Salon Monet

I’ve gone through three hairdressers since I moved to Boston last year. I was ready to give up and just stick with a salon I wasn’t crazy about. Then, a colleague referred me to Salon Monet. They use the right products for my multi-​cultural hair and listen to me when I describe a cut or style. This may not seem like a big deal, but some places try to give you a style or cut you don’t want.

i have been coming to salon monet for years and never leave disappointed. the staff is great, it’s located in a convenient location, and i get everything from wax to haircuts. i highly recommend this salon!

Five stars for eyebrows! A bad threading experience down the street left me with super thin brows, so I spent the past few months growing them back. I found myself five days from my wedding (aka crunch time!) with somewhat patchy brows. Mariam to the rescue! She actually cared about the shape I wanted, and she *listened* when I asked to keep them as large as possible. Great waxing experience at Salon Monet!

This is for waxing only. I have always been able to walk right in. Affordable prices and she does a good job.

Miriam. That is all you need to know. I have been going to Miriam for my eye brows for 8 years! When I moved to DC I made it a point to see Miriam any time I came up for a visit. My friends and I all see Miriam and she is exceedingly kind and personable. Her skill in waxing is second to none. The shape is perfect, she takes her time and does it right. Go see Miriam. Trust me!

I go there for years now. They make great highlighting. Seda is very pleasant and professional.

I’ve been going to Salon Monet for years now. I always go to Mariam for a cut, highlights and eye brow wax and would never go anywhere else. She is the sweetest and best at her job. We have a following in my group of friends that all use her as their stylist. The salon is conveniently located on Beacon Street and super easy for parking on the weekends when I typically go. The overall salon could use an upgrade with some fresh colors or photos on the wall but its always very reasonably priced and the people are great!

Salon Monet is a great find in Brookline in terms of quality AND price. I’ve always had trouble finding a stylist who can handle cutting and styling thick hair (I had previously gone to a few other salons in the area) until I found Katrina. She’s great at styling my hair short and uses a razor to thin it out so my hair feels light and doesn’t poof out. I’ve had my hair cut, dyed and got my eyebrows waxed and the prices are all very reasonable. $ 12 for eyebrow waxing and they come out excellent every time. I definitely recommend checking this place out.

Oh, no! Olga’s gone …

I intended to go to Irina’s Skin Care, but unfortunately she was not there today. One of the hair stylist, Mariam, was nice enough to take me in to have my eyebrows and underarms waxed before her first hair appointment. She was very friendly and professional and made the waxing process painless.
The prices are a little bit more expensive compared to what I am use to, but overall great service with a smile.

I’ve had some consistently horrible haircuts here. moderately priced, but awful none the less.
However, i find that Olga makes up for what she lacks in hair cutting ability with eyebrow waxes. she takes her time and really does a shape that works for each individual face shape.

This place is awesome. Thanks to other Unilocalers’ reviews, I went and had my eyebrows waxed by Olga a couple months ago. It was the first time I’d had them done in about a year. I had done them previously by Lavinia Borceau in Brookline Village, but for $ 20, I just didn’t think they were that amazing. Olga did a fantastic job and it was $ 8.
Today, I went back to Olga (another fantastic eyebrow job, and this time I had my upper lip hair done as well ($ 12)). AND a haircut by her — again, thanks to the others reviewing here!
I couldn’t be happier to have found a salon that can do both and for such an amazing price!

I went here because a friend said she got a decent cut for $ 25. Not wanting to pay my usual $ 45 for my cut downtown, I thought I’d give this a try.
I’m never going back because:
(1) I was charged $ 45 for at most a mediocre cut that Seda did in seven minutes.
(2) I got an uneven haircut. I had a long bob just above the shoulders that I needed trimmed up, nothing crazy. She didn’t ask how I parted it, nor did she even out the sides. I now have to go back and ask for someone else to at least even up my cut.
(3) She was rude. She interrupted my cut to attend to other customers, made me wait to get my hair dried.
If you’re looking for a great place to get a cut for $ 45, don’t go to Salon Monet. My suggestion: Go to Beaucage on Newbury. They are professional, friendly, and you’ll love their work.

This was about the worst haircut I have ever had. I had a bad feeling when the woman started talking to me about a client of hers who wanted their tushy waxed… TMI! Then she parted my hair down the middle and started cutting AFTER I told her I part it on the side. She was on and off the phone the whole time. She also cut it all one length even though that I not what I asked for. Unfortunately I couldn’t tell that until I got home because drying costs extra and I just wanted to get the heck out of there. She also waxed my eyebrows and burned me pretty bad on the eyelid.

I want to thank my fellow Unilocalers for writing about this place. I had been trying to ‘reinvent’ the wheel by going to a shnazzy salon as a model — i wanted a good look without the pricetag. then, nothing fit my schedule. i looked into miss laura’s but they are booked 2 weeks in advance. salon monet was available — i called and they said come right in. i sat down and olga said what do you want — i said, i don’t know, maybe something slightly punkish but something that will look good with my face shape, etc. she gave me a suggestion that sounded good to me and went to work. i really like what she did — she gave me styling tips so that i have more volume with the haircut, and gave suggestions for highlights if i wanted to try that, and she said call anytime if i want more tips. she was friendly — i asked for the price beforehand but she said relax. which was weird but i had read on Unilocal that this place had like $ 28 haircuts. since my hair is long, it was $ 35. quite a bargain in the city. so i made out well — it’s definitely a place i’d go back to. i get nervous about getting my haircut, and i used to always get the same thing — this time i asked for something different and what she did is definitely unique but flattering. very good!
Update — I visited Olga again, and she was still amazing. I have pretty much decided that she will be my official hair stylist. She really pays attention to how my hair is, and she seemed to remember how it was last time I saw her also. I have a weird health problem now that affects my hair and she gave me a lot of ideas on how to make sure it stays healthy and thoughts on how to change my hair style accordingly. She is excellent. and still reasonably priced. :)
EDIT on 9÷25÷2010 — The last time she did my hair she used a razor and it became very thinned out in a bad way. See my new review on Liquid Hair Salon, it is sooo much cooler and better! (and the same price)

I walked in here and was very frightened, but I desperately needed my bangs cut, they were starting to reach my nose. I had gone to Dellaria (my last salon of choice) and they were booked solid for the evening. I wandered around and happened upon this place. Hair was flying everywhere– I was scared! The stylist asked me how the bangs were, I said good and she said they should be a little bit shorter. I was scared because I have a big forehead. SHE DID A GREAT JOB. I love my bangs! She gave me her card and I think I will be returning when I need a full cut. What a great find :)

I was a sophomore in college when I first discovered Salon Monet after desperately wandering down the C-​Line seeking a new cut for a «new chapter» in my life. Ladies, you know what I mean.
As I was getting my hair washed, the beautician ordered that I have to get my eyebrows done without question. Horrifying. I was too scared to argue and went with it.
Well, I can tell you I looked like a new person. Such a fantastic job — great shaping and relatively painless. The ladies of Salon Monet have their strong opinions, but it’s well worth the slightly harsh criticism. Tough love, wonderful results.
As far as the haircut, $ 30 – 35 for a cut and blowout — and let me tell you, the blowout lasts for days (as well as the brows — weeks!). They work with super curly hair and super straight hair and the price is right (brows are $ 15 i believe). I experimented with a lot of salons, but always wound up coming back to Salon Monet… and they have always remembered me. Talk about customer service.
Five stars without hesitation. And you don’t even *really* need an appointment!