I was looking for a braid shop closer to home and I stumbled upon Donan Hair Braiding. I did my online investigation and then contacted the owner via text to inquire about the price for medium sized Senegalese twists. I was quoted $180 which includes the hair. I inquired about the 25% off discount for new clients listed on Yelp and was informed that they can no longer offer it due to the impact of Covid. I received a confirmation text after booking my appointment with new Covid guidelines including wearing a mask and no use of blow dryers in the shop. The day before my appointment, I received a text reminder as well as a Covid screening questionnaire. I requested to receive a braider with a gentle touch and was ensured that I would. The day of my appointment, my braider was a few minutes late but the owner contacted me to let me know that she was running behind. However, when she arrived, she sanitized, put on PPE and began preparing to do my hair. Amy, my braider, started my hair at 9:30am and was finished around 1:30pm. It was just the two of us until about 12pm when another braider and customer arrived. At the end of the service, I was quoted $185 which was $5 more than the original quote but it wasn't too big a deal. The braids were a bit tight but manageable and I had to return the next day to fix one of the twists that was loose. I contacted the owner, Josie, who gave me an appointment for the next morning to fix the braid. The owner has great customer service and works hard to ensure that you have a great experience. Overall, I had a good experience at Donan Hair Braiding. read more

Donan Hair Braiding - Medium size Senegalese twists (color 1b/30) - Hair Stylists Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Donan Hair Braiding is very accommodating with appointment times. I can schedule appointments for the next day. The braiders are professional and proficient. They are have a customer rewards program that provides money off services. So remember to log in the system for the discount. I recommend that you let them know what you would like to get done and request the pricing BEFORE they start your service. I have been given different pricing at the register for the same service I received 3 times. I had to ask why the price is different the to other 2 times I was there. We agreed to a price I was willing to pay. Lack of transparency in pricing seems to be common in braiding salons. read more

Took my 2yr old (3 next month) son to get corn rolls. My wife likes the look so I thought I would surprise her by getting them done for him while she was gone. He has gotten it done before by a coworker and he was still and silent as a mouse. Definitely took him to the wrong place because they do not know how to do children's hair and I question whether they are even capable of doing corn rolls. He was screaming in pain the entire time and the corn rolls came out absolutely horrible. Worst job I've ever seen. They blamed it on him being so young. I explained twice that he got his hair done by an amateur almost a year ago not only did it turn out good but he didn't make a sound. That was met with looks of disbelief like I was lying to them. The whole situation was uncomfortable and frankly strange. It turned out so bad that they just told me to "pay what I could ". When I made the appointment she said it would cost 50-80 dollars, no more than 80. The receptionist asked me how much I wanted to pay, I said 80 and she gave me a look like "that's it". It was way more than they deserved and certainly more than the results we got. I really hope they do a better job on adults but when it comes to kids they don't know what they are doing. Do not go to this place especially if you have kids. The first picture was taken after my coworker did his hair with zero crying almost a year ago. The next 2 pictures were taken after getting them done "professionally " by them. read more

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Awesome job so far. My hair still looks impeccable even after 2 weeks of working out and sweating in my head. Tying down the braids helps. read more

Donan Hair Braiding - Very neatly done braids. Two weeks later, braids still look like new! - Hair Stylists Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

I was very pleased with my experience at Donan's recently! I went in to get box braids mid-waist length and had wanted to try out a variety of colors for my upcoming birthday. I brought along a photo reference. Two stylists, Nonno and Donna, worked together to do my hair and found the right shades of black, brown and blonde. They did a great job! The appointment took about 4 hours and was easy to schedule as well. Very happy with my hair! read more

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Beautiful knotless braids. Got done super fast and even became a rewards member and got a discount.

Today I witnessed a Bullying situation from a stylist at this salon. I guess she had to redo a young teenager boy's hair at his mother's request. Well I guess the stylist was Upset about it so she involved all of the other braiders by talking some in their native language and other words in English. It was terrible. It was Emotional Bullying. And the loudest one was the braider that was doing my hair. She's a trouble maker and an instigator. The owner was sitting right there too. She's supposed to be a "Christian". It's Terrible when you spend your money and people can't service the entire person with kindness and respect. ZERO STARS If I Could.....Just Tired of Fighting for Quality Service. I would call the owner but she seems to be fine with the nonsense and unprofessional attitude from ALL of her braiders. read more

Update: Removing 2 stars from review. It looked great the first week. However, just 4 days after, I felt 2-3 braids coming out in the back (3 inches of my hair visible). I messaged the owner regarding when I could come back and have them redone. No response. At 2 weeks out, 2 locs have come out already, and another has almost come out. I expected more due to the cost. Initial review: Excellent experience. Minimal wait and hair completed beautifully in less than 4 hours. Staff was friendly and courteous, and owner was very communicative with scheduling. Would def go here again. It wasn't cheap, but you get what you pay for. read more

Very friendly, very clean, and the communication is all there! I went here last Sunday to get my hair in box braids at 9:00am, my stylist was running just a few minutes late and I was called and apologized too for the delay, which was appreciated! (She was only maybe 3-5 minutes late) when she arrived she got right to work and did a beautiful job on my hair. I have bi-racial hair so I understand box braids can be challenging to put in, she made sure I was aware that the style will not last as long on my texture before starting to just to make sure I knew, and communicated with me throughout the process to make sure I was fully satisfied with my look. I don't get braids often but this is definitely where I will go in the future. I highly recommend! read more

Donan Hair Braiding - I added the buns afterwards - Hair Stylists Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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My hair looks amazing i got knotless box braids to my butt Mia did great i love it so much best my hair has ever looked read more

Donan Hair Braiding - Hair Stylists Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Worst salon experience ever!!! For context, I booked an appointment for Fulani braids at 4 pm. I even showed the hairstylist inspo pictures of how I wanted the hairstyle to turn out. Once she finished with the back and started on the cornrows everything went downhill. The line for the first cornrow she made by my ear was slanting downwards. I showed her the picture again and asked her to please make the lines horizontal instead of sloping downwards, like the picture I showed her at the beginning of the appointment, but she said I shouldn't "compare whats on my head to things I see online" and that she was "choosing to part my hair according to my headshape". The audacity. A bunch of BS excuses she chose to make instead of admitting she was wrong. What's the point of you asking for and me showing an inspo picture if you're not gonna try to follow it? She then proceeded to get visibly annoyed and passive aggressive with me. It's like I had to fight tooth and nail to get her to take out the one braid and redo the part. She just kept deflecting and I had to keep reiterating politely that I wanted horizontal parts and showing her the picture to prove that what she did looked nothing like what I asked for. Finally she took out the braid and made the part horizontal. After about 2 more braids I noticed that the cornrow lines, though now horizontal, were not straight. It looked like she didn't even care to use a comb. They were so egregiously jagged you would think a child did them. I politely told her that the lines were not straight, to which she started gaslighting me and saying they were. I think this lady honesty took me for a fool because anyone with working eyes could see these lines were not straight. I was literally in shock that she tried convincing me that what I saw in the mirror were clean, neat, professional-looking lines. Even the receptionist admitted the lines were crooked when she asked for a third opinion. I'm so happy she admitted that because it was clear the stylist had no intention of fixing them until even her own colleague sided with me. She finally caved and took them out. Again, she made it known that she was annoyed the whole time she was redoing them. She sighed repeatedly, sucked her teeth, got rougher with my head, just tugging and pulling harder. She ended up saying she couldn't do the cornrows nicely on my hair because of my hair type and length (my hair is 4 inches blowdried btw and full and I've seen cornrows done on shorter, thinner hair before). Another BS excuse instead of admitting she was doing a rushjob. I would've appreciated her telling me she couldn't execute the hairstyle upfront when I showed her the hairstyle but I guess she just wanted to waste my time. She herself after seeing how ugly the front was coming along, admitted to not being able to do the Fulani braids neatly and offered to finish off the front of my hair in knotless box braids instead of cornrows. And with the back of my hair already in box braids plus the fact that I had to have my hair done by the next day, I accepted. Not to mention she kept mentioning that she had an appointment at 6 pm she had to go to. In my head I'm like I'm the customer, why are you putting this burden on me knowing you're the one who could've easily declined the 4 pm appointment if you knew ahead of time you had something at 6 pm. After coming back from a phone call at one point towards 8 pm, she told me that she's in a tough position because she has somewhere to be and she's running late. Mind you we're the only ones in the shop at this point. I wonder what the point of her telling me this was and what she expected me to say????? I was definitely not walking out of there with my hair unfinished because she decided to be unprofessional and bad at planning ahead. Fast forward 3 days later, and I notice that my hair is already coming out of my braids. I kid you not, hair is sticking out of 80% of the braids. This woman couldn't even tuck hair into braids. And 9 days later, braids are already unraveling. My hair is falling apart and it's been only 9 days!!!!! I'm so tired of geling down the pieces of hair sticking out of each braid one by one everyday I'm thinking of just taking down my hair altogether. I mean for godsakes what is that stylist even there for? She's rude, condescending, has no patience, and most of all NO SKILL. Just a horrible stylist and person. You couldn't even pay me to go back. And I'm telling everyone I know to stay far away from this place. read more

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BEWARE!! I've been here a few times and every time it was something. Morning appt had to be rescheduled for a evening appt which was a big inconvenience, braiding hair was suppose to be washed but wasnt (I have sensitive scalp), stylists were aruging over who was assigned to my hair, told the owner (via text) and stylist I wanted the $180 box braids but the non English speaking stylist gave me a pricer version of box braids. The onsite manager had the nerve to ask me to pay the higher price. She didn't get it from me. I WILL NOT PAY FOR WHAT I DID NOT ASK FOR. Why does getting braids have to be such a challenge? read more

Nice braiders but I got cornrows and they were unraveling within the week. Two weeks later my hair looked as if I had it in for two months! Hair was just coming apart. I'm not sure what she did wrong or if the hair wasn't stretched properly. Idk but if they can't get simple cornrows right I'm afraid to try n e thing else. Less than 3 weeks in I'm forced take them out and find another braid shop read more

Saved my life is an understatement. I needed my hair done last minute, and I was mad that I had to drive from Indian Head, but I was happy they were available. I called, sent a text of what I wanted and there I was immediately scheduled. All the braiders are friendly and the space was clean. They had me smiling from ear to ear and trust me, I will do this drive again. Thank you!!!! read more

I love this shop , honestly it is a hidden gem. I just got butterflies locs. Super neat parting. Even prior to getting your appointment they call and remind read more

Donan Hair Braiding - Butterfly locs - Hair Stylists Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Listen. I'm from Texas and came to MD for a few days. I searched all over for someone who could raid but wasnt satisfied with the pictures I saw. In the end I chose Donans . I go waist length box braids... flawless! The service was great and the personality of the braider was as well. May times you go to hair dressers and the product is great but the attitudes of the staff are terrible or vice versa. If im ever back in MD... this is my place to go for braids! read more

This is one of the most clean and professionally run braiding shops I've been in and I am very particular about my braids. Maya is friendly and personable and Josie (owner) has the best customer service. I will definitely be back. read more

Highly recommend!! The salon is very clean and relaxing with a fast, professional and friendly staff! This was my second visit and I will definitely be back! read more

I Scheduled an appointment a few weeks back at the last minute due to traveling out of town. I reached out to Donan after finding them I brevet here on Yelp. From the initial call everything was great. They were able to accommodate me the very next day which I needed. The stylist was on time, I was able to listen in on a class I need for work, everyone were professional, the facility was cleaned and followed all guided due to the pandemic. A week after my appointment I received a text from the manager asking how everything went, if I was satisfied with my hair and how it was holding up. I was WOWED by this nice gesture because a lot of places can careless once you've paid and gone about your business. I will definitely be back and pray they continue with the service received.. Very hard to find with braid shops... read more

If you have not been, please visit this salon. This was my first time here and it was WONDERFUL!!! Very professional, everyone was friendly. I was in the shop part of my day , but my braider Aisha she did an amazing job on my Senegalese twist. I will definitely be back. Keep up the excellent work ladies. read more