Jon Charles Salon

Came to Jon Charles as a hair model for one of the stylists that just joined JC. Most of the parking is in a paid lot or on the street by the meters BUT I found a free spot in the residence area near by! I was immediately greeted by the receptionist, seated and was offered a beverage. Emma was my stylist and she was very peppy, perky and attentive. I came in to get my hair styled and showed Emma the looks/​styles I had in mind. She was very accommodating and patient. Emma worked efficiently and went above & beyond making sure the hair was perfect and would hold throughout the day. Thank you so much for making me look and feel fabulous on my birthday!
The salon was very clean, open and peaceful. I was seated near the window so it was so nice looking outside and getting my hair done.
A tip: When you are paying for your service you cannot add tip onto the credit card — they only accept tips in cash or by check.
Awesome and friendly experience!

This salon is really convenient located for me — it’s reasonably priced, the staff are friendly and she did a good job on my hair! I’ll be going back :)

Fantastic! Brilliant (kind, and down-​to-​earth) stylists that made me and mom feel right at home (yes, even with our Groupons). Blowout results were beautiful and lasted throughout day. We’ll absolutely be visiting again soon!

When I lived in Minneapolis this was my go to hair salon. I’m surprised by some of the reviews of the staff and stylists. So I thought I’d leave a review of my experience for any transplant to MN looking for a great stylist. I went to JC for about 3 yrs and every time booked my appt with Steven. He did absolutely amazing things with my somewhat damaged and unruly curls. I always left with a great cut and he introduced me to the world of Keratase which was a godsend for my hair. I never noted any rude behavior by the staff and was always greeted professionally. Definitely give Steven a try; he is an amazing stylist and was always so nice.

Just had my hair cut by Brianna. She did an amazing job & was super sweet. Would definitely go back :)

I have never been one to frequent the same hair salon. Every time I am less than impressed with my cut and color. However, this has recently changed since I’ve been to John Charles in Uptown. Jade had been my colorist both times, this is for a reason, she is GREAT. She always delivers on exactly what I want. On my second visit I also received my favorite cut of all time (I forgot her name, sorry!). She was so friendly and a self proclaimed perfectionist and with hair cutting you should be!
I am very happy with this salon and will continue to use it!

Alex at Jon Charles is an amazing colorist! She always makes my color look perfect even when I’m not sure what I want. I have so much hair and it takes a long time but Alex always has such patience with my blowouts. I always have «movie star» hair when I leave her chair. Alex is kind and fun, you should go see her now!

Funny how after I posted my review Jon Charles emailed me from an earlier email I had sent and asked me to take my post off here. Really? R U Serious? Again I will NEVER visit this salon again. RUDE receptionist I would not have her working for me if I wanted to make $$$$…Stylists ok-​Allison very nice but was more interested in her fancy blow dry crap then the haircut itself and Sara (I believe that was her name) also very nice but was supposed to give me foils and said she was going to do something else (bayalage) which I find out it is cheap version of highlights on my hair and I would really like it. Well I dont. The reason I wanted foils in first place was it gives my hair great body. When I called to complain or actually emailed Jon Charles… he was RUDE and Un cooperative. Really don’t see how they will stay in business giving such a care free non give a crap attitude. Offered me 20% off to come back. WOW could not believe it so I called groupon. I have to have hair re done. Thank you very much! NOT

I have never gave a 5 star review for anything before but the customer service at jon charles salon was GREAT! I called last minute for an appointment and they got me in the same day and I called a different salon and they said they couldnt get me in so i was already pleased! when i got there the postal office was there with a huge shipment and the girl at the front desk i think her name was Shae still managed to greet me as soon as the door opened i was shocked especially because most of the time when walking into a store or my usual salon im not greeted that fast! she was nice and even hung up my coat for me. my stylist was brandon he was GREAT! i love my color and i love him i am definetly going back to this salon! after my hair appointment was over there were about 3 people behind the desk and there were still boxes and i’m surprised shae was still in a great mood because i would have been overwhelmed! but she still had a positive attitude even though it was busy and she had a smile on her face and was so welcoming and nice. i appreciate the service i had at jon charles salon and honestly i love the atmosphere and i cannot wait to go back!

If you’re looking for a nice place to get an affordable men’s hair cut, then I highly recommend Allison at the Uptown location. The receptionists are always nice and welcoming, and there is a comfortable waiting area if you arrive early.

Horrible customer service. I went here for eyelash extensions for a while and they messed up my appointment numerous times and sometimes would try to add extra services to my appointments. I had to actively look to catch it on my appt email reminder and then let them know to remove it before I showed up and got stuck with paying for it. In my time there, they also canceled several appts with less than 24 hours notice and then, several months ago, the salon manager convinced me to buy a very large gift card to use to pay with for when I got my eyelashes done each month and now the great eyelash technician i used to see has left the salon and they expect me to just see their new person. As with most beauty services, talent and reputation are important so that’s not great. Then most recently, the owner Jon Charles tried to imply that it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to share my poor experience with his salon with my co-​workers. Just nonsense. Jon Charles was all talk about customer service but no action. Would definitely not recommend.

I am giving Jon Charles two stars because of Allison who cuts my hair. Each time I walk out of the salon, I love my hair because of the way she cuts it! I would highly recommend her!
On the other hand, I had my hair colored by a relatively newer colorist and let’s just say my hair went from being a lighter brown to a very dark brown and all I wanted was to cover the grey. After the first color, all of my greys were not covered so the colorist went to «fix» it and colored my hair the very wrong color. The owner, Jon, also tried to «fix» my hair and now I have reddish/​brassy highlights in my hair. When talking with another beautician, she said that the «fix» (balayage) that was done by Jon was a cheap man’s version to doing highlights and low lights — in short, it was a quick and cheap attempt to make my hair better.
Although the two fixes were free, I am completely dissatisfied with my hair. I did call and leave a message in hopes of speaking with Jon to tell him about my concerns and desire for getting my hair back to its natural color but he never called me back. Very Unprofessional!
I would NOT recommend getting your hair colored by anyone at this salon! However, Allison does a wonderful job cutting. I am sad that I will not be returning to Jon Charles to have my hair cut by her.

So here’s the deal: I’m not a natural blonde. In fact, I’m not even CLOSE to being a natural blond so OBVIOUSLY this is my hair color of choice for the last 12 years or so and I’m damn picky about it. I used to see someone for years but then she upped and moved to San Diego so I was left all crying and «who will do mahhhhh hairs?!?» I’ve bounced around to a few different (and rather expensive) salons and have not been to thrilled. Did they ruin my hair? No. Did I love it? Definitely not. So here I am, walking to my yoga class in Uptown and I pass Jon Charles salon and I figured «what the hell? I’ll try it. I’m desperate and these roots are starting to look pretty whack.» I made an appointment with Jessica for a full foil. I was greeted immediately when I walked in by a friendly receptionist. She offered me water or tea and directed me to a waiting area. I probably only had to wait 2 minutes before Jessica introduced herself to me and we made our way over to her chair. I was very explicit about what I wanted (even showing her a few photos) and she listened to me and asked some questions to make sure we were on the same page. I really appreciated that since I’ve had an experience or two with a colorist that’s all «wheee! I’m just gonna do what I think will look hot, nevermind what the client wants!» So Jessica goes to that secret little room in every salon and mixes up the potions (I mean bleach) and proceeds to foil my entire head in lightening speed. I was impressed. She was super friendly and chatty without being annoying and seemed very genuine. When the color was done I was treated to a great shampoo (seriously, it felt REALLY good for just a shampoo!), and then she did the whole blow dry and style. I. LOVED. IT. It’s perfect. I was so happy I was skipping home. Everything about this salon made me happy. I’ll definitely be going back to Jessica from now on. :)

I would give this salon one star, but the two good haircuts I got means this place gets a bonus star. The girls that cut my hair were really sweet, and I would probably return for a hair cut, if the colorists didn’t leave me with such a terrible impression…
I have been to a lot of different high end salons, and never have I ever felt like I was being ripped off as I did at this salon. For some reason, the stylists here believe that they can add on whatever services they please and can just tack it on to your bill.
I have been to this salon multiple times. The first time I came in for a cut. The stylist was nice, and I got a cut for $ 30. I then made an appointment to have my roots touched up, and I’ll be honest– the color was fabulous. What irked me though, was my colorist told me that he was going to deep condition my hair. Ok, fine. I just happened to ask how much it would cost, and he told me $ 50. $ 50?! Excuse me? To put conditioner on my hair? I can buy 3 bottles of deep conditioner for $ 50. I asked him if he had anything cheaper, so he gave me a $ 25 treatment. Even for $ 25 I expect for my hair to be conditioned, wrapped in plastic, put under a warmer, left on for 15 minutes… but he put it in and rinsed it out almost immediately… along with my money.
Few months passed and I needed to get my hair colored again. Returned to the salon and had a new colorist. My color looked like I just had terrible roots. Again, she tells me «I’m going to add a gloss to your hair to make it shinier.» Thank you, stylist. I’m glad you know what I need. Go ahead and tack what I didn’t ask for on to my bill. I returned to have this color fixed because I was not happy with it. A new colorist fixed the color, and ultimately it ended up O. K… but during the process, my hair looked like a rats nest. He sloppily put color on my hairline so it ended up on my forehead and temple, and was stained for a few days. When he was rinsing my hair out, he splashed water on my face and didn’t condition my hair. When he was combing it out, he was ripping on my hair and pulling it hard. What happened to gently combing out my fragile hair that was just colored?
Then comes the classic Jon Charles move– my colorist tells me that he’s going to deep condition my hair again. This time, I just had cash though– so I asked him exactly how much is this going to cost because I only have cash today. So he says, «Oh, don’t worry. I’ll deep condition you for free. I’ll give you the best stuff just for you *wink*.» Well I’m getting my hair rinsed out and he combs something in my hair. A few minutes later, it’s time to get rinsed and the shampoo girl asks what was in my hair. The stylist tells her it’s a TONER. My colorist LIED to me. He never conditioned my hair like he promised.
I do not think that this salon has ethical practices. To automatically tack on $ 25-​$ 50 services without the permission of the client is unacceptable, in my opinion. That was the last time I stepped foot into that salon, and unfortunately, I cannot in good faith recommend this salon.

Howdy! Went back to Cheryl at Jon Charles for another Keratin relaxing treatment, just on my bangs this time because the last treatment took so well (even with my stubbornly curly hair). Had the same great experience as last time! Consistently fantastic service & results.

This is actually for the Wayzata location of Jon Charles Salon.
I was in desperate need of highlights. Bless my SAHM friends, but they were too nice to mention that my roots had grown out by almost 3″. I’ve gone to both New Reflections & Simonsons for highlights & they turned out fine, but seemed to fade really quickly or turn slightly brassy on me. I did some more research & decided to try out Jon Charles Salon.
Rocky did my highlights. She’s a brunette herself, so I knew she would understand what I wanted – warm caramel highlights that without brassy undertones. I’ve never had as many complements on my highlights before in my life! Even my hubby said something & that has never happened. :P
The salon is very modern. The blowdryers hang from the ceiling & there’s a very modern vibe including Lady Gaga playing in the background. If that’s not your thing, then don’t come to Jon Charles. However, if you want mindblowing highlights, by all means book an appointment with Rocky! They have a new client discount that makes the prices extremely affordable.

TEN STARS!
I was just in the cities for the weekend, I was up from Chicago to visit my aunt and she had an appointment here so I decided to get a conditioning treatment and a blowout. Best decision ever!
If you ever get a chance to have a Kerastase treatment and blowout with Ryan, do it, don’t think about it just do it. He took the time to analyze some issues I was having with my hair and he knew them without me saying a word! Not to mention (but I’m going to) the fact he wasn’t the least bit judgmental about things I did wrong with my hair, he just told me how to improve it.
The treatment was phenomenal, my hair has looked good for three days and above all he was blast! We had a great time and the rest of the staff was really nice. Jon Charles himself stopped by to see how my session was going. I had a great time and totally plan to be back next time I’m up north.
Thank you all!

FYI: they no longer validate parking in the lot behind the building. Still a great hair cut/​color though!

I’ve had the same hairstylist for years but after a move (on my part) and a career shift (on her part) I am now in the market for New.
As happens to all those haircentric yesterday found me at my wits end with my weirdly grown out bob. Did I want to lop it all off again and make it super short or continue on my with my battle to grow it out?
After trolling Unilocal (as is how I find most things) I came across Jon Charles Salon. To be honest I chose them because, unlike most salons, they are open on Mondays! However I was not disappointed.
When I arrived it was just the stylist and receptionist, I’m assuming because it was a Monday. My stylist was Jaime, a younger stylist. She listened to me babble on about my hair confusion with empathy. When it came time to cut she did a good job. When she had finished she asked me how I felt about it and talked me out of going shorter (Thank you!)
Because I am growing my hair out I’m not super happy with the cut but that is what happens when you are growing your hair out, it always looks weird.
In Short!
Jaime, good stylist who listens. Jon Charles Salon has a pretty chill atmosphere and you don’t feel like you’re being judged for not being hipster/​preppy/​classy/​trashy enough. It’s a relaxed atmosphere but still good service and beautiful space. All in All I recommend.
NOTE: Bring cash or check for a tip, you cannot tip on your Credit/​Debit card.

I used to let upscale salons intimidate me into taking my business someplace else, thinking they thought too much of themselves to cater to a patron who didn’t walk out of Cosmo or Vogue. I was soooo wrong.
First of all, Jon Charles actually *works* at this salon; even though it’s his name over the door, he’s also the first person you’ll see when you walk in. He’ll greet you like an old friend even if you’ve never had a service from him.
Jon’s been in the business for over 25 years and it shows. I’ve been going here regularly since he opened for business in Uptown, and his employees have nothing but praise for him. He’s a good business man, fair, and knows what his services are worth.
He also knows how to make style fun. When they first opened, Jon hosted «Blow Dryer Boot Camp» sessions, a free evening once every other week dedicated to teaching participants how to use their blow dryers to produce salon results at home. Part lecture, part hands on, you’d walk out the door with some great ideas on how to make your daily hairdo more fun.