Drybar

I like the whole theme of the place and the vibe. I loved how they styled my hair and and the mimosas they offered.
The negative…
The curls do not last. Literally 30 mins after leaving my curls had fallen and I had so loved the volume and those big curls but sadly they were not to be. I think it really needed more hairspray. I ended up buying hair spray from Walmart to try and salvage the little waves that were left. It was just disappointing that they didn’t last.
I had gone with a few coworkers as a team building. We had requested to sit all together and I was seated on the opposite side. All by myself. Which sucked because this was a team building. We had 1:15 pm appointments and weren’t seen til almost 2pm. Why do we need an appointment?
The service was fine, but I feel like if u see an empty glass u should offer another…
My hairstylist was fun and talked when I asked her questions and what not. And plus I love what she did to my hair. I’m just so sad it didn’t last.
The hair products literally smell like u should eat them… sooo good I loved it.
$ 50 bucks for 30 mins of hair didn’t seem worth it when I can pay a little more else where and my hair last all night. The next day and til the end of the world jk but seriously.
If I return I think I’m gonna tell them to spray the whole can lol

Don’t go without appointment! They should remove walk in welcomes. If they want take you if they are booked then they shouldn’t tell you it’s ok to come without appointment. Plus the lady with piercing on her face on the reception is beyond rude!!! Lesson learned never go there again

This location has gone really downhill. The last three times I’ve come here in the last few months instead of the newer River Oaks location, my appointment has run no less than 20 mins late. I even turn up 10 mins before to be courteous and get in line for stylists, but it does no good.
The blowouts are still great but when you’re sat around waiting and appointment times don’t mean anything, why would you choose this location? Never an apology from the front desk either.

I was visiting Houston for a wedding and decided to try Dry Bar. It’s definitely more convenient than doing your own hair (mine is very thick and curly but it can be blown out with patience).
The stylist was very nice and checked in with me about what I wanted but over all, I don’t think the ‘do considered my natural layers or shape. It was like she took a template and used it for my hair. Taking the time to consider shape takes way more time though and that is not their model. In and out in about an hour. These people are not type A perfectionists.
A blow dry at a salon would cost me a lot more than this but you get what you pay for. Even though this was only $ 40, I would not return because the look didn’t really fit me, my face shape, etc. I’m glad I tried it once though.

I wanted to LOVE this place so so bad because the décor and atmosphere are really adorable. It has the perfect setup that you would want when getting all dolled up. However, I am disappointed in the outcome of my hair after a few hours.
Décor and Customer Service: Great! As soon as I walked in, I was greeted by the receptionist and she brought me a mimosa. I was taken back exactly at my appointment time. My stylist and all of the other stylists were very nice.
Shampooing: HORRIBLE! I feel like my hair barely got wet during the shampoo. My scalp was not touched one time while being washed. She didn’t really scratch any of my hair to clean it. She lightly smoothed the shampoo on my hair and then rinsed it out. After getting to the chair, she realized she didn’t wash all of the shampoo out so we had to go to the bowl again. I got excited thinking that maybe round 2 would be better but it wasn’t.
The Blowdry: Okay, so maybe I’m misunderstanding the concept. When someone says «blowout,» I assume I will be get my hair dried with the blow dryer and then flat ironed. Others all around me were either getting their hair flat ironed or the stylist was putting rollers in. My stylist completely styled my hair JUST using the blow dryer. With that being said, my roots again were not touched at all so they look very puffy and frizzy. It also took her a full hour just to blow dry my hair. If I would have done it myself, I would have already finished blow drying and styling. The curls looked good for the moment, but fell within a few hours. I don’t think my stylist was prepared to do my texture of hair. My texture requires a flat iron. When she said she was finished, I was shocked and asked if she was going to flat iron and she looked very surprised that I even asked, although everyone around me had flatirons. So I decided to just leave. Very disappointed. My hair looked great for all of 1 hour and ended up being big and frizzy, which is expected when you only try to style my hair using the blow dryer. Again, maybe I misunderstood the concept of the salon.
Loved the décor and the cuteness of the salon but I probably will never go back. I was SO ready to tell all of my friends about this place but it doesn’t seem like its meant for our textured hair.

Girls weekend, so of course we had to take it to the princess level and have someone do our hair for a night out.
I’m loving the concept, and I believe everyone needs to do this at least once in a while. I mean, I don’t think anyone can argue having someone else do all of the work for you while sipping on something alcoholic none the less.
I had a great time, and don’t be afraid to voice your opinions. If you need it a little more touched up etc. You should pay for what you want, not settle for something you don’t end up loving.
I was hoping my blow out would last until the next morning because usually when I do my own hair it does.
But all in all, I feel like I would do this monthly or so.

This location is great! Much better than the other location in River Oaks. My hair is always great, staff is extremely friendly and accommodating!

I had a surprise event after work and needed to fix my hair, i made an appointment online for later that day. I was seated only 10-​ish minutes after my appointment time. The customer service was very nice and my stylist (i wish i knew her name, she was fantastic) told me everything about the products she was using. She also asked how much volume i wanted and was very polite.
I got the «cosmo» because i figured the curls would fall into the beachy wave look after a few hours, but to my surprise they stayed super curly and actually didn’t fall at all. I got my hair done yesterday at noon, i went to a ceremony and then straight to rodeo cook off (which was incredibly windy) and this morning my hair looks great. it may smell like bbq but it looks fabulous. i am in love with this place.

I have a tough time finding a star rating for this place because on the one hand I’ve had some really relaxing experiences and great looking, long lasting blowouts. But on the other hand, I’ve also experienced the panic when you walk in on a Saturday and realize people with appointment times an hour or more before you are still waiting and are also panicked because we all have a wedding to be at tonight.
I’ve been several times. I even purchased a package at one point because I was so happy with my first experience. Every time I’ve gone and had a great time has been on a Friday during the day that I had off, or on a Tuesday evening. During those experiences, I happily enjoyed a glass of champagne while watching the rom com on the screen in front of me while being beautified.
The problem with Drybar is that they severely overbook themselves on the weekend. They try to accommodate an impossible number of appointments, not accounting for people with very long, thick, or difficult to style hair. And everyone ends up unhappy. The customers and the stylists. I know, because I’ve listened to them complain to one another about the impossible work load. I came in one Saturday morning to get my hair done before an evening wedding in Austin. I needed to leave Houston by 12pm, so with my bags already packed, I thought having a 9:45 am appointment would leave me plenty of time, considering my blowouts had never taken longer than an hour. Unfortunately, I wasn’t seen until over an hour later at 11. I did just barely make it in time, but the fact that they were running an hour and 15 minutes behind less than two hours into their day made me really feel for the people who budgeted even less time than I did and were scheduled later in the day. I also watch several people walk out because their appointments were too late.
So, I’m giving Drybar three stars, which is probably generous. But basically, it’s great unless you’re needing a blowout at a popular time and you’re on a schedule. I DO NOT recommend going on a Saturday when you have an event scheduled, unless maybe you make the first appointment of the day at 8 am. You will be stressing and disgruntled with a bunch of other ladies, and although I haven’t seen it get too bad… that could get ugly.

I really like the blow dry bar model, but I am very disappointed with Drybar. I got a blowout with curls, and already, not an hour later, the curls have fallen completely out of my hair. I told the stylist that my hair doesn’t hold curl very well, but apparently they don’t have any strong hold hair spray there. Curls will stay in my hair for 5 or 6 hours with strong hold hair spray. Definitely not worth $ 40. I am attending a black tie wedding, I went in to get my hair done expecting it to last at least part way through the party (so longer than half an hour). Now my hair looks limp and frizzy. Very, very disappointed.

Worst experience ever on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 and left without hair done. I scheduled an appointment to get my hair done at the Uptown Park location for a very formal black tie wedding that evening. My husband was in the wedding and he was going to wear a tux, and we hadn’t been out in a while because I’m pregnant, so I wanted to look extra special. I was also excited to pamper myself a bit considering I’ve not had the best pregnancy.
I got to DryBar at my appointment time, and could see several people sitting/​standing in the waiting area, which immediately concerned me. I was on a time line, and still had to get back home to finish getting ready for the wedding. I waited 30 minutes and I still hadn’t been called. The 4 girls ahead of me were stressing because they were going to be late for their events, and I also realized I was close to being late to mine. I walked up to the counter and asked the girl how much longer because I was worried I wasn’t going to make my event. She didn’t seem all that concerned and told me I would be next. I don’t know, maybe this is normal for this salon? Another 15 minutes had gone by and they finally called my name.
I asked the stylist how long will it take for the whole process, and I told her that I also had some extensions I wanted to use. She looked at me like a deer in headlights, and said, «you want me to put extensions in your hair?». I said, «yes, I put on my reservations that I had clip-​ins that I wanted to use». She said, «Oh, you have clip-​ins…». What did she think? I wanted her to sow my weave right then and there? I’m so confused, because shouldn’t they know this service is offered? Then I went back to my original question, «how long will it take to wash/​and fix my hair?». She said, «I don’t know 30, 45 minutes, maybe an hour?» Well which is it? There is a big difference between 30 minutes and an hour, especially when it took me 20 minutes to drive here, you called me back 45 minutes late, and I’ll need 20 minutes to drive home – then drive to the wedding.
I was frustrated and my stress level was through the roof. I knew that if I sat down in that chair, it would’ve been a stressful time, instead of a nice, relaxing time to pamper myself. I made the decision that I needed to leave and try to do my hair myself.
I told the girl at the front desk, «I’m going to have to cancel my appointment, because I no longer think I have enough time.» She looks at me, and let’s out a slow, annoyed, «Ooookay.» She didn’t care that I had to leave without my hair done, she had no concern, and there was no apology. Instead her comment was short and filled with annoyance, as if this was my fault.
I went home, had to get back in the shower to wash my hair, blow dried it, and used a Chi to straighten my hair real quick. It looked horrible and plain. I never wear my hair straight, and always add waves, and I couldn’t even do that. I was stressed out, I was late to the wedding and missed my husband walking down the aisle, and I didn’t feel uniquely pretty from any other day like I had hoped because my hair was flat and straight. I didn’t even have time to curl it myself. Everyone else wore their fancy dresses, with their hair done up nicely, and then there’s me. In every picture I look out of place and like I just walked off the street.
I don’t understand how a place that markets themselves as strictly a blow-​out salon, can operate like this. Your only business is to make people look special, make them feel good, and allow someone to feel pampered. This place, and the people working there, did the EXACT OPPOSITE of that. In other words, you completely failed at the ONLY thing you are supposed to do. I’m not the only person that had this experience this day either. To all the girls in front of me and behind me in line – I hope you made it to your events on time. This salon is lacking in many areas: Customer Service, Reliable service, and knowledgeable employees. Never again…

I should’ve just attempted to do my hair myself.
In my family, weddings are a huge ordeal (tea ceremony, wedding ceremony, reception, after party, etc.), and because of this, I typically like to get my hair done. I usually go to my hair stylist, but this runs me a little over $ 100 each time, and that’s just so much money to spend on a day. My friend recommended going to a blow-​dry bar, and after reading a few reviews, I decided to give this one a go.
When I walked in, I was greeted by a nice lady behind the front desk. She offered me a few drink options, and I gladly accepted a mimosa.
After waiting a few minutes, someone came up to me and let me know she’d be styling my hair. We walked to her station where she gave me the look book menu and asked what I wanted. I let her know I was going to a wedding and needed my hair to last at least the majority of the day and hopefully a bit through the night. I had looked at the options online and said I wanted a cosmo with a waterfall braid. She gave ma strange look and said she didn’t know what a waterfall braid was. I opened the book, pointed to the photo, and she immediately said she couldn’t do that. She then asked if I wanted to try something else, but honestly, I really didn’t. Luckily, she found someone who could and would help after the curling process.
Shampooing: This is usually my FAVORITE part of the experience. Who doesn’t love having their hair washed and receiving a nice head massage? Y’all, I hate to say this, but this was the WORST wash I’ve ever received. She didn’t get enough water in my hair and barely ever touched my scalp. She also didn’t wash the back of my head until the end when she realized this, and merely soaked it with water (no shampoo). I mean, really? Okay.
The Blowout: I’ve only received a handful of blowouts in my life and consider myself pretty hardheaded (in terms of hair pulling, brushing, blow-​drying, and well, in life). There were multiple times when I felt like my scalp was being burnt to a crisp. I let her know hey, that really hurts, and the stylist apologized but continued to do it to the other side and back to the original spot once more. OUCH!
The Curls: She curled my hair, and I let her know I like fairly tight curls. Sadly, while some curls looked fine, other didn’t, and after leaving, I could see a few spots she missed. It’s my fault for not inspecting it more, but she pushed my hair over my shoulders, and I didn’t think to push it back out. Boo.
She asked me if I liked product, and I said yes, definitely, especially since this has to last. She used some but not a lot, and it made me question if the styling would last. I figured maybe the products were really strong. They sure smelled nice.
A lady came out and did my braid (while teaching the one who curled my hair how to do it). Once she was done, from what I could tell, it looked nice.
It wasn’t until I got home that I realized how bad of a job they did. The curls by then were GONE, looking like subtle waves or (as my husband called it) bedroom hair. The braid was a lot messier than I remembered, and my hair was crazy frizzy. It looked so bad that my own mother called me out, asking if I ended up doing my hair myself instead of going to a salon like she suggested. «Why is your braid so uneven? Did you not put product in your hair? At least straighten it if you’re not going to curl it.». It all came from a meaningful place, but ugh!
The only reason I’m even giving this place two stars is because of the mimosa, the décor, the fact that they had When Harry Met Sally playing, and because, even though my hair was a complete miss, the stylist who did it was very nice. It was obvious that she was new and didn’t really know what she was doing, but at least she was nice.
Also, it sucks when you’re not loving your hair but the person in the chair next to you looks fabulous.
Ugh, just ugh!

I had pretty high expectations when I made an appointment for my aunt and I the morning of my engagement ceremony; I had seen great pictures and heard great things. I wanted something with tight curls, so I «ordered» the Cosmo. I was very specific about what the occasion was and the fact that I needed the curls to hold for at least a few hours.
I was highly disappointed — within 20 minutes of leaving Drybar, all of my curls had fallen out (as if the person who did my hair used no hairspray at all) — my hair was flat, frizzy, and neither straight nor curly. My aunts hair quickly flattened as well.
My only regret from the whole weekend, an important occasion with all of my friends and family present and professional photography and videography, was going to Drybar and spending $$ for my hair — I could have done a better job that would have held up 10x longer on my own.
It seems like other Unilocalers have had the same problem of their hair not holding/​underuse of hairspray. Not sure if this is a reflection of the entire Drybar brand, this particular Drybar location, or the person who did my hair at Drybar, but I don’t think I’ll be going back for any special occasions.
The good: beautifully decorated, high-​end environment, and a very calming dimly lit back room where they do all the shampoo-​ing with a nice head massage.

Came here to get our hair did for a wedding in Houston. They accommodated our party of nine superbly. We each had a stylist to ourself, and they even allowed us to bring outside pastries for breakfast. And of course, the bottomless mimosas (or champagne!). Unfortunately, we couldn’t consume too many since we were headed to church right after.
It seems like the hair styles were dependent on each stylist. All of us were more or less satisfied with our respective hair styles, though one person in our party had to give some critique and direction to get close to what she wanted. I liked that we were able to show the stylists a Pinterest picture and they were able to recreate it with a few glances. Most importantly, I was very impressed that our hair styles stayed put long into the night, even with extreme humidity and a lot of dancing and bopping around.
Big hair, slow Texan drawl… definitely felt like the epitome of a Texan Drybar experience! I’m glad my first Drybar experience was in Texas :).

The One Where We Got Our Hair Did!
So for my friend’s wedding, my sister and I decided we should treat ourselves and get our hairs done. A few months ago, I tried to get an appointment at Drybar but they were booked solid! Further, I had a few girlfriends who were able to make it there and looked fabulous at the gala. Which brings us to present day and how I must try Drybar, but didn’t have an event worthy enough to do it until my buddy’s wedding.
Anyway, definitely worth it! I love how big and curly my hair was. My sister’s hair was super cute as well! We were both happy when we walked out from the venue. I highly recommend coming here to get your hair did for any occasion. The only thing I was okay about was their lack of updos. Maybe my stylist wasn’t clear, but it was okay since I wanted to wear my hair down. For $ 40 you get your washed, dried, and styled — what a deal!

I’ll tell everyone up front the reason i took a star away is for their product prices. I bought a travel size refresh my hair spray kinda thing it was 15 bucks FOR A TRAVEL SIZE. Lol what the flip for that makes no cotton picking sense.
Outside that I enjoyed my visit. My style actually lasted 5 days.

I have long thick hair so a good wash is crucial or else you are just barely rinsing my hair. Which is what it felt like when I came here today. I put some coconut oil in my hair that morning to soften it up because my hair was a bit dry. After my hair was «washed» I could still smell the coconut oil. My scalp was barely scrubbed on the inside. the person next to me started their wash before me and wash still there after I left. When I scratched my scalp after my wash there was gunk under my nails.
When I got in my chair I sipped on my tea and watched the chick flick they had on the tv in front of me. The setup they have here is very nice.
I chose the Manhattan. My ends were sleek and smooth but my roots were not. I didn’t notice this until I got in my car. The mirror they turn you to when you are done isn’t that close to you. So you get a distant view. When I got a closer look in my car, I was a bit disappointed.

Going to Houston for a wedding and what did I forget? That being in a wedding means looking put together for all of the events!
Drybar saved the day. It was quick, painless and I had a mimosa. Life was good. I really enjoyed it and would go back if I had an occasion to do it.

The only thing I’m upset about is that I didn’t know about this place sooner! The Drybar is an amazing concept, relatively cheap, and you’ll be out in a relatively short amount of time!!!
I made an appointment online on a Friday morning (lucky I got in). When I arrived I was greeted by a receptionist who asked if I wanted any refreshment. It’s simple yet chic in the inside and very welcoming. They have a menu with pictures for you to get an idea of how you want it styled.
My stylist was Nancy… She was super friendly and excellent! I’m a «transitioned» from relaxed hair to natural so I was afraid of the frizziness that may have come but she did well in taming my locks! Maybe it’s just me, but $ 40 is a great price for a wash, blowout, straighten (and curl)… They have a couple of TVs to keep you entertained if you don’t like to talk. Everyone seemed really nice… I’m considering their monthly membership as well! I’ll definitely be back!

So my 3^rd visit was a lot better than my previous experiences. I got the mai tai (I believe that’s the name – all curls) and my hair looked a lot better than the previous time I went. I did go home and add extra hair spray since i’ve had bad experiences in the past. My hair looked so much better and I recommend everyone ask for Laura. She did an absolute fantastic job. :) I’ll post a picture of my curls as well so you can see. Overall, they made up for my bad experience.
P. S. Thank you to the PR team who reached out to me to make up for my bad experience! They were all friendly and very understanding with me. In fact, I am going back this week to get a blow out for my engagement pictures.