Chicago Hair Salon in Boulder

Chicago Hair Salon is locally owned and operated in North Boulder, specializing in fantastic style, quality hair care services and putting customer’s needs first. Let our team of expert stylists and colorists create a new look for you or simply maintain the one you have.

You can be confident that the approach and training program at Chicago Hair salon will leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed. These professional hair artists will take the time to consult with you about your hair cut and hair color.

Chicago Hair Salon in Boulder is dedicated to bringing you the latest trends in fashion and beauty from around the world. As the only exclusive Bumble and bumble Hair Salon in Boulder, we offer many different services including hair cuts, highlights, styling, wedding hair, up-dos, facial waxing and more. Come by Chicago Hair salon today!

"Best haircut and hair color in Boulder" - read this and other reviews from the online world on our

New Hair Blog - "Finding Value in Products and Services "-

Chicago Hair Salon gives back to the community

Chicago Hair Salon in Boulder

A Little About Us

We are a locally owned and operated, successful salon in north Boulder. Chicago Hair Salon in Boulder is dedicated to bringing you the latest trends in fashion and beauty from around the world. It is our commitment to provide creative talent as well as continuous education with services and products to exceed your expectations. Service and quality are the foundation on which Chicago Hair Salon is built. Come in for a free consultation. We'd love to give you some highlights, cover your gray hair, wax your eyebrows, or just give you great haircut!

You and Your Hair

We are the only exclusive Bumble and bumble Hair Salon in Boulder.
We use Framesi Italian Hair Color, the most gentle and moisturizing hair color we've ever worked with.
You can receive the latest styles in haircuts, hair color, hair highlights, up-dos and facial waxing.
We are very focused on finding a style that you can maintain and recreate for yourself at home

Hair Blog

2008 Fundraiser for Social Services

On April 26th we had a cut-a-thon to raise money to buy clothes for children in Boulder County Social Services. We thought of this idea when one of clients who works for Social Services told us she just placed two children who came to her with just the clothes on their backs. I guess I never really thought about how dire some situations are for children in our own community.
Since talking to Brandy Queen that day I’ve had the opportunity to learn a lot more about the services provided by Social Services. Another Chicago Hair client has just completed training in C.A.S.A. She will be a child advocate in court and legal settings. Ilene, has also been mentoring two young girls who are being raised by their Grandmother. Once a week she spends time with these girls and gives Grandma a well deserved break. We provide Gift Cards to Social Services and I was fortunate to cut the Grandmas hair. It was a honor to meet and talk to Connie. She is a long time Lafayette resident. I also live in Lafayette and she was able to teach me some of the history of the town I’ve raised my children in.
Thomi Quakenbush (volunteer coordinator for Social Services) and I started planning this benefit in January. Thomi was a hairstylist for many years so we immediately hit off. Her enthusiasm and energy greatly increased the success of our benefit. Thomi worked the event with us. She helped sweep hair and do towels on her day off. We had a young lady in the salon who was placed in Social Services when she was four and now is a beautiful, successful 31 year old women. I’ve heard stories of Social Services employees in other communities who are jaded and too busy to do what is best for the children. In Boulder County these people care so much for these children. I hope we can all find some way to make these children know we care because after all they our children. The 1st annual benefit was a resounding success. In 6 hours 6 hairstylists raised $1200. Our hairstylists all donated a day of work. I’m one lucky salon owner to have such a caring staff. I can’t wait till next year. Anyone out there want to join us?

Finding Value in Services and Products

-by Liz Pruess, Salon Owner

The first quarter of 2009, I found my family having to invest in a few big purchases.
Only a week after picking up our 1996 GM Blazer from the shop for some maintenance, we were driving home when the S.U.V started making some very loud and, no doubt, expensive noises. We decided not to spend more money on an aging car and decided to look at new cars. Our needs are different then they were in 1996 and we were able to look at more compact cars. After doing some internet research, we decided to take a look at a Toyota Yaris. The next day my family went to look at cars at Boulder Toyota. We made a quick decision and bought a 2009 Yaris. They were happy to have our business and we were excited to have a more fuel efficient new car. The service was great and the incentives were nice. The Yaris is small yet it has five seats. My husband is 6’1 and it has head room for him. It is really well designed and the best part is it gets 35 miles per gallon of gas. As I drive it, I feel the people who engineered it truly thought of the end result ( making the customer happy.) What a bonus for having to replace your old S.U.V!
The next purchase we made for our oldest daughter who is starting C.U in the fall. For her 18th birthday we bought her first computer. She wanted a Apple Macbook, so I found myself at the Apple Store at the Twentyninth Street Mall. I was surprised at how excited I became when the apple employee started showing us all the MacBook could do. I knew about half way through the presentation I would have to have one. I’ve never had my own computer, until now. As of this weekend we now have two MacBooks in the house ( it was the morning after our March blizzard and the Apple store was humming with activity). It is changing my relationship with computers. I feel if you are a creative person or in a creative business Apple computers are the way to go. I decided to go ahead and get one after my co-worker Laura (who also just purchased a Macbook) was telling me for a extra $100 you can attend a class once a week, for a year at the Apple Store. The classes made me confident I could learn all my investment had to offer.
It’s much easier to make big purchases when you feel you are getting your moneys worth.
Chicago Hair Salon is always looking to emulate other great business models. We are focused on providing great value and service so our clients don’t have be concerned if their hair is going to look great during a meeting or a vacation. Our focus in March has been team building. We have found we really share the same vision for our clients and ourselves. It has brought us closer together as a group. It went so well, we will be incorporating a team building class into our class schedule every four months. It will allow us to keep up with any changing realities and address them promptly. The workshop was based on a book called Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott, I highly recommend it for help in maintaining real open communication in personal and professional relationships.

Cautiously Optimistic for the New Year

-by Liz Pruess, Salon Owner

The New Year is off to a strong start. Last week, (ending January 31) we accommodated both new and regular clients. On the guys I noticed cuts going a little shorter, still with a lot of movement and texture. They all left the Salon looking really good!

Women were cutting off literally yards of long hair. We were able to donate some beautiful hair to Locks of Love. Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term illness. Several women went from very long hair to shoulder and chin length, with long, low layers.

Chicago Hair Salon has been doing appropriate weight removal so the hair has more movement and will look better no matter which way it falls.

At our Boulder Salon we always do a lot of hair color. This week I've noticed us working with new clients to improve the highlights they came in with. I'm very proud of our stylists and their ability to turn a color from mediocre to beautiful in one visit.

I'm excited and hopeful for a great 2009!

Maintaining value services during a recession

-by Liz Pruess, Salon Owner

With all of us watching our spending how do we still look and feel good about ourselves? The easiest way to maintain our sanity is to take care of ourselves. Fortunately it’s inexpensive to get plenty of sleep, eat well and exercise. I know it’s been said over and over but if you aren’t taking care of yourself everything else suffers. I think we all feel better when we put some effort into ourselves. It starts with attitude and what are we saying to ourselves and others.

We may have less to spend on ourselves right now but those of us lucky enough to have a regular income can still budget to present ourselves in way that will attract others to us, both personally and professionally. Now is the time to reinvest in yourself , whether it’s with a class, a new pair of pants or a quality hairstyle.

I’ve noticed retailers are reacting to the consumers worries with deep discounts from clothing to hair services. As one of my co-workers, Meredith, said “Discounting is needed for our clients right now.” Chicago Hair Salon is responding by offering a one time discount of $25 off a haircut and color or $5 off a haircut. More importantly we must keep our value high. We feel it’s more important to have a haircut or hair color that will look great from the first day and will fulfill your needs throughout the life of the haircut or hair color.

There ways to stretch your visits to a Boulder hair salon. Let your stylist know how often you plan on getting your hair cut or colored. There are haircuts that can last 3 to 4 months instead of 6 weeks. Even men's haircuts can be prolonged by having your stylist clean up the neckline and sideburns, even cleaning up around the ear can allow you to wait another few weeks for a haircut. At Chicago Hair Salon we will do this free of charge for our regular clients. For our female clients we do free bang trims. This makes a huge difference in the look and life of the haircut. There are products that color clients can use to disguise their grey outgrowth . Bumble and Bumble Hair powder comes in five different colors. It can be sprayed at the root to camouflage grey outgrowth. It also works as dry shampoo, the powder adhering to the natural oil in the hair, giving it fullness. Quality products cost more initially but last longer and perform better. Even $5 is a lot to spend on shampoo that leaves your hair limp and oily at the end of the day.

Hopefully the American consumer is going through a permanent paradigm shift from want to need based consumer goods. Businesses need to respond with real lasting value to survive.

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