Mitchell John Salon

** Note: duplicate review — too lazy to write separate ones **
I spent the last year at the various and sundry hair salons by my house. Which, while convenient (I’m sans a car) and completely adequate, I wouldn’t say the hair stylists are cutting their way to styling superstardom. I wouldn’t say I have any complaints with their work, either.
I decided I want a cut/​style that wasn’t adequate that left me feeling indifferent. I should note here, I’m not a drastic individual — no color, pixie cuts or extensions for me. I have also been a little — unmitigatedly — suspicious of hair stylists. However the ‘Janis Joplin’ look needed an upgrade. Jason made that happen.
He was the perfect «storm» of approachable, creative, technically skillful and cerebral. A sincere delight to talk to – it was an uncontrived, normal conversation that didn’t endlessly reference the weather (that said, I’m not a meteorologist, so I appreciate when strangers on the T give me the inside weather scoop like, «Looks like it’s gonna be a cold one.»). The whole process, starting with Russell who shampooed my hair, felt organic, unforced and comfortable, I was almost disappointed when he was done.
However, when he was done, I had hair that I was excited about, that wasn’t just «adequate.» Hair, not only that didn’t leave me without complaint, but compelled me to write a review about it! Even though I didn’t have an exact look in mind, the end result was exactly what I wanted.
While I’ll continue to «shop local» for other things, MJ salon (replete with 45 min travel time) is my new «local» hair salon.

Eric Hauck gives the best haircuts in Boston hands down — team him up with any of the talented colorists at MJ salon and you won’t be disappointed. I recommend this salon to everyone I know & I can definitely say that not one of them has ever left Mitchell John without loving their hair!

I’m the wet-hair-don’t-care girl at work — I can’t be bothered to use a blow dryer in the morning so Monday-​Friday between the hours of 9 – 11 am my head slowly transitions from damp to dry. When I visited Mitchell John Salon it had been nine months since my last cut; shameful, I know.
The storefront is clean and brightly lit, with seating by the door and places to hang your coat. I was offered the choice of a robe or a cape to cover my shoulders, which was a nice touch. After a few minutes my assigned stylist, Eric, introduced himself. He very thoroughly discussed what I was looking for in terms of length and cut, what my styling habits are, and what products I use. Once he had a good idea of what I wanted, he gave me a great shampoo with a mini head massage and led me to the chair.
While Eric trimmed and curled my hair he explained each step and Living Proof product he used, all the while maintaining pleasant conversation. He offered tips on keeping my fine hair de-​greased, and let me know that touch-​ups were available between appointments, free of charge. I left with a beautiful, low-​maintenance haircut that looked great the next day — and is still making me happy one week later.
Pro Tip:
Eric usually charges $ 125 but since I was a first-​timer I got a 20% discount. Make sure to mention if you’re a new customer when you visit!

After a string of awful haircuts at other salons, my hair looked flat and uneven. Daniela corrected the bad layers and gave me a perfect cut that is exactly what I was hoping for! Everyone in the salon was friendly, cheerful, and helpful — I couldn’t be happier with this place!

I was looking for a new hair stylist as I recently started working in town so based on the positive Unilocal reviews I called Mitchell John and was set up with an appointment with McKenzie. She was fabulous! She touched up my roots (and the color match was perfect!) and put in some nice reddish lowlights. I like that when I told her I’m not a big talker when I am in the hair chair, she completely understood and just went to work on my hair while I read a book. I am looking forward to my next appointment!

Jessie came recommended to me by a coworker and she is amazing! My hair was a weird two-​tone brown color and she made it look completely even with the exact color red I wanted. Then she did the best blowout I’ve ever had. I’m definitely a new loyal customer!
There was another girl who washed by hair and she was awesome too. I can tell everyone at the salon is extremely well trained and knows what they’re doing. I can’t wait to wash my hair with the new products they recommended to me.

Going from box blonde to a pastel pink was likely a challenge but the folks at Mitchell John, rose to the challenge for sure! A super excited and confident Courtney worked with head colorist Meghan to achieve the perfect pink that would then fade into a cotton candy color. Their excitement kept me excited as they did what it took for my hair to «receive» the color perfectly… and it worked. My color ROCKS!
You can tell that the stylists at this salon are consistently trained and educated on every new product. Everyone is so knowledgeable and that made me feel super comfortable with every decision that they made about my hair.
I will definitely be back, especially for some more hair adventures!

Thank you, Kim B., for SAVING my hair! I had recently had a friend take creative highlight/​color control over my locks, and I was devastated by the results. I scheduled an appointment and had a consultation with Kim. She assured me that she would be able to get me results that I wanted. Yesterday, I went to see her, and she went to work. She is focused and advised me every step of the way on what she was doing. An hour and a half later, I was so happy to have the yellow hair that I went in with transformed to a gorgeous, ashy, honey blonde that is so complimentary to my skin tone.
This is my first time attending a salon in Boston, so the price was a little steeper than what I am used to, but I would have paid any amount of money for my hair to be fixed. The salon is gorgeous and fun, with a very industrial vibe. The convenience factor from my work cannot be beat. If you need corrective color, GO SEE KIM B. She is a miracle worker!

Jessie is a styling God! I’ve been coming to her for over a year and would never stray! Prior to meeting Jessie I was bouncing between stylists and was never happy. Little did I know that would all end once I met her! She always listens to exactly what I want and I never have to worry when my hair is in her hands! I have really long hair and have had my fair share of «scissor happy» stylists and I’m so happy to say my days of fearing that are over! I’m a natural blonde but I’ve had black hair for the last 7 years, I recently decided to start the process of going lighter and Jessie has done such a good job making sure I love my hair and also that it stays healthy in the process! I can honestly say that you are in the presence of a dream stylist when you’re in Jessie’s chair! Five stars all day!

I just moved back to Boston after a decade in Los Angeles. One of my biggest heartaches about leaving the City of Angels was leaving my stylist.
Having had one too many bad haircuts and finding somebody I adored, I’ve been super hesitant to try anyone here.
My boss has been recommending Kristin for a few months.
I finally took a leap of faith and scheduled an appointment.
I gave Kristin some loose parameters (keep as much of my length as possible and give it lift) and she sent me on my way feeling like a million bucks!
I’ve already scheduled an appointment for a trim in 10 weeks and am strongly considering color.
THANK YOU KRISTIN!

Inez! Oh my God, Inez is amazing. If you have curly hair, go see her immediately. She is a miracle worker. She took my damaged, weirdly shaped hair, and made it gorgeous and perfect. Seriously, if she could make my hair look great, she can make anyone’s look amazing.
More details: I moved to Cambridge two-​plus years ago and had a horrible time finding someone who could cut curly hair well; my hair had started to turn into this weird, bad shape. Like, a bob (a too-​short bob), with curls hanging out the ends. Seriously not good. I kept trying people – touted as great with curly hair – but no one could fix it. Each one made it worse than the next. (Curly-​haired girls, no matter what anyone tells you, avoid Salon Luna like the plague!)
Then, catastrophe struck: I was being photographed for a magazine and the stylist decided to bleach the ends of my hair. This was a French magazine and no English was spoken on the set, so I just went along with things, thinking, «they’re French! They know what they’re doing!» End result: The bleach destroyed the ends of my hair. Big hunks broke off. And what didn’t break off refused to curl. I looked insane and resorted to wearing a ballet bun every day.
Finally, I consulted with my old colorist in New York, who said, «You need a major haircut.» And so I began my research – who was the best curly-​haired stylist in Boston? – and settled on Inez. I was so nervous that I went in for a consult before booking an appointment for a cut. Inez completely soothed my nerves. «We can fix this,» she said. «You’ll barely even notice the loss in length. We’ll reshape it and it will look beautiful.» And she was right.
Her cutting style is unusual: She straightens your hair before she cuts it. With a flatiron. And I’ll confess I was a bit nervous, at first. But she said, «I know exactly where the curls will fall after the cut. I know exactly how much it will curl up.» And she did. She seriously did. I left with my hair straight. The next day, I washed it, and the layers fell perfectly and beautifully. My husband, who likes my hair long, and was worried about my cutting it, actually did a double-​take, then said, «YOUR HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD!»
So, in short, you should see Inez. I feel certain she can do anything, cut any type of hair. She’s also sweet, nice, funny, a pleasure to spend an afternoon with.
Inez aside, the salon is gorgeous and relaxing, and everyone that works there is incredibly nice and helpful.

Called the salon this morning for a French braid because I didn’t feel like washing my hair and I live across the street. I was able to come in right away and see a lovely girl named Molly who is a braid pro. Left within 5 minutes with a beautiful French braid! The actual salon is beautiful, the costumer service is amazing. I will definitely be coming back daily for a french braid and any other hair care needs!

I’ve seen a few different people for cut and color and always love them. You can’t go wrong.

I love this place. I have been getting my hair cut here for a little over 5 years by Kristin and she’s great. As a guy I usually just walk in and say make it so I dot look any balder than I have to (this is the sad reality of middle age). I don’t even tell her what to do anymore, she just kind of does her thing and I come out looking great (well relatively great). The people at the front desk are always pleasant and curtious. The vibe of the salon isn’t super pretentious like most salons that I’ve been to so you don’t feel uncomfortable while waiting. Their pricing is higher than say a barber shop, but you also get what you pay for, I will gladly pay a little more for someone to make my hair look presentable, I mean seriously you shouldn’t be bargain shopping when it comes to your head/​face appearance.

I loved my haircut and blowout from Daniela! The entire staff was really friendly, even beyond the front desk and my own stylist (another stylist came up to me just to say that she loved how my hair came out!) The salon is really bright and spacious, which makes for a nice atmosphere. The small details also make it a lovely experience — complimentary coffee, a nice coat rack at the front door, beautiful lighting. Can’t wait to come back again!

Ines moved to Mitchell John from a newbury salon, and I had to follow her here. I honestly can say I don’t know what I would do without her, I’ve been to nearly dozens of salons throughout boston and none of them have done my blonde hair correctly or have been up to my standards. I’m a student at BU so even though the financial district is a bit of a trek, Ines is totally worth it.
I’m extremely picky and OCD about having natural looking blonde color (I have brown hair naturally) but Ines does amazing natural blonde color, and always knows what I want without me having to describe it too much. She listens to me ramble on for about 15 minutes each appointment and makes sure I get exactly what I want, and matches the color perfectly to my skin tone and my obsessive standards of not being too warm or too cool.
On top of her amazing talent, she’s super friendly and funny, very forgiving when I’m consistently late from school, and gives me a serious discount because I’ve been a loyal customer. She also understands that I’m a broke college student and has blow dried my hair for free just so she could see the color herself when I didn’t want to pay for it originally. I think the reason why she is so perfect is because she is equally as a perfectionist as I am. She’ll gladly take me back in a week after my apt to fix anything that might not have panned out perfectly (i.e. extra highlights). Really though, that rarely happens because she’s so amazing at what she does.
overall, just book her for an appointment, you wont regret it!

Leila was a fantastic stylist. I felt well taken care of as soon as I came in, when I was given a robe and offered water or tea. When Leila was ready for me, I was taken to the salon upstairs which was busy and bustling. We went over what I was looking for, and then she washed my hair and gave me a massage (my head was very relaxed)! After spending 45 minutes chatting and cutting my hair, I put on my glasses for the big reveal… a fantastic haircut! I LOVE how light and structured my hair is, and it feels so healthy! I’m still able to put it all up in a pony tail, and it really just looks amazing. Thank you Leila!

The details: I had a livingsocial deal and I got my hair cut by Jahna.
I didn’t have to wait long for her to come out and she was warm and professional. I felt like she really took the time to understand what kind of haircut I wanted. She showed me beforehand on the back of my head how much she would be cutting off and that really helped me to not sit there nervously the whole time thinking maybe I didn’t explain it clearly enough.
Also she was chatty but not too chatty. When we weren’t talking there was a comfortable silence, which I like. Sometimes you just want to sit there and zone out.
Oh, and the lighting in there doesn’t make you look horrible while you’re sitting in the chair. You know when you’re sitting there with your wet hair plastered to your head like a wet dog and there’s nothing you can do but stare at your own harshly-​lighted face in the mirror for half an hour wondering if you might be ugly and just never realized it until now? Yeah, that didn’t happen this time. Or maybe I was just lookin’ great yesterday…
I got the haircut I wanted, it took about an hour all told, and I was good to go. Would return.
If you have a coupon make to bring cash to tip your hairdresser!

My regular stylist left the salon and I was hesitant about trying someone new. I love the service at Mitchell John and didn’t want to switch salons. They recommended Meghan and I am sooooo happy with the cut and color I got yesterday. She was super nice and friendly and helpful with advice on how to cut and color baded on what I wanted. She also chatted with me and I am not usually the talker. So glad I stuck with the salon. Its not overly expensive for the quality and service and location. Also their living proof products are life savers when it comes to avoiding bad hair days.
The only thing I didnt like was the shampoo girl… she was a little «rough» with the water and I kept getting splashed in the face and I think half my makeup came off which wouldn’t have been a problem had I not planned on going out afterwards.

I have been going to Mitchell John since I moved to Boston a year and a half ago. I was lucky in that the salon was recommended to me so I started going there the first time that I needed a haircut/​dye in Boston.
First of all, the staff is extremely pleasant and professional. I am treated very well each time that I go to Mitchell John. The décor of the place is also very nice. My most recent visit was on Tuesday ¹²⁄₃ and the Christmas decorations were awesome!
My hair stylist is Lauren. She takes such good care of me and my color has never been better. I always give here a general idea of what I am looking for and she makes her recommendations from there. The color is so pretty and very natural looking as she works off of my natural hair color. Lauren has also given me several tips on how to better improve the condition of my hair (taking Biotin and using coconut oil to name a few). All of my haircuts have been great as well.
My only complaint is that the salon is significantly more expensive than where I was going when I lived in CT, but that is to be expected given that it is in Boston.