Reflections of You Fairfax

I called this morning and was fit in immediately for a full lowlight appointment with Gloria. I came in a disaster, with skunk roots and platinum bleached hair. Gloria consulted with me and helped me decide what I really wanted before she got started. She showed me examples to determine the final result that I’d want. She did two test strips to see how each color would take in my hair, and which I liked better. I have to admit I was a difficult client. She took extra time and skipped her lunch for me. The end result was gorgeous and even better than I’d ever imagined could be. I’ve already booked my next appointment with Gloria in eight weeks. Great experience at ROY today!

Scheduled an appointment for Saturday at 3:30pm for Young. I was referred by my girlfriend who gets her hair cut and colored there regularly. Her stylist said that Young would be great for a mans haircut. I have been searching for a hair stylist since we moved up from Florida a year ago, so I was willing to give it a try.
I show up at 3:20 and as soon as you walk in the door, you can see the reception table. The receptionist glared at me as I walked up to her and told her my name is Patrick and that I am here for a 3:30 apt with Young. She looks my appointment up in the computer and says back to me «well I have no idea when Young is going to be free». I look back at her puzzled… because I made this appointment a week ago, and it was not last minute. My girlfriend cuts hair (DOG hair, so no she is not competition), so I know that stuff comes up… its just part of the job. Knowing this (and getting to hear how often it happens) I calmly respond «Well when would she be able to see me?» The receptionist responds «Next Saturday». That was it. No apologies, no nothing. What is even worse is when my girlfriends shop gets busy, they at least CALL YOU to tell you instead of allowing you to drive 30 minutes there and 30 minutes back PLUS plan half of your Saturday around the appointment.
The level of un-​professionalism that I experienced here was simply astounding. Please LOOK at my other reviews, they are generally very positive… And also understand that this review is more towards the management and not necessarily the Hair Stylists themselves, as i did not even get to speak to one. As a businessmen, I can tell you that your first impression is everything and that was a terrible first impression. Reception is the face of your business… You might honestly want to look at addressing that issue,. My appointment was on 2-​6-​2016 at 3:30pm.

This review is way past due. In spring of 2014 I got a blonde balayage by Beatriz (color specialist) … She sat down and did a consultation with me. During the color process she did not put me under heat which was very considerate and honest of her. When using 40 volume or bleach, you should NEVER go under heat. Your hair can damage or break while cooking. All I can say that my results were amazing! My hair came out exactly how I wanted! The only reason I’m giving this a 3 star is because Beatriz kept pushing too many products on me to the point that I was forced to buy them! She is very very pushy! & I left spending way too much money. Over $ 300 for color service and 2 products… But what do you expect since she is a color specialist. Next time I’ll just stick to a junior stylist. Beatriz, next time a client sits in your chair be happy that they’re letting you work on their hair but please don’t push people to buy products!!! Some of us have a family to take care of and bills to pay. Yes I understand your salon is fancy but not everyone is rich!

Yesterday was only my second time at this salon but both times I’ve left feeling amazing! Although, I don’t really get anything too crazy, I get a simple haircut and blow dry and I love it every time! I am SUPER picky when it comes to my hair and I’ve only let my stepmom cut it for the longest time. Rebecca has been able to make my hair look and feel exactly the way I want! This last time, I got a GREAT head massage with my shampoo. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the woman’s name but she was awesome! The receptionist was very polite and offered me some beverages which I gladly took! Even though it’s a little pricey, you definitely get what you pay for. And I’ve gotten nothing but perfect service! Keep up the great work!

I have done Brazilian blow out twice, first time was really nice, second time I had my concerns but they immediately addressed it !! Thank you so much

I recently moved away from Virginia and I already miss Young! She always made my nondescript hair look fabulous.
Young is an artist. She will do your hair as you ask her to. But, if you leave yourself in her hands and give her free rein, she will amaze you.
Young is a great stylist, from cut to color to choosing how best to make your hair your best accessory.

I have long, straight asian hair and it was looking very lifeless and thin. I am so glad I found Young at this salon. The entire haircut was almost an hour and a half– she listened very carefully to what I wanted– I wanted a fun, unique, and sexy haircut. I was reluctant to cut my long hair short, because the last time it happened, it was a disaster because the hair stylist was unfamiliar with the texture and style of my hair. Young told me to trust her and I am SO glad that I did! I love my hair now– I’ve gotten several positive comments on my hair– more than I’ve ever gotten before! Young cut off 10 inches, which I was able to donate. She also taught me a lot of the basics of hair care and let me practice styling my hair myself. I’ve turned over a new leaf and no longer buying the economy sized, cheap shampoo. The products offered at the salon were a bit outside my price range, so I went to wal-​mart and found a brand that is sulfate and paraben free. My trip to this salon was the most I’ve ever paid for a haircut (they are priced between $ 45 – 55 depending on the stylist), but it was well worth it. There’s also a $ 10 coupon for first time customers on their website.

I came to ROY Fairfax because of the amazing Unilocal reviews, and I figured I should pay it forward with a great review!
I called yesterday to see if there was an opening before the end of the day, which there wasn’t, but I was able to make an appointment for today. I was greeted with smiling faces and Young quickly brought me to her station.
First, she did a new customer interview, asking all of these great questions about my hair, my expectations, etc. I really enjoyed that conversation, I’ve never had a hairstylist take the time to do that before. She really listened to what I wanted and repeated it back to me. She also explained what and why she was doing something. I really felt taken care of!
I got 11 inches chopped off and Young did an AMAZING job. Before the first snip, she showed me what the cut would look like, made some suggestions, and made sure it was exactly what I wanted. The shampoo was amazingly relaxing too, especially with the massage chair!
I’m so so so happy with my haircut and the fantastic customer service from everyone in the salon, and especially Young. I’ve already scheduled my next appointment and cannot wait to go back!!! Thank you, Young!!!

I landed in Reflections of You by following my haircutter there after she left another establishment. My hair is, to me, a bit challenging. It wants to be curly, it wants to be straight, it wants to be wavy, but never at the times I want any of that. Young is an outstanding stylist. She understands that my wife wants my hair longer than the short crop I have worn most of my business life. She understands that my hair is contrarian. And she makes it all work with a professional result that pleases my wife. She is pleasant, cheerful, fun, and exceptionally skilled.
Reflections of You is a great environment for her. They let her follow her muse (s), give her the supportive environment she needs, and smoothly handle the overall interaction of doing business with them.
My experiences with ROY are great, the results of Young’s talents are outstanding.

This is the place to go for a wonderful salon experience! When you are here they do more than just wash and style your hair. I go see Young to get my hair done and she is amazing. She knows exactly what me and my hair needs. With Young I don’t feel like just another customer, I am her client and guest at the salon where she makes me feel special. She listens to what I want and makes it happen. Everyone at the salon is friendly and helps if needed. I would definitely recommend having your hair done here before any place else!

After my stylist of 7 years left «the business» to be a stay at home mom, the search for a new stylist was on! A few friends suggested that I try Reflections Of You, so I decided to give them a try. The staff was friendly, which is always a good sign. My stylist was Rebecca, and she was amazing! She restyled my hair and gave it a gorgeous color. I just had my 2^nd appointment with Rebecca and it was even better than the first one! Got a cute, shorter bob cut with a gorgeous red color-​and I have received compliments non-​stop! So a big Thank You to Rebecca :)
(And a shout out to the rest of the team at ROY for their service and friendliness)

As a die-​hard Sara fan, I was curious what I was going to do with my hair during her maternity leave. I should not have sweated it, as she recommended Nakia for color, and my hair looks fantastic. Sara left me in great hands. Nakia was a true professional during the consultation and really listened to me. I told her that I was not afraid of a little pop to herald in warmer weather, so she gave me some chunky blond summer highlights. They initially took me a little out of my comfort zone, but I love them– they make me look quite a bit younger which is a plus, and my husband loves them. I am looking forward to my haircut next week.

I now see Sara last few cuts after my last stylist left… I really like her peaceful quiet style and she really listens to what you ask for. I wanted a slightly more angled bob and she nailed it exactly what works for my lifestyle since I work at home and don’t really style my hair daily. My hair looks good either way! I have brownish hair and have more grays then I’d like so I go back every 6 weeks for color – always spot on!
The salon is quiet, relaxing and the staff is always polite. Like the text message confirmation system. My only wish and would give five stars would be a really incredible shampoo. I really loved the shampoo person from awhile ago, and miss her massage-​like shampoos of the scalp. Not that the shampoo is bad, just not as great as before.

I’ve been going here for years. Very welcoming staff, clean salon, variety of Eco friendly, low chem products. It’s in a non-​impressive shopping center but is worth a try if u are seeking a respite from busy Fairfax w quality stylists. I’ve gotten cuts, die, shellac, facials here

I have been going to Rebecca at Reflections of You for about six months now, and she is absolutely fantastic. The first time I saw her, she sat me down and gave me a true consultation, which involved answering questions about my hair type, what I wanted it to look/​act like, and how it currently looks and acts. Rebecca gave me a great style that is easy to maintain and style on my own. Some other things I love:
The Surface color gloss. It is so fun to play with hair color, but I hate the damage it does to hair, so when Rebecca told me about the color gloss I was so excited. It’s a conditioning gloss that STRENGTHENS your hair, while giving you some temporary color. My color lasted over six weeks — pretty fantastic.
The Brazilian Blowout Treatment: HOLY COW. Rebecca had talked about this treatment every time I saw her, and finally, after getting so sick of my puffy, unhealthy hair, I decided to go for it. Best decision of my life. My brittle, poofy, nearly unstylable hair became sleek and smooth (and SO SO SOFT). I liked how I looked walking out the salon door, but I always do. The real test was washing and styling my hair myself. I was able to blow dry my hair in under 10 minutes … without a brush. People with curly/​wavy/​brittle hair can attest. this is a MIRACLE! So, thank you Rebecca and ROY Salon. Always much appreciated!

Almost every time I get my hair cut here I am more then satisfied. This says a lot as I am really picky about my hair and often hate my hair after cuts until it grows out for a month. I’ve lived in NYC and had my hair cut by people that normally would charge 3 times the price of ROY and while sometimes they do an amazing job, overall I am more consistently happy with ROY. As an added note, all the staff I have dealt with have been friendly and seem like good people I will continue to support!

Update about facials: This year they got a new esthetician and she is great. I was unsure at first because I got a peel with her and it was a pain to maintain (that’s standard though), but I went back for a standard facial and my face looks great. Her Image products are fantastic and my skin is doing amazing. My fine lines are also disappearing in my forehead and the tiny lines around my eyes are gone!
I’m surprised at some of the reviews to be honest. Anyway, I moved to Va from Los Angeles in 2008. I got back home every year to see my family and for the first couple of years I would wait to get my hair done by my stylist in LA. The first time I let someone color my hair at Bubbles, they turned the ends green from putting blonde highlights in my hair (even though I asked them no to). So I was skeptical to get my hair done again. A co-​worker is married to one the stylists at Reflections so I made an appointment to see her. Sarah basically restored my faith in hair salons in VA! She knows how to do hair and takes the time to make sure I am happy. Plus the salon is really nice. They have massaging shampoo chairs!

I love this place because it’s close to my house, reasonably priced, and they do a decent job. In my experience, they don’t do anything A-​MA-​ZING, or mind-​blowing, but they do the basics and they do it well.
I’ve been here twice for a cut and color; I have a lot of hair, so foils take forever and day. Tisa always seems to have the patience to do all of them and do them right, which I definitely appreciate.
The shampoo lady is super sweet, and goes out of her way to make sure you’re as comfortable as can be in those ridiculous chairs (bonus = the chairs recline so you can kick your feet up and really relax!)
The price is high (est. $ 150ish for cut/​highlights + tip), but as is to be expected around this area. They also sell a bunch of pricey shampoos and other products, but aren’t overly pushy if you politely decline.

I just got home from my first hair appointment with Rebecca at ROY, and I can not stop looking at my amazing hair! Before I say anything else, I should say I have a lot of experience with BAD salons in this area, I have cried in my car after cuts and color more times than I’d like to admit. This was not that kind of experience.
From the moment I called to make an appointment I had high hopes. The receptionist, Kaitlyn is fabulous. She was so friendly on the phone and in person I immediately felt at ease. Then I met Rebecca. I am getting married in 7 months, and I was so unhappy with my hair and want it to look beautiful for our wedding. From bad color, terrible split ends and a mediocre cut I left with super model hair.
Rebecca sat down with me and went over everything she was going to do in detail and gave me the price for everything! I have never had a salon do that before, I would always be surprised with a mystery number not previously discussed. She listened to everything I wanted and my concerns and was very realistic about what we’d be able to do.
Did I mention my color was awful before? It was a faded red (box job) and I wanted to go Reece Witherspoon blonde. What Rebecca did for my color is a miracle! She revived my sad limp hair, and it is beautiful and far better than I could have expected. She was also very honest with me that if she made me as blonde as I wanted in one process, my hair would be fried. I’m happy she told me, so now we can do it in steps, and keep my hair from additional major damage. But this color doesn’t look like an in-​between color — it’s beautiful!
Not only were Kaitlyn and Rebecca fantastic, the whole staff was friendly and cheerful. I made an appointment to come back in a month to keep my hair looking fantastic for our wedding. Now I am confident my hair will look the best it has in years for our wedding and I am so happy and excited. I’ve finally found a salon in NOVA that I want to keep going back to!

While I think that my initial review pretty much covered all of the bases, my update is pretty much just a review of my latest experiences. Did I mention that I love Rebecca and Lola? Love them. You know that you’ve found yourself the right salon/​stylist when you walk out, flipping your hair like a shampoo commercial model and thinking to yourself «I look AWESOME and I LOVE my hair.» Now mind you, the «I love my hair» part is really telling, since it’s probably the first time I’ve thought it since I was in 9^th grade. In 9^th grade, my hair was perfect for the trends happening at that time — BIG, curly/​wavy, thick and could hold all of that gel/​spray gel/​mouse/​Aqua Net/​Aussie spray/​Salon Selectives apple scented product that with just a little teasing, could reach heights that would make most astronauts jealous (I think my bangs had their own orbiting planets for a while) and made my most excellent satellite dish style the pride of Seneca Valley Junior High School. My hair has never looked better in my post-​junior high life.
On another note, Rebecca also saved my 7 year old daughter’s hair from a really bad Hair Cuttery (BAD mom) hair cut. She also recommended products to help grow out her hair and keep her scalp healthy. The healthy scalp information (for both my daughter and me) was new and interesting. In my many years of scouring the glossies and the internet, scalp health hasn’t really been a headliner in the quest for healthy hair and growth, so it never would have occurred to me. Again, this is the difference between a good stylist/​salon and a great one — the education and training are obvious. Awesome, awesome, awesome.