Steven Papageorge Salon

I love how Ria colors and styles my hair. She is great! She always listens to what I want and she always delivers. I highly recommend her. I have been going to Ria for about two years now and always walk out of the salon loving my hair.

I came here from Salon Texture, committed to find someone who could cut my hair. And I did! This place is always professional, with a fun and talented staff. They treat me really well here.

Tassos is the man! Hes been cutting my hair for over two years and I’ve never been dissapointed. He’s been able to give me a couple different styles and taught me a lot about how to care for my hair.
Papageorge is one the better salons in Evanston, you should try it.

My first experience was not great at Steven Papageorge. I would not recommend it for a blow out. It was quite bad and a waste of money. However, after expressing my disappointment I was contacted by Analise and offered a voucher for a future service. I need of a haircut, I decided to trust my friends and made an appointment with Ming. My second experience was wonderful. Best haircut I’ve ever gotten, and she was wonderful as a stylist and person! Very enjoyable experience. Got lots of compliments on the cut. She really made sure I was getting something that would work for me. So I have decided I would go there for Ming, but be very cautious of getting a salon service from any other employee there. Bottom line, just ask for Ming!

Elise is amazing! She knows what works best with my hair type and face shape, and what type of styles I like. I walk in with a mess, and 15 pictures of completely different styles, and she tells me what we should do — and she’s right– every time! I am always ALWAYS ecstatic with the outcome. She does a great job for my short hair and I wouldn’t trust anyone else! Thank you Elise!

As a natural brunette that has transitioned to a copper red once premature greying set in, i’ve had my share of mishaps with haircoloring both self-​inflicted and as well as by professionals. let’s face it, red hair color is not easy to achieve, especially if you’re striving for a natural look.
Fate brought me to Analise’s doorstep when she had a sister salon in Lincoln Park. My hairdresser of many years had botched a coloring job leaving me sporting bright red roots so I took advantage of a Groupon and booked an appointment with her. As luck would have it, she had a cancellation following my appointment that morning and after four hours of diligent ministering, I walked out of her salon with fabulous color.
She will readily admit that she loves working with color, and her passion and exacting approach consistently pay off. I have been going to her (I followed her up to evanston) for the past 7 years without a single mishap.
The salon is bright and sunny and the staff is very welcoming. I always grab a few felafel and shwarma sandwiches to go after I am done from Olive Mediterranean grill right across the street from the salon (addictive!) There also some cute clothing boutiques and a furniture store within easy walking distance. Easy to find metered parking within a block of the salon.

Got my hair done by Analie and I couldn’t be happier. The best salon in the Chicagoland area is right here in Evanston! I’m so pleased with the balayage hair coloring and the cut is phenomenal. It was a great experience from the moment I walked in the door. I was greeted by a friendly and welcoming staff and I left feeling rejuvenated and beautiful! I am recommending Steven Papageorge Salon to everybody!

I’m in love with my hair-​stylist, Jenny’s work. I come in once a month for a haircut and she does an amazing job at making my hair look its best till my next appointment. As for setting up an appointment, I can get in the same day which is even better. I’ve had great service every step of the way and I’m hoping (being only 2 visits in) that this level of service is the norm.
Any new potential customers– Just remember to bring cash with you if you want to tip your stylist. There isn’t a way to add tip to your credit card receipt.

Finding a new hairdresser when you go to college in a different state is scary. I went to 5 different salons and barbershops in Evanston, but I wasn’t satisfied with my hair until I went to Steven Papageorge. I’ve been seeing Ming for the past year and a half, and she’s amazing. She always looks my hair look good, gives great styling tips, and we have great conversations too. Men’s haircuts are a little expensive for a college student ($ 35), but it’s well worth it for me!

Love this place! Analie rocks the hair, Elizabeth is an artist with the makeup, and Marlene is a fabulous esthetician. I drive from Chicago to go there — totally worth the trip!
GM Hurst

What can I say? This is the perfect place for a young man. I’ve been going here for almost 2 years now and I’ve never walked out unhappy. I used to get haircuts from Tasos, but then switched to Elise because Wednesday’s were just better for me schedule-​wise. However, both are phenomenal. I rarely go into the salon knowing exactly what I want and that’s EXACTLY what I LOVE about my sessions with Elise. I just let her do what she sees best for my style, and she never disappoints. Other than her creativity and extreme attention to detail, she’s super friendly and easy going. I swear she should be from Cali. Her energy and charismatic character bring a refreshing experience to that of the traditional haircut. So, if you’re looking for a unique-​to-​you haircut full of smiles and laughs or if you’re just looking for a great experience, you DEFINITELY should check out Steven Papageorge Salon and ask for Elise!

This is officially my first non-​restaurant review, but it had to be written! This past Saturday, I had my hair and makeup done because I was emceeing a Northwestern event that night. Although pricey ($ 150 originally — $ 135 after the student discount), everything was done perfectly. If you come, expect to pay a lot, but also expect to be super pleased with the results!
I called for a hair appointment around 1pm the day of, and they were able to schedule me in at 3:30. I believe my hairstylist was named Nicole. I showed her a picture of my dress (a one-​shouldered black gown) and told her that I wanted some sort of hairstyle with my hair gathered on one side. She took into consideration all my requests and created a beautiful curled, low, side ponytail. With lots of hairspray and bobby pins, it was able to stay in place from 4pm to 5am.
I was actually planning to do my own makeup, but after seeing how great my hair turned out, I asked if their makeup artist (Elizabeth) was available — fortunately, she was! It was $ 60 (including fake lashes) and took about 45 minutes. The lashes she used were separated, with 5 – 6 on each eye, instead of the long strip that I usually use (I’m not sure if I’m just really inexperienced with makeup, but I found them really cool). Also, she asked to see what kind of jewelry I would be wearing, and purposely made my eye makeup lighter to bring attention to my necklace and dress. The only tiny thing I could possibly complain about is that she made my skin tone extremely light in comparison to my normal skin tone; although it looked amazing in person, my face looked scarily pale in flash photos.
Overall, HAIR– 5 STARS and MAKEUP– 4.5 STARS. I’m just going to round up to 5 stars because they were super professional and courteous (offered me tea), had a student discount, and really made sure the hair/​makeup fit with my dress/​jewelry. I’d definitely come back again if I needed to be prettied up for a fancy event!

I should have written a review for this salon years ago! I’ve been getting my hair cut at Steven’s for three years now. I’m very particular about my haircuts as I occasionally work as a hair model. Steven’s salon is the ONLY place in evanston that I trust with my hair. His prices are competitive and the staff is so friendly.
Steven cuts hair with the precision of a surgeon. He speaks you through each step and explains why he cuts your hair the way he does. This may mean that your haircut lasts a bit longer than it would take at another salon– trust me– it’s worth it. Additionally the staff will recommend products that would benefit your hair type, although you’ll never feel pressured to make a purchase.
Thank you Steven Papageorge for your wonderful service these past years!

Marlene is literally a GODDESS when it comes to eyebrows. I’ve been getting my eyebrows waxed regularly since I was in 4^th grade, and never in my life has anyone been as good as Marlene. Now that I’ve experienced her talent, I can’t trust anyone else with my eyebrows. I literally would drive an hour for how perfect her eyebrow waxes are. She even brings the huge mirror estheticians use over your eyebrows for precise plucking.
Also — for hair, Elise is the BEST! Recently, my usual hair colorist made my highlights a bit too ashy blonde, and Elise fixed it with some toner wonderfully! Sad I moved away from the location because Elise is a great stylist/​colorist and those are hard to find!

The Chicago Sheffield location was great. Had been going for years. Location unceremoniously closed a week after my last appointment with no notification. Location still on website. You think they would have let their regulars know. Called this location and even though my stylist no longer works for the company they will not give me the colors I was using for highlights, saying that it is not their policy. Very unprofessional business.

Never in my life have I dealt with a salon like this… I went in to fix my hair, which was a cooler brown than I wanted, and had a verrry slight blue tint at the ends since I had dyed it for fun a month earlier. I went in with a clip in hair extension to show exactly the color I wanted, a dark auburn brown. Initial price quote was $ 85.
They decided to «lift the blue» which turned into TWO separate lifting treatments, which were left in too long and under a heater… any one who bleaches their hair probably knows that this is bad news already. Instead of this actually working, however, it simply turned the barely-​blue tint into BRIGHT GREEN which they then told me they could either dye to red or jet black. I said no, obviously, because I didn’t want red or black hair, I wanted BROWN hair. Then they put a semi permanent color in which turned my hair… the very same color I came in with, only with an VERY green four bottom inches that were fried from the processing. The girl shampooing and blow drying my hair was a different worker, who did not even use a conditioner and immediately blow dried my hair with a round brush on my damaged, tangled hair, tearing it further.
This «corrective color» cost me $ 180 and they said I would have to come right back in two days for a toner. No one apologized.
Two days later, I went in to Asha Salon because of the impossible condition of my hair, which I could barely brush. They literally laughed at the condition it was in, and were stunned by the story. They cut off around 3 – 4 inches of my hair to try to save it and refused to color it because, and I am not exaggerating, so damaged that their salon would not take responsibility of coloring it– they expected if they even put on a glaze, my hair would literally just break entirely off. They were confused as to why Steven Papageorge Salon did not just use a filler on my hair to counter the blue and then color it normally. I have no answer for this at all but Asha was so sympathetic to my case that they actually saved good amount of the hair they cut (they said it looked and felt like «seaweed») and I have it with me still. I’ll be going to the salon to show the owner the blonde-​green hair and hopefully they will be decent enough to provide a refund and perhaps an apology for the many inches of my hair that had to be hacked away.
Hair is still in terrible condition and no salon will touch it in fear or damaging it further. I have naturally dark brown hair and have dyed it PLATINUM BLONDE with far less damage than this. I cannot even slightly fathom what they were thinking and how they allowed me to leave paying that much for what they did without even apologizing. Horrible, horrible. Truly wish I could say differently but this is unacceptable.

I really like this place — so much that even though I no longer live in Evanston, I still come back to have my hair cut by Elise.
Grain of salt: this is the first even remotely fancy place I’ve had my hair cut — everything before this was either the Hair Cuttery, those $ 5 gamble beauty school haircuts, or my mom’s small town high school classmate who looks like she used the flux capacitor to bring her hair back from 1986.
That being said, I LOVE my hair now — I get a lot of compliments, and not just immediately after I get my hair cut. This is another thing I love — the stylist cut my hair so that it still looked good even as it grew out, which is hugely important to me because I am too cheap to shell out money for a haircut every 6 – 8 weeks (try more like 16 – 18 weeks). While the stylists do make suggestions about buying their overly expensive hair goop (does anyone actually ever do that?), they’re not pushy like I have experienced at cheaper salons.
All in all, I think it’s a good middle-​of-​the-​road haircut option. For me, it’s definitely worth the money and I always feel good after I leave.

Marlene is the ZEN MASTER of eyebrows!
She is so good, I used to drive in from DeKalb *just* to get my eyebrows waxed by her. True story.
I discovered this place when I went to grad school back in 2006 & she’s still the best esthetician I’ve ever found. She spends like 25 minutes crafting my eyebrows (so it feels like a spa experience for $ 17). Most importantly, she does a FANTASTIC job shaping eyebrows perfectly – properly shaped for each face. She uses a little wax (I always request the wax for sensitive skin) and then takes her time plucking. She’s very thorough without over tweezing. She brushes & brushes them (which is a little sensitive after the skin is waxed), but she gets them perfect every time!
Ladies – your eyebrowns frame your face like your high heels frame your booty. So spend the $ 17 and go see Marlene. She is AMAZING!

I just love Jenny. She is the sweetest person and really listens to you when you ask for something. I have recommended numerous people to her and everyone has enjoyed her work as well as her personality. highly recommend. I also posted a picture of one of the haircuts she’s given me. she also does an amazing job blowdrying!

Bad. Plain and simple. I am not going back to them again unless a cataclysmic event happens.
I was not asked how I want my hair done. Not only that, but when I started the description (it would have been like 2 sentences long …) I was interrupted and told that we should try first what my (male) hairstylist had in mind. Ok, I was patient, knowing in advance how I wanted my hair done. Once the guy finished, my hair looked good, but seriously this was *not* what I wanted (I wanted clippers on the side and in general short hair, and the guy did not use clippers at all).
So, I started describing again, and this time he listened to me (even though the end result was not what I described again). He was even frustrated (judging by the look of his face and the way he explained to the front counter that it would take him another 30 minutes to finish with my hair) how can somebody (me) be such a moron and do not like the way my hair was cut. Not only that, but after my second attempt to describe what I wanted, the guy was rude, made hasty moves, and after 5 – 7 minutes of work he removed my towel, turned the chair so that I can actually see what he was doing with my hair throughout the entire time (and this time the haircut was plain bad, clearly because he was pissed since I had rejected his original idea of how my head should look like and make me happy as well). Also the fact that I was not facing a mirror throughout the entire haircut was a separate issue.
All the above for 30 dollars. Well … no tip for the gentleman.
If only I had seen the reviews in Unilocal earlier. There were some people having similar problems (i.e. hairstylists do not listen to what you want). Now, add me to the line of those complaining. I am not going back there and advise you not to. Next time I will go again to a Haircuttery; they want 15 bucks (hence, with the tip I never pay more than 20), they are polite, and more importantly they also *listen* to what I say.