Maxine Salon
Maxine ranks fourteenth because four decades in business and a staff of over fifty does not happen without real technical strength — the L’Oréal flagship designation is the city’s clearest endorsement of its color credentials.
Founded by Maxine Kroll in 1986, the salon moved to its current Rush Street townhouse in 1997 and has kept growing since. The L’Oréal Professionnel Flagship designation positions it at the working edge of color technology — not in a trend-chasing sense, but in terms of formulation knowledge and access to what the platform produces. The color menu — balayage, ombré, bleach treatments, correction work — is what the reputation rests on.
Fifty-plus staff means depth across departments rather than a thin bench. The pricing range — cuts from seventy to over a hundred, color from seventy to nearly two hundred — reflects a real spread of talent levels rather than a single flat rate. For the River North and Near North client who needs a reliable colorist rather than a discovery, Maxine has been that answer for a long time.
- A balayage
- An ombré
- A bleach and tone
