I had a really good experience at Maxine a few weeks back. I scheduled an appointment to get a single process and hair cut. I ended up getting a full head balyage, instead of a single process. I'm very happy with the color done by Stacie. I brought in a few pictures of the style of coloring that I wanted and she did it. It's not easy working with dark brown hair without making it look very fake and streaky blond! My hair was cut by Aaron. Again, I brought in a few pictures of what I wanted and he was able to take what I wanted and make it work the best way possible with my hair. If I ever desire a very short hair style, I'm going to trust him with the scissors! He didn't mind going back in and snipping wherever I thought it needed it to make it look the way I wanted. I felt no rush to get out of the chair and be hurried along because the cut was essentially completed. That, in my books, is a good indicator of going back for future cuts or styles :)

Posted on 08/17/2011 by E.K.

I got my hair cut today by Cliff, a level one stylist, and I'm really pleased. I have long hair and wanted the most minimum trim possible, just to get rid of split ends and make my hair healthier. A lot of stylists will ignore your pleas to not chop off a lot of hair, but Cliff just took off the very ends. He also trimmed up my existing layers and gave them more life. I'm really happy with the way it came out and with how he did exactly what I asked (and did it well). I've had one other experience at Maxine, which was also very positive. I went to Stacy last summer to get a one-process color. I'd gotten blond highlights and wanted to go back to all-over dark brown, and Stacy gave me a great rich brown that has lasted all this time; the blonde has never come back out.

Posted on 04/13/2011 by A.B.

Recently I went to Maxine to get a cut and color and could not be happier with the results. Stacie colored my hair the most beautiful chocolate brown and Brittany gave me one of the best cuts I've ever had. I have extremely thick, curly hair and she managed to give me a great style for when I decide to wear it straight as well. She was extremely informative and gives great guidance if you're not quite sure what you want. Brittany managed to keep most of my length while at the same time giving me the change I wanted. I highly recommend both Stacie and Brittany.

Posted on 02/19/2011 by Kathryn P.

Maxine is pretty much as good as it gets! I am now a total Maxine snob and refuse to go anywhere else...REFUSE. The irony of my Maxine snobbiness is that the people who work there are anything but! You'd figure that the location and quality of the work would make you feel like Julia Roberts when she walks into the bitchy dress store in Pretty Woman...but absoultely no. I think I laugh more with the people that work there than I do with some of the people I am friends with. Very cool people, from the stylists to the assistants to the people who work the front of the salon. I always see Stacie and she's been making my prematurely gray hair dissappear for the past two years. In some sort of amazing magic, she always manages to get my hair to look exactly how I want it to, no matter if its with highlights or whatever the hell else I am feeling that day. She's awesome, and I heart her. It's a very cool place, with cool people. They offer wine, which just makes an already great salon experience even better. Also, the prices are completely reasonable for the quality of the work. And they sell pretty much every Kerastase product with the added bonus of letting you try them all out if you choose to dry your own hair. Too fun. I would tell anyone looking for the best hair experience available in the 312 to call them, it's amazing how busy they are, yet they always work to get you an appointment that fits! Maxine....Yes, please.

Posted on 4/24/2010 by Jennifer D.

UPDATE: I had been to Maxine a few times and I was pretty happy with it. Rivkah is very nice and gives exceptional blowouts. Last summer, I decided to do something different and go a lot shorter. There was some miscommunication and I ended up with an unsatisfactory cut. I called Maxine and they had me come in the same day and have it tweaked, free of charge. I also mentioned in my previous review that I was unhappy with the color, and Tracey contacted me and asked me to come in and try again, as her guest. I booked an appointment with Stacie and am so happy I decided to go back to Maxine! She is very knowledgeable about color and was able to tell me that the light ash brown color I am always trying to get out of my dark brown is basically impossible, among other random color questions I had. We decided on honey blonde highlights. This was my first time going much lighter but I am so pleased with the results. She did the color herself, without help from an assistant, and was very careful in applying and checking in on how the color developed. My hair has more dimension and the highlights look so natural. I notice less that my hair even has highlights. It just looks... sunnier, which is perfect for summer. I got my hair blown out by Neepa, who I ended up having so much in common with. Another great blowout from Maxine. I also really appreciate that she told me exactly what products she was using on my hair. Very impressed by the management, who in the end corrected both my haircut and my color. I'm excited to try more color with Stacie. I'll be back for sure.

Posted on 6/21/2009 by Marisa A.

This place is great. My mother and both of my sisters have gone here for over two years. We all get our hair cut by Rivkah (http://www.maxinesalon...), who is fantastic - I've never had a better haircut, but it's my sisters and mom who really look dramatically different and feel great with their cool new looks. My mom gets her coloring done by Stacy, and she's been very happy with Stacy's work (plus she's "such a doll," as my mother says). The colorists and stylists at Maxine can do anything, but the vibe is very classically chic - I haven't seen many clients leaving with mohawks or garish colors.

Posted on 12/2/2008 by Robert D.

OVERALL: The entire staff is extremely friendly and professional. I always had a great experience. CUTS: When I moved to Chicago I was nervous to find a good stylist. My hair is very fine and thin and I wear it so short one false move means I can't exactly go to another salon to get it fixed. A trusted co-worker recommended Severn at Art + Science on Armitage. After just one fantastic haircut, he moved to Maxine salon and I followed. Severn worked magic on my hair for two years before I moved to Austin. He was very concerned with making sure the cut looked great with my face shape, body type, personality, and styling habits. I'm to the extreme of hands-off, but he managed to give me cuts that looked amazing even on the days I bludgeoned the snooze button and walked straight out the door. Usually, short hair means really frequent haircuts, but I can't afford to go back that often. Even on very short hair, he built in so much structure that I could go nearly two months without a cut and still get asked for the the name and number of my stylist. Seriously, he gave me a discount for how many new clients I sent his way. He is that rave-worthy. On top of his amazing hair talent, he is a joy to be around. I wished I was one of those old-school Barbie dolls whose arm you could crank up and down to make her hair grow, just because he is so much fun. He's great at remembering what's going on in your life, and we found a lot of ground for interesting conversations. He always made me comfortable, even though I don't feel like I belong in fancy salons. It's pricey, but who isn't crotchety on bad hair days? 800 great hair days in a row, consistent compliments, zero stress come haircut-time, and Severn's company was worth every penny. COLOR: I had color done once by Stacey. We had some serious miscommunication about what I was looking for and it was so far off that before Severn even finished cutting my hair, it was clear something needed to be done. Stacey is very sweet and fixed it no questions asked. I was ecstatic with the results and her recommendation for a shampoo to prolong the vivid color. The only trouble I've had is that on part of my hair, she put in highlight color, and walked off to shampoo someone else. I didn't realize it for a while, but those parts of my hair were so damaged that when I colored next, it disproportionately absorbed the dye and my hair was a complete disaster. I had to go unnecessarily dark to cover it up. I believe she is normally very talented, and this was a mistake that was part communication and part carelessness on an overbooked Saturday. I would go to her again for a single process color or if she was not as busy.

Posted on 7/13/2008 by cat m.