MEET our team

With over 22 years of experience Olti is a master colorist and stylist who is well known for his blonding techniques such as balayage and highlighting, as well as being specialized in hair extensions and smoothing services such as, Keratin and Brazilian Blowout. He takes a personal approach to each session, listening to each client wants and needs, making it more than just an appointment, but an experience.

Olti was originally trained at Tony& Guy Milano in Italy and Albania and has his furthered training at Vidal Sassoon in Miami and Santa Monica. Over the years, Olti has been fortunate enough to work with icon brands such as Paul Mitchell, L’Oréal, Matrix and, Coiffance Paris, while being a continuously sought-after platform artist for there shows to share his expertise and passion with stylist at all levels of the industry.

Before opening V&O Salon, Olti owned an exclusive salon in Michigan for ten years, as well as working at Jorgo Salon, and Safar both located in Boston. Olti also speaks Italian and Albanian.

Saul  is a sought after stylist with  who has lent his talents to New York Fashion Week working with Oribe and Boston Fashion Week for designers Cynthia Rowley, Intermix, Rad Hourani and Saks Fifth Avenue. He has also styled for MTV.  

His advanced training from Vidal Sassoon Academy in London, Toronto, and Miami, including advanced certification from Toni & Guy and Moroccan Oil in NYC and more than 20 years in the field makes his an expert stylist. 

Additionally, Saul was the creative director and educator at Safar Coiffure for more than 10 years and he is a cutting specialist and well known in the Boston area for his Balayage, Foils, Hair Botox, Keratin treatments Brazilian blowout and hair extensions.  He also speaks Spanish.

Julia's passion and love for the art of hair

dressing began at an early age, and is still

vibrant today as she strives, with honesty,

patience, and creativity to delight her clients

with transformative hair care. She has more

than 20 years experience, 15 of which she

owned and operated her own award-winning

salon in Albania. While recognized as a Master

Stylist, Julida is always expanding her

knowledge and expertise by attending exclusive

seminars from industry giants like Alter Ego and

Lisap, and receiving in-depth training from

master-class Italian tutors.

Enhancing her client's natural beauty is Julida's

goal, which she accomplishes with a rich

repertoire of skills. In addition to precision cuts,

she is adept with color techniques such as

balayage, highlight, trained in the Cutting Pivot

Point Method, and takes on any challenge of

hair texture from fine to coarse, straight to curly, and has advance training with chemical treatments such as Brazilian Blow-Out,Hair Botox, and keratin treatments.

Whether it be a fun, bold new color, a simple

new haircut, or masterful retexturing, Julida

works closely with her clients to achieve their

perfect and desired look. She says the most

rewarding part of her process is seeing the

excited smile on her client's face when she has

delivered even beyond their expectations.

Brianna is a dynamic stylist in cut and color with ten years of experience exclusively in Boston.   Brianna’s precision cutting enables her to give a cut that grows out beautifully.  Combined with her knack for fixing color mishaps she is a sought after stylist.  Brianna’s warm persona, coupled with her passion for art and design, gives her an aptitude for hairdressing.  She implements her artistic background to focus on meticulously enhancing the natural beauty and individuality of each and every client.

Brianna has intensive training and experience with the likes of Goldwell, Schwarzkopf, Wella, Kerastase, Moroccan Oil, Rene Furterer, Oribe and Toni & Guy.   She specializes in balayage and foiling techniques.  She also has certifications working with Keratin Complex, Brazilian Blowout and both tape-in and micro-bead extensions.

With over 5 yrs of experience Olivia is our newest member to the V&O team, after Graduating from South Shore Votech. Olivia is a talented and motivated graduate of the V&O Education Program and aspires to make clients look and feel great. Being a Personal Assistant to the Creative Designers, she has gained talent, creativity and attention to detail in her craft. She draws inspiration from the salon’s stylists, educators (past and present) and from clients.

Carmen is a professional hair stylist and colorist who runs on creativity and passion. She began her journey in the beauty industry career at a very early age. She knew precisely what she wanted to do and where she wanted to be. She has always loved doing hair; from styling doll hair to practicing on her friends and family. Her passion and dedication drives her to continue developing her technique and methods. 

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Carmen was ready to learn and had hands-on experience first at a Salon in Newbury Street 30 years ago. She continued her studies traveling to and from New York City where she continued her education learning from stylists around the world. Ultimately Carmen moved forward as an experienced salon owner for 20 years. She continues to expand on her knowledge of the industry by attending classes and hair shows to learn from the industry’s best and top leaders.

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Carmen enjoys taking on all types of services from color work, keratin treatments, botox, special occasion up-dues and balayage as well as several other techniques. Carmen enjoys taking the time to listen to her clients request to ensure their expectations and experiences are met not only to forge a long term professional relationship, but a personal one as well