Staff Bios

Mikel has been a licensed cosmetologist since 1995 and started working at the salon in 1996. In 2018, she purchased the salon from her dear friend Debi. Mikel is a certified Surface specialist in fine and thinning hair, All-Nutrient organic color, and+ Keratherapy smoothing treatments. She loves learning new trends and techniques as well as continuing her education with extra hair classes! Mikel's passion is hair color, she loves the science and artistic creativity behind color to create a customized look for each client. In her free time she enjoys exploring new places in their RV, camping with friends, hiking, collecting rocks, and small handyman jobs around the house.

Debi is a stylist of My Friend’s Place Salon since 1994. She constantly has a smile on her face and loves what she does! She has been licensed for many years and has done just about every haircut out there! She absolutely LOVES creating shorter hair cuts and specializes in thinning hair. (She is currently only taking new referrals.)

Natalie has been a stylist for 5+ years and worked at My Friends Place for 8 years. Natalie has a very creative side to her and loves to customize your hair to fit you! She is very eager to learn new things, and that's what drove her to get her barber license on top of her cosmetology license! She is also certified in Surface Awaken for fine and thinning hair. She loves to color, highlight, and balayage hair. She also loves to cut both women and men's hair and do straight razor beard trims! In Natalie's free time she loves to be outdoors, walking, bike riding, fishing, golfing, and working out! Natalie is very family oriented, so she loves to surround herself all the time with family and friends! www.instagram.com/nataliegrollo.hair/?hl=en

Diana is our esthetician, who runs her business Absolute Aesthetic right here at My Friend’s Place. She has been working in the industry for 15 years, and says the best thing about her job is the instant gratification she gets from working with skin. Contact her at: 630-354-8832

Celia brings 15+ years of incredible experience. Having trained the majority of her career in Chicago's Gold Coast, Celia has a keen understanding of advanced color techniques and will melt you away with her balayage. Celia's super powers lie in long layers and natural color techniques. Her clients walk away with an experience that's taylored to their unique style.
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Christina has been working in the cosmetology field for 20+ years. She has a great love and passion for her clients and helping them find their best look. She also enjoys connecting with new clients who become friends.

Hailey has 3+ years of hairdressing expertise. She received her training at the esteemed John Amico School of Hair Design where she earned top honors. Her favorite looks to create are bleach blonde babes, sun kissed hair, shiny and rich brunettes, long layers, and bouncy blowouts. Hailey is ready to make your hair dreams come true!