Glow Tan Studio

Pretty clean place and good customer service but I wasn’t happy to find out that the room I was in the door was broken/didn’t latch or lock, hopefully they fix that soon.

This place sucks. I had a spray done here and it looked horrible. Not only that but the staff was very rude and the salon is so run down and dirty. When was the last time you swept and mopped the floors? Disgusting. Never again.

Worst spray tan of my life, calling for a full refund as soon as they are open

Very laid back salon, I was looking to tan a few times a week and they are very flexible with schedule and fairly priced. They weren’t jerks about having to use lotion and always had sanitized eyewear available to borrow.

To be fair, I do not tan often. I have probably gone tanning 8 times in the past 2 yrs, for two specific events. I’m also fair skinned. I tanned 3 times in a 2 week period BEFORE going to this salon, so i had a small base tan. After 7 minutes in their weakest bed (300), my skin felt tingly, so I got out. I developed a terrible rash that was extremely itchy. Rash required prescription cream to clear it up. That has never happened to me before, so I can’t help but think that the salon is to blame. i won’t go back.

I purchased the Unilocal deal and my first time tanning was great. The staff was very friendly and helpful and the beds worked well. However, my second attempt to tan here was very frustrating because their hours clearly state that they open at 9AM on Saturdays (listed on the door, website, their voicemail) and almost a half hour later no one was there to open the shop. I finally gave up and left. Part of the appeal to start tanning here was their accommodating hours — guess not.

Used a Unilocal Deal. Nice tanning spot. Open late. Has a small parking lot

It’s a tanning salon. Nothing great nothing bad. Decent deal for the neighborhood.

I was drawn by the Unilocal!deals. The place is clean with decent, clean equipment. The clerk was nice and helpful and did not try to sell me products or pressure me to sign up for a plan. Had this occurred, I would have given the place one star. The big bonus is that there’s free parking, which is not an amenity in most Chicago neighborhoods or this neighborhood.

I’ve been coming here for years. I don’t tan much– maybe 1x per week in the summer so I can actually look like I go to the beach. This place is super clean, reasonable, and they staff is always pleasant. They don’t try to upsell me on anything which I super appreciate and their the bulbs in their beds are always perfect.
Never tried their airbrush tanning so I can’t comment on that, but their tanning beds rock!

Sam rocks!

As for the spray tan goes… awful! Snooki would look natural next to me… yikes. I had to give 2 stars though because the staff was incredibly kind and it was inexpensive (used the Unilocal deal.)

Awesome air brush technician, went before going to a wedding in Miami and was completely satisfied with the results!

This place was my first venture into airbrush tanning. The first time I went, the girl Dorothy was amazing. She really does a fabulous job. She seemed more precise because she said she hopes I like my very first Airbrush tan. Spot on kick butt look.
So much so, that I purchased a series of three for 99 bucks.
At any rate, the second time, not so much with my satisfaction. I was disappointed with Dorothy who apparently everyone knows «she’s always late». I waited 15 minutes for her… unexcusable in my book if she is «always late». Plus she was a bit rushed with doing the job. Nice as can be but, when you are dealing with customers especially in this economy, gotta put best foot forward (not to mention I am no high maintenance gal either, Im pretty chill but the impression stayed with me).
Final and last tan from the purchase I had it done with a different girl who was super sweet and professional. Got the job done but with a few blips on side of my arms. Not thrilled but it did the job. Dorothy by far good at her work.
Consequently, the three stars. Sadly will look elsewhere to search around.
Nice crew but professionalism is key as well as respecting clients’ time so that it is reciprocated.

Not my fav.
Lasted a day or 2 but became very streaky. I have had airbrush tans before and never had streaking like this. Patches of white skin. 2 very obvious white lines from my arm pits, under the entire length of my arm, to my wrist.
Wouldn’t go back. Even with a deal.
The girl doing it was nice but not enough to go back.

So just moving to Chicago this is the first place I tried and I dont plan on changing
I like the beds and they do change the bulbs, however you cannot tan in a 24 hr window so you need to keep track on your own or else they wont let you tan. Good pricing and nice employees. Would recommend!

I really don’t care that tanning is bad. You know what’s worse? Me verbally assaulting the innocent due to lack of sun exposure in this godforsaken overcast city. I mean, the pros outweigh the cons tenfold.
So anyways, this place is pretty good. It is pretty cheap, and I give them props for their cleanliness. Their beds are nice quality, and they seem to keep up with changing the bulbs. Yeah the employees are in their own world, but I just want my ass tanned, not kissed. They don’t try to sell you on lotion here, and it is always a nice and relaxing experience.
I do wish they had more lotion options, but whatever. That’s what amazon is for, right?

I am a pale porcelain princess and am one shade darker than albino. I’m so fair skinned that I’m practically transparent. My whole life I have been jealous of people with tan lines that I could never achieve (and I’m looking at YOU, Coppertone Baby!) Even when I’m «tan», I’m still pretty light. Since I’m not really into fake bake anymore, I decided to give airbrush tanning a try.
I purchased a You Swoop for an airbrush tan at another salon that had gone out of business and Glow Tan Studio graciously took over that salon’s clients. Even though it was not very convenient to get there, I went to get my spring glow at Glow.
The reservation process is difficult. Apparently the airbrush tan lady only works sometime and if you want a Saturday appointment you’ll have to «call back» to see if she can come in that day. Except when I called back I was told «yeah, she can probably come in» and that I should call back another day to make sure. In fact, every time I called to check on something I was told to call back.
Also, because my You Swoop was expiring before I was able to get an appointment (and I called three weeks before the expiration date) I was told to mail my Swoop in. Each time I called to see if they received it I was told that they «probably have it somewhere.» Even when I was there, the girl behind the counter (who was painting with water colors??) couldn’t find it and said «I’m sure we have it… I trust you.» Oh, hello lack of organization! Perhaps you should put down the paint brush and make a file or something.
To top it all off, the airbrush tan lady was 15 minutes late. As I was told by the paintbrush girl «I hope you’re not on a schedule or anything.» Well, as a matter of fact I was on a schedule, but this appointment was such a pain in the pooper to schedule that I didn’t want to bother with rescheduling.
To be fair, the staff was really nice and my airbrush tan looks great. I have tan lines that would make Snooki envious! But the disorganization and absence customer service left a bad taste in my mouth.

Love this place! My husband and I tan here periodically (but not too much!)
The staff is personable and efficient and remember which rooms we like best. Never a wait. Easy parking and close to stuff for running other errands. For us, it’s usually tan and then a stop at Letizia’s for a bite. Works great!

I am an airbrush tanning afficianado. I have had multiple airbrushed tans at over 6 different salons in Chicago. (hey to me, that’s pretty impressive). So when I saw the youswoop for airbrushed tans here, I decided that at $ 15 each and a good Unilocal review, I could not refuse.
I went in after work last Friday to get my tan airbrushed before a holiday party. The parking was super convenient and right out front. The worker at the front desk was friendly as well as my airbrush technician. The place was clean and nice looking and the regular prices seemed reasonable (3 airbrushes for $ 99).
My spray tan was pretty typical but I did notice that they had purchased a big black screen with built in fans specifically meant for airbrushing. This isn’t a big deal but it looked a lot more professional than a brown stained shower stall or a wall with a towel hanging, ahem ahem.
The tan lasted about 3 – 4 days which is typical for me and it was evenly distributed except for one spot on my stomach. I wasn’t really concerned about this though because it’s December. My second appointment is next week so we’ll see how that one goes.