Aurelia Vance
Founder · Master Colorist
Fifteen years between Paris and Chicago. Specializes in dimensional blondes and corrective color.
Our story
A salon built on
restraint and rigor.
Maison Aurelle opened in 2018 with a simple idea: bring the standards of a European atelier to a quieter neighborhood salon. Eight chairs. One philosophy. No noise.
2018 → today
From a single chair to a full house.
Aurelia Vance trained as a colorist in Paris and moved to Chicago to work behind the scenes for editorial shoots. After a decade, she wanted something that didn't run on the clock — a place where craft sat above throughput.
The first Maison Aurelle was four chairs above a flower shop in River North. As the team grew, so did the disciplines: hair, then color, then skin and nails — each one led by a specialist, not a generalist.
We're now a thirteen-person studio. We still take walk-ins when we can, and we still spend an unreasonable amount of time on the things you wouldn't notice unless we got them wrong.
Inside the studio
The space we built.
Eight chairs, three private rooms, a wash station tucked behind a folding screen. Soft light, marble floors, and a brick wall we kept from the original 1920s building.
What we hold to
Three things we don't compromise on.
01
Considered, not rushed
Every appointment includes a real consultation. No double-booking, no overlap.
02
Education over trend
Our team trains year-round in fundamentals, not whatever's loud on social this week.
03
Healthy work, lasting work
We turn down what we shouldn't do. Hair and skin integrity first, always.
The team
People you'll be in good hands with.
Jules Marais
Senior Stylist
Trained at Vidal Sassoon Academy. Known for editorial cuts and effortless French-girl shapes.
Brittney Hayes
Lead Esthetician
Licensed medical esthetician focused on barrier-first skincare and gentle resurfacing protocols.
Theo Sasaki
Nail Artist
Detail-driven nail technician. Soft gel specialist with a soft spot for minimalist art.
Come spend an afternoon with us.
See the space, meet the team, leave looking like the version of yourself you've been picturing.
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