Here is the deal. I am a gay male from San Francisco, and i came down to New Orleans to attend one of my oldest and dearest friend's weddings. While i was there i noticed that some of my hair was not only showing some greys, but the ends were becoming split. OH MY GODDDD, HAIR EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, one of the bridesmaids told me about Melissa at Salon Maia (my new bff). She gave me the most youthfully wonderful color, and spun me around in the chair til my hair made me look like an greek adonis. Needless to say, my confidence couldn't even be contained under a roof. When it came down to the wedding night, the only one there prettier than me was the bride (& even that is argueable, ha ha). I danced and danced and danced til i couldn't dance anymore! Thankx so much Mel, my life has never been the same. Kisses!!! read more

Christine Trang is the best! not only is she beautiful and talented, but she LOVES what she does! i always walk out of the salon feeling amazingly beautiful! i frequently get compliments on my hair because of her! once christine trang become your stylist, i promise you will never let anyone else touch your hair. she is a miracle worker! read more

This little gem of a salon is located on Metairie road near Oscars and Blue Line Sandwiches. Besides doing beautiful hair, this salon has a great jewelry and gift section. Great scarves, beach bags, and tees! For hair, they go with Pureology products which are outstanding and have them for sale too! You can also get a fabulous spray tan here! They use Fantasy tan products which are custom tinted for your skin. And get a better rate on Tan Thursdays! Walkins are welcome if a stylist is available. read more

Melissa is the best! I went in to see her in 2014 after having a baby. I had hastily chopped my hair off when I was pregnant by someone else. She fixed the cut and colored it. I go to her regularly now. My hair has lengthened and is much healthier. She gives great advice on maintaining my hair and knows what cut looks best on her clients. read more

There is a BEAUTIFUL hair stylist here named Christine Trang. I've been seeing her about 2 years and we have an unconditional love. I trust NO ONE else with my hair. Have you seen my hair? It's gorgeous. I should probably get insurance for it. YES, it's THAT serious! She's gifted at almost everything. Need color or highlights? She's your girl! And she DOES SO MUCH MORE!! Please do yourself a favor and schedule an appointment with her. read more

I want to like Salon Maia, but my visit has proved it to be pretty difficult. First off, let me say I have pretty nice hair--fine individual curls but a lot of them, but the NOLA water has taken a toll and I wanted to do something to restore some of its moisture. While my stylist was very nice--- my hair looked the worst it has ever been after leaving the salon. I bought a groupon for 2- keratin treatments and when I made my appointment I asked to make sure the stylist I was given understood curly hair--I was assured and the person seemed confident. Well the day I went in for my appointment, the salon was empty, which could be good or bad. My stylist was very nice and personable. I asked to have a trim and some long layers around my face that frame it but by the end my hair was cut uneven and looked like a razor cut made for someone Asian hair like texture. Asian hair totally takes the style of cut she gave me really well because you can see the layers but to my curly hair it just made my hair look distressed and like I have split ends all around my face. She blow dried my hair with her hands--mind you again I have curly hair. In the beginning it's fine but when the hair starts to dry you just begin to tug at the hairs from the roots. In the end she knowingly used a weak flat iron of her colleague that did not produce enough heat to set my hair straight. Not sure if it was enough for the keratin either because you have to set the hair at a certain temperature for it to be activated. I ended up going home and doing my hair all over again using my salon quality flat iron. (I will say that it did take less time though so I guess the treatment works?). When I asks my stylist if she was done she confidently said yes obviously seeing my discontent and told me to add moisturizer in 24-hours. Smh. Lastly, the trim and layers cost me $40 --mind you wash blow and flat iron were already paid for in association with the groupon. I was told they do not do "a-la-carte" service by a pretty snippy receptionist who hung up on me and most likely didn't relay my request to speak to the manager. All in all I gave two stars because I liked my stylist, Veronica, as a person as think she would do straight hair pretty well and the salon was clean. Other than that I was not very happy in the end. read more

I needed a last minute cut & style and decided to try this salon. It's definitely more of a 2 star salon compared to others on Metairie Rd and was pricey for services provided. I will return to my regular salon where I receive a true spa experience for less money. read more

After my beloved hair dresser retired I needed to find somewhere new and thank goodness for Melissa Maia. She is so friendly and gave me a great style I'd never tried before! I could sit and have her shampoo and massage my scalp for hours! The salon is always clean, modern decor bi really love this place. read more

Situated in the same complex as Vegas Tapas and Lee's Cleaners in Old Metairie. This is the spot I go for my BLONDE. Christine has the magic touch. I've never left diasappointed. My hair looks wonderful each time. I've been going to her for years and being a natural brunette she does a wonderful job in the coloring process. I'm Asian and its very hard to get my hair to turn the right shade of color. She knows exactly what she's doing. Highly recommend her! Downside is parking. Hard to find and in a very busy street so beware. read more

My experience with Salon Maia was awful. I bought a groupon for a keratin treatment there, but I had a difficult time scheduling an appointment because not only did there seem to be no one manning the phones, no answering machine picked up either. Finally I scheduled an appointment for 10:30 on a Saturday, and I showed up about 10 minutes early only to discover that the salon was not yet open, in spite of the fact that its hours of operation start at 9:30 on Saturdays. I called several times, getting the answering machine each time, until I finally managed to dig up the cell number for one of the employees, Ira, who was very helpful in getting me in touch with the owner, Melissa Maia. Melissa helpfully informed me that this confusion was all my fault, as I was in fact scheduled for an 11:30 appointment with her, not a 10:30 appointment with Ashley. I asked why the salon wasn't open during its business hours, and she said they generally don't open it unless there is an appointment. The "walkins welcome" signs posted outside suggested that this was odd, but OK. I waited outside for the next 45 minutes until someone came to open the salon, at which time I discovered that Melissa actually had a different appointment at 11:30, so she wasn't going to be able to take me then. At this point it became abundantly clear to me that she was simply trying to blame me for her business's errors. She made no apology or even mention of the fact that I had been waiting for over an hour by this point, and immediately went back to her other customer. The girl who actually cut my hair - Ashley - was wonderful, very sweet, and did an excellent job. In spite of that, I will not be returning to Salon Maia. read more

This review is based off of the fantasy tan only. I bought the groupon the other day, so that I could get a nice tan before going on my vacation. I didn't want to look like a beluga whale on the beach! I've had spray tans in the past (some great ones, some not so great ones), so I was hoping that this one would show up on me. The groupon was $25 but with a promo code I got it for $20. I thought the tan was well worth it! It's one where you get undressed and an employee sprays you, which is super awkward but comes out so much better than a booth (at least in my experiences). The salon itself is pretty small, so the spray tan tent is set up in a small corner where the bathroom is. The employee who sprayed me was really sweet and didn't make me feel nervous/awkward at all. I would say the tan lasted a good 3 days and then started to slowly fade. Without the groupon the tan is $50 with $10 off on Thursdays. I think that is pretty expensive, but I really liked it, so I would consider getting it again for a special weekend event. read more

I had a very disappointing experience from start to finish. Not only was it difficult to make an appointment (because they do not answer the phones or return messages), but once I finally made the appointment the owner Melissa/stylist wrote me down for the wrong day!! She seemed very aggravated that she had to accommodate me. I went in for a Keratin Express treatment through Groupon. I had gotten it done once before at another Salon and loved the results. But, I figured I'd try it at this Salon since it was only $49. Well, I guess you get what you pay for, because the results were terrible!!! When Melissa finished the treatment, it didn't seem as shiny and smooth as my previous experience with a Keratin Express treatment. However, I was hopeful that it would at least stay frizz-free for the next 6-8 weeks as she told me it would. ( For the record, she also mentioned to me that I was the perfect candidate for this Keratin Treatment because my was curly, but that it had a fine texture). Well, when I got home, after a couple of errands, I looked in the mirror and noticed that it had already began to frizz around the crown of my head. Therefore, I called the stylist/owner to question her about this, thinking maybe it was due to the high humidity that day. (After all, you are not to wet it for 24 hrs after treatment). She said that a big reason was that I didn't have any product in my hair. This didn't make any sense to me, because I thought the whole point of a Keratin Treatment was to not frizz with or without treatment for 6-8 weeks!!!! She said that once I washed, dried and put product in it that it shouldn't frizz. She assured me that if it was still frizzy, she would re-do it. Well, a week later I finally washed, dried, and put product in it, and my hair didn't look any different than before she put the treatment in it. I asked if she would re-do it, as promised. Not only did she not offer to look at it, she simply said, in a very condescending tone, that she would "see" if Groupon would refund my money, adding that she, obviously, could not offer what I was looking for. Which is pretty pathetic, because all I was looking for was a Keratin Express Treatment that did what it was supposed to do!!!! (Apparently for her, it was cheaper for Groupon to refund my money than it was for her to use her products to re-do it). Fortunately, Groupon did refund my money. However, it was only because I took the initiative to contact them myself, since she failed to follow up with me, regarding the refund! read more