VP Salon Organic in Chicago, IL

I came here for a trim, long layers, and a bouncy blow out. Raul did a great job and he was fun to talk to! I would come back again. It was about $60.

I first came to Raul in July a few months after my hair had been fried (over processed with bleach) by another stylist. He highlighted my hair with color instead of bleach, which is much less damaging, to give my hair a rest. He had to cut my hair a little short, but he gave me the cutest style. I just went back for my second visit, and he brought my hair back to blonde and it looks amazing! My hair is almost back to normal. Raul did a great job on both cut and color, and he's so fun! I love that it's a small salon because it's more personal. The prices are very fair. I highly recommend this salon!

Hello everyone! As a local guide I'm obligated to share my quality finds and finally I'm taking time tonight to thank Raul for his attentive care and attention to detail last week on Sunday during the Lakeview food festival. My hair is a very bizarre mix of frizzy, wavy and curly and I haven't been very happy with my haircuts for a very long time because people just don't understood what type of haircut I need. I'm the first to admit I lack patience and get discouraged when a stylist makes a mistake in judgement. Usually I have to make some slight adjustments to the haircut to fix it up a bit. Last week I walked into this salon very upset and dying to have Raul cut my hair for me. He made a special appointment just to accommodate me outside of his normal hours of operation and he looked through my hair carefully before deciding what needed to be done. He shampooed me, looked at my hair wet and masterfully and patiently gave me rounded, concave layers so my hair would curl and have some body. He even twisted some of my hair up and cut the center at the very top a certain way to thin out some of the bulk so my haircut would lay beautifully. After the wet cut he used a diffuser on my hair and some styling product to see how my curls lay once dried and again he took his shears and made a few final touches. I left with my hair looking and feeling silky, shiny and full of life and body. I've been getting compliments this week from strangers and just two days ago a young lady asked me where I got my haircut-- no joke, she even asked me if I used a heat instrument to bring out the curls and I assured her it was all my natural curl pattern. When strangers come up to you and randomly compliment you on your hair; you know you met a Master Stylist I actually just washed my hair again today and everything curled up nicely without having to use a diffuser. I'm very happy I met Raoul He didn't rush through the haircut. He truly took his time to fix all the mistakes and overtexturized layers that other people (myself included) had given me. This haircut will definitely grow out beautifully

This place is a hidden gem!! Raul is everything, he is incredible and worked magic on my hair. Will definitely be back to see him.

We discovered this place during the pandemic. What a gem of Lakeview. Raul and Luda are wonderful people and stylists. It's amazing hanging out for a haircut and seeing how tapped into the neighborhood they are. With folks like do walkers passing in just to say a quick hello. Or other clients dropping odd treats. They are also so casual and great about making appointments via text messages. Don't just take my word for it. I typed this as I'm waiting for Luda to finish with her previous client. As soon as she was done, the client took one look in the mirror and exclaimed "I f#%^ing love it".