On this day after Thanksgiving I am thankful for Maria. I've been growing my hair back and haven't…read morehad it straightened in over 2 years but after back to back braids I knew I needed a trim. I took my soft locs out and then searched Yelp for something with good reviews that was close to me and open and came across this salon. The salon is cute, spacious and clean. Maria was working by herself today but God knew I needed my hair done so she was finishing up someone as I walked in and had me at the shampoo bowl within 10 minutes. She scratched my scalp good with the shampoo and massaged my scalp with the conditioner. Then off to her chair. This was the first time I have ever had a blow out at a Dominican salon with no pain! The pain and feeling like my hair was being burned was why I stopped getting my hair straightened. She blew me out then flat ironed it before giving me a trim and sent me on my merry way in just over an hour. To note, 3 people walked in at different points of me getting my hair done. She greeted them and let them know that there would be a wait because she was alone. They all agreed to wait and she did not rush through my hair to get to the next client. She said it was just her because no one wanted to work after the holiday so I'm hoping it's better staffed on a normal day when it will be inevitably more busy because I definitely plan on returning.

For anyone new searching, they have closed. On the bright side there is a new dominican salon in…read morethe plaza right next door to it. And they do really good work as well!

I started going to Whitney in July and she has been taking care of my hair. She uses style seat to…read morebook and never has you in there all day. I do mostly extension maintenance . Her washes are dreamy. I've become a weekly client.

Whitney did a phenomenal job on my hair. I got on StyleSeat after my greys were driving me to…read moredistraction and picked someone by geographic region as opposed to actual reviews because my commute is atrocious. Whitney popped up. She's conveniently located on Branch Avenue less than 10 minutes from the metro where I park to go into DC everyday. I made the appointment and confirmed online. I arrived on time and she offered to let me sit in the kitchen to finish the food I'd brought. She did have a head in her chair at the time, but I wasn't over surprised. It was a cold, rainy Thursday evening. She got me in quickly and shampooed and conditioned me herself to sit under the dryer (of course) and then she quickly wrapped one client before me and got me in the chair. All-in-all I was out in under 2-1/2 hours and I consider that a complete win. My hair was LAID and I absolutely loved my curls. Whitney does an excellent job with natural hair. I don't need a whole silk press because my hair, while curly, is fine (3c/4a) but she still did a good job of determining the heat setting from my iron (I always bring my own now) and was willing to use my heat protectant, which I appreciated. 10/10

They immediately got to me. The pricing is amazing. The wash felt great and they can do your hair…read moreeven if you have a weave installed. I love this place.

DO NOT GO HERE. I…read morewas quoted $65+ for a blowout over the phone and somehow got charged $115 for services I never asked for. I asked them to break down the price and couldn't even get a straight explanation. This is literally how my hair looked a couple hours after leaving and I wasn't even in the heat. $115 WASTED. Definitely not worth it. Save your money and go somewhere else. The staff rarely speak English. How tf are you running a business and the staff can't even communicate with customers?! I knew it was a red flag when it was literally ONLY ONE PERSON IN THE SALON getting their hair done and the staff couldn't properly communicate. THIS IS A REAL REVIEW FROM A REAL PERSON. The salon has staff leaving 5-star reviews on here, so DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE DO YOUR RESEARCH! I'm tired of all these bullshit, low-quality businesses charging people premium prices for work that doesn't deliver. ‍ The vibe was very the whole time I felt uncomfortable.

I took a leap of faith today and decided to get color--a really noticeable one. I am absolutely…read moreimpressed with Amanda B.'s work as my stylist. Not only does she style, she focuses on the growth of my natural and healthy hair. I can tell that she customizes styling and treatments. I will continue to refer my friends and family to her.

From the owner: Color, cuts, natural hair, blowouts, and other styling needs.read more

Carina is awesome! Her shop is always clean and modern, and she offers a great variety of services…read morefor both men and women. I love supporting small businesses like hers. She's super accommodating, and even though they take walk-ins, booking an appointment is really easy if you want to skip the wait.

Great experience! Beautiful end result! She made me feel…read morecomfortable during brief consult about what I wanted and during the process.

The experience from beginning to end has been terrible and unprofessional…read more I've spent the last two days trying to get the glue from a terrible quick weave out of my hair. I'll save the details of the experience prior to getting it done. The braids are basically cemented together in my head. I took the style down after less than 1 week because it just didn't look professionally done or worth the $400+ for "Brazilian hair" that was installed. Extremely thin bundles, hair color didn't match (the bundles were jet black and I didn't ask for that, the standard color is usually 1B?) complete waste of money and time. The service wasn't done by owner but a specific stylist who works in her shop.

The boutique is very clean and inviting. Every visit is always pleasant and informative. The hair…read moreis of EXCELLENT quality and I have been able to use the same RAW Indian hair for TWO years. It still kept its luster and wave. Although I have bought many bundles since then, its good to have quality hair in your stash. HWC has found a loyal customer for life.

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I found out about Jemistry Hair Studio on Facebook when I was looking for recommendations for a…read morehair stylist who could do weave sew ins. After looking at Jemistry's Instagram page and seeing her flawless work, I decided to book an appointment with her. Despite her busy schedule, Jemistry was able to squeeze me in for an appointment. My original bundles and lace closure, which I provided, did not have the same color. Thus, Jemistry accommodated me and did a color correction on my bundles so that the color would match the color of my lace closure. And these are my results of the lace closure Install! I love how my hair looks and feels, and I'm really amazed at the results. For expert coloring, last minute appointment accommodations and amazing work, book Jemistry hair studio! She will not disappoint. P.S. I also appreciate the refreshments that were offered to me during my appointment. Can't get my hair done without a good ol' snack to chomp on :-).

THE WORST SALON EXPERIENCE IVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE WITH DANA! This was my first time going to this…read moresalon and there were so many red flags I ignored. First red flag was her scheduling a video consultation yet never calling and claims she forgot about it yet she set the date and time. Next the 100 dollar deposit which I tried to just role with even though to me that's very steep. Next I come on time for my appointment and there no receptionist. I text to let her know I'm here and she comes out and says I think your my client. Like what? Wouldn't most professionals say ex Ashley? Idk small indicators was pointing towards the unprofessionalism ahead of time. I promise I came in at 11 am and was nearly having my hair bleached until a good 1 to 2 o'clock before any other work started which was highly questionable to me but could be standard but was unheard method to me but I tried to trust the "professional". And next berating me and raising her voice at me like I was her child because I didn't like her work so far after asking if my hair color would stay as bright while she was adding the color on and could easily just make the changes. Her disgusting attitude persist after I just try to ask can she wash it out and she tells me no without explanation rudely while sipping on a drink. I go to the bathroom to wash the dripping color that she failed to wipe off the cape and then came back to yell some more about getting under a dryer like I'm a kid and washing my hands for 30 seconds due to her sloppy work would ruin things. I came in for midnight blue hair and this lady gives a dark skin woman blue blue hair. It was so unflattering but it didn't matter to her to put her name on what the customer felt unflattering because it's about the money for her. Even another customer in the shop looks over who was unaware and asked is that royal blue? Exactly royal blue and midnight blue two different colors. A good stylist would reassure you through the process and work with you but she fanned the flame by saying well that's what you asked for don't blame me! Yelling, you over her giving me all this attitude! Mind you I said nothing nothing prior to her tangent but surely my face did because its my hair! Been natural for years and its not what I asked for. When I did nothing but ask a simple question. She was very rough with my natural hair the entire time roughly raking the comb from the top to bottom. Any African American knows with black hair to detangle you start from the bottom middle and THEN top to detangle with a comb. She was so very obnoxious. Very disrespectful. Tried to do something nice for myself and just role with it and trust a "professional" and ended up with the experience from Hell. By 3 pm which the blow drying process would have just started after being there for the longest I just opted out, I had enough of the disrespect and just wanted to pay her for services so far and just be on my way. In which at first she tried it and to say I would still have to pay her for all services and my response is yeah only for what you've already done. Then there was comments about me messing up the screen because it close out during payment on my way out even doing that. I swear to God I was boiling. Thank God my sister was able to help me after leaving the shop with my hair and color to level things out. This is the exact reason people are leery of supporting black businesses because that representation right there. I love my people but I'm so tired of encountering this same archetype hairstylist everywhere! Very disappointing experience.

Thank you Christine, for the Best haircut I've had in 9 years...Which is when You gave me my last…read more(great) haircut!

I just love the hair force. This place has such decent prices, excellent service and they always do…read moresuch a great job on my hair. I am very picky about my hair, but I have been overall very satisfied. I have been back twice and I will definitely go again.

This is my favorite beauty supply store! They have a wide selection of products and the staff is…read morevery knowledgeable on products. I will go out of my way to shop here that's how much I love it .

Yes, they have every single hair product catering to kinky, curly and all textures…read more It's best to know what style you want and find the corresponding hair that way. If you go in not knowing what you're looking for, you're sorta lost. There is a lady there that makes excellent recommendations, pretty sure she does hair. But she was busy! I was just there to get some ideas for my next style for my vacation. What made it weird, after I left and I was inside my car figuring out GPS directions, the owner was yelling at me rom a distance from outside my car, windows up, I could not hear him, he was still yelling, I put my window down and he was yelling that he shuts the gate (to the parking lot) so I needed to leave. Off-putting and rude because there was no need to yell. These stores have a reputation for rudeness. I've never experienced it, but I see what people mean. Go early, before closing so the owner does not bark at you to get off the property.