CUTTING EDGE: THE SALONS OF HARVARD SQUARE

Michael's Hair Design1105 Mass. Ave.  M, Th 9-7 Tu-W, F 9-5 Sa 9-4  $30 for wash, cut and dry  Colors--$35-$135 Perms--$80 with cut  60-40 female-male  10  Yes  N/A Leonard Stephen Salon  54 JFK St.  Tu, F 8:15-5 W-Th 8:15-6 Sa 8-4  $35-$45 for wash, cut and dry  Highlights--$85+ Perms--$75+ Colors--$35+  60-40 female-male  6  Strongly Recommended  N/A Great Cuts  One Eliot Sq.  M-F 9-9 Sa 9-6 Su 10-6  $9.95 for a basic cut  Shampoo--add $3 Blow Dry--add $4-$7  More male than female  12  No  15 min. - 1 hr., longest on weekends Gino's  20 Holyoke St.  Tu 9-5 W-F 8:30-5:30 Sa 8:30-4  $40-$55 wash, cut and dry  Cuts by experts run higher--$80-$95 Colors--$55--$250 Perms--$75+ Makeup--$35  Most female, some male  20  Recommended  20 min., shortest at beginning of week Diego at the Loft  57 JFK St.  Tu-F 10-7 Sa 10-5  $35-$50 wash, cut and dry  Colors--$85-$150 Perms--$85  Mix of male and female  20  No  10-30 min. La Flamme Barber Shop  21 Dunster St.  M-Sa 7-6  $11 wet cut, blow dry  Shampoo, cut and dry--$14  Most male  12  No  15 min.-1 hr. Alfred Hair Design  Eight Eliot St.  M 10-4 Tu-Th 9-7 F 9-6, Sa 9-5  $45 wash, cut and dry  Colors, Highlights  60-40 female-male  4-6  Recommended  <1 hour Andre's Hair Salon  1206 Mass. Ave  M-Sa 9-7 Sun 12-5  $10 basic cut, 9th is free  Manicurist  Mix of male and female  4  No  Usually no wait About Hair  One Arrow St.  M-F 9-8 Sa 9-6 Su 12-6  $35 wash, cut and dry, students 20 percent discount  Shiatsu massage-- $1 per min. Manicures--$15 Pedicurees--$25 Colors--$50+ Perms--$55  Mix of male and female  7  Recommended  <30 min., shortest before 4 p.m. and on weekdays Judy Jetson, Inc. Hair  1765 Mass. Ave.  M-F 9-8 Sa 9-5 Su 12-5  $30 wash, cut and dry  Perms--$60+Highlights--$65+Color--$50+ Straightening--$60  Mostly female, some male  3-6  Recommended  30 min. or more