Leslie Shores

Leslie Shores, Colorist, Maxine Salon ChicagoLeslie Shores graduated from Maxine’s two-year color training program and has worked in salons in some capacity for about 10 years and has already become one of the best colorists in Chicago. Through her experience Leslie has developed core beliefs about the proper choice of hair color. “Color is like makeup for your hair,” she says. “Your color should make the lines in your face softer, not increase them. A color that’s too dark can make you lose your glow; too light and skin and eyes appear washed out.” Leslie excels at balayage and uses it to create her Ombré hair color. Besides training at Maxine, Leslie has studied at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica, CA, the L'Oréal Academy in Rome, Italy, and has trained with celebrity colorist Nancy Braun for Balayage (Baliage) at the L'Oréal Academy in New York City. She organized, styled and colored the hair for “Les Rues” a French-themed hair and fashion show that raised money for About Face Youth Theatre. Leslie is also our in-house Fashion Stylist. Her favorite activities outside the salon include creating hair accessories and jewelry, cooking and collecting recipes, reading fashion magazines and fashion blogs, and vintage shopping.

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Maxine Salon Photo Shoot

Maxine Salon Creative Director, Amy Abramite, and team brilliantly orchestrate our Fall 2011 collection. See how we mimic the season's outrageously interesting and richly textured fabrics into our approach to hair and the process of producing it.

 

BALAYAGE VIDEO

 

We're very excited to show you the first in a series of videos we'll be creating about some of the fabulous services, trends, and talented people here at Maxine Salon! We can talk all day about the incredible results of balayage, but showing you would just be so much easier. The ever-talented Leslie Shores creates a gorgeous, natural-looking, oh-so-perfect-for-fall look in the video, adding sweeping, caramel highlights to this lovely brunette: Enjoy!

 

5.0 Stars

Lisette does some serious magic with her shears.

First time visit to Maxine: May 2010. Since then, I haven't stopped coming and Lisette L. is fully responsible for brining me to Maxine!!! I had been visiting Lisette for couple of years at her previous salon, and when she left her previous salon I was completely at a loss!! I couldn't bring myself to getting a haircut and just continued to wait, just in case we were able to reconnect. Thanks to the power of the Internet, Lisette found me!! Before going on a trip with super long hair, she emailed me and I immediately scheduled my first visit to the new salon. Lisette does some serious magic with her shears. More recently, I asked for something different and my husband and I both loved the new look. For those occasions when I really want something different - Leslie S. is also a great colorist!! The salon itself is beautiful and in a great location to shop and eat too! It's next door to Silver Spoon (amazing Thai food) and there are always great deals over at Nordstrom Rack. :)

Yelp Posted on 04/02/2011 by Margaret P.

5.0 Stars

My hair has never looked better!

I've been going to Maxine for about a year now, and my hair has never looked better! Before, my highlights always seemed to look skunk-like, or too blonde. Then I met Leslie, and my color has never been better. I constantly get compliments on it. She knows how to make it look fresh and beautiful. Evan does my cuts, and he's a dream. He knows how to cut long hair in a stylish way without chopping it like so many other stylists do. Add to the fact that the receptionists are totally sweet, and Maxine is the best! Super happy.

Yelp Posted on 01/23/2011 by Jeannie C.

4.0 Stars

After yelp-ing different salons, I settled on Maxine's

I was in Chicago on business and after yelp-ing different salons, I settled on Maxine's. Let me tell you that my gamble paid off in spades! I first saw Leslie for my colour and she was fantastic...she knew exactly what she was doing and was super sweet. I then saw Josie for my haircut. Prior to my colour I had discussed with her different styles I was thinking about and,most importanly, the desire to fix the terrible haircut I was given at a salon in my home city. She came back with some pics and was bag-on to my wavelength. All in all, my Maxine experience was a great one...I definitely recomment it to anyone looking for a quality style and a quality salon. Oh, and don't forget to mention Yelp, the 25% discount was the cherry on the sunday :)

Yelp Posted on 5/9/2010 by Wendy H.