This review is for haircut only. I was running errands yesterday (Mon, Nov 29th) and decided to stop in to see if Viselli had time for a haircut. The receptionist was really kind & accommodating and found a hairstylist (Jenn) that fit me in last minute. I absolutely loved Jenn, she was very professional and made me feel comfortable right away. I love my fresh haircut! The salon is super clean and covid protocols are in place which I appreciate very much. This was my first experience with the salon, but it won't be my last! read more

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I had a 25 minute virtual consultation. One of the things discussed was that I needed my grays covered. I was given 2 options covering all goals discussed - 1. start off with highlights/lowlights/gloss or 2. Start off with a gloss. I chose starting with a gloss. After the gloss was washed out I noticed grays and asked about it. It was then I was told, "a gloss doesn't cover grays. We'd be lucky to get 30-40% coverage with a gloss." After getting home I now realize the gloss isn't even and pulled reddish. I did leave without a blow dry out of frustration so in all fairness I'm sure they would have adjusted that had I stayed. But also, I figured it would probably be fine since it's a gloss but not the case. The manager did offer for another appointment with the owner or another stylist but I declined and they did not charge me. Just posting to help another person avoid this. read more

Love This Salon - best place in Boston Newbury. Colleen knows how to frame my face and gave me updated haircut. Friendly Service and Great Team. read more

Viselli Salon - Best place to get your hair cut. Love the Service and The Best Salon in Boston. - Hair Salons Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

My hair was cut and styled by Wes. She was very understanding of my idea for my haircut and managed to do a great job! She also made sure to let me know to keep in contact with her if I wanted more layers or if I wanted to tweak something after my appointment. I am relieved to find someone who can cut and style curly hair. The service that they give immediately as you walk through the door is amazing. I would definitely recommend coming here :) read more

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I have naturally curly hair and I wanted a blowout. I had read that this place does well with curly hair, so I was hopeful. I should not have been. I did a walk in appointment and before my appointment, the hairdresser that did my hair did a consultation first and said she could do it. I wish she just said she could not because she simply could not do a blowout on my hair. It actually did not seem like heat was being used even though she said, "Let me know if it is too hot.". I have gotten many blowouts in my life and this is the worst one I have ever gotten. She said that I needed a trim and she showed me and I agreed. I asked if she could just trim it and she said she was unable to and I could book an appointment for the following day for a trim. I completely understand wanting to make sure you don't want to leave clients waiting, but I left the salon with my hair literally not done. My hair was puffy and had multiple sections that were not fully straight. I had to go to ANOTHER salon to get the trim because I was absolutely not going to work looking like that. I had to fix my hair and blow dry and flat iron it myself because the quality I left with was not okay. I recognize they have a curly specialist and I can imagine that she does an incredible job, but if they are the only ones who can handle natural hair, that needs to be said. Their hairdressers should not say they can do natural hair if they simply cannot. I will never be going to this salon ever again. It was a complete waste of time and money. read more

I asked for even a portion of my money back and they said they'd "pass that on to management." They also said I'd be contacted by management. Instead they had the stylist call me. While kindly offering to fix my hair, she also continuously spoke over me and talked to me in a condescending manner. She said she feels she got the accurate results and that she stands behind this work. I told them I'd still like a call from management but I'm sure they'll just ghost me after this. She says that the other stylist I consulted with after are wrong about my hair being over processed. Her other work is amazing... don't really know why it's so hard to admit you just didn't do a good job. We all mess up. Humble yourself. Don't waste your money here, especially since it's not guaranteed you'll get it back if they mess up. Seriously, don't go. Update: LOL at them trying to bury my review! Incredibly arrogant people working here. Reshared a review of someone that had a similar experience. I wish I'd seen it sooner. read more

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I never write a review for anywhere, but I know when I was looking for a new salon in Boston I looked at tons of reviews, so this is for anyone in that position! I cannot say enough good things about this salon and about Cristina! I've had two different types of haircuts with her now, one was a big chop and the other was just a trim. It came out perfect each time, she cut it exactly how I wanted it to be. I can't even recall explaining it too precisely, she just knows what to do. She's incredibly professional and clearly an expert at her craft. It's worth noting that this is a luxury salon, and services provided by the owner are going to be higher. For me, I get my hair cut twice a year, I am more than willing to pay more knowing it'll come out perfect. This is easily a salon and stylist I'd travel back to Boston for if I ever move out of the city. 10000% recommend Cristina!!!! read more

Amazing service! I came in as a new customer for Colleen, looking for a trim with lots of layers. Absolutely got what I was looking for! She was very patient, very willing to make adjustments based on what I was looking for, and so accommodating overall! The haircut was efficient but didn't feel rushed at all, and the salon is beautiful. I came in pretty early in the morning, so it was nice and calm inside, not too busy! read more

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My college student daughter went and had her hair done at this salon. She paid 525 dollars. Insanity! By the way, and the hairstylist didn't even blow dry her hair. Angela you took advantage of a young person. Full Foil $295.00 Women's Haircut $110.00 Gloss $45.00 Spoil Me $-30.00 (1) SHIMMER.SHINE $37.00 Eco/Sanitation $5.00 read more

The receptionist is VERY rude. Will not be making an appointment here. That initial interaction tells me all I need to know about this establishment. read more

absolutely LOVED my experience here! Nick did a blowout for me and my sister before a grad event. So fun, friendly and thorough. I'm pretty tender-headed and Nick was gentle. I have coarse curly hair and he still managed to give me the most perfect, smooth blowout without the need for ironing after. Will def be returning. Also felt it was good value for the service. read more

I went there and wanted bright red highlights. Instead my whole head of hair was colored bright red. Horrible experience

I've been going to Leslie for years! She's incredible at getting my hair to the platinum white that I love so much! She's also done weave-in extensions that look so natural. I appreciate the steps she takes to minimize the damaging effects of lightening my hair - such as using cotton on my scalp during root touch ups, recommending hydrating hair products from the salon, and recommending high quality brushes from the salon. If you're new to the platinum blonde life - lightener is damaging to your hair, but there are things you can do to mitigate most of it. Leslie is a real master at platinum/ white hair - please take her advice if she says to do only a few levels at a time, especially if you have other color dye in your hair! I've been on the platinum journey for 8 years - it doesn't happen over night, but Leslie is the only colorist I've ever known to be this skilled at blondes and always going the extra mile to make sure my hair is as strong and healthy as possible! read more

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I am so relieved to have found this salon!! I am very particular about my hair and have had some challenging experiences at other places. However, I have been going to Cristina for the past three years and every time the results are amazing! I have level 5 dark brown hair and Cristina foils it to a beautiful, natural blond that grows in gracefully and has actually gotten substantially longer! In the past I had so much breakage and I could never get it as long as I wanted - and now it is down to my bra strap! Also, Cristina has been giving me keratin treatments twice a year and it has made a HUGE difference with styling and battling the summer frizzies. Now I don't have to heat style as much and my bangs don't curl up even with ocean air or light rain! I even drive 90 minutes to get here, that's how much I love this place! read more

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I did a blowout with Jamie, and she did an absolutely amazing job with my hair! It turned out exactly as I wanted it to. Jamie was lovely! Thank you!! read more

I feel as though I need to share my experience. While the salon was nice I spent over $400 for highlights + haircut and it came out like this you know it's bad when the hair stylist took a picture of my before and NOT MY AFTER. In their defense they offered to fix it for free when they called to ask if I was satisfied with my appointment but I just couldn't get myself to go back after paying that much and I felt it would be very ackward. Just be warned. read more

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This place is amazing. They did such a good job fixing everything I wish I found this place sooner everyone was so welcoming and friendly I loved it!! read more

I'm going to post this here because I want to warn others of my experience at Salon Viselli. I went in on 9/3 to have a cut and color before I left Boston (I'm a travel nurse), I was also taking a much needed vacation to Las Vegas that I was much looking forward too. The service I requested was a touch up all over color of a chocolate brown and a very light trim. I was informed by Stanley my stylist he wanted to do a "double process." I wasn't completely sure of what this entailed but he said it was to "remove some of the old color to make this come through." Mind you my hair was already dark brown and there is no real difference in my hair now after this accept I have streaks of copper that he didn't get color onto and my entire head looks like an uneven color not a nice chocolate dark brown. "Dusting the edges" that he agreed on apparently meant taking off over an inch and leaving my cut very uneven. I bought their salon products to repair my hair because it was VERY obvious my hair had damaged as he fought to "blow it out." I am also using multiple products to attempt to repair my hair including: smoothing Pureology shampoo/conditioner/and hair mask, Moroccan oil, Kenra Blow dry spray and heat protectant, it's a 10 leave in treatment and the Kevin Murphy restore I bought at Viselli. I thought this would help my hair and I was patient before calling to discuss my concerns with the wonder Cristina. Unfortunately it became clear as my hair was falling out that this was not repairable. It should have been an indicator when the first time 2 days after my appointment I washed my hair and a chunk literally fell out in the shower. I called Cristina and explained to her I left Boston on 9/9 but wanted her to do something to correct the issue. I even offered having her help me find a salon in Minneapolis (where I moved to next) and offered for her to speak directly to the stylist there to get their opinion so she would know my concerns are very valid since I couldn't physically come back to her salon. She requested I send her pictures of my hair. I did and since that I have called her 4 more times and left messages and she is just ignoring me and most likely avoiding me. I have since contact my bank to dispute the $350 I paid this salon to RUIN my beautiful long brown hair. I will be contacting the BBB I will be contacting the Massachusetts board of cosmetology because this can't go unnoticed. I literally spent my last night of vacation in Las Vegas in my hotel room because I couldn't stomach blow drying and styling my hair, I couldn't stomach more hair falling out and I surely wasn't going to go out with my friends with my hairstyle of my "air dried hair" trust me, my natural drying hair isn't one you would call a "hairstyle." I've cried over my hair and I now refuse to go out because I refuse to touch my hair until the damage has repaired. This salon is not well trained, over priced for the service you walkout with and the owner lacks any professionalism to addressing someone's hair that's absolutely DESTROYED!! I DO NOT RECOMMEND going here! read more

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Anthony was fantastic. Amazing attention to detail. Highly recommend--I love my new haircut.

THE place to get your hair done in Boston! Come see Leslie (@BlondeandBronde), she's fabulous and specializes in lightening treatments and extensions. Here are some pics from my latest appointment with her where we did a double process and extension installation. Since working with Leslie, my hair has never been healthier -- despite all the bleach! She really does it right. read more

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I've been on a Yelp hiatus but felt the need to come back and post a review because my experience here was SO GOOD. Some main points: Safety: Salon has all the right Covid precautions- hand sanitizers everywhere, partitions between booths, everyone wearing masks, temperature check, and you wait outdoors on the benches for your stylist to come get you. I came on a Thursday noon and the salon was spacious enough (plus not as many patrons) that I felt very safe. Service: Receptionist was very friendly when checking me in and getting my temperature, and even gave me a goodie bag of products when I told him it was my first time here! Got me checked in very quickly and didn't have to wait long for my stylist. Okay, now let me take some time to rave about Constantina: I went in not really knowing what I wanted exactly, I just knew my hair was NOT looking cute after months of quarantine (and grown out DIY bangs, oof). I told her a few things I didn't want, and that I wanted to keep my length. She took a look at my hair and immediately was able to point out parts that needed fixing, and work with me to come up with a "game plan": long layers, blunt ends, and face framing pieces. She walked me through all the products she used, each step of the haircut, and showed me exaxtkhow much she was cutting off so I wouldn't freak out about accidentally going too short. Honestly, this kind of communication makes a HUGE difference, and Constantina is a pro- you can just tell. I was in and out of there in under an hour (blowout included). It's the first time I've ever let a stylist have free reign of my hair and I couldn't be happier! It's like she read my mind (which is amazing because I didn't even fully know what cut/style I wanted!) Definitely coming back again before the holidays to get another haircut from Constantina. 10/10 absolutely would recommend! read more

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I had medium length hair and was looking for a change, I wanted a lob(long bob) and wanted to get some light bangs and a cut that would frame and compliment my face. I saw all the amazing reviews this salon had and made an appointment for a consultation. The lady that was cutting my hair was very nice and asked me a lot of questions, I kept trying to tell her what I wanted and she said she understood. In the end, she cut my hair is a straight line, no layering, no form, basically what 4 y/o kids get. For my bangs, she took my hair in the front and used a razor to chop it off super high. I ended up looking like DORA THE EXPLORER. Exactly the same. I am very passive, so I didn't say anything, got out of there as fast as I could. The next day, I got another cut at another salon and had my hair fixed, but had to end up with shorter hair than I had planned because the stylist had to fix what she messed up. My bangs have to be pinned up for weeks now till they grow out. Not coming back. read more

I don't usually write reviews but I just have to in this case. I have found my forever stylist Wendell at Viselli Salon. Wendell is the first stylist that really explained in detail my hair and how it was going to be processed and styled. I was amazed with his depth of knowledge with hair products and long history of working in the beauty industry. Wendell greeted me on time and made me feel comfortable in just minutes of him introducing himself. I am very particular with regards to my hair and honestly up to this time have not found a stylist who truly understands my full outlook of styling My hair. I had asked for a color change and was recommended by Wendell to go with a full balayage style. I have never had my hair come out so unbelievably good EVER! I would highly recommend Wendell for your forever stylist. ps. I have had so many wonderful compliments on my hair and that just makes me feel beautiful. Thanks, Jessica read more

Viselli Salon - Hairstyle - Hair Salons Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Shauna is a real life angel. Fixed my red hair to a perfect red-copper that faded to the besssssst color. So vibrant, and match-dyed my clip-in extensions perfectly. The atmosphere was so kind and comfortable, too. read more

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This was my first time at Viselli Salon. I highly recommend!! The salon manager/make-up artist Ruelyz is super accommodating and ever so pleasant! My hairdresser Alejandro is absolutely amazing and a true artist! He listened to what I wanted and delivered. For my color: I wanted a very "natural" balayage, while keeping true to my natural color, he added gold (my desired color) throughout to create depth and warmth. For my cut: I am always nervous about this part because I wanted to keep as much length as possible and some hairdressers get "scissor happy" Not the case here! He kept my length, while cleaning it up with a few long layers to add body, and I couldn't be happier! It's always scary trying out a new salon...but I can assure you all...Alejandro is your man, and Viselli is an outstanding salon that cares about their clients! read more

Viselli Salon - Hair Salons Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This Salon lived up to my Expectations indeed. I originally went in for damage control from another Highly Self-Proclaimed Coloristwho earned her cosmetology license from Disneyland. Cristian came to my rescue gratefully. He repaired the dead ends gave my hair life. and it could breathe again. Ask for Cristian, who needs to be recommended altogether. He listens and puts everything out. . read more

I hate to leave a negative review but I got one of the worst hair cuts of my life here. My hair was cut wet only with no dry touch up for my layers. I got home to choppy, uneven layers - even the overall length is blatantly uneven on one side. I would not recommend this place for a hair cut unfortunately. Every time I wash my hair now I want to cry, looking for a new salon. read more

Excellent salon! I've been going to Colleen for years , she has always done an amazing cut and color.. it's just so nice to not have to worry if my hair will turn out... it's always perfect. highly recommend Viselli Salon and especially Colleen.!!! read more

The keratin treatment I had at Viselli Salon for 320 USD (an additional cost was added during the treatment due to the need to use more of their product) was, unfortunately, an absolute disaster: After the first wash all was gone and not only was this the most expensive keratin treatment I have ever had, but also the only ineffective one with no effect whatsoever. A few days after getting the keratin treatment, I passed by the Viselli Salon to show them and let them know about the failed hair treatment. Their response was to direct me to contact the person who had performed the treatment the previous week over the phone/text instead (which I did). She suggested that I wait to see if the keratin treatment would show some effect after an additional amount of time, which unsurprisingly did not happen... I have never treated myself to such an expensive hair treatment and will definitely never do it again at Viselli. I have had other previous keratin treatments which all worked nicely and got my hair shiny and healthy. I really do not know what it is that they are missing in this hair salon, but I would definitely recommend looking for keratin treatments elsewhere. read more

i just called to make an appointment with Colleen (I hope she reads this!) and the front desk was VERY low-brow in their communications with me. New to Boston, Ive traveled the world and have had the best hair care including working with colorists and understand pricing for services and wait-lists for famous salons. This phone call felt like a shopping mall cuts to go experience. instead of booking my request for cut, color and styling (as an add-on) they argued and even transferred me, insisting upon a very narrow view of services, typical of walk-in salon. Im sorry BUT not sorry. I definitely was not looking for walk-in salon experience. Im taking my $400 elsewhere and you can keep selling whatever youre selling to someone else. Too bad because Colleen's CV looks amazing! read more

I decided to try Viselli based on their good reviews on Yelp and I'm so glad I did! The salon has a very nice vibe and the staff is very friendly. Alejandro was my stylist and I cannot describe how great my experience was, i asked for balayage and hair trim, and he went above and beyond so I could get exactly what I wanted! He's the best! read more

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Leslie cut my hair. I needed a trim and asked Leslie to add some angling and she also suggested some layers which I agreed to. Leslie was so nice and had plenty recommendations when I was unsure of what I wanted! I left the salon feeling very pleased with my haircut. She gave me a fun curly hair dry. I washed and air dried my hair a day later, it's naturally wavy, and it also looked great then. Unfortunately today was my first time straightening my hair since the cut and I realized just how unfortunate the angling and layers look together. I don't know much about hair so maybe hair can't be angled and layered at the same time, but Leslie was the one who suggested layering after I asked for some angling so I assume it's possible. In my opinion it looks horribly uneven and choppy. Good thing hair grows out and it still fits in a bun! No harm no foul, just won't be returning. read more

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I've been seeing Stanley for amazing cuts and color for nearly 20 years now. And now, Stanley is with Viselli so that's five starts right there. That said, the salon itself is bright and clean. The other staff appear to be smiling and friendly. And it's all one level, which is nice. I highly recommend the salon, and, especially, Stanley. read more

I'm not happy about my recent haircut and would like to show pictures to see if this is what the salon considers good quality. The cut was $95, but only 5-10 minutes max was actually spent on the cut. When my hair was still straight and wet, the stylist cut straight across, and took about 6 sections of hair to "add layers". She then took the edge of her scissors to add "face framing layers" to both sides of my face. She went straight to blowdrying and styling my hair without ever checking the cut when it was dry and straight. I didn't say anything during the cut because I assumed she would dry it and make additional cuts where needed. I'm very disappointed with the results. I had a bad experience at another Boston salon (Acote) so I did a lot of research looking into the best salons in Boston and looked through all the Yelp reviews to find the best stylist. While the actual haircut was disappointing, the entire staff at Viselli was very kind and had great energy. The salon was very clean and the team takes COVID very seriously which was great to see. read more

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Colleen has been coloring my hair for years and she is excellent! Very friendly, professional atmosphere.

Christina did excellent job for my haircut. I wanted a complete change of my hairstyle. She carefully decided right hair length and right hair style according to my face structure. I highly suggest this salon. read more

Overall liied the service and staff was nice as well. The cut was a lot shorter than what i would have liked. The only problem was the bangs are uneven compared to left and right side and again shorter than what i asked for. read more

I think the best part of what I'm looking forward to (for the purple curls), as with all of Leslie's works, is how perfectly it will wash out and settle into a whole new something special! Thank you my friend Next stop -- GREEN? read more

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I have been cutting my own hair for a while now. Was excited for getting a haircut by someone who knows what they're doing! Max (@styledbymaximus on IG) from Viselli's did an amazing job! Loved the way my hair were styled after the cut. My trip to the salon this day was worth every penny. Thanks Max! Can't wait to visit again. Had an overall pleasant experience at the salon. read more

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Yesenia did a fantastic job cutting my short hair! She also gave me the best blow out of my life. I'm on day three and my hair still feels silky, soft, and falls in a charming way around my face. read more