without any oversight. My hair kept getting more and more damaged each visit that this happened. Eventually 4 inches needed to be chopped off. I'm at another salon now where they actually are about the condition of your hair and have trained people who know what they are doing. Be careful. I live in Chicago now, just never updated my location. I saw Jenna, both before and after her wedding. read more

It took three years of crappy haircuts and money squandered, but I've finally found Krista. She consistently cuts my curly hair perfectly, and I couldn't be more grateful. Unfortunately, this also means she now has a stalker, as I will follow her wherever she goes. I think she's cool with it though. read more

Great group of ladies here. I've been going to Katie for 9 years but I trust any of them with my hair. Outstanding atmosphere and consistent, stylish haircuts. What more do you want? read more

Lavender Park is a great spot in the city and I definitely recommend asking for CRYSTAL! My husband and I have been seeing Crystal for years and she is fantastic. She does a great men's cut for my husband and then turns around and does a great cut and color for me too. The best part is that I never have to come in with exactly what I want, she always has fun new ideas for me and I love my hair every time!! When Crystal moved to Lavender Park, we had to as well and we are very happy we did. read more

I highly, highly recommend Jenna P. for her cut and color services! She is amazing at what she does. Chicago has so many salons (good and bad) so it is difficult to weed through them all.. but once I found Lavendar Park, I knew I wouldn't have to go anywhere else. The location is great, just a few blocks off of the Fullerton el stop, so coming from the loop is no problem. Jenna is attentive and a perfectionist. She will listen to you and make sure she understands what you want. Her execution is flawless, and she is perfectionist making sure every cut is perfect. My husband goes here too, so rest assure she can cut men's hair amazingly as well.The prices are very fair for the above and beyond service you get. Plus you can drink wine during your appointment! read more

I just walked out of this salon with a magical head of curly hair. Krista Burke is the bees knees when it comes to cutting and styling curly/wavy hair. I can honestly say I have never had such a positive experience with a stylist. The salon is lovely, the location easy to get to, the price is reasonable and the products are heavenly. On top of everything else, free bang trims - so, I'm a customer for life! read more

After searching for a new stylist, it was miss after miss. As someone with thick/coarse curly hair who wears it straight sometimes, I was suffering with triangle hair for a long long time. No stylist was layering my thick hair to scale. Wispy layers disappear in my mop. After reading reviews, I was eager to meet with Alondra. She.is.amazing. Alondra listened to everything I had to say and completely transformed my hair back to layered sexiness! My hair looks great straight (less bulk/triangle effect) and looks proportioned and evenly voluminous while curly which is exactly how I love it. I've finally found the perfect stylist for me! read more

It's a no from me. The salon is incredibly fast paced - which is great if you have easier to manage hair (I do not). I feel that communication between the salon and customers was poor. I had to drive around for 30 minutes looking for parking because of an annual event that causes issues with parking near the salon (the receptionist mentioned that an email went out to inform clients, but I didn't receive one). In addition to the parking issues, I have a hair color that's not even close to the color I wanted (I went in for a rose gold/pink balayage and a blow dry/flat iron. I showed a reference picture of what I wanted and was told it would be a bit darker (my hair is like a level 3/4 naturally with 3c/4a curls/coils), My hair lifted to a level 8 and is currently magenta that looks red in certain lights (which is way darker than rose gold/pink) which they said "would lighten over time". I do not want hair that has to lighten over time. I want the color I want and if it wasn't possible to get the color that day, the stylist should have said so. I would've been up to investing the time and money over multiple sessions to get the color. The salon filled up with people so fast that my blow dry partially took place by the shampoo bowl because they didn't have an open station so I had to turn awkwardly toward a guy that was getting his hair shampooed. I got the sense that the assistant who was assigned to blow dry my hair was over it (me too sis, but that's why I paid for someone else to do it). It became very obvious that they didn't know how to style my hair type. I like the placement of the balyage and the products they used on my hair, but the color is not cute at all. The attempt at a flat iron was a fail (multiple passes with minimal heat - I didn't even let her finish). If you have a 3c or more hair type, this isn't the salon for you. read more

I tried out Lavender Park for the first time a little over a month ago. I am very picky about who cuts my hair but took a risk. Molly cut my hair and did an amazing job! I have very thick long hair and she knew exactly how to cut it and style it. The staff in the salon is very friendly and accommodating. Salon is cozy and very clean. I came back a week later for a balayage appointment with Molly and she did a great job again. She also used the right products so I didn't leave with brittle hair after having to bleach it since it is naturally so dark. I am in love with my hair and have finally found my go-to salon! read more

*for people with strange textured/curly hair* I really don't want to be unnecessarily negative in this review, as I feel like a lot of the problems I had were my own doing, but my experience was still not ideal and I feel like it might help someone else to hear them. I saw Monica, and she seems great, we had good conversations and she seems like a great person. That said, curly hair works really different than other hair, and mine in particular is fine, frizzy, and difficult to manage, but if you do it right, it can look really good. No one EVER styles my hair at a salon in a way that makes me feel good about myself, and since air drying my hair is the only way to get it to look right, any attempts at styling usually (literally) fall flat. When you get a devacut or other haircut specifically for curly hair, they cut your hair dry, because that's the only way you can see how the hair curls naturally. THEN they "shampoo" (they use a no lather formula because scrubbing your curls makes them break and frizz), scrunch in the conditioner and rinse gently, scrunch in the product while it's' still really wet, then they let it dry gently under the dryer to check to make sure no additional layers are needed. This takes longer than a normal cut, I feel like I probably should have scheduled my appointment for two time slots at Lavender Park because it seemed rushed since I was the last client of the day. The extra time and attention required are probably why Devacuts cost $200 from someone who knows how to do them well. Also probably why the only place in town I know of that does Devacuts has a waitlist for months out and I couldn't get an appointment soon enough even if I wanted to pay $200. All of that said: my haircut isn't terrible, my life isn't ruined. It's healthier than it was when I went in, and that was my main goal. I feel like Monica probably thinks I hate her, I don't, I just should have made better life choices and spared us both. Also I only paid $60 with tip and that's a pretty good deal, but next time I think I'll wait and pay for a curly cut. read more

What more can say about Lavender Park that has not already been said?! This place is amazing! I've been to 2 of the hairstylists here (Molly and Deanna) and they're just the sweetest. I have curly/wavy hair, so often times, my new haircut doesn't "do what it's supposed to". But these guys listen, give you inputs and create the best for you. They never pressure you into a type of style you're not comfortable with, but also guide you (based on what you want) to try something that works for you. Also, it doesn't hurt that they're great conversationalists :) I'm so happy I found these guys. read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place! I've been going to Krista Burke for at least 3 years now. My hair was so damaged, wasn't growing, and had suffered a bad dye job or two prior to me finding Krista. Now my hair is super healthy, long, and beautifully highlighted. I LOVE my hair! In addition, Krista is FREAKING AWESOME and makes you feel right at home, like you're chatting with one of your good friends. So, it can't get much better than kick ass hair done by a kick ass professional! read more

I am always hesitant to go to a new salon because so many people assume cutting curly hair is the same as straight and then you end up with a crazy mess when it's dry. But I just moved to Chicago, and I badly needed a haircut and highlight. A friend (with curly hair!) recommended Lavender Park, and now I won't go anywhere else! They were very friendly on the phone while making my appointment, and when I arrived they offered me something to drink while I waited (who doesn't love a little vino while getting pampered at a salon??) While waiting, I noticed that it smelled really great, which I find to be a plus, since too often you walk into a hair salon and smell chemicals. Molly was my stylist and she was fabulous. She listened to my ideas, but made suggestions to give me the best of what I wanted. She was also incredibly detail-oriented, and paid close attention to how she placed my highlights and the length of my layers. I will absolutely be going back to her and this wonderful salon. read more

Don't usually write Yelp reviews but had to for lavender park. I just moved to Chicago and wasn't sure where to get my hair done for the first time, this was the perfect place! I got a few inches cut off and all around highlights to brighten up my blonde. I was nervous to dye my hair since I haven't done much to it my whole life, but Alonda took a look at some pictures I brought in and did a PERFECT job. So happy with the experience and how it turned out. Highly recommend! read more