Zuni’s Threading

You might have to tell them how to do your hair like three times before they actually get it. Not the case when Ally was there…

Zuni’s is another example of how hair stylists are basically the same as car salesmen. They’ll say anything they need to in order to solicit your patronism. I paid for my hair procedure via debit card. Because I was very unhappy with how the stylist treated me, I did not tip. But when I checked my bank account the next day, it turned out she had added a $ 12 tip for herself. Rarely in my life have I seen such unethical business practice.

I have been a loyal customer since they first started as a little booth in the middle of the mall (2009?). Every time i try to stray away and go somewhere else when i dont have time to go there, i always end up back at Zuni’s to fix the damage. Im really going to miss this place when i move to Portland. Every woman knows that eyebrows are an important part of our beauty ritual, and every time I walk out of here I feel so much better because my eyebrows are on point. Thank you so much ladies for the excellent work! Oh, and the loyalty card where every 10^th stamp yo get a free threading is a bonus too!

Love Love Love this place. My eyebrows have never looked this good! So much better than waxing. And their other services are so good also. I’m getting a haircut here next time and a natural anti-​aging treatment!!!

My one and only place to get brows done! They do waxing, color, cuts and blowouts too!

Apparently Zuni’s is supposed to have reasonable prices. I had actually just gotten my upper lip done a week ago, but my last threader was distracted and missed quite a bit, and I stopped by Zuni’s just so I could get a clean up and be super smooth.
I sat down in the chair, and she started threading my upper lip. My threader said «oh, I see you have a couple of stray hairs here, on your chin. I’m going to get them.» She literally did a single swipe with her thread on my chin. Then she said something about my brown — one swipe, and something about the side of my face — one swipe, and my forehead — one swipe — before she finished with my upper lip.
At the end, she asked me to pay for a full face threading, even though I only asked for upper lip. And let me be clear — I’m not exaggerating when I say ONE swipe.
All in all, she charged me $ 24 for what was quite literally less than ninety seconds of threading all over.
They nickel and dimed me all the way. I won’t be back here.

This place is mine and my sister’s favorite!!! I’ve been here before several times. Twice to get my eyebrows done, once to cut my hair, and last was couple days ago to get my hair colored and cut. This salon never fails you, I always walked out with a huge smile on my face for getting exactly what I asked for done. Ahlam is amazing, she pays close attention to how you want your hair to look, she cares enough to suggest ways to not damage your hair, and finally she is super nice and friendly. I would def. recommenced her to friends, if you want your hair color to come out exactly like how you want it with an unbeatable price, you know where to go! I’m coming back here in a couple of months to do the Brazilian blow out, totally looking forward to that!

so I wanted to get highlights and had pitch black hair, I let the girl know that I wanted the highlights to show and I went to a salon because I know its hard to get rid of black hair, so I assumed there would be bleaching or whatever, so I paid 120 and it does not even look like I got highlights. I was overpriced and I sware there is no difference! I was so pissed! Then she said she doesnt want to bleach on top of it because it is damaging! hellooo thats why Im fucking pay you idiot! Horrible!!! I COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER FUCKING JOB.

i live in the middle of the city and rather take the drive here!!! the women here are very gooood and clean and NO TEARS!!! gentle and friendly!!!
FAST AND affordable
take recommendations from the professionals they know what looks best for you!

I walk in wanting some waxing/​threading done and I leave with a horrible skin reaction to the cleansing chemical used to remove wax from equipment. Also the waxing room is dirty and unorganized.
Then I was charge incorrectly and when I mentioned this after viewing the price menu I was told «well the prices listed are incorrect».
I do think the threading is done well but stay away from the waxing. Price wise you can get a better experience at close by shops for a better price.

The owner is rude, loud, and tacky. The location is overcrowded and chaotic on the weekends. She obviously wants to have a «salon» feel, but this place totally misses the mark! Perhaps if Ali, the owner, was less obnoxious I would be able to give the salon a higher rating.
Bottom line, don’t go to this place unless you’re out of other options. They are horrible at doing hair, but the eyebrows are decent. The young lady who wears the scarf is the best at the eyebrows.
I’m not sure how you can own a salon and be the worst person in the salon at threading…

I was going to the North Riverside Mall location every 2 – 3 weeks for eyebrow threading. The ladies who do the threading are fast but neccessarily friendly. Also, there is a range in quality, depending on who completes the service.

I had a similar experience to Marianne N. I stopped in to get a trim and Ali suggested I go with her idea instead. Typically, I am not too picky about my hair. When a stylist suggests a way to add more volume, I go with it. She seemed confident and definately sure of herself, so I trusted her suggestion. I have medium length, very strait hair, on the thin/​limp side. I told her I really wanted to keep the length and add more volume, not too many layers. Before I knew it, Ali was hacking away and I ended up with some weird Friends-​era mullet creation. The layers were mushroom-​like and I was left with about a 4 inch (across) section on the bottom which was supposed to account for the length, I imagine. The whole style look trashy and not at all in the cool kind of way. Three weeks later I still couldn’t figure it out, like Marianne, I couldn’t put it in a pony tail without pinning the top half back because the layers were so short and when I did I looked mangy. (don’t even get me started on my poor pig tails or trying to work with my hot rollers)
I decided to go back in and give her a second try. I just wanted it fixed. My theory was; it was already too short, what more could go wrong? I wanted to wait til it grew out before I shelled out the money for an expensive hair cut at a real salon. I just wanted it cleaned up, a simple trim. When I went back Ali had stepped out so I had another women, Felicia, I believe, cut it. She trimmed it with care, and tried to blend some of my botched layers, I could tell, even she knew it was a bad hair cut! Felicia is sweet, I liked her style and non-​abrasive personality a lot better, but sadly I still can’t do much with this mop. I ended up buying extensions today. Overall, as far as a hair cut’s concerned, I won’t be back. My hair feels much thinner and the layers just hang. To make matters worse, I felt that this Ali woman kind of gave me the stink-​eye when she came in and found another employee cutting my hair! She checked me out in a huff and didn’t seem friendly at all.
My last gripe about this place is that it seems very unprofessional. It seems more like a hang out place for loud-​talking mall employees, than a legitimate business. The whole time I was in there, (both times) I listened to people coming in and out from the mall gossiping with this woman. I don’t want to hear that! I don’t care! I want peace and quiet when I get my hair done. I want to feel like the employees are focused on their customers needs, not their friends who just happen to be hanging out there.
Don’t know about the threading, I never had it done there. But from the looks of the set up, it just seems unsanitary. Towels strewn about, being used by «friends» and tossed back down to be used again. (what I witnessed during my hair cut) No thank you.

$ 10 eyebrow AND lip threading! Total! That is a great price. AND, they do a great job.
Of course, this depends on who you go to at this salon. While I unfortunately do not know their names, the woman with the glasses who has the back right chair deserves even more than five stars. She is amazing! She is the one person I absolutely trust with my eyebrows.
(The front right chair is the owner, I think? Last time she threaded my eyebrows she took too much off while she was talking on the phone about some b*tch who picked a fight with her. How professional. And the girl at the back left chair, she really doesn’t know what she is doing. Front left chair, I’ve never seen her do any threading)

Hmmm, upgrade for sure! They moved up from the lil kiosk to a nice salon! Props! $ 10 for eyebrow and lip threading — so this is a great deal. It was super quick and only took about 5 minutes. It was as painless as it could be! My only gripe — I think the woman threaded one side a little more than the other, but whatever, it’s not tragic looking. She definitely kept the arch!
For those of you not familiar with LTC, Zuni’s is located on the 2^nd floor, to the right of the food court!
Sidenote: What is up with all those places in the Loop, South Loop, River North and Lakeview charging $ 13 to thread? Are you effin’ insane? I will never, ever pay that much knowing that a $ 10 lip and eyebrow threading is like 20 minutes away. Seriously, worth the drive.

NEVER EVERR EVER GET YOUR HAIR CUT HERE!!!
I used to go to this place religiously once a week to get my eyebrows threaded, i was used to waxing once a week so when i switched to threading i did that once a week as well. It was ok first few times; they failed to tell me that i only really need to go once a month but w/​e guess that oculd be blamed on me.
ALI talked me into coming in to get my hair cut, i figured she’s young, cute, she’s worth a shot. BIGGG MISTAKE!!! My previous stylist cut my hair too short already so i came to her and told her to add chunky random highlight and trim only– PLEASE DONT TOUCH THE SHORT LAYER.
SO, when we’re done with the color and she starts to cut she goes, «I have this really cool idea for your hair, it’ll look really good, lets put in some short layers» so I’m like undecided i tell her try to cut as little as possible, she says «it’ll loog really good» so i say ok.
OMFG this girl who knows I have super curly hair that i style straight everyday gives me a cut impossible for my texture. WHY would you give someone with curly frizzy hair a short layer thats approximately four inches long??? I was devastated.
I used to sport the low ponytail but after my cut my short layer wouldnt even fit into a high pony tail, i had to bobby pin it. SHe left me with a cut so bad i couldnt even wear it curly if i wanted to.
This was in december, when I went to her other girl, (forgot her name, she wears that veil thing) and told her the story even she was sympathetic with me. THE GIRL CUT MY HAIR WAYYYY TOO SHORT WHEN THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS NOT TO TOUCH THE SHORT LAYER IN THE FIRST PLACE
So after six months of hiding my hair– i decided to get extensions. $ 400 later i feel beautiful again.
BTW when i confronted her about how much i hated it the b**^(had nothign to say but «o well come back and we’llt ake care of you’. COME BACK?! r u freaking kidding me? FOr what a dicounted cut or color? No thanks id rather shell out the extra fifty and go to someone who knows what ehy’re doing.
Im 22, very into fashion, i like to look good. This place was a big mistake, if your broke, or like to look like you just stepped out of a bad 80’s movie this is for you, otherwise your money is better spent else where. EXAMPLE; REGIS donwstairs for like $ 20 more would do a much better job.
THis place did a number on my ego, my self esteem, and my wallet. They don’t care if they fuck up your hair its a risk you take to save some extra dollars.
DONT GO HERE I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THAT omg !!!
unless you want tos hell out $ 400 i did for extensions and you can still see the hideaous layers this girl put in.
HEY ALI where’d you go tp school for hair, the back of an alley?
seriously horribel people. a million thumbs down.

I was there a few days ago for the salon services. I was a little apprehensive since I’m not very trusting when others do my hair. All I gotta say is WOW!!! These ladies have skills, I think the relaxer I got last Friday was the best relaxer I’ve ever had.(and no I do not work for this company)
I saw another woman getting her eyebrows threaded and since she survived the procedure (lol) I figured I Could too. Well I was right, Not only did I walk out of there with GORGEOUS hair, but the crazy hair above my eyes (aka my eyebrows) looked sleek and amazing. I am most definitely going back!!!

I am very picky when it comes to my eyebrows. Afterall, they do say that eyebrows shape your face! I used to work at lincolnwoold Mall and because I had a busy schedule, it would be difficult for me to get my eyebrows done regularly. I noticed how amazing my co-​workers eyebrows were and asked her where she had gotten them done. She referred me to a small kiosk in the mall. I went there during my break and the girl (Ally) is amazing! She can fix deformed eyebrows! She has gotta space and has her own little salon in the mall now. Way to go! I would say always call ahead and ask for Ally, she’s amazing! :-D

I absolutely love this kiosk in the mall. I am super picky/​paranoid/​obsessed about my eyebrows and have been threading them for years and Zuni’s gets 5 stars from me! I trust them (unlike some places on Devon). Perfect eyebrows every time and they’re so fast, especially Ally! Eyebrows cost only $ 8, so they’re very affordable too. They also have a frequent customer card where you buy 6 eyebrow sessions and get the 7^th free!

VERY IMPORTANT TIP: Do not flinch.
WHY: I’ve got a story to support it…
My friend and her 18 year old daughter go here to get their eyebrows threaded and it always looks so clean and natural in what seems like seconds! 5 star results for sure.
Eyebrow threading is painless and beats waxing or tweezing any day! Now back to the «no flinching»
My friend’s daughter talked her dad into getting his done. He sat in the chair and the woman started to thread but because he kept flinching, his skin got caught by the thread and blood began to splurt all over the place!
Gross.
Basically, the skin gets caught in the thread if you don’t relax. A gazillion people get this done in seconds. Stay calm and you won’t have to worry about ending up like rocky.