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CK Studio Salon

CK Studio Salon

Hair salon in Skokie, IL

Rated 4.9 out of 5 (288 on Google Maps) (opens in a new tab) Closed now

The salon opened in 2010 as a single chair and has grown into a team of stylists and an esthetician. Clients come from Evanston, Wilmette, Glenview, Winnetka, Highland Park, Lake Forest and some North Side neighborhoods. The studio sits right off the Edens Expressway and has a free off-street lot at the front door, with no meters or permits. The salon describes itself as a luxury hair studio and says clients travel from across Chicagoland for its color and extension work. Its Google rating, as shown on the site, is 4.9 from 285 reviews.

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About

The salon opened in 2010 as a single chair and has grown into a team of stylists and an esthetician. Clients come from Evanston, Wilmette, Glenview, Winnetka, Highland Park, Lake Forest and some North Side neighborhoods. The studio sits right off the Edens Expressway and has a free off-street lot at the front door, with no meters or permits. The salon describes itself as a luxury hair studio and says clients travel from across Chicagoland for its color and extension work. Its Google rating, as shown on the site, is 4.9 from 285 reviews.

The salon organizes its team so each stylist concentrates on one specialty rather than covering every service. Color is blended at the chair for each client rather than pulled from a standard formula, and inspiration photos serve as a reference point, not a template to copy. Each color visit opens with a consultation that looks at hair history, daily routine and goals, and the price is given before any color goes on. For chemical services, the salon states that hair health and structure come first, and if a goal will take several sessions to reach safely, the stylist says so at the start. All stylists work from shared technical protocols, so when a preferred specialist is booked, a client can be moved to another one. According to the salon, any color or style correction made within seven days at no charge if the outcome differs from what was agreed at consultation.

Booking is by appointment only, and walk-ins are not accepted, though a person may stop by for a consultation if a stylist is free. Appointments can be booked online through Mangomint at any hour or by calling (773) 455-3335. A free consultation, in person or virtual, is offered for all color and extension services, and extensions require an in-person consultation before booking. Cuts, blowouts and treatments can be booked without one. Hours are Tuesday to Friday 9am to 7pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Cancellations with less than 48 hours' notice may be charged 50 percent of the service cost, and no-shows or same-day cancellations are charged in full. Listed prices are starting points, and pricing follows the service tier rather than the stylist.

The salon's most-booked service is balayage, according to the salon, and its custom balayage runs about 3.5 to 4 hours with freeform painting, skin-tone matched color photography, bond-builder and a personalized aftercare plan. AirTouch uses air to separate finer hairs before color is applied. The salon says custom balayage typically lasts 12 to 16 weeks before a refresh. Clients are asked to come with hair washed 24 to 48 hours before color and to bring two or three inspiration photos plus one or two photos of looks they do not want. The salon also says its prices run 20 to 35 percent lower than comparable North Shore or Gold Coast salons.

Stylists specialize by area and mix custom color at the chair, starting each color service with a consultation on hair history, routine and goals before any color is applied. Hair density and strength are assessed in person before choosing an extension method, and hair strength is tested during the balayage consultation.

The salon describes its setting as comfortable and high-end.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Men's and women's haircuts, hairstyling and blowouts, with every cut including shampoo, conditioning and a blowout finish.

  • Hairstyling $55+
  • Men's Haircut $55
  • Women's Haircut $110

Toner refreshes, toner and glaze, root touch-ups, all-over color, partial and full highlights, partial balayage or foliage, and dimensional brunette.

  • Toner / Glaze $110
  • Root Touch-Up $125+
  • All Over Color $165+
  • Root Touch-Up + Toner $220+
  • Partial Highlights $265+
  • Partial Balayage / Foliage $285+
  • Full Highlights $320+
  • Dimensional Brunette $350+
  • Airtouch $450+
  • Balayage $450+
  • Foliage $450+
  • Custom Blonde Price at booking
  • Custom Color Price at booking
  • Glaze / Toner Refresh $110+
  • Single Process Color $165+
  • Custom Colors $250+

I-tip, K-tip and tape-in extensions, priced by consultation according to method and the number of packages needed.

  • I-Tip Extensions Price at booking
  • K-Tip Extensions Price at booking
  • Tape-In Extensions Price at booking

Custom balayage starting prices and color correction, which is priced after an in-person consultation.

  • Custom Balayage $450+
  • Color correction Price at booking

Kerastase Fusio Dose, scalp and treatment, Hair Botox, Brazilian Blowout, keratin treatment and Nanoplastia.

  • Kerastase Fusio Dose $45
  • Scalp & Treatment $55+
  • Hair Botox $185+
  • Brazilian Blowout $300+
  • Keratin Treatment $300+
  • Nanoplastia $350+
  • Toner refresh $110
  • Hair Extensions Price at booking

Photos

  • Dimensional blonde balayage with long waves on client
  • Long brunette hair with subtle highlights and K-tip extensions
  • Mauve rose custom color on long waves
  • Before and after brunette color transformation side by side
  • Chocolate brunette balayage with caramel dimension
  • Dimensional blonde balayage with long beachy waves
  • Caramel brunette balayage with bouncy waves
  • Caramel brunette balayage portrait with dimension
  • Chocolate brunette balayage reveal with caramel dimension
  • Chocolate brunette balayage side view
  • Silver blonde color correction with waves
  • Strawberry blonde voluminous custom color

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.ckstudiosalon.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Custom balayage with freeform painting and a personalized aftercare protocol
  • AirTouch that uses air to separate finer hairs before color
  • K-tip, I-tip and tape-in extensions, with certified installation according to the salon
  • Color correction for box dye, banding, brassy tones and regrowth banding, planned after an in-person assessment
  • Free complimentary adjustments within 7 days if a color result does not match the consultation
  • Nanoplastia, a formaldehyde-free smoothing protocol
Good for
  • first color appointment
  • new clients
  • major color transformations
  • fine hair seeking tape-in extensions
  • thick or coarse hair seeking K-tip extensions
  • dark hair and brunette color
  • bridal trials
  • Northwestern University event styling
  • special occasions
  • scalp and hair treatments
Treats
  • grey coverage
  • brassy tones
  • regrowth and banding
  • box dye damage
  • frizz
  • damaged hair repair
  • scalp health
  • resistant or curly textures
  • fine lines
  • unwanted hair
Techniques
  • balayage
  • custom balayage
  • foilyage
  • AirTouch
  • custom blonding
  • lived-in color
  • color correction
  • toner and glaze
  • dimensional brunette
  • color melt

Products & treatments

  • Schwarzkopf
  • Wella
  • Kerastase
  • Bellami

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