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Bridal HairStylist - Theodora Bourikas

Bridal HairStylist - Theodora Bourikas

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    Organized, knowledgable, and talented!!

    Theodora and her assistant, Kelly, were absolutely incredible!!! Theodora was very organized and knowledgeable, which made it easy to work with her. She is also extremely talented!! I changed my mind on my hair style a couple of times, and Theodora was super accommodating and worked with me until we got it just right. My hair on my wedding day was complete perfection... exactly what I wanted! I HIGHLY recommend Theodora and her team - 5 stars!!!
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    Shaina Sent on 06/13/2018
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    Theodora was brilliant! She is organized, sweet, professional and did an amazing job. I hired her and she came to my apartment in Chicago for my hair trial. She then came to my venue and provided hair services to myself, all 6 of my bridesmaids and my mom for my April wedding. Everyone looked gorgeous and the hair styles stayed all day. We just got our pictures back and her work speaks for itself. I would highly recommend Theodora for any hair needs!
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    Lauren Sent on 09/25/2017
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    My bridal party and I loved Theodora. She was very communicative and organized during the scheduling and planning process. She helped come up with a killer 'do during my trial, which was great because I felt like I was a little lost and unsure about what to do. And on the day of, she knocked it out of the park and I looked even better than the trial! My bridesmaids all have very different hair but she had great ideas for them and they all ended up looking great. Even my mom liked what she did with her hair and my mom is historically hard to please.
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    Rachel Sent on 01/22/2017
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    Admittedly, I should have written this review much sooner! Our wedding was September 25, 2016 and Theodora did an amazing job on my hair. I loved working with her from the very beginning and on the day of my trial, we really hit it off. I found a style that I liked on Pinterest, and Theodora really listened to what I wanted and recreated the look beautifully. She was also very thorough, asking about the hair textures of my bridesmaids, mom and mother-in-law to prepare for the wedding day. And so, when that special day came, I knew we were all in good hands! Our hair looked beautiful. She is such a warm, kind, and professional person. I would recommend Theodora to anyone for any event! :-)
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    Maja Sent on 12/18/2016
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    Theodora was great to work with. I booked her for my September wedding. She was very responsive and did a great job with my hair, my moms, my friends and my aunts. She was able to style each of us with what worked best with our style and hair. She was also great and very professional when I couldn't make up my mind of the style that I wanted to go with. She gave me great tips and her professional opinions. You could really tell she enjoys what she does and it shows. She definitely ensured that I my hair was beautiful. Thank you, Theodora!
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    Shaistah Sent on 08/13/2015
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    Thank you, Theodora for being a part of my beautiful wedding day!

    Theodora is a wonderful and very talented hair stylist. She was very professional and quick to respond throughout our interactions and on the day of she created gorgeous up-dos for me and all my bridesmaids. She was even able to recommend a second stylist since I had a large bridal party.

    Theo has extremely reasonable rates - you're not going to find this great mix of quality and value anywhere else. I highly recommend Theodora!
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    This review is for the hair trial only - Theodora Bourikas was friendly, professional and wonderful from the moment I stepped foot into her home for my trial. She was creative and very detail orientated. She thought of everything, from different treatments I could use on my hair to make it healthier before the wedding all the way to using a needle and thread on my veil to make it less puffy (it's a double blusher veil, tulle and netting). She worked efficiently and swiftly, I have never met someone so talented. She showed me where my hair was damaged from heat styling and from previous haircuts and she actually gave me a quick trim! The most embarrassing thing happened to me after I left Theodora's house...I was so scatter brained I didn't realize the trial cost wasn't included in my final payment. I gave her a $15 tip after she had finished creating the most BEAUTIFUL hairstyle I had ever received in my life, and I was supposed to have paid her $60 for the service (which is outlined on her website and she had also reminded me of this cost a few months back). But after I had worked all day, drove a hour north to see her, and had a million other wedding related things on my mind, I had totally forgotten that I was supposed to pay her for the trial. She was so polite about this. She called me and professionally let me know what had happened. I was mortified and offered to drive back to her house immediately to pay her the correct amount. She knew I lived a hour away, and took that into consideration. She told me that I can just pay her the remaining $45 on the day of the wedding and not to worry about what happened. I was so embarrassed and I kept calling myself stupid over and over again...but Theodora was so sweet, and she changed the subject and asked me how I liked my hair. I still cannot believe I did that...She deserves the $ 60 and MORE! She is an amazing hairstylist, it's like an art to her, and she has perfected it.
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    Michael Sent on 04/29/2014
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    Theodora was amazing! She did hair for me (the bride), 3 bridesmaids, and my mother on my wedding day on April 12. I found Theodora online, and she had nothing less than stellar Yelp reviews. I went to her apartment for a trial run in February, and brought some pictures to show her what I had in mind. She took the ideas I had and made a style that I loved and worked with my hair. I have long, blonde hair that is very thick, heavy, and straight. I wanted to wear my hair down and in loose curls, something my hair does not naturally like to do at all! Theodora made it happen, and gave me a lot of advice about what shampoo I should use and mousse I could put in my hair the night before to help maximize the life of the hairstyle. On the day of the wedding, she came to our hotel to do hair. She showed up right on time, and stayed right on schedule the whole day. All of my bridesmaids and my mother's hair looked beautiful, and when she was done she touched up everybody's hair, including a couple of bridesmaids who had done their hair themselves or had their own stylist do it. I loved my hair the day of, and the veil and parts of it that were pinned back stayed in place all night long, even though we had a very windy picture session, outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour! Same for all the bridesmaids. Theodora was absolutely awesome. She's truly a professional at what she does, and is great about explaining what she's doing and why she's doing it. She's also very friendly and likable. Her services are also very, very reasonable! For myself, 4 others, and a tip I spent less than $500. I don't know if her rates were lower because our wedding was off season, but we got very high quality service at a very reasonable cost! I'd recommend Theodora to anybody!
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    Theodora arrived on-time and the girls all looked great. I even liked my hair better the day of the wedding then the trial we did. She is talented and very nice to work with. Highly Recommend her!
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    Maria Sent on 02/02/2014
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    I highly recommend Theodora. She is wonderful to work with and really knows her stuff!!! I brought pictures and explained what type of style I wanted for my wedding. She managed to create the look by using a few hair extensions :-) After my trial, I asked if she could adjust one part of the up do (swept up in the front instead of side part) and on the wedding day it was beautiful!! Even my makeup artist commented that my hair was perfect (for me).
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    Jessica Sent on 10/08/2012
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    You will not be disappointed with her! She does beautiful work and it lasts ALL DAY LONG! My friends still brag to anyone who will listen about how beautiful my hair looked. Thank you for making me look beautiful on my special day. :)
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    Eunah Sent on 09/07/2012
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    Theodora was Great~!!! Everyone loved my hair~!! Hair trial is a must!! I had trouble with my veil so I had to go back to Theodora for re-trial. Theodora consulted me with couple different hairstyle to accommodate my veil and I ended up with beautiful hair~!!! Overall: Highly Recommended
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    Rachel Sent on 08/10/2012
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    Theo was absolutely wonderful! On the day of the wedding, she did hair for myself, my 4 bridesmaids, and my mother in-law and came to us at our bridal suite. Theo is very reasonably priced for the services that she provides. I did 2 trials with her (I ended up not liking the first one - but that was my fault and not hers!) and later used her for a special occasion updo when I was a guest at a friend's wedding. Theo was patient and understanding with all the changes that I wanted to make throughout the trial process. On the day of the wedding, it looked better than I could have imagined :-) In the past, I have had updos fall by the end of the night and start to hurt with all the pins, this was not an issue at all! My hair last all night and I barely felt any of the pins. Thanks, Theo!
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    Bo Sent on 08/01/2012
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    Theodora was the hair stylist for me, my three bridesmaids and two moms on our wedding day. Our hair are at different length but all of us loved what she did for us! She's very patient and fun to work with, she arrived on time although it was very early in the morning, we only needed to give her some general ideas of what we're looking for, she made all of us very happy with what we got. And our hair all held very well throughout the long day.
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    Allie Sent on 07/06/2012
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    I found Theodora through Google when I was searching for a hair stylist for myself and my bridesmaids for my wedding day. I spoke with her on the phone and she was so kind and offered very fair pricing to come to our hotel and style hair for myself, 5 bridesmaids, 3 mothers and 1 flower girl!

    A couple months prior to the wedding I went to her in-home salon to have a trial. She worked off of pictures I brought and also customized my look so it was exactly what I wanted. She took pictures to make sure she was able to replicate it once the wedding day arrived. I was also very appreciative as she gave me some great tips to make sure my hair was in the best shape possible for my style on the wedding day.

    On the actual wedding day, Theodora arrived at our downtown hotel early and she worked ALL day on our hair. She was fun to hang out with and fit right in with myself and my friends as we prepared for the wedding. Everyone was very happy with how the styles turned out. Most importantly, they held up! We were outside in windy, and very hot Chicago weather for a couple hours for pictures and when we got back to the wedding our hair still looked perfect.

    Theodora was fantastic and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a fun, professional wedding hairstylist.
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    Heather Sent on 11/15/2011
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    I cannot say enough good things about Theodora! She was such an amazing hair stylist and wedding professional. She always responded to my emails or phone calls and even did two hair trails when I changed my mind about my hair style. She is a true professional and made me, my bridal party and family look absolutely beautiful for my wedding.

    I had a hard time finding a makeup artist for my big day and she recommended several artists for me to choose from. She goes above and beyond what any bride could ever expect and I would highly recommend her services to anyone who wants a great wedding hair stylist.
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    Stephanie Sent on 10/18/2011
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    I found Theodora by chance and could not have gotten luckier. I was searching through the typical wedding stylist companies (e.g., Beauty on Call) and was very disappointed with the impersonal nature. I felt like going with them would make me look like "a typical bride."

    Fortunately, I found Theodora who truly understood the look I was hoping to achieve and delivered. At my trial, she styled my hair to 90% of what I was looking for and took notes to make sure the tweaks got me to 100% on my big day. Her attitude was always extremely understanding and she was truly a professional. She made sure that she understood the hair types of all my bridesmaids so that she could tailor looks that would work great for each one but still be complements to each other.

    She did 5 styles on my wedding day and each one looked like it could have been her first of the day. Everyone received equal attention and everyone loved how their hair turned out.

    Theodora is the best at what she does. You'll feel natural -- like a better version of yourself. And her technique makes for a style that stays -- through windy city photos, ceremony, and 4 hours of dancing!
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    Katie Sent on 10/18/2011
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    She was amazing. It was fantastic that she was able to
    Travel to my hotel at 6 am to begin her services. She also found an additional stylist at the last minute because more people wAnted to get their hair done and we were on a tight schedule.
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    Monica Sent on 10/17/2011
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    If you are looking for a traveling hairstylist, Theodora is the best. She is friendly, happy and loves what she does. If you plan to wear your hair up, she does an amazing job. If you want to wear it down, she styles it in a way I could never do myself. Well worth the money. Most of all, she is very trustworthy. She will show up on your day (I've heard stories of no shows and/or hairstylist at salons double booked), ready and remembers everything about the trial. Highly recommended!
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    J Sent on 07/17/2011
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    I'm pretty particular about hair, so I was nervous who I would work with for my wedding, but I absolutely loved my hairstyle. Theodora was a pleasure to work with! I definitely would recommend her to all of my friends.
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    Jenn Sent on 09/05/2011
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    Theodora is wonderful!! I had my wedding party and my hair done for my wedding! She was so wonderful on the day and so helpful, it was like having a good friend come and do our hair! I wish I invited her to me wedding! I also had a haircut by Theodora for my dress rehearsal and I absolutely loved both! I now am going to see her regularly for haircuts! She is affordable and you get more than you pay for!!
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    I hired Theodora after I'd had a bad trial experience with another hair dresser. My trial with Theodora went very well, and she was very easy to work with. She did my hair for my wedding and she did my three bridesmaids as well. She was very flexible when I changed styles from what we'd done at my trial, and my hair looked perfect all night. She even provided us with a small can of hairspray to keep things in place! She came out to our venue, which was quite a ways from her home. Overall Theodora was great to work with and I would recommend her to anyone!
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    Susan Sent on 06/30/2011
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    Theodora is very professional and great to work with. She came out to our venue and did hairstyles for me and my bridesmaids. My hairstyle looked fabulous. Thank you for making my day even more special. I would definately recommend Theodora to my friends and family. She is awesome.
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    Katherine Sent on 07/14/2011
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    I love my hair on my wedding day. Theodora did my hair exactly the way I wanted it to be. She is very professional and fun to work with. She also made my bridesmaids look so gorgeous. I highly recommend Theodora for your special event.
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    Georgia Sent on 11/25/2010
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    Theodora did a wonderful job on myself, my bridesmaids, mom and flower girls. Very professional and accomodating! I would definitely recommend her to future brides.
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