Helaine Marie ™️ Stoneham — Local services in Stoneham

This is a long review but it’s worth reading I promise you! Part One: I needed a change for my curly/wavy hair. That's right, two completely different textures/curl patterns. Curly on the top layer and smooth/slightly wavy underneath. Most stylists took a look at my hair, dove in with the sheers and hoped for the best. That is until I found Curl Queen/Helaine Marie Curl Specialist! I heard about Ouidad cuts from a woman with a gorgeous head of curls. I had to find someone with this skill and launched my Google search. This would be my first curly hair cut. The day of my appointment I walked into an adorable salon on Main Street Stoneham. I was met with a warm, smiling welcome from Lainie and my life will never be the same! It was me and another curly girl, also a first timer. Lainie sets herself up for success by having only two clients in her salon at a time. The energy was relaxed, music was playing and the sun poured in the windows. I sat in the chair and Lainie had a plan from the start. Lainie loves what she does, she knows curly hair, and she performed her magic on mine! The Foliage Foil highlights are natural and so pretty. I’m not sure how the Ouidad cut works but it made a difference with my hair and I’ll never go anywhere else. Part Two: This was also the sunny day with the perfect storm. Two new clients already in progress, two more new clients enter the salon a half hour early. With grace and confidence Lainie explained the situation and said she would need 30 minutes. No problem and they went next door for a cocktail! Those two returned and 10 minutes later someone else came in! She has been a client for 20 years. Lainie didn’t skip a beat - she took care of everyone in real time, moving us around the salon like a well-oiled machine. More like a maestro and her orchestra - cool, calm and professional! Honestly, all us curly girls were talking and laughing taking all of it in stride! It was so much fun watching all the hair transformations! That day for me was an experience in the best way possible! We all had fun and the hair results were fantastic! Thank you Curl Queen...

I have curly hair, but never knew what to do with it so I would always wear it in a bun on top of my head. No matter what I did if I tried to wear it down and curly it would look bushy it would look frizzy. It wouldn't look right so I would get discouraged and put it up. one day Then one day 2 werks ago I ran into a girl and she said why don't you go to Helaine Marie in Stoneham and I said who is that and she said oh she's the curl queen from Stoneham. So I went online read all the reviews. They were all great.!! I got an appointment and I went to Helaine and let her work her magic on my hair. And that's exactly what she did is work her magic ! She is so talented, friendly makes you feel so welcome so at home and so comfortable. After we talked for a while about my hair and what my hopes were for my hair, she started the process. She explained everything step-by-step what she was doing, how she was doing it why she was doing it, and kept reassuring me, and explaining again and again, which made me feel so comfortable. The shop is clean, cozy adorable and she makes you feel right at home offered me coffee, water, tea snacks whatever she had . If you have curly hair and have been struggling with it like I have for years and years, don't hide your curls anymore in a bun like I did embrace your curls go to Helaine Marie. She'll have you loving your hair and loving your curls just like I am right now. My only regret through this whole process is that I didn't find her over 20 years ago. She would've saved me a lot of headaches from wearing my hair up in a bun. I gave her a five stars because she's very knowledgeable very professional, and she truly cares and puts her heart and soul into her work, which you don't find that too often these days. So thank you Helaine Marie for letting me embrace my curls that my mama gave me 64...

I had a wonderful experience with Helaine and totally recommend her! I had been searching for someone to help me with my daughters curly hair. Making the appointment online was super easy. My daughter is a tween now and we are past the years of mom trying to help her with her hair. Helaine took the time to text with me beforehand to get an understanding of our needs and explain our options, she was totally down to earth and very knowledgeable. She clearly cares a lot about her business and profession. Afterwards, she made sure we understood how to continue to keep my daughters hair looking great ( even had to-go instructions printed on a convenient small card ). Then she followed up the following week to check in. It is so hard to find a great curly hairstylist- this one’s a keeper!

Edit- Came back months and months later for a curly hair cut and again Helaine worked miracles on my tween daughter’s long curly hair. Ladies- you can completely trust this woman with your hair! Helaine Marie Salon gives individual attention, is a straight talker and is truly gifted when it comes to cutting and styling curly hair. I searched for years for a curly hair stylist -...