Glenview's Best-Kept Hair Secret — Just Past The Glen
A luxury hair salon Glenview residents reach in just 12 minutes. Balayage, extensions, color correction, and precision cuts by 7 dedicated specialists — with free parking and same-week availability.
6–9 miles south. 12–18 min off-peak.
By car from Glenview
Primary route: Waukegan Rd south to Golf Rd east to Skokie Blvd south. Off-peak drive 12–18 min; expect 22–35 min during rush hour.
Alternative: Glenview Rd east to Edens Expressway (I-94) south to Touhy.
Parking: Free off-street lot at the salon's front door — no meters, no permit zones.
Public transit
Metra MD-N (Glenview station, Glen of North Glenview station).
Glenview ZIPs served: 60025, 60026. Coverage across Downtown Glenview, The Glen, and East Glenview. Common landmarks near our Glenview clients include The Glen (shopping district) and Downtown Glenview.
Six categories. One studio.
Whether you're after sun-kissed balayage, seamless extensions, or a complete color transformation — our Skokie studio handles it all with professional-grade products from Schwarzkopf, Wella, and Kerastase.
Balayage & Highlights
Custom balayage, foliage, AirTouch, babylights, and traditional highlights. Tailored to your skin tone and lifestyle by 7 blonding specialists.
Balayage →Hair Extensions
Tape-in and K-tip using premium Bellami hair. Customized color-matching and seamless blending for natural volume and length.
Extensions →Custom Color
Full color, root touch-ups, color correction, grey coverage, vivid fashion colors, and gloss treatments. Every formula custom-mixed for your hair.
Hair Color →Precision Cuts
Women's cuts, men's cuts, dry cuts, layered cuts, bang trims, and children's cuts. Every cut includes a consultation, wash, and style.
All Services →Styling & Blowouts
Signature blowouts, formal updos, bridal styling, and special occasion hair. Perfect for Glenview weddings, North suburbs galas, and special events.
Pricing →Treatments
Keratin smoothing, deep conditioning, bond repair, scalp treatments, and Olaplex restoration. Repair damage and restore shine in a single session.
Treatments →The local market & the honest tradeoff.
The local market in Glenview
Glenview salons cover standard services well, but rotate staff and lean generalist — limited investment in dedicated specialty pipelines.
The Glen has volume retail-area salons with high stylist rotation — making formula continuity tough between visits, especially for ongoing color or extensions.
Why specialty work routes south to Skokie
CK Studio runs consultation-first chairs with time-blocked appointments — the format that dimensional blonding, K-tip extension installation, and multi-session color correction actually need. Color is custom-mixed in chair, photographed under both salon and natural light, and priced by service tier (same cost across artists).
Glenview clients reach us in 12–18 min off-peak via Waukegan Rd south — typically faster than the equivalent commute to downtown Chicago specialty salons.
The honest tradeoff
For a quick trim, blowout, or single-process root touch-up, your local Glenview options work fine. For dimensional blonding, custom K-tip installation, or multi-session corrections — the 12–18 min drive is what specialty work actually requires.
Master Stylists. Your Perfect Match.
Each artist specializes — never generalists. Click any name to see their portfolio, specialties, and direct booking.
Independent artists working out of CK Studio. Each manages their own scheduling.
Real chairs. Real Glenview clients.
Balayage, extensions, color corrections, and signature styles — all performed at our Skokie studio, 12 min from Glenview.
5.0 across 264+ Google reviews.
CK Studio is rated 5.0 on Google with 264+ verified reviews. A sample below — every review links to the original Google source.
"I absolutely love this place . They care so much about the health of your hair which I find important in a hair salon . Cristina is amazing"
"I have colored my hair in many different salons over the years. CK salon offers quality hair coloring. They take their time and really analyze your hair to know what will work best. My hair has never looked this good!"
"I have been coming to CK Studio for years. Never, in my many many appointments, have I been disappointed. Their service is amazing- they offer water, coffee etc. The new studio is BEAUTIFUL. It is genuinely enjoyable to sit and get my hair done. And obviously the stylist are the best. They are friendly and so talented. I have used a couple and each one is more talented than the next. 10/10 would definitely recommend. I look forward to my appointments!!"
Frequently asked questions.
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Free consultation. Free parking. Premium products.
Book online direct, or call to start with an in-salon consultation — recommended for color, correction, or multi-session goals.