The Bird Nest Salon & Gallery

I have known Stephen for many years and have loved his amazing talent! I am a loyal customer and would recommend him for some of the best color and styling in CT. A plus is the very cool space, which is also an artist gallery!!! New art arrives all the time from local artists.

I have been to many salons over the years, never really happy with my hair but ok I thought no one is perfect, even for that pretty penny they charge! I do have to say I am so lucky to Have found Steven… A GEM HIDING IN GUILFORD CT. He is absolutely fabulous, listens to what u want! He actually told me we could wait for another 8 weeks on my highlights because he thought we could do a base break to help my hair blend. He could have said I need a highlight and base break as many hair salons do! I will tell you, I have tried very expensive salons in Madison and they don’t even hold a candle to Steven!
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I feel so lucky to have found Steven and The Bird Nest. After nearly 10 years in NYC with the same wonderful stylist and colorist, I was scared to put my hair into someone else’s hands. Not only did Steven eliminate my fears with his talent after just one appointment, but I found a friend, and a fantastic gallery!
As all of my appointments included gallery browsing, I finally made the plunge when I fell in love with a wintry photo and custom made red weathered frame from the Bird Nest Gallery that truly brings my living room together in the winter. I’m planning on buying another piece for the space soon to swap out for the warmer months.
Thank you, Barbara and Steven!

I just love Steven and his personalized service! There is nothing quite as fabulous as a one-​chair salon. I trusted Steven to color my hair for the first time ever, and I keep coming back. He is wonderful with color, does a great job at cutting and shaping my hair, and always does an amazing shampoo/​blow-​out at the end. I recommend Steven to anyone who wants to feel really special as they get a world-​class cut/​color in the cutest hair salon ever.

So glad I found Stephen on Unilocal,I am new to the salon and have been in for a cut & color so far. Stephen is truly charming, talented and really takes the time to give you all his attention which results in leaving the salon with a fabulous style and feeling like a rock star!
I have had countless compliments on my hair — can’t wait for my next visit!

Stephen is fabulous! The Bird Nest Salon & Gallery is just wonderful. Stephen not only is a fantastic stylist he has a truly unique eye for both hair and art. I always walk out looking like a superstar!

From one artist to another the experience was amazing. It’s been probably 4 – 6 months since my last haircut. Stephen walked me threw what he was about to do prior to the cut. Oddly enough that is a first for me. Cut came out fabulous.
Location was cute, cozy and fun!!!

What a joy! Great haircut. I love it. I do feel like a new person. Steven is very professional and clearly enjoys his art (let’s not call it work). He also has the most delightful one-​of –a kinds and treasures in his salon/​shop. Lovely artists represented. The space is very personal and charming. The haircut is the best I have had in years! Now, to get to work on the color. Can’t wait!

As usual, an awesome job on my hair! I find myself always running here so that Steven can fix the awful mistakes I make when I try to cut or color my hair by myself. He is an absolute miracle worker — I just went in there with fried pink hair and left with a silky auburn. :)

OMG! I head about this new salon in Guilford and was blown away by the cute gift shop which has all this art and handmade things for sale as well as a totally great owner who is always friendly and has a great eye for quality and sexy style… Totally recommend this as a shoppe and a salon!

Steven is a very talented and creative stylist. Pricey man’s haircut at $ 45. However, cost of space and work is expensive in the area… so, buck up :-)

Thank you, Steven, for a great haircut and for your patience with my child!

After having received several bad haircuts at different hands, I’d never been one to go to a hairdresser without a photo in hand of the type of haircut I’d like to have, but yet for some reason something told me that I should begin to trust, and so I did. When I first saw Steven, back in the old days at Laura Ouellette, I told him — rather vaguely in retrospect — what it was I had wanted, and he delivered!
Beautiful haircut exactly as I’d wanted it, and he did not do the annoying thing that every hairdresser I’d seen prior to him had done — blown it out afterward in a way that did not flatter my face. On the contrary, Steven had blown it out perfectly and also had attempted to teach me how to do so myself (which my stubbornness at the time had gotten in the way of trying to actually recreate the look myself at home). He also is a great conversationalist with an amazingly inspiring personality, which is truly embodied by The Bird Nest.
Needless to say, so long as Steven will be in business within 2.5 hours of where I reside, I will never see another hairdresser! He even humored my desire to have him color my hair in the salon with not standard hair color but with henna that I would bring in, something I’d grown accustomed to doing myself but had wanted to give myself a break from. He was genuinely fascinated and performed the task with much fervor.
Best of all, with each visit he has tried again and again to make me listen to him about how to blow-​dry my hair. Most of the time I would joke that I can’t do it (after making a few half-​hearted attempts) like he does, that hairdressers have magic, but the last time I did make more of a true attempt, and I’m now so glad for his unrelenting advice!
Steven truly cares about your hair, is very skilled and professional, and the price tag is not astronomical, either. He is the ONLY hairdresser in Connecticut, as far as I am concerned!

Every visit to «The Nest» is best described like this… I enter a relaxing and friendly atmosphere that is as unique as Steven’s talents as a stylist. A cup of java in hand, a smile and hug at the door and a stroll around the Gallery to see what amazing and new items are on display is where it all starts… I have already forgotten that when I leave I’m going to be ecstatic about my new look because I’m already in a state of awe over my own curiosity… and I’m thinking about a gift for myself or someone special from his refreshing assortment of treats. Then come the cut and great conversation… such a comfortable atmosphere and upon departure I’m looking good — and looking forward to taking on the world again — and to my next visit at the Nest! — I’ve been waiting for a salon like this my whole life.

It is rare to find a salon with this much charm and a stylist with this much talent– at such a great price! Steven takes the time to understand the unique needs of every one of his clients and gives a thoughtful, professional consultation with every appointment. Whether you know exactly what you want or you just need a change, Steven will cater your haircut to you face shape, hair type, and hair line — for $ 65 — it is fantastic! I get compliments on my short haircut all the time and I happily pass along his business card.

Great atmosphere and professional treatment; you’ll walk away feeling like a new person.

This place is fabulous. Great atmosphere, lots of interesting stuff in the gallery, and an incredible stylist. Steven is very talented and has a great eye. He’s also relaxed, friendly, and fun. I recommend him to friends and family all of the time!

Epic styling and coloring very pleased. Steven is experienced and professional great salon very welcoming and love the mix of furniture art and jewelry incorporated into the environment great concept. Thank you see you soon.