Salon Ole

Anna has moved to
123 south street
Boston
(617) 451‑3516
Loius has moved to Shimon
170 Tremont Street
Boston
(617) 556‑0044

Ana is quite possibly the best person in Boston. Her wax is painless and has jasmine in it, it’s not sticky and did I mention it’s painless? A painless waxing! Hashtag hell yeah!
She has advice for everything– from when to cut your hair per moon cycle, to dating sites that don’t work, to eyebrow styling. She’s super funny, friendly, and works wonders with bushy eyebrows. Def going here for a hair cut next go round.

Ana is a waxing miracle worker! She’s super friendly and efficient. I’ll be back soon

Saw Luis for a men’s cut. Gave them five minutes notice and they still worked me in with no waiting on a busy night. Luis took his time and gave me one of the best cuts of my life (I’m thinning on top and with his magical powers made my hair look really full). They use good product in the shop and the price is very reasonable for downtown ($ 25 for men’s cut). Will definitely go back again.

I miss Maureen — she is at Phil’s Hair Design in Brighton, and now, so am I.

Great salon, but the service was not upfront. I walked in just for toner and they said they’d throw in a wash and blow dry. Then they charged me $ 40 for throwing it in. They scrambled a bit when I threw a fit, especially when they charged $ 50 for the toner for ten minutes. They basically gave me things I did not ask for, then levied the charge. I think that’s not upfront. I suppose if you are used to downtown Boston prices you may not be shocked, but I am not impressed when they act as if they are giving you a deal and then not.

I used to go to Wavelengths in Brookline because Maureen is the best hairdresser for curly hair. Even though it is less convenient to go downtown to Salon Olé it is worth it as she is there now. Also it is great that they take credit cards. I like the low key atmosphere and everyone is very friendly.
Update: Maureen is no longer here she is at Phil’s Hair Design in Brighton. Definitely worth the trip.

Christina is by far the bet stylist I have experienced. She can definitely cut mens hair, she has been cutting my hair for a while now. Always looking fresh when she is done. Love this place.

Dear idiots,
I’m sure other people in the world know how to cut hair and wax bikinis… but I don’t know them.
Cristina gives the best haircut this side of the Mississippi.
Cristina don’t fuck up.
Cristina listens to what you want done.
Cristina won’t let you make a bad decision about your locks.
Cristina keeps it real — GIRL, you need to get your roots did.
Cristina keeps you entertained.
Cristina keeps you happy.
Cristina makes you feel comfortable.
Cristina makes you look pretty.
Ana loves you.
Ana makes sure someone who has sex with you won’t be horrified.
Ana knows it hurts, so she talks you through it.
Ana does your butt if you ask… without flinching you hairy-​ass fucker.
Ana has seen even hairier bodies than yours. She’s seen mine.
Ana makes me feel like a hairless ethereal beauty for like… 14 days.
Ana makes sure no man ever gets a gander at my womanstache.
There are other people in the salon, I’m sure… but I am not vouching for them, thus, you cannot complain about them if you don’t ask for these two. NO ONE else touches my hair or my v-​spot that’s not giving me some of the good stuff.

I stopped going here about 9 months ago. The main reason was really that their prices were too high to not take credit cards, and since I live a bit outside of the city I knew that I could get good service elsewhere for less. I still think they did a great job on my hair, and with the waxing – and maybe for an in the city location it is a good value? But if you live outside of the city I’d recommend checking out places closer to you. And definitely only go to Christina for hair, I’ve never tried anyone else out but she is the only one there that I trusted.

I came here because of all these wonderful reviews I found on Unilocal.Maybe this Christina girl is better, who knows. But I got Luis, and he RUINED my hair. I’m a natural dirty blonde that went to black hair. I made an appointment there because I wanted to go back to blonde. Now I’ve dyed my hair from black to blonde myself before, and it came out fine. but I’d rather trust a professional this time, since I’ve never been to a salon and I’ve heard great things. So all I wanted was a blonde dye-​job and my bangs cut. Nothing more. He cut off 2″ all around my head. And it’s a very blocky, blunt cut. It looked awful, I had to razor it myself at home to salvage it! And now the top of my head is a nice blonde, but at my eye level it’s orange, and as it goes down it turns to a darker brown. It looks as bad as it sounds… I asked for blonde, not blonde, orange, then an orange-​brown at the bottom. I was also quoted $ 140, but was charged $ 200!
I didn’t notice how bad it was until it fully dried at home. I called to complain and maybe ask if they could fix it. I got yelled at by a woman on the phone who told me that Luis «did nothing wrong» and I could «come in so he could fix whatever you don’t think is good enough.» She said this in the nastiest way, and I gave her no attitude to begin with! I understand going from black to blonde is hard. But I’ve done it myself with dye from CVS. It’s unbelievable I paid $ 200 to have my hair butchered, and I’m going to have to spend even more to fix it myself. Lesson learned… I’m never going to a salon again. If you’re a salon person and had a great experience, cool. But I wouldn’t trust this salon. And if you MUST go here, stay away from Luis at the very least.

Salon Olé may very well offer the best Brazillian ever. A few things that make it awesome…
*Anna is fantastically friendly and engaging
*They use cloth sheets on the table vs disposable paper
*It’s relatively painless
*It’s quick
*It’s thorough
*It costs $ 50
By far the best place I’ve been to in Boston and definitely rivals my spot here in NYC. Highly recommended.

My new go-​to-​place for a great men’s cut. Ask for Pablo.

I was going to Salon Euphoria to get my hair cut for a while but I finally decided to try the place closer to work, Salon Olé. The salon itself isn’t super fancy but the price is right. Only $ 20 for a basic men’t cut which is about half of the price of Euphoria’s. I went for the first time about six weeks ago and then again today. Both times Pablo has taken care of me. Salon Olé will now be my regular place for haircuts because they do a good job and they make you feel at home.

I read all the reviews on this place and went in so excited to go there. I made an appt, and went in, before I could even get out of my mouth what I wanted this guy just went to work on my hair, I had no clue what he was doing, but he wasn’t listening. He continued coloring my hair then stuck me in a chair behind him while he cut two guys hair, which is fine, but he never cleaned up their hair so i was walking in their hair it was sooo disgusting… SWEEP UP YOUR STATION!!! When he finally came back to get me the bleach he used (that I told him my hair takes to quickly) was bleeding into my scalp, my highlights that i didn’t ask for were bright white bc he didn’t listen to me about how my hair works, then he said he would cut my hair when it was dry, I am scared of getting my hair cut as it is, I was not about to let this guy come near me with scissors. The price was still 140 $ with no cut and a terrible dye job, I had to spend that much fixing what he messed up. Maybe the girl is better, but the guy was the worse i have ever had, his station was sooo gross, he didn’t listen and took it out on my hair when i said id come back for a haircut! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE!!!

Let’s put it this way: I joined Unilocal just so that I could rave about this place.
I can’t say enough good things. I usually hate going to salons for a number of reasons: pushing extra services, pushing products, not listening to me about my hair, cuts that I just don’t like, playing 20 questions… I could go on.
Salon Olé, specifically Christina, actually made me like a Salon. She listened to what I had to say about my hair and how I wanted it cut, actually looked at my hair and tailored the cut to the kind of hair I have (sadly, this IS a rare occurance) and didn’t once try to convince me that I needed to maintain my hair with a two hour routine of product and molding. Most importantly, I didn’t feel like I was playing a monotonous game of 20 questions.
I’ll be coming back to Salon Olé in a heartbeat. Thanks, Christina!

i walked into the salon not knowing what to expect and asked the woman to cut my hair. i was haiving surgery and wanted a haircut. i was in a bitchy mood and just wanted it cut. she looked at my hair and said no. she said t achieve the cut i wanted i had to wait. i said no cut it, she again said no, gave me her business card and said wait. i could have gone anywhere. though i felt if she wanted my money she would have done it, she cared about my hair, i waited and went right back to her and have gone back to her since, salon olé, in boston, christine, thats all you ever need to know in hair dressers, shes the best of the best.

I’ve since moved to NYC, but I still make an effort to get an appointment with Christina each time I visit Boston — I’ve never been disappointed with one of her hair cuts.

Cristina is God’s gift to hair. She is amazinly talented and innovative. I am convinced that she is the world’s great hair straightener. The salon has a great atmosphere (music, Cristina’s mother, conversation) — it is just wonderful.