Maison De Cheveux

By far best experience with a hair salon I have ever had. I have super crazy curly hair and they did wonders. Super knowledgable and helpful. Literally called Friday afternoon and had fit me in Saturday morning. Jessica did the best job on my hair! I am from New Orleans and will now never go anywhere else again.

For the past 15+ years, I’ve seen the same hair stylist for all of my hair needs. I’ve been contemplating the idea of switching to someone new as the drive my usual salon has really been tough with my crazy schedule.
I finally decided it was time, and I was nervous. This was a HUGE deal for me. What made it even bigger is that I knew I needed a big change and I had no idea what that change was. When I first walked in, I was greeted with kindness and helpfulness. They were able to get me in during that week at a time that worked with my schedule, and right before a holiday weekend.
My new stylist is Stacey. Not only was she personable and a pleasure to spend the hour with, her professionalism helped calm my nerves and she was open to helping me decide what kind of cut would work best for me. She did a fantastic job! I went from long hair, halfway down my back, to a sort-​of «bob» a little below my chin. I’ve gotten compliments from so many people on how well the look works for me and I like it too! I will be back again and I highly recommend Stacey to anyone who is looking for a stylist.
A little about the salon itself… The space is in the perfect location for me, and frankly anyone who lives or works downtown. The hours are extremely flexible for someone who works a full-​time job and has a hard time getting away and everyone I encountered on the staff was awesome. The salon was clean and inviting and the prices seem pretty fair and reasonable compared to other places.

Almost two years since my last review, and I still adore this salon. Jessica has continued to give me careful, flawless cuts and beautiful blow outs. My long hair is in great shape, thanks to her. Plus she’s so fun!
Also, brides-​to-​be: even though I am getting married out-​of-​state and can’t have these folks do hair and makeup for me and my bridesmaids (sob!), they have talked me through how to plan hair and makeup with my vendors in another state, and they are SO organized and systematic in terms of how they plan for a wedding. Hope that helps!

The staff here is amazing! Came in from Chicago and went to get a blow out, ended up staying for haircut after chatting with the owner who I’m pretty sure is the friendliest woman in town. Richard cut my hair and did a great job. Highly recommend this place. Great to see people loving what they do!

This salon is a gem. Stacey, in addition to being a delight, gave me the subtle balayage for my brunette hair that I had pictured in my mind, but was until now unable to execute because I currently reside in a country south of the equator where women across the social spectrum still think stripey highlights is a «good look.» I’m glad to have patiently waited and taken my head suit to more careful tailors here.
Also, having lived in New York, you pay almost half the price for the same quality of results. The staff all seem really nice, too. Honestly, this is a great salon, and NOLA is lucky to have it.

I love this place! It’s like my 2^nd family. They did my hair for my wedding and have been there through everything over the years. Jackie is awesome and does an amazing job on my hair. I look forward to coming here everytime. I now bring my Lil girl with me and she has a blast too. Everyone is so warm and caring. I
This place is so much more than just an amazing hair salon!

What I realized after spending a few nights in New Orleans is that blow outs here cost just as much as it would in NYC! I chose this salon based on reviews and its proximity to my hotel. Bethany did a great job with me. She really listened to what I wanted and gave me a beautiful blow out in less than an hour. My hair looked great at the event I was attending even though it was super windy out. I’d definitely go back for a follow up visit if I’m ever in town again.

Q is amazing, if you want a beautiful haircut & color, he is your choice !!! He brightens me up and makes it look so natural. He is talented with color & cut, and sweet ! This salon is so cute & has the best location in downtown New Orleans ! I highly recommend this to everyone !!

I had Nicole and the team at Maison de Cheveux do hair and make-​up for my wedding party and they were AMAZING! they came over to our a hotel, they were very puntual and very professional the entire time. I had someone else scheduled for my hair and she decided to bailed out on me last minute, it was a total nightmare (Flawless Bride) there was nothing flawless about that ! but thankfully Nicole was able to accomodate me very last minute and she did an AMAZING job! my hair was stunning! Thank you so much for saving me !

This hair salon overcharges and mistreats African-​American clients (black hair). Please do not go to this salon, if you’re an African-​American, they deal with deceptive pricing schemes. They double charged me, even though my hair took the same amount of time as white clients. The hairdresser even stopped in the middle to deal with her obvious preferred clientele… MEN! She even married a past male client!
Please do not go here if you have African-​American hair.

Wonderful and very talented group of professionals here. Jaq and Nicole had me rocking my sister’s wedding in Ireland! Jaq fixed my brassy color that resulted from a previous disaster at a high-​end salon on Royal Street, which caused hair breakage. Nicole, who is meticulous with shears, gave me some of the best layers these locks have ever seen. I grew up in a hair salon atmosphere and I know what I want and what will complement me. The picture says it all!!!

The general consensus between women in my office is: this place is hit and miss, some women do great cuts and bad colors, and others the opposite. And its expensive as f***.
My biggest gripe: They charged me 20 something dollars for a shampoo. But they only shampood after they colored my hair, to put the toner/​glaze in. They are already charging for the glaze, and for the color! What do they expect? I walk out with the foils still in my hair?
I had a really nice salonist who gave me a great cut but really disappointed me with the color. She was kind enough to fix the issue free of charge, but it’s still not the banging highlights $ 190 should get you.
Overall, I am not pleased enough to keep paying the price.

It’s been over 2 YEARS since I wrote my initial review and it stands! This Amazonian krewe of delightful stylists/​colorists have done an amazing job with my locks from purple tips, Fall colors (see pic), and totally normal, beautiful red for both my sister and my boyfriend’s sister’s weddings. I’ve gotten beaucoup compliments on my dye jobs and thankful that they’ve kept me in sexy hair the last couple of years!
Nicolle and Jax are the two who have worked on my locks, and I would trust either one of them with my spectrum of hair color choices to do an amazing job. Penny is the office boss lady, and she’s great at fitting me in though I suggest making your appointments in advance to plan for time when you’re asking for 3 or more colors for your locks (again, these ladies are incredibly patient with my hair-​brained ideas).
As I said before, be careful about parking but my NEW tip is to download the Parking app, max out for 2hrs (if you’re getting color), and add time if you feel you might be there a bit longer.

I was searching for a new salon which was downtown and easy to get to after work. I am so glad I stumbled across Maison de Cheveux because I absolutely loved my experience.
Unfortunately due to a meeting right before my appointment going over, I was running a little late. I called and the receptionist was very friendly and said running a few minutes late wasn’t an issue and that they were waiting for me.
The salon was very easy to find, right near the Chase bank. It has a very eclectic décor on the inside, not what you would typically expect in a salon, but it definitely fits the feel of the place.
After checking in, I was offered wine or champagne while I waited for my stylist. Who doesn’t love that?! I went with the champagne to celebrate my future new look.
My stylist was great. Before we started with my cut we talked about what I wanted, looked at a picture I had, and discussed how my hair would really look with that same style. I feel like he really got an idea of what I wanted and he even went with a different technique of cutting my hair with a razor. It made me a little nervous at first but it came out amazing!
All of the great service was also very fairly priced. I spoke with the owner on the way out that said they wanted to have the high quality of the big city salons but at affordable price and they definitely did that.
I am so glad I found this place I will definitely be recommending it to anyone needing a salon.

Best haircut and salon experience of my life!!! I called and Penny was so sweet over the phone. She asked questions about my hair since I would be a first timer, so that she could set up the right appointment and time. I was paired up with Jaq, who was SUPER sweet and did an absolutely amazing job!
When I walked in the salon, Nicole greeted me complimenting my outfit and nails too :) Nicole was quick to ask me what I wanted to drink. She gave me options of really nice teas and I got some delicious green tea WITH honey… my favorite.
Nicole and Jaq were both so down to earth and fun to talk to throughout my hair cut/​color. I told them I wanted an ashy blonde but I didn’t want it too much darker than what I already have. They brought out the hair color books to ask me which one I liked. We came to a conclusion and my hair ended up EXACTLY what I wanted! That has never happened because I am very picky about my hair. The cut was amazing too and Jaq trimmed it just the way I wanted in the front near my face. She recommended changing my part since I want something different but don’t want to change color or length. It looks amazing and I couldn’t be happier with this salon!
They even use Oribe products which are my favorite. They had the new, cheaper sister brand of Oribe too and of course we’re so helpful with finding the right products before I left. I got some awesome dry shampoo and mousse that are both so light and smell amazing! I’ve been using them almost every day since I left.
FINALLY, if I haven’t doted enough on this amazing salon, on my walk home I even had a random hairstylist stop me on the street to take a photo of my hair because he loved it so much and wanted to show his clients!
Look no further. Any and all stylists at this salon will be wonderful and more than accommodating! Thank you Penny, Nicole, and Jaq for everything!!! I’ll be back soon :)

I had a cruise wedding in the port of New Orleans and was traveling from Missouri. About 6 months before the ceremony, I booked an appt over the phone and spoke to Penny. I was a bit nervous since I was depending on the great reviews and the salon’s photo gallery. I was not going to have time to have a trial run for my wedding updo, but Penny comforted me and told me to send pics of the style I wanted.
I stopped by the salon two days before the wedding and met up with the stylist, Nicole, and Penny, who I spoke to on the phone. They are both so charismatic and treat their clients so well. Nicole looked at my coarse, thick Asian hair and confidently reassured me she knew what to do to keep it up all day. They also helped us by recommending great eateries around town.
Penny and Nicole arrived to the hotel room right on time. Nicole did my hair and sure enough, it was soft & romantic but the curls were fastened tight enough so that my updo would not fall apart. Nicole also did my mom’s makeup and made her look so naturally beautiful.
All the guests complimented on my hair and asked who did it. I wish I could have put Nicole in my pocket and bring her back to Missouri with me. She is fantastic!!!

After moving from Memphis to NOLA about a year and a half ago, I started seeking out my new «go-​to», hair salon. I began trying to other places in the city and was underwhelmed by the final product (for the price I was paying), so I took to Unilocal to help me find my next salon. I went out on a limb, with encouragement from all of the 5 star reviews you Unilocalers have posted, and made an appointment at Maison de Cheveaux. I WAS BLOWN AWAY by both the customer service and quality of hair color/​cut I received. The staff at Maison de Cheveaux are true artist.
One thing about this salon that really sticks out to me is that these ladies not only care about your hair IN the salon, they care about you hair IN THE LONG RUN. They gave me tips and tricks with how to manage my hair and keep it healthy. It is really making a difference in my overall hair routine and I am so thankful that I ended up here.
Special shout out to Jax for doing my hair color. Five hours doing my thick hair wasn’t easy, but you made it fun!
Second shout out to Nicolle who drove me to my car! (It was after dark when my hair was finished and I parked in a lot off Rampart– no so safe to walk to… (Remember, I’m from Memphis. I won’t make that mistake again. Ha)
Unilocalers, thank you again.

So where do i start, I was in search for a place that could give me a nice touch up hair cut and do an amazing eyebrow wax (since my other spot was closed) I looked at a few places on Unilocal but saw that this location had higher stars. I was a little iffy at first only because it was downtown and parking is a mother; however, they have that covered as well there is a parking garage down the street that you can park at and they validate the parking #winning! So i called and spoke with one of the owners Penny aka Penelope and when i tell you she gives the best directions and that says a lot because if i didnt have my gps then i couldnt get back to my own house lol.
When i got there the ambiance was so awesome! Jax did my services and she is 5 stars alone she did a hell of a job on my eyebrows she listened to what i wanted and gave that to me. Same with my hair trim she has a very good motto, you can always take off more but you cant add hair back if too much was cut off. She was so sweet and a really good conversationalist which is important because there is nothing more that i cant stand is being in someones chair for a period of time and they say nothing to you.
Check out was easy and very paper friendly because your receipt is emailed to you, Penny was such a doll and has such a sweet spirit. I look forward to my next visit with these wonderful ladies!

TIGER STRIPPED DYE JOB!
Not just striped but blotchy. Came here because of all the 5 star reviews for a single process just going from light to dark. Very simple. As I blow dried my hair I noticed all sorts of imperfections… Stripes, blotches, unevenness, you name it! So disappointed! Now I have to pay to get my hair re-​dyed somewhere else to fix the bad job they did. I’ll also post a pic of one of my spots for your own judgement

This place is fantastic and the staff is amazing at what they do! They have 40+ reviews and a solid 5 stars for a reason!
I was sent here by Morgan to get my hair done all 40’s style for a photo shoot to promote the upcoming Fly Away With Unilocal party at the World War II museum. I love everything 40’s and 50’s, so I was excited to see what the staff would come up with.
When you think 40’s hair, your first instinct is to go for the Victory Rolls (and I love them, too) but Nicole and the rest of the staff at Maison De Cheveux had something a little different in mind. They decided on a dry set where they curled all of my hair with a curling iron and worked it into a gorgeous 40’s wave updo. I loved it!
Considering how complicated the style was, they got it done pretty quickly (a little over an hour) and the results lasted throughout the photo shoot and for the rest of the day! They had me wishing that I had a fancy place to go and show off my pretty hairstyle after the shoot.
The crew here definitely knows what they are doing when it comes to hair and I would recommend Maison De Cheveux to anyone who wants to have their hair done all fancy for a party, special occasion or night out on the town.