Salon Eva Michelle

I get my hair done by Eva and she is AMAZING! This girl is a real artist and the price is so worth it. The place is easy to find and the staff is always friendly.

It is pricey, go there knowing that but the service you get makes it worth the price. Adriana styled my hair. She gave me a great haircut and now I can happily wear my curly hair down and don’t have to put it in a bun all the time since it used to look like a huge triangle. At first, she listened to me carefully and gave recommendations as to how we can meet my expectations. During the whole process, we were chatting and laughing which calmed my nerves as it was my first time in this salon. She is great and a big reason why I’m definitely coming back!

I highly recommend Salon Eva Michelle. I have been going to Eva for haircuts and color for almost 12 years. She is an artist and hair genius! She is also kind and sweet. I am so proud of her and Michelle for opening their own salon! They ROCK!!!

I came here for a locks of love haircut with Celso; he was meticulous and spent alot of time listening to what i wanted, how much i wanted to get cut off, and just spent alot of time with the styling. everyone at the salon was incredibly friendly and kind — which was very impressive considering it was a complimentary haircut for charity. They frequently participate in other charitable events around Boston, which is another plus. I’ll definitely be coming back for a service — salon with great service, styling, and charity-​conscious. Win-​win-​win!

I’ve been to Salon Eva Michelle twice now. It’s in a great location & the staff is really friendly. The quality of the cuts are mixed– my first cut, I could not have been happier. I was a little bummed this last time as I’ve been trying to grow my hair out, & in spite of talking to my stylist about this both times, upon returning for a trim/​reshape, my hair ended up shorter than the cut I’d received a few months prior. But the cut itself is high quality, so I will just wait it out & it will eventually be where I want it no doubt, & should definitely grow out well. I’ll take that over a bad cut!
UPDATE: now after having a week with the cut, I’m actually even less positive about it. I’m really sad & angry about it, in fact. When I came in, my hair was just below my shoulders with the intention of continuing to grow it out. Now, it’s uneven, first of all. One side is all one length while the other side is very choppy layers, a big chunk of which is chin length. I had cut my hair at the end of January, so it didn’t need much length taken off for its overall health. I’ve tried wearing it in a ponytail & it is now basically too short for that. I am in my third trimester of pregnancy, so I explicitly told my stylist I want a cut that a) I can wear up & b) looks good air dried in waves. This cut is neither of those things. I basically just paid close to $ 100 to go back to that awkward in between length that I’d been working to grow out of, & I now hate everything about the way I look (when at least I used to have my hair)… Which is extra fun when you’re pregnant, let me tell you.
I’m only giving 3 stars because the first cut I got in January was so excellent. After this last one, I probably won’t return.

I bought a Gilt City voucher for a haircut and a treatment. I paid my first visit and got a fabulous haircut experience with Chelsea. It was a pleasant conversation with Chelsea before the cut to let her know what I want. She knows what she’s doing and she does a great job on cutting and styling. She also provides very helpful hair conditioning and styling tips!

I got a haircut with Chelsea.
She did such a fabulous job. I came into the salon with a vague idea in mind– I wanted to cut my mermaid-​length hair to something hovering around shoulder-​length. I showed Chelsea some photos that I saved onto my iPhone, and we arrived at a plan that was more moderate than the pictures suggested, but still quite short. I really appreciate that she coaxed my ideas from me and used her expertise to suggest styles I would like.
In the end, she cut around 7 inches, which is a lot of length. Even though my haircut is simple, it is sophisticated and the product of so much attention to detail. It took me a while to get used to the new style, but now I’m obsessed. For as long as I’m in Boston, I’ll only trust my locks to Chelsea.
P. S. I was also referred to the salon by a friend, so I received 20 percent off my haircut, as will she the next time she visits. Win-​win.

Went in with a gilt coupon and was paired with the talented stylist Celso. I am always nervous to put my hair in a stranger’s hands but Celso listened to my somewhat painfully vague description of what I wanted my hair to do and he offered his opinion which I went with! He took the time to explain how my hair would act and his process. He was so helpful, and knowledgeable and quite passionate about what he does. Best hairstylist I have been to. And the style he gave me (sort of a very layered shoulder length flowing cut, volume at the top) is super sexy.

This is the best salon I’ve ever been to!
They bring you coffee/​tea/​water if you’d like, and the stylist was wonderful. I went in and told her what I wanted my haircut to do (slim my face, be shorter but not pixie cut), and what I wanted my color to be like (red but not like a clown and not so dark that it overpowers my light complexion), and they were WONDERFUL.
They even got me a last-​minute appointment.
I’ve been getting my hair cut in Houston, TX, for years, and this is easily twice as good for the same price. Everything I expected, but for a better price than I expected.
PERFECT!

Eva is fantastic! She listens to your concerns and can make even the most difficult type of hair look fabulous. I hope I never have to go elsewhere!

Bought a gilt package and just went for it. Love the highlights and cut that Celso gave me. He also knows how to blow dry curly hair, hat off to you! Awesome job! Will def. come back

Eva did my wedding hairdo. She did a great job — I have thin hair, but after she was done I had so much volume I couldn’t believe it. The hairstyle/​updo came out beautiful.
She also is very talented with colors — while she didn’t color my hair, she was the one giving instructions. The color with the illuminating process came out very nice, the color of the hair was very vibrant.
It is a pricey salon but you get great service and work from them. Very satisfied with Eva.

I was recommended to Chelsea by a friend and she was great! Listened to what I wanted and had some great suggestions on how to update my hair. I went from mid length to a little past my jaw and I LOVE IT. She does great with choppy layers and modern fun style. Would definitely recommend her to a friend. Worth the splurge at $ 75 for a cut and dry.

I’m updating because 1 — realized I’ve been going here for two years (!) and 2 — now Chelsea cuts my hair and I think I would follow her to the ends of the earth. I wanted a pixie last year and she really knew what she was doing to make my hair look amazing with my head and face and all of that. I got so many compliments, and she’s been helping me now grow it out. It can be very awkward to grow out short hair, but Chelsea knows how to cut everything so I never venture into mullet territory while I get back to a bob and beyond.
It’s a bit pricey, but I never leave thinking, «so will this cut work tomorrow when my non-​magic hands are styling it?» I’ve recommended this place to friends who have then recommended it to their friends. I have yet to hear of one of them going here then leaving for somewhere else. It’s also a fun excuse to go to Newbury and treat yo self :)

Ever since I moved to Boston (about 6 years ago) I’ve been trying to find a good hairstylist who actually listens to me and doesn’t do whatever he or she wants. The kind who doesn’t cut 2 inches when you say only half.
My days were grey and I yearned for that «pretty woman» feeling that I heard some people had when they came out of the hair salon. I thought it was all a chimera.
One illuminated day though, my dreams were realized. I met a woman who changed my hair and my life. Krystal is her name. She has been cutting my hair ever since and I have vowed complete fidelity to her magic hands. Today she colored my hair and I fell a bit more in love with her; my hair looks amazing (I’m pretty humble, I know).
Moral of the story: go to Krystal, she’s gonna give you the pretty woman feeling :)

No store hours posted on the door, tried to call from 10 – 8 for three days at various times and no one picks up, left a voicemail but no response so I finally visited the store at 10:30AM on a Wednesday and it was closed, no one was there lights were off? Not sure if they closed down completely or just went on vacation but they should leave some sort of notice for customers… Went to neighboring salons instead, very disappointing.

Jen was amazing at cutting my long hair just right! I’ve officially found my home salon.

Eva is the best stylist ever! I have thick, somewhat coarse hair that she tames and somehow makes perfect. I don’t think I have ever gotten a better haircut.
The staff is friendly and the salon is clean. They carry Oribe hair products which are also amazing!

I didn’t see my stylist’s name mentioned here and wanted to put in a good word for her! Like a lot of the other reviewers here (weird …), I now live in NYC, but I followed Jen from James Joseph salon and liked this place a lot. When I met her, she was a Chinese girl with a platinum blond mohawk. If she could get her hair that color, I figured, she could do it to mine! Fast forward 3 or 4 years and Jen no longer has a mohawk, but we are both still platinum blondes and she cut and colored my hair the entire time.
Yes, prices are very high, especially if you need a double process color, and blow dries are not included with color. But Jen is a master of highlights. She will cover your head with so many tiny foils you won’t believe it. I switched to a flat blond because I couldn’t stand sitting still for a full head of foils, but I can’t tell you how many compliments I got (especially from other women) at the time.
However, you feel pampered … you get a great scalp massage, they offer you coffee, etc. Last time I went, I forgot to wear my contacts instead of glasses, and they had special plastic sleeves to slip over the ends of my glasses to protect them from hair dye. Etc.
I found a new colorist I like *almost* as much in Manhattan, but I’m still looking for someone who can cut my hair so it falls as nicely … Maybe I can fit in a haircut next time I’m in town :)

I moved from Boston to New York 7 months ago, and two of the things I miss most about Boston are Anna’s Burritos and my old stylist Paula.
To be honest, I haven’t been to Salon Eva Michelle so I can’t comment on anything other than their newest stylist, Paula. I went to Paula when she was working at other salons and now half a year into manhattan, I’m still floundering to find a stylist who makes my hair even half as sexy as Paula did.
I’m one of those people who wants to have tons of fun with his haircut but sucks at articulating exactly what I want. I flail my arms and make faces and say adjectives but suck at saying exactly what I want and where. Paula took the time to get to know what I liked, really get to know my hair (which is super thick and tons of stylists can’t work well with), and gave me kickass pompadours, fades, and lazer lines every single time. I’m an actor so every so often I’d have «aesthetic constraints» because of a show and each time Paula found a way to work within the boundaries of my show and still have a super edgy and fun product for the daytime. Her fades are the best, she does awesome dye jobs (I had a blue-​purple streak for a while), and can do amazing things with your hair.
I think the main reason she’s so awesome (apart from her skill) is that she gets genuinely excited to create something really artistic with your hair, but she brings you along for the ride so that your input is #1 and you always know exactly what idea she’s working towards. More than any other stylist I’ve been to she has the perfect balance of listening to your input, suggesting something even better, and listening again so that you get exactly what you want (just better).
Plus she’s a bamf so it’s always fun to hang with her for an hour or so. Go to Paula because except for if I’m back in Boston sometime, I don’t get to anymore and SOMEBODY’S gotta have awesome hair in this world.