About Us

 

 

Why Choose HIP?

HIP Salon

Hair Innovation Professionals, aka HIP Salon, started in 2005 by a team of hair professionals who wanted to provide a high-end, trendsetting salon experience like no other in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

Today, we are proud to offer the most innovative techniques that create amazing results for our clients. We are driven by our passion and mission. Plus, our commitment to excellence is unmatched.

We are a departmentalized salon, which means our people focus entirely on their area of specialization. Our services include Precision Scissor and Razor Cutting, Hair Styling, Hair Color, Highlights, Balayage, and Color Melting. We also specialize in Keratin Treatments, Hair Extensions, Wefts, Hair Restoration, Eyelash Extensions, Eyelash Tinting, Eyelash Perming, Makeovers, and Bridal Party Packages.

When you step into our salon, you immediately feel the positive, creative energy flowing between our team and our clients. We have from 2 to 40 years of experience in serving clients in professional hair salon settings. Some of us have been with HIP from the start. We continue to update our skills through extensive training so that we stay current on the latest hairstyling, cutting, color, and makeup trends. 

Over the years, we have formed deep relationships with vendors such as Bumble and Bumble, Schwarzkopf, SachaJuan, Xtreme Lashes, Hairdreams, and Bellami. These alliances bring in top-of-the-line product offerings for both salon use and for client purchases.

Our team is excited to be at HIP and do what they love most: Taking care of you hair and beauty needs.

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We create amazing results!

Passion

We love what we do! That’s why we dedicate our time, energy, and spirit to creating the best hair and beauty designs for you. 

Innovation

We continuously seek inspiration from the world around us so that we can bring you fresh perspectives, new ideas, and healthy options to solve your hair and beauty challenges. 

Mission

We endeavor to educate and motivate our salon team to the highest achievable level, allowing us to create the utmost positive, professional, and creative atmosphere for clients and staff. Our mission is to reflect this energy to better serve our clients in new trends, products, and services.

OUR HIP TEAM

 

Debra Hanaway

Owner, Senior Stylist & Senior Educator

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Precision Scissor Cutting
  • Precision Razor Cutting
  • Hair Extension Technician – Bellami, Hairdreams, Hairtalk, Perfectress, Tony Odisho
  • Hair Restoration Technician – Hairdreams

WHY HAIR? When I was a teenager, I was mesmerized by people cutting hair. I went up and down my street with my little case in hand, practicing on anyone who would let me near them with scissors.

SUPERPOWER: Curly hair cutting, shaping, razor cutting

ASK ME ABOUT: Competition shooting, creating my own hot sauces, and cats.

 

STYLISTS

Salvatore

Senior Stylist & Senior Educator

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Precision Scissor Cutting
  • Precision Razor Cutting
  • Perming, Textures, Keratin Technician

WHY HAIR? I was born into this field, I grew up with perm solution! My dad and three uncles own an old-fashioned barbershop, and my mom and three aunts work at a beauty shop. I wanted to incorporate both so I decided to be a hairstylist/barber!

SUPERPOWER: I’m very detailed-oriented; bald fades; men’s scissor over comb; precision women cutting; perms from men and women

ASK ME ABOUT: Remodeling and home projects, gardening, and building projects

PS: I love having conversations with my clients and helping them with any of their issues.

 

Danielle 

Stylist 

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Precision Scissor Cutting
  • Precision Razor Cutting
  • Specialty Hair Styles
  • Hair Extension Technician – Bellami, Hairdreams, Hairtalk, Perfectress, Tony Odisho
  • Hair Restoration Technician – Hairdreams, LeMetric

WHY HAIR? When I was old enough to have my hair done at the salon, I knew I wanted to become a hair dresser. It always amazed me the talent it takes to cut hair.

SUPERPOWER: Extensions

ASK ME ABOUT: My son, my dog, TV shows

 

Jillian 

Stylist 

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Precision Scissor Cutting
  • Precision Razor Cutting
  • Specialty Hair Styles
  • Hair Extension Technician – Bellami, Hairdreams, Hairtalk, Perfectress
  • Hair Restoration Technician – Hairtalk
  • Makeup Specialist

WHY HAIR? I have a strong passion for hair and makeup. I love making people feel good after a fresh cut and blow dry.

SUPERPOWER: Styling, beachy waves 

ASK ME ABOUT: My wedding, my dog, traveling

 

Nicole 

Stylist 

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Precision Scissor Cutting
  • Blow Drying
  • Perming, Keratin Technician

WHY HAIR? I love creating and styling hair. I am very social. I love talking to clients and getting to know their lifestyle to help me style their hair to fit their vision.

SUPERPOWER: Blow drying and styling

ASK ME ABOUT: My family, traveling, and sports.

 

Virginia

Stylist 

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Precision Scissor Cutting
  • Creative Styling
  • Blow Drying
  • Specialty Hair Styles
  • Perming, Keratin Technician

WHY HAIR? I pretty much grew up in the industry – my mother is a stylist. With her, I learned to love the creativity involved in the profession as well as loving all the diverse people I am blessed to meet each day! I strive in helping clients look good and feel good about their hair!

SUPERPOWER: Thick, course, curly hair

ASK ME ABOUT: Traveling, movies, food and wine!

 

Jennifer

Stylist 

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Precision Scissor Cutting
  • Precision Razor Cutting
  • Specialty Hair Styles
  • Facial Waxing
  • Eyelash Extensions
  • Hair Extensions

WHY HAIR? When I was younger, I had a really bad experience in a salon where they cut off all my hair. After that, I went to beauty school and swore I would give my clients only what they wanted.

SUPERPOWER: Curly hair

ASK ME ABOUT: My dogs, my kids, and traveling

COLOURISTS

JEANINE 

Senior Colourist

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Color Technician – Highlights, Lowlights, Double Processes, Corrective Color, Balayage, Ombre, Color Melting
  • Hair Extension Technician – Bellami, Hairdreams, Hairtalk, Perfectress, Tony Odisho
  • Eyelash Extension Technician

WHY HAIR? I knew my freshman year of high school I wanted to work with hair. Through my junior and senior years, I was splitting my time between regular school and beauty school. It was the best decision I ever made. After graduation, I started working at Heidi’s Salon in Woodfield Mall – my second best decision. When Heidi‘s doors closed, a new door opened: HIP Salon. Today, I’m still working with Debra and many of the people who I started out with.  

SUPERPOWER: lash extensions, grey coverage, highlights

ASK ME ABOUT: my girls, my cats, every kind of craft, traveling, TV shows

 

Jessie

Senior Colourist

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Color Technician – Highlights, Lowlights, Double Processes, Corrective Color, Balayage, Ombre, Color Melting

WHY HAIR? When I was 14, I started experimenting on my hair and my friends’ hair. I thought it was so fun to be creative in that way. I love to make people happy and look beautiful. It’s what motivates me every day!!

SUPERPOWER: Highlighting especially blondes!!

ASK ME ABOUT: my kids, travel, TV shows

 

NICK 

Senior Colourist

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Color Technician – Highlights, Lowlights, Double Processes, Corrective Color, Balayage, Ombre, Color Melting

WHY HAIR? It chose me.

SUPERPOWER: I can make you FEEL brighter, darker, warmer, happier, better.

ASK ME ABOUT: Most things pop culture. I’m a huge geek for lyrics.

 

 

Tyler 

Colourist

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Color Technician – Highlights, Lowlights, Double Processes, Corrective Color, Balayage, Ombre, Color Melting
  • Hair Extension Technician – Bellami, Hairdreams, Hairtalk
  • Hair Restoration Technician – Hairdreams

WHY HAIR? I’ve always been in love with fashion. Hair is everyone’s accessory to their personal style/fashion sense.

SUPERPOWER: Balayage, highlights

ASK ME ABOUT: Fashion, pop culture, Real Housewives, exploring the city, trying new restaurants, music

 

Yvette

Colourist

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Color Technician – Highlights, Lowlights, Double Processes, Corrective Color, Balayage, Color Melting

WHY HAIR? Since I was a little girl I’ve always been interested in the beauty world. I love being able to boost my clients’ self-confidence by making their hair more beautiful!

SUPERPOWER: Corrective colors

ASK ME ABOUT: makeup, TV Shows, travel

 

Front Desk

Yesenia

Front Desk Guru & Social Media Maven

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Social Media
  • Also trained in HIP’s phone and appointment booking system

WHY HAIR? My grandmother was a stylist.

SUPERPOWER: Wrangling wedding parties for timely hair and makeup appointments

ASK ME ABOUT: My sneaker collection

 

JAmes

Welcomer & Staff Artist

SPECIALTY & TRAINING:

  • Trained in The Arts, including Musical Theatre, Punk Rock, Jazz and Modern Dance, Water Color and Oil Painting
  • Also trained in HIP’s phone and appointment booking system

WHY HAIR? In 1979, my first job in the Bay Area was at a brilliant salon called Peter Thomas Hair, in Berkeley, CA. Through that job, which was my introduction to the industry, I realized what an artistic event hair could be. Through impeccable training and technique, many amazing, interesting sculptures could be created, transforming the work from just “a haircut” into a work of art. I have been involved in the industry ever since.

SUPERPOWER: Rebel empath

ASK ME ABOUT: Anything interesting and unusual