Mint Salon & Gallery

I have been getting my hair cut and colored by Kelley for years, even before she took over and started Mint. Kelley’s the best colorist and stylist I’ve ever gone to and I will never go anywhere else! She is a scientist when it comes to figuring out exactly what you want and what will look the best, and I know from other friends that go there that all the other stylists are top notch. There are a lot of salons in town but Mint has got to be the most affordable for such high quality work and service.

I’ve been going to see Kelley for about 7 years now, well before she opened Mint. I’ve had a wide variety of hair styles over that span of time, from long to a bob to a pixie and back again (and in various colors,) and Kelley has nailed it every single time. Her staff is courteous, professional, and very friendly. I have and will continue to recommend her to people looking for a new stylist.

I’ve been to mint for a cut twice now and I love it. I have thick curly/​wavy hair that does whatever it wants. My first visit to mint was the first haircut I had since I moved to Pittsburgh and I was ready for a big chop. I was nervous and Danielle put me right at ease. 12 inches gone! It felt great. Then she washed and cut my hair. I never felt better. My new short hair was exactly what I wanted. My second visit I requested Danielle again and wanted to really give my new short hair a style and some lift. Danielle listened and made my hair look better than I thought possible! I love mint and will continue to schedule appointments there!

I loved my experience at Mint with Danielle! I’m new to Pittsburgh and wanted to find an affordable but good salon in Shadyside. Danielle listened to what I wanted and executed it perfectly! The salon was clean, the atmosphere relaxing. I recommend anyone and everyone to book an appointment with Kelly or Danielle. I’ll be back!

Kelly is amazing. I have a lot of curly hair and she is a magician with it. I always come out of the salon feeling like a rockstar.

My daughter and I both get our hair done by Kelly. She listens and she is a perfectionist. I always get a great cut and my daughter recently got «balayage» and then coloring is incredible.
⁵⁄₅ stars for Mint and Kelly! (She appreciates promptness!)

Great cut
Kelly and Danielle really know what it means to listen to a clients needs
Highly recommend.

This place is insanely good. Jennifer is such a great stylist. She did my hair cut and suggested some highlight and the result was more than amazing. I’ve received so much compliments for my new hair cut and I can’t recommend this salon more

Kelley-​the owner-​has been my stylist for years. I was so happy and excited when she opened her own salon because I knew that not only would she employ the best stylists, but that her place would look amazing! The salon is super unique-​my favorite part is that they have a rotating art gallery with an opening every few months with food and wine!
Back to the hair-​Kelley always knows exactly what color to pick and I always love it. Sometimes I come in wanting a little change but not sure what, and I have always left extremely happy with what she does. I actually live in LA now and no other stylist can come close. Whenever I come back to Pittsburgh, Mint Salon and Gallery is my first stop!

Got a trim on Christmas Eve. Called upfront around 10 AM and was connected immediately.
Daniel was very detailed and worked with my hair with great patience (I have very thick hair). I asked if I could keep the current length and thin out, and after the shampoo, cut (trim) and drying, she patiently worked on thinning out my hair.
I thought all the questions she asked me were precise (where I wanted to part my hair, if I wanted to keep the length of my bang which was longer than the rest, etc.) and I’m happy with the outcome.
This is my second haircut in the US… My first experience at a «high-​end» salon was not good so I wasn’t expecting to be satisfied, but such a pleasant surprise!
Also, the conversation throughout was warm and pleasant. I’m the one who likes to watch the process instead of talking, plus the language difficulty as being a foreigner, doubles up making me more silent, but I enjoyed the conversation.
Unfortunately, I’m not too happy with the shampoo (no capes or towels put on to avoid getting wet) therefore the 4 stars. (Maybe this is something I will be facing anywhere and everywhere.)
The artworks on the wall are giving a nice unique taste.

I’ve been a client of Kelley’s for about 10 years now. This salon really embodies what can describe Kelley as a stylist — fresh, unique and modern. I always have a hard time figuring out what I want to do with my hair. I love that Kelley gives me imput and really takes her time to make sure I’m getting exactly what I want (even when I don’t know what that is). You can really tell that this is her passion. She always picks the perfect color for me. And when I’m ready for a change, she always has something even more perfect already in mind. And the color really stays! I have to wash my hair every day & I can go six weeks with no problem! The other thing that makes me love this place even more is the rest of the staff. Everyone is so welcoming that you really feel like you’re in a room with a bunch of friends. The energy in this place is just infectious! You can really tell when people truly enjoy working with each other, which makes for a comfortable, enjoyable & pleasant experience. And did I mention there’s wine?

Look no further. You’ve just found your new go-​to, #1, favorite salon! Mint has a hip, modern, comfortable, relaxed, fresh feel. You’ll feel welcome as soon as u step foot in the door by the warm and friendly staff. My mom and I go every couple weeks. She loves the way Kelley styles her. She’s never been able to find someone to style her hair exactly how she describes! She leaves with exactly what she wanted every time! Kelley is a professional, seasoned stylist blessed with a gift of making her clients look good!

I’ve been coming here for a bit under a year now. My first experience in Pittsburgh was at Nadia Salon (and it wasn’t a great experience). I asked around, and was recommended Dante Salon (now Mint) by a guy who had a pretty respectably well done haircut.
Up until today, I had been getting my hair cut by Haley, who always did a great job, was friendly but focused on my hair, rather than conversation. Unfortunately, as I found out yesterday, she’s no longer with Mint. So, today I had an appointment at 9am (conveniently before work) with Brandy, and was again very happy with the quality of service. She was very focused on doing a good cut, talked about options for changing it up a bit, listened to what I wanted, and used a lot of techniques I’ve never seen before for texturizing & reducing bulk.
She’s my second stylist who studied at a Tony & Guy school — and I’m convinced that school knows what they’re doing, teaching good men’s haircut techniques.
The ambiance is nice. The cuts are excellent. The price is right. What more could you want?

Love this salon and the stylists that work there. I live in Greensburg, Pa with plenty of hair salons around, but make the 45 min drive every few weeks to see Dani. She is extremely knowledgeable about color and is more then willing to try something new. If you are looking for a fresh look stop into Mint salon and ask for Dani! She won’t disappoint!

I highly recommend Mint Salon & Gallery and Kelley specifically. She has been cutting my hair for about 8 years, and I have followed her to several salons. I have a bit of a complicated haircut, and she always does it perfectly.
You will also love the décor of the salon, with vintage pieces and rotating art on the walls for purchase. Plus, you can enjoy a glass of wine or other beverage before your haircut. How many salons offer that?!

I love Mint Salon. You will not walk out disappointed. .The girls do a great job of keeping their clients looking modern, fresh, and hip. Fun atmosphere. Kelly is an artist… The only person who has ever given me a killer cute short haircut… goes into place almost on its own due to the precision of the cut… and she does a fab job on my b f’s hair. guys trust me it’s worth a few more bucks than a mall haircut, you can see the difference.

I recently saw Kelley at Mint Salon. The salon itself is extremely welcoming when you walk in the door. I love walking in to a place with smiling faces, great music and beautiful décor. This salon has all three. Kelley immediately greeted my son and I. I sit down in her chair and deliver a vague description I have been dreaming up for my style. Kelley listens to me and is patient with my Pinterest pins and immediately mixes the colors I described. Then, Kelley is applying color telling me stories and singing and dancing. When Kelley is finished with my hair she asks me if I like it… I immediately reply that I Love it! I know that every time I see her I will love her work. Kelley puts her energy and style into her work and let’s be honest sometimes those traits are difficult to find. I would suggest Kelley and Mint Salon time and time again!

Dante Salon changed owners a few months ago and is now called Mint Salon. The new owner, Kelly, clearly has no customer service skills nor any regard for the satisfaction of her clients. I suspect she will be out of business very, very soon. I’m about to write a novel, but the summary is that there are plenty of other good salons in the area and Dante/​Mint does NOT deserve your business!
Danielle is the one who attempted to color my hair. She failed miserably. I went in to see if I could get a color consultation appointment and I talked to Danielle about doing on ombré on my slightly-​longer-​than-​shoulder-​length hair. I know that ombré is typically done on darker, longer, more layered hair, but I have seen it look really nice on hair similar to mine. I have never had my hair colored before, so I asked lots of questions to make sure I was going to get exactly what I wanted. I explained to her why I wanted an ombré: I wanted some sort of color change, but don’t want it to grow out noticeably, and ombré is just color on the ends of the hair, which is perfect. Danielle said that she just learned a new technique to ombré hair in a more subtle way, and we agreed that sounded like a good idea because of my hair length and color.
I ended up with a weird mixture of chunky and stringy highlights that didn’t quite touch my roots. It looked awful. Absolutely not an ombré by ANY means. But, since I’d never had my hair colored before, it took me a day or so to realize how botched it was. I called them and explained that I don’t think I got what I asked for, and if I could come back in to have them fix it. The receptionist was really polite and sweet and told me to come back in and they would take care of it.
Round two, I should not have trusted Danielle again. She put a color lifter on my ends and called it a day, only after charging me for the product and a crooked trim. It looked even worse. Again, I should have realized before I left, but I felt like I was under a lot of pressure. Danielle and Kelly consulted with each other within my earshot about how they –did– give me an ombré, and just in general made me feel like I was being a huge problem for them. I made sure to be extra polite but it didn’t seem to matter.
I ended up going to Nadia Salon on Walnut Street where Lee saved my hair. However, the damage that Danielle did was so extensive that he had to cut off a bunch of dead ends, fix the crooked trim, and apply color to my roots to cover the highlights— all of these things could have been avoided if only Danielle had actually given me the hair I asked for, instead of defending herself and using me as a guinea pig for this so called «new technique».
I went back to Mint/​Dante and (politely, again) asked to speak with the owner. She was with a client, so I asked her if she would have time to speak with me today at all. She flat out said «nope»! I understand that she was busy but that was so rude. It’s a small place (same 4 stylists each time I was there) so I am positive she recognized me. Danielle was at the front desk and I told her that even though I came back to have my hair fixed, I am still not happy with it, and would like to know if I could get some sort of refund. She gave me Kelly’s card and said I could email her. (I brought my boyfriend with me so that I wouldn’t back down) He politely said that I have already spent a lot of time/​money here, and I don’t want emailing her to be another big ordeal. We were there to clear the air and talk with the owner before writing a bad review somewhere. Danielle said Kelly would be able to talk with us in 15 minutes. We waited 25 minutes while listening to them talk about how my hair looks worse now (it doesn’t). After that, I left my email and told Kelly she could contact me to work something out. Then I got the f*** out of there.
I’m sure other stylists there have done good work, and normally I would say that the stylist does not represent the whole of the salon, but Kelly was unbelievably rude. She is the owner of the salon and therefore she must own up to the work of her stylists. I would be willing to edit this review if she contacted me for a refund, but it really doesn’t seem like that’s her style.
Please, please don’t give them your money.
Picture of my hair after the first visit:
That’s supposed to be an ombré.
After she «fixed it»:

I lived in Los Angeles and have gone to many salons in Beverly Hills and paid top dollar. I was looking for something like that. I went here and let me say I am so happy about my hair! I wanted a completely new look with bangs. I was very scared getting this done with a new hairdresser. But wow! I am so happy with my hair! It looks exactly like the picture I brought in! Haley was my hairdresser. She is down to earth and very nice! I am defiantly going to be her regular! This place has a great price!!! Very affordable! My hair looks better then what I paid in LA and I got it way cheaper! I wish I could’ve tipped more! I defiantly recommend coming here!!! And Haley is the best!

I just got back from an appointment with Haley, and I am extremely happy with my cut! I’ve been wanting to get bangs for a while now and finally decided to, still with some hesitation. Haley was extremely helpful in helping me decide how to get them cut and suggesting what would look best. She also made sure to ask me as she was going if I liked how they looked. The rest of the cut looks amazing as well, I couldn’t be happier! Plus, as a poor college student, the price for a cut with her is very reasonable.