Snippet’s Mini Cuts

We came here to get my sons first haircut, what an exciting moment! We saw zena, and she was great! Super sweet with him and did a great job! They have a tv playing cartoons in front of them and have other toys to keep them entertained, it was a great experience.
The only down fall is that they don’t have a 1^st haircut certificate. They put the hair inside an envelope for you. I was hoping for a picture, a certificate, and a balloon. Oh well.
I understand why people aren’t happy about paying $ 20 for 6mins, but what do you expect? Kids cuts need to be quick before they realize what’s going on.

$ 20 (plus tip) for boy‘s haircut, no wash, no blow dry. It took less than 10 minutes. Never again.

I’m only giving this place one star for location convenience. The gal that cut my kids hair was so rude and rough and acted like she had been cutting hair all day but we were her first clients! I’m mad at myself for even tipping her but Im a sucker I guess and thought about how terrible it was on my way home. Never going back if I can help it. Overpriced for rude awful service.

Just got my 22 month old sons haircut there today. The lady who cut his hair did a great job. I was taking him to a salon in downtown Park Ridge and he would cry the whole time. This time the lady was so calm, so nice, and fast. Thank you thank you for a great haircut!!!

I’m giving this place 2 stars:
1 star for it being an easy drive for us and it’s inside the mall with a playground so my son can run around after getting his haircut. 1 star for the cleanliness.
Other than these two things, there’s nothing else going on for this place. The front desk person just stared at us when we walked in. I mean, I don’t think customer service exists in this woman’s vocabulary! It was the same experience on our first visit in June. But then again, I don’t think customer service exists in Chicago/​IL for that matter! I will take my son to Kid Snips in Deerfield next time. Maybe we’ll have a better experience there.

Very friendly staff very patient and attentive. This place has a delightful atmosphere. It’s also very well maintained and kept clean.

Wow best place in Northbrook for kids, never disappointed and always on point. Rosa has been cutting my kids hair since they were 1 years old. Now my 2 boys are 7 and 5 years old. My kids always look forward to getting a haircut from Rosa; She’s is Fun Fast and Fantastic!!!

Being 9 months pregnant, I wanted to get my son a little trim so he would look nice for hospital pictures. We were already in the mall and thought why not try this place.
BIG mistake.
The stylist was perfectly pleasant and nice and asked what I wanted and said just a trim. We left with my son’s hair wet and it looked fine. Not great and shorter than I wanted but fine. By the time we got home it has dried and there was a chunk of hair missing from the front! After it dried, it ended up being a terrible haircut.
So we called the manager saying that we would like our money back and sent her the pic of his hair after it dried. She had the audacity to say that the chunk of hair missing did not happen in the store. Basically calling me a liar. She offered to have us come in and they would fix it for free. Sorry, but in order to fix it, it would be way too short. Not the look I want. We said no, we would just like our money back and she refused. We have spent the last week trying to deal with her and she says she has looked at the video tape and since we didn’t say anything before we left then we were satisfied. It didn’t matter to her that we left with wet hair and didn’t see how horrible the haircut was until it dried.
Needless to say, we will never return there and will discourage any of our friends from going there, too. Not going back to a place with incompetent (although very nice) stylists and a manager who could use a refresher on customer service. I realize it is just a haircut and it will grow back, but after the whole experience I feel like this review is necessary.

Words cannot describe. I’m an idiot for walking in here. But you know what. I walked in asking for directions to an adult haircut place. They insisted they do adult hair. I showed them a picture of what my hair looked like two weeks ago and that I just needed a trim to bring it back to that look. THEY BUTCHERED MY HAIR AND CHOPPED ALL OF IT OFF DAMMIT. IM SO TICKED OFF. uuuuuuuuuugh why did they tell me they do adult hair cuts. Why did I listen. I mean it’s one thing to miss the mark by a little bit, but they were completely off. I asked the lady to use scissors all around, the sides were blended so choppily I said please use a clipper for the love of God. Then she used the dam clipper on the top of my head on the back!!! What the freakin hell. Idiots. Never should have insisted they can do an adult cut.

Our daughter was getting a trifle shaggy, and was tired of having her hair in her eyes… so she decided she needed a haircut. We took her over to Snippet’s to see Zoya for her cut.
Zoya was fantastic with our daughter… super patient and worked very efficently to do a good job within the bounds of how long you can get a 2.5 year old to sit still. Her haircut came out great, and her cooperation was rewarded with stickers and a lollipop (both were a hit).
They have TVs playing movies to distract the kids, and our daughter got to pick her chair… she keeps picking the police car (not sure if this should concern me just yet…)
All these positives sound like this should be a 5-​star review… but the pricing is keeping me at 4. The basic haircut price is $ 20, which seems a tad steep. And they also have a plethora of overpriced hair product and hairbands, bows, etc to sell you. Zoya was good with not trying to sell us everything that wasn’t nailed down. But, the first time we came for our daughter’s first cut… the stylist that we saw was in full-​blown sales mode.
All that being said — we’ll be back next time our kiddo needs another haircut.

It was holiday haircut time for the boys today! We are loyal to Zoya, because she also cut their sisters’ hair, so it’s hard for us not to keep coming back. She has been cutting the boys’ hair since they were in kindergarten, so she really knows what to do with their kooky hair.
In truth, I have to say I feel like they might be a bit old to come here, so I hope they are not reading this review. Being in 3^rd grade, it’s tough to decide if we should pony up for grown up haircuts at a salon, or continue to come here. I figure for the wintertime they will spend most of the season in hats with static hair, so it doesn’t really matter much. But, there’s a chance we might go a bit more grown up for the summer season and try something different. We were satisfied with our cuts today, but the last time our boys insisted on something different (super short) and we weren’t prepared for that. We made sure to let Zoya know.
Take Note: As my son was getting his haircut there was a completely obnoxious toddler who screamed with fear while he got his already short hair cut. Did the mom take him out and stop the cut? Nope! Just let him scream… hence the reason I might not be able to handle this place much past 3^rd grade.
Sorry Zoya if you’re reading this. We still love you and it’s not personal.

We’ve been bringing our kids here for over 4 years and we’ve always had a positive experience. They are attentive to the kids, provide recommendations for hairstyles, offer complimentary hair washes at the end, flexible with scheduling, and courteous staff. We’ve tried other kid haircut places and they just don’t compare against any of these points. The only reason for the 4 vs. 5 stars is the price of the haircut. I suggest a pricing model that’s more appropriate to the time/​complexity of the cut, but it is on par with their competitors.

Awful experience, the stylist Zina was not friendly and rude. My 3 year old daughter was so excited and happy to get her 1^st haircut. This lady ruined it for us. She should not be cutting children’s hair with such a rotten attitude! Oh and the TVs weren’t working, the movie on the screens were skipping. Sooo disappointing!

This place is okayyyy… Child’s basic hair cut is $ 20. The stylist tried to sell us everything she used except the scissors. The haircut is a little uneven but nothing dramatic. Wouldn’t come back, there’s other places that are less expensive and do a better job. NOTE: this review is for Snippets haircut in the mall.

I usually take my two year old son to the Snippets on Clybourn Avenue in Chicago but we were out in the burbs and I figured it would be easy enough to take him to this location for a simple trim. I was very clear about what I wanted and it started off fine. Then the stylist (Irina was her name) asked if she could «trim and clean up» his sideburns which I agreed to because they were getting a little long. Well before I knew it she had the razor over his sideburns and removed them completely. Someone else on here made a reference to looking like Jim Carrey from Dumb and Dumber and that was my thought about my son too. I have to remind myself that it’s JUST HAIR and will grow back in a few weeks, but I’m completely disappointed. I could have saved myself the $ 20 and trimmed his hair at home and it would have looked better than his sideburn-​less, uneven bowl cut. Boo…

Don’t go here. They gave my 3 year old son the worst haircut he’s ever gotten. They spent about 2 seconds cutting his hair and its completely uneven. We have to go somewhere else and redo it. They were also rude and acted like they were doing us a favor.

Since our son was in a wedding, we figured that maybe we should attempt his first salon haircut. Our son is 3 years old and he was perfectly well behaved but the way that she cut his bangs, it was so disappointing. She just did a straight cut which you can’t do with his thick unruly hair. I mean, the experience was fun for him as he got to sit in a cool red fire engine (the train was already taken) and he got a sticker at the end of it (no lollipop for us — our dentist said so) so he had fun but we were still dismayed at the poor haircut.
Definitely overpriced and I had to fix his hair. I’ll stick to my home haircuts for him since he has the same hair texture as my husband and he gets his hair cut for free at home, too.

WORST HAIRCUT EVER!!! I am so disappointed and upset with this place. Yeah, it’s a cute place but definitely not a place to bring your kid for their first haircut or any haircuts at all. I brought my baby boy here for his first haircut and the lady did a horrible job. She basically gave him a bowl haircut. Really lady? All I said was a baby trim and maybe some off the top. She trimmed bangs straight across making it look tremendously ugly. Now I have to wait for his hair to grow back. Bad thing is, he is supposed to have his professional photo shoot in two days.

The first time we went with our son he was 17 months old. The cut was decent, the lady was nice, and she did her job quickly. Even with sitting in a train with a TV in front of him, our boy started crying towards the end of the haircut (which was expected for his first time). I would have given her 3.5 stars.
Bang trims are free between cuts. We walked in and they were able to take us immediately. This time we had an older lady who doesn’t even seem to like kids. She wet his hair a bit and just cut it straight across his forehead! Now he looks like Jim Carrey from Dumb and Dumber! I could have done that at home! (Not that I would give him such a stupid haircut!)
She kept trying to convince us that he needs an actual haircut instead of just a bang trim. Excuse us for liking his hair long but didn’t want his bangs in his eyes! She probably wanted us to pay for an actual cut instead of getting the free bang trim. Now we HAVE to get him a real haircut because of her, and we are definitely not getting it at Snippet’s!

We went here for my son’s first haircut. They have a first haircut package for around $ 25 but we just did a normal haircut ($ 18) and they still put a lock of hair in an envelope for us to keep. I made an appointment but we got there 15 minutes early and they took us in right away. Cindy cut my son’s hair. The whole haircut took 5 minutes which was great because I’m not sure he could have sat for much longer. So the cut isn’t perfectly perfect but it’s so much better than I could have done and honestly when you’re dealing with a squirmy 18 month old you can’t expect perfection. She did a great job, very speedy and very patient with him. He sat in a little train and loved that. Perfect place to go for a first haircut.