OK, so it's always hard to write a negative review about a hair salon, especially because you kind of get to know the stylist working with you; it feels personal. But I have to say, my experience does not align with the rave reviews for Deep Blue. I have seen both Candace and Sylvia, and just was not happy with my cut or color. The cut was uneven the first time, and I had to go back to get it fixed. The color lasted about five minutes and I had to get it redone about four weeks later. Totally willing to admit that maybe this place just wasn't a good fit for me, but every time I see the five stars for this salon I feel a little uneasy because that just was not my experience. read more

Today was my first visit to Deep Blue after two of my friends told me how great their experiences there have been - I was super happy with my haircut! Stephanie was so sweet and did an awesome job with the cut she gave me. I'll definitely be back for my next haircut! read more

I am still obsessed with this place. It's my forever salon. I'll be competing with you for an appointment in the near future. And now I use their hair products, and they are amazing too. This is just huge. read more

I go to Sylvia at Deep Blue for a partial foil/cut every few months. After trying out other salons in the area, I am so glad I found Deep Blue. Sylvia is knowledgeable, professional, and does a great job of making my color look natural - even when it's growing out. I can always count on Sylvia to explain exactly what she is going to do before we get started, and to follow through with my requests. I usually just tell her to do what she feels my hair needs in terms of cut and color, and she always does a killer job. On top of doing a great job with my cut and color, Sylvia is friendly and attentive, asking me if I'm comfortable or if I need anything while I wait for my color to be ready. The salon is clean, pretty (there's awesome art showcased on the walls), and has a great, welcoming vibe. My last experience at Deep Blue was the best one yet. I spoke to Sylvia about trying balayage, but didn't know much about the process - only that a few of my friends had it done and look great. Sylvia did a great job describing how the process works and what I would need to do in order to make it look the way I wanted it to. After we agreed to do a partial foil with color that would set me up well for a balayage process at my next appointment, Sylvia gave me a great mix of bright blonde and darker lowlights. It was exactly what I asked for, and I know exactly how it will help me transition to balayage thanks to Sylvia's explanation. My cut (an angled bob) was also outstanding. It goes without saying - I'll be back! read more

The owner of Deep Blue reached out to me to offer a re-do on my hair at my convenience or a refund of my money. I declined the further work and accepted the refund which was promptly credited back to me. I really appreciated the refund, as I don't think there are many salons out there that would have made this offer. I am sorry that it did not work out. read more

I love the online booking system of this salon! The prices are reasonable too. I was tired of seeing salons in the city charging $65+ for the same services! Sylvia was really efficient and had my wash/cut/dry done in less than 45 mins. I wish she were a little more vocal about the process throughout my appointment but she did mention that her allergies were acting up. I'd definitely return in the future! read more

This review isn't easy to write because overall, I had a great experience at the salon...but I feel that the way my hair was styled after the cut just made it seem like it was a good cut when it really wasn't. My hair was quite long going into it and all I really wanted was a trim/to get my angles cleaned up. I came out with a super choppy haircut, it has no flow whatsoever. I really wanted to like it because the stylist was great, but the cut was mediocre. read more

Got my hair done here by Sylvia! She and Candace are awesome! It's just the two ladies and they are so down to earth! I called @ 4pm and was getting my hair done at 545pm! I was expecting the cost of the cut to be around $50 and when they said $35 I was shocked and pleasantly surprised. I tipped her all the money in my wallet and took 6 business cards to give to people at work! I will definitely be back! read more

This is a cute new salon that is convenient to get to, reasonably priced, and owned by a very sweet and talented couple. Candice gave me great color recently and I plan on going back. Since it is just two of them, they do get booked up quickly so you you need to plan out far in advance! I'm nudging my fiance to start going here too. read more

Great haircut for a great price! This cute little salon nestled between other cute shops and restaurants on Washington is a great find. The decor is adorable, salon clean and contemporary, and staff warm and friendly! I was offered a fresh coffee when I arrived and given a consultation, cut, and had great conversation with the stylist Sylvia for only $35! The only negative experience I had with then was a rude woman I spoke to on the phone about changing my appointment. FYI they are raising their prices by $5 starting January 1st! Even with this price increase, it's a steal and I'll be getting my locks chopped there next year! read more

After 5+ years of living in Boston and bouncing from one hair salon to the next, I am SO relieved to say that I've finally found my salon-and it's Deep Blue. Candice was beyond wonderful. She listened to my nervous chatter (I've had some UGLY hair, y'all) before being completely honest about what I need for my texture. The shampoos they use are free of chemicals and vegan, and they make your hair smell amazing. I wasn't getting a very drastic cut, just trying to fix the very weird angles left by past hair nightmares, and Candice was so great about telling me exactly what she was doing without harshing my mellow with incessant chatter. Yeah, I'm one of those people that could happily sit silently through a hair cut-but I didn't really need to, because Candice was genuinely interesting and good to talk to. The fact that the space itself is bright and clean is awesome, and I love that they are so involved as the owners. I was actually a little disappointed when they used their automatic booking system (which emails you reminders, if you are planning challenged like me) to say that my next cut wouldn't be until November. Go now before they are totally booked up! read more

Just got my first cut here, it was perfect! Very relaxing environment, and Sylvia and Candace are incredibly nice and professional. The prices are reasonable and this will absolutely become my new stylist from now on. read more

Candice was great.....very comfortable atmosphere in studio. I highly recommend. Also free parking in back of building which is a huge plus. read more

Good ambiance and worth the menu. Would definitely come back to try this place again.

I strive for low maintenance when it comes to hair. I like a good cut that needs minimal fuss. Sylvia listened to my concerns and since the studio opened, she has cut my hair exactly the way I like it. I am also not good at scheduling regular cuts, and I've noticed that my hair looks great a long time after it has been cut. I actually receive compliments from strangers about how good my hair looks! I may strive for low maintenance, but I have high standards. Sylvia is a hair styling goddess. read more

This place is great! Very cozy studio - easy to book appointments online, and free 2 hour parking in the back. The prices are reasonable and Candice cut 5" of my hair off pretty quickly. I have straight plain hair, so I can't comment on the style of the cut but I'm happy with it! Also, you get free bang trims which is another plus. I recommend! read more

I used to go to Candice at her old salon, and I followed her here. I love her cuts, and the price is so reasonable. And I love her new salon! Hip, clean, welcoming--and with free parking in the back. I will be telling my friends about Deep Blue. read more

Lovely staff. Listen to your opinions. Sensibly priced. No extra frills. Online appointments. Cute atmosphere. I'll be back!

I am glad that I checked yelp. The place is peaceful and Sylvia is very good. She listens and also gives ideas about what would be best for you.. I also took my husband there and he likes it too. read more

I was recommended Deep Blue by a friend and was excited when I finally booked an appointment. I don't dye my hair often but was looking for a cut and exciting color change. After my first visit (with Candice) ended up quite happy with the cut, but was disappointed about the color, as it was much more subtle than I had hoped. However, I emailed the salon a few weeks later explaining why I was disappointed and asking for my hair to be redone. Candice couldn't have been more responsive and kind about the request! She scheduled me quickly for another appointment and we discussed ramping up the color change. I came out of appointment #2 with and end product much closer to what I'd hoped! I really respect Candice for being so understanding about me coming back in, and working to figure out what I wanted. In the end, great experience. Would recommend! read more

Leaving a long over due review of my favorite hair salon in Boston! I recently moved out of the area but before that Sylvia at Deep Blue Salon had been cutting my hair for at least the past two years. She is amazing!! I have very curly hair and she helped me to transition from long hair to a cute above the shoulder cut to an edgy pixie cut seamlessly over the past few years. I've also gotten my hair colored with her to go a few shades darker and I was in love with the results! Do yourself and your hair a favor and make an appointment with her today, you won't be disappointed! read more

Sylvia was friendly and down-to-Earth. She took the time to get to know me and find out what my expectations were for my cut and style. I had a very enjoyable experience and the end result was fabulous. A great new style! I loved the look and feel of the salon. Modern, artistic, and attention to decoration details. The fact that the salon carries natural products that are from smaller companies is also a huge draw for me. I'm so excited to have found a place in the Boston area that meets my haircut and style desires! I've already been recommending it to my friends. read more

Love this salon! Finally found a place that was reasonably priced and easy to get to! Candice gave me a great cut. She really listens to what you want and is super easy to talk to. The cut was just what I wanted and simple to style. Awesome blow dry too. Better service than I have received at other more expensive salons! read more

Great quality and friendly staff! Studio is nice and clean and I always love how my hair looks and feels when I leave! Easy to book appointments online, a range of prices and by far some of the most reasonably priced in the area. read more

Very friendly, efficient service for a great price! The online appointment booking made it easy to set up an appointment, and I was in and out of the door for my cut (with a wash, no blow dry) in 30 mins. I got my hair cut with Candice after having the same hairdresser for 20 years, and was really pleased with how it turned out. She took off a bit more than I was expecting, but I ended up loving the cut! I have thick, coarse, curly hair and cut it in a way that feels light and is easy to handle. Was very nervous to find a good place to cut TRULY curly hair (not just wavy-curly) and she did an awesome job! Plus - got some puppy time with her dog, Panda. :) read more

I followed Candice from her old salon, and couldn't be happier! I love her haircuts. She listens to what I want, and offers her opinion on what would be best. Her salon is clean, and beautiful! By far my favorite hairdresser ever! read more

Great place, highly recommend. The salon is really cute, neat, quiet, and most importantly, clean. It's convenient you can make your appointment online, and there is also free parking in the back. Candice is the stylist who cut my hair, and she was great. I went in for a drastic haircut (medium length hair down to a short pixie cut) and she was really patient with me. She helped me articulate what I wanted so we could figure out how short to go. She also used only scissors the whole time, no butcher job with an electric buzzer, so you can tell she's skilled. Long story short, I LOVED my haircut, and the experience was one of the best I've had in a hair salon in a long time. I will definitely be back. read more

ALL these 5 star reviews? This can't be true, said the guy who was immediately proven wrong. EVERYONE says that living in Boston must afford numerous options for haircuts. This is far from the truth. you get two things in Boston: 1; People who are overly trendy and charge too much. 2; People who think they are trendy and charge too much. I hate both these people. I seriously scanned out upwards of 30 places. I waited so long I found myself in the "You need to get a haircut, you look like a monkey" category. It is amazingly affordable; 36 bucks for a men's cut w/ tip. And seriously guys, 20 percent is the minimum you offer for a tip. This place is more on the side of minimal traditional, but has sparks of modernism. It's comfy and open. It is located in an extremely, beyond convenient location. It's located in a family oriented, safe neighborhood. The place is ridiculously calm, and finally some music that isn't the Starbucks CD on repeat. Two stylists, two chairs. FREE parking out back! Apts are sched online, which is amazingly convenient for a lad who HATES the phone. You get an email confirmation about two to three days before your apt. It had a 'please confirm link' that I almost didn't see. I sched an apt with Sylvia, mainly because the name is amazing (ok, you got me, I was that angst ridden teenager obsessed with Plath), but also because of the YELP reviews. She is young, relaxed, and gives off an air of coolness that is a great departure from the ultra uptight hairstylist. Sit down. Make a plan. Get up. Rinse (hating on shampoos by hair stylists). Sit down. Cut. doners. Slow and meticulous are the defining characteristics of her approach to cutting hair. I's hard to describe, but the traditional section off, cut, move on, repeat doesn't happen. It is all intentional and calming. There is something artsy about it, but fear not this isn't avant garde week on project runway. I can't place it, but there is something unusually different about my simple bead-head look; call it a personal touch. She is the kind of person you can trust to say "Do what you want", and this is something reviewers said to do. This is starting to sound like a book review, and I realize that I say "there is something" far too much, but if you can take home ONE thing from this, it is to sched an apt right now, but leave a space 5 weeks from now, cause I am now a regular. In fact, I already sched one. read more

Deep Blue is the BEST! I got my hair highlighted here last night for the first time, and Sylvia did an amazing job. I have been getting compliments all day! She listened to what I requested and worked with me to get the perfect look. Her and Candace are very relaxed and easy to get along with so you feel very comfortable the whole time you're there. The prices are reasonable as well. Highly recommended! read more

Love Candice and Christiana!! They're both awesome stylists. I always walk out feeling fresh with a great new cut.

I love the new salon! Candice has been my stylist for a few years so I followed her to her new salon. She always does a great job with my color and cut. I'm also really happy with the product line they are carrying. I go red, which can be tricky, and at other salons sometimes it feels tingly or even burns. The product line they carry is natural - it felt fine and it looks great! I like the smell of their products too:) The online appointment system is really easy to use, and there is a parking lot with free parking! That's unusual for the area and a big bonus as I'm usually running out the door to get there in time. I was there on a Saturday and there were plenty of available spots. read more

Just went for a trim today just to even out my bob and make it look fuller. Candice listened to everything I wanted and didn't have a problem doing exactly what I wanted. I think my hair came out better that it did when I first got it cut at a different salon. I would definitely recommend this place! read more

Sylvia is the best! She gave me my pixie cut and now is handling my longer hair with the greatest of ease. She is the most relaxed person ever. I have complicated hair and she seems to have a knack for that. Great location - as everyone as mentioned - parking which I didn't think I would use but actually have almost every time I've gone. read more

Sylvia is a magician. My daughter and I came in during the storm on Friday for a blow-out (for my daughter) and a cut and color (for me) for my son's Bar Mitzvah. My daughter's blow out lasted through getting back and forth to Friday night services and the next day throughout the event. It was still slick, shiny and straight. My cut and color were amazing (as usual). Icing on the cake is the sweet puppy we got to hang out with during our time there (yay Panda!). read more

I never write reviews, but I feel compelled to write one for my unfortunate experience with my balayage with Sylvia. I've been coming to the salon for haircuts and blow dries for over an year and I've had them with all three stylists. To their credit, I thought they were pretty good with cutting hair. That's why I've thought they would be able to handle my balayage as well. I went to my appointment armed with Instagram and Pinterest pictures of the look I was trying to achieve. After taking a quick look and brief discussion, with Sylvia started to work on my hair. I have medium to dark brown hair, so I didn't expect super light color. The color came brassy and yellow, which I was willing to put aside as I realize that was a possibility and additional toner would have helped to fix that. However, toner would not be able to fix the big patches of highlighted hair on the top of my hair only where the look I was going for was small sun kissed, as natural as possible, looking highlights. I've spent hours seraching the internet for possible cure for my bleached hair and went for a consultation in another salon. The stylist there confirmed my fears that he could not fix the bad balayage (he called it "bad balayage line") without my hair growing out first. Based on my research and consultation with a few stylists, the only option was to color my hair a few shades lighter than my natural hair, which I've opted out for. I'm just extremely disappointed that after spending $230 at Deep Blue, I've had to spent even more money at another salon just to contain the damage (and my hair is now more damaged than ever). That's certainly not the outcome I was hoping for. read more

Sylvia has been my hair stylist for several years now. She does incredible work! She listens and follows through on exactly what I want for both my foils and hair cut. I have never been more satisfied with a hair dresser before. Deep Blue is a great (CLEAN!) salon that gives a great vibe as soon as you walk through the door. There is free parking behind the salon which makes the whole experience truly stress free! If you are looking for an incredible hair cut, color, style, etc look no further! Both Sylvia and Candice make an incredible team. They are even doing the hair for myself and my entire wedding party this weekend. Overall they are for sure the best talent in the greater Boston area! read more

Today was my first time over at Deep Blue and I loved it. Sylvia was a doll! She was very attentive of what I wanted and always asked to see how I feel about what she was doing. It's a good place to go relax, have a nice chat and leave feeling beautiful, read more

Fantastic haircut, professional atmosphere, easy location, simple to schedule, friendly staff and reasonable prices. So happy these girls opened this salon! read more

My search for a talented, kind, and fun stylist in various cities has been kind of epic. My hair is curly and I have a ton of it. If you have curly hair, you know how difficult it can be to find someone who knows how to cut it. Candice (who does not have curly hair, herself) is absolutely fantastic at cutting and styling curly hair. The salon is cute, clean, and friendly; and the location is really accessible. I highly recommend Deep Blue! read more

Still really happy with Deep Blue - even after a good experience at a different salon! I tried a new place a few months ago at a friend's urging, and I have to admit I did like the cut I got there. But it was really pricey and the stylist had attitude. So I went back to Deep Blue today and explained what I'd liked to Candice - and in half an hour I had another fantastic cut. She really listened and took the time to examine my hair and see what I wanted. read more