Sweeney Todd’s Salon

I had a fantastic experience from the very beginning. Not knowing the store hours I just walked in (later to learn they weren’t open quite yet) the owner happily help me schedule an appropriate appointment without even mentioning they weren’t open really knowledgeable genuine man.
I went in for my same-​day appointment and had a fantastic stylist Brook, everyone in the Salon was cheery and in good spirits. Brooke right away knew what she was doing with my dreadlocks which was really reassuring because they are new for me. She was careful and considerate telling me what was happening and going on through the whole process as she managed to tighten and clean them up a bit. She also answered my questions and showed me Product I was curious about which was really helpful. She was quick and really affordable, I will be back for anything else I every need!
Highly recommend any service here!

Jeffrey is hands down the best stylist I’ve ever had! I have super-​thick hair that I don’t do any styling with (I’m lazy), and it always looks amazing for weeks after he’s done with it. The price is great, the results are wonderful, I can’t recommend him enough.

Sweeney Todd’s is ultra cool. I don’t think I’m really cool enough for this to be my salon, but I followed my stylist Brit here. Brit has given me consistently perfect cuts and colors for 2 years now. And she doesn’t complain that I just want the same boring thing every time. And she’s hilarious.
The salon really is cool. It’s smallish but with an open concept. An independent shop where they don’t have to push products on you and sell their brand to you. More eclectic than your standard salon, I’d recommend this place if you don’t want your hair to necessarily follow the norm.
Did I say cool enough times?

just went in to get the back and sides of my head buzzed. the hairdresser did an appalling job. I can’t believe she let me walk out of there with chunks of unevenness in the back of my head. You would think anyone could complete a simple buzz of the back and sides. good thing I have a buzzer and mirror at home.

I am usually the girl who hops from place to place, trying a new salon every time and hoping I’ll find the one I can go to regularly. I have finally found it! Sweeny Todd was available as soon as I called in, which was perfect for a spontaneous walk-​in such as myself. They were very accommodating and hospitable. Sweeny’s is an adorable salon located in a nice and convenient part of town. The environment inside is hip, clean, and very comfortable.
Jes was my hairdresser, and she didn’t just give me a haircut; I learned more about my hair from her, and was SO happy with the results. After a less-​than-​great cut at Fox’s Den a few months ago, my hair felt revived from this visit! Jes is a wonderful person, and I had a great time with her. I was shocked that the haircut cost less than $ 40. You definitely get the bang* for your buck!
Go to Sweeny Todd’s. Just do it.
*Ha, get it? Bang? Like bangs, in your hair. I’m so punny.

Good stylists & service.

I love this place! Professional hair salon with aesthetically pleasing urban touches located in South Minneapolis. Great hair styling happens here. Art to view on the walls. Magazines to read. Wash sinks have build-​in headrests, as opposed to sinks that make your neck feel like it’s sitting on the guillotine.
Go to JESS for a cut and color. I’d call her the cosmic hair sculptress. She knows hair well, and does great styling and updos. Highly recommended!

Great no frills salon in the heart of Lyn/​Lake. Danielle is amazing. The products are well thought out and clearly mainstream chemical free. If you are looking for a great salon in the hood, I highly recommend.

I’ve been back in MN for six months and I still haven’t found a job but I have found a salon and a stylist. This is a pretty big deal because I’m super picky about my hair and not everyone can cut short hair well. I also require a stylist that’s patient with my pickiness and tolerant of the fact that my haircut never remains unaltered since I cut it myself all the time. I tried another salon first and wasn’t sure I wanted to go back (partly because the stylist told me to stop cutting my own hair — I don’t like to be chastised and couldn’t promise such a thing). Danielle at Sweeney Todd’s came recommended from not one but two friends, and after my first cut with her I knew I would be returning. She gets my hair, she gets me, and her prices are beyond reasonable.
The other staff are friendly too. But Sweeney Todd’s is a bit on the edgy side. Works for me but may not be for everyone. Don’t come here if you are scared of clients or stylists with lots of tattoos or if you only want to listen to Top 40s teenybopper music. It’s also a small and kind of odd space, being in the basement of a building. Keep an eye out for the sign, it’s easy to miss. Being on Lyndale, there are some cute shops nearby and it’s also served by several bus lines. Unlike their namesake barbershop of literary, musical, theatre, and cinematic fame, I don’t believe anyone at this salon murders their customers and bakes them into pies.

I always got my hair cut by Jeff at Sweeney Todd’s and loved it every time. He always knew exactly what I was aiming for and made me look and feel like the raddest person on the planet. I haven’t met many folks who can handle a pixie cut like Jeff.
Plus the experience at the salon was just fun. I always got excited about going to get a hair cut because the whole staff was personable and fun. One of my greatest regrets with moving to Chicago last summer was no more hair cuts at Sweeney Todd’s.

After year’s at a sports barbers in the suburbs and getting buzzcuts from my friends in the dorms, I moved to the lyn-​lake area and was force to find a new hair option. I had no idea how adults in the real world found hairdressers, so I literally just started walking down Lyndale Avenue and stumbled in here.
Like everyone else has said, the atmosphere is warm and friendly. They do take walk –ins, but if you plan on going on the weekends make an appointment.
I’ve been in to see Jeffrey about four times now. This most recent time, I had no idea what I wanted, so I literally just told him «low maintenance, shorter than it is now, and good-​looking» were my parameters. Not only did he deliver a fantastic haircut, but he stayed half an hour after the salon closed to finish it.

Love the atmosphere here, and Jeff is nothing short of amazing with blow-​outs.
My hair is not an easy task. It’s very thick. It’s very curly. It’s pretty damn long.
When round-​brushing it, it is almost impossible not to use a flat-​iron it to smooth certain parts out… but somehow Jeff is able to make it look gorgeous without touching a flat iron. It’s smooth, beautiful, and not-​fried.
I’m able to wear the style for many days before having to wash, and it looks just as good on the last day as it did on the first.
Also, my head is pretty sensitive, and I rarely wince in pain when he’s doing my hair (this is rare).
He knows his stuff. Go see him!

I’ve been getting my hair done by Jess at Sweeney Todd for the past 3+ years and am so happy to have found this salon!
The first time I came here, Jess listened very carefully to all my concerns and then cut my hair down to the exact detail, which I really appreciated. She is an expert at cutting your hair so it grows nicely through those potentially awkward mullet stages of growing out from a short hair cut! My hair has been bleached and color treated a lot as well and she has been good about monitoring it so it doesn’t get too damaged. Overall, hair wise, I feel like she *knows* my hair, which is pretty cool.
They do extensions of all colors and eyebrow waxing as well. They also sell the Pureology line and a few other high end lines of product.
I always tend to feel slightly uncomfortable in hair salons, as if everyone there is just slightly more fashionable than me. That is still somewhat the case here but overall I feel like they welcome all types of people from every background. Every time I am there, there are kids, grandmas, young hipsters and dads all co existing in the pursuit of a fine haircut. I recommend!

I love this salon. No. Seriously. I do. I’ve moved out of the neighborhood but will get back to Sweeney Todd’s by any means necessary in order to make my appointment time. Melissa is AMAZING with both my color and cut. I’ve never had color (I dye my mop red) fade so beautifully nor have I had a cut that grows out so nicely. If you need your hair to look wonderful, go here.

Tried forever to get an appointment here but it was always booked. Luckily I live across the street from it so I was able to get squeezed in.
Its a cool unimposing salon with a warm feel, chic but welcoming. My appointment with Jes and she was GREAT. I never entirely know what to do with my hair but she had some great suggestions although the cut was a tiny bit shorter than I would have liked it still looked great. The big winner for me here is that I was very comfortable here. I tend to find getting my hair cut very awkward but that was not the case here. I’ll definitely will be back.

After having great haircuts but horrible service at Moxie, I wanted to find a salon also local to me but with comparable results. I’d seen Sweeny Todd’s before, so decided to give it a shot. Boy, am I glad I did! I was lucky to land Jess, who’s consistently given me the best cuts and most fun color of my life. People who haven’t seen me since before Jess’ cut literally drop their jaws when they see me – in a GOOD way, duh. And not just the cuts, but the service at Sweeney’s has also been consistently fabulous, and I’ve never been made to wait. Well, maybe like 10 minutes that one time, but, come on, we know it happens.
I hope to stick with Jess as long as I can. I highly recommend her and Sweeney Todd’s as a whole.

I stumbled upon this salon, after deciding that I wanted to get extensions. More or less I had a horrible hair show experience and needed experts to work on my hair stat. I saw great reviews online, and decided to have a consultation with a stylist, Danielle. She was great and really made me think about why I wanted them, talked about damage they could cause, price, etc. She seemed really down to to earth, and really wanted me to make sure I was ready.
If you are looking for getting extensions or dreadlocks put in these guys are the place to go. I stayed with my stylist for a few months after I got my extensions taken out, but have not been back lately due to the fact I am not in Minneapolis for the summer and have found a stylist more locally that I really love.
Also, their music selection is stellar, and the name is a hoot. Especially when people ask where you get your hair done, you can always expect a laugh.

I wish I could be more loyal to the one salon that I really love, but I’m too impulsive for that. On my way to Encore, I walked by Sweeney Todd’s and thought maybe they could fit me in for a haircut. Voila, they could! I wish them more business, but I liked not having to wait.
My stylist was a rad person named Jess. She took my vague description and turned it into a cute haircut. She also put up with my nonstop almost one-​sided conversation. I turn into a self-​centered motormouth at salons. Jess didn’t completely zone me out, which is going above and beyond my expectations.
One haircut isn’t enough to sell me on a salon, but ST is on my map for now. I feel comfortable recommending it to friends.

I’ve been going to Sweeney Todds since its inception. Warren is my stylist and has never disappointed. I’ve referred others to Sweeney Todds and all have been pleased.
The other review for Sweeney Todds mentioned a bad haircut. I know the people at Sweeney Todds and if the client isn’t happy, they’ll make things right. They do have water for you at Sweeney Todds but you’ll have to bring your own cucumber slices.

So my hair stylist left me … she moved to NYC. Although I love NYC and have a people I know and love there, that would be one expensive haircut :-). So I thought here is an opportunity to support a local business rather than go back to Juut where the memories of my old stylist are. (Can you see the tear rolling down my face … it tastes like sadness)
I called and got an appointment. Now I want to clarify this is not a review about the people but about the hair cut I got. The people at the salon were very nice and friendly.
Salon experience … no coffee, no tea, no water with cucumbers. OK I am spoiled. But this explains how the cost is less than I am use to paying.
The cut … well … hmmm… I usually like a little edge in my hairstyle but not too much that I can’t look professional at the office. I sat and stated what I like. that I didn’t want too many layers since I am growing out my hair. I thought she was listening. But I am afraid that is not what happen.
I have 2 descriptions of what I actually got … reverse mullet … conservative in the back … party in the front … or the Shelley Long look in the Brady Brunch movies. Yes it was bad. The layers were chunky and did flow throughout my hair and I have a cowlick on the side of my head that wasn’t taken into consideration. The only good thing about the cut … the bangs … but she didn’t do anything different than what my original stylist did.
Needless to say I was extremely unhappy. (My manager even caught me crying at my desk about it … I am sure I won’t live that one down :-))
Luckily Juut got me in for a emergency haircut. It is shorter but at least it flows and looks good.
When it comes to hair you get what you pay for.