Matthew Phillips

I went in for a manicure today and was taken in 15 minutes late. I ended up having to settle for just a polish change because I didn’t have enough time to do a whole manicure because of this. The girl at the front desk was rude, no one offered me water or anything, and I left with not a single «goodbye» or «have a nice day» from anyone. While getting my nails done, I could barely hear Media chatting with me because of the hair dryers and noise all around us. I miss the quiet, peaceful, friendly environment of Per Se where I had been a loyal customer for close to 5 years. Today was my first and last visit to Matthew Phillips.

I have very curly hair n I like to wear it pretty wild. Hair dressers are always trying to tame it by straightening it n I hate that. But not here I saw Audrey and she was such a joy she did a great job on my curly hair I loved my result and will deff be going back my curls are totally revived. The salon is beautiful and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Great place. I also met the owner while I was there he was very nice, and seemed very interested as to what my visit there was for and that my needs were being met. 5 stars

Fantastic personal service, friendly, engaging staff and my hair has never felt or looked better.

I came here for balayage and a blowout. LOVED the color but I left with embarrassingly frizzy hair that was not straightened properly. It was strange because the stylist was meticulous about highlighting my strands (greatly appreciated) but by the time it came to straightening my hair she did a half-​assed job. Of course this wouldn’t have been such a problem if I didn’t have to pay an additional $ 30 for the blow dry. I’ll give this place 3 stars since their products are great and the color didn’t damage my hair, but if I ever return I’ll make sure to see a different stylist.

Audrey did a fabulous job on my hair. It’s extremely thick and I haven’t cut it in a while. She has transformed me into a hot babe and my hair feels so much lighter now! I tried a new style and she put layers in, I’m in love!!! Thank you so much I will definitely be back!

I am a happy woman! Just had a Cezanne smoothing treatment from Matthew Phillips Salon. Erin is a magician. I walked in with dry frizzy hair and came out with straight smooth hair. My hair feels so much healthier and is silky smooth. Quite a transformation. She always does a wonderful job with cutting and coloring my temperamental hair so when this treatment was suggested I figured I’d give it a go. So happy I did

I am not a big fan of getting my hair cut and I will go months and months without doing so but it finally got to the point where my hair was bothering me so much. My old hair stylist is just too far away and not good enough for me to travel 30 minutes to see her so I checked good olé Unilocal and decided on Matthew Phillips. I must have walked by this salon millions of times!
I was booked with Audrey and I flat out told her that I had no idea what to do with my hair, and she guided me in the right direction! She said she was going to give my hair more movement, at the time I didn’t know what she was talking about, but now I totally see what she means. My hair is bouncy, flowy and lays on my head just right. I love it!!! However, it was a lot of pay $ 30 for a blow dry, so next time I would just get it cut and air dry. My hair looked great but I would probably only get it blown out if I had plans after the haircut. My blow dry went to waste because I went to work and had to put my hair up.
The reason why I know this is a great hair cut — besides the obvious — is that my boyfriend and his friend both noticed and complimented my hair! Let’s be real here. If a guy notices — it’s definitely a great cut.

I started going to see Matthew as a sophomore at Trinity at the suggestion of a family friend who lived in the area, and I completely fell in love with this salon and Matthew’s genius! It’s been 10 years and he’s hands down still the very best I’ve ever seen.
Though I’ve since moved out of state, I still make the trek to see him whenever I need him to «fix» other salon’s hatchet jobs, which he easily does in one fell swoop by just looking at me and knowing what needs to be done– especially when it comes to color. I always leave with a huge glow of confidence, and feeling like a million bucks. He’s the opposite of formulaic — each client is treated with a custom approach that only his years and years of expertise working in the fashion industry can produce. You’ll sit down with your hair flying every which way for 30 minutes, and leave looking like Grace Kelly, it’s incredible I truly don’t know how he does it.
Just a few days ago I found myself with a huge job interview in the area, and leapt at the chance to prep with a visit to him the day before my interview knowing he’s the only one who could channel the look I was going for. I left feeling like I could conquer the world, and the next morning as I was getting ready to leave for my interview I got a voicemail from him wishing me good luck. Matthew is a genius with a heart of gold, try him out once and you will find a lifelong stylist that you can trust and rely on, and possibly be lucky enough to call him a friend 10 years later.
I got the job by the way!

Very pleasant atmosphere. Catherine gave me a fantastic cut, color, and highlights. I referred my sister to Catherine and she also had a wonderful experience and loves her hair. After reading the other reviews, I thought the prices were very fair for West Hartford Center. I will definitely be coming back!

The haircut was pretty good and the stylist was nice, but the price was absolutely insane. On their website, it says they offer haircuts for women for $ 30. What they don’t tell you is that they charge an additional $ 30 to get your hair blow-​dryed. I had never heard of an additional charge just for someone to dry your hair — and an extra $ 30 was particularly steep.
Sure, they did a good job, but the prices are misleading. Don’t come here unless you have the money to spend.

Amazing Aveda products!
I look forward to my next appointment!