Salonika Hair Design

Soula is wonderful! I only wish I found her sooner, when I moved to the area. She is great with color and cuts! Soula also goes above and beyond to make the client happy!

Hair color horror? Go visit Angela and do yourself a favor! Angela is the best color stylist in the Boston/​Somerville/​Cambridge area. She and her sister helped me pick the color and it really turned out well. She will also do a wash for the tips after your hair has grown out. The price is affordable. Highly recommended!

Soula is amazing!!! She exactly knew what needs to be done without me saying much. She really knows how do handle thick curly hair. After my first hair cut here, each one my friends complimented my new hair do. I straighten my hair sometimes, and my god it looked even better.
Unfortunately I moved to a different state and I hope I find somebody like her.

Count me in as a fan! Turns out I had gone to Salonika more than 10 years ago at its old location, but was not a client of Soula’s. I read the reviews here with interest — I have to say, I understand why some people might interpret her professionalism for coldness, but I had a fabulous time with Soula. She is not a bubbly, smiley personality and certainly starts off all business, but we ended up talking and laughing the whole time once she got started. And, more importantly, she gave me the best color (full foil and root color) and cut I’ve had in a very long time at a very reasonable price. Will definitely go back. (And her sister Angela cut 4 people’s hair while I was there — a man, his young daughter and two 20-​something women — all really nice cuts!)

Returned for a cut and it was even better this time!
I came back to new york city to get compliments all over the freakin place on my stylish, badass haircut. it’s growing out pretty nicely too.
Even if I had to take a bus to Boston from NY just to get my hair did it would be worth it, especially because her prices are so good. I’ll be back again.

Soula is fabulous. Felt like she really got it when I wanted a slightly unusual new cut, took time to bring out photos and talk through ideas she had for adapting my hair to the cut. She was especially good at making the style bring out my best features, both my thick wavy back hair and my facial characteristics. Good suggestions for me in maintaining the look, including a shampoo suggestion to bring up highlights.

I have huge, curly, thick, dark hair which for some reason I was always afraid of cutting. I had gotten a trim here and there, but I decided I wanted to go really short, which I hadn’t done since I was 6 years old (I’m 29).
I had read good reviews for Salonika and decided I would try them out. I came on time for my appointment, but the sister I was scheduled with took one look at my hair and advised me to wait for her sister, since her sister was better at curly hair. I didn’t mind waiting, and I picked out a doo from one of the magazines.
The sister who cut my hair was great! I felt like a new person and was SO glad I had done it! She made me look amazing, like a new person! Months later I am still super happy with the cut. I will definitely go back for touch ups. I spent about $ 80 including the tip (and I’m the kind of person who buys clothes at the Goodwill), but she cut off a LOT of hair and I felt and looked great, so it was worth it! I highly recommend this place.

I love the ambiance, the whole two-​sister family vibe and the cost of an okay cut. However I would say having been here a few times that at least when it comes to my hair I always leave with an uneven haircut. Soula sort of styles your hair as she cuts it which makes for an uneven cut and it just is simply not as precise or careful as she should be (even after telling her to redo parts and noticing one side not exactly like the other). I would say she is actually better than her sister and both are incredibly personable but still not good enough as a stylist for me.

As a person with frizzy coarse hair that is also very thick, I am very skeptical about anyone who cuts my hair, which leads to very infrequent hair cuts. I met someone else with hair just like mine, and they recommended Soula. When it came time to cut my hair, I called Soula. She was very nice and has a flexible schedule. When I went to see her in Davis Square, I told her basically that I wanted something I could wear curly or straight, wanted my hair thinned, and simply styled. I have two children and very little time to style my hair most days. She created a cut that was so manageable and efficient that it is now December, and my hair is just now showing signs of needing a trim. She is the first person that I have met without my hair type that is able to actually cut and style my hair. I highly recommend her.

Soula is awesome — she made sure I really wanted the shearing I asked for (I did) and made sure I knew how to re-​create her lovely styling at home. The atmosphere is peaceful, the service friendly and the price reasonable. Yay, Salonika!
[Hey, Unilocal — why two separate listings for what’s obviously the same exact business?]

I have been going here for about 2 years now and Soula is definitely the best hairdresser I have found in Boston. She asks a ton of questions before cutting to make sure that she knows exactly what I want and I have never been disappointed. At this point I wouldn’t have anyone else cut my hair, since she always give me a great cut.
The salon is also clean and the staff is really nice.

GREAT salon, and very nice people. Two sisters, Soula and Angie, serve as the primary stylists, with sometimes help from other folks. It’s a locally owned, non-​corporate, family type of business, but quite chic and professional. Their clients are very loyal, I see the same folks there again and again.
They service both men and women. I am a guy, and Soula has been cutting my hair for about 4 years now. I wouldn’t let anyone else cut it at this point. They also cut our baby girl’s hair for the first time (though they don’t specialize in kids, they do a great job with them). My wife gets her hair colored and cut by Angie, and loves her.
Two thumbs up!

I walked in here straight from the T with my work scrubs on and my boots all snowy and wet asking for my bangs to be trimmed. I’m not sure who it was that cut my hair (if anyone knows please let me know/​comment), she was blond and there late by herself. She did a great job and cut my bangs perfectly after I changed my mind about growing them out one day at work. No nonsense, quick cut, great job. I’m happy.

I went to Soula for a few haircuts. Got a basic cute cut once but she totally botched another cut. I showed her a picture of a cute bob and the cut I got was so terrible I cried (I haven’t cried over a haircut since high school). It was nothing like a bob — short, shaggy, with awful spiky bangs. It looked like a bad wig.

I finally found someone I can trust in Soula. Even though I live out by the I-​495, I come in especially to see her. Soula always does what I ask for and in a way that looks better than what I could have imagined.
I would recommend her to anyone!

I’ve been here three times now so I can safely say you will get a good haircut here. I have a lot of straight fine hair and I’ve had a tough time finding salons that can give me a good haircut. To add to the difficulty, I don’t like to use products and I need a haircut that will look good to go with no effort. Soula uses a razor on my hair and apparently, that is the best technique for me. The cuts here are slightly less expensive than other salons I’ve tried and the results have been far better.

Soula, the owner, is a stylish petite woman of little words. Lady is a no-​nonsense hair artist. I called early one holiday morning and she set me up with an afternoon appointment right straight.
I wouldn’t say Soula is the warmest personality. She’s kind of aloof and wispy — comes off as a seasoned practitioner who’s seen and heard it all before.
She asked all the right questions to give me a ‘good’ haircut that is growing in nicely. The haircut was like a dialogue. She queried; I answered; she responded with her scissors.
The salon is tiny. Housed in the first floor of a Davis Square three-​decker, you can get a peek at the space through what would normally be the living room bay window. Nothing fancy, but it works… and the same can be said about my hair… $ 45

I went for my first appointment with Maria at Salonika. Before going in, I was a bit hesitant. So many stylists have no idea what do to with long hair on a man. My hair was down to almost mid-​back but I wanted to try something different — perhaps shoulder length and … not sure what. Maria listened to my ideas, suggested some of her own, then got to work after actually listening to my feedback. She did something neat with «long layers» and subtly framing my face. My hair once again has a healthy wave and looks better than it has in a long time! I highly recommend Maria and Salonika.
The only downside is that they website appears to be off line.

Maria of Salonika has solved all my hair woes!!! I went in with long, straight, dry, brittle and bulky hair. And you could actually see the lines of my layers. (not cute!) By the time I was done, my head was half the size as when I walked in, there were no lines, and I felt like a new person.
Maria was great! We sat and studied my hair for a minute to figure out what to do with it… we tossed around a few ideas and then she went to work. She explained everything she was doing and why she was doing it while she cut away. Also, she pointed out to me that I have a tendency to run my hands through my hair, and thats why it gets so oily! She was also very sweet and we had a nice little chat.
Now I have fun and funky hair AND a new hair stylist!
And I didn’t even have to shell out astronomical $$$. Price was very average.

I made an appointment with Soula after reading the great reviews here. I was full of hope that she’d be able to cut my wavy hair to perfection. Upon entering the salon, not one person turned to say hello; the two hairdressers in the front (one of which turned out to be Soula) just stared at me and didn’t even offer a «hello» or «I’ll be right with you». In this uncomfortable silence, I sat down to wait.
I’m not a big fan of bringing a picture to a salon, but thought that since this was my first time with Soula, I’d offer a pic of what I was looking for… nothing drastically different from my current style, just a bit of a change. She cut my hair in about 20 minutes… faster than it has ever been done… without precision and definitely without any personality or humor in her demeanor. I wanted to jump out of the chair. Upon seeing the final result, I wish I had followed my instinct and jumped! My beautiful wavy hair had been blow-​dried into a wild mess that stood out about 5 inches from my head. Fortunately, I had a hat with me and was able to jam it over the mess as I headed out the door.
I would **not** recommend this salon or this stylist to anyone. The mood was unfriendly and the stylist definitely did not have the skills. My search now commences to find someone to fix the mess she «designed».