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a.salon Pilsen

Hair salon in Chicago, IL · 2 locations

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Chicago colorist Amy Daniel-Moser and her husband, Rudy Moser, launched a.salon in 2018 as one studio. It now operates two locations, in Pilsen and Lincoln Park. The founders designed the business around beauty that is simpler, more sustainable and more inclusive.

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About

Chicago colorist Amy Daniel-Moser and her husband, Rudy Moser, launched a.salon in 2018 as one studio. It now operates two locations, in Pilsen and Lincoln Park. The founders designed the business around beauty that is simpler, more sustainable and more inclusive.

The salon describes itself as environmentally conscious, cruelty-free and vegan-friendly. It partners with Green Circle Salons to recycle and repurpose salon waste, and says it diverts up to 95% of its waste, including hair, foils and color byproducts, from landfills. Its primary product line is Maria Nila, which it describes as vegan-formulated and sustainability-focused, and it also carries Milbon and Aware Hair products.

Services fall into three groups: color, cuts and trims, and extensions. Pricing is gender neutral and set by the experience level of the stylist or colorist, so the same service can be priced differently depending on who does it. Most prices are listed as starting points and may change. Double process color, foilyage, corrective color and creative color require a consultation before booking, and consultations are complimentary. Extension pricing is set during a complimentary consultation.

The salon says it was recognized as a Salon Today 200 Honoree for 2022 through 2026, that the Chicago Reader named it Best of Chicago for best hair salon in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and that Modern Salon recognized it for Excellence in Sustainability in 2023.

Built on the idea that beauty should be simple, sustainable and inclusive, with a focus on environmentally conscious and cruelty-free practices.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Covers bang and neck trims, kids haircuts, blowouts, clipper cuts, scissor cuts with blowdry, updos and curly cuts, with pricing that varies by service.

  • Bang trim/neck trim $20
  • Kids haircut (2-12yrs) $50+
  • Blowout $55+
  • Clipper cut $60+
  • Scissor cut w/ blowdry $75+
  • Updo $100+
  • Curly cuts $110+

Includes toner, root touch-ups, all over color, highlights, balayage, dual process color and foilyage, with several options that require a consultation first.

  • Toner $50+
  • Part line root touch up $60+
  • Root touch up $70+
  • All over color $90+
  • Spot highlight $110+
  • Spot dual $130+
  • Express balayage $140+
  • Partial highlight $140+
  • Double process $160+
  • Full highlight $160+
  • Partial balayage $160+
  • Partial dual $170+
  • Full balayage $180+
  • Full dual $195+
  • Foilyage $260+
  • Corrective color Price at booking
  • Creative color Price at booking
  • Toner (does not include blowdry) $50–$60
  • Part line root touch up (hairline and part) $60–$75
  • Spot dual (base color and a few highlights) $130–$180
  • Express balayage (face framing) $140–$180
  • Double process (requires consultation) $160+
  • Partial dual (base color and partial highlight) $170–$220
  • Full dual (base color and full highlight) $195–$260
  • Foilyage (requires consultation) $260+

Offers Hot Heads and Bellami extension application, with pricing set during a complimentary consultation.

  • Hot Heads and Bellami extension application Price at booking
  • Bang trim/neck trim (free for existing clients) $20
  • Curly cuts (must come in blown dry & styled) $110–$125

Photos

  • Salon floor with styling stations, round lit mirrors and brick wall
  • Two smiling staff members posing together in a modern living room

Meet the team

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Highlights
  • Maria Nila is the primary line for color, styling and retail, alongside Milbon and Aware Hair
  • Partners with Green Circle Salons, with the salon reporting that it diverts up to 95% of its waste from landfills
  • Gender-neutral pricing that reflects the experience level of the stylist or colorist
  • Staff are Rezo Certified in curly and textured cuts
  • Bang and neck trims are free for existing clients
  • Hot Heads and Bellami extension application, with a complimentary consultation to set the price
Good for
  • Color clients planning highlights, balayage or dimensional color
  • Curly and textured hair
  • Clients who want eco-conscious, cruelty-free products
  • Extension clients
  • Existing clients needing a quick bang or neck trim
  • Families booking kids haircuts for ages 2 to 12
Treats
  • Root touch-ups
  • Dimensional highlights
  • Balayage
  • Toning
  • Full color changes
  • Curly and textured haircuts
  • Extensions
  • Blowouts and updos
Techniques
  • Toner
  • Root touch-up
  • All over color
  • Spot and full highlights
  • Balayage and express balayage
  • Foilyage
  • Dual process color
  • Dual color
  • Clipper cutting
  • Scissor cutting with blowdry

Products & treatments

  • Maria Nila
  • Milbon
  • Aware Hair

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