Dominican Collage Hair Salon

I live up the street from here and when I moved back I was looking for a place because my other salon closed. I will be real, I am used to paying $ 15 in New York and that’s everything wash set and tip but I knew it would be a lot more here due to the fact that it is not a big thing here and the areas of course. Anyway they are very nice, and they washed and blowed my hair instead of the wash and set and it did stayed even when I went to wash it after some time later it was still strait; so much better than the other shops here in DC that I sit for hours under the drier then they cant blow my hair out. I also explained my allergies and their products were just fine for my hair so that is a green light. Then the price came. $ 45 was the price because of length and my hair is «natural». Its steep but what can I say its better than the other places and I will be going next week, I have no complaints and hope they are able to give me a keratin treatment.

So. This salon is ok. At best .
I was in a Pinch, I’d just taken micro braids out, I felt like if I touched my hair id mess it up and Dominicans have always treated my hair so perfectly
, so I hopped on the metro and came Down to Dominican collage. It was pretty easy to find, when I walked in there were only two other customers (if you don’t want to count the lady That worked there getting her hair done. The owner asked me what I wanted and I told her a wash, deep condition, and roller set. They took me directly to shampoo and at that point I realized the owner was the only one who spoke any English. Fast forward 25 minutes later (shampoo and deep condition were great) and the lady that was supposed to roller set my hair jumped directly into the blow dry (no roller set) AND THEN proceeded to flat iron my hair AFTER the hot ass blow dry. That’s a lot of heat. No Dominicans have ever forced that much heat on my hair. Needless to say, I ended up with straight, permed looking hair. No curls. Flat to my head even though my hair is VERY thick. It wasn’t $ 45 hair, but hey …

I started going here because I work at a high school that is in close proximity to the salon, and my co-​worker suggested I come with her (since she goes regularly). My hair was in badly need of a professional wash, dry, and blow. Thankfully, they were able to accommodate both of us and get us out within an hour which was perfect since I was on my lunch break. The owner is very sweet, professional, and uses decent products. I pay $ 45 each time I go, and it includes a quick trim. I will continue to go back.

I asked Carmen for a trim to just just brush up my ends. I left and thought my hair seemed shorter than usual, but appeared to be neat and healthy, so I didn’t complain, although all my length was gone.
A few weeks later, I decide to flat iron my hair myself. To my dismay, I see that the middle of my hair has random short pieces that are uneven, blunt, and choppy. I do not understand, why she decided to cut my hair this way. But, it is so awful, that I honestly do not feel confident in the appearance of my once long hair that draped far past my shoulders (evenly!)
To be more specific, around my whole head, my hair was about 14 inches long. However she cut parts in the back/​middle (that were hard for me to notice at first) that now only reach 6 inches. It will take a year to have my hair reach a healthy state that is actually acceptable to wear down and straight… Or I will have to do a big chop to my whole head.
Please stay away from this place and NEVER ask anyone to trim your hair here! You’v e been warned!

I highly don’t recommend this hair salon if you are wishing to not get cheated into paying more money. I walked into Dominican Collage Hair Salon two days ago, and I asked the owner/​stylist, how much it was cost to wash and blow dry my hair. The prices listed on the wall indicate $ 35 for a regular wash, blow dry and set. She however said for my hair length it would be $ 40 for just a wash and blow dry. I asked how much more is it for the complete set and she said $ 45. According to the prices listed by paying $ 45 I should also be getting deep conditioning. Nonetheless, I didn’t argue regarding the extra charges and decided to get my hair done anyway. Once she washed my hair, she progressed to blow dry my hair, but discontinuously because she was constantly on the phone. After just blow drying my hair, she stopped and asked me to pay $ 45 without the set. Despite the fact that we agreed on a price initially, she wanted to charge me $ 20 more dollars than what was listed on the board and $ 10 more dollars than what we initially agreed to. When I complied and refused to pay, she told me that «I don’t set the prices». She became highly upset and very nonprofessional. My hair looked terrible at the end, it was frizzy and I could have done a better job myself. I don’t have nappy hair, I have curly long Ethiopian hair. I am very disappointed with this business, they don’t stick to they word and over charge without explanation.

I’ve been here twice and have had a great experience each time. Although the salon is small, the staff is very friendly and welcoming. They are efficient and I’ve only spent an hour and half getting a wash/​blowout. After leaving the salon, my hair felt soft, smooth, and smelled like roses. I plan on going here more often and highly recommend this salon.

So I decided to give this place another go after walking by early in the morning… it was empty and I needed a wash and blow out badly.
I suppose because it wasn’t crowded I was seen right away she did a pretty good wash. The blow out I must admit was excellent however she could be a bit more gentle. All in all my hair turned out great so no complaints here.

This salon does a great job. They were very friendly and Im natural and I got a rollerset and then my hair was blown out. The reason why I deducted a star is because Carmen (the owner) burned, my scalp when she was blowing my hair out and it was very hot but for $ 40 its a great deal and ill definetley go back. Overall a good afforfable place

I love Carmen. She’s the bomb. And Fella is sweet. They do my head full of thick waist length hair for $ 40. And she has even thrown in a deep conditioner every now and then. They are all about customer service. Free bottles of water for customers and such. I like those little touches. And its not like its in the bourgeois neighborhood of DC. But they take pride in doing hair and treating people well.
My only complaint is that her hours are a bit jacked up. But after talking to her I found that she lives way out in the boonies and is running this place on her own so I give her slack for not being able to take me after 4:30pm. (it would take a solid 2.5 hours to do my hair) And she will close early on occasion. But stylists don’t have health insurance, vacation or sick days. So, yeah they need a break. :-)

I have went to this salon before and got mediocre results so I decided to try again yesterday. I arrived in the afternoon & it was packed; there’s no sign in sheet & I was greeted by unpleasant faces from the staff. I found the lady than ran things before when I was there; I believe her name was Carmen but doesn’t matter; I said hello & told her that I wanted a wash, roll & blowout she looked at me (1^st up & down & then at my hair) & asked if I had I a weave. I told her yes and she said «ohhhhh no we can only roll for you NO BLOWDRY!» So I’m like what the hell? I felt no need to haggle with a Dominican salon about doing a blowout like seriously that’s what they do. I laughed and walked out; guess she was too busy & just didn’t feel like being bothered. I will not walk in there again. I got in my car and drove to Sintia’s Dominican salon & got a fab blowout with my weave. I can’t deal with such foolishness especially since there are Dominican salons popping up everywhere in this city now.

I’ve finally grown to a high-​level of frustration with the business practices of this salon. First, I showed up on a weekend and they were closed. Giving the benefit of the doubt, I checked their business hours and came back on a weekday morning. Closed again during their posted business hours. However, having had a good experience once before, I decided to just call in before coming to make sure that they are open, since posted business hours don’t really mean anything here and it is walk-​in only. So I called today and they asked me to stop by before 6. Arriving at 5:30, I was told that they would not be able to fit me in today. How is this business still open? If you want to waste your time showing up here again and again go ahead, but seriously go to a salon that takes their business and your time seriously.

Good things do come in small packages. This salon is small but it gives you that Dominican look that most trying to look «upscale» dominican salons can’t touch. Before washing my hair, the young lady scratched my scalp. The shampoo itself wasn’t the bomb, but she did give me three washes. After my set was done, Carmen blowed dried and flat ironed my hair real straight! I left with bounce and shine. I haven’t had a touch up since New Years so getting it straight is a must for me. I got the look I wanted for $ 35 and will definitely go back. I deducted two stars because of the wash, my shirt got wet and I was in there longer than I expected. I wonder if it gets extremely crowded due to the fact that it’s small and not that many wash bowls or hair dryers. Carmen was friendly and she puts the heat on your hair and not on your scalp!

I walk by this salon every day on the way home and decided to stop in. Im really happy I did because they did a great job with my hair. It was silky and soft for about 5 days until I didnt wrap it one night. The only complaint is the lack of ventilation… it gets warm and a little too «hair burning» smell in there. Otherwise I will be going back every 2 weeks.

I’m so happy I’m the first one to write this review because I absolutely love this hair salon!
LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!
Carmen, head stylist, will blow out your hair so good, that you will have bounce for DAYS! And for $ 35, it is really great.
I never went to any Dominican salon in the city, but Carmen and she really knows how to blow your hair out.
I live in New York City, the land of Dominican salons, and I have yet to find someone who can blow out hair like Carmen!