The Collective

The Collective is a Hair Salon in Milwaukee, WI, located at 765 N Jackson St. This upscale salon in downtown Milwaukee offers services tailored to individual client needs, including lived-in color, precision cuts, effortless styling, and special-occasion looks. The team provides beauty and grooming services for women, men, and kids, such as balayage, highlights, blowouts, grey blending, and beard trims. The salon collaborates with Goldwell and R+Co product lines. It holds a 5.00 rating based on customer reviews.

The salon space is designed to be intimate and inspiring, featuring high-end furnishings and communal seating areas reminiscent of a boutique hotel lounge. Soft natural light and layered textures create an inviting atmosphere where guests can relax. The stylists work as a creative collective, collaborating to deliver unique styles. Services are tailored to each stylist’s specific specialty and experience level, with pricing varying accordingly. Matthew Mackai founded The Collective in the spring of 2016. He has more than 25 years of experience in the beauty industry and trained at VICI Beauty School in Milwaukee. Before founding the salon, he worked for Lancôme, MAC Beauty, Erik of Norway, and Scottfree Salon.

The team includes Matt, Heather, Shannon, Dana, and Erica, who provide specialized services. Matt offers women’s balayage, color, cuts, and blowouts, as well as men’s cuts. Heather provides women’s balayage, color, cuts, extensions, and blowouts, along with men’s cuts. Shannon offers women’s color, cuts, highlights, and blowouts, and men’s cuts. Dana specializes in men’s cuts, mini cuts, beard trims, neck trims, waxing, and grey blending. Erica provides men’s cuts and mini cuts. Kids cuts are also available. The salon operates on specific hours: Tuesday and Wednesday from 11am to 8pm, Thursday from 9:30am to 6pm, Friday from 8:30am to 6pm, and Saturday by appointment.

The Collective stands out in Milwaukee for its 5.00 rating, reflecting the positive experiences of its customers. The salon’s focus on comfort, creativity, and personalized service distinguishes it as a destination for those seeking a high-quality hair salon experience in downtown Milwaukee.

The Collective is situated on N Jackson St in Milwaukee, just steps from the Ascension Columbia Saint Mary’s at Cathedral Square Immediate Care clinic and the Northern Trust bank. It is also near the Sculpture Milwaukee public artwork and the Juneau Town neighborhood.

BizScoreAI awarded the business a Performance score of 95 out of 100, which reflects fast website loading that keeps visitors engaged and supports search ranking. The Discoverability score is 75 out of 100. The business ranks number 3 of 13 Hair Salon businesses scored by BizScoreAI in Milwaukee.