Art + Science
Art + Science ranks fifth because the training structure behind it produces a floor of genuine technicians, not a mix of one strong senior and several juniors learning on paying clients.
The apprenticeship program is the operational backbone here: no stylist reaches the floor until completing extended advanced training under existing staff. It is an unusual commitment for a salon group of this size, and the consistency across four very different locations — Wicker Park, West Loop, Logan Square, Evanston — is the payoff. The West Loop outpost integrates a full barbershop and dedicated coloring floor.
The service range is genuinely wide: precision cuts, curly-hair work, men’s barbering, extensions, and the kind of color consultation that uses the phrase “complete honesty” without irony. For a client who wants to walk into any of the four doors and expect the same result, Art + Science is the most reliable bet in the city.
- A curly cut
- A balayage
- A men’s precision cut
