MEET THE TEAM
Amaci Salon | Boston MA
Amad Saab
Owner & Master Stylist
Amad Saab, Master Stylist and Owner of Amaci Salon, hails from Beirut, Lebanon, where he began his 24 year career in hairstyling. Working throughout the Middle East and Europe, Amad has worked on every hair type imaginable, bringing his expertise and eye for style to each client he works with. He opened Amaci Salon 17 years ago and brought that experience to Boston. He specializes in all types of color services, including foil and balayage highlights, creating custom colors and styles to match each client’s personality and lifestyle. He is also a master at cutting both men’s and women’s hair, from precision bobs to long layers and everything in between. He is certified in several smoothing systems. Amad strives to give each client the respect and attention he would use to treat his own family and give anyone who visits Amaci Salon a luxury experience.
Rossmary Ballesteros
Rossmary is a hair stylist and colorist specializing in gorgeous finishing work and natural looking color. She is an expert at natural blonde highlights with a perfectionist’s eye for detail and love for classic styles and highlights. She’ll customize your haircut and color to best suit your face shape, lifestyle, and vision. She has been working in the industry for 19 years and is a Sebastian, Redken, Matrix and Wella certified master colorist, Brazilian Blowout and Keratine certified, and has attended numerous cutting and styling classes with late celebrity stylist, John Sahag, who’s been a major influence on her styling views.
“I take great pride in the art that I create. I am passionate and love designing and coloring hair to enhance the beauty of each of my clients.” ~ Rossmary
Karina Lemus
Karina is an amazing stylist from El Salvador. In 2003, she left her home country to move to the U.S. where she discovered her overwhelming passion for the hair industry. Karina has been a stylist at Amaci Salon for three years and plans on being here for many more. She specializes in Balayage and long layered haircuts, but her talent exudes many more hair services!
Aretha Melo
Aretha has always had a strong interest in the beauty industry. Her formal training began in 2011 when she graduated from beauty school. In 2013 she found a home at Amaci Salon where she apprenticed under the very talented Amad doing hair. Her exuberant personality is one of the many qualities that keep her clients coming back to her chair. Very passionate about hair and inspired by the latest trends, cuts and color techniques she truly embraces change. Renowned for her great shampoo and blow dry styling, Aretha brings a warm personal approach to “you” the client and loves being a hairstylist. Her styles range from Classy to Edgy and her coloring techniques will add flair to finish your look. We love Aretha’s energy and personable manor and look forward to more great things in her future.
Anna Fahouli
Anna has been a team member at Amaci Salon since Summer of 2006, and is so thrilled to have found this place she can call a second home to flourish her career. With a passion for fashion, beauty and natural skincare, she is so happy to finally pursue her dream of becoming an aesthetician. She specializes in brow threading and shaping, completely transforming her clients look and give a mini eye lift! She also excels at all waxing services, makeup, and eyelash extensions. Her favorite thing about this industry is having a part in making someone feel special by doing what she enjoys.
“Pleasing our clients is at the top of our priority list, I go above and beyond to make sure clients are thoroughly satisfied” – Anna
Betty Hawes
Betty’s areas of expertise include: hair-cutting (wet, dry, clipper and razor cutting), hairstyling (blow-outs, rollers, etc.), make-up (evening and wedding), hair and eyelash extensions, up-dos (weddings and evening), hair-coloring, tri-dimensional highlights and single processes. She has worked as a stylist in Boston since 1998 on Commonwealth Avenue and Newbury Street. Betty, a master stylist, has won many awards including: Two Time Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Blow-dry style, and other various 1st prizes at International Beauty Shows in New York, Chicago, Washington, and San Juan.
Adam Alhalawani
With over 20 years of experience in the beauty industry, Adam Alhalawani, originally from Lebanon, can offer you a custom look that will compliment your own personal style. He specializes in updo’s, hair styling, hair color and makeup for everyday, or weddings and special occasions. From the most natural to the most sophisticated, he will ensure that you feel beautiful every day! Adam perfected his technique in Boston, but has worked in Dubai, Lebanon, and many Arab countries (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar) doing hair and makeup for weddings and events. He is a master in hair coloring, from balayage highlights and custom hair color. He also specializes in men’s haircutting and styling as well. He is trained and certified for Brazilian Blowout and Keratin treatments, hair extensions, and Matrix hair products.
Ria
I was born in Algeria and schooled in Boston, with 15 years experience as a hair stylist. I specialize in color, highlights, balayage, wet/dry haircut as well as numerous certificates from Paul Mitchell, deva curl, l’oreal wella and goldwell. I am certified for Brazilian blowout and keratin treatment.. Ria continues to educate herself and takes classes for new cut and coloring techniques.
Salma
Bio coming soon!