Royale of London

I have been going to Sean for three years or so, and have been so pleased. Hair has not been a big priority for me, and Sean always takes care to give me a haircut that is beautiful, low maintenance and works with my lifestyle. He does not push any products (as my old stylist did) but has made great suggestions when I’ve asked for product ideas. He’s also fun to talk to — I really look forward to my appointments!

I got my hair colored and cut by Larsa the first I’m I colored my hair we went from black to a dark red then the next time we went blonde and I must say I love it. I did not experience any burning on my sculpt from bleaching it. The color came out great and her hair cuts and trims are accurate make sure to call and book ahead of time she fills up quick.

Love this place! I get my hair done by Larsa and she’s great, but everyone there is really nice and looks like they do great work as well.

I was not happy with my haircut with Sean. I paid lots of $$$ for that haircut and am I still recovering from it.

I got my first haircut here with Larsa, yesterday! She was recommended to me by a friend and she is great! She listened to what I wanted and was able to provide useful suggestions on what would look best on me. I love my haircut! I will definitely be returning here again!

I’ve been coming to this salon for about 2 years now & I loveeee it! Larsa makes me feel fabulous!!! She listens to what you want & delivers beyond expectations! Ask for her, then thank me later!!! =) Very clean, spacious & friendly staff members all around!

I have been going to Jenny for 18 years she is by far the best! My hair always looks amazing ! Love love love Jenny

If you’re a blonde, you need Eli in your life. He did amazing things with my hair for two years until I moved to the west coast. He uses saran wrap instead of foils, which I was extremely nervous about on my first visit. It gets so much closer to the root than foils, which means you can go longer between highlights. Prices are reasonable for Chicago, and this is a no-​frills salon. I tend to go for those so I dont end up paying extra for things I dont really need– like a glass of wine when I’m getting my hair done– although they do have tea and water for customers. Highly recommend!

I was lucky enough to score an appointment with Jenny today. I came in a very anxious brassy blonde and left a VERY pretty summer blonde. I am extremely picky when it comes to who does my hair and have had a lot of trouble finding a new professional to color/​cut my hair after my previous stylist left her salon. I live downtown but happily traveled to Royale London after racking my brain attempting to think of the next high rated and reviewed salon to try. Then I remembered a friend once recommended me to her years ago so I thought at this point it was my best option. Wow! Was it ever. I wish I found Jenny sooner. Not only did her artistic talent and obvious color knowledge transform my hair into a gorgeous blonde, she is also extremely down to earth and she also seemed to really understand what results I wanted which to me shows that she is a great listener and communicator. I have already booked my next appointment!
Also, the entire staff was extremely hospitable, nice and accomodating!

I went and saw Jenny for the second time today, and both times have been absolutely wonderful. I like a stylist who is personable and real, and Jenny is certainly both. However, both times I have seen her I have felt like she was listening to what I wanted with my hair but also using her expertise to give me advice. I will agree with another reviewer that sometimes you don’t get a great scalp massage during the shampoo process. .. but that is really my ONLY very SLIGHT disappointment. I made sure to take some extra cards today so that I can pass them out to my friends because I think that they are going to see my haircut and ask who did it!
UPDATE: My roommate came home and immediately looked at me and proclaimed, «You got your hair cut. You look HOT! Where did you get that done?» Thanks Jenny!

Jenny is amazing! My full experience was extraordinary. This place is definitely a gem. I am so looking forward to my next appointment. She is a true artist and will make you look beyond your best!

This place is great!
I went there on a Thursday at 6 pm, I had my appointment scheduled for partial highlights and haircut.
I am not actually used to color my hair very much, but I wanted to take advantage of the promotion they have for new customers, which gives you FREE haircut if you do partial or full highlights.
I was a bit skeptical before going there, because I have been so many times disappointed with haircuts since I moved to Chicago.
But… I am happy to say that I was wrong! George (one of the owners) was awesome!
He did my highlights and gave me a haircut and I am VERY happy with the result!
I explained what I was looking for and when I looked at myself in the mirror I though that I got exactly what I asked, but in a much better version.
The highlights were very appropriate for my hair (I have very dark hair, and I have no wish to be blonde)… but I was very pleased with the haircut!
He kept my hair as long as he could (asked me to cut a little more to remove dead-​ends) and did a wonderful job with the layers!
Also, I appreciate that he was faster than most people I tried here, and plus a very nice man to talk to!
Pricewise, the place is I think fairly priced, as I paid 85 $ for partial highlights and the haircut was FREE because I was a new customer (otherwise, it’s 55 $).
They also gave me a card with which I can have a FREE haricut after 5 full-​priced haircuts.
I think I finally found the place for me here in Chicago!

I have been to Royal Of London three or four times now and I love this place! Eli is the best, I will never trust anyone else with my hair again! Eli really knows his shit! He cuts my hair wonderfully keeping it long but keeping my face frame in and having long layers that are easy for me to mange at home. His highlights always turn out perfect and I love that they use plastic wrap instead if foil bc it’s allows them to put more highlights in and to get closer to the root so I don’t have to come as often. Their prices are kickass too! Eli also cuts my sisters hair and she loves it! I really like that Eli or anyone else there doesn’t try to push a bunch of products on me either and are very knowledgable whenever I ask questions! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE!

Larsa is a goddess. So lovely to talk to, funny, and knew exactly what was best for my hair. Left me feeling beautiful, relaxed and even sold me products that helped my hair immensely! Going back to see her tomorrow for a foil, cut and blow-​dry, can’t wait!

So I just recently decided to check this place out an had my hair done by Johnny. I had a cut and a blowout. The cut was great and the blowout was web better. I’m not sure what he put in my hair but it was silky smooth for like two days until I washed it! Great job Johnny ill see you in a couple weeks

The staff at Royale of London are great! I’ve been going to Jenny for over 18yrs. Everyone is so friendly and down to earth. Jenny is awesome at cutting, highlighting and extreme hair color changes. Not sure what I would do without them.

This place is pretty awesome. I bought a Groupon Now back in November and was able to schedule an apointment right away. I had George as my stylist. He was super nice and friendly. I was trying to grow out my hair and asked for only a trim. He did just that! I very much liked my bangs too! Great service!

Jenny is a genius. I had gotten my last haircut at another salon and the girl there had done a poor job so my hair was in a bad state. Jenny fixed it right up, made it look great and gave me some pretty cute highlights. Jenny knows her craft, and she’s a delight to chat with to boot (this coming from someone who usually finds haircut small talk hopelessly awkward).
The salon gives you 25% off on your first visit and they also have a loyalty program which gets you something (a discount I think?) after a certain number of haircuts (like 5? sorry, too lazy to dig out the card for these details). Never seen that at a hair salon before; I like it! These people know how to treat their customers. A heads up – gratuity must be paid in cash.

I called for an appointment as a new client. The front desk did not bother to let me know that gratuity must be cash (so I had to make an extra trip back and forth just to tip my stylist). I might be a little old fashioned with service, but if I am spending over $ 100, and am a new client, please offer to hang my coat and not just point me to the coat rack.
The shampoo guy had a cigarette behind his ear, and told me I caught him right before his smoke break… and he was wearing sweats. He was nice, but no scalp massage here. Maybe he was being speedy so he could get to his smoke.
I got the free haircut with any color service special. My haircut really ended up being a trim. The stylist said he’d shape it next time, cause this time he just needed to cut the dead ends… did this have anything to do with the fact that the cut was free?

Have you ever had a completely inspiring, motivating conversation… with your hair stylist?
Because I just did.
Yeah, that just happened.
Not only did I grab a fantastic deal on the haircut ($ 35 on Groupon Now!), but I was treated to legit words of wisdom. Who knew this outing would prove to be so inspirational? George was absolutely fabulous! He put great layers back into my hair and my hair was beautifully straight all in less than an hour! Oh, and he used a blow dryer which usually takes much longer than an hour (since I have really thick hair). Ah, what a treat!
The salon is really spacious as there’s three floors to it. The bottom floor is where you get your hair washed and there’s about four stylist chairs each on the other two floors One thing I loved about the salon is that you never hear the conversation of the person next to you, so you don’t have to worry that the other customers are eavesdropping. Privacy is key!
Loved my hair, loved the conversation, loved George! I’m definitely stopping in next time I’m in need of inspiration! (…and to fix up raggedy layers!)
ETC…Tips in cash only!