Best of Boston

Best Women's Haircut

Kara Hurston, Love and Mercy

Boston
Hurston has been honing her talents for nearly two decades, and can achieve everything from long layers to dramatic chops. As such,we experienced zero panic [...] read more»
2023 Best Women's Haircut

Chuck Bass, Patrice Vinci Salon

Boston
Why do we love Chuck Bass? Let us count the reasons. For one, he comes in as early as 6 a.m. to accommodate busy schedules. [...] read more»
2022 Best Women's Haircut

Jessica Thornton, Green Room Boston

Boston
Where do Boston’s old-money mavens and new-money titans go to get pampered? This one-woman, single-chair salon, tucked away along a side street on Beacon Hill. [...] read more»
2021 Best Women's Haircut

Chuck Bass, Pini Swissa Salon

Boston
There are two types of hairstylists in the world: listeners and dictators. Bass is very much the former, taking into account a client’s aspirations and [...] read more»
2018 Best Women's Haircut

Dayna Gamba, Love and Mercy

Boston
Dayna Gamba brandishes a pair of clippers like a sculptor’s tool, deftly shaping locks of hair into works of art. Trained as a barber and [...] read more»
2017 Best Women's Haircut

Michelle Lee, Salon Eva Michelle

Boston
Don't let Michelle Lee's warm, chatty demeanor fool you. This woman is absolutely ruthless with a pair of shears—in the best way possible. She pulled [...] read more»
2016 Best Women's Haircut

Chuck Bass, Pini Swissa Salon

Boston
We came to Bass with a three-month-old haircut on the fritz. His diagnosis? Too heavy, especially around the shoulders. Within 60 seconds the stylist had [...] read more»
2013 Best Women's Haircut

Chuck Bass, Jean-Pierre Salon

Boston
Chuck Bass isn't fond of small talk (so don't even try to land any Gossip Girl jokes). Sure, there'll be the usual banter about what [...] read more»
2012 Best Women's Haircut

Salon Eva Michelle

Boston
Want a style that stops traffic? Book an appointment with Eva Mustafai. She handles her scissors with race-car-driver precision, and will find a cut that [...] read more»
2007 Best Women's Haircut, Expensive

John Centofanti, Vidal Sassoon

Boston
You know that girl: long, come-hither layers one month, a punky shag the next, then a pert pixie, and so on. Never the same cut, [...] read more»
2007 Best Women's Haircut, High-End

Jeffrey Dauksevich, Umi Salon

Boston
When Dauksevich debuted his $300 fee in January, the priciest cut on Newbury, loyal clients barely batted an eye. They know they'll get his full [...] read more»