I met Janine and she is the best hairdresser I've had in awhile. She listens to what you want and goes out of her way to achieve it. Professional and kind. Recommend highly. read more

Is it a boutique or a hair dresser? I see cats roaming around.. I wouldn't want a cat to jump on me when I'm getting my hair done...

Janine Roman owner of Avenue Hair Design did such a great job with my wedding party and myself. I recieved so many compliments from everyone. I highly recommend her to all my friends and family. She is extremely talented and very passionate in what she does. Again I am so with the results. It is the best experience I had read more

I went to the salon to have a makeup application done for a photo shoot. The makeup artist, Kaitlyn Ciampa, is the best! Extremely professional and talented. While she was applying my makeup, she was giving me little pro-tips, like the proper way to apply eyelashes. I was very satisfied by her work and the pictures came out amazing!! I will go to her for all my makeup needs. *She also flat ironed my hair and it never looked so sleek. Go see her now. read more

Avenue Hair Design - Makeup applied and hair styled by Kaitlyn Ciampa for Petty Morals photo shoot. - Hair Salons Near Me - Melrose, Massachusetts

Just got out of a blow out from Lina. First, AMAZING TLC with the wash and scalp massage. Thank you. I needed the stress relief! So meticulous and styled it just right. Taught me a couple of tips on teasing and getting volume in the back - always a problem for me. I've always gone to the same person for color, but I think Lina convinced me to switch to Avenue. Plus, they are so nice, so who wouldn't want to return? Definitely recommend!! read more

This review is long overdue, especially considering how ecstatically happy I was with their service. With no prior recommendations, and plenty of apprehension, I went to their salon for a full foil and cut. What I came out with was nothing less than a masterpiece! My stylist was Lina, who's background in art translated into extraordinary talent with hair coloring. On top of that, she explains and teaches every step of the way so that you can recreate the look at home. She is warm, compassionate and truly listens to her client's needs. The rest of the crew at Avenue Hair Design are extremely friendly and helpful as well. Normally having my hair foiled and cut is a chore that I dread. But I had such wonderful results, and enjoyed my time so much at this salon that I really hated leaving! It's been approximately 4 weeks since my appointment, and my hair color still looks fabulous. I highly recommend this salon~!!!! read more

Anybody have your hair stylist too busy to take you? Me too. I called places that I found on Yelp that could take me on a 9am time. Luckily, I went to the right spot. I had Taylor do my hair. She was so sweet and made sure I felt comfortable. We then discussed what I was going for and she helped me decide the best options. She took her time coloring and doing partial highlights. Of course, like any place, it is a little pricey. However, the upkeep won't be so bad. With the style and the color, I am in love. She also was able to deal with my crazy curly hair. I would totally recommend this place. Taylor is a bonus if you do get her.! read more

Avenue Hair Design - Hair Salons Near Me - Melrose, Massachusetts

Zully and Janine are fantastic. I called at 4:30 asking if they could take me at 5:45 the same day, and they were more than happy to fit me in. I hadn't had a haircut in over a year and chopped off TWELVE inches. They gave me great advice on the cut and I felt amazing about how it turned out. Overall one of my best hair salon experiences, and I'll definitely be back. read more

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Not only is Janine sweet and kind she's easy to talk to. She also spent time to figure out what I wanted. I have super curly hair, she gave me a really cute style which i got lots of compliments on. My son also loved his emo cut, color and style. read more

Go see Janine!! You won't be disappointed with Janine, she is the best at what she does! I love my color and cut; exactly what I was hoping for. Janine took the time to understand what I wanted and made it happen. Thank you, Janine!! read more

I love this place. I have been going here for about a year, getting my hair cut & highlighted by Leena. The prices are reasonable and everyone is SO friendly. My hair is quite thin, so I love when Leena blows it dry and curls it, looks great! The highlights she did on my hair looked awesome as well. The best i've ever had. I'm considering getting keratin treatment and extensions put in here for my wedding this fail. Besides that, i've only gotten cuts & highlights here. read more

Avenue Hair Design is an up to date, clean full service salon. Nicole is my personal stylist and she is fantastic! I have naturally very curly hair. She knows how to cut it and angle it just right and style it so that I can wear it curly, wavy or straight. She has also eventually taken my very black hair to a nice caramel color over time with strategically placed highlights. I love the work she's done. Nicole has also done extensions & feather extension for my daughters (9 & 10) and they loved them. Avenue also sell a nice makeup line called Motives. I love the foundation especially it's smooth & moisturizing & now my friends love it too. Nicole also mixed me a custom blend bronzer that was perfect for my skin tone. The colors in the makeup are nice & you don't need to use a lot; they remind me a lot of MAC, but at half the cost. I highly recommend stopping and making an apt with Nicole or one of the other stylists. They are all very personable & down to earth. It's a nice atmosphere & it really is a one stop shop for beauty. read more

Janine is awesome. She blended years of highlights, lowlights (and other stuff) into an ombré, and totally takes pride in her work. The ladies there are also so funny and friendly, and the shop is clean and welcoming. Go see Janine and let her do her thing! This is my new place! read more

I should have heeded the review from Julie G. I convinced myself with all the other five star ratings that it would be ok to try this place a second time. I went here out of convenience and this was my second haircut there. The first was fine. Nothing to write home about but not embarrassing. And everyone is very nice there. No customer service issues. From a technical perspective, the haircut I received is very competent. Nothing is uneven. If you want straight bangs, this is the place to cut your hair. In fact, the same cut looks adorable on my 5-year old. However, as an adult woman, it is the most unflattering haircut I have gotten in years. To be fair, I was a walk-in, probably there wasn't really enough time to adequately fit me in and they didn't want to say no, so it was a bit rushed. I just wanted it trimmed back and neatened up, and wasn't specific enough, I guess. It wasn't apparent to me how unflattering it was at first-- I thought after the blow dry unpoofed a bit, it would look better, but two days out, it's really awful, especially the bangs. So awful that I will likely pay even more in a couple of days to have another salon that is further away but I trust much more to fix it. These things happen, I guess, but I won't be back. To each their own? read more

The family and I have been coming here for years. Never had a bad haircut/styling. They get you in and out on time too. Very respectful and respectable. Everyone who works here is awesome. read more

I admit that I'm a salon hopper, I'm rarely satisfied but when I am, it just so happens that the salon is not easily accessible, can't fit it in with my schedule or in a different state. Scheduling/location was my problem when I was feeling a little blah, wanted to get my highlights retouched or do something new. So I decided to try a local place. I walked in and was introduced to Lena (?) who happily discussed what I wanted done. I showed her a picture of an idea, unfortunately it wouldn't be good for my hair, completely understandable. We decided to just do some chunky blond highlights with a darker brown base color. Jannine (a blonde who you just know has extensions in) came over and explained why I couldn't get the color/style I wanted. I'm not brain dead, I understood the first time it was explained. She then began chatting me up about extensions while my stylist was mixing the colors. Pretty expensively priced in there, especially for the type they use and way they're put in. She said she could cut me a deal and I truly appreciated the effort. (They'd have to cut more than $200 off their prices if they wanted me to give them another open-minded try, though, which I wouldn't have a problem doing.) After 3 HOURS(!!!) my hair was done, I was a little uneasy, but I was reassured it looked great. Lena said it even looked like bayalage (she must not know what that is because it didn't at all). When my mother saw it the next day she said it looked nice but asked me if they did my roots. (There were straight lines between blonde and dark brown.) Soo pretty much I paid $170+ and was very unhappy (mind you, I paid that much and only got a partial foil and a single process... no blow dry no cut. Waaaaay overpriced!) I called and they said they could try to fix it but I had to go a whole weekend wearing my hair up because I was upset since I heard more than once "Did you just get your hairdone? The color is nice. But I think they messed up on your roots." When I went in for the fix I got told it didn't look too bad, there was the excuse of doing the chunky highlights back to back, and I got an apology. So I spent another 2 1/2 hours in the chair of her going over my highlights. She did blow dry it and style it. It looked nice. (By the way, it was all complimentary the second time, thank god.) But somehow I still walked out of that salon feeling like my hair should look a lot better than it did. =( Needless to say, the girls were nice, apologetic, but I still didn't leave with the outcome I should have paying that money. A lesson I learned: this is a salon in Melrose, not the perfection I get in Miami or even Boston. Back to driving out of my way and fighting for parking to get my hair done... read more

I've always had a positive experience here, with multiple different hairdressers. I have short hair about which I'm rather particular and they have always helped me get what I was looking for. Super friendly as well. read more

What a find. So it's Wednesday night and I need a haircut. I had been going to another place much farther away but I literally live one block away from this place so I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. The receptionist on the phone was very friendly and even though I called the same day they managed to work me in. My stylist was Taylor and she was really just amazing from the get-go. She did a cut and color for me and she did such a good job with the color that I'm actually disappointed I've been going to the other place so long. Taylor also did an excellent job cutting my hair, especially the neckline, which I've been told is really difficult on my neck. Taylor got it on the first try. Another great thing about this place is how friendly everybody was, especially the owner. I came in about half an hour before closing and not only did they do everything that I asked but they also chatted with me and made me feel welcome. And as a new customer this was huge! I will definitely be back. read more

I have been going to Avenue Hair Design for four years now and absolutely love the service and attention I receive there. The stylist are all very talented. This past Saturday I had my first keratin treatment done by the newest stylist there Lina and she is awesome! I would call her a hair artist. I also had her do some corrective coloring. Her application of color was awesome. It was almost like she was painting each strand. The color pulled through so evenly. I couldn't be happier. The keratin treatment I received was amazing too. I can't imagine a keratin free lifestyle now. I have long wavy hair, which tends to frizz up in the heat and humidity. It also takes me a good forty five minutes to straighten it. I stepped out of the shower today, blow dried it by just running my fingers through my hair and it dried perfectly straight, no frizz, and couldn't be shinier or healthier looking. Lina is a definite plus to the already amazing staff. I would highly recommend her. read more

BEWARE! I got a full foil done by Lena. Once she was done, I looked at it and notided that she didn't even put blonde on the root. My roots were 2 inches long like they were when I walked in. She also agreed that it didn't come out as it should have. I paid $210.00 for something that didn't look like it was done. Then after several comments from others saying they didn't know I got my hair done. I was even more upset and called and left a message to ask for a refund. The owner didn't call me back for days. In the meantime, I had to go to another salon to get it fixed and spend more money. When the owner finally called me back, she didn't agree to give me a refund, but instead offered me to get my hair done next time personally by her. I did not want to even step foot back into the salon. They should have given me my money back as the customer is always right no matter what. This isn't the first time either that I left and wasn't happy with my hair. read more