DADA

Does David Armstrong need another 5-​star review? Objectively speaking, probably not. But, will another 5-​star review further cement his status as the very best hairdresser, if not human being, in Atlanta? Without a doubt.
I have only been going to David for a few months now, but I absolutely could not be happier. I started going to him when the man who gave me the best hair-​cuts of my life vanished without a word. (As a side note: Where are you Jack?) After waiting 34 years for such a stylist, I came to David with very high hopes and a recent disaster (Do they not teach the art of cutting fine, curly hair in cosmetology school?)
He has exceeded every expectation. My cut is lovely, my layers aren’t a reverse mullet and my color is perfect.
Now, on to David as a human, he is ridiculously engaging and funny, he remembers things I have told him from one appointment to the next and he actually gave me some really wonderful advice after a heartbreak. In other words, David cares. He cares that you feel beautiful and look beautiful or handsome or edgy or whatever it is you want for yourself. He also won’t try to sell you on mounds of product.
Now, the salon. There is only street parking available. Some people don’t care. If you are like me, and you parallel park like a wounded bumble bee trying to escape a sealed car, then you do worry. Fear not, there is ample space, no lines to align with and no meters. Anyone can park here.
If you are thinking about booking with him, you should, however, do it now. His schedule is full and you will probably wait six weeks for your first appointment. After the first appointment it is, of course, a breeze because you can just book in advance.
I would plan to arrive a little early so that you can stop in at Proof Bakeshop for a latte, but that is another review.

Had my hair colored and cut by mr. David armstrong. The place is super cute and clean. Everyone there seemed to love what they do. David is very nice and inviting and I love that he works with you to let you know what is best for your hair! Will definitely be back again!

Gone are the days (just five short months ago) when I could email David for an appointment and have my tresses tamed within a week. Now I have to wait almost two weeks! David Armstrong is completely blowing up this Unilocal page!
I’ve been to see the Fabulous Mr. D once since my first appointment and he is still the best stylist in Atlanta. I’m happy for his success, but my hair is crying out in need! Le sigh…

I finally found a place and a person in Atlanta that I trust with my hair = David at DADA! I have been going to the same hair stylist in Baton Rouge since I was 14 years old but decided that it was time to find someone nearby that I would trust with my hair. After seeing all the great reviews of this place, I finally made an appointment with David. Thank you Unilocal community for your suggestions! David mentioned that I was one of 10 Indian girls that had mentioned they scheduled an appointment with him after seeing reviews on Unilocal — ha!
I loved the salon and he was super warm and friendly as soon as I walked in. He talked with me about my hair and what I was looking for and how he could help me get there. I love any hair stylist that gives their opinion on what would look best and David definitely does that. My hair is very thick and coarse and David brought life back to it.
I was 100% satisfied with my haircut and can’t wait to go back! Highly recommend David to anyone that gets nervous about haircuts and wants to find someone in Atlanta to cut their hair! Kudos to DADA!

David Armstrong is awesome. I’ve been going to him for the last year and a half — he always does a great job. He is also very good at finding time to squeeze me in if I have to reschedule due to my busy work schedule. I highly recommend him for your next haircut.

First time at Dada and getting my haircut by David Armstrong… I was greeted warmly on arrival and offered a Fat Tire! Knew right away this was definitely the place. David was super-​friendly and very knowledgeable about men’s hair. My girlfriend said it was the best haircut I have gotten in years! Thanks David!

David is amazing. He listens to what I want, provides great color and cuts, is hilarious, kind and extremely attentive. He always makes me feel like his most important customer and goes out of his way to accommodate my crazy schedule. I recommend David with flying colors.

Where do I even start?
Absolutely LOVE this salon. It is really cute and classy with outstanding service. The crew is down to earth and very professional. They make you feel at home the minute you walk in and they’re very talented at what they do.
Now, the best part: DAVID ARMSTRONG IS THE​BOMB​.COM If you’re looking to look good and not really have to think about it, I’d recommend going to him. This guy is the definition of talent. He is incredible and DADA is so lucky to have him as part of their exceptional team!
Seriously, do yourself a favor and go visit David Armstrong! You can thank me later.

I love me some David Armstrong. I’ve been going to David for years — if you’re looking for a new hair stylist and you’re nervous — you have absolutely nothing to fear going to David. He does beautiful color, great cuts, and he’s fun to hang out with. Plus — he gives you wine. :)

Well, I FINALLY made it over to see Jessica Dorman after more than a year of trying to coordinate my hair’s schedule with hers! Every time my hair decided it was time to to run for help, she was booked 8 weeks out & I just couldn’t wait — she’s a busy girl!
When I arrived at the salon, I was greeted warmly by Robin, who was super nice and welcoming and made sure I had a drink and was comfortable while I waited on Jessica. The space is great, not pretentious, not overly cool, but just right & easy to relax in.
Jessica was exactly on time for our appointment, and I felt right at home with her from the minute she started. We talked for a bit about what to do with my hair, which I’ve been trying to grow but which I realize (as I always do when I try to grow my hair) is just not a practical goal for me with my fine little locks that go lifeless with too much length. Other than a few pictures of what I thought were cute styles, I’m not sure I was all that helpful in helping her understand what I DID want, I could really only tell her what I DIDN’T want (nothing too short, no razoring, and no stacking the back like we’re still living in the 80s and like sooooo many stylists still want to do because of my head shape or their inability to vary their style of cutting hair). In the end, I turned over creative control to her and told her I’d trust whatever magic she wanted to work.
She gave me beautiful little wispy layers, then layered and blunt-​cut the back to give me more body. She executed a rich dark auburn color perfectly, including my trademark blonde streak in front — no bleeding of the dark color onto the blond pieces and the washing and re-​washing to clean up the blonde! She uses Redken color, which, after today, I’m prepared to say is also one of my favorites — no itching, no discomfort, just brilliant shine and gorgeous color! She also didn’t leave color around my face or on my ears or neck — no painful post-​color skin-​reddening scrubbing required! She didn’t try to skin me by taking my hair too short — the cut is cute and feminine and funky and fun and perfectly balanced! My new cut & color garnered compliments almost immediately!
But be warned: a «do» here does not come cheap. My cut and color was $ 225, which inspired sticker shock even after 20 years of bouncing around Atlanta to see some über talented stylists.
Update after about a month: the color still looks good, but the grow-​out went downhill starting at about 2 weeks out. Not what I consider a sign of a solid cut (as I’ve had with cuts from some other stylists I’ve loved and, so unfortunately, lost). Given that and the steep price, I’m leaving a 4-​star review for the color & will likely give some other stylists I’ve been eyeing a try next time around.

David Armstrong is the man to see at DADA! He has a raw talent for precision cuts, color, and attention to detail! I have gone to David for years now and he has led me in the right direction time and time again. Not only does David excel at women’s hair, but he has also made my husband feel extremely proud of his coif. Don’t be fooled by David’s strapping good looks– he’s actually a down-​to-​Earth guy who listens to his clients. I can’t recommend him highly enough.

David Armstrong is absolutely amazing! He’s been my favorite for years. Not only is he engaging and talented, but he has a knack translating a client’s (at least my) often abstract way of explaining what they want (e.g., «I kind of want a sexy foot soldier kind of look.»). As if that were not good enough, he will absolutely recall previous conversations so you feel right at home, and you can sip on some beer or wine. You cannot go with David Armstrong.

I came to see David Armstrong. As usual, my cut was perfect and I always leave him to make the decisions. I’m not a hair stylist, so I trust the pro. The location is perfect, easy to get to, un assuming, and free parking. The staff is cheerful, sweet, and fun. David is wonderful, the product is great as well. The space is clean and the décor is great!

Y’all. Y’ALL. If you’re looking to get your hairs did please stop your search, pick up your phone and make an appointment with David Armstrong. I’ve been going to David since forever and I followed him from Nadine’s to DADA. He’s exceptional at all the things – cut, color, conversation. I have not once walked away from a David appointment disappointed. Not once.
And also? He looks like a Disney prince.

DAVID ARMSTRONG IS SO GREAT. I just moved to Atlanta, and the hardest thing about a new place is finding someone I trust to do my hair. I just had a really sad haircut elsewhere, and needed to find someone to fix it and give me fresh highlights. I looked on Unilocal and saw great reviews for DADA, David had an appointment available, and he salvaged the situation and made my day/​week/​month.
First of all, what a nice, cool guy! I normally don’t love sitting down and talking to strangers for a couple of hours. I really don’t like getting my hair done. But he’s so friendly, genuine and welcoming, and I actually enjoyed our conversation. I feel like we’re friends. We’ve got the kind of friendship I have with Ellen DeGeneres. I have a best friend crush on David. It’s normal.
Second, he asked what I wanted, and he delivered. My hair is exactly what I was looking for, and he told me what I can do going forward to go back in time to when I had long hair that I loved before a series of unfortunate haircuts.
I’m so glad I found him!

Marie is seriously the tops. I moved away for a couple of years for school but could not wait to get my hair back into Marie’s talented hands. I had even forgotten about how fantastic she was since I had been away (How could I!). A visit to Marie is an instant self esteem boost. My hair always looks top notch and she is also just a fantastic human being. I have fine short hair that is prematurely gray and in less than bountiful amounts but you would never know it to look at my do’ after seeing Marie! I regularly get compliments and always tell the person that they need to go see Marie. I know Marie has heaps of 5-​star reviews already but I can’t resist adding on since she really is best.

So Im a 20 year old guy, had the same style my whole life mainly because my hair is very temperamental and difficult, and i wanted a completely different style, so I found Robin here, and she completely changed the look and did a very good job doing it. I love my new style. I would recommend her.

I’m a regular at DADA and have been seeing Dorothy there for years and have never had a negative experience.
Upon getting engaged I knew I wanted to have my hair worn up and was recommended, by my regular lady, to talk to Jennifer, another stylist at the salon. Jennifer was extremely easy to work with and she was truly great. She did the hair for myself as well as my 3 bridesmaids, my mom, and my flower girl and we were all more than satisfied with how everything turned out. The day of my wedding it absolutely poured all day and yet my hair remained up the entire night and not a single strand was moved out of place– I received tons of compliments on how great it looked! I’d highly recommend going to see Jennifer!

It’s taken me awhile to write this, basically because Marie already has approximately 759 five star reviews and I figured that one more would be piling on and not fair to the other salons of Atlanta.
[I almost wrote that Marie is ‘the bomb dot com,’ but I stopped myself, googled that already-​dated phrase and found a list of alternative phrases, the first of which was ‘the pomme dot bon,’ which I like a lot better. She is totally a good apple.]
Some people love getting haircuts, but for me, it’s usually more of a chore. Maybe it’s because I have super thick hair that’s been massacred in the past, or had some awkward conversationalists cut my hair. You know those haircuts where you’re sitting in the chair silently, staring down at a copy of Redbook from two months ago?
There is no need to bring extra reading material when Marie cuts your hair. She’s super fun. She’s also really good at interpreting vague directions and hand gestures and turning them into great haircuts. She really gets what will work with your hair and what won’t.
It can take awhile to get an appointment, but that’s just a testament to Marie’s skillz. DADA is a nice space that feels homey and unpretentious and it’s conveniently located next to Dough, if you feel like a post-​haircut snack.

Late August 2012, I needed a haircut. My last hairstylist was the awful Brian Chung of Hair Sense along Buford Highway, whom I reviewed here some months ago. Hairstylists are so often a hit or a miss, so I was looking on Unilocal for best and most reviewed salon in town. DADA had an average of 5 stars from over 40 reviews. I emailed Marie Dietz-​Meyer for an appointment. She didn’t have any slot for until early October but her colleagues did. I chose to wait for 5 weeks to see Marie.
DADA is located in the hipster-​infested heart of Inman Park. When I stepped inside the salon, seeing the extensive body art of not one but at least three of the people who work there was a little disconcerting for me — forgive my judgment but this just isn’t my culture. But soon enough, Marie came out to greet me.
She led me to her work station, served me a can of Diet Coke and asked me what I was looking for in my haircut appointment today. I said «Well, I’m turning 30 next year. I spent my 20s alternating between Japanese straightening and digital perming. I don’t quite know what the natural state of my hair is anymore, but before all this artificial work, it had a natural wave. I resolve that in my 30s, I’m relying solely on the hands of a great hairstylist and her pair of scissors. No more damage to my hair… I also happen to be changing careers. I want to look chic, feminine, youthful but not high-​strung (no Victoria Beckham!). I’m also very insecure about my fine hair so please keep the volume.»
Marie listened and confidently, she started working her way to giving me a sleek, modern, middle-​length bob. I’m sick of getting haircuts where hardly anyone around notices the change. But my new bob drew attention and praises from colleagues, friends and ahem, men. I’ve been wearing this bob for a month now and it still looks fabulous everyday despite the fact that I’m too busy to ever blow-​dry or style my hair in any way.
I love Marie — so glad to have finally found a hairstylist that makes any hair look good!