Bubbles Salon

Very disappointed! Good luck finding a stylist that is good at more than one thing, I have given this place a few chances, because I would find a stylist that was good at one thing but then they would be horrible at everything else. Would not recommend it and definitely not for the price!

Tried it twice and it’s nothing different than a Hair Cuttery shop.
The last time I had to wait for 50 (!!!) minutes. Okay it was a Saturday and it was Prom Night day — but I had an appointment and that is just very bad schedule managing.
Then I wanted a simple trim of my long hair with long layers. It took the girl over an hour and I came out with an uneven length of my hair and layers that had no concept at all.
I had my husband fix my hair at home and he did a better job than the girl did.
The blow-​dry job wasn’t really great either and I ended up putting my hair in a bun as soon as I was in the car.
AND another annoying thing — the girl tried to sell me some products from their store. I want a good hair cut, NOT an expensive shampoo!!! Argh!
I wish I could find a place that has qualified hair stylists that do a great job & don’t over-​charge like they do here.

Katherine is an amazing stylist! I walked in about two years ago, and have been going to her since! She is very helpful with any recommendations and tips, as well as incredibly friendly. Highly recommend!

Katherine did my haircut and it looks amazing. I am completely happy. She is really friendly and i would like to come back again.

I’ve always been picky about my hair cut and always wanted it a certain way. It’s been hard to find a stylist that could achieve this certain hair style and I’ve honestly found one and her name is Shawn Price. She’s has been truly amazing and pays close attention to the detail of the cut. I would rather wait a full week to see her then go to another place. Thank you again Shawn Price!

Katherine is amazing! I ended up booking an appointment and didn’t know who I was getting, I’m so happy it was Katherine. This was about a year ago and I am glad I found my forever stylist.
I never know exactly what I want with my cut or color and she always has good ideas and is super patient with me.
I started taking my 20 year old daughter and my 14 year old daughter to her as well. They are both bi-​racial with curly hair and she does a great job with their hair.
My whole family loves Katherine!

I have been going to different hair stylists for many years now and can never find one who can style my hair right. A friend referred me to go see Shawn Price at the Reston location and I absolutely loved my new hair cut and highlights. Shawn is so experienced and professional and made me look 10 years longer!!! She is awesome and I will be going to see her from now on.

I brought 2 teenage girls here for a special blowout before their homecoming dance. When I called on the phone to make the appointments, I was quoted a price for $ 35 for a wash and style. This is the same price as Flow down the street (which was my first choice, but booked), so I made the appointments. Both girls got basic traditional blowouts — smooth with big barrel curls at the bottom. They were quoted upcharges for braids, but decided against that due to the steep prices. When we checked out, I was told that the price was $ 45 for each because there was an additional $ 10 charge each for using a curling iron or flat iron. I have never heard of being charged additional for using basic styling tools, especially when I was already quoted a $ 35 price and they had very basic styles!
I have had blowouts at several salons both in the area, in NYC and LA and I have never been charged anywhere else for using a curling iron or flat iron. While the service they got was fine, I would not return here and just stick with Flow Blow Dry Bar where they do great blowouts and have very clear and set prices for each style. A very disappointing experience!

Lauren Z gave me the best haircut I think I’ve ever had. I came into her with a 10″ mop that hadn’t been touched by a hairdresser in years. I always hid this disaster in a bun, and finally decided that it was time to get it cut. After searching Unilocal for the perfect person to take on this challenge, I decided Lauren would be the lucky (more like unlucky) one. I was so nervous about cutting my hair and was very skeptical about it, but I cannot tell you how happy I am with how it turned out. Lauren did what I thought was the impossible and turned that disaster into exactly what I was looking. This girl has some serious skill and I would give her a 6 star if I could. Thanks Lauren!

Lauren is the best stylist I know! I used to be a stylist and referred all my clients to her because she has helped me retrain and maintain my hair for the last five years. My hair is sometimes challenging, because I am African-​American and wear my hair in it’s natural state– thick and curly. Thick hair and curly hair are typically challenging for hairstylists, and Lauren manages it just like it’s the easiest in the world. She is the only person I trust to cut and color my hair, and that’s a big deal. She also does BEAUTIFUL updos and even some with braids!
I highly recommend requesting Lauren for all your hair needs. I get messages from my former clients regularly thanking me for the referral. She’s super sweet and smart too. Who could ask for anything more? Thanks Lauren for keeping my hair on point!

I’ve been going to this particular Bubbles salon for several years now for one reason: Maria. I used to get my haircut twice a year, going to any random hairdresser that had an appointment available when I needed it. I happened upon Maria a while back and haven’t gone to anybody else since.

I used to have longer hair, though rather thin. I struggled to find someone who could give me a good balance of style with some body added in. Maria did exactly that– so I went back to her.

I now have short hair (pixie cut) and she does a fantastic job of making the style work with my thin hair. I was really nervous about going so short at first, but it looks great! I love my new hair. :)

Not only is Maria good with the hairstyling, but she’s also very personable. She asks about my family whenever I see her and remembers conversations that we’ve had in the past– asking about work, places I’ve visited, etc…

I definitely recommend this salon– obviously I think highly of Maria, but the rest of the staff has been extremely nice, too. They’re polite on the phone and very receptive when you come in.

I’ve been seeing Heather for almost three years now and she’s always been on her A game every time. It’s awesome to have trust in a hairdresser and to let her just do what needs to be done and ALWAYS love the outcome. She’s super friendly and always has a «bubbly» personality! I do a lot of damage to my hair and she always makes my hair refreshed, clean, and healthy again!

After having dreadlocks for over 10 years, I went the route of having my roommate shave my head for me, followed only by some self done shape-​ups. Being slightly apprehensive about letting anyone else touch my hair for the first time in a decade I’m so glad to have found Lauren! She has helped shaped my look, keeping my hair contemporary and clean while shying away from what we both describe as the «Macklemore» cut, keeping my look professional and tight, while avoiding the hipsterish undercut I loath.
Lauren is a great stylist, who takes a lot of pride in her work and it shows. After hating the haircut experience as a kid and avoiding it for so long. .. I always leave happy now getting cuts every 3 to 4 weeks.

I have been going to Lauren Z. for about a year. I had «virgin» hair when I came to her and trusted that should would take care of me. She gradually turned me to a blonde while, simultaneously dealing with my wildly indecisive hair quests.
This past week I went in and Lauren gave me her time and attention when I had a super «indecisive» moment. I couldn’t decide whether to keep the blonde or go back to dark hair. I must have run through 10 different scenarios, a thousand questions, and perhaps 4 different decisions in the period of 20 minutes. She was so patient, and gave me a real answer to every question I asked.
I welcomed her professional opinion and she made me feel comfortable with my decision to jump right back into dark; no low lights, no transition, just a quick change back to brown. She assured me that she would keep my hair healthy no matter what decisions we made from there on out.
I absolutely love the outcome, it is warmer than my natural color and I will continue to go back and let her have fun with it. So often I hear stories of «I wanted this, and my stylist just did what they wanted» This would never happen with Lauren, she listens, gives her honest opinion and will ABSOLUTELY do what you’ve requested, and do it stunningly!
Of no relation to stylist talent — the front desk staff changes daily it seems; there has never been one receptionist that I’ve seen twice.

I scheduled a week in advance. When I arrived for my appointment, I was told I wasn’t on the schedule and I couldn’t be fit in. I found the card they gave me with the appointment date, time and name of stylist. None of that seemed to matter, (they just couldn’t fit me in) REALLY? I had high hopes for this place!!!

When I moved to this area, I did my research to find the perfect stylist. I read reviews, I checked Unilocal and Instagram to find photos of stylists’ work, etc. I finally settled on Heather R., and I have never been happier (even more so than I was with my stylist in Texas, and I was with her for 3 years). I will follow her anywhere!
She took me from a medium brown to the perfect shade of blonde. What I like about her is that she’s going to do what is best for your hair, so while it may be tempting to bleach the entire thing to get immediate results, it’s better to lighten up gradually to minimize the damage. It’s been about 9 months since I started going to Heather, and my hair is exactly what I want it to be and its not dried out and damaged.

Let me start off with the good. Both Katherine and Jenny are great! I have gotten highlights done a couple of times by Katherine and once by Jenny when Katherine wasn’t available and have been very happy. I wanted thin, natural looking highlights and they both understood and delivered on that request.
However, my last experience there was pretty frustrating. I scheduled an appointment online for full highlights and a haircut. Since the stylist I wanted wasn’t available and I had a pretty tight timeframe on the day I wanted the appointment (was going to a wedding later that night), I selected «Any stylist» on the scheduling site. Apparently this caused me to be scheduled with one stylist for highlights (Jenny) and another for a haircut. I didn’t think anything of it at the time, since it really didn’t matter to me who would be doing my hair as long as I got the timeslot I wanted. I got a call later that week prior to the appointment from the receptionist, letting me know that I inadvertently got scheduled with two different people, and whether I meant to do this or not. I told her that whichever way works best for them — I would be ok with. Whether it meant to keep the appointment as is or for them to use their judgement and assign both tasks to the same stylist. She assured me this would be taken care of and that ‘that’s fine’ — whatever that meant.
On the morning of the appointment, it seemed that nothing was really done to remedy the situation because again we discussed the fact that I was scheduled with two different people, blah blah blah, but ‘that’s ok’. The highlight part goes great. I get my hair washed, and asked to sit in the dryer area and wait for my haircut appointment. Apparently the lady who was assigned to do my haircut is in the middle of an updo appointment, but I figure since they said she will be right with me, she is almost done. I sit and wait. 15 mins go by. Then 20, and 30. I realize the lady plans to finish the updo before she does my haircut. I ask the front desk whether there is anyone else available who can do the haircut. Jenny is now busy with another client, and there is noone else available, so it appears I have to wait. Finally, 40 MINS LATER, I can no longer wait because I have to go home to get ready to go to the wedding, so I go ahead and pay and leave, with wet hair and with no haircut. If I had known I would have had to wait that long, I wouldn’t have stayed. I would have appreciated if someone let me know after my highlights were done how long it would take for me to get someone to cut my hair.
Your stylists are great and I realize this situation wasn’t their fault, but your administrative staff needs to do a better job.
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Update on ⁵⁄₁₉: To give management some credit, Heather the manager did reach out and offer me a free haircut which I appreciated!

Laura, the stylist, seems really nice and talented. She was polite with my mom and did a great job.
I was not impressed with the tone of the receptionist. She was curt and had an impatient tone of voice when answering my mom’s call and answering her questions. My mom speaks with an accent and she seemed to be annoyed at having to listen to her. When I spoke (sans accent) the receptionist was just a tad courteous
The staff also stands at the counter and gossips about the patrons and each other.
If you can, I recommend paying a little more and going to PR and Partners or Maude in Herndon.

Still love this place! Aimee is amazing! I like to change things up when I’m feeling down. Aimee always rolls with the changes and we have fun. I trust her to do what she wants. I literally feel amazing every time I walk out the door. Awesome!

Ask for Germano. He is a really good hairstylist. Plus, he has a great sense of humor. He won’t keep you too long, and he’s been there for years, and it shows in his work.
Michelle the receptionist keeps it real, she’s not a phony witch, she tells it like it is.
I love going to this place because of those two.