Lake Forest Luxury Deserves Lake Forest-Level Hair — at Skokie Prices
A luxury hair salon Lake Forest residents trust for balayage, extensions, color correction, and precision cuts — 7 dedicated specialists, free parking, and same-week availability.
16–20 miles south. 28–38 min off-peak.
By car from Lake Forest
Primary route: Sheridan Rd / Green Bay Rd south to Lake Cook Rd west to Edens Expressway (I-94) south to Touhy Ave. Off-peak drive 28–38 min; expect 45–70 min during rush hour.
Alternative: Half Day Rd (Route 22) east to I-94 south.
Parking: Free off-street lot at the salon's front door — no meters, no permit zones.
Public transit
Metra UP-N (Lake Forest station, Fort Sheridan station).
Lake Forest ZIPs served: 60045. Coverage across Lake Forest East, West Lake Forest, and Knollwood. Common landmarks near our Lake Forest clients include Market Square (historic shopping district) and Lake Forest College.
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 Lake Forest weddings, North Shore 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 Lake Forest
Market Square and downtown Lake Forest salons skew classic and high-touch but small — limited dedicated extension specialists, limited multi-session correction capacity.
Market Square's boutique salons are charming and classic but small — specialty bench depth (K-tip installers, AirTouch certifiers) is limited even for an affluent client base.
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).
Lake Forest clients reach us in 28–38 min off-peak via Sheridan Rd / Green Bay 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 Lake Forest options work fine. For dimensional blonding, custom K-tip installation, or multi-session corrections — the 28–38 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 Lake Forest clients.
Balayage, extensions, color corrections, and signature styles — all performed at our Skokie studio, 30 min from Lake Forest.
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 been coming to this salon for many years, and I love that Cristina it’s always up for surprising me with new ideas for colors , it’s never a dull moment.. everyone is super nice and friendly .Definitely go here for amazing Platinum highlights and great conversations"
"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.