Old Town Salon & Spa

I had such a lovely time at Old Town Salon & Spa today! It was my first time visiting and I called ahead first to see if I needed an appointment– they told me to come on in and as was escorted to the pedicure chair as soon as I arrived! The ambiance is very welcoming, homey, and relaxing. I hadn’t had a mani/​pedi in forever so this was such a nice treat and Donna did such a great job. It was $ 40 for the mani/​pedi and I was pleasantly surprised with how luxurious it was for that price. Donna really took her time and did the whole nine yards with the leg/​foot massaging and the hot towels for my manicure etc. Loved it! I also got both my eyebrows and upper lip threaded. I’d had them down before once or twice and it was WAY less painful here. Donna was great about telling me how exactly to hold my face etc to make the threading quick and as painless as possible (but who are we kidding those upper lip threading always suck). I left there feeling great and it was only $ 58 for the mani/​pedi and the threading… I’ll deff be returning!

This review is for eyebrow threading. I have been getting my eyebrows threaded here for about 5 years now and am very happy with the service. I like threading because its so much better and cleaner for your skin and this place is as good as it gets. I usually ask for Sophea, she is simply amazing! I always get compliments on my eyebrows. I highly recommend this place. (arteida)

I always look forward to going because I consistently get a little massage with my hair wash, a good cut, nice eyebrows and she’s got a great attitude. I’ve had my nails done once and they came out beautiful. I’d do them again but I just don’t get manicures very often. I highly recommend this salon.

The Asian «stylist» put Ashe on my bleached blond hair. I told her that I had bleached my hair at home and that «Ashe» would turn my hair grayish green. She said, «this is special Ashe» I begged her NOT to put her «special Ashe» dye on my hair. She insisted and kept telling me this is «special Ashe!» Ask me what color my hair is! It is grayish green and looks like the bottom of a nasty pond. $ 130.00 later– So I called the owner for 2 weeks and left messages –FINALLY the owner returned my call. SHE was AWARE what happened WHEN it was happening! OMG! SHE finally refunded my $ 130.00. This happened 6 months ago. Ask me what color my hair is 6months later! Not as gray-​but still pond water green in some places. Awful place.

Pressed for time and couldn’t get to my usual threader. NEVER AGAIN. My eyebrows aren’t even the same shape right now. I knew it was going badly when the girl couldn’t even hold the thread properly. She broke it at least 5 times while working on one brow. The other esthetician had to take over in the middle of the job. That’s how poorly she was doing them! I arrived at the salon with square brows in need of cleaning up. I left the salon with round brows that aren’t even the same length. One ends abruptly. Thank God I know how to contour my own brows. I hate having to wear makeup everyday but its what I’ll have to do for at least a month while these grow out.
Note to the salon. If you’re going to let someone in training work on me you should 1. Warn me beforehand so I have the option or proceeding or not and 2. Supervise her while she’s doing them to prevent her from totally jacking someone’s brows up. Ugh!

Old Town Salon and Spa is the only place I will go for color, cut, threading (expert!), and now gel manis! Sophea is the consummate stylist and colorist. She took my greying, frizzy locks, and turned them into a sophisticated, smooth, work-​ready, strawberry blonde style. She listened to my desire to keep my hair long and worked with me, so I learned how to style it at home. You won’t get mall booth threading here! They create sharp smooth lines for brows, and the hair stays off so much longer than waxing. They have now added gel nails to their repertoire. I can attest that they last. I am always happy to visit this salon and take advantage of their expert services.

The threading is FABULOUS! Don’t bother trying other places.
The mani padi is really FANTASTIC.
I don’t really write review but I felt this place and service they provide deserved to be call out.
Special shout out to the owner Sophie for the warm and services U have given.

It’s a no-​frills, small salon. I usually go here to get my eyebrows done but I have seen a lot of people (both men and women) get their hair done and they seem pretty happy/​return customers. Both of the women who work here are nice and friendly. I’m definitely glad to have this little salon in the neighborhood.

Was really impressed here, and I don’t say that lightly. I’ve had a varying pixie or a crop of some sort for the last two years. Accordingly, if I ask for a square cut or a tapered one, I have experienced both, I know what they look and feel like, and I know how they grow. Coming out of a period of square cuts, I had grown enough hair to move back toward a pixie, went to a new stylist in another city, and instead ended up with a cut that, at best, started as Hitler youth, became a bowl, and then turned into bushes on the sides of my head. After six weeks of this nonsense, I came to old town salon and spa, explained what crimes had been committed against my hair, and was pleasantly surprised to find someone who completely understood what had gone down. The stylist reshaped my hair with the target of it growing out into the pixie I like (and having done this before, she got the shape right), talked me through everything before she did it, and left me looking so much better. More than fair pricing, and they know what they’re doing. Head on in!

I’ve tried to come here many times, but I’ve only had my eyebrows threaded once. She did a good job, nothing out of the ordinary.
There are usually only one or two ladies working and when I’ve tried to call to see if I could «walk in» while I was shopping in the area, I was frequently told I couldn’t be seen until 4+ hrs later because of hair appts. (This has been weekdays during the day, trying to work around my daughter’s naps.) I usually just give up and try to wrestle for parking at the brow place on King St or get my brows done while I’m at Pentagon City mall.

I just moved to DC from Seattle and pretty much grew my eyebrows out because l just didnt trust anyone to do it. Well thanks to Unilocal,I found Sofia at Old town Salon. My gut just told me ”GIVE IT A TRY” and lm very glad l did. My eyebrows are thick as l requested, the best l have ever seen in my adult hood. Sofia is very very quick. I have found my spot, and def will looking forward to returning. I wish l could post before and after but hopefully my review helps in light of your search.

If you like your eyebrows thicker make sure you tell her every single time otherwise you will probably get something thinner… make note, ladies!

The services are always great and the staff is friendly and attentive. The MAJOR downside is the irregular nature of the hours. They aren’t open Mondays (and Fridays, I think?), and they often open up to an hour late. Often don’t answer their phones or respond to voicemails, which makes it difficult to get in sometimes. I once waited outside for 30 minutes after my appointment time for her to get there to open up shop.

So I had an appointment with Sophia today, but when I got there she was busy cutting some cute kiddies hair. So I let Sophia talk me into letting the other lady do my eyebrow threading. OMG, biggest freaking mistake I ever made! One eyebrow is longer and thicker than the other, and I have 5 – 7 spot where she ripped my skin off. I’ve had threading before and this was the worst experience. It was painful, and the lady barely spoke English, I am such a fool for sitting there and letting a total stranger disrespect my eyebrows in such a way. NEVER AGAIN!

I’ve been going to Old Town Salon for my brows for over a year now and I have no idea why it’s taken me so long to review them. Well, as you can tell by the 5 stars I am very happy with OTS.
Sophie is my one and ONLY person for brows. I had one other tech do my brows once and I had to fuss over better shaping and cleaning up sparse hairs. I don’t like to have to direct my brow person or anyone doing any kind of servicing on my person (haha.easy there ;)
Anyway, Sophie is quick but meticulous. Sign of an expert threader. Yes, I said «threader.» If you haven’t had threading for your brows, it’s really not that bad. I was an avid brow waxer because I love the clean line and how quick it is. However, waxing is not for everyone. It’s abrasive on the skin and several people I know have complained about their brow hair not growing back anymore. That would be great I guess if you had the shape you wanted forever but i’m sure we like to know that our hair can grow back if we want to.
Sophie’s process: 1) baby powder on both brows (to get rid of excess oil and/​or sweat); 2) you hold the skin around your brows taut by putting one hand right above brows and one on your lid (every threader i’ve ever been to does this, and it just makes sense… so don’t get all «why i gotta do work for my service?» not.that.serious); 3) she threads below first, cleaning up new growth and shaping if necessary; 4) goes above the brows and cleans almost all the way up to your hair line (as in, close to the hair on your head; to really clean you up and make those brows POP! what wax artist does that? not many); 5) takes little scissors to cut down longer hairs; and 6) sometimes, if needed, will pluck any random hairs, so as to not keep threading the same areas.
Result? Fantastic, clean, well-​shaped brows and your skin is still the same color as when you first walked in. #winning
The salon offers hair and nail services for both men and women but I’ve never had any of those services. This is strictly my brow place! Make it yours! lol. i swear they are not paying me to say that.

It was a good experience. Came in from out of town, they weren’t busy so they were able to accommodate my schedule. I had my brows threaded, she was very attentive and did them nicely. I would have liked them to be a little cleaner and the shape wasn’t as defined as I had hoped it would be and how I’m used to. But she did do a nice job. If I’m ever in the neighborhood again, I wouldn’t mind using their services once more.
She said that they except walk-​ins for threading but if they’re busy… they might not be able to help you right away.

The first time I came, I got a great hair cut and eyebrow waxing. I didn’t have an appointment, but they welcomed me in and took care of me as soon as they could. I made the mistake of trusting this place after my first impression… :(
I came back a couple months after for another eyebrow waxing and had been lectured about even choosing waxing over threading. Being so uncomfortable, I conceded and allowed them to thread my upper lip. It was painful! I knew what it felt like, I’d done it before… I finally had enough and told them I needed my eyebrows waxed. During the waxing, the lady spilled the wax on my shirt!!! She then wiped it with the oil, which left a huge oil stain to be forever on my shirt. It was one of my new shirts!!! :(
I will never come back here… It’s affordable, but I don’t need a lecture on the best way to shape my eyebrows nor another shirt ruined by some careless lady with hot wax.

Used Unilocal to find this place last week. I was not impressed at all. Quick yes but talented nope. I wouldnt return.

**I gave four stars because I only got my eyebrows done and didn’t try any other service. Based on my eyebrow threading… FIVE STAR rating!!**
Made an appointment with Sophia for an eyebrow threading. It was my first time here and she did an amazing job! Fairly quick and painless but I’ve been getting them done for years so if it’s your first time, it’s a bit more painful than waxing. The salon is small but clean. A woman walked in after me and didn’t have an appointment; she was turned away kindly. She declined the offer to make an appointment. TIP: Yes, walk-​ins are welcome but you should probably make an appointment to guarantee service. I have found my new eyebrow lady! It was $ 12 and I’ll definitely be coming back!

Location is good b/​c you can always find parking. I was looking for a threading spot since I moved here recently from Philly.
I’ve had two separate people thread my eyebrows and both times I had a good experience. They are quick and friendly.
I am not crazy about paying $ 12 b/​c I normally pay $ 3 but, I know that is a steal that I won’t find anywhere else except Philly or NY.
Also, I had my upper lip threaded for the first time and though it’s slightly painful, it wasn’t horrible.
They are pretty clean. And the hours are very convinient.