Image & Styles By Milan

I’ve been going to Milan for about a year, and couldn’t be happier. I had used the same hairdresser for many years, and just didn’t trust anyone else to get my hair right. I started out with having Milan just trim my long hair, but decided to trust her with a shorter bob. I love it, and always get compliments. She does great work and her prices are reasonable.

I hesitantly went to Milan at Image & Styles the first time. I’d had the same hairdresser for 9 years, but upon moving to Kingstowne, it was just too far to travel to my trusted salon. My husband, however, had been going to Milan for many years, and I figured anything could be fixed if I didn’t like what Milan did.
I have been THRILLED with my results from the first cut and color. My color is gorgeous and the cut has always been great. Since that first visit, I’ve loved what Milan has done with my hair — enough to allow her to take my shoulder length hair into a pixie cut, which turned out to be a fantastic cut for a working Mama. Many times I’ve shown her pictures and she’s made the style mine. I constantly get compliments on my cut and people often remark on how shiny and healthy my hair looks. I don’t know what color/​processing she uses, but it WORKS.
I’ve gone to Milan for about three years, and though we’ve moved away from Kingstowne, I still choose to travel to see her. I even trusted her enough to cut my son’s beautiful blonde curls for the first time. She patiently worked with a wiggling toddler and the resulting cut was great, too. Milan will tell give you her honest opinion on what you want her to do — I’ve witnessed some disagreements because she won’t blindly give people what they want if she thinks it will damage their hair. She also makes sure you are certain if you’re asking for something radical (like cutting from long to short or coloring black hair blonde). Because of this, I trust her with my family’s hair. Milan is a skilled professional!

I’ve been getting my haircut at this location for five years. The facility is clean and updated. The price for a mens haircut is decently priced and done well.

Would not give me a massage because I am a male. They should say female only in their brochure. Feeling a little discriminated against.

This is the worst haircut I have ever received. I have long straight, fairly easy hair and just wanted a 3 inch trim and maybe a few subtle layers. So not sure how I left with 6 inches gone, choppy and uneven hair. After she cut it, her assistant used the straight iron on it for about 20 minutes (this is after Milan told me how dry my hair was — which no one had ever told me before nor does my hair look dry. Why would someone straight iron really dry hair???). I was quoted a price on the phone for a cut but when I was checking out, there was an extra $ 5 added for long hair so would have be nice to know beforehand. I have thought about calling to get my money back but can just see her telling me to come in so she can «fix» it. Um no thank you, but do not plan on having her touch my hair again. I now have to spend full price to have someone else make it look less butchered, which is something I have never done before so that should let you know how bad it is. The girl that walked out before me didn’t seem happy and the girl that was getting her colored (then straight ironed per their usual) while I was there ended up looking like a copper colored skunk so both of those clues should have been enough for me to leave.

Wish i could give 0 stars. They charged us 60 $ more than they told us they would, chopped both mine and my daughters long hair off, didn’t really see a change in the color and to finish it off they completely messed up the curls. Had to go home wash our hair and Style it ourselves. Never going back. Such a waste of money.

This past weekend I had a horrible experience in a DC salon/​school. Long story, bust when I got out I called Milan’s salon and right away she said yes I can take you. Now on a Saturday morning that was rare. I knew Milan from doing my daughter’s hair, and I knew she was a great stylist, but I was brainwashed into thinking Aveda was the only color I could have on my hair. So I would never let her touch my hair. So my bad experience was a blessing. I needed to break free! And Milan was right. Her color is richer and shinier than anything I have ever used. Including Aveda.
Milan immediately got me in. Gave me a great price, and my hair has never looked better. And it only took about an hour or so. I couldn’t be happier. Yes she might sing, like the other Unilocaler stated. Who cares! It’s soothing, pretty singing. Humming maybe. It’s not like she’s twerking to rump shaker so big deal! And she may ask questions, or make small talk that people don’t like. Not me personally, I liked her personality. She’s funny. And it’s a business where you have to talk to people. So if you looking for complete peace and quiet just bring a book. Pretend to be deaf, and stuff your ears with cotton. Whatever works. But she does great hair, for a great price. Lots of parking, in a great area. Thank you Milan. See you soon.

Ok. So I went to this place to get a professional cut. The owner Milan had a sarcastic laugh seeing my hair which was colored using henna. I swallowed my retort. Next she started about Korean opera which really testing my patience. She wanted to know my marital status and my religion. «Are you a Muslim?“She scoffed when I said I was a Hindu: «You guys believe in everything». And also had an opinion about India: «You produce a lot of children, so you are over populated.»
She charged me 25 $ for an ordinary trim (no shampoo or blow dry) and remarked that since my straighter than straight hair is wavy (according to her), it’s difficult to get an even cut.
Never again to that place.

Great Hair salon. Milan knows color and highlights very well. She can fix any bad hairstyle. She can also change any color without hair damage. I went from jet black to blonde with no damage to my hair at all. No dryness or damaged roots. No weird gray or yellow tones. She did my hair perfectly.

I love Milan. She knows exactly what she is doing! Very experienced and personable. Will do whatever you ask her. I am military, and finding a new hairdresser is always hard each time I move. Glad to have found Milan!

I just got home from getting my hair cut and styled by Milan. I have been having a bit of bad luck in the last 2 years post chemo with the new curly hair and not finding the right stylist relationship. My hair used to be wavy. Well that changed today! For a first time appointment I showed up at the wrong time my mistake but Milan was very accommodating and I promise not to mix this up next time.
I stopped by several days before to talk to Milan and make the appointment. She cut my hair wet fluffed the curls then had her assistant dry it straight to fine tune the cut while dry. I’ll be honest when the assistant was drying my hair straight I was getting nervous… I wanted to see my curls. After Milan finished up the cut while dry she said she could wet it to bring out the curl. Now I was really liking the blowout! I walked in the house and my boyfriend first said «what did you do to your hair I like your curls!» Then in split second with a full look he says «wow I really like the cut it really looks good it actually makes you look younger»
I love my cut and style thank you Milan! I’ll be back and for occasional blowouts too.

I am new to the area and took a while finding a new location to get my haircut. After reading a lot of reviews on local salons, I decided to try this one. So far I am very happy with my decision. Milan does a fantastic job styling my hair. She is a lot of fun to talk to and a good person. I mostly see women at this salon getting their hair colored and cut. Milan is usually able to fit me in while dying someone else’s hair. The salon is very clean and organized. I usually don’t have an issue finding parking close by, but it’s done times fills up and I have to walk a little. I’m very happy I discovered this salon and look forward to coming back.

I waited a while to post this because I wanted to forget it, but since this salon continues to be in the top for salons in the Kingstowne area on Unilocal,I felt I had to say something.
I moved to the area in January and have had a hard time finding a hair salon that is convenient and whose work is quality enough to keep going back. This salon failed so miserably!
Though the owner/​stylist was very nice, her work was subpar. I went in for a color and highlight… I walked out with orange hair! It was so embarrassing. On top of that, I had to listen to her talk about her faith and listen to her sing opera. She tried to garner a higher tip by talking about her charity work. I have no doubt that she is a very good person. I just don’t know what that has to do with her job and why I had to hear about it for the entire two hours I was there.
In addition, the salon was dirty and the other staff members were eating in front of me while I was getting my hair done.
In the end, the salon and the work did not measure up to how much I got charged– almost $ 300! I’ve paid that much before at high-​end salons. This was not one of those. I wish I had asked about the pricing before I sat down. I would have never have paid that much for a strip mall crappy salon.
It looks like most of their other reviews are by men. Perhaps that is Milan’s niche. In any case, I will never walk in here again. I really think I was taken advantage of.

I was looking for a new local place to get a hair cut as my usual spot had temporarily closed down. I chose this place as it is 5 min from work and it seemed to look decent from the outside. I was satisfied with the work and I would go back.
However, I usually do get my haircuts in NYC for about half the price most of the time.

I have been coming to Milan for years now and I have always been pleased with my
haircut. She even cuts my kids hair now. I love the cup of Korean coffee while I wait. Ask her to sing for you, you will be surprised and impressed!

Bad hair cut from DIANA.
I asked for faded sides but instead left me with patchy uneven fade — it looks like she did it with her eyes closed. I have a job fair that I’d like to attend tomorrow and I now I’m embarrassed to go.

Haircut was OK but not great. Stylist didn’t speak much English. She was careless while rinsing my hair and my shirt got soaking wet and I promptly went home to change my shirt. The other stylist spent the entire time singing some kind of weird Chinese opera. It was strange to listen to that while getting my hair cut.

The stylist I got outright ignored my requests and now my hair looks horrific. I told her I was growing my hair out and to just trim it in the same style, however, as the hair against my neck tends to grow faster than the rest of my hair, I asked her to cut the hair against my neck (basically the bottom half inch of my hairline) about a half inch shorter than the rest of the hair so it doesn’t look so scraggly.
Instead, she cut 3″ layers into the top of my hair. WHAT? I’m pretty sure that’s nothing at all like what I asked for. My hair is curly/​wavy and layers do NOT work for my hair type. Basically the weight line is at the layers and it looks exactly like I didn’t want it to, with the hairs at the bottom of my head longer than the rest of my head.
Now if I want it to look halfway decent I need to spend an hour styling it. I am not a styling kind of person– I’m wash and go all the way, but if I don’t waste an hour contorting my arms into all sorts of weird positions and destroying my hair with hot irons, I have a mullet. The only other solution is to cut the long layers up to the short layers and lose 3″ of hair, which is basically almost all of my length, and which took me two years to grow in the first place.

I have been to quite a few barbers and hair salons in my time. This is one I will more than likely stick with while I live in this area.
As a non-​manicured male I am not really concerned about how my hair comes out, if it is bad I just wear a hat for the next 2 weeks.
I went in on a Friday around 1PM and there were only 2 people working and one other customer in the shop. This made me nervous but, I figured I was already there!
Lee was my stylist, for me she was the epitome of perfection when it comes to a pleasant experience. Right when I walked through the door she waved me over and asked me one question, «How do you want your hair done», I said just the way it is but shorter. I keep my hair at a length where it is normally cut all by scissors. That was the extent of our conversation, which is perfect because I am not a small talk person.
She was very meticulous and gentle. I felt like she really cared how the cut would come out, not to mention she cut my hair just the way I like it. Once she was finished she pulled a warm cloth out of what I would assume to be heaven and proceeded to give a very enjoyable neck massage!
She even trimmed my beard up to match the length of my sideburns.
I really had a good experience and would recommend this shop!

I’ve been coming here for about 8 months now and have had consistently good experiences with Milan, Eddie and everyone on her team.
For quite a while, I was just getting the very basic haircut. It’s not easy for me to build trust and after years of the mall barbers — it’s a relationship you have to slowly and carefully establish.
Milan and I have started to become friends and I respect her opinion. There’s nothing about her that’s artificial or faked. She’s a very sincere, sweet person who’s upbeat and cheerful. Pretty much, I’d say — you’ll get back as much as you put out there.
I’m definitely a middle aged guy who has had graying hair since my early 30s. Today was the ultimate test: I asked her about options because I am not ready to be Grampa Walton. Milan didn’t just tell me what she thought. She went through my options, made suggestions based on skin tone, my ethnic background (French-​Irish) that would be more consistent with my original color but not that dreadful «shoe polish» look too many of us get when we try to do this at home.
I’ve tried the Just For Men and the other store brands. My hair looked kind of flat and dull with the store color. Even the more expensive brands like Goldwell were just «meh». But today, my hair came out looking really good and Milan did a different style as well. I’m not trying to fool anybody into thinking I’m years younger than I am, but I do look a lot better for a 50 something.
Everyone who works here is sensitive and very pain-​staking in the detail of their work and the care of the customer. Even better, there’s usually parking right in front of the door.