RIO BLANCO SALON WRJ VT in White River Junction, VT

I love my visits to Rio Blanco! I'm here every two weeks to get my lashes done with Sam and not only is it well-priced, my lashes always look great and I get a nap while I'm getting them done.
She also does my hair and is great with blondes. Looks so natural.
The vibe in the salon is friendly and relaxed and everyone always greets me so warmly. They do the works here: Nails and tanning bed too. Always parking on site. Totally recommend!

Mike is a great barber and a very nice guy. I have gone to several salons/ barbershops in the area and he is the only one that knew how to cut Asian hair. Both the fade and the top. He listens carefully to your request and gets it right.

Barber Mike is legendary. One of the few hair appointments I've had where I love it the second I walk out of the salon.

I'm not too fashion savvy, but Mike helped navigate me towards something lovable.

Highly recommended.

Attention curly girls!!!

I requested a DevaCut & was placed with Kristen. I was SO excited to finally get a haircut after going through 2020 without one. I told Kristen I liked my hair long so wanted a trim, and would like to get long layers (I've been getting them for years) to add back some volume since the length was weighing down & stretching out my curls.
It has taken me years to grow out my hair (and the use of biotin, no heat, protecting it from the sun, and otherwise than 2020, frequent trims)
Kristen cut the most underneath later first (devastyle), and I told her it was too short. She said she would keep the rest longer...
In my opinion she started to lack some confidence after this. Whether or not she was, I started to feel like I was not in good hands & felt anxious throughout the rest of the cut.
When it was really time for her to stop cutting, the left and right sides were uneven. Of course they had to be evened out.
I left disappointed. It's much shorter than I had wanted and there are a couple straggler ends on some of my curls after washing, but it looks fine enough.

When I was going to leave this review on the deva website, I noticed that Kristen's name wasn't listed as a deva stylist. This concerned me, and I called Rio Blanco. I spoke with Marcia (who I think is a manager) who reassured me that she had her training with her.
Marcia told me that she doesn't like to do DevaCuts herself, because she doesn't think the dry technique holds up well after washing etc, and prefers to do wet cuts. Cool -- great to know after my cut! She asked me to come in. I appreciate the gesture, but I am just really feeling bummed.

I would prefer to go to a salon where the stylists have more confidence with curly hair, and in the techniques they were trained in / advertise.

I usually get my extensions retaped on my bimonthly trips back home to NY, but I had one extension fall out and after being rejected for a single replacement at another local salon, Rio was a savior. I've been back twice now in between my tapings to get sections fixed (both times last minute and they have been able to fit me in same day) and both Madison and Kristen have been absolutely lovely! It's been great to have a local option and I know I'll definitely be back for other services.