I absolutely LOVE Hot Waves Salon, which is located in the heart of South Philly. I live in the…read moreneighborhood so it's an easy walk from my house, but it's also close to Broad Street and public transportation if you're coming from other parts of the city. All the women who work at Hot Waves are talented and friendly - everyone feels like a friend. Laura cut my hair today and I don't think I have ever been so happy with a cut and style in my life! She took the time to understand my hair needs to make sure I had the best style for my hair type (I have long, thick, wavy hair that can be tough to style) and I could not be happier with the results! Laura is a miracle worker. Their prices are also VERY fair, especially for a salon in the city, and they are not pushy at all when it comes to add on services or product. I can't recommend Hot Waves enough - in my opinion, it's the best salon in the city.

I'm pretty happy with my blowout from Dina! Not only was it super easy to schedule fairly last…read moreminute (a couple of days before the event), but they were open on Sundays, parking right out front unmetered was a cinch AND the price was right. I have super thick, longer hair, so it wound up being the "and up", but still pretty reasonable! Also, I'll admit I left it in waaaay longer than I should've, and there were STILL some curls by the time I washed. The look wasn't as full of volume as I've gotten before elsewhere, but that's actually what I wanted, and what I had asked for...more beachy long curls than old school classic curls. Dina created that for me. Conversation was great and we had the place to ourselves on a Sunday afternoon. It was lovely! I'll definitely be calling Dina again for my next event. Everything was right on!

This is very misleading. First - one $ to me means no more…read morethen $30 for wash and cut. Not! It is $70. Second - I have never went back and ask hairdresser to redo my hair. I noticed the next day that my hair still had so many split ends. It also did not blend well. Third - when I went back, I was told I did not know what split ends were and that my hair was blended perfectly. I will go back to places that cost no more then $20. They at least warn my how much they have to cut to get rid of all the split ends. Very disappointing. Misleading and not happy with my cut. I usually get a cut every 3 months but I know I will need one next month.

Just got done my second session of going from a dark brunette to blonde! Savannah did an amazing…read morejob coloring & cutting my hair especially for how bulky & long my hair is. The salon located on 18th & South and is very Pinterest-y cute. All the girls there are so nice and accommodating. Be sure to check this salon out!

Had my first appointment at Vivid today with Lily and it was fantastic! The decor in this place is…read moreso different than any other salon I have been in! I only needed a cut and toner this time around but can tell Lily knows her stuff! Will definitely be back soon!

Love my color! Talented stylist!…read more I hadn't cut my hair in over a year so it was more than halfway down my back, and I haven't had highlights in 8 or 9 years and was desperately missing color. A coworker recommended this place based on Tik Tok and I checked out reviews before booking. I was there for about 4 hours including maybe 5-10 minutes waiting to get started and the wait to sit with the color before washing. There is parking in front and on the side of the building. When you enter, there are a couple of chairs, coat rack, and snacks while you wait. There are 5 or 6 salon chairs plus 2 for washing and I think there was something else in the back. Oh and the bathroom is nice too. The staff are friendly and everyone walked out of there with great hair. I was a little nervous at first because my stylist looks so young and I thought he might not be as experienced, but Dan is one of the top 2 stylists who have worked on my hair across 4 states. We talked through what I wanted with length, style, and color throughout the process. He did a rough cut dry first, worked on partial balyage caramel color, and then finished cut to frame my face. He and a woman washed my hair. Both were very gentle, which I appreciate. In the end, the length is just right, the color is gorgeous and even spread, and he curled my tips for a very pretty look. My only complaint is I didn't have anywhere to go afterwards to show off my hair, so I had to text everyone a picture :-) KUDOS TO DAN!!

I will admit that I do not regularly go to a salon to get my hair done. I like to keep it EXTRA…read moresimple, so if I feel like coloring my hair (which I have only done twice), I'm comfortable having a friend help me do it at home. I told you, simple. I decided I wanted to get an ombre style color job a few weeks ago and don't trust myself DIY-ing it so I went to M's on the Square. The woman who greeted me (and did my hair) was very very nice the entire time, but I will say that the whole appointment felt rushed...she did the whole coloring in less than an hour and a half (I was told it should take 3 hours). The end result--my hair turned out TERRIBLY. It is not ombre AT. ALL. Not only is it not ombre, but it looks like a really bad highlighting job. My hair is dark brown naturally, and I'm left with random, very blonde highlights that are chunky and that are only on SOME tips of my hair. The top is all my natural brown (as it should be) and the bottom is PLATINUM BLONDE with absolutely no in-between, no transitioning color, no gradual change.I even noticed that some locks of hair go from dark brown to blonde BACK TO dark brown at the end...just one middle chunk of hair on the strands were highlighted! I've been wearing my hair in a ponytail ever since!!! I'm looking at other places to get it redone now and it's going to cost me over $120. Very very disappointed, to say the least. Maybe I should have just kept it simple!

Marialana Romagnoli has been styling my hair for a few years now and she has always been great…read more Lately, she recommended that I did the Rejuvenol Keratin Treatment and that's the best thing that ever happened to my hair. The salon is a hidden gem with smart, attentive, knowledgeable, friendly staff and totally affordable prices!

Very friendly staff. Professional and comfortable office space. I like that clients are taken one…read moreby one for consultation. First time in store and/or purchasing from Her Imports but I was recommended by topstylist for their amazing lace frontal glue!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS COMPANY!!!!! As a PA licensed cosmetologist this is my go to brand when…read morepurchasing bundles! soft and long lasting! ALWAYS satisfactory. VERY AFFORDABLE for such a high quality. I recommend EVERYONE to use this brand! 10 stars!

One of best braiding shops in town!!! This was my second time getting my done by Kady and I love…read morehow patient and efficient she is. The first hairstyle I got was under wig cornrows and it took ~1 hour. Then came back for some boho knotless braids that took ~6 hours. Braiding hair is provided for all styles but you bring your own boho. They have a hair wash station for an extra charge and do blowdrying also. Note- they accept same day walk ins but prefer appointments. Always call in to double check even if you're doing same day walk ins or booking in advance. There's free street parking. Decent prices compared to other shops in the area. Got so many compliments on my hairstyle and def planning to return.

I consistently walk out of here with a fantastic, low maintenance hair cut that smells and feels…read moreamazing. The space itself has high ceilings and zenith vibes, cannot recommend this salon enough!

After expressing my disappointment with my haircut, my entire payment was quickly refunded! I…read morecannot argue about a business that responds with such a policy.

I visited this salon with high expectations after reading all of the rave reviews and seeing this…read morebusiness specializes in beautiful color work. Given that the prices here are premium, I expected to tap into their marketed expertise to treat my hair woes. I am super bummed to report this salon fell short of those expectations for my visits. I don't feel that I left with amazing hair and reaching the goals discussed with the stylist, or that I even had above average service. I came in to have my roots and ends match a seemingly complex service for me, and eventually after ongoing visits to have my overall hair color lightened. The person who I saw I feel overpromised and underdelivered. Between both of my visits there were many issues which I experienced that amounted to a negative vibe. I felt that the stylist was rushing a lot during a visit which caused her to splatter my face and clothes with lightening product unapologetically. The stylist got dark hair dye which stained very visibly all over my face and was ready to let me leave this way. I had to insist to clean off my own face with wipes. The next visit I needed to remind about this and no notes were taken to proactively avoid. Despite the discussion and understanding with the stylist about what I want for my hair, I noticed there was a difference between my roots and rest of my hair after a lightening service and simultaneous root touch up. I did expect for there to be better matching - this was noticed and confirmed by a different salon which I had a consult with to treat my hair. During one visit when I asked for a hair trim, it was not very detail oriented. Later while looking at my hair, I did see many parts of my ends which weren't trimmed and still had damage. The observation about lack of detail orientation was confirmed at a the different visit. There was another stylist next to me who was obsessing over a client's cut and measuring and cutting from every which angle to ensure perfection - I did not not have anywhere close to this level of attention, QA, outcome for a less complex trim! Then I noticed they were obsessing just to post on social in their in house backdrop/lighting mini studio, which made me wonder if that level of excellence is selective. During my second visit my blow dry was not smooth at all as it was rushed due to end of the night. The service also seemed a bit unapproachable as despite me conveying I need to get in in 4 weeks she was proposing 6 weeks or at times in the middle of the work day. Who in any job can reasonably travel and step away for 2-3 hours in the middle of the work day? Not until I repeated (again), was a more creative solution proposed which would meet my conveyed needs. Egh this lack of empathy in the customer service was yet another turn off. Due to these issues I chose to not proceed with visiting this salon another time, or making it a part of my ongoing hair maintenance routine. There are many beautiful photos on IG from the stylist I saw, and I'm so bummed about my own experience having spent on a premium experience and not being able to leave with awesome hair! I really did feel this salon experience failed to wow me during either of the visits despite giving them more than one try. Given the difference of results, I wonder if this salon is selective about who/when they offer execllent service versus mediocre as I experienced which is too much a gamble when you're paying such premium prices. Unfortunately given how long this business books out, I do not feel it is a practical salon to visit if you have a fast paced lifestyle and are in need of regular hair services. These were all rookie mistakes for a business charging so high - think twice!

I had a color correction, balayage, and hair cut done with Nichole about a month ago and she did an…read moreincredible job. I first called the studio about color correction after I used L'Oréal Colorista to put blue throughout my hair on top of my balayage. The blue would not leave; it had left a strong green color throughout most of the lightened parts of my hair. Fiber first booked me with a consultation, so Nichole could see my hair and book me for an accurate time window. She was super nice and attentive, but for booking, she didn't have any availability for over a month. When she saw how long it was though, she opened up a Saturday about a week and a half away that she had previously been off for because it was the day after her birthday. This was incredibly nice both on her part, and because I was desperate to get rid of the green hair. For the actual appointment, Nichole patiently worked through first stripping the color and then giving me a more dramatic balayage than I previously had. She really looked at the pictures I showed her and talked to me about what I wanted. I was in the salon for about four hours, and Nichole and the staff were nice and accommodating the entire time - including running out to my car multiple times to add change for parking. I love the finished look. I've gotten balayage done multiple times from several different salons, both in this area and in Manhattan, and her work is definitely among my favorite. We forgot to take a before photo, but I've included our after photo. It's been awhile now and I'm very happy with how it's growing out and fading. There was still a green tinge that showed in fluorescent lighting after Nichole was done (not her fault at all, she was honest about realistic expectations, and the dye was way more intense than I thought). However, that's gone now with her recommended use of purple shampoo, and I'm so happy with the final result. I highly recommend Nichole for color correction or for balayage!! Be sure to call in advance, they're very busy.