Stephanie Louis Salon

Stephanie, Louis and their entire team make you feel totally welcome. I love casual classy feel in there and they’re just sweet cool people to be around. I am always happy with my haircut and style and will continue to have my hair done here.

Love Steph! She’s been cutting my hair and my mom’s for years! We’ve been thrilled with every cut, color and style!

Best men’s haircut I’ve ever received. Friendly professional staff, highly recommend.

For the last eight years Lou has been my stylist. I was so lucky to have found his salon when I moved here. He is our family hair dresser. Cuts and color are always what I expect. He has a good eye for style and is willing to change things up, provides ideas. Lou runs the salon with his wife Stephanie. They represent the best of small business: skilled and friendly people a who know you and care about their customers. You can tell there are a lot of long time customers.

Very good stylists in general. Solid experiences throughout my visits with them.
Super friendly. Easy to work with. Fun atmosphere.
Street parking or metered lot across the street.
The prices have increased a good bit since I started going, but I suppose that is a factor of how long I’ve been going there. I would love if there was some sort of recognition for long time and loyal customers. Also for referrals — I’ve set many people their way over the years. Perhaps it is locking in a rate or capping the increase percentage? Perhaps points to redeem for something? Just something. Hair IS expensive and I’ve always made the choice to drive out to Lexington and spend the money at this wonderful salon, but as my financial situation has tightened, it is becoming less likely that I can keep up with the frequency that I’d like to (ie — perhaps i have to go back to my natural color so I can stop paying for coloring). To be fair, I haven’t done a recent price comparison, so perhaps they’ve just finally gotten up to where the demand allows them to be.

Went there for my second haircut in the area after moving to town. Was lucky to get Louis to cut my hair and I know I’m not going to anyone else for as long as I can. I’m getting married soon and was nervous to find someone who could cut my hair the way I wanted and was very impressed. Add to that that Louis gave me a lot of recommendations for restaurants in the area and those were great too! Can’t beat the convenience or the quality of the cut. I will definitely be going back.

The stylists at this salon are fabulous, I have nothing but glowing reviews for them. My negative review is solely for the front desk. Twice I have scheduled appointments over the phone, moved meetings, found childcare coverage etc, and twice I have found upon arrival that I had no appointment scheduled in their system. Not sure what is going on, but it’s insulting and they have absolutely lost me as a customer.

Erika did a great job with my cut and color. Great location in the heart of Lexington center

After my hairdresser left my usual salon, I had to look for a new salon so I tried Stephanie Louis after reading good reviews. I don’t think I’ll be returning. I had an appointment but had to wait on the awkward/​cramped waiting bench for about 20 minutes. I felt unwelcome the whole time — everyone else there was clearly a regular and as I result I felt like I didn’t belong there. I didn’t request anything complicated for my cut — just long layers and a blow dry. The stylist talked me out of getting the amount that I initially wanted cut off, and as a result my hair didn’t even look like I got it cut. I also felt like she rushed, especially during the blow dry. Overall, I paid too much for a cut and experience that was really nothing special.

I was very disappointed. The stylist was inexperienced and gave me a horrible blunt bob, when I specifically asked for layers. I showed her several photos of the cut I wanted before letting her touch my hair. «Oh yeah. No problem.» By the time I could see what a crappy job she was doing, I knew it was too late. I should have known better though. She looked like she was about 18 years old. Still growing out my Supercut, waiting to have it fixed properly. Also… all the stylists were yelling to each other over the screaming hair dryers, deep in conversation with one another and their assistants. It was unrelaxing, loud, over-​priced, cramped, kind of dirty, disappointing. I would never go back. The key to their success is their location. Nothing more.

I have never had a bad cut. Erika is terrific! Plan to arrive early to look for parking. The down side is that seating while waiting is limited.

I typically like businesses/​ventures run by mom-​and-​pop or husband-​and-​wife, and this place is all the above. Steph and Louis are affable, easy going, and hard working. My go-​to here is Ericka… like a genie, she consistently grants me my three simple wishes when it comes to a haircut: 1.) Don’t cut off my sideburns, 2.) Don’t cut off my ears, 3.) Don’t give me Jim Carrey’s haircut from Dumb and Dumber.
When my wife and I first moved to Lexington I tried all the different salons in Lexington Center. All the women that worked at these salons seemed to have more issues than Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes combined. At one salon I had one muchacha that was cutting my hair talking to her pal about getting trashed the night before, having unprotected sex with some meat head from Quincy, and feeling «wicked» hungovuh. It wasn’t reassuring that her hands were trembling like Muhammad Ali when she was using the shears near my pointy Vulcan-​like ears.
No explicit raunchiness and never any hint of pretense at this place… Muy bueno. Everyone here — besides me of course –seems to be pretty hip and stylish, but definitely not snooty.

Bring your safety glasses if you are getting a color! After reading the reviews on this salon I was looking forward to a excellent experience. While the hairdresser who did my hair was competent, I couldn’t believe how she slapped the hair dye on my head, to the point where droplets were flying everywhere, including on my face. I told her I was going to put on my eyeglasses to protect my eyes but that didn’t stop her. After the coloring, she spent about 10 minutes cutting my hair, she was in a rush to finish. The result was OK — but not worth the $ 130 price tag. Management needs to train staff in developing more refined chair side manners if they are going to charge such a high price for their services. They should also not pummel new customers for their personal data as they pay. I don’t think I’ll be returning to this place.

I love this salon. The folks there are all friendly and the owners both work there (I think that usually makes a huge difference). Since my first appt there they all have treated me as a regular.
i have always gone to April (recommended to me from someone I trust). April is a terrific colorist, finds the right shade for my skin tone every time. and I switch from blonde, brunette to auburn. Her cuts are terrific and she never pushes products or services (for the record no one there does — I hate when places do that) but she makes great suggestions when I inquire.
I love the look and feel of the salon, they recently updated their look and it’s even fresher than it was, cozy but sophisticated. The salon is located in lex center and parking isnt usually an issue but bring a few quarters and give yourself five extra minutes since it is metered street parking. I love that they email receipts now. If they could find a way to do online booking and appt confirmations that would be amazing!

My entire family has been going here since it opened. Steph and Lou are great stylists, wonderful people and real pillars of the Lexington community!

I’ve been going to Stephanie since I was a teenager and she worked in another salon. Since then I have lived in Boston and Washington DC and have tried other high-​end stylists on Newbury Street, etc., but I find that no-​one colors my hair the way Stephanie does. I always get compliments on my sunny blonde highlights that are very natural looking. Stephanie always takes the extra time to style my hair if she knows I am going out that evening, and she and her husband Lou are so much fun to be around. I look forward to every visit! My mother, sister and I all remain loyal to this salon after countless positive experiences.

I came here as a walk-​in on a whim after seeing the Unilocal reviews. I was just in Lexington Center for a few hours passing through and had time to kill. I felt like doing something with my hair.
I got a trim and the haircut was fine. However, I felt that the hairdresser rushed me. I asked her specifically to show me how to use a curling iron the way that her hair was curled, and she said she didn’t have time.
I have very manageable, shoulder length straight black hair. It is not difficult to style. I was disappointed by the lack of care given to me. I understand that I was a walk-​in; however, they did not have to schedule me if they did not want to give me their full attention. Or, they did not have to schedule me to someone who had to leave the salon right after my haircut was done. I didn’t ask for the hairdresser to curl my entire head. I just asked her to demonstrate the technique.
I did see that other customers there were pretty happy that day, including a young man/​teenager who was a college student and came back to town to get his hair cut by his regular haircutter. So I would say this salon seems like a good place if you are a local and you know the staff.

Shannon is my girl! She is really good. I always get compliments and asked who cuts my hair and two of those people that asked were other stylists from other salons. I’ve been going to her for about 5 years. She’s creative, but not pushy and listens to what her customer’s want. If I say only an inch off the back, only an inch comes off. She makes great suggestions when I say I need a change, but she does what’s best for you and your tastes and doesn’t hit you with her «vision» of what your hair should be like. LOL! She treats me like her client, not her art project. I trust her, and when it comes to women and their hair, that is very important.
The Salon it self is a great environment. Its casual. Everyone is friendly, not snobby or stuck up.
You can always find parking too.
I will NEVER go back to Newbury St or Boston salons again.

I had the hardest time finding a stylist that I liked going to and who didn’t cost an arm and a leg. Once I found April, I was happy and even followed her when she moved to Stephanie Louis. Very easy to talk to and does a great job on my hair.
Rarely do I have to wait. The place is clean and comfortable. Only thing that can be tricky is the parking (street), but I have always found a spot within a 1 minute walk.

After seeing all of the awesome reviews, I decided to check this place out. I went for a trim and was not awed. The cut I got is fine, but I had a very «meh» experience. No frills, rough with the hair brush… Also, I’m not a fan of having a stylist shout in my ear so she can talk to her friend across the room. And 35 minutes from the time I walked in the door until I walked out? Not sure if the stylist was racing herself or is just that awesome that she can work that fast, but I’ve never spent less than 50 minutes in a chair due to my curls.
Though this salon is $ 2 cheaper than my current salon and down the street from my office as opposed to the 30 minutes I have to drive to my current salon, I’m going to splurge and spend the $ 2 and continue driving out of my way until I find something better in the area. Probably won’t come back here again unless I’m in dire need of a cut and can’t wait another minute.