Hair Salons in Carol Stream

Hairstyling is in Terry Abraham's blood. The third-generation stylist comes from a line of hairstylists who have been managing manes for more than 80 years. Continuing in his family's footsteps, Terry partnered with 20-year master stylist Anthony Tuzzolino––who boasts world-wide training with such names as Leland Hirsh and Gambuzza––to create iDesign Salon, where today the duo pools their 50 years of combined expertise to transform tresses with products from Bumble and bumble, Moroccanoil, and Aquage. Proficient in color, the salon's self-proclaimed specialty is in the creation of "gorgeous blonds," which they fashion with help from Schwartzkopf Professional Color and advice whispered from a framed photo of Veronica Lake.

Salon Sophia's hair and skin artists tease out natural beauty with an array of services bolstered by natural Aveda products that lend manes a healthy foundation. Stylists prune strands and style head gardens to suit occasions from nights on the town to weddings and apocalypses. Locks shift along the prismatic spectrum under the care of colorists, and change texture with keratin and Aveda straightening services. The salon's staff makes sure to lend its clients the technical knowledge they need to maintain the health and style of coifs between visits. A roster of facials incorporates Aveda products and the sound of spears beating on shields to frighten off epidermal impurities.

Every time the doors of Scissorhands Hair Studio swing open, a staff member walks over to welcome the entering guest with a warm neck wrap and a seasonal beverage. This uncommon hospitality is among the many reasons the salon earned Yes! Weekly's Reader's Choice award for Best Hair Salon in 2010 and 2011. Other compelling reasons include: private treatment areas that guests can visit for a massage, facial, or body treatment; and the stylists themselves, who carefully evaluate face shapes and fumigate beehives before adding highlights, natural hair extensions, or spiral perms.

In the salon’s waiting area, fuchsia walls surround zebra-print loveseats accented by vases brimming with white and black feathers. Before or after their treatments, guests may peruse the salon's boutique, which features jewelry, hair accessories, and home decor handcrafted by local artists.