So glad to find this salon! Love my new cut! I felt right at home walking into this bright sunny…read morespace with great vibes!

Finally, a hair cut that works for me. So happy to have found Salon 55. I love the small bright…read morespace and immediately felt right at home. 5 stars from me !!

Josh here is my favorite stylist, but he's the only one I've worked with. I'm sure the others are…read moregreat. The price is very good, particularly when you consider the local competition. Josh is very meticulous, and completely awesome at getting you to try some new things.

Angelo is awesome. Hair cuts always come out well when you make an appointment at Hair Scene…read more Josh was great too, hopefully he comes back some day.

UPDATE 4-26-2026: ~ AVOID ~ Do not roll the dice on this…read moreshop, or you will be sorry. I should have read the earlier review by S.O. who had had the same experience as me. The photo speaks for itself. Do not be fooled by the planted 5-star reviews of this business from single-review, fake accounts. The moment I entered their store and saw the run-down state of it, I should have turned around and left. She doesn't like my review that exposes the disaster that she created, so she calls it fraudulent. Do I need to show my ID and the card that I paid the bill with? I even gave her $10 tip for the nightmare that she created. She never asked me a single question to find out what I liked and didn't. She just took out her clipper machine and rummaged through my hair with a vengeance. She was in a rush to get me out of the door, so she could get to her old customer, whom she had double booked in my slot. It's not your decision what hair length I should have. Where I had asked to keep a 2.5" length, she kept only 0.5" and cut an extra 2". Where I had asked her to keep 2", she kept 0.5" and cut an extra 1.5", where I asked her to keep 1.5", she kept 0.5" and cut an extra 1". And instead of apologizing for the absolute disaster that she created, she is lecturing me! ______________________________________ UPDATE, April 25: I woke up this morning to an absolute disaster, 24 hours after my haircut, by far the worst cut I have had in years. Lowering from 2 stars to 1. I was supposed to have a passport photo taken in the next couple of days for an upcoming overseas trip. The photo will remain in the passport book for 10 years!! I could not have been more specific about what I wanted. I had drawn on paper the style that I wanted and had written in numbers the length of hair that I wanted to keep on different parts of my head. This was not a case of verbal miscommunication; it was the case of a hairstylist gone rogue, who decided on her own what cut she wanted to do, without asking me one question. _________________________________________ ORIGINAL REVIEW, April 24 - First time there and quite disappointed. Maro cut my hair in a rushed manner and paid no attention to what I had asked for. A few minutes after I sat in the chair, another guy walked in who apparently had a booking with her for the same time slot as me. She had double booked the slot and was rushing to get to the next person. When I entered their store and saw the run-down state of it, I should have turned around and left. When I go to a new hairdresser for the first time, I take with me a sketch drawn on paper that shows the cut I want and specifies in inches, written in numbers on the sketch, the length that I like to keep in different sections of my head. I do that, in order to avoid verbal miscommunication. I showed it to her, she took a two-second look and seemed dismissive. She ended up cutting an extra 1" to 1-1/2" more than I wanted. I have to wear a baseball cap 24/7 for the next 6 weeks to hide this disaster.

I had an outstanding experience at Custom Cuts! I needed a haircut near my school, and was a bit…read morenervous since I'm a guy with a difficult curly hair texture. But once I sat down and showed Maro the style I wanted, I could immediately tell she knew exactly what she was doing. She's extremely skilled, detail-oriented, and easy to talk to. It's also a family-owned business, so the whole place has a warm, welcoming vibe that you don't get everywhere. I also appreciated the complimentary hair-washing service, which made the whole experience even better. On top of the excellent haircut, the price was way better than I expected, considering I was being cut by a licensed hairdresser with over 30 years of experience. Everyone at Custom Cuts was super friendly and the atmosphere felt relaxed and comfortable. I'll definitely be coming back and recommending this place to my friends.

Definitely pricier than what I expected seeing two out of for $ signs on Yelp, but also very much…read moreworth it. I've been to some high end Barber Shops like Roosters and Bostonian and I must say this one is definitely in the same league. While Bostonian's charme is in the barbers' entertaining manly dirty talk and Roosters is known for its luxurious, formal appearance of shop and employees, IMHO, this shop strikes the golden middle between the two. Peter, the manager / main barber, is a master of his art, took 1.5h for my first visit, 1h after opening hours, on a Sunday, and created one of the best beard and hair looks I ever had. Including a greatly honest consultation, talking me out of my idea to grow my hair shoulders long based on my hair structure and what would look good on me. he had a nice collection of photos from his Instagram profile which greatly helped us navigate our style planning and the outcome was even better than I expected. The "Peter Haircut" costs $40, the "Peter Beard Cut" costs $20, including hair wash, products for hair and beard, hot towel procedure, and styling.

Great service and cool vibe. I love booking via the app. Sean gives a fantastic cut, and the…read moreservice is always top notch. So why not 5? $$$. But maybe you just get what you pay for, and I'm stuck in 20th century men's cuts pricing.

Still coming here years later. Now that I'm getting older and need my roots dyed regularly I've…read morebeen seeing Laura more often. Color and blow dry is always on point for a very reasonable price!

Liz is the best hair stylist around! She has been cutting my hair for years and always does it…read moreperfectly. Her prices are very reasonable and she will always accommodate you if you need to change times or walk-in. I will continue to shop local and support small businesses any chance I get!

This place is awesome Jennifer did my hair and she did such a great job and mark is wonderful and…read moreboth very friendly nice people and really know what there doing I moved to Waltham back in august and trying to find a decent local hair salon nearby I highly recommend this one they do other stuff too it's very retro designing which is really cool.im definitely coming back

Mark is an amazing classic barber who becomes your friend...also always give a great cut!read more

They advertise for nails but yet do not do nails......????…read more They need to take it off their website and store window, it's misleading.

Called several hours ahead for a walk-in on a Saturday and was impressed they could fit me in…read more Solid wash/cut/blow dry with good products and a friendly stylist. I'm not picky but loved that the stylist spent a little extra time with me to elevate the blow dry for an event I had later that evening! Clientele seems like a lot of regulars, and I was referred by friends. I think I'll be back!

I hate to leave this review -- based on everyone else's reviews, I'm hoping that I caught the…read morestylist on a bad day. I was so excited to find a Korean place near me. Really weird vibes from the beginning: no hello, just asked me what I want. No suggestions, no comments, just got working in silence. At the end of the cut (done in 15 min), she told me a slew of reasons it will look ugly and then took another 5 minutes to style. After the styling went away the next day, I was left to find an uneven cut with a poor finish. I'm sorry to say, I won't be coming back.

So happy she moved to Arlington! I've been getting my hair cut from her for years now and now have…read moreher cut my boys' hair. I highly recommend her especially if you're looking for someone who does Asian hair or more specifically Korean hair! Her new shop has great vibes too! Open space with lots of natural light. For men's cut, she is very efficient! I'm usually in there for no more than 30min but nothing about the process feels rushed and because she does appointments there's usually very minimal waiting. Great for a quick stop!