Judy Jetson

Got a hair cut which looked fine at first, but within a couple weeks I had bad spit ends and I rarely heat style. This was annoying after paying $ 50 plus dollars for a haircut. Also, the style kept trying to upsell me for a future appointment with color. She told me my color (biolage from another salon) looked too harsh. I didn’t ask her opinion nor did I want to be insulted. I just wanted my hair cut.

Out of towner here. Came in for a haircut after walking by and seeing that it looked liked an awesome place. I wasn’t disappointed. The staff there are hilarious, and Anisa, my stylist, was great. My hair looks awesome AND I left with a ton of laughs.

I just got off the phone with the receptionist which is now resulting in this review. To preface, I am African American and have very short, kinky hair. I called to make an appointment for a haircut and was asked to describe my hair type. I said that my hair was short enough to be unable to make a ponytail, was natural, and very curly. I also mentioned that my hair type was 4c, to which the receptionist replied «I have no idea what that is» in a rude tone. If you work at a hair salon, shouldn’t you have some basic knowledge of hair types? When asked to further describe the curliness of my hair, I said that it was kinky with very tight curls. The receptionist then said «Do you mean ethnic hair?» in a derogatory manner and explained that the only people qualified to work with my hair would be unavailable until the next week. I decided not to make an appointment from this experience and will most likely not return to Judy Jetson’s. It is a shame that the rudeness of the receptionist has put me off to this place as I had been there once before and had a pleasant experience with my hairdresser. Two stars for the haircut I had back then, minus three for the receptionist today.

Judy Jetson’s is one of my favorite places on earth. You get a great hair cut or tint and you are surrounded by warm, funny folks. Judy has cut my hair for 40 years. She cut my hair before she opened this salon. We’ve been through perms, dyes and a lot of life’s ups and downs. I have always admired Jude and her staffs’ professionalism and talent. Everyone is welcome and everyone looks great when they leave. THE BEST!!!

I’ve gone to Maureen for a blowout and an olaplex treatment. Honestly, the people here are not very friendly, and I do not quite enjoy the experience. However, she does a good job and I would trust her to cut my hair which is saying a lot. I have very fine, curly hair and I am extremely picky about who I will allow to touch it.

I had one of the worst experience my hair has ever had at Judy Jetson’s with Feri a few weeks ago. I have sensitive curly hair and was told that Feri was the go-​to person in town.
Well, despite me asking for a dry cut (when they cut your hair dry with the curl pattern intact in order to better tell how things will look when it’s dry– a standard curly practice) when I made the appointment, when I showed up for the appointment, and when I was in the chair, Feri insisted on soaking and conditioning my hair. When I first sat down in the salon chair, she immediately stated combing out my hair, something I never do because of the breakage and the complete breakdown of my curls into a frizzy mess. She insisted, also, in cutting my hair like one would cut straight hair, which makes no sense. I told her I’d been cutting my own hair for the past few years and was looking to try something different, after which she kept making disparaging remarks about the job I’d done (which I’d been really happy with).
After me repeatedly telling her I was unhappy after she cut it, she dampened my hair, had me put in more product (on top of the tons she had already put in) and sat me under a dryer. Needless to say, I left with a crunchy frizzy mass and it took over a week for my curls to recover. Even now, my hair basically looks like a mullet because of how different parts of my hair curl differently (which, again, is why you always dry cut curly hair!)
Never again!

I have got haircuts at Judy Jetson for over a year now, and have finally decided to call it quits. My hairdresser Jenn does a decent job, and so my spouse also got her haircut a couple of times from her. However, the last time we were there, we were treated very rudely. We were informed by phone that Jenn would be late by 15 minutes. This eventually became a tardiness of over 30 minutes. There was no profuse apology but just a basic ‘thanks for waiting,’ which was neither polite nor professional. This triggered our decision to finally stop going there owing to their general impolite behavior that we have been tolerating for a long time. The place is very close to where we work, and hence was very convenient. Besides, ‘Autostraddle’ (the LGBT magazine) also recommended it.
However, the ambience created by the stylists, especially the receptionist, (Sharon I think is her name) has consistently been a very unwelcoming one. Of course, the place gets its loyal customers, who have been going there for years, but if being a regular customer for over a year does not make one ‘familiar,’ then it will never be so. Add to that the fact that I have short hair that I get cut every 3 – 4 weeks.
I am certain that our decision to stop going to Judy Jetson will not be a giant loss for the business but ‘caveat emptor.’

I’ve been going to Judy Jetson’s for over three years now, by recommendation from a dear friend. Ever since I began going to them, I have seen absolutely no reason to stop. I keep my hair quite short, at pixie length – which with the wrong stylist can go terribly. Nay, not at Judy Jetson’s. I regularly go to either Maureen or Ilana, both of whom I would very highly recommend. I put total faith in their opinions and abilities, and always leave the salon feeling rejuvenated. They know exactly how to make the cut flattering sophisticated, and feminine. They also both happen to be incredibly wonderful people to talk with, and I always look forward to seeing them. Every experience has been a delight, so much so that it’s inspired me to write my second Unilocal review. Thank you, Judy Jetson’s!

I went in to see Carmi today for a single process hair color. I had seen Carmi before for highlights and was not very pleased with her last job — she didn’t do the roots all the way (and at points she did the highlights in different hair lengths so it looked very off) and her highlights didn’t look professional. I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and return to get a single process color today.
When I sat in the chair, she explained how she couldn’t do what I wanted because my hair had different colors in it and she would have to bleach the bottom to get a single color. She was very rude and aggressive explaining this to me. I finally told her that I wanted to think out loud with her, that I wanted this this and this, and I asked her about the best way to get an even tone without bleaching the bottom.
Then JUDY (the manager) comes and, even more aggressively, starts telling me how damaged my hair is, how she would NEVER bleach it (contrary to what Carmi wanted to do), how I didn’t look anything like Julia Roberts (I had shown them a picture of her hair to demonstrate the color family I wanted), and — when I was touching my hair — to stop touching it (with exclamation marks) — all very aggressively. I was VERY taken aback — I am not the type to fight or get into a confrontation — especially since I’m paying these people to treat my hair.
The service here was horrendous. They were beyond rude, aggressive, and mean. I’ve never had such a bad experience with a salon, especially since they advertise themselves as a high-​quality salon. I would not recommend going here for a color treatment or any hair treatment. In my experience, they don’t know what they are doing and will never give you what you want without a fight. I am so sorry to be giving such a review. I had wished to leave the salon happy since I will be traveling and getting married soon. Unfortunately, I left with my worse expectations met, if not my very very worst. Do not go to this salon. You’ve been warned.

I have been going to Derrick at Judy Jetson’s for about a year now and I have had great experiences every time. He has given me blonde highlights that look natural and I always get compliments on. I recommend him and Judy Jetson’s to everyone for a great hair cut at a reasonable cost.
The atmosphere is fun and the experience is great too, I always feel well taken care of.

Jenn is seriously the absolute best. I came in with the lofty goal of turning my brown hair purple and BAM she used her magic and my hair is now the best shade of purple. Jenn is a master at her craft, she is meticulous and truly listens to what you want. She is also a great conversationalist. Pick up your phone and make an appointment, you won’t regret it!

Okay, this is a review, basically, of the shop part of this salon, as I had such a great experience, I felt like I had to share it: I recently moved near Judy Jetson and, while walking by, noticed they sold Oribe, my favorite hair care line. When I ran out of conditioner, I stopped in to replenish, and was helped by a stylist, Anisa (Anesa?), who, like me, has very curly hair, and who was SO unbelievably nice and helpful! She steered me away from some (not Oribe) curl-​specific products that hadn’t worked for her, and directed me to a different less expensive hair mask, from Kevin Murphy, that has completely changed my hair! I’ll definitely be going in for a haircut with her! And just got such a great feeling from this place!

My roomate got her hair balayage/​ombré here and it looked amazing so I went for a trim and to consider balayage. Anisa cut my (curly) hair and I loved the shape. She later did balayage for me, but it was a bit too subtle. She put me in for 2 days later to fix it up for free. I am super happy with the finished product, it looks fantastic. Anisa was very kind and personable, and despite my lack of vocabulary to explain what I wanted, she did it perfectly. Its a little pricey, but definitely worth it.

My hair is pretty curly/​wild so I’m usually very apprehensive to go to a new salon to have it cut. I just moved up to Boston from Florida, though, and had no choice but to go somewhere new. I read the reviews on Unilocal and decided to give it a try.
Fortunately — I was not disappointed. Ilana cut my hair and she did a great job! She gave me a fresh, summer cut that I’m so happy with. She knows how to cut curly hair and I definitely plan on returning in a few weeks to get another cut. Salon’s really cute and everyone was super friendly, too.

Maureen is fabulous! She gave me an amazing haircut and made sure I was content with her work! Definitely going back to her again.

After failing to get my hair cut short by a timid stylist, I decided to go somewhere they wouldn’t have any qualms about cutting women’s hair in something other than a ‘double L’ long and layered pretty princess style– so where else would I go but Judy Jetson? Every time I have seen cool hair on someone in Boston, it would turn out they had been there. It was finally my turn.
I had my hair cut yesterday with David, and I wasn’t disappointed. I have finally found a new stylist who can make something cool out of my fine, wispy barely-​there hair. I bought pictures along and he used those as a starting point, changing it to suit my hair. I think the whole point of going to see someone who knows what they are doing is that they are happy to change your ideas to suit what will actually work for you, so this was a huge bonus. I am so happy with it, I can’t stop looking in the mirror. Everyone there was friendly, and the décor is fun to look at while you wait. I’ll be coming back here for sure.

So here’s the thing… great location… BUT my problem is THEY ALL TALK BADLY ABOUT EACH OTHER! It seems none of the stylists even like each other! They are cold to one another and not helpful. and they decide to tell me, a client, bad things about their colleagues… not cool. I did get some moderately decent cuts there. but nothing that made me feel great or like I was committed… and I tried several stylist for different reasons. Judy, you need to do some team building or professional development to teach your stylist how to be fully professional to represent your business. I know you have been in business for a long time and may not need my business but… it would be so worth it to lay down some guidelines and build your team to work as a team. Everyone wins! The team, the clients and your business.

Since moving to Boston from the Midwest, I’ve had a number of stylists tell me my hair is difficult to cut. It’s blonde. It’s fine. There’s a lot of it. It’s slippery. It shows every mistake. It’s not something I thought much about before because girls like me are dime a dozen back home — I’m Scandinavian. When I do find a stylist who can wrangle it I feel obligated to share in case there are others like me, scouring the reviews and trying to figure out who to see.
I made a walk in appointment with Maureen, and she was great! My hair is currently in a weird, inverted bob grow-​out phase. I also had a bit of difficulty articulating where I wanted to see it go, and what should be done today to get it there. We had a conversation and she must have excellent client interpretation skills, because it turned out exactly as I hoped. Given all these things, I’d say that Maureen is patient, a good listener, and obviously skilled in her craft. Whew! If this sounds like your head of hair at all, go see her.
Oh, and she didn’t force introverted me to turn into an awkward chatterbox for an hour, so bonus points for that. The staff was also cheery and professional; great experience overall.

I loved this place. For two haircuts. Then I went for a new ‘do. I tend to restyle every summer. I brought (literally) 20 pictures on my phone. I made it clear that I needed it long enough to pull back and below my chin. And hour later I walked away upset and wondering where my hair went. It’s 7 months later and it’s still trying to get to below my chin. The woman who did my hair clearly had no idea how to cut curly hair. 5 months after the fact, I had to pay someone ELSE to FIX IT.
So, unless you want to spend $ 100 on a year’s worth of hair growth vitamins, skip this place.
I’m not kidding. I got this haircut in MAY. It is now a week from DECEMBER.

I am PICKY when it comes to salons and EXTREMELY careful about choosing a person to cut and color my hair. Maureen won me over last year when she gave me the best cut and double process color I ever had in the boston area.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN STOPPED SO MANY TIMES ON THE STREET WITH RANDOM COMPLIMENTS.
What I like most about Maureen is what a great listener she is. She takes time when I get in the chair to get a complete sense of what I want in my haircut– shape, texture and style wise as well as colors, highlights and low lights. It’s because of this that she gets it right every time.
I feel so comfortable with Maureen that the last time I ASKED HER to cut my bangs differently (I know I’m a wild lady) knowing it was a risk as to whether or not I’d like it. I ended up liking her execution of it, but questioning my ability to pull it off. She totally picked up on my insecure vibes and softened the cut so I’d be more confident. It looked awesome!
I’ve been to 10 salons in the boston /​cambridge area since I moved here from Los Angeles. Maureen is the very best!