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    Metropolis Salon

    4.7 (89 reviews)
    ModerateHair Salons
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Blowout

    Color only

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    Cut and color

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    Beautiful color and layering - exactly what I asked for!

    I am SO glad I found this place! I moved to D.C. from NYC 2 years ago, where I had been going to the same stylist and a separate colorist for at least 15 years. I tried a few D.C. places that disappointed, then I found Metropolis! It has a wonderfully calm, quiet and relaxing atmosphere and a super friendly staff. Now I see Jaqueline for both cut AND color -and she is absolutely fantastic! From my very first appointment, she truly listened to my wishes and concerns (I have fairly thin and baby fine hair)--and she manages to deliver the perfect cut and color every single time! Beyond her talent, she is warm, kind, and a pleasure to spend time with. I also love the products the salon uses and sells - they feel very high-end and thoughtfully curated. I highly recommend Metropolis Salon!

    Rachel B.

    Michael did a great job with my haircut! This is my second time going to him for a short haircut. I was very happy with the results both times. He really pays attention to detail and takes care to make sure you like the look! The whole experience in this salon is lovely. Christina washed my hair and it felt like a gentle massage. The hair washing station is so relaxing, and you are surrounded by pretty plants. Some rainbow light was shimmering in the sunlight, and it was just so pleasant. They also offer you water, coffee or tea. My haircut cost $145, which is not cheap, but I think it's worth it for such a self-care treat. I will be back again. I highly recommend!

    Before and after with Eli- this woman worked magic
    Lily F.

    Wow, what to say about this place. I rarely get anything fancier than a Pro-cuts/Sports Clip kind of hair cut. It's hard for me to justify spending so much money on a fancy salon where I feel like the place charging $30 bucks next to the Family Dollar can probably do just as well... I'm a changed woman. I wanted a drastic change and trusted my Yelpers and this five star rated salon. From the time I walked in to book an appointment to the time I left, I felt special and very well taken care of. I had Eli and she was AMAZING. I've read the reviews to this place and can probably guarantee that you won't really get a "bad" person when you book it. I was with Eli for 3.5 hours and she made me feel fabulous. I had the balayage and a hair cut afterwards and it was worth every penny. Ugh, I can't believed I could have looked this fly a long time ago.

    Sahar B.

    Went here for just a haircut without shampoo and wash. I asked the hair salon upon calling if they would just do a dry haircut and they said "yes" and told me the stylist named Eli could do that. I turned down 3 other salons because they wanted to wash and cut my hair, when I specifically asked not to. When I got to the salon, Eli (who was very kind) was surprised about what I asked. She said maybe other stylists do it but she would have to wash my hair. Apparently she didn't get the memo about what I asked for. I caved in, after spending weeks looking for a salon and after driving an hour. I figured I'd go along with the wash now that I was there. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad....turns out, it wasn't to my liking. Eli is very professional and asked me several times along the way if everything was OK. She's very sweet so I didn't mind the cost and tipped generously just because of her bedside manner. The problem I have is with the salon itself, specifically the front attendant should never have said they would be able to do what I asked when they never told the stylist who'd be working on my hair about it. If you don't know for sure your stylists can do a type of haircut/style then maybe you should ask before I'm in the seat. I even sent pictures of my hair and asked if any stylist could do what I asked. They casually responded "yes Eli can do this" I'm attaching pictures of the cut. It is a nice haircut to the general public but for me (who it should matter to) it falls short since it doesn't look good when it's not blow-dried. My hair is different than most and I need it done exactly how I ask or it doesn't work well for me afterwards. I turned down other salons because I thought Metropolis would listen. Nope. Eli is a great stylist and very professional. She was very kind and gentle the whole time. It's clearly the salon's front desk fault for talking about something they didn't know or ask Eli about. If it weren't for her kindness, I would have given this salon 1 star.

    Bottom of hair longer on my left; shown without paper

    TLDR: DO NOT LET ELI CUT YOUR CURLY HAIR! THE OWNER IS UNPROFESSIONAL WHEN THEY SCREW UP! LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF MY LOPSIDED HAIRCUT WITH UNEVEN BITS IN THE BACK! I went into Metropolis in person to ask whether they had anyone who knew how to cut curly hair like mine. I told them my hair was difficult because I'm allergic to styling products so my hair needs to be cut so it lays right on its own. The very nice woman at the front desk told me that Eli or the owner could do it and booked me an appointment with Eli the following week. I also asked whether it would be okay if I brought in my own shampoo and conditioner because I was allergic to most kinds and she said it totally was. I told Eli I wanted only a couple of inches off, conservatively long layers, and no hair above my shoulders. I also told her that putting in shorter layers doesn't work well for me because shorter layers don't curl well on me. My hair was kind of frizzy that day because the my shampoo and conditioner formulas had changed and they weren't working as well for my hair anymore. Eli talked me through the haircut, and I was optimistic, but as the haircut went on I got kind of worried. When she was done, my hair was a puffy, uneven mess. I had never left a salon with my hair looking anywhere near that bad. I pointed out that the very bottom of my hair was noticeably longer on my left side. She trimmed the bottom a bit on the left until she said she didn't want to cut any more off, and frankly it was making me a bit nervous, so I said okay. She said that she could wet and dry it again, and I told her that I didn't want to damage it by heat styling twice in one day. She said that if I let her rinse and dry my hair again, she could spruce up the cut and shape afterwards. I told her that if she was offering to style it again for my benefit, then no because I didn't want to heat damage it again, but if she wanted to style it for her benefit because she thought it would help her finish cutting it, then okay. After she rinsed my hair and left me under a machine that took *forever* and only dried the top of my hair, she didn't go over my hair to spruce up the cut like she said she would. When I asked her to trim the uneven pieces in the back, she fluffed them up into the rest of my hair and told me they were fine (they're not). I put my hair up in a bun for several days after that because I didn't want to deal with what Eli had done to my hair. When I washed and styled it as usual, I found that the bottom of my hair was still longer on my left, but the shortest layers were significantly shorter on my left than my right. Also, the way the very front layers were cut kind of interferes with my curl pattern. After a week, I called Metropolis to ask if I could stop in to speak with a manager because I thought it was best to show them the problems with the haircut, and I hoped someone would trim the weird uneven bit sticking out in the back because I couldn't reach it. After some back and forth about telling me I could come in that day and then telling me I couldn't, and the owner not calling me when he said he would, I called to check in and the owner got on the phone and acted very aggressive, telling me he had been there during my appointment like it was some sort of accusation, complaining that my haircut had taken over an hour and a half like it was my fault (when in reality I hadn't wanted to be there that long and was just doing what Eli had requested), telling me before I even had the opportunity to talk to him about the haircut that, well, *he* had some *feedback* for *me* (his emphasis), and that they don't revisit haircuts after 2-3 days, which no one ever told me when I got my hair cut even though Eli told me I could come back if it wasn't working. He also said he had overheard me talking about my conditioner and wouldn't be blamed for my hair being frizzy (which wasn't the problem, but he hadn't let me tell him about the problem). I asked for a text number or email address where I could send him pictures of what my hair looked like, and he told me I could go ahead and send them if I wanted but he never gave me info on where to send them. He also snapped at me that they don't give refunds and he wouldn't let me "push" what I was pushing, which I didn't understand because all I had asked for was to show them the haircut (because I didn't want them to tell someone else with hair like mine that Eli knew how to cut it) and for someone to cut the uneven bit sticking out in back which I had already asked Eli to cut when I was there the first time and couldn't reach myself. I hate to admit if, but after getting a bad haircut that will take months for the lopsided, short layer to grow out and having someone snapping at me and insinuating that I was a liar who was somehow trying to cheat him, I cried.

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    8 months ago

    Great haircut, warm staff, very inviting atmosphere. Michael is very flexible and takes suggestions--he aims to please.

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    Jaqueline was fantastic! Friendly and cut was perfect. Overall vibe of Metropolis is great--very bright and welcoming.

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    Lovely haircut! Michael was the best hairdresser, very welcoming and kind. Great vibes.

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    Wonderful place! Roman is amazing. Love my hair. Everyone is so friendly and welcoming. Definitely recommend and will revisit soon!

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    Ask the Community - Metropolis Salon

    Do you style hair and add extensions for a special event? If yes, what is the approx price range for medium length hair?

    Good Evening VM, We don’t service extensions but do style for special occasion and style hair. Please let us know if you are still interested. Thank you!

    Hello, I have really thick curly Hispanic hair that goes all the way to me bum, I'm super anxious about getting it cut because I've just moved here and am very very nervous. Do you have anyone at your salon who specializes with hair like mine?

    Yes we are able to support your hair needs. On our website, Eli is available to work with you.… Read more

    Do you braid men's hair?

    Good morning. We do not braid hair.

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    I appreciate the care Michael and his team took in making me feel welcome and comfortable.

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    4.5(188 reviews)
    1.2 miWest End
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    Do not come for haircut. This is simply a place to beautify your face and hairdo for your special…read moreday or to color your hair but don't come here for a haircut. Except for French woman named Sophie who can do decent cuts, there is no any other stylists skilled in precision haircuts. Came here and one of their top stylists gave me the worse cut I've ever had in my life. I've had to wait more than 6 months to grow my hair out from the horrible layers he did on me. He literally just chopped my hair up. The bottom of my hair in the back was an upside down triangle! Every stylist knows it should be straight across and maybe just a bit rounded on the sides! Any salon would have easily provided a (normal) soft, feminine, sexy, natural cut that is subtle perhaps at different skill levels. This guy clearly had no concept of how to cut (straight) hair because his clueless messes get disguised easily in wavy or curly hair or in a blow dry with curling brush.

    UPDATE: Jillian threatened me with legal action for writing this review…read more After being a loyal client of Jillian for hair cuts and Adrian for brow waxing since at least 2016 until 2018, before I moved back to San Francisco and to Plano, Texas, I returned to NoVA/DC - moving on election day in Nov 2020 - because it seemed like NoVA/DC was being pragmatic about covid-19 regulations vs. the two extremes in CA & TX. I messaged with Jillian prior to my move on 11/3/2020 to learn how Karma was handling covid-19 regulations, because there were no capacity restrictions in Texas, so I hadn't had my hair cut or colored for 7-months - the longest I've ever gone. I saw her and Adrian on 11/22/2020, and even brought them both "welcome home" rose gold goodie bags with cards, Sugarfina rose gummies & chocolate caramels, and masks. I knew the global pandemic was especially hard on the beauty industry, because my aesthetician in San Francisco & her mom had to close 2 of their 3 salons in the Bay Area - in spite of being open since the 1970s. I was therefore sensitive to this fact. Which is why it was even more bizarre when I learned on social media in December 2020 that Jillian was moving to Dallas, Texas in January 2021, after she listened to my stories about Texas and pumped me for specifics about salons there, and at no point told me about her move. I later learned she told some clients about her move and not others, and that she expected Karma to tell me about it. However, the poor communication continued, given Karma never emailed me, the same way I never receive receipts for my "contact-less" transactions, and they still ask for my physical credit card, in spite of verifying its existence on file. The poor communication and the broken technology are both annoying. I let that go, and worked with Jillian - via social media - to book hair cut appointments with her for the next 6 months on Saturdays, however even when we agreed on my preferred time slot (4pm), she booked them for 5pm, because that worked best for her, she said. Not very friendly customer service for loyal clients! She also initially told the receptionist she was booked in February, which initiated our social media messages, requiring me to book with her directly. Then magically she's staying late for me! In parallel, as to the quality of Jillian's cuts, I started seeing her when she used to place a placemat on my shoulders to ensure her cuts were even, and I was always happy with how even they were over the years. That said, I've been very clear - including bringing drawings and instructions from my stylists in San Francisco, who do editorial work for Nordstrom & Gap, and trained in London & globally - that I don't like "shelves" of layers in my hair, I prefer long layers, I don't like corners, and I prefer professional cutting techniques to remove weight vs. thinning shears that butcher the ends of my hair without expertise. Jillian uses thinning shears, and my last cut included all the things I don't want mentioned above. It was, however, even at the bottom. I let this go, because I've had uneven cuts in DC, and I knew that by August 2021, I would need to find a new stylist anyway. I did, however, vocalize my concerns to Jillian yesterday & today about the inaccuracy of rapid covid tests, in parallel with Texas removing their mask mandate, while she travels back & forth between a covid hotspot & DC over the coming months, and she decided to cancel my appointments as a result. That's fine. I'd rather not contract covid, which is exactly why I left Texas. Which brings me to the brow waxes. Due to schedule availability, I booked an eyebrow wax with Erwin in December 2020, and his brow waxes are better - and more expensive - than Adrian's. Erwin's shape was superb, and similar to my favorite brow artist in San Francisco, who's regularly voted best brows. However, Erwin did not pluck or wax the hairs in between my brows, which I had to do myself. He also told me the gold dab of eye shadow I placed in the center corners of my eyes made me look cross-eyed, which I found insulting, so I suggested he remove it if he found it distracting. He asked me who gave me that make-up guidance, and "if they were black". Was that a racist comment? And why was he criticizing me, his paying client?!? I tried booking a brow wax in January 2021 with either Erwin or Adrian, and learned they were both at home quarantining with covid. Surprisingly, when I saw Adrian in February 2021, he criticized my brows, saying how much they needed a wax. Obvi! Why do he and Erwin feel it's OK to criticize their clients? Furthermore, they were uneven. Shockingly, I pointed this out to Adrian, and he agreed that my left brow was taller than my right, and re-plucked, yet when I got home, I still had to fix myself, comparing to my photo of my best brows in San Francisco. He also over trimmed the end of my right brow. If you like being treated as a client, look elsewhere.

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    Allure Hair Salon - A photo example I showed zhen of what I desired

    Allure Hair Salon

    4.3(29 reviews)
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    Happy ... was able to get a last mile minute appointment... not a lot of fussing, just a nice…read morestylish cut and plan on going back !

    *Update 4/28/18 After much back and forth they finally…read moreagreed to refund half the money, for which I'll give them an extra star. I still believe a full refund would've been the right thing to do, but you pick your battles. I appreciate the attempt to make this right although it still seems somewhat half-hearted. 4/27/18 Please look up "Zhen Lin" on yelp to see my review of the stylist who did my hair and more pics of the highlights she gave me. There was obviously a major misunderstanding. Why on earth anyone would want super blonde highlights on top of dark brown hair in 2018 is beyond me. This is not at all what I asked for. I asked for a natural looking balayage and showed Zhen literally four different pictures of examples I liked. I expressed that I really wanted the hair to look natural, blended and not ombre'd or striped. Both Zhen and the manager refused to try to make it right when I expressed my disappointment in my hair. Neither offering to help fix it, nor a refund. I had to pay $250 for something that was the opposite of what I wanted. After begging in person for them to help, I left another pleading phone message tonight for them to help me fix this mess, or refund my money as I can only imagine what a color correction will cost at another salon. I absolutely hate writing bad reviews about people and wouldn't have posted this if I didn't feel completely swindled, disrespected and brushed aside. I'm really hoping they'll get back to me, and I'll update this review if they decide to do the right thing. In the meantime, I'm beyond disappointed and disgusted!

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