Vanity Junkie

Really disappointed in my haircut I got back in mid November. Was excited to get it cut by Maria and I didn’t notice the unevenness until the next day. Because Maria styled it before I left. One side is considerably shorter than the other. No point in balancing it out because then another ½ to inch will need to be cut off. I got most of my ombré and a lot of my hair cut off. I wish I took a before and after picture of the length. So sad to see my hair gone. I hate doing my hair every morning and feeling the unevenness in the back. I refuse to have my hair cut dry. My hair is naturally wavy and I don’t understand why stylists insist on doing this… I’m really disappointed in my haircut, the unevenness, etc. I will be posting a picture. I’ve had multiple people point out the unevenness in my hair so now I just wear it up. Thanks!

I followed Amy G to Vanity Junkie when she left her previous salon because she is the BEST! I get the same cut every time but she always is open to discussing any changes I want made. And she ends every haircut with a fab blowout. She’s also super good about finding time to squeeze me in for my bang trim every couple of weeks. I highly recommend Amy because she provides great service at a very reasonable price.

I got a trim from Amy G and was very pleased with the experience. She was professional and friendly and spent time at the beginning to discuss exactly what I wanted out of the cut.
I highly recommend Amy!

I went in for a haircut. I brought a picture and we discussed what I wanted. She cut off way too much hair. It’s not awful but I’m
not impressed. I’ll try somewhere else next time. I didn’t like the hair product sales pitch right off the bat either. I don’t want to feel pressure to buy product when I’m already spending quite a bit for a cut.

I’ve only been to Vanity Junkie a few times, but Amy has done a phenomenal job on my hair, remembers my specific haircut, and unless she moves out of town I’ll never go to another hairdresser. I highly recommend Amy, as well as Vanity Junkie! It’s a great atmosphere and everyone around me always seems really pleased with their haircut.
Plus, it’s got 5 stars here on Unilocal

Love this place. The girls who work here are great. I won’t let anyone besides Tamera touch my hair so I’m glad she found a place as awesome as she is.

Tasia turned my nasty grey-​rooted hair into a colorful masterpiece. She rocks! She listened to what I was looking for and then gave me a classier version than what I had in my head! Jenny is a waxing marvel and saved me from the hideous hairy monster that I was becoming. When I needed a little extra done, even though we thought we were finished, she happily brought me back in and took care of me. Thanks guys, your salon is fab and I’ll be telling all my friends about you!

I have been getting my hair done by Amy Gorgone, exclusively, for years now. She is such a joy and always does an outstanding job with my cuts and, especially, my color! She has great insight as to which hair cuts and colors will look good on certain face shapes and skin tones. She also is very knowledgable about her products and has great recommendations. I couldn’t say enough about how happy I am with her sweet skills!
As for the salon itself — I love it! Such a fun environment and a great location! The salon is clean and kept up very nicely :) I love the style!

Tamara is amazing. I’d shaved my hair in solidity with my patients, but decided to grow it out. It is now to my shoulders. This was the most painless grow out I’ve ever had. Along the way, my hair looked and felt great. I’ve gotten numerous compliments. She is EXTREMELY talented.

I went in about 6 weeks ago to get my eyebrows waxed and tinted, and my eyelashes tinted. I used to have this service done a lot when I lived in Chicago, but didn’t think it was worth the money because the color faded so fast. I was feeling the need to pamper myself so I decided to try it again.
Kellie was awesome! She was super professional and friendly and got me started as soon as I arrived (early). She kept my brows full and didn’t thin them out too much. I’m blonde and I’ve had many experiences where my brows were dyed too dark but she got the light brown color perfect!
Lashes were also a great experience, and both my brows and lashes lasted a lot longer than they have in the past.
I’ll definitely go back and just made another appointment to revisit Kellie!

Love Tesla! She is so amazing! You leave her chair feeling gorgeous!
Very cute salon. Great space and parking is usually easy to find.

I recently moved to Portland from New York and I was impressed with the quality of the service at VJ. I got a haircut from Tamara and it was what I wanted. Layered and piecey. She was friendly, listened to what I wanted, took her time. One of the best I’ve been to.

My daughter, granddaughter and I all go to vanity junkie! That’s 3 generations and we all walk out looking awsome. …I go to Monique, when she washes your hair she gives you the best scalp massage it will knock your socks off!!! No one has ever made my hair look so good .when she cuts my hair I can style it several different ways which is so fun. The color is awsome and funky just what I asked for ! I don’t know about you but in all the years I’ve had my hair done I never really end up with what I ask for! Until Vanity junkie and Monique! To top it all off VANITY JUNKIE is so laid-​back the décor is funky, everyone is so friendly, it feels like your just hanging out having a girls day .They even have beer, wine and pop ! So kick off your shoes and go treat your self at VANITY JUNKIE ;-)

I discovered Jenny’s facials a few years back through Groupon. I have tried many different places with different techniques for facials as I have a very difficult skin to work with. Jenny’s facial are the only ones that not only made me feel incredible, other’s around me would notice a different glow and texture to my skin. Effects are long lasting and the hours spent with her always flies by. I now live out of state and visit portland a few times a year, always on my priority is booking an appointment with her my first day in town, great way to set the town of a great vacation. So glad I met her and her incredible talent as all is customized.
I definitely recommend her to anyone

This place is so amazing! I absolutely love the décor and funky chic unique vibe. Everyone is so nice and genuine. Also upon arrival you are offered tea, coffee, hard cider, beer or wine and they have options!!! Pretty exciting in my book. Jacquie cut my hair and I plan to go to her long term! I love my hair… It is exactly what I wanted. She did long layers with straight bangs based off of a picture I showed her and she did it perfect, making adjustments for my face shape. She is cool, down to earth and real. We had amazing conversations and I would 100% recommend her!

A love letter to Vanity Junkie and Maria:
I had almost given up on finding true love (with a hair stylist). I moved across the country and ended a 4-​year relationship (with my hair stylist). It was heartbreaking and our good-​bye was filled with tears, hugs, and well-​intentioned promises to stay friends. Since arriving in Portland, I’d tried seeing other people, but the reality of my situation soon set in. I was going to be alone forever.
Like so many other lonely people, I found Vanity Junkie via the internet. Basically, online dating. I scheduled a date online, called to confirm, and promised baked goods (like any quality wooing suitor).
I was ready for a change. I had flirted with the idea of short hair for a while, but realized my fear of commitment was holding me back from so many possibilities. I knew it was time. And, in case this date ended poorly, I had a plan B – a friend was on call to come by with a razor and give me a Miley Cyrus undercut (… I never said it was a good plan B).
I met Maria and the first thing she did was offer me a drink. I confessed to her that I love scotch. She agreed that whiskey is the nectar of the heavens. We talked about my hair and she was patient when listening to my ramblings. She walked me through different options for short hair, outlining pros and cons of different lengths and styles. Then we cut.
She did an AMAZING job. I didn’t know what I was going to leave with when I sat down in her chair (and, to be completely honest, I was afraid I was going to look like Justin Bieber at one point during the cut), but she was like Michelangelo and my head was like a piece of marble. Maria sculpted a masterpiece. She showed me how to use product to get the texture and look I wanted, listened to my feedback and concerns, and absolutely hit it out of the park. I’ve already gotten a million compliments on my hair (most of them from friends who never thought I would do it and who are pleasantly surprised I didn’t end up with a hack-​job DIY mullet).
If I could give her 100 stars, I would. I didn’t want to seem too eager when scheduling our second date, but I just gave up and booked 6-​weeks out.
I love this hair.

I am very happy with Noël at Vanity Junkie!
I was afraid to have my color done here in Portland (only gone the Aveda school when desperate) so I have been doing it at home. Realizing I would never get the results I was looking for, I decided to listen to a friend’s advice and visit Vanity Junkie last week. The salon was extremely accomodating and I was able to get an appointment on a SATURDAY NIGHT (whoa!)
Well, the finished product was lovely but it was perhaps not what I had in mind. I emailed the salon a few days later and within an hour I heard from Noël. She offered to see me again (no charge) and did her best to make my head a happy one. I now completely love my hair! She added copper highlights over my burgundy color and it looks summery and perfect.
Don’t hesitate to make an appointment here! You’ll be thanking me.

Jaquie Rocks! Trust her with your hair! Great color correction visit!
For a few years now I have been on the poor side and dealing with a lot of grey hair. I colored at home. One crazy day I had a momentary loss of reason when purchasing my color and went too dark. I liked the dark shade but my hair was a complete disaster black at the ends and lighter up top. Having my roots show within a week really put a damper on my mood.
I made an appointment with Jaquie after net searching for someone to fix my layers and layers and layers of home color. Not to mention that I my haven’t cut my hair in 8 months and it had no style. I had given up and was constantly wearing hats and scarfs to hide my skunk head!
Jaquie did a great job getting to know me and my hair. She talked me out of going completely gray and pushed for me to go toward my natural light brown or blonder hair to hide my gray. I figured it would be 2 expensive trips to the salon before I had good hair again.
a few hours later and a great shaggy cut I couldn’t believe how great it looked. Slightly darker than my natural color with three or five different tones it looks mostly natural but with a tinie bit of funk. I went six weeks before my next appointment the roots were barely noticeable. I decided to stay this color since it looks so good and still have the option later to go lighter.
It only took one trip to the salon and it was at an extremely reasonable cost. It was so reasonable with the salons «new client happy hour» that I immediately emptied my pockets of all cash and happily gave it to jaquie for the best tip i could give!
Long story short… Jaquie rocks she has the experience and knowledge you can trust. Plus a great personality and she communicates effectively. Don’t let her colorfull hair fool you she can do rockin conservative styles! All of this at a reasonable price!

I first went into Vanity Junkie a couple years ago when I wanted a new stylist and really wanted ombré hair. At the time, all the girls in the salon had gorgeous ombré hair, so I immediately wanted to give Vanity Junkie a try.
My stylist, Tasia, has been so fabulous. She’s down to earth and honest with me. She also gives me great ideas and suggestions when I’m not sure what to do.
I started out wanting dark brown roots with blonde tips but I also didn’t want to fry my hair. I have long hair and I’m anxious about damaging it, so Tasia suggested I start dying my hair in stages, little by little. I loved this approach and have been doing it ever since.
More recently, I told her I wanted lighter roots (more natural) with the same blonde ombré ends because maintaining dark roots was getting quite expensive. She picked a more natural brown color in a different dye and it came out to be exactly what I asked for — it’s lasted me so much longer, saving me lots of $
Vanity Junkie is great! Its such a cute salon. There’s comfortable chairs, beautiful Portland artwork, and 80’s movies playing in the background. Not to mention, free parking! I always feel comfortable and leave looking gorgeous.
It’s my favorite salon in Portland, no doubt!

I lurve this place! I am abandoning my current spa as Jenny’s facials and knowledge of emminence products are amazing. I had those big hormonal grounders from stopping birth control, she recommended the best rice scrub with lactic acid and spot treatement with blueberry and it worked! Her facials are so relaxing as she uses these cool globes on your mask. She just calms me.
That being said, Jenny also does eye lash extensions and fills. I get so many compliments. This is something I recommend you try if you want to glam up your look, reduce your makeup routine of curling your lashes and mascara and just wakeup with a pop, ready to go.
I can’t wait to get my face and hair done before my next trip — Hello Barcelona!
PS The online booking system is amazing. They confirm, it transfers automatically to your digiital calendar with a reminder. I can’t even get my current spa to answer their phone — done and done with them!