I had given up on my hair after years of box dyes and Supercuts bowl cuts...but then I stumbled upon Salon Milage at the desperate urging of my fiancé before a big event. I went in blind and asked for a balayage. Alex took her time, explained each step, and turned my hair into something I had never seen. Fast forward 4 years and I couldn't imagine going anywhere else than Salon Milage. Alex is amazing and usually knows what I'm going to ask for before I even tell her. She genuinely loves doing hair and isn't going to do a process just to take your money--she wants you to love your hair and takes pride in everything she does. I can't say enough good things about this salon. Alex is a true gem and a true friend! read more

Alex did an amazing job with my balayage! It was my first time dying my hair and she was very comforting explaining every step of what she was doing. In love with my hair now read more

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I have been making appointments with Alex for about a year now. She is the blonde hair ninja! Lena does the best blow out and Maria does an amazing cut. I always feel so welcomed and comfortable. Alex has made me a client for life!!! read more

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I've lived in Boston for 20 years and have searched high and low for a salon/stylist that I like. I've been to more fancy/stuffy salons that I can count and after all that time I finally found an amazing place right around the corner from my home! After a terrible experience at another local salon, my hair needed a serious rescue. Alex squeezed me in between her other appointments and advised me on the best way to correct my hair color. She did an incredible job and Maria gave me a beautiful haircut. I'm so grateful! I am so happy I finally found a place that I will go back to again and again. read more

I have come here many times, and have had Maria and Danielle. Maria was wonderful, she is easy to talk to, professional, and gets the job done and gets it done well. And I really adore Danielle, she makes me feel comfortable and she listens to me and does her best to make me happy. I also appreciate the prices of the haircuts, totally reasonable which allows more $ for tipping and it makes me want to get my hair cut more often :) read more

I am new to the area and was looking for a new hair stylist since my hair was definitely overdue a colour and cut. I am thrilled with my hair cut from Maria and colour from Amanda. Two very gifted and knowledgable stylists who I definitely recommend... especially if you're blonde or wanting to be blonde! read more

I came here in May to get my very first highlight job. Nicolette did a wonderful job! She was able to brighten up my naturally blonde hair and make it look beautiful for my graduation. My only complaint is that it did take a while-- but it was worth being rushed to my evening plans. read more

Alex is still a super professional stylist & even more skilled with my blonde hair! I've been seeing Alex over the last couple of years & witnessed her expertise & passion for hair continue to grow tremendously. Although her business is thriving more, her organization & professionalism is what sets her apart from other stylists. She is punctual & communicates well. She genuinely cares for the health of your hair. As a blonde this is important due to the sensitivity of hair color & long term care. This time, I let my hair grow for a good six months without color. I asked for a cool ash blonde & it turned out beautiful. The multi tones are very well blended & any blonde knows this takes skill to do! Thanks Alex! read more

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I tried this place for the first time for a hair cut and blow dry .this place is amazing, I've got my cut from nicolate, she is the best. She gave me a complete change for my worse rough hair and all staff were so friendly . Nicolate is best at suggesting they don't just do service they take really good hair care .i love this place read more

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I had my keratin treatment and cut done by Alex. I can never complain about the service, she always makes sure they her clients needs are addressed and the goal is healthy hair. I've had Alex as a stylist for years and I refuse to go elsewhere. read more

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I have nothing but good things to say about this salon, a friend recommended it to me and I booked an appointment with Danielle. I loved how friendly and welcoming she was! She was such a big help with figuring what direction I wanted to take my hair. I really appreciated how she explained everything she was doing so I knew what to ask for next time. I could not be happier with the way my hair turned out! I will definitely recommend this salon to anyone looking for a great haircut! read more

Alex and team were fabulous. I enjoyed the environment and learned so much from Alex on her blonde-hair expertise. Loved how my hair came out and loved her dedication to getting me the blonde I wanted! read more

Girl, you need to get your hair done here. I have dark brown hair (and tons of it!) and was looking to shake things up with a blonde balayage. Having never gone lighter than a dark caramel, I was naturally very nervous and picky about finding the right stylist for this immense undertaking. After a 15 minute consultation with Alex, showing her some ideas I had found on Pinterest, I was confident that I was in good hands. We discussed my hair type, her method and products, and what was reasonable to expect from the balayage. I booked the balayage appointment for the very next week. Alex is a miracle-worker! She picked every foil placement with care and monitored the bleach process for the entire duration, reapplying where needed and constantly re-worked the foils/bleach where my hair decided to lighten unevenly to ensure a uniform, beautiful bleach. She routinely checked in with me to make sure I was comfortable and eased my anxieties. After the Olaplex treatment, Alex did something I had never seen before - she blended a darker toner (about my natural color) at the bleach line to seamlessly blend the balayage before adding a beautiful, ashy blonde toner. She achieved the exact blonde I was looking for! The level of care, professionalism, and talent here at Salon Milage is unmatched! Alex is a treasure - I left the salon with happy, healthy, beautiful hair! read more

I rarely post reviews, but this one is so long overdue. Salon Milage is such a great location for Brazilian Blowouts and Keratin Treatments. I've had both from all of the stylists that perform them and they are all so talented at what they do. They make you feel welcome and listen to what you're hoping to get out of your treatment. I have never had my hair damaged here, which is an amazing feat because I have very thin hair! The online booking is a breeze, prices are insanely reasonable for the quality of the service, and the customer service is outstanding. My treatments always last as long as they are supposed to with my hair more shiny, manageable, and less frizzy. Could not recommend this salon more! read more

Came in here after finally not being able to wait to go back home to get a haircut (since I go to school in boston) and Paco cut my hair without an appointment. I'm always very nervous about having someone new cut my hair but I have to say I was incredibly happy with the service and how I was treated. Loved my haircut! This place will probably be the place I go to when I'm in Boston. Came here again 6 months later and Alex cut my hair, and I still love this place! read more

I cant say enough how much I love this place! Alex is so talented! She does the best highlights and haircuts. My hair is so healthy. Her team is very friendly and welcoming. Iv been going there for a couple years now and looking forward to my next visit. read more

I had a great time working with Alex and all the other staff members. I really appreciate the time and effort they took to make my hair/day amazing! Alex went above and beyond to make my hair look healthy and pretty! It was my first time working with her and she took her time to explain to me every single step she took throughout the process! Thank you very much! Aslihan read more

Yesterday I realized I have a huge event next weekend, and I really needed to get my hair done. I hopped on Yelp and called around crossing my fingers for a cancelation or something so I could be fit in. I gave a run down of what I was looking for, and much to my surprise this place said I could go in right away. The woman on the phone said she personally was booked, but there was someone else who could fit me in. I jumped into my car right away and rushed on over. Only street parking available, but I lucked out and found parking right across the street. Initial impression upon walking in: this place needs a face lift. Small, with only three chairs and one sink. But based on the reviews, I was totally fine with giving this place a chance! The woman I spoke to on the phone sat me down for a formal consultation so we could go over what I was looking for. I learned from previous l experiences that sometimes I have a difficult time conveying what I want done, so I came prepared with a ton of pictures and made sure to be explicitly thorough. I wanted an ombré baylayage with face framing highlights to blend my existing grown out color, and tone the highlights to a bright, ashy tone. It seemed like we were on the same page, and the guy who was going to be working on me went to work. This salon primarily speaks Spanish. Not a big deal, but it could feel a bit awkward if you primarily speak English, as they communicated around me as opposed to directly to me. On the other hand you would prob feel comfortable if Spanish is your first language because you would be able to communicate with your stylist. About two hours later, color was set and I was washed and blowdried. As he blow dried, I knew it was going to have to be tweaked. There were no face framing highlights, and the tone was too brassy. He did do a good job matching the existing tones, but that's not what I asked for-- I wanted the existing tone to be brightened to a more ashy blonde. Like, as in the opposite of brassy. He also started the highlights too far up, so it was less of an ombré effect and more of a all-over look. I figured that was just going to have grow out. When I asked the woman who did my consultation if I could have face-framing highlights added and the tone brightened up a bit (per my original request), she immediately jumped into a defensive, attacking response, saying I was being really "demanding" and I should be grateful with what I was given since it was a Saturday when they were usually busy and a last minute request, and I had a lot of hair. Whoa-- excuse me? Why weren't any of these concerns addressed when we had our initial consultation? I wish she had just been honest from the get go, and I would have just called somewhere else instead of clearly wasting my time here. I was barely holding back tears, completely appalled by the lack of professionalism. She said they could add in some face framing highlights, but that's it. The guy quickly painted on a few more highlights, but these highlights were even worse than what he had originally given me-- stripy, bright orange, and not blended whatsoever. At this point I was so stressed, I told her I honestly just wanted to leave. She tried to calm me down, and said if I waited 20 minutes, she would personally fix it. I had already spent 4 hours there at this point, I figured what's another 20 min. An hour later, she got around to me. (That whole hour they were going back and forth in Spanish about how unreasonable I was being, how the photos I showed them in the beginning were clearly photoshopped, etc etc. Surprise, this white girl understands Spanish. And I heard every word. Again, completely appalled.) She explained (again) how what I was asking for basically wasn't going to happen. I explained I wish they had just been honest from the get-go, when we had the initial consultation, so I hadn't wasted my time. She said that since I had driven an hour, she didn't want to just turn me away. I would have rather she left that decision up to me, ya know, since it's my time and my hair, but hey I guess I'm crazy. She was going to try to salvage the appointment with one last attempt at fixing things by taming the orange tiger stripes, and try to lighten up everything else as well. And she swore that after a few washes, it would continue to lighten up. Every other salon I've ever gone to they warn that over time your highlights eventually turn to a more brassy color, at which point you'll have to come in for toner to lighten things up. But hey, what do I know. Whatever she did didn't really help much-- still a far cry from what I wanted, not at all natural looking, but at this point I had already mentally thrown in the towel and just kind of accepted it was a lost cause. 6 hours and $150 later, I'm have to get this train wreck fixed at a much more experienced salon, somewhere who treats their clients with honesty, understanding & respect, and actually gets the job done right. read more

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Alex is super knowledgable, professional, and is amazing with all hair textures. She has done a great job at cutting & styling my super curly thick hair, and it looks gorgeous both curly and straight. I love this place! read more

I'm so thankful that I found Alex. She always knows what my hair needs and is super professional and knowledgeable.

The service is excellent. I had a hair cut with one of the best stylist in the Boston area. The hair stylist made my experience at her salon just perfect and as expected. As I wear hijab, the hair stylist made the salon very convenient to do my hair there. She is professional and expert. The way she handlers my beautiful curly hair told me she is the right person to trust to give me a hair cut. The salon is clean and has decent number of products. The product she applied on my hair made my hair alive again. I definitely recommend this place read more

I had a great experience the first time I got my hair cut washed and styled here. So, I came back expecting the same experience and it was far from it. 1. I did not click the right button on the website to get my hair blown by the stylist, so she had her "assistant" (I think...) do it, while the stylist played on her phone at the counter directly behind me. 2. The "assistant" burnt my head with the hair dryer. I had to tell her to stop. When it got too painful to bear. Then the stylist came back to finish the drying. (She charged me full price after my head was Burt and visually red) 3. I did not like how my layers were sitting on either side of my head, and I was told "I would never do that to you, it is how she styled it". She talked loud at me and wouldn't let me get a word in... I am not sure what kind of service this is. I couldn't have been more polite and she seemed very annoyed that I commented in my own hair and asked her to even out my layers. She lost my business. read more

Stumbled on this hair salon on yelp randomly about a year and a half ago and I'm SO GLAD I DID! First off, Alex is an abs sweetheart. The salon is clean, nice decor, very well put together and comfortable. Danielle was my hair stylist, she gave me the haircut I really wanted and listened to every single detail I was asking for! It was my first time meeting her and it was like I've known her for years, what an amazing personality and great at what she does for sure! Already planning on coming back soon for some color trust me you would NOT be disappointed here! read more

A big thank you to Danielle! I scheduled a last minute, very spontaneous, appointment with her this week. She took such care and had such attention to detail to make sure that we were on the same page for the look that I was after. I am SO pleased with the results, and have had so many compliments on my hair in the short time since she cut it! I will definitely be back!! read more

After spending a 5 years on the West coast and having a string of unsuccessful salon experiences; I am happy to be back east & have a stylist that can style curly hair! I have been here a few times and have been very happy with my service (Brazilian blowout and wash & set and just a blow-out) Very time I have been in the stylist, Alex has explained the process, been upfront what is possible and answered all my questions., I am a fan and will continue to get my hair styled by the best! read more

Alex and her team did an amazing job with my balayage! She made sure to explain the entire process to me, and she frequently checked in on me to make sure we were on the same page about the color that I wanted. I am so excited for my new hair! read more

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Alexandra is great!!! I cannot be more thankful that I've found such a good hairdresser. I had extensions put in by another salon and it was an emergency that they be taken out because of severe tangling. I couldn't get an appointment at the other salon and I came across Salon Milage on google and asked for an appointment ASAP. Alexandra was able to accommodate me with no hesitation and even made my appointment earlier than the salon actually opens. She did me such a huge favor and I was so grateful. I decided to stick with her and she soon after did my balayage. My hair is super dark, almost black, and it's really hard to lift the color and go lighter. She was able to get my dark hair color to the warm, beautiful caramel balayage I wanted. It was perfect. I will no longer be going to another salon ever. I'm loyal to Alexandra :) read more

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I had an excellent experience here with Alex, the owner. I had a groupon for a partial highlight, and when I arrived, Alex told me the stylist who takes groupons was out sick, but that she was happy to take me and honor the groupon. She was friendly and welcoming, and apologized for making me wait only a few minutes. Alex took her time and explained the process for highlighting, and encouraged me to ask questions if I had them. She recommended a color, and she was right, it was perfect for my base color, and came out really pretty. Despite being busy and the fact I was a groupon customer, she took the time to blowdry my hair to show me the color, and to make sure I liked it. She also gave me tips on growing out my hair, which I'm trying to do. I'd recommend visiting Alex if you're looking for someone to take time and do a great job. It's a cute little salon, and yields great results. read more

Alex is an expert. She is hardworking and has exquisite attention to detail when it comes to cuts and color. She helped me go blonde in a way that is flattering on me and gentle on my hair. When I'm at the salon, I feel safe and like all staff are taking necessary Covid precautions. Every time I leave, I feel beautiful! I trust Alex to execute my vision and she takes it to the next level. read more

Alex is fantastic! My haircut stayed good for a month. That means she not only can style your hair on the day when you visit Salon Milage, but also she knows how it's going to grow and makes the style future-proof. She also could accommodate my interview emergency on a very short notice. I am very grateful for that too. read more

Because Alex is simply amazing! She is truly magnificent hair stylists, and she knows how to do hair in the best possible way! -To look beautiful and to be super healthy! She is taking care of my hair long time,and there is no one who would be better than her! Always with good tips and suggestions how to keep your hair great every day! read more

As a certified BIG TIME scaredy cat when it comes to hair cuts, I am super appreciative of review websites that help me make a decision when new to an area, so here I am. It had been well over a year since my last cut, and after a horrible slashing of my hairs 3 years ago, I can sheepishly admit that cut a year ago was one of only two since the bad cut. Might explain my lifeless hair! While my 'do was the longest it had ever been in my life, and something I'd always wanted....as a kid my hair was kept super short because apparently insanely thick hair and a child who can't sit still for brushing makes for a Mom who won't allow length, I began to realize that I needed at least to get rid of some dead ends and thin out the unruly mess, or at most just go for it and have a chop. Enter the awesome Alex and her wee little salon. She was incredibly patient with me, had great suggestions, and truly made me feel confident that I made the right random choice of salons. I ended up getting at least 7 inches off the front and closer to nine in the back. I left with an adorable graduated bob that I friggin LOVE. Her prices are more than reasonable, and you can be totally confident that you're in excellent hands. read more

Alex is the best balayage stylist in Boston, hands down. I've gone to about 5 different salons and always got a subpar balayage and they never got the tone right. Alex fixed the unevenness of my old balayage and got it lighter with no damage. She also the first stylist to recognize that I cannot have ash blonde toned hair because it clashes with my pale skin tone. It sounds like a silly thing, but so many stylists immediately go for ash blonde because it's "in", but it doesn't suit me. Alex knew right away that I needed a neutral tone - for me that attention to detail shows her level of artistry and experience. She also helped me figure out why my hair gets damaged so quickly even when I don't use heat products and then recommended a routine to keep it healthy. I won't be trusting my hair with anyone else from now on! read more

This was my first time getting my hair colored. Alex was amazing and answered all my questions and helped me decide the best way to do it. Do schedule a consultation so you can get all your questions answered and you and Alex both know what to expect out of it. I picked this place based on other Yelp reviews and am so glad I did. The whole experience was amazing and am definitely coming back here soon. read more

Love this place! Nicolette has been doing my hair for almost a year now and I've loved all of my haircuts, color, blow drys, etc. I've had. Not to mention Nicolette and the owner Alex are both pure pleasure to be around! read more

Excellent technical skills from a highly competent and friendly professional. My first time at the salon for a wash & blow-dry but anyone with fine, frizzy hair knows technique is crucial. It's surprising how a really good blow-dry is hard to get. Amanda has the perfect technique & it felt great to have my hair done by a stylist who knows her stuff. I made appt for highlights and looking forward to it! read more

Thanks to yelp that i found this place for trimming my hairs. Unfortunately I could not get Alex to do my service but Maria did it. It took almost like half hour more than one to complete it but no negatives. I am in love with my new hair cut. Slightly on a expensive side with 50$ is what i felt. Otherwise a good place for hair cut. :-) read more

I made an appointment on the fly with Nicolette, and basically went in saying, "HELP ME!" and she went above and beyond. My hair is now healthy, soft, with bouncy curls. Nicolette has an awesome personality and is so fun and easy to talk to. I can't wait to go back! read more

I have always had great experiences at Salon Milage. I have been seeing Alex for years (wash/cut/dry), and she always makes my hair feel amazingly clean, healthy and beautiful every time! Alex is brilliant, kind, communicative and wonderful; I couldn't ask for a better stylist. read more

Absolutely love this place ! I will not go anywhere else. Alex is amazing at what she does ! I would give it 5 stars, but the parking situation is horrible, and the prices are a little high. read more