Smith & Davis Salon
Smith & Davis ranks here on the strength of its color reputation: it is where Chicago’s most particular blondes go, and where the work consistently earns national notice.
Named to Elle’s top 100 salons in America and recognized as Best in Chicago by multiple outlets, Smith & Davis has built its identity around a quiet form of perfectionism — particularly with blonde, which requires more technical honesty than most salons are willing to offer. The Wrightwood Avenue address is deliberately low-key for Lincoln Park; the work is not.
The culture of collaboration the salon describes is legible in practice: stylists here will tell you what your hair can actually hold rather than what you want to hear, which is its own form of luxury. Diversity of generation and gender is not a tagline — the clientele genuinely reflects it. A serious salon for a serious result.
- A blonde correction
- A precision blunt cut
- Balayage
