Toss The Hair Salon & Spa

Robert Lewis and his anointed hands are the truth! He was extremely professional and patient but most importantly, a perfectionist (which is a must). My cut and my color were perfect! He is the only stylist for me.

I had JR as a stylist! He’s great! I have natural 4c hair and he gently detangled and cut my hair. Then styled in flat twists. This is one of the few salons where natural hair girls can get a cut and style without heat.

The Toss Salon, his name is Ahz, he makes his own appointments. I walked in and Ahz made eye contact, introduced himself, and informed me that he’d be with me shortly. My appointment was scheduled for 11:00, Ahz began at 11:00. I requested a trim, wash, and style. Ahz was cordial but not too much, he didn’t gossip, another plus for me. My appointment was completed in approximately two and half hours. He was attentive to hid customers. The service is pricy but worth it, you get what you pay for. I love the fact that he didn’t use all that SPRITZ and chemicals that leave your hair feeling hard and brittle. My appointment was completed on Friday, today is Monday and it still looks good, I love my hair, it actually feels soft and it’s manageable! My commute with traffic is about two hours but it’ll be worth it. Thanks, Ahz!

Using my boyfriend’s Unilocal account to write this review
I went to this salon to get my natural hair styled by Brittany. The salon experience was less than extraordinary. I was put under the dryer and when the dryer was done Brittany was nowhere to be found. This does happen with the timing and the salon is two levels. But other stylists stood and chatted and walked past me not bothering to find out where Brittany was or if I needed some assistance. I finally asked a stylist if she knew where Brittany was and could she tell her that I was done. That stylist replied you can ask the front desk (one level down from where the dryers are located). I asked the stylist if she could go to the front desk to locate Brittany and she said no she had to attend to a client. Brittany did finally show up and my hair turned out nice but I have never experienced such horrid customer service. I know stylists all rent chairs and you work for yourself but you are also working under the same roof. A customer should not be told to get up and walk down a flight of stairs to locate her stylist. I will not be coming back.

I love this salon. I have been going to the same beautician for the last 15yrs and my hair has never looked better. This salon offers everything from pedicures to waxing to clothes, purses and jewelry. My stylist is named Annyce and she is the truth when it comes to hair. She knows the ins and outs of how to treat your hair and get it to a healthy state. She does everything from locs to extensions and I highly recommend the keratin treatment. If you need waxing of anything go to Sami, my eyebrows have never looked better and she is the nicest person you could ever meet. She also does pedis and manis. Everyone in the salon is extremely nice. The shampoo girls can make your head and scalp feel like heaven!!! I hope my stylist never leaves this place. Ladies try them out! For parking they do offer Valet for $ 9 or there is street parking via the Paybox or there is a lot on Michigan between 14^th and 13^th street, $ 7 for all day and just a short walk to the salon.

I’ve been searching all over for a salon since I moved to the Chicago-​land area over a year ago. Then one day I was meeting a friend at Zapatista only to find this rather large salon geared toward African American women and men. I decided to take a card and set up an appointment. I was introduced to Willie Malone by the receptionist after I told her I wanted an experienced stylist. Willie has taken EXCELLENT care of my hair. He examines the state of your hair at every apt., then decides what type of products are needed. He gave me the best relaxer for the texture of my hair, then proceeded to carefully cut my hair paying close attention to minor details and not get scissor happy. He has a great assistant that preps you for your style (Ms. Carie) at the bowl and one that blow dries. I must admit I have really fine hair and a sensitive scalp and I worried that a stylist wouldn’t take all of my special hair needs into consideration. But Willie continues to impress. Each apt I’ve come away feeling really good about my hair not wanting to change a thing. I’ve even considered making this a weekly event. If you are looking for a new stylist and want someone who truly cares for your hair. I would highly recommend trying Willie at Toss Hair Salon!
–Satisfied customer

Hello everyone, My name is Ahz and I’m a mastery barber and stylist with over 20 years of experience in this wonderful industry. I’m not here to leave a review or to rant on my work, but insinuate the importance of reading filtered reviews. Somehow, all mine and some reviews of the other stylist in the salon appear to stay filtered… Hmmmmm, Anyways Toss is a great salon, with positive energy, and a tremendous staff! Everyone is professional, and all the staff are knowledgeable, and thorough with all facets of what they specialize in. As with any establishment the magnitude of Toss, there’s always going to be some negative feedback. A couple small situations can be magnified to reflect negatively in the larger picture of things, but Toss is definitely pioneer and in a lot of ways the standard for success in the Chicagoland area. Hope to see you, so you can find out for yourself!

I was referred to Darya by a soror; I’ve been going all summer long and have had nothing but great experiences! Darya really gets my thick coif whipped into shape and her assistant always does an amazing job at the bowl.
I’m a total fan of Darya’s flexibility and availability. The earlier appts on a Saturday are PRICELESS! In and out and back to bed!
Try Darya out and I’m sure you’ll love her just as much as I do.
P. S. She’s an entreprenuer and has her on website (where you can schedule an appt) and hair car line. Check her out @

Cori did a fantastic job on my hair. I went in for a texturizer (touch-​up) and walked out with a ‘do that made heads turn. Absolutely worth the price. If I lived in Chicago (I’m just visiting), I would make this my regular salon.
Unlike at other African-​American salons…
— I didn’t have to wait around
— Cori understood the meaning of «tenderheaded»
— Cori did exactly what I wanted in terms of the texturizer (only part of my head gets the treatment, and it wasn’t left in too long, and I had no scalp irritation afterwards) and the styling (I wanted to explore natural styles and didn’t want a trim)
— The salon atmosphere was at a pleasant volume and not super-​gossipy
My one (small) critique: her assistant was unbelievably slow in basing my scalp before the texturizer. It took her half an hour to do something that should have taken 5 minutes.
Back to the positive comments: Cori did my hair in lots of little 2-​strand twists, put me under the dryer, and then tucked them up into a French twist. I think this is my favorite ‘do of all time!

Per my review below let me update all you lovely ladies. Willie Malone has arrived. Well I’m sure he has, but in particular I mean he’s now working at TOSS. My hairdresser dujour… still putting the stank on it in 2011.
Ladies— if you were confused on the first go around then let me be clear. I press my hair – I do not have a relaxer. I have been chemical free for 8 years. I get asked if I have a weave at least once a week. why? Because Willie helps me keep my «do» looking right.
Willie and Carrie the dynamic duo. Remember you heard it here first!
If you want «natural hair styling» this is NOT the recommendation for you. If you you wear your hair straight from time to time holla at me.
However, they do carry a great product called CURLS at the salon that Willie told me all about – I liked it better than Ms Jessies Curly Pudding.
Might I also add my favorite hairstylist was featured in Chicago Magazine in 2009. Book Early, Book Often and be on time. He’s a busy brother.

I live around the corner from this place and I finally decided to try it. I moved to Chicago in May 2010 and I had to find someone to do my relaxers… I was travelling all the way back to St. Louis and it was time to take a leap and find a local stylist. I walked in and made an appointment without a recommendation (scary!). I tried a wash and blow, thinking that nothing could possibly go wrong. I was right. I was paired up with Annyce and I am lucky to have found her. She is very professional and really values the health of the hair. She makes appropriate recommendations (sometimes I take them and sometimes I don’t) and she is very quick and thorough. I always leave with a smile on my face and fabulous hair. I currently go somewhere else to have my hair highlighted. I haven’t had the best luck with stylist that aren’t expert colorist due to the heavy red undertones in my hair. Therefore, I have to maintain two stylists which is frustrating. I will update this review when I finally take the plunge and let Annyce highlight my hair.
Just a note, this salon is a booth rental salon which means that all stylists aren’t equal. I would recommend taking the advice of someone who has experience with a particular person. While my stylist is very fast and only books one customer at a time, I’ve seen some people sit and wait for hours. That has never happened to me but other stylists at the salon aren’t as respectful of time. Also, when you call for a price quote, that isn’t necessarily the amount you will pay. I called and was quoted $ 60 for a wash and a blow but ended up paying less than that from my stylist. So make sure you talk to the actual stylist about pricing because it may differ from the posted pricing at the salon.
$ 50 for wash and blow, $ 85 for a relaxer and I have shoulder length, healthy hair.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this salon! Absolutely fabulous! Trust me! From being a native New Yorker and living in Chicago for 3 years now, I’ve searched everywhere (from the loop, to the west loop) in Chicago for a great hair salon! They do wash and sets: translation (wash and rollerset)! This is great for girls like myself who prefer sitting under the dryer than getting a blowdry (much healthier for hair too!). Please ask for William, he’s AMAZING! I will be a faithful customer for as long as I live in Chicago! Please tell him that Brooke sent you :)
P.S: The salon is huge and the atmosphere is great. The entire staff is fabulous :)

i really like this salon. after going to southside shops all my life this place is a breath of fresh air.
the few times i’ve been so far there was nobody selling cds, dvds, socks, pillows, loose cigarettes, or other stolen merchandise.
i love that darya offers a 5am appt on sat– thats the one i always go for. its early but by 7:30am i’m done and have the rest of my day left.
besides, i only go once a month (her spiral sets last that long) so its not that bad. i dont miss the boosters at all…

Live close by and walked by this place before so I decided to go there for an eyebrow wax. I walked in without an appointment and did not have to wait, which is a plus! It was expensive, but I figured that they would do a good job. Just because it is more expensive, doesn’t mean that it is better!
So the lady didn’t speak a word to me, just told me to lay down and started waxing. She didn’t wait for the wax to cool off and burnt me. It took her a while, longer than most places, but it was a shotty job!
First of all, it was not even shaped, she just took out the stray hairs. And not even all of the stray hairs at that! The reason why you go get your eyebrows wax is to shape them, get an arch, and to get them cut down. She didn’t even trim my eyebrows! She used the same strip MULTIPLE times (its fine if you use it twice… but I had to ask her to use a new strip). I had her tweeze for another 2 mins because she missed a lot. When I got home, I realized that my eyebrow was noticeably thinner on my right side than my left side. She took too much off the top of the brow on the right side!
So definitely not worth the money!!! My right eyebrow feels a bit naked… I will not impulse wax my brows ever again, will go back to my usual place with the thread and not to hot wax ever again, especially there!

Six hours for a shampoo, conditioner, set and style with Darya. Ludicrous.

This salon is off thee charts!!! The stylists there are awesome. I’ve seen nothing but great styles walk out of this shop. I take my daughter here on a consistent basis to get her hair done. Also I get the best manicures I’ve ever had by Ms Janene who is the best. Yeah this brotha gets mani’s…

This review is for the little boutique. I have walked past it for 2 years and finally decided to walk in. The windows show case the cutest outfits and dresses. The clothes are reasonably price and totally fashionable. The costume/​cocktail jewelry is unique and big, which I like. The only part that is uncomfortable is having to browse in front of people under the hair dryer and then the dressing room is a curtain that circles around you: definitely dose not feel too private. but if you have felt intimidated to walk in there, just go for it. it is really only about 1 of 4 boutiques in south loop. we need more!!!

When Phaedra left the salon in May I was lost w/​o a regular person to care for my hair. I decided to go natural soon after and was thrilled to find Cori. She is very personable, punctual and professional. While the majority of her clients are natural, she does work with all hair types. I received a wash, trim and style and was in and out in just under 1.5 hrs. That is pretty good for a salon on a Saturday morning.
Anyone that is natural or transitioning I would advise to see Cori because she can offer you a wealth of knowledge while caring for your hair at the same time.
** In terms of where Phaedra went — — I only know she went back to Brooklyn, NY. No clue what salon **

Okay, I have only been here for 1 thing… A eyebrow waxing. However, the lady who did it was awesome. She was very detailed and exacting. She gave me a great shape to the very shape-​less eyebrows I had at the time. She didn’t rush through the waxing and even said she was happy I had waited so long to get them waxed because it gave her «more to work with.»
On a negative note when I first walked in the door they mentioned that they only took cash but the lady who did my eyebrows said she would take a check… So I was a little confussed as to why there would be a diff. but nonetheless I paid the cash and was on my way. Definitely worth the $ 20.

Okay, let’s get this out of the way.
I am a straight man who likes a manicure and a pedicure every month or so. Yes, having my toenails painted metallic blue does hinge on «really freaking gay», but you’ll just need to wrap your little heads around the concept and move on.
Toss is a really nice «hair and beauty» joint in the South Loop. As I am bald as a baby, I cannot comment on their styling abilities. But I’ve been going to see Sami for quite a while and she absolutely knows how to take care of a man’s hands and feet.
The atmosphere is great … cool, smooth tunes, great aromas from scented oils and candles. They have a nice selection of boutique lotions, potions and soaps for sale, and up top near the pedicure stations there is an area for clothing, handbags and that sort.
Clean. Professional. Comfy. Quality. Reasonably priced. What’s not to like?
Men: if you’re not getting manicures and pedicures, get into the 21^st Century! Your woman (or man) will love you for it. Tell Sami I sent you!