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James Joseph Salon
James Joseph Salon

James Joseph Salon

Hair salon · 7 locations

James Joseph Salon started in 1997 with five stylists in a small basement on Newbury Street in Boston. About five years later it moved to a larger loft at 30 Newbury Street, which remains the flagship. The business has since grown to seven locations, with the W Hotel branch, Medford, Plymouth, Lynnfield, Burlington and Watertown joining the original.

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About

James Joseph Salon started in 1997 with five stylists in a small basement on Newbury Street in Boston. About five years later it moved to a larger loft at 30 Newbury Street, which remains the flagship. The business has since grown to seven locations, with the W Hotel branch, Medford, Plymouth, Lynnfield, Burlington and Watertown joining the original.

Services are offered a la carte. Color work includes single process color, root-only color, glaze and toner, face frame highlights, partial and full foil highlights, and balayage. Wash, cut and style is the core salon cut, and blow-dries and wash and blow dry appointments are also available. Special-occasion work covers up-dos and down-dos. Smoothing options include keratin treatments, a faster keratin express that the salon says lasts about six weeks, and a Brazilian blowout built on a liquid keratin formula. Permanent curls are offered for volume and texture, and extensions are available with pricing set after a consultation.

Booking has a few house rules. Appointments must be secured with a credit card, and cancellations inside 24 hours are charged the full price of the booked services. Color booked online must be paired with a wash, cut and style or a blow-dry. An exact hair quote requires a free 15-minute consultation, since quotes are not given over the phone. Clients who are unhappy with a service are asked to call within seven days so the salon can respond. Walk-ins are welcome for hair services at the W Hotel location.

Training is run through James Joseph Academy, which offers continuing education for stylists. Junior Stylist Training is a paid program for recent graduates with at least one hands-on session a week at the Watertown training center, and Advanced Education offers quarterly classes in color and cutting for experienced stylists. Clients can also book as models for weekly classes, with haircuts at $20 and color at $35 to $60, supervised by the education team. The salon says the academy has trained many of the area's top stylists.

Prices vary by stylist level and by the services and products a service requires, and they may change without notice. At Newbury Street, for example, wash, cut and style runs from $85 for a Stylist to $110 or more for a Director, and balayage starts at $230. The salon also sells hair products and gift cards, which come in standard amounts or a custom value, and runs a loyalty program that gives points for wash, cut and finishing services and for retail spending. The salon describes itself as award-winning and says it has been recognized by The Improper Bostonian and featured in magazines including Allure, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Self, Teen Vogue and Lucky.

The salon says it keeps up with hair trends through ongoing education and advanced workshops run by James Joseph Academy.

The Newbury Street location has an outdoor deck.

Locations

Services

Final prices may vary.

Single process color, root-only color, glaze and toner, face frame and foil highlights, and balayage, with several price tiers by location and stylist level.

  • Glaze · Burlington | 3rd Ave $40
  • Toner · Boston | Newbury Street, Watertown | Arsenal Yards $40
  • Face Frame Highlight · Burlington | 3rd Ave $75–$110
  • Face Frame Highlight · Lynnfield | Market Street $75–$140
  • Single Process Color (Roots Only) · Burlington | 3rd Ave $75–$100
  • Single Process Color (Roots Only) · Boston | The W Hotel $75–$95
  • Face Frame Highlight · Plymouth | Colony Place $80–$115
  • Single Process Color (Roots Only) · Plymouth | Colony Place $80–$95
  • Face Frame Highlight · Medford | Station Landing $85–$150
  • Face Frame Highlight · Watertown | Arsenal Yards $85–$125
  • Face Frame Highlight · Boston | The W Hotel $85+
  • Single Process Color · Watertown | Arsenal Yards $85–$105
  • Single Process Color (Roots Only) · Medford | Station Landing $85–$105
  • Single Process Color (Roots Only) · Lynnfield | Market Street $85–$115
  • Single Process Color · Boston | Newbury Street $90–$110
  • Face Frame Highlight · Boston | Newbury Street $100–$145
  • Partial Balayage · Burlington | 3rd Ave $100–$180
  • Partial Foil Highlight · Burlington | 3rd Ave $100–$170
  • Partial Foil Highlight · Boston | The W Hotel $115+
  • Partial Foil Highlight · Watertown | Arsenal Yards $125–$190
  • Partial Foil Highlight · Lynnfield | Market Street $125–$205
  • Partial Foil Highlight · Plymouth | Colony Place $125–$165
  • Partial Foil Highlight · Medford | Station Landing $135–$195
  • Partial Foil Highlight · Boston | Newbury Street $140–$195
  • Full Foil Highlight · Plymouth | Colony Place $155–$220
  • Full Foil Highlight · Burlington | 3rd Ave $160–$215
  • Full Foil Highlight · Boston | The W Hotel $160+
  • Full Foil Highlight · Lynnfield | Market Street $165–$255
  • Full Foil Highlight · Medford | Station Landing $165–$270
  • Full Foil Highlight · Watertown | Arsenal Yards $170–$260
  • Bayalage · Medford | Station Landing $190+
  • Full Foil Highlight · Boston | Newbury Street $190–$265
  • Balayage · Burlington | 3rd Ave $205–$245
  • Balayage · Boston | The W Hotel $215+
  • Balayage · Watertown | Arsenal Yards $215–$250
  • Balayage · Boston | Newbury Street $230–$265

Wash and blow dry, wash, cut and style, and up-dos and down-dos for everyday and special-occasion styling.

  • Wash & Blow Dry · Boston | The W Hotel $55–$75
  • Wash & Blow Dry · Boston | Newbury Street, Medford | Station Landing, Watertown | Arsenal Yards $60–$80
  • Wash & Blow Dry · Plymouth | Colony Place $60–$65
  • Wash & Blow Dry · Burlington | 3rd Ave $60–$70
  • Wash & Blow Dry · Lynnfield | Market Street $65–$85
  • Wash, Cut & Style · Plymouth | Colony Place $75–$105
  • Wash, Cut & Style · Lynnfield | Market Street $75–$120
  • Wash, Cut & Style · Burlington | 3rd Ave $75–$100
  • Wash, Cut & Style · Boston | The W Hotel $75–$115
  • Wash, Cut & Style · Medford | Station Landing $80–$105
  • Wash, Cut & Style · Watertown | Arsenal Yards $80–$110
  • Up-Do/Down-Do · Medford | Station Landing $85–$125
  • Wash, Cut & Style · Boston | Newbury Street $85–$110
  • Up-Do/Down-Do · Boston | Newbury Street, Boston | The W Hotel, Watertown | Arsenal Yards $95–$165
  • Up-Do/Down-Do · Plymouth | Colony Place $95–$125
  • Extensions · Boston | Newbury Street, Boston | The W Hotel, Medford | Station Landing, Plymouth | Colony Place, Watertown | Arsenal Yards Price at booking

Individual eyelash application, offered at the W Hotel location.

  • Eyelash Application (Individual Lashes) · Boston | The W Hotel $50+

Makeup application, bridal trials and lessons, and bridal makeup, offered at the W Hotel location and, for makeup services, by appointment at Plymouth.

  • Makeup Application / Bridal Trial / Lesson · Boston | The W Hotel $125
  • Bridal Makeup Application · Boston | The W Hotel $200

Keratin treatments, keratin express and Brazilian blowout for smoother, straighter hair.

  • Keratin Express · Plymouth | Colony Place $135–$160
  • Keratin Express · Boston | Newbury Street $150–$275
  • Keratin Express · Watertown | Arsenal Yards $150–$190
  • Keratin Express · Medford | Station Landing $200+
  • Keratin · Boston | The W Hotel $350+
  • Keratin Treatment · Plymouth | Colony Place $350+
  • Keratin Treatment · Medford | Station Landing $360+
  • Keratin Treatment · Boston | Newbury Street, Watertown | Arsenal Yards $375–$500
  • Brazilian Blowout · Boston | Newbury Street, Watertown | Arsenal Yards $450
  • Brazilian Blowout · Medford | Station Landing $450+

Relaxers and permanent curls for changing hair texture and adding volume.

  • Relaxer · Plymouth | Colony Place $90–$150
  • Permanent · Plymouth | Colony Place $95–$165
  • Permanent · Boston | Newbury Street, Watertown | Arsenal Yards $105–$220
  • Permanent · Boston | The W Hotel $120–$220

Deep conditioning treatments for added moisture and care.

  • Deep Conditioning Treatment · Boston | The W Hotel, Burlington | 3rd Ave, Medford | Station Landing, Plymouth | Colony Place $25
  • Deep Conditioning Treatment · Lynnfield | Market Street $25–$35
  • Glaze/toner Price at booking
  • Permanent Curls Price at booking
  • Special occasion Price at booking

Photos

  • Salon entrance with illuminated blue wordmark on the wall and gift boxes
  • Wide view of the salon floor with styling chairs, sinks and exposed brick
  • Two smiling women standing in the salon
  • Selfie showing a platinum blonde shag haircut
  • Stylist applying foil highlights at a salon station
  • Stylist doing foil highlights in a bright salon with mirrors
  • Close-up of foil highlighting being applied to a client's hair
  • Stylist working on a client's long blonde layered hair
  • Newbury Street salon floor with brick wall and styling chairs
  • Salon styling chairs and shampoo bowls at the W Hotel location
  • Burlington reception desk with brick wall and logo
  • Lynnfield reception area with brick wall and waiting chairs
Highlights
  • Seven locations, including a walk-in friendly branch at the W Hotel in the theater district
  • Keratin express, a faster smoothing treatment that the salon says lasts about six weeks
  • Brazilian blowout using a liquid keratin formula that forms a protective layer
  • Freehand balayage for soft, blended highlights
  • Free 15-minute consultation before an exact hair quote
  • Loyalty program earning points on services and retail purchases, redeemable for retail discounts
Good for
  • Full color changes and highlights
  • Keeping up an existing color or cut
  • Smoothing and straightening
  • Special-occasion updos and down-dos
  • Bridal makeup and trials at the W Hotel location
  • Walk-in hair services at the W Hotel location
  • Clients who want an exact quote before booking
Treats
  • Color changes
  • Maintaining an existing look
  • Smoothing and straightening
  • Volume and texture
  • Special-occasion styling
Techniques
  • Balayage
  • Face frame highlights
  • Partial and full foil highlights
  • Single process color
  • Glaze and toner
  • Keratin treatment
  • Keratin express
  • Brazilian blowout
  • Permanent curls
  • Extensions

Products & treatments

  • Retail hair products sold in salon

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