I went for a haircut and i loved it leanna did an amazing job place is nice and clean , you feel really comfortable

Still coming to get my hair done w Anareli. She is a sweetheart and does excellent color/cut. I have had my hair done by Iliana aka Nana and she was mentored by Ted (former owner/ stylist) - she has a wealth of knowledge and eye for glamour. In other words, they are talented. I love my neighborhood salon and continue to support the good people at Modern Wave. All the stylists are great. You need color, cut, barber/stylist (Alex), waxing (Rosa), and now they have nail tech. One stop shop. Rosa does my waxing of eye brows, facial area and has years of experience under her belt. This salon is by appointment which is important because you are going to be taken care of during your allotted time. They have coffee/tea/water for customers I come in looking raggedy and come out looking beautiful. read more

I've been a few times. But my most recent visit was the last for me. I made an appointment over a week in advance and when I was on time to my appointment it was explained to me that the stylist was over 45 minutes behind. If this was the case, I feel I should have been called before I left work early to make it to the appointment on time. Unfortunately I wasn't able to wait at the salon because I needed to pick up a young child from school. They tried to make it right by squeezing me in with another stylist after I picked up my daughter, but, I very much felt like an inconvenience. The stylist was very forward, insulting my hair care in awkward and somewhat inappropriate ways, and the haircut was very mediocre. I also paid full price - around $65. The whole thing was weird. Overall I was unhappy with my experience and haircut at this salon and have moved on to a more supportive and skilled hair stylist / salon. read more

My daughter and I absolutely LOVE this salon. It's very clean, well run and our hair always looks and feels fabulous when we leave! Leanna is a wiz with colors and curls. My platinum balayage last year and this summer was so beautiful I was afraid to change things up; but my brunette balayage this Fall is even more beautiful! Thank you, Leanna! read more

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They have a very friendly staff, but a poorly trained worker did a horrendous job on my mother's hair. My mother came into their establishment wanting a beach wave perm, and that's not what she came out with. One of the workers named Anareli over-processed her hair. She left the rollers on for too long and completely damaged her hair. Not kidding; it's so frizzy and burnt. Anareli then cuts her hair after the perm, even giving her bangs. She butchered her hair. Cut it so extremely short. My mother asked her NOT to cut it short, and she definitely did NOT want bangs. "I have to cut the damaged hair," Anareli said. Her work already damaged my mother's hair, so there was no need to cut it and make her hair so uneven. Sadly, she also brushed and washed her hair after the perm as well. Which is exactly what you're NOT supposed to do at all. Anareli is not experienced to be doing perms. She clearly had no clue what she was doing with my mother's hair. Imagine this: Your hair length pasts your shoulders. You then get a perm at a salon, but they completely burn it, making it frizzy, and cut your hair at neck length, not to mention they completely uneven your hair. A damaged Karen haircut with bangs. Word of advice, if you don't know how to do a perm, leave that person's hair alone. If you want a professional haircut done, save your hair and go somewhere else. read more

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Anareli did a beautiful burgundy balayage on me. She was super professional, a total sweetheart and the whole experience with her was amazing. Thank you for doing a treatment for my badly maintained hair. That was greatly appreciated. Special shout-out to Alex who washed my hair and we had an amazing time bonding at the shampoo station. First time here and they both made me feel like I was a long time client. Unfortunately, I'm doing this review because there was something that bothered me. While Anareli was doing my foils to lighten my hair, she was approached by the owner or manager on duty. Who was completely unprofessional. She was telling my hair stylist about a meeting the following day. How if she didn't show up to the meeting, not to show up for work at all. Asking her to cancel all her clients. Now, keep in mind I'm sitting there getting my hair done. This is something that should've been done away from the clients. Also, unless it's an emergency, shouldn't meeting be scheduled in advance to accommodate people's schedules and appointments? The fact I could hear how aggressive she was being, and how she was telling my hairstylist to cancel clients if she didn't show up for the meeting is horrible. I posted this review on Google as well. read more

I recently moved to Chicago and had been looking for a new salon that could help update my very needed outgrown roots and I was lucky to find Modern Wave Salon. Leanna gave me a thorough consultation (some things went over my head but I new Leanna was going above and beyond to help me decide what to do next). Leanna and her staff took great care of me and were very friendly and made time go by fast. I'm grateful I have found a new stylist in Chicago. I totally recommend this salon! read more

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I highly recommend this salon they welcome you with care and listen to your hair goal they will give you options that will help you achieve your goal. I came in and was ready for Leanna to work on my hair she did share I will need two session to achieve my hair goal and products that will help my hair stay healthy but I loved the way my hair turned out in just 1 session I can't wait to go back to and see my final results if I loved my first session I can imagine my second session. Please stop by and and let them turn your hair dreams to reality. Come and visit Leanna highly recommended. read more

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DO NOT GO HERE! I went once and I waited at the table they have us sit before we get to the salon chair. I specifically told the stylist for 1-2 inches cut because my hair was already layered with wolf cut. I showed stylist pictures of what I wanted as well. Later on, one of the supervisor/manager/owner told the stylist to cut more of my hair while I WAS SITTING RIGHT THERE. I went to the salon chair and saw my hair get cut few more inches after the 1-2 inch cut. I thought she was just making sure the hair was even out on both sides because it was wolf cut. She decided to listen to the other guy and cut a lot more than I told her to. It was like 10 inches then. I'm too nice to tell them off that I didn't want them to cut anymore but they continued even after I said it multiple times. I didn't want to cause issues with them as well because many people were there and I didn't want all the attention on me. But the stylist and the guy who said my hair was nice and told stylist to cut more is disrespectful for people who grown their hair out longer after all these YEARS, just for you to tell your staff to cut more so you can SELL it or make a wig out of it. That's very disrespectful. Not only did they cut my hair 8 inches longer than I told them they also curled my hair without asking me. I didn't even ask for curling. It wasn't even the nice curls. It made me look like DORA with BIG CURLS on a small face. I literally went home crying after this and it costed $56 for hair cut I wanted for 1-2 inches only. 8 more inches were cut off with curls on my hair I DIDN'T ASK FOR. read more

So close, and I never thought to call them or give them a try. On a whim, I called after being tired of having scheduling issues with my barber, and also after not being quite thrilled with my haircuts at the salons in Chinatown (although they did good work, it wasn't my style). Alex answered and I asked if they did men's haircuts (yes) and if I could have an appointment in the next 20 minutes. Alex needed to check something and then he came back and said I could absolutely come by. It's a very clean, professional hair place. Alex took care of me and gave me an entire consultation about what I wanted to fix about my previous haircut. He was right. I had had issues with my previous barber but had not been able to voice my concerns. I have terribly thick, straight hair, and I just figured it was my hair, not the barber's fault when I noticed certain issues. Alex did his absolute best to fix the issues, and I ended up with a clean but casual cut, the kind I used to get when my old hairstylist (who moved away) used to cut my hair. You know a haircut is good when it looks good on you straight out of the shower, without any product, and without any styling. I can't believe I had an expert stylist so close by! I hope Alex doesn't move away anytime soon! read more

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Leanna did an amazing job with making me more blonde! She is the sweetest and I had a great experience throughout my appointment. I will definitely be back! read more

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OMG YOU GUYS I FINALLY GOT A PERM!!!! this has been something I've been wanting to do for about 1 and 1/2 years now, but on February 17, 2018 my hair was blessed by Ted. I had really straight hair, that was dead and losing volume, and I really wanted something different for my hair. Ted and his assistant were great and very carful and patient with my hair process. Highlights: - consultation is well detailed and not rushed - greeted by kind faces - your hair is under the hands of very educated and talented hairstylist ( so don't worry) - coffee, tea, T.V and magazines ( free) to help pass the time, which is not needed since your stylist is probably very sociable. - after care is explained very well!!! Don't be shy to ask questions!! I was told which hair treatment would be recommend for my hair, which I bought I'm not taking any risks here. Perm itself was $275 ( which is very reasonable) read more

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Ya'll this place is still amazing. I went in to get a lot of my hair cut off and showed Leanna a few reference pictures and she did an AMAZING job. I love my new hair cut and have gotten so many compliments already! I highly recommend Leanna! read more

I like this place so much thanks to Ted for my beautiful hair! The people are very nice and friendly here ! Drove here for 50 minutes because it was worth it.They really know what they doing.Its my 5th time coming here,I'm not sure why this place has only 40 reviews they do very good job and use only expensive products .This is the picture of my hair that they did to me read more

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I was looking for a new hair salon near me and I came across their tik tok and decided to give them a call. They are by appointment so I went ahead and booked for the closest appointment. I told the person over the phone, who was very nice, that I was looking for someone who will take the time to consult with me before my services. Sure enough, Leanna did just that. We did a thorough consultation beforehand, I let her know the concerns I had with my hair and how I eventually wanted to dye it. Overall I was very satisfied with my services and would recommend them if you're looking for a salon that values their customers as well as hair! read more

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I randomly wanted to get my haircut on a Friday and booked it for my sister and I. Leanna was our hair stylist and she did an AMAZING JOB! I think I found my new hair stylist for both my sister and I I already prebook my next hair appointment ! Super excited to go back! Thank you Leanna read more

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I've been to this salon several times now. I was looking for a new salon after moving to the Chi-town . I first got a touch up on my growing balayage from another salon (another state). Ever since first meeting Mayra, who is super awesome, I've been back every 5-6 weeks for my touch ups and haircuts/trims. I usually just get a toner for the touch up because I want to keep my hair healthy from years of bleaching. It's also an optimal way to keep your look fresh and beautiful. I would totally recommend Mayra if you want an awesome Balayage for your hair! She is great to work with! She does other types of colors services too. And her haircuts are superb. The salon does also other services like men's haircut and waxing. By the way, waxing is pretty amazing with Rosa. She is also super gentle and great to work with!! I was pretty new to waxing before I met Rosa. :) Just check out my 4th or 5th (??) toner and conditioning look. So beautiful. PS- parking is usually pretty good around here and it's free. :) read more

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My hair was so damaged from previous endeavors..I finally went back to Ted and he helped me whip it back into shape.. Love the cut and highlights.. Fun atmosphere ... friendly staff they went above and beyond to help me.. Definitely recommend this Salon.. read more

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Leanna is AMAZING! She's done an amazing job on my hair every time! The atmosphere is so welcoming and all the staff is open to assist each client no matter if it's their client or not. I 100% recommended coming to Modern Wave! read more

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I got my hair done here. It was a wonderful experience. They made me feel extra welcome. It's a bit of a chill & down to earth salon. They man who did my hair took time to listen to what I wanted & did a wonderful job! read more

Thoroughly enjoyed the visit and was extremely satisfied with my cut. Ted listened to what I wanted and took his time. I have curly hair and took it short from long and it is wonderful. read more

I am in love with this place. The price are reasonable, I myself don't care about the price. What's matter is the service are fantastic..I have Natalie Balestri as my stylist. She is the greatest..give good comments and advices about my hair plus she's funny. I love her and the salon. I book for hair color treatment. If you are reading my comment book or go to this salon! read more

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I absolutely LOVE this neighborhood salon. I'm a loyal costumer pre-COVID and when I returned with the new safety measures I felt safe and so happy to be back. Leanna is awesome! read more

I get my hair done by Leanna, I recommend her one hundred percent. Once you get in her seat you feel comfortable and she does a fantastic job. read more

I found MWS through yelp and it was the best thing ever!!! I had such a great experience since the moment I walked in to my last step out. Ted took care of me. I told him the length I wanted and let him do his magic... AMAZING. He walked me through every single step he was doing to my hair and educated me in what it's better for my hair type. He's super professional and listens to you. I highly recommend MWS and kudos to my new hairstylist TED read more

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I just recently moved to Bridgeport and I had a need for somewhere that was close but professional. I've had cuts from Van Buren Gentlemen's Salon and Gentlemen's 312 Barber Lounge on 111 W Jackson and other places as well. For 41$, student priced I got eyebrow threading and a cut with hair wash prior to the cut. Although the interior and exterior of the salon isn't as impressive as some of the places that come at the same price range, the stylist/barber, Alex, was wonderful. He was able to not only tailor the cut towards my interest but explain what other barbers did wrong and helped me reshape my hair style a little. Also at the end explained how to groom my hair in the style I want. Was very down to earth and a nice person. I got my eyebrows threaded by another woman who also asked for opinions for what I wanted and another washed my hair. The only problem I had was the wait time between the eyebrow and cut. I was perfectly fine with this however because Alex spends a lot of time personally connecting and working with customers to make them feel welcomed and satisfied. Complete happy with my time with them and I most certainly would come back. read more

I got my first perm, and Ted did an amazing job! I wish there were more than 5 stars to rate this place. I will be coming here more often! read more

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I've been here twice now, and been satisfied both times. Both times I came in, I had my upper lip threaded by Rosa. She was efficient, friendly, and did a wonderful job. During my second visit, I also had a conditioning treatment done on my hair, as it had gotten dry and damaged over the course of the winter. Joanna took her time getting to know my needs and wants, my hair type and routine, and my budget. I never felt pressured to spend more than my budget. The salon itself is clean and very nicely set up. There is ample street parking, and it is easily accessibly by public transit. My only negative experiences are that I had a relatively long wait, and that they messed up my name and phone number at first (though they fixed that quickly and apologized for the inconvenience). I will be returning here for threading services, and probably for haircuts and hair treatments in the future. read more

My hair was so bad I was brassy,dry and my hair was weighed down.I love my hair now my color is amazing and so is my stylist.Myra is so friendly,knowledgeable and just the best.I finally found the perfect stylist and now I will let my pictures speak for themselves. read more

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Thank you Karen for helping my mom feel beautiful. You were able to listen to her ideas of her specific ideas and helped her work with a style that she is so happy with. Thank you for your patience and your expertise in working with clients if all age. You are the best! read more

I have been a long time loyal customer of Modern Wave Salon. I would not even thimk of going anywhere other than Modern Wave. Ted, Alex, Rosa and Myra have been in my life for the past fifteen years. The talent, combined with the professionalism in the services that are provided, are unmatched. I have been to many different hair salons. Some more expensive, some less. However, Modern Wave Salon is the only place where I have become a consistent and loyal customer. The owner, Ted, is always open and willing to listen to a customer's suggestions, comments and/or any dissatisfactions, as happens within any place of business. If you have colored hair, fine hair, thick hair or any type of hair, then Modern Wave Salon is the place to go! I rarely recommend places of business or products in a public forum such as Yelp. Modern Wave has earned my respect. If you are new to Bridgeport, give Modern Wave a call. You will not regret going there; I never have. Marianne read more

Excellent cut by the famous Alex Plata! Highly recommend a cut by him. Don't forget to ask for a relaxing straight razor cut!! read more

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Leanna worked on my hair with care and precision. She styles it so that I walk out feeling pretty!

Love this place! Leanna does an amazing job cutting my hair. I come from the far Southside to get my haircut here. Leanna is super nice and definitely knows how to cut hair! This was my second visit with Leanna as my stylist and she did not disappoint, she had great suggestions for my kind of hair and cut it exactly how I wanted it! I would absolutely recommend anyone to come here! read more

I've been coming here for a few years now and it's the only salon I trust. My last few cuts were with Natalie who I highly recommend. She listens to what you want and also makes suggestions which is helpful for someone like me with really thick hair. My reason for this review in all honestly though is for Alex. He was the first stylist I worked with years ago and now he is strictly a barber for men so I brought my one year son in and he was great. It was my son's first cut and he was super tired and scared but Alex made the experience great. I was impressed at how well he dealt with cutting my son's hair while he was glued to my chest. If you're in the Bridgeport area you should definitely try this salon out. Everyone here is always friendly and the place is clean and usually updated every time I come. The prices are reasonable too. read more

After five years in Chicago, I finally found a nice, neighborhood salon. MW is a very comfortable, clean salon with knowledgable and fun stylists. Leanna wants you to look beautiful, and she will help! I recommend this salon for those looking for friendly staff, fair prices, and pretty hair. read more

After years of getting my hair done in Lincoln Park, I decided to give this Salon a try when I moved to the area. Ted really fixed the entire situation I had going on! I have never had someone take my entire look so seriously. He recommended that I go much lighter and took me a little shorter than I had in mind, but turns out, he knew what he was doing 100%! I could not be happier with the results! The salon is great for total transformations, like mine, but it is also a bustling Bridgeport salon with regulars of all ages coming in and out all day long. Clients there Saturday ranged from ten years old to 96 years old! Many male clients coming in and out as well. If you are looking for a salon with really thoughtful stylists who care about your personal image, this is a great one. Pricing is reasonable, too. Highly recommend this place! read more

So happy I finally decided to give this place a try after following them in Facebook and going by on runs in the neighborhood. Natalie did a really nice job asking about my hair routine, what I wanted done, and also gave me suggestions with styling and products. This place will definitely become my go to! read more

This review applies for hair coloring only. After reading a long list of excellent yelp reviews, I had no doubt that I had found my next regular salon. I made an appointment on a Saturday morning at 8:00am for a balayage and to dust off my ends, although the receptionist did not book the trim, I'm now glad she didn't. This was my first visit The staff was extremely nice, and I felt like they took the time in selecting a base color, as well as a matching highlight for the ends. Natalie wasn't afraid to ask Ted (who is the owner) for a second opinion and they actively discussed what color mixture would be the best given my previous underlying color and my skin tone. They offered to do a pre-treatment (preart) to help the color latch-on more smoothly, explaining that I had porous strands that would unevenly absorb different amounts of product. I am disappointed that I was not warned that this would cost extra, or how much extra it would cost. The same is the case for a treatment done afterwards (olaplex). While the customer service was exceptional, the length of time the service took was extraordinarily long. Despite the fact that I mentioned that I had a distant event where I had to be by 2:00pm, they finished with the color and styling (no haircut) at 1:30pm. Needless to say I didn't make it. I was there for a total of 5.5 hours for color and lights on the ends. They washed and dried my hair a total of 3 times (with treatments, base color, then the final dry). I had never lasted that long inside a salon, and I was hungry and tired by the time I left. I didn't take a picture after leaving because I asked for my hair to be styled in curls, and it was humid out, so the curls fell immediately (I have naturally straight, heavy hair). Natalie did a good job on the bayalage, except for maybe 1-2 strands that stand out and look a little like outgrown chunky highlights. My overall thoughts are that staff have a great welcoming personality but the length of time the service took and the inadvertent costs dampened my experience. I wanted to blame it on the fact that it was a busy day, but no one seemed to notice that I was there for more than 5 hours nor apologized for it, so I'm assuming this happens regularly. read more

I was only here for a short amount of time, so it's hard to find a good salon in a new city. Ted was very good and quick, and offered tips for keeping my hair healthy and long. I just got a basic long hair cut and shampoo with blow dry. I would definitely come back if I'm in the area. Also, there's free parking near! read more