This is our favorite neighborhood salon. Christine has been doing my hair, my husband's and my…read morethree daughters' hair for eight years. Christine takes her time and listens to what you want. She is an expert in color. In fact when she did my highlights last, I had to go out of town on a business trip the next week. While in Washington, D.C., I had my hair blown out at a very expensive, high-end salon. The stylist there said, "Who did these highlights? They are fantastic!" And I explained that it was Christine at my local salon in River Grove IL! Appearances is reasonably priced and offers personal, one-to-one service. Vicki is a great stylist when Christine is not available.

The ladies give great haircuts and are expert at color! They listen and do their best to make you…read morelook your best. I love the Aveda products and the professional approach.

Not so sure how legit some of these reviews are...but here's my side of the coin:…read more I emailed Adriana on October 30th as an inquiry to her services. I didn't hear back from her until late January, at which time she had sent a BCCed email to what may have been numerous people rambling on and on about some sob story of hiring an intern who was not capable of checking spam mail. Not that I care why you aren't competent enough to check email, but I felt her offer of a "free trial" was compelling enough to give her a second chance. After swapping a few messages back and forth (during which time Adriana told me she was only available for trials on Tuesdays and Sundays), we decided upon a date of Sunday the 19th at 10:00 AM. I confirmed and provided my address. Once the day of my trial arrived I anxiously awaited Adriana's arrival; unfortunately, she never showed. After about 10 minutes of waiting, still hoping that maybe she was on her way, I sent a simple email asking if she had been running behind and if she could provide an ETA. NO RESPONSE. After waiting 30 minutes, I called and left a voicemail. NO RESPONSE. Still to today, I've never heard from Adriana. Genuinely, I expected a "OH MY GOSH! I am so sorry, something came up....I completely forgot...my calendar crashed." Some sort of excuse or something. Instead it was simple no call, no show for a potential client. To me, this is the most disgusting and disrespectful act of any "business woman." It really makes me think that the majority of reviews here (look at the filtered ones and always be leery of those "all 5 stars" from Yelpers with no picture and minimal reviews!) are fabricated or done by friends or acquaintances. It truly is a shame, as I sincerely was willing to give her my business had she just shown up and performed a job well done. Who knows, maybe in another three months I'll receive another mass BCCed email about this 'intern' who forgot to put the appointment on her calendar and an offer for a free trial??? UPDATE 2/24/11: I received an email from Adriana the day after I wrote my original review, with a long story about illness and offering to still do the trial for free. In my mind, I was done and no longer interested in employing Adriana's service with a resonating feeling that if something would happen on one of the biggest days of my life, she may not show--so naturally I did not respond to her email. I do not think after the interactions we've had, that feeling is out of line. However, after not responding, two days later I get another email from Adriana after she read my Yelp review. In a nutshell, she wasn't happy and asked me to remove my review as it didn't reflect any services she provided. To the contrary, I think it's incredibly relative to anyone who may be CONSIDERING her services. I politely declined, told her I would not be removing the review all together, and furthermore wished her all the best with both her personal health and business moving forward. The emails didn't stop there though, I received a near immediate response begging me to remove the review as it would impact her family financially. Her last line of the email stated she would stop bothering me, but hoped I would reconsider (IE, requiring no response). At this point, I'd intended to come back whenever I had a moment to adjust the review (again, exactly what you see above) to reflect the most recent developments, that indeed, she did eventually follow back up. Less than 24 hours later, not even giving me time to update the review, the response from Adriana is posted below. I mean, seriously? I'm starting to get the feeling the crazy train is powering full steam ahead here. Perhaps she didn't realize posting a reply like that is completely public for everyone to scrutinize? I'm not sure, but either way it doesn't exactly paint her business and the response in the best light. There are a million better ways she could have handled this situation, this would way would definitely not rank in the top 10, or even top 20. Yelpers alike can agree that good, bad, ugly...every interaction with a business can be posted to Yelp. That's the true beauty behind the site; it helps consumers make educated spending decisions based on others experiences. While others had a great experience, I wasn't so fortunate and it's all accurately accounted for here--no 'purposeful sabotage.' Make your own judgment call!

Remember slumber parties when you were younger? Among all the pizza-eating and creating routines…read moreto the latest Madonna hit, my BFF and I almost always included "makeovers" in our list of sleepover must-dos. We'd gather all our Wet n' Wild and Bonne Bell, then do each other's faces to perfection. With our blue eyeshadow and pink frosted lips we were all prepared should Michael J. Fox's car happen to break down in front of her house, and he rang the doorbell asking to use the phone. Remember, this was before cell phones so the above scenario was TOTALLY plausible. Anyway, now that I'm a grown up I don't rock the Wet n' Wild anymore, but I'm still a sucker for a good makeup application. So when I heard about Adriana's "Shop With Me" service, I nearly squealed with pre-pubescent glee. Basically, she comes to your house, takes stock of all your makeup, and then makes product recommendations. The next step is to go shopping (we hit Ulta, Blue Mercury, and Barney's...but she takes any budget into account) and finally, a makeup lesson with your new and old stuff back and your place. It was a hands-on lesson, with Adriana doing one half of my face, and me doing the other half. She showed me some great new tricks, and I loved the look. Now, don't you hate it when you go to Sephora and they do this amazing job but then there's NO WAY you can recreate it at home? That's not the case with Adriana. She wrote EVERYTHING down, and it's been very easy for me to replicate her handiwork! I highly recommend her services! Alrighty then, who wants to play Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board?

A friend recommended this place to me and she specifically said to see the owner of the salon, Ola…read more My friend just raved about her and her haircut and color just looked fabulous. So, I called and I was told the waiting list for Ola is 3 months! I thought, wow! this lady must be really good! Anyway, I set up the appointment and 3 months passed. On the day of my appointment I walked through the door, and I see several ladies just chatting away, no one greets me just stares at me (akward, very akward) so I said hello and sat down and just waited. A few minutes later, a young lady comes up to me and asks if I have an appointment, and I tell her yes. I give her my name and time of the appointment and tell her it's with Ola. She shuffles through the book, looks at me and asks me if I'm sure, I said yes, so she checks again. I told her I have the appointment with Ola and I set it up 3 months ago. She tells me she doesn't see my name in the book. So she goes to the rear of the salon for a few minutes and comes back and says that I can see another stylist. I told her that I didn't wait for 3 months to see another stylist! Where is Ola? The young lady tells me she's all booked for today and can't see me, but another stylist can. I told her I would have gone somewhere else sooner. I specifically set up the appointment with Ola and even gave her the name of the lady I spoke with when I initially set up the appointment. She gave me some lame excuse and told me I could see another hairstylist and that is the only choice I have. I was desperate since I was attending a wedding later on that day (by the way this was a Saturday morning). I could have gone to another salon, but I didn't want to take my chances. I expressed my disappointment and said yes, I guess I will have to go to another stylist. Ok, to make this story short: I see this other stylist and tell her what I want - cut and color and style. I end up some choppy uneven layers with thick strands of dark brown, burgundy and yellow blond in my hair. When I say thick strands, I mean thick strands of these colors. I looked like I was ready for the circus... I looked like a clown. She cut my hair so choppy that she couldn't finish my updo, so she left it down, saying it looked nicer down. I was red with fury! I told her to fix it, that the color and haircut look ugly. And I'm not going anywhere looking like this! The other stylists were laughing and making remarks to their clients. I demanded to speak to the owner, but was told "she left to run an errand". I burst into tears and left. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. This woman, who has no business being in this field, and has absolutely no customer service skills and should not carry the title of stylist, should have been fired. This stylist's name was/is Mary/Mariola. I found this out from my friend who referred me and I went there once again on a Saturday with her, just to tag along and to see this incompetent woman again. Needless to say, my friend pointed out Ola, and she seemed to know what she was doing. As I waited there, Ola had 2 clients and her clients looked really nice with their new hair. I will admit that. But because of principle, I will never be back here, even to see Ola. There are plenty of beauty salons in the Chicagoland area... plenty.

My sister has been coming here religiously for years. I got my hair and makeup done at Ola's for my…read morewedding and I couldn't be happier. Ola (the owner) and Stefania (the makeup artist) did a great job, I also got a facial and eyebrows done here... very happy and I'll definitely be coming back. They're talented, professional, service oriented and reasonably priced.

I really really want to like Glossed Hair Salon since I know the three hairdressers are starting…read moreout on their own -- However, after two similar experiences where I didn't feel like my stylist fully listened to what I was asking for, the appointment felt rushed, and I wasn't happy with the final result... I have officially left them for a different hair salon. Cons: Although the hair dressers were extremely polite and kind, I found it hard to have a conversation during my cut/color hair appointment. Also, the environment of the Salon is very warehouse chic-- it's essentially a bunch of independent hair salons thrown together in one large loft space that is loud, bright, and (I would consider) uncomfortable. In the end, I wouldn't recommend Glossed to a friend since I didn't feel like the quality of the experience and service matched the final product OR its professional price tag.

Tara is the best and I'd follow her anywhere! Come support 3 bada** women opening their own salon -…read morereally cool space for salon professionals, minimalist chic vibe. Haircut.

Go to Jami for all your all your dready needs! Amazing work, great environment. All around an…read moreamazing experience.

This was my first session, and certainly not the last! I was nervous when I left my house. I had…read morenever gotten dreadlocs before and I had no idea what to expect. All of that fear melted away when I arrived. I was taken care of like family for my entire stay. 4 hours seemed like 30 minutes. It sped by! I can't wait for my next appointment!

I see Judy for a cut and style and she's always highly skilled and very professional, kind, and…read moreknowledgeable of hair types and styling. She makes your hair look natural and soft, not stiff and crunchy like other stylist. I've been seeing her since I was a child and she consistently delivers beautiful work. She will also recommend the best product/tool for you to use at home between appointments which shows that she cares. I trust Judy, she has "the eye" and her shop decor is really cute!

Tried a Groupon for my first time. First, salon is VERY DIRTY, piles of hair on floor and chairs…read more Ceiling tiles are stained and warped from roof leaks. It's pretty bad. Now, service. Alaina had some "nice" moments but overall I found her very overpowering and gruff. My hair at very first glance in poor fluorescent lighting looked good. But then when I got a real look at it, OH NO... my roots pulled blonde, then huge orange section. The highlights were supposed to be woven in. They are straight blocky stripes. It's AWFUL. I paid an additional $50 on top of the Groupon for "touch up" color at the roots where I have grey. I tipped $25 because that's what we do, right? I'm now scheduled somewhere else for color correction. Lesson learned. My recommendation is to get the place cleaned up and fixed and possibly learn how to speak nicely to the clients.

I love coming here because I can schedule an appointment online and getting my hair done doesn't…read moretake hours and hours like at other places. Alaina does a great job and I always leave feeling and looking like a million bucks.

I am a 54 year old man and I have been going here weekly for hair loss treatments for over two…read moremonths now. I believe I am already seeing an improvement. The women who work here are always very nice and professional. The service is excellent. It's a very clean, relaxing, modern salon. I would highly recommend this business for anyone with hair.

I had a wonderful experience at Hair Forte. Tapeka is the BEST! I had been to a lot of expensive…read morehair salons for color and never got the color of my desire. I was spending hundreds of dollars and leaving the salon unhappy. Tapeka captured the look I was trying to obtain, gave my hair the moisture it was thirsting for and the color was PERFECT! I have gotten so many compliments. I definitely recommend going to Hair Forte and let Tapeka transform your hair! Deborah Brown