The new ownership is horrible, and I believe it is such a shame because I love all of the stylists here. This salon was amazing when Marco ran everything. Now that this ignoramus is in charge, everything has gone downhill customer service wise. I would be sad to leave Atlas (she is my go to girl & I was supposed to take my daughter in to see her before our family vacation, but I was so livid with ALI, I cancelled my appointments). I really don't want to get into the drama, but I need to tell the truth, so others will know. First of all, have spent an obscene amount of money here, and I will happily do so IF ownership gave a damn about their loyal clients and didn't treat them like garbage. **I'm referring to ALI, The jerk of an owner who has no clue what customer service really means. ** That said, I will be removing my pictures from this page. You do NOT have my consent to use my likeness or any member of my family's likeness to your benefit. If you continue to do so, I will file a cease and desist order. Additionally, Gabe, the sweet gentleman who cuts my hair, NO LONGER works here. You can find him at VOGUE SALON in Newport Beach. This is directed to you, ALI: I have addressed these incident(s) to your silent partner. If these situations are NOT rectified, I will have no choice but to leave, take my people, and find another salon. Let me make this CRYSTAL CLEAR: I will NOT tolerate your behaviour, ALIREZA. Rectify the situation, or not. Either way, I will very likely have to find a new salon. read more

By far the worst blowout I have ever had. I have long, beautiful hair, how could you possibly mess that up?! From the sloppy wash to the brushes that very clearly were not cleaned( there were blonde hair strands in the brushes used), to the careless yanking and ripping out of my long strands. Farah became frustrated that I was displeased as she's had "8 years of experience"... however, compassion and kindness to understand your customer goes a long way. Unfortunately, she gave up and passed me off to sweet Rosa who took her time to fix try and fix what had been done. The receptionist had zero understanding of how to resolve a customers concern. I will never return and hope I forget this ever even happened. read more

Special day tomorrow so I treated myself to a blow dry! I have extensions which require extra time to get dry - so why was I in and out of the salons in less than 30 minutes (that's including a wash)? My extensions were damp, my hair wasn't properly styled even when I expressed concerns on wetness and not being happy with the style. My "tight" curls were supposed to last for tomorrow but it's been less than an hour and they're almost all gone already. Paying an additional amount because I have extensions makes sense because it requires more work - but there was almost zero brushing. Just running a hot tool over dam The girl next to me who started getting her washed even before I walked in was halfway through her service when I was being sent out. So $75+tip to have to come home to DRY my own hair and I'll have to style it again. Great way to waste almost $100. read more

This was my first time to a Social Dry Lounge and I have heard great things from friends at other locations like CDM. I was attending my best friend's wedding and decided last second to get my hair styled. I did not have an appt but the front desk girl said she could squeeze me in. I provided a photo of the "hair inspiration" and was excited-- I saw other customers walk out with beautiful blowouts. I got a strong sense that my stylist is NOT trained with hair (she mentioned makeup is her passion). While washing my hair, water kept pouring into my ears & splashing everywhere. I had to ask her a couple times to please be careful. She placed my hair in large curlers but in odd directions, not matching the direction/style of the photo provided. I kept my mouth shut and put trust in her process. After releasing the curlers which added awkward volume to my hair, she took a hot curling wand and started to focus on individual clumps. Her technique was very amateur as if I handed my 12 year old niece to give me curls. She burned my scalp twice, with me shouting "Ouch!" each time. I should have asked her to stop-- but I had no time to return to my hotel and fix it myself, because I had a makeup appt next elsewhere. When she conveyed she was done, I was extremely disappointed!!! I felt like it was a bad joke, costing me $60 on this pathetic styling with no defined shape. Within 15-20 minutes after leaving the salon, my hair fell flat and I took the attached pic. Sadly, I had to brush my hair straight in the car headed to the wedding and I will NEVER go to this salon unless I know the hairstylist by reputation and will NEVER do a walk-in. read more

Social Dry Lounge - Pathetic Curlers.. laughable results! Look at my inspiration. - Makeup Artists Near Me - Irvine, California

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ONE STAR - DO NOT GO HERE This was one of the worst salon experiences I've ever had, and it was entirely due to the Irvine location. They completely ruined my blowout--my hair looked awful and had to be redone at a different location because it was that bad. The only reason my hair was salvageable is because the Costa Mesa location fixed it with a different stylist. On top of that, I accidentally left a hair clip at the Irvine salon. I was told it was being kept at the front for me. When I returned to pick it up, the manager aggressively yelled at me, talked over me, and kept repeating that it wasn't there and there was "nothing she could do." She was hostile, rude, and clearly had no business managing customers. After all that screaming and disrespect, she suddenly found the clip. Not once did she apologize for yelling at me, accusing me, or wasting my time. Zero accountability. Zero professionalism. Between destroying my hair and the manager's abusive behavior, this location is an absolute disaster. If you value your hair or basic human decency, do not go to this salon. read more

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Farah is Great. I was a walk in & she squeezed me in between appointments. Followed my directions & gave her own advise. Shoulder Hair cut. Very warm & friendly. Great atmosphere. Will be back for sure read more

Booked an appointment with Social Dry Lounge in Irvine to get an updo for my nephew's wedding. Atlas was fantastic. She did a beautiful hairdo and was very pleasant and professional. read more

My hair always looks amazing and the staff are helpful and friendly. The place is always clean read more

Supreet is the best! She is fast and does an amazing job. It is sometimes hard to book her because she is so popular. So happy she was available this time. read more

The service was friendly and informative, the quality was excellent, my hair felt and looked amazing and the vibe is super upbeat and relaxing read more

Great service and price. Able to book for the same day. Madison was attentive and kind.

Fatima did an incredible job with my "glam" for a photo shoot. She managed to take my sparse head of hair and aging face and make magic happen. She clearly went through every effort to give me the bold, dramatic look I was going for and I was very happy with the results. read more

Social Dry Lounge - I asked for Big Bold and Dramatic. Fatima delivered. - Makeup Artists Near Me - Irvine, California

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Atlas is awful lolz. If you want any blonde or highlights done stay away from her. She took like 7 hours and still sent me home with a botched head of hair. When she was finally done playing with my hair she got to the register and said "I went ahead and took off your conditioning treatment" ... after not giving me what I asked for at all? You're the best Management finally gave me a full refund and referred me to their sister salon in Costa Mesa, their hairdresser there even said it was terrible. This location used to be great with Gabe and the old Fatima but it's gone so downhill. There were already a number of bad reviews about her but I naively did not listen to them. Don't be like me. read more

Excellent treatment but even better esthetician...thank you Marie for providing such a relaxing and caring experience. read more

My stylist did a wonderful job! Got tons of compliments on my hair and it was something I'd never be able to do!

They have done good blow outs for me in the past, but the management is not customer friendly. I had a service done and the price was not communicated to me ahead of time and did not match what I was quoted over the phone, which ended up to be triple what the most salons charge. I paid it but then tried to contact management to see if they could come up with a resolution, and they were were less than professional. For any kind of circumstances that may arrive management is not helpful. read more

Bad customer service overall. My preferences weren't really taken into account. Overall a stuck up staff that needs some correction! read more

She "washed" my hair twice. First wash she literally put shampoo on my hair like conditioner and then rinsed it out. Second "wash" she again maybe rubbed the soap in a total of 4 times, rinsed and was done. I paid for an extra conditioner, that took all of 5 seconds. I have two rows of extensions... 24 inch extensions. I was in and out of your salon in 43 minutes. I do this every week back home and at minimum they spend 1hr 15min on it. I came to your place because I'm out of town. It was clean, people were nice but the actual blowout was terrible! read more

I was in the area and walked by this salon, I was looking to get my hair done so it was perfect timing that I had stumbled upon this place! It was my first time so I honestly didn't know what to expect but let me just say that Farah was super sweet and skilled! I loved my blowout so much! One of my favorites ever! And she was super fast too! I will definitely be back :) read more

I phoned the Social Dry Lounge Irvine on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 10:15 a.m. to inquire about the B3 Demi-Permanent Conditioner Treatment + Blowout for $130.00. Having never been to this salon, nor previously had this treatment, I had some question's pertaining to the treatment. I actually live across the street from the Lounge and was wanting to have the treatment done ASAP, as a walk-in, for a special event that evening, but when I attempted to ask the receptionist some very basic question's she became seemingly agitated and said she would have a technician call me. However, no one returned my call. At 10:52 a.m. I tried calling back, but the line rang out! So after waiting an hour, I said, "forget about it", and I jumped in the shower, wet my hair, towel dried it and applied a bottle of Olaplex to my hair. Then I put my hair in a plastic shower cap and mixed up a clay facial for myself. I left the Olaplex and clay facial on for another hour, got in the shower, washed & conditioned my hair and got my hair towel dried and added some organic olive oil to my ends and then added a leave-in conditioner cream with Argan Oil. Then I went about blowdrying and styling my hair, all to which I was hoping to have done at the Social Dry Lounge. As to my questions that were left unanswered; here is what I needed to know... 1. I am a blonde, that get's blonde highlights every 6-8 weeks and am getting my highlights done on March 12, 2024, in 5 days, so are there any considerations I should know about insofar as interactions wherein highlights might affect and or reduce the longevity of the treatment? In other words should I wait and have the hair conditioning treatment done after my highlights? 2. Does the treatment have any odor like the Brazilian Blow Out or BKT? 3. Does the treatment contain any "aldehyde" or chemicals like PPD's, that people with a sensitive scalp might react to? Personally, I can't have "all over" hair color and even struggle with toner, as I have skin/scalp sensitivities, and have a long history of certain products burning my scalp, and triggering "contact dermatitis". For example, once during an "all over" color, my scalp began to burn as if someone was stabbing my head with a million needles and my scalp has turned red as it is burning from the chemicals. I've also suffered with hair color, toner and Brazilian Blow Out treatments, wherein during the treatment, I've become severely lightheaded & so dizzy that my ability to stand up and walk has been impaired. Post treatment's I've had my scalp become dry and scaly and it will shed for 2-3 weeks because I believe I am allergic and or very sensitive to certain chemicals. So in closing, it is my duty to ask questions about hair care products so that I can try to mitigate any adverse reactions. All in all, the disappointment I am herein expressing comes from the fact that the receptionist was unable to answer any of my questions, unable to ask anyone the questions, and after taking my number down, I had no return call! The fact that I was treated poorly on the phone and then ghosted is the only experience I need have from this business. read more

Social Dry Lounge - Makeup Artists Near Me - Irvine, California

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I had one of the worst blowout experiences here yesterday. From the very beginning, things went downhill. At the shampoo bowl, instead of clipping the towel securely like most salons do, it was just draped around my neck. My arms and back ended up completely soaked because water was constantly sprayed all over me, the towel and even the chair were soaked, and I had to ask for a new towel myself instead of being offered one. The water temperature was another issue. First, it was freezing cold. When I asked for warm water, it was then turned up so hot it scorched my scalp. A stylist should check the temperature before putting it directly on a client's head. I also requested purple shampoo to help with brassiness, something most blow-dry bars include without hesitation. Instead, I was told it was a $10 "upgrade" (which isn't listed anywhere on their menu). On top of that, she only shampooed once (instead of the usual two shampoos and conditioner most salons provide) and just left me sitting with purple shampoo in my hair for two minutes without any massage or attention. When it came time to blow-dry and style, I was left waiting while my stylist walked away to help someone else without saying anything for nearly 10 minutes. When she finally curled my hair, there were pieces left straight until I asked her to fix them. She then tried to brush out the curls and loaded my hair with so much hairspray that it felt crunchy and stiff. Despite all that, my curls fell out as soon as I got in the car. For a service that's supposed to leave you feeling pampered and polished, this was an incredibly disappointing experience. Between the poor shampoo service, getting soaked, lack of professionalism, extra charges for basic requests, and a style that didn't last at all, I definitely would not return. I ended up paying $77 with tip for a blow out to get completely soaked. Not worth it at all for the experience and unprofessionalism! read more

Gabe is a true artist...he always knows exactly what to do! Everyone is sweet and accommodating for my last minute schedule. read more

Terrible Brazilian blowout. They don't do a normal Brazilian. Brutally long process at $350. My hair feels like a have heavy product in it all the time. read more

These people are absolutely fraud. They are storing your credit card on file without authorisation. And randomly charging the credit card, when you call them to refund they are making up stories and not refunding. BE AWARE!!! read more

I came in on time for a blow dry and style and had to wait close to 40 minutes and even though I explained in detail the simple soft wave style I wanted , I walked out nothing remotely close to what I had asked !I just waisted my time & $68 later I had to go home and wash my hair and style it myself! Very very unsatisfying if I could give 0 star I would do it , I would love to show the picture of how awful my hair looked when I left this salon ‍ read more

Located in a fancy shopping center near the signature LA Fitness. I booked an appointment, had to push it out by 30 minutes. Showed up one minute before 3pm and they took me at 3pm exactly. Great timing. The you g woman at the front desk was friendly and had a warm smile. My stylist was friendly (Louba). She washed and conditioned my hair first. Then put heat protector and use Keith Murphy products. The blowout was fast and simple and turned out gorgeous. I was so happy and next going to seriously consider the membership. I would recommend to anyone looking for an easy and friendly new blow out spot. Try it out? read more

Social Dry Lounge - Round brush blowout - Makeup Artists Near Me - Irvine, California

I saw Atlas. She did a round brush blowout. She is so sweet and kind and really good at what she does. I will definitely see her again! Highly recommend. read more

Very bad customer service. They are fraudulently changing your card. When you call them no way to get in touch with the manager.

Fatima was my stylist. she is a great professional stylist. I loved my blow out. I received so much compliment about my hair.

Fatima. My hairdresser. I don't know where to begin. She is SO knowledgeable with color. I have had my hair done over the years in very posh places. This place is beautiful, clean and very serene. You feel like you can just come in and relax. Fatima knows how to achieve what look you are trying to create and then adds her ultra experience and talent working with color. I'm so proud of how I look when I walk out of her chair. This place has so many talented people so you can't choose wrong in stylist. Fatima is on another level with her passion for artistry in make up and hair. She's special. Full stop. read more

Social Dry Lounge - My hair after coloring with Fatima - Makeup Artists Near Me - Irvine, California

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Mary and Atlas are amazing stylists and everyone in the shop is so nice and welcoming! I love getting my blowouts at Social Dry Lounge!!

My daughter has long thick hair. From start to finish the stylist took 45 minutes to wash, dry & curl her hair. By the time we got home, there was no curl left & her hair had no style. In addition, during most of the 45 minutes, the stylist was on the phone with her friend. read more

WOW WOW WOW. I am beyond happy with the results I got from two services I did this past year by gabe. 1) balayage (first visit) Came back for a touch up 2) curtain bangs (3rd visit) The photos don't do enough justice. I showed gabe what I wanted and the man delivered. Results looked better than the photo I originally showed him. I was introduced to gabe august of 2022 and been a loyal customer since. Before and after photos are shown below of the balayage + back and side angles of curtain bangs. Btw, last touch up was in October and my hair color still ON POINT 4 months later. Big fan! I am super particular when it comes to my hair and I have a hard time trusting any hair stylist (terrible past experience). One of my closest clients came into my work with beautiful hair and she was the one who recommended Gabe to me. You will not regret coming here. He gives you exactly what you want and more :) thank you gabe for making me feel confident again. read more

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The manager Delsa of all the locations is rude and has no skill in customer service or appreciation. I called to inquire about an up charge that I have been receiving lately, and she left a demeaning voicemail. When I returned her call, she was just waiting to argue. The blowout service is always hit or miss. Some stylists take 30 minutes while others can take close to two hours and still do a poor job . The salon has increased their prices which are not worth the quality you receive in return. and the manager keeps saying they waived the fee for me. but they should have made that clear at the time... because i didn't know that. i've been going to them since 2022. my blowout was always regularly priced and then they decided to up charge me when my hair maybe became a tad longer and doesn't take anymore time. it doesn't make sense. and yes delsa, i still felt like you were not willing to understand my reasoning at all. that was the problem. i am not trying to make any false accusations here. it is what it is. read more

My first experience at this place was great but that stylist is no longer there so today I had an appointment for a blowout style with Gabe which was really disappointing. I shared that I had a photo shoot a few hours later and I needed the style to hold up for photos. My hair was in great condition going in but Gabe didn't use any heat protector or any styling treatments. At the end of the appointment I had so many small flyaway hair from the heat styling that they were standing up all over the top of my head like static electricity. I have never seen my hair like that before. Gabe's technique was good, but he does not communicate much, took a very Quick Look at the photo I brought for style reference and did not really replicate what I had asked for. When I mentioned all the flyaways he got some hairspray and tried to plaster it down. Within 20 minutes of leaving the flyaways were back and one side of my hair had fallen out of the styling almost completely. I had to fix that side at home before taking photos. By the time I arrived at the photo shoot 2 hours after the hair appointment, the photographer said that the back of my hair was straight and the sides were curled so she would try to just shoot from the front or side. I'm so disappointed that I spent money for that experience. Obviously I will not recommend this location and will not return. It was a completely sub-par experience while there and an upsetting experience upon leaving and realizing that I paid for something that I could have done better by myself. When I style my own hair, it lasts all day so I guess I will stick with the Shark styling tool and my own skills until I find a better quality outcome. read more

Good locations, professional stylists and fair prices Very friendly and professional staff, I like the vibe and decoration Who did my hair and makeup was amazing read more

I had a last minute appointment and they were able to accommodate me with the exact time i needed which was great ! Mary did my Blowout and it was amazing ! She was very nice , helpful and kind ! It was great , would definitely go back just to get her service again !! :) read more

Tried this place for the first time today and I'm never coming back. Ellie (Elly?) was my stylist. I felt like she was a newbie the second she couldn't properly even wash my hair. I asked for a sleek blowout with curled in ends. She insisted that she needed to use a curling iron for this. I said no. I get blowouts regularly and no one has even suggested that they needed hot tools to make this work. I walked out knowing my hair was a mess. The top half layers were so curly to the point where they were ringlets and the bottom half of my hair was nearly stick straight. I walked down 5 doors to Starbucks, looked at my hair in the reflection, took these pictures and walked straight back to the salon to get my hair fixed. Anna (who was very nice) "fixed" this by using a curling iron to just curl all the hair. So now I just ended up with curly hair made with a curling iron, which is exactly how I didn't want to end up and why I spent the money for a blowout. I asked the cashier if Elly was new and she said no. This was even worse! If she was new then I would have just let it go because she is still learning. But the fact that this stylist is working there as a veteran employee blows my mind. I've had dozens of blowouts in LA, Boston, and NYC. This place takes the cake for the worst "blowout" I've had. read more

Social Dry Lounge - Half straight, half curly?! Terrible - Makeup Artists Near Me - Irvine, California

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Everything here is everything that drybar is not. After over a decade I just fired them and couldn't be happier here. Great prices, super clean, bright and great music.... But most important my hair looks like SEXXXX ‍‍‍‍ Hair stylist cress go to: Louba read more

Social Dry Lounge - Beautiful hair, soo good it looks fake - Makeup Artists Near Me - Irvine, California

Everyone at the Social Dry Lounge is awesome! Gabe is a master stylist, his talent and expertise result in beautiful hair !