New Vintage Beauty Lounge

So I came here to change my faded red hair to dark blue. Back in June 2015 I had bleached my hair at home and colored it auburn box dye but the bleach was way too yellow which resulted in little mermaid/​Ronald mcdonald red. I had went to a salon to fix it once it had faded into orange. And again in January 2015 I had dyed it auburn but the new roots weren’t bleached. So I ended up with two shades of red that is now faded including my new roots.
Before coming in I already knew how long this process would be. I understood that in order to change from red to blue I had to «strip» out the red with bleach before coloring it blue. So I knew color correction was the only choice. More importantly that my red hair could possibly be orange after bleaching. So I made sure to pick a salon that has a stylist that knows what they are doing! I am so lucky to have Julia because she understood what I wanted and tried her best in regards to taking out my red. After the first bleach and seeing how well my hair handled the change I was seconding guessing if I truly wanted blue.
I started talking with Julia and thinking about my skin tone and looking at how perfect my new blonde ends looked. The bleach worked and Julia added toner to take away a bit of yellow. I thought to myself «when am I ever going to have well behaved hair that took the bleaching so well?» So I changed my mind about blue, for now. Another issue was that I had two shades of blondes. Julia was able to work her magic and kept my roots (just how I wanted) added toners and fixed the areas that were still a bit red but made it darker and kept my ends lighter. Transforming my two mixed bleach hair into a cute blonde ombré! I am so happy to have a stylist who genuinely wanted to help and fix my hair! Even though I did not dye my hair dark blue, I am so pleased with her results in regards to color correction and changing faded red to blonde ombré! Thanks again Julia!

Great atmosphere! Amanda Thornton is a hair goddess. She is super fun, funny, great conversationalist, really listens to what you want and helps give insight and perspective. You can tell that she loves what she does and that makes all the difference!

Best cut & balayage in Portland! My hair is very finicky and feel like I’ve finally found a salon that’s consistent, fair priced and always knows how to make me look amazing. I’ve worked with multiple stylists at New Vintage and they’ve all been fabulous. See you soon NV!

Really disappointed with this place after having high expectations based on the reviews here. I wanted to be «bronde» and provided photos of what I was going for, knowing it might take a few appointments to get there. Two appointments in I’m half copper and half brown (my natural color). Half of my head is far too light and half looks untouched! This is far from my request and has resulted in another salon having to dye my hair BACK to its initial color and start over. I’ve spent roughly $ 500 at this salon in the past two months and have to say I won’t be returning. Can’t recommend it. See photos for my two tone, copper balayage.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE New Vintage Beauty Lounge! Ally is my go-​to girl for over two years. She’s always game to try new looks. I can’t imagine going to anyone else. Truly an awesome experience every time! Thank you!

Parking is a little hard but once you get in, everyone is super friendly and I was immediately offered refreshments. I was actually 15 minutes late but that didn’t seem to faze Amelia, who sat down right next to me to discuss what kind of service I was looking for. I gave her my sob story about a balayage gone wrong and a hasty dye job to cover it up. She seemed to understand how nervous I was to venture out and try again. I have to say that she transformed my hair from drab brown to a beautiful, blonde, perfectly toned balayage. I’m in love with my hair and can’t express how happy I was when I left. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. From beginning to end I was comfortable and charmed, even the music they had playing fit my tastes perfectly. I’ll definitely be back when it’s time for a trim and a touch up.

I would like to start off by saying that everyone who works here is really beautiful, the shop itself is clean and inviting, and they have the most comfortable shampoo bowls I’ve ever had my head rinsed in.
I came into New Vintage to try to take my hair from a dark brown (boxed dyes, mind you) to a textured dark ashy blonde. I had booked an all-​over dual process lightening, but the stylist I initially saw recommended a color correction instead, which left me with a dark green-​brown that was orange and uneven at the root. Essentially my color lifted to blonde but then I was way overtoned and ended up with patchy color only two shades lighter than what I came in with. I paid $ 250 (and 5 hours of my time) for the service and was pretty bummed with how it turned out, so I emailed the salon some pictures and gave them a call, and they happily scheduled me another appointment 48 hours away with a new stylist.
Julia is a miracle worker. She’s honest but optimistic, and really knows what she’s doing with color. In 3 short hours, she preformed a miraculous color correction on my prior color correction, and gave me the olaplex treatment that I had originally wanted. My hair is now a pretty light brown with textured blonde highlights and really even color. I totally fell in love with her and was really impressed with how everything turned out! I was prepared to pay again for the service since a lot was done to my hair (a balayage bleach, olaplex, color, and toner) but when I went to cash out they told me my service was free of charge because I had to come back to have it corrected in the first place. Rose even recommended some products to help me my eyebrows to my new color. I gave all of the money I had in my wallet to tip Julia for all of her amazing work, and plan to go back in a few weeks once my hair has had a chance to recoup, and get some more blonding done to get me to my goal color. What I was terrified would turn into a hair nightmare left me feeling positive and with minimally damaged hair and flattering color! Thanks New Vintage for putting customer satisfaction first and thank you Julia for being awesome enough to fix someone else’s errors and not expect anything in return. Already excited for my next visit!

So happy I found this place! I’ve gone to Bethany here twice now and she is amazing. She knows all the right questions to ask to get your hair just how you want it and gives great advice for how you might want your hair cut based on its texture and whatnot. I went from a shoulder length hairstyle to a pixie cut and with her guidance I really loved it. Thanks Bethany!

Love this place always leaves my hair look nice just how I like it, the lady cuts my hair prefect you guys should go and try them out

I’ve seen Roxanne twice now and today she gave me the most beautiful balayage. It was the first time a stylist colored my hair exactly like I wanted. Before it was somewhat like I wanted but not like this. It’s perfect. She definitely knows what she is doing. Her haircuts are also awesome. My hair grew out really well from the last time she cut my hair. Check out my hair and go see her!

They are the best here!!! So sweet and welcoming! Always offer tea/​coffee etc when I visit.
(Amber is an amazing stylist and does amazing color!)

A friend recommended New Vintage to me as a place with stylists who love to cut short hair for women and I’m so glad she did!
I saw Bethaney and she gave me probably the best haircut of my life, really listened to what I wanted and delivered a cut that totally fits my life now.
In addition to that the space is lovely and everyone friendly. I can’t wait to go back.

I should be selfish and not let ya’ll know because she’s already booked out, but Oh Bethany! She’s just amazingly talented. Sincere, sweet, beautiful, lovely, nurturing, intuitive… I just adore her and am VERY pleased to have her as my partner in hair.

Where is the «love it» button??? I want to give this place a hundred stars and then some!!!
I absolutely ADORE Marisa and feel truly blessed to have discovered her last year. I recently went in again and am now even more in love with my hair :)
Marisa breeds talent! She’s creative and has the ability to create beauty out of nothing. As Michelangelo once said, «I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.» Let me tell you, I’ve never felt as beautiful as I do after leaving New Vintage Beauty Lounge!
I’d recommend Marisa to anyone and everyone! Trust that she’s a great listener and will offer honest advice before transforming your hair. She also genuinely cares and makes the experience wonderful. She’s the BEST!

I love this salon and I just need to say it again 2 years later. I’ve been coming here for years and am always super happy with my haircut and the service here. Everyone is really nice, and I’ve found that the staff I’ve interacted with will go out of their way to be accommodating. I think they really value their clients and it shows. Shout out to Ally, my official fav over there.
I would recommend making an appointment here pretty far in advance if possible. This is a popular spot so appointments sometimes fill up quick. They sell some really clutch products here, so if you just need to get some hair crème, New Vintage can probably hook it up. I’ve had my hair dyed and cut here, and I’ve always been very happy with the results.
Anyways, check this place out if you’re in the market for a new cut/​dye spot! Cannot recommend it enough.

This review is for the HIGHLY talented hair wizard, Amber Bayer. While I have seen beautiful work come from other stylists, this girl has magic fingers.
We have taken my hair from VERY dark brown to a beautiful strawberry ash-​blonde, to golden summer highlights, and a warm chestnut balayage. She always understands and identifies EXACTLY what we need to do to accomplish my vision. She is also great with the blades! She has given me a sharp a-​line, perfectly blunt bangs, and soft flowing layers. I cannot recommend her enough!
As far as the salon, they have the perfect Portland aesthetic; a clean and comfortable eclectic environment and top-​notch products (this is where my Oribe obsession officially started). OH and I am a firm believer in the powers of Olaplex which they use here too!
Don’t trust your hair with anyone else!

Visit 2: The next day I called New Vintage to let them know how upset I was with my dye job and haircut from Ally. I spoke to the manager who said I could come in for a complimentary hair cut but she would need to see my hair in person to check out how damaged it was before offering a dye solution. So I went in that night for my hair cut and was paired with a different stylist, Noelle. However, the manager left before I came in so I Noelle said she’ll tell the manager how my hair looked and will pass her response to me. Noelle was more patient and detailed oriented than Ally. She actually spent time listening to what I wanted, talked through what she sees she can work with, and how we can get to what I wanted with what was left of my hair. This is why I gave this review more stars. Since I only had bleach done on my ends, Noelle explained she would have to cut off the dyed parts in order to cut Ally’s straight blunt ends into a sharp ‘V’ point. I ended up with shorter hair, no sign of dye work, and out $ 300 in less than 24 hours since my appointment with Ally.
Visit 3: Noelle called me back and said the manager explained that because I signed the dye waiver with Ally, the money I paid for my appointment already paid for Ally’s work that day. She said if Ally had to redo my hair, she would be working for free and they can’t do that. But I paid her and I didn’t get the service or results I wanted so why should I suffer as a customer? Other local salons charged less for ombres and they were willing to fix anything wrong for no extra charge to make things right (check my review with Bouffant Salon). Apparently, New Vintage doesn’t care about customer satisfaction– Noelle said the manager would let her redo my hair but I will be charged again and they can only take $ 100 off this new visit. WHAT?! New Vintage’s salon prices are already high so with $ 100 off I’d still end up paying more for my hair in addition to my first visit. I was angry New Vintage couldn’t have done more for me. Noelle said she was able to get my hair lifted to an all over platinum to add in grey but it would take patience. I was desperate and frustrated to get my hair fixed so I took her word and went in thinking my dye results with Noelle may be worth the visit. Noelle did use Olaplex on me and spent 3 hours color correcting my black upper half of my hair to match my bottom caramel ombré to become brown altogether. My bill for this visit was over $ 200 with the $ 100 «redo discount». I was still unsatisfied in the end because I paid twice the amount of money to dye my hair than needed.
Visit 4: Noelle said my roots had temporary toner so my hair will turn greenish brown after a few washes. I saw green hair after my 4^th wash so I immediately went back to have Noelle fix it up. However, Noelle said lightening my new brown hair will still be called a color corrected and she would charge $ 75 per hour. I assumed since my hair is back to a single tone which is easier to bleach, it may take 2 hours for the appointment which was reasonable considering this was a single session for lifting. Unfortunately, I was in the chair for 4 hours and my neck was burnt from improper bleach application. It did take less than 2 hours to get bleach applied, sit under the steamer, and get rinsed out. Since the toner she chose wasn’t changing my color correctly, Noelle took more time to update new toner to my hair. But what ended up being the last straw was how Noelle continued to charged me $ 75 for the last hour of blowdrying my hair! I didn’t even have it curled or straightened to even say my hair was styled. She told me that «next time» we can skip drying my hair so I can save money for the last hour. LOL. What am I to do– walk out of the salon with wet hair and not know what my dye results look like?! This last appointment cost me $ 400 and I didn’t even receive the 3^rd piece of the Olaplex treatment because New Vintage charges an extra $ 30 for that bottle. This was the last time I stepped into New Vintage. New Vintage is a headache to deal with when things go wrong and their work is mediocre for what they charged me. If Guy Tang took a look at my hair and heard what I’ve been through, he would laugh. If New Vintage read this review and asked me to come back again, I’d say no because my first complaint should have received appropriate attention and action by management. I did not receive an apology from what happened in my first appointment, the manager did not take time to review my hair in person after my first complaint, did not check to see how I was doing regardless of how many times I was back in the salon and I was invited to walk out with wet hair to «save money». I was patient enough to give New Vintage multiple opportunities to make up. But after all my time and money invested in them, I still ended up disappointment and embarrassed to admit I had my hair done there. They gave me every reason to leave. Thank you New Vintage.

This is the best salon I’ve been to in Portland by far, which is saying something because I really loved the place I went to before. Since moving to north Portland I decided to try somewhere in the neighborhood, and New Vintage had the best reviews. The salon itself has a great vibe and everyone working there was super friendly and helpful.
I’ve had my haircut by Ally twice, and each time I’ve been blown away. I’d never really gotten compliments on my hair before, but when flying home for Christmas this year I had several random people at the airport comment on how good it looked. When I got home several friends and family members also mentioned that my hair looked really great.
In addition to an awesome haircut, Ally essentially changed my life by using a roll brush and blow drier to straighten my beard, which has been getting really wavy and hard to tame as it’s gotten longer. I’d looked online everywhere for a method to straighten it without using an actual hair straightener, but nothing had really worked well for me until she did it using this roll brush thing. As a guy, I’d never even heard of a roll brush, but as soon as she showed me how to use it on my beard I went out and got one right away and my shiz is looking freshhhhhh.

Yesterday, after MONTHS of online stalking of all the stylists at New Vintage, I had my appointment with Marisa.
I’ll start off by saying that I haven’t let anyone touch my hair since November, when a stylist at another establishment gave me an hombre that I didn’t want with poor lines and then chopped off a little — ok a lot of my hair — without me really being prepared for it. The ombré itself essentially looked like a straight line across my hair. Not good. Anyway, I digress.
Finally got in to see Marisa and immediately I knew I was in good hands. She really listened to me and I mean REALLY listened to me as well as gave her input, which was invaluable. We decided to go for a subtle balayage and a trim.
After a glass of wine and a thorough consultation, we were off!
Let me tell you — She hooked it up! It looks great and i’ve already gotten tons of compliments.
I would also like to mention that her scalp massage during the shampoo is not to be missed. it’s incredible.
What really made me the happiest though, is that after expressing to her that I don’t know how to properly manage my hair, she took the time to explain a few different techniques to me to get better results. She wants you to have a good hair day everyday.
Also worth noting is that she’s a total sweetheart and very pleasant to talk to.
I’m SO glad I took the leap of faith and came to NVBL!

3 REASONS YOUR NEXT HAIR APPOINTMENT SHOULD BE AT NEW VINTAGE BEAUTY LOUNGE
If you’re anything like me, you wait way too long to have your hair cut and colored. Whether you’re working full-​time with no free time, have bad past hair styling /​cut experience, or find it difficult to find a stylist that creates a hairstyle that works for you, I’m right there with you.
Since moving to Portland from the Midwest in early 2014, I finally booked an appointment with Ally at New Vintage. My appointment was set three weeks out, so I had plenty of time to pin to my hearts desire exactly what I was looking for.
After my experience at New Vintage Beauty Lounge today, I’ve been reminded about the importance of self-​care and maintenance and just how good it feels to take care of yourself. If you are wondering about where to have your hair cut and /​or colored in Portland, you’re new to the area, or you want to try something new, New Vintage Beauty Lounge is the place to go.
Here’s why…
PERSONABLE & FRIENDLY MAESTROS
I arrived a bit early for my ten am appointment and was met with a locked door. Although New Vintage doesn’t technically open until 10 am, I was invited in and offered a drink right away. Coffee, please! Everyone had a smile on their face and was genuinely happy to see each and every person who walked through the door. When a stylist and a customer greet each other with hugs, you know you’re in the right space. This was my first experience and observation within ten minutes of arriving and I already was feeling comfortable in my decision to try somewhere new.
SKILLFUL LISTENING
After sitting down with Ally, she listened to everything I had to say about hair: how it’s curly when it air drys, turns more blonde in the summer sun, and how bored I felt with my current style (not to mention the fried ends). I showed her my pinned images, including the styles I liked and the styles I didn’t. We ended up with a copper /​rose ombré after looking at the styles I liked the most (light & bright). We also shared a ton of jokes and stories since we’re both originally from the Midwest. After hearing more about my lack of recent haircuts and seeing the fried ends, she offered a deep conditioning treatment, which I gladly accepted.
SUPERB COMMUNICATION
Ally confirmed everything she was going to do (e.g. cut my hair before we colored it, mixing color, grabbing the heater, etc). Once she finished washing out my hair, she asked how I felt about the color as it ended up pulling more copper than it did pink; in fact, she offered an additional toner in a few days if I went home and felt differently as I loved it in that moment :) On top of that, their booking system is perfect for someone like me who has a busy schedule and uses a digital calendar & email to keep my life sorted. They are really clear about their business policies and convey them in a professional way, which made me feel that not only did they value their customers, but also the livelihood of their maestros, which is wonderful for everyone!
All that said, I will be back! I’ve already scheduled a haircut with Ally in July. If you are wondering if you should go to New Vintage Beauty Salon, those are three compelling reasons of why you should. I recommend looking over their website to learn more about their Maestros and pick who most resonates with what you’d like done with your hair:
Thanks, ladies! :)