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✦ Mary's Salon is a women-only salon ✦

Cut · Blowout · Updo

Women's haircuts and blowouts in Oak Lawn, IL

Mary has been cutting hair on Ridgeland Ave for more than twenty years, and most of the women in her chair have been coming back for a decade or longer. Every cut starts with a conversation about how you actually wear your hair on an ordinary Tuesday — not how it looks for twenty minutes after you leave.

A haircut shaped around your hair, not a trend

Fine hair, thick hair, curls that shrink two inches when they dry, grey growing in around the temples — Mary cuts all of it, and the shape is planned around how your hair behaves once it is dry. Long layers, blunt lobs, soft bobs, fringe and face-framing pieces are all everyday work here. Kids' and teens' cuts are welcome too; families from Oak Lawn and Hometown often book back-to-back.

This is a women-only salon, which keeps the room quiet and comfortable for clients who prefer a private space to have their hair done.

Blowouts and special-occasion styling

A blowout before a wedding, a graduation at Oak Lawn Community High School or an Eid or holiday gathering is one of the most common bookings of the week. Mary also does updos and half-up styles that hold through a long evening, and makeup application if you want everything finished in one visit. For big events, call ahead — Saturday mornings fill first.

Booking, walk-ins and what it costs

Walk-ins are welcome whenever a chair is open, but an appointment is the safest way to get the time you want. Pricing depends on hair length, density and how long the service takes, so call and describe your hair and you will get an honest quote before you come in. Every booking and quote is handled over the phone — there is no online booking form.

Recent work from our chairs

Long brunette layered blowout with soft bouncy ends styled at Mary's Salon in Oak Lawn
Long layered blowout with a soft round-brush finish.
Glossy dark waves on mid-length hair after a cut and blow dry
Cut and blow-dry with glossy S-waves.
Romantic curled updo on dark hair pinned for a wedding
Curled updo pinned for an evening event.
Half-up style with loose curls on dark brown hair
Half-up styling with loose curls.

Visit Mary's Salon in Oak Lawn

8835 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 — free parking in front of the shop, a few minutes from 95th Street and the Chicago Ridge and Evergreen Park borders.

10 AM – 5 PM Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays. Walk-ins welcome, appointments preferred.

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