Pigtails & Crewcuts

My son’s first haircut was such an important event and they made it memorable! Janet was so great with him. It looked like he’s not even a bit bothered by her! She had crackers for him and she cut his hair so quick and precise! Will definitely come back to her!

Every stylist has done a great job with my son’s haircuts, but even more importantly, they are amazing at distracting him and making it fun for him! At first he was timid about going to get his haircut, and now he is very excited to go and sit in the fire truck, police car, or airplane to get his haircut. I recommend Pigtails & Crewcuts to friends so I thought I should here on Unilocal too.

We have been coming to Marina and she is absolutely wonderful. She is a talented stylist as well as a super sweet lady. We highly recommend her.

I’m so disappointed. I called on Tuesday to make an appointment for my daughter and 3 friends to have their fingernails and toenails painted. The person on the phone told me that they could accommodate us but didn’t ask for my name to secure the appointment — which I thought was strange but I let it go. When we arrived at the time of the appointment (1 PM on a Friday) we had to wait 30 minutes. Then, when it was time for them to get their nails done, they said they would only do a manicure because they didn’t have the correct equipment to do a pedicure despite the fact I had called 3 days earlier to make an appointment for both. On top of it, it’s not actually a pedicure or a manicure — it’s literally a 3 minute finger painting, so what equipment do you need to paint toenails if it’s not a full pedicure??? We were not compensated for the lateness of the appointment, the inability to perform the reserved services, or the fact that this was for my daughter’s birthday and she was extremely disappointed! I will never go back to this place and will be sure to tell others to do the same.

My heart broke when Carmen finished my daughter’s hair cut! I told her to cut 4 – 5 inches off so it won’t be knotty. She cut at least 10 inches !!! Seriously !!! My daughter’s hair was super long and touching her waist, now it is only to the shoulder! I am completely mad at this cut. She even could not do the layers right and the edge of my girl’s beautiful soft shiny hair is going UP ! She tried to «fix» it, but the only thing she did is to make it even shorter. Ughh … She said «it was because her hair is straight». Ok, Marina and Jamie both had cut her hair and neither of them had caused a problem like this.
Carmen even let my girl stand on the floor and trimmed her bang. All the little hair Carmen cut off was on her boots, which was with knit shaft!!! So hard to clean!
Do yourself a favor and Chose Marina or Jamie. They are excellent.

I highly recommend Carmen for boy’s haircuts. She is always so patient with my 1 year old and I am always happy with the results. I drive in from the city just to go to this location.

Great place for kids. Excellent service. Marina is the best. She was very knowledge and fast moving so my kiddos didn’t get antsy. I will definitely go back to see her.

My 6 year old had a great haircut here. We usually go to Kidsnip but they didn’t have an opening and we needed a cut ASAP so went here. They did great because I didn’t want clippers used, only scissors. Kidsnip is more fun for kids with movie pics and bigger treasure box selecting, however I didn’t care about that much. I’d be back for sure!

This is a cute place, it’s clean, and prices are good, especially if you get the punchcard. All of the stylists we have had have been good, and some have been really great.

This is literally the first and only place my son will ever get his haircut! The first time he went, he was very young and, well, basically didn’t know any better. For his 2^nd haircut, I decided to try somewhere else since I live in the city, and that experience was a nightmare! I thought maybe it was because he was older (16 months) and just didn’t have the patience anymore, until…
I decided to go back here to get his third haircut. He sat in the same exact fire truck seat as his first haircut. He sat still, he enjoyed holding onto the wheel, attempted to ring the bell (which is sadly placed a bit too far to reach) and best of all, the stylist was super sweet and patient. They also have a television on with some kiddie shows, which made him so distracted by everything around him that he didn’t even realize he was getting a haircut.
The haircut itself was everything I could have hoped for… and more! He got a terrific haircut in a great place with amazing people in approximately 15 minutes. It was also cheaper than I had expected, which doesn’t hurt either. I always make an appointment (just in case… since timing is critical with a baby) I just wish they had a location closer to me downtown. Please expand!!!

Amazing service. Thoughtful employees– I wished we lived closer, but we will be back. Much better experience here where the employees went above and beyond to make my daughters experience better.

We definitely had a difficult day at Pigtails & Crewcuts. My daughter was not thrilled at all to get her first haircut! My daughter has autism and does not deal well with situations she does not want to be a part of. My husband was getting very frustrated and wanted to leave because of how much she was freaking out and how little we were getting accomplished in the time we were there.
And then Marina came down like an angel from above and saved us! She stepped in and assured us that we’d get through it together and that there was nothing to worry about. My daughter took a little bit to warm up to her, but by the very end, she was playing with her while she cut her hair! She followed her around by the train table and made little cuts here and there to accommodate my daughter. She was so terrific. I could not have felt more exasperated, but this woman was an absolute God send.
She told us to stop by for another touch up free of charge if we wanted to try to come back and have it cut shorter/​styled. She even said, if it would make it easier for our daughter, to drop in and just say hi without getting a haircut if it would help her warm up to the place!
I cannot stress it enough how wonderful she is. I put my money where my mouth is and gave her a $ 20 tip because that is how outstanding her customer service was!
We will definitely be coming back and seeing Marina for sure! Someone give that woman a raise! :)

Marina is so wonderful and professional. She knows how to work in a difficult situation as in my son’s case. He isn’t exactly a fan of a hair salon and is always so upset when he has to get one. Marina is calm and understanding. She took her time to make sure he was in a better mood before working her magic. Before the end, my son already had a smile on his face and started chatting. She also made sure I got the haircut I want before snipping. The end result was a happy mom and a much better looking toddler. I couldn’t be happier. (Plus we got the $ 5 off deal. sweet offer for Tues & Wed from 10 – 2.I hope I got that info right. try double check with them. They are real nice.)

My three year old son hates haircuts but he loves this place. He actually sat still and Carmen gave him such a cute big boy haircut. Definitely coming back!

We brought our one year son here for his haircut, Carmen was the person to cut his hair, she did such a good job, and at first he was crying, but Carmen was very calmed with him, and kept him entertained. I’ll definitely be back.

So, we don’t live in the Chicago area, but we like this place so much, we’ll take our daughter here again whenever we’re in town! We discovered the place via Unilocal,since we were visiting from out of state and needed a haircut for our 20-​month-​old daughter. The reviews looked decent, so we rolled the dice. The haircut was great (flattering, well cut, completed quickly), and the stylist was clearly experienced in putting a toddler at ease (starting with the offer of a little cup of animal crackers). The place itself is very colorful and fun for children without being cluttered or noisy, and it was very clean with lots of natural light. One note on the discussion of the haircut: we wanted to get a pixie cut for our daughter but the stylist felt very strongly that a bob would be better for her hair texture. We think we should have pushed for the pixie cut (we got the pixie cut at another salon later on and confirmed her hair handles short length quite well, however we regret that the quality of the cut wasn’t as nice as the one from Pigtails & Crewcuts), but the bob was very cute, and it was executed very well. So while the stylist was somewhat opinionated, her cut was quite good and, as she assured us, suited our daughter very well.

Love this place! My boy hates hair cuts, but Elizabeth is able to give him a fantastic cut while chasing him around the train table or while squirming on my lap. She’s loving and patient and his hair looks great! He has wavy hair we keep a little longer so it isn’t a standard short boy cut.

Love this place so clean and a great place to play after a haircutt my son is always wild and Rosa did a great job and took her time on him I used to go to kidsnips there they always did a messy job I’m so happy I found u guys !!!

Similar to Snippets and KidSnips, this place has kiddie written all over it. I liked this place better than the other kid hair salons mentioned because it didn’t feel so cluttered! I agree with the other reviewers that the staff was really nice too. We went at the right time, too, because we did walk in and waited no more than 10 minutes. Fortunately they had a train table so my kids entertained themselves while we waited.
Tasha cut my son’s hair and we loved it then and love it now (3 wks later); it’s grown out pretty well. They will work with you to get the style that you want and how you want it. Don’t be afraid to be specific with how you want the cut to be.
Pricing is very similar to the salons I mentioned but there was a $ 2 off coupon for checking in or mentioning Unilocal

Great place!
Colorful fun atmosphere.
This was my sons first time getting a «real» haircut. While waiting, there were tv’s, games, trains and coloring books to keep him busy.
Elizabeth was great at keeping him cool and relaxed. We went with the «First Haircut Package», which included a paper framed picture of his new look and a lock of hair attached. The haircut was not too bad either.
Overall excellent experience!