Dosha

This place is so nice and relaxing. I love the styling and my nails looked great!

My friend and I learned about this place at the Portland Wedding Convention, where they had a booth set up and a contest to win a free massage/​hair styling. A week later she called me and told me all of the little drawings we entered paid off — she had won a free visit with the spa package. She went, loved it, and then scheduled us for massages the next time I came to town for a bridesmaid dress fitting. I had a swedish massage and thoroughly enjoyed the spa facility. The steam shower was a nice bonus and made for a very relaxing morning. I liked the clean and peaceful vibe this spa gave off. I highly recommend having a spa treatment here!

I was in this evening and had an unfortunately disappointing experience after my appointment. I put my belongings in one of the lockers with the shower, and after my appointment, had to wait in the cold for 10 minutes for the person in the shower to finish. It doesn’t make any sense to tell customers to put their belongings in a locker that they won’t be able to access after their appointment. If customers are going to have to wait to get their clothes after a service, that should at the very least be communicated. Better yet, create a locker room that more than one person can access. Needless to say I was disappointed with this downtown salon and the lack of spa feel.

Amy Graham did such an amazing color treatment on my hair… followed with a great haircut/​trim: I can’t say enough. Raven helped with waxing– also fantastic. 3^rd Dosha location I’ve visited– it gets better every time. Many thanks ladies you the bomb *-*

Went to get a shellac manicure, way over priced they actually charge you to get your shellac taken off. And the new sucks! Paint on fingers, nails crooked. The person that did them was extremely friendly though

After having been a fan since we first moved here years ago, I’m amazed to say that once this gift certificate is done, I probably won’t go back. The service was disjointed and one bad experience, at the end of a week that was already bad, was just more than I need. A spa say shouldn’t be stressful.

Dosha did not work out for me. The staff was friendly but after a couple hours and spending a good sum of money the biolage had my hair looking and feeling like hay. I went back a few days later to have it corrected only to have my hair come out darker than what I originally went in with and extremely dried out. Update: I called Dosha’s main office, talked to a customer relations specialist named Kate. After going back and forth to try to get this issue resolved she hung up on me. My issue was very similar to Tina M. Horrible customer service!

When they saw my hair, my friends all proclaimed that Kayla Voorhees was an artist and a god among women. BACK STORY: I was headed to a Breightenbush Hot Springs personal retreat for the weekend and wanted a sweet, festival-​inspired up-​do that would keep my often frizzy locks in check. Kayla got me in with only an hour notice. She saw one picture I liked of the front of a braid on Pinterest and invented an amazing back braid to complement the front given my shoulder-​length, layered hair. 30 minutes and $ 50 later, BOOM, my friend Liz is like holy hell, Anne, «you’re a zen beauty among the tallest trees!» Yes, please. Kayla, you’re the best!

Don’t go. Don’t go. Don’t go!
My regular stylist is on maternity leave so I booked an appointment at this salon. I wanted my gray covered to blend with my current color, and a trim. The site says they offer a color consultation. The color consultation I got was «ok, I’ll give you golden highlights» (my hair is dark brown with lowlights). I tell her no, no bleach! Her response is «yeah, some people get nervous about that.» Implying I asked for it but then got cold feet, I guess? So she lays a single swatch of color against my hair (in really dim light) and says «perfect» and walks away. Consultation over.
She leaves the color in about half as long as she should. Then she does not rinse it all out! I had to go out to dinner afterwards with sticky dye against the nape of my neck.
She literally spent more time blow drying my hair than she did actually coloring it. And at the end of the appointment even SHE said it didn’t take evenly. But didn’t offer to fix it.
Anyone can see that this color doesn’t match the rest of my hair. The gray shows through and there are orangey and red pieces (again, I have dark hair)
I called today to tell the receptionist my experience and a) no refunds, only re-​dos. Fine, but b) because my appointment was with a junior stylist (not through choice, I was given no option when I booked it) if I want a «master stylist» to fix my hair, there will be another charge. So my choices are: take my chances with another junior stylist at Dosha, or leave a bad review to warn others away.
If you go to their website (I sure wish I had ahead of time) you’ll notice there are a lot of unhappy people who have been offered a redo. This is their business model I guess.
I repeat: don’t go!!!
Oh, and she forgot to trim my hair. At the time I was annoyed, but now I count myself lucky!

I spent a week on vacation in Portland last summer, and decided to treat myself to a half-​head blonde highlights and trim with Dosha. The reviews looked great, staff seemed friendly and the salon looked clean. I have gone to Aveda Institutes before in Canada and the US, so I was expecting the same level of service at this Salon.
I was not able to book an appointment directly with the salon, in stead I had to call their head office. I explained I needed some blonde highlights and a trim. But that I would need extra time to get the red-​ish streaks out of my hair as well — which I was willing to pay for. She assured me there would be enough time for these services. I was booked with a junior — which worked out great for me at past aveda salons — so I wasn’t worried at all before the appointment.
Well, I got there, the junior consulted with the manager as she was unsure how to bleach out the red. She started putting in the highlights, but then just ‘painting’ over the red parts in huge chunks! After 4 foils she said she wouldn’t have time for the trim, which was hugely disappointing. I wanted to get out of the chair and walk away, but was stuck with these foils! After hours (literally!) of highlighting and processing time, she then washed everything out and exuded to use a warm toner on the back of my hair, and a cool toner for the hair in the front around my face — WORST IDEA! Never heard of this new ‘technique’ and several other hair dressers I asked subsequently thought this was ludicrous too.
In the end, my hair looked terrible. Extremely dry and brittle from the (way too long) processing time, and random ‘patches’ of blonde in wrong places. Now almost a year later, I finally recovered from this mistake by going ombré and dying half of my hair darker to cover up the bad highlights. And a serious trim to get rid of damaged hair.
I called the office and head office several times to complain, but no answer. Terrible customer service. The salon themselves said they couldn’t do anything, that I needed to call their head office. Don’t go here! Spend your money somewhere else.

I was going to a photo shoot and needed to get my hair and make-​up done. I booked Kayla based on all the good reviews for her. My appointment was for 9:45am on a Saturday. I arrived 5 mins early. When I met her she seemed very nice. I explained the look I was going for and she said she understood. I had my hair washed, blow dried and curled. The makeup application was good but not wow. Total with tip $ 123. My only complaint was that some pieces of my hair were not curled and the services seemed rushed. I just think for the prices they charge I want ‘wow’.

The massage was amazing, Traci was incredible. She hit all my sore spots and took all the tension like a pro. She gets five stars.
The spa, gets three stars.
My complain is that I could constantly hear a clickety clack from salon workers walking in and out of the spa area, banging cabinets and talking. I got there to relax, not to hear noises. A little more consideration for the spa patrons would be strongly advisable.
I’m averaging the review at 4 stars begrudgingly, just because Traci was great.

Was my first time. Very friendly and clean. Got eyebrows waxed. They did an awesome job

Kalli was awesome! It’s been a while since the last time I cut my hair. Kalli did a great job! I love it! I will be going back in 2 months. I’m thinking of going shorter but we’ll see. Everyone was nice!

Kayla Voorhees at Dosha is amazing! I was visiting Portland for a family event and she gave me a KILLER blowout. The salon is lovely and everyone was very friendly. If i lived in Portland Kayla would be my go to girl for all things hair. She was personable, asked what i wanted and what i didnt want, and really knows what to do with curly hair. Thank you so much for an incredible hair style.

If you want to pay $ 45 to make your hair look like it went through a huge tornado and that it was cut with a lawn mower, go to this place I would recommend them..

I was desperate for a cut but about 3 weeks away from seeing my regular styling so I decided to take a chance and go to Dosha since it’s close to my apartment. Kayla was super sweet able to bring new life to my very fine, bleach damaged hair without taking off too much length. I would definitely consider going back to her in the future! :)

I really wanted to like this place, but after giving it three solid tries, it’s just… not… good :(It seems like most of their positive reviews are about the hair salon services, so perhaps those are worth checking out, unsure.
I had a manicure and two massages over three different occasions. The manicure was terrible. The manicurist was super nice, peppy, friendly (after she finally tracked down a chair for the nail station)… but her work was dreadful :(She forgot to do a base coat, didn’t soak the nails at any point in the process, buffed to a near-​painful degree, and did a terrible job on both the nail tidying and the polish. It all mostly peeled off within a day or two, but I wasn’t too sad, since it looked terrible and messy to begin with.
The massages themselves were okay, good not great, but most of my disappointment was related to the environment. On both occasions I waited 10 minutes or so beyond my appointment time to be seen. Whatever massage table and linens they use just felt super cheap. I’m used to massages being relaxing and quiet – but the sheets rustling and table creaking were noisy and distracting throughout the entirety of the sessions.
The location is super convenient for me and the prices are reasonable, so I’m sad that the overall quality was so poor.

When I first moved to Portland, I had to give up my old stylist in California– so naturally I was full of doubt and skepticism over finding a new stylist. I cut and colored my own hair for a few months and braved Bishops once before I said enough was enough; and, was assigned Melissa Stoner as my stylist upon calling the reservations line.
Melissa is a brilliant stylist… She will never let me do anything stupid– knows my head, knows how my hair responds and behaves… she knows what I need for my eye color, glasses, and complexion. Even when I decided to go brunette (I am a natural blonde), she did it in the most flattering and healthy way possible. When we went back, I had no loss of luster and no damage. Suffice it to say, there’s a fine line between being able to manage and style hair versus being an intuitive artist. I would identify Melissa as the latter.
I have been a client of Melissa’s for almost five years now… through my engagement, wedding (she is GREAT for wedding hair), and multiple styles and colors. I have sent her coworkers, friends, my matron of honor, and now my husband. They have all continued seeing her. You are depriving yourself if you don’t see her too.

Let me just start out by saying, I love Aveda salons and their products. I recently went into to Dosha Fifth Ave for a facial from Kira. It was great! Just the relaxation I needed. My skin gets very dry from my job and Kira gave me an intense moisturizing facial that left my skin feeling hydrated and soft for days!
I also go into Dosha to get my hair cut by Kira as well. I have been seeing her for almost two years now and I love what she does with my hair! I always leave the salon feeling more beautiful than when I walked in. I have pretty long hair and Kira always gives me really nice layers that add the volume I need for having such long hair that tends to lay flat.
Also, she gives one great blow out!
I recommend Dosha fifth avenue to all my friends, and like me, they have become quite the fans