Van Michael Salon

I had a wonderful first haircut with Emily — not only a very thorough job, but she also explained everything she was doing and made suggestions. Parking was easy in the garage — they will validate you for 3 hrs. I will definitely be back!

Ryan Lewis at Van Michael Salon in Midtown is awesome!!! He is truly the best colorist I have ever used. He is a professional who is extremely knowledgeable and listens to his clients while suggesting the best color and using the healthiest application and techniques. Ryan has years of experience in the fashion and hair industry and does modeling work himself… he can be found in the summer 2016 The Celebration Society Weddings magazine page 30.
I high recommend visiting Van Michael Salon in Midtown and making an appointment with Ryan Lewis.

I recently moved to Atlanta and I am so happy I found this great salon in Midtown to cut and style my hair. If your looking for something current and fresh Jordan is the man to ask for. He was so professional and you can see he was highly trained by Van Michael Salon themselves. They have very reasonable prices starting at $ 49. I know they have more expensive prices but I decided to keep within my budget and chose a new younger recently trained hairdresser and I was not disappointed. I would highly recommend this salon. All the staff seemed friendly from the minute I walked in the door. I will be returning again and again. Keep up the good work. Thank you Jordan

Love this Van Michael! The staff are really friendly and efficient yet they never make you feel like it’s a production line (like some places). I see Jeremiah for my color — he is AMAZING! Best blonde I’ve ever had. And he really cares for my hair. This is the first time in a long time that I’ve been able to grow my hair. Often colorists may get a good color but your hair is weaker afterwards — this is not the case with Jeremiah. He is dedicated to ensuring you have quality, healthy hair as well as fabulous colour. So happy with the time & care he takes — he goes above & beyond! Thank you!

Aveda salons are pretty much a shoe in for 4 to 5 star ratings if you ask me, and I think people will agree their reviews are not so much for the salon, but for their stylist, colorist, or esthetician. Mine’s name was Dustin and I got lucky. Which is why I go to Aveda salons in the first place– increase my odds of getting someone who can do my hair. I feel like they are all well trained and I like the fact that stylists charge more based on their experience, so there’s no chance of mistakenly thinking you’re getting an experienced stylist just because you’re in an expensive salon.
I sat down nervously in Dustin’s chair with my script all ready, and before I got the first two lines out Dustin was already nodding in agreement and finishing my sentences. Nice. My pulse slows and I relax with business out of the way. I can tell I’m in good hands. As he puts scissors to hair we chit chat– I’m new to A-​town so he tells me where the coolest neighborhoods are, where to eat, and what festivals are the best. I’m thrilled with my whole haircut experience and will definitely go back to Van Michael to see Dustin.
The salon itself is really nothing fancy, its a clean white bustling space, and not that there’s anything wrong with it, but it lacks character and tranquility, and could easily be duplicated in a strip mall. Plain linoleum tile floor, white sheetrock walls all at 90 degree angles, flat industrial lighting, yawn. A nice centerpiece or a water feature or chandelier or even some artwork would go a long way here. So 4 stars for the overall experience because the salon is short on glitz, but the stylist, Dustin, is totally 5 star glamour.

If you have curly hair, go see Jordan! He not only gave me a great layered cut that looks good with my natural curls and when I wear it straight, but he spent the entire time teaching me how to tame my locks and get the perfect blowout at home. He went the extra mile!

I just moved here from California and recently started working in Midtown. I was searching for my go-​to eyebrow wax place and I found it. Lulu is amazing and really took the time to listen to what I wanted. She talked to me about realistic expectations regarding each brow since they are different, so I felt comfortable entrusting her with my brows. I would recommend her to anyone!

When I made an appointment for a blow dry and style I told the stylist exactly what I wanted and was told my bill would be between $ 60 – 80, then when I got to checkout I was charged $ 140. I pointed out that this was almost twice what I had just been told and they said that there was nothing they could do. Would not go back here.

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Me, after my first visit to Van Michael Midtown yesterday. Since the hair debacle in August at the salon I had been loving (a change after 20 yrs with the same guru, which was a big risk for me) and months of Dishwater and Dingy, with Frayed, Overlong Ends added on top, I was dying for pretty.
I had been very optimistic based on my initial phone call — the super nice woman I talked with asked specific questions about what I wanted, patiently answered my own questions (such as who was talented with blonde highlights in particular) and didn’t hurry me to get to the point and make the appointment. So appreciated, and set a very good tone for my visit.
Graham did my color and Walker my cut and I immediately liked them both, was calm and confident about the discussions we had and was perfectly justified in trusting them. They are a great team, so I recommend the pairing if you can get them — at VM each stylist (with few exceptions) focuses on cut or color so you will have two if you need both done. One suggestion, especially with new stylists — come with pictures! I brought ones of my favorite highlights over the years (when I started fading to ugh in college I started highlighting so I had a good trove to peruse and really know what I wanted back) as well as a link I found to cut ideas for the shoulder-​ish lob or whatever it’s called now that I thought would look great. First Graham, then the two of them, then with Walker — all three of us consulted and were totally on the same page.
Both are part of the «New Talents» group so prices are less, but for my highlights with a base adjustment and an included conditioning thing, it was $ 115 for the color and $ 49 for the cut. This is very (very) reasonable to me based on what I have historically spent — and I tipped well. It’s an Aveda salon and both stylists were great about talking with me about what my hair (truly) needs, will help it look its best, etc, with no pushiness. They were also great about tips on technique, especially Walker with guiding for different ways I might want to style my hair.
The retail section for all things Aveda is at the front, and is open 7 days. The salon is open on Mondays during the holidays, and one cool thing is that staff does work every Sunday, which is not the case at all salons.
It is an incredibly bright, white salon (all white walls, mirrors, halo type overhead lighting, black chairs as the only contrast) so do go Jackie O with your sunglasses if you have an 830 appt like I did!

I just moved to Atlanta and anticipated having to try a few different salons before finding what I was looking for… Well I was wrong! I absolutely love the look Zack gave me. He took the time to talk to me to find out what I was looking for, then gave his recommendation and made my hair look amazing. He even took the time to give me styling tips. I then saw Lulu who made my eyebrows look amazing! I absolutely LOVE the coloring she did. They haven’t looked this good in years!
I found my «forever» salon!

Amazing experience! I went in for a haircut with Ginger and she did a fabulous job with my hair. I was doing the locks of Love, cut so she suggested we take a before and after pictures which turned out great! My haircut is super chic and modern, thanks to her! She also gives amazing scalp and shoulder massages as well. The salon is awesome too, they offer you drinks the moment you walk in and the receptionists are all really sweet.

I see Lulu for waxing my eyebrows and she is AMAZING. I found her thanks to a co-​worker (and friend) sharing her experience with Lulu so I figured I would try her out. Lulu takes her time to make sure everything looks perfect. She will consult with you first to make sure you both are on the same page. She knows what she is doing and is worth every penny! Highly recommend.

The last thing you want two days before an European vacation is a bad haircut. But that is exactly what I got. Have gone to new talent before with no issues, however, hair length to my chin became hair to my earlobes. The sections of my hair I complained about were not touched. Sorry Van Michael Midtown… will not be returning (no matter how close you are to work)

My first time at the salon, and I won the trifecta! Jeremiah did a phenomenal job with my color, and was fun and charming, to boot. Love the salon!

Loved my new haircut. Was nervous to try a new hair stylist but mine was great !!! Told me about great products without the pressure to but. Go here ladies !!

Just had my first visit to van Michael’s salon in midtown. I called this morning for a last minute appointment and got one within the hour. My appointment was with Karl one of the «new talents». I had a fantastic experience from beginning to end. Karl was extremely professional and did a fantastic job with my hair. I would definitely recommend to my friends and will be coming back for sure.

Walked in 4 years ago when it was (James Madison Salon). From the first minute I knew this was going to be perfect. Sue is amazing and always does a superb job. I now travel all the way from Sandy Springs and look forward to my visits. Happy Customer…

Amazing experience! They just remodeled and the place looks incredible. I had a hair cut with Sue and she did an excellent job.
She listened to me, made suggestions and we went for a shorter look for what I have had for years and I loved it! She took her time to do a well detailed cut. I wanted volume but not to see strong layers. Perfect!
Aveda products are so great too. Highly recommend it.

I got a balayage done at another salon about 2 months ago. Though the colorist did a good job, it was much lighter than what I asked for and I was really unhappy with it. I come to Van Michael to get my hair cut by Zach (who is fantastic) so I thought I’d take a chance on getting a little bit of a fix done there as well.
I called Van Michael and Ryan had an opening for Saturday morning. I arrived and was treated with the usual professionalism and personal touch I always get at this salon (someone taking me back, offering me something to drink, and then being met by the stylist). Ryan was fantastic, he took the time to discuss what I did and didn’t like about the color I had previously gotten and suggested some ways to make it more «me». I also appreciated his professionalism — he didn’t badmouth the other colorist at all, instead he complimented her work and noted it was well done, just not exactly what I wanted and that we could change that.
Around this time, Ryan had an earlier client heading out the door who he had just done a bayalage/​ombré on — it was gorgeous :). He was a joy to talk to throughout the whole process and the end product was amazing. It was EXACTLY what I had wanted the first time around. I didn’t really think that anyone would be able to fully correct the first go round and was prepared to be happy with bringing the tone of the blonde down a little, but he really hit it dead on and I couldn’t be happier.
I will most certainly be back to see him for color needs in the future!

This is my 3^rd salon in ATL and I think I’ve finally found what I’m looking for!
Stopped by to get info on the salon and a very helpful receptionist gave me a tour, talked with me about what I was looking for and made some recommendations.
Had my appt today with Sue, whom she recommended, and the reco was spot on — got EXACTLY what I was looking for. sue did a great job of finding me a new look that was perfect and that I can maintain. Thanks!

I can’t remember the name of the girl who cut my hair, which I know makes this review relatively unhelpful. Even so, I was extremely disappointed with my experience here.
I’m a guy who isn’t super into hair, so I admittedly don’t know the lingo when I try to describe how I like my hair cut. However, I was encouraged when my stylist showed me pictures of various hair cut options to help me describe what I like. One of the pictures was almost exactly the way I like my hair, and the stylist said that wouldn’t be a problem.
Much to my dismay, when I walked out of the salon my hair was completely uneven, and buzzed almost to the top of my head. My stylist had combed the hair over the unevenness, so I didn’t even realize until I got home. The hair has grown out for about a week, and looks passable, but nothing like the photo she showed me.
While this salon tries really hard to make you feel like you are having a high end hair salon experience, it ended up feeling very hollow. This isn’t the first salon I’ve tried here in midtown, and I’m starting to think I may just have to drive back to Athens when I need to get my hair cut.