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Evan the Colorist
Evan the Colorist

Evan the Colorist

Studio in Chicago, IL

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Evan the Colorist is a personal hair color business in Chicago, set up inside Vandross Hair Design in Bucktown. Evan Sollars is the colorist, and the work is built around individual color rather than a fixed menu. Each appointment opens with a conversation about goals, tones and how much upkeep the client wants, and the color is finished with a gloss and blow-dry.

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Evan the Colorist is a personal hair color business in Chicago, set up inside Vandross Hair Design in Bucktown. Evan Sollars is the colorist, and the work is built around individual color rather than a fixed menu. Each appointment opens with a conversation about goals, tones and how much upkeep the client wants, and the color is finished with a gloss and blow-dry.

The hair painting technique is the signature. Color is painted directly onto the hair in sections, without foils or a set pattern, so highlights sit around the cut and the texture. Compared with traditional foil highlights, which look more uniform, this approach grows out more softly. The brightness is gentle, and reaching an all-over light blonde can take at least two sessions.

Prices are starting points. The final cost depends on hair length, density and goals, and is confirmed at consultation, where a more precise estimate is given. Every regular service includes consultation time. A standalone consultation is $25, non-refundable, and can be credited to a later service. A corrective consultation is $50 and includes a strand test, with photos of results and options emailed within 24 hours. A free 15-minute virtual consultation by FaceTime or Zoom is offered, especially for double processes, color corrections and large changes.

Visits are by appointment only, with no walk-ins. Online booking opens up to 75 days ahead, and clients can message to request times outside the posted hours. Hours are Sunday 10 to 6, Monday and Tuesday 11 to 7, Wednesday 10 to 3, and Saturday 10 to 6 on alternating weeks, with Thursday and Friday closed. Haircuts and a stand-alone blow-dry are not offered; outside stylists are recommended for cuts, and blow-dries are part of color services.

Corrective color and services scheduled longer than three hours need a 50% deposit by credit card. Deposits are non-refundable for cancellations or no-shows but can be applied to one session rebooked within a month. Clients are asked for 48 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule, and late cancellations may incur a $50 fee. A missed appointment may incur a fee of half the scheduled service, added to the next booking. Gratuities are not included and can be paid by card, cash or Business Venmo. A complimentary adjustment for the same service can be booked within a week of the original appointment; refunds are not issued for color services.

Color is chosen around each client's complexion, features and personal style, after listening to what they want. The color is hand-painted to be easy to live with, and a gloss is recommended every two to three months between full refreshes.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Extras that can be added to a color appointment, including brow tint, New Qoat, K18 treatments, creative color and no-bleach options.

  • Brow Tint $15
  • New Qoat $25
  • K18 Treatment with No-bleach Services $40
  • Creative Color $50
  • K18 Treatment with Highlights or Corrective Color Price at booking
  • No-bleach Services $40

Refresh services for existing clients between full color visits, such as glosses, base bumps, shadow refreshes, base break and gloss, and express single process for the parting, hairline and crown.

  • Add-On $60
  • Base Bump Add-On $60
  • Express Single Process $105
  • Base Bump $160
  • Base Bump (individual service) $160
  • Base Break & Gloss $185
  • Gloss $185
  • Shadow Refresh $185

Standalone consultations and corrective consultations, the latter including a strand test and written options.

  • Consultation $25
  • Corrective Consultation $50

Hourly corrective color for dramatic changes or fixing results from elsewhere, plus double process color, which lifts hair to a very light blonde and requires a consultation.

  • Corrective Color $150
  • Double Process $310–$450
  • Double Process Retouch $310
  • Double Process Virgin $450

Hand-painted highlights, including partial and full highlights, base break, and single process with highlights for retouches.

  • Base Break $60
  • Base Break (add-on to Full Highlight) $60
  • Partial Highlight $285
  • Full Highlight $345
  • Single Process + Highlights $385–$470
  • Single Process + Highlights (individual service) $385
  • Single Process + Highlights (A la carte) $470

One shade applied to the full head or to regrowth, for covering gray, refreshing color, or adding richness and shine.

  • Single Process $185

Photos

  • Social share image of Evan with wordmark overlay
  • Copper hair with light copper highlights on model
  • Golden blonde balayage with face-frame detail
  • Natural strawberry blonde color transformation
  • Blonde balayage on brown hair, side view
  • Red-copper hair with dimension, side view
  • Long blonde highlights being painted on hair, back view
  • Client's brown balayage with caramel highlights, woman in green tee
  • Close-up of blonde hair strands against a ribbed sweater
  • Hand painting lightener onto hair sections in progress
  • Long hair with hand-painted balayage highlights, back view
  • Client at shampoo bowl with color applied to hair

Meet the team

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

Highlights
  • Hair painting applied by hand, in sections, without foils or fixed patterns
  • Partial and Full Highlight options, with a Base Break add-on available
  • Gloss and blow-dry finish included in color services unless otherwise noted
  • Free 15-minute virtual consultation; corrective consultations include a strand test
  • Portfolio browsable by blonde, red, brunette and other color categories
  • New Qoat post-color treatment meant to help protect color from fading
Good for
  • blondes
  • redheads
  • natural brunettes
  • low-maintenance color
  • first-time highlight clients
  • corrective and dramatic color changes
  • double process clients
  • clients who want a gloss between full visits
Treats
  • covering gray
  • early white hair
  • faded color
  • highlight grow-out
  • dramatic color changes
  • fixing color from another salon
  • lightening to blonde
  • brow color
Techniques
  • hair painting
  • balayage-style hand-painted color
  • single process color
  • double process color
  • partial and full highlights
  • gloss
  • base break
  • base bump
  • shadow refresh
  • express single process

Products & treatments

  • K18 treatment
  • New Qoat post-color treatment

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