Talio Hair Design

These people genuinely care about your hair, and are always receptive to hearing what you like, don’t like, what’s practical for you, and what your goals are. Elvira has been tending my red pixie cut for 6mo. now. I always feel great when I step out. Thanks to the team at Talio!

CAROLINE is amazing! She was able to transform my long lifeless hair into healthy, styled hair! I get very anxious trusting someone new with my hair, but I immediately felt at ease with Caroline. She was friendly and professional, and she instantly had a vision for what she wanted to do with my hair. I can’t wait to return to her!

Mikaela works miracles. SHE. WORKS. MIRACLES. I love her and what she did for my hair!
I was looking for a new place to go in DC after having two nightmarish incidents with my hair at two separate salons. The most recent incident left my hair an awful yellow color with pink streaks! I specifically chose to see Mikaela after seeing her reviews on Unilocal,and she was nothing short of AMAZING.
First of all, the girl gave me cookies. Second of all, she is extremely nice and wicked funny. Third, she got me back to loving my hair again with an all-​over balayage — voila! No more yellow!!!
She is definitely my new go-​to stylist in DC!!! :))))

I have been going to Talio for years. Renato cuts my hair and his beautiful Gina Lollobrigida look-​a-​like daughter, Elvira, does my color. The Stalteri family has depth of experience through generations of styling people. They know mane, technique and sexy. They are deliciously Italian and utterly professional. Elvira is the color diva. She is always there to listen to what I want, advise and make me look cutting edge and wonderfully on point. Talio is my only hair stylist, I go nowhere else.

I’ve been going to Elvira for almost four years now and she is absolutely amazing. She’s the stylist for two of my other friends as well. Remembers everything about me and my cut each time I go in. The first time I went to her I didn’t get as many layers as I wanted and called to ask if I could come back in to fix it up and she recut my hair without charging me and I’ve never looked back. Previously I had the same stylist for almost a decade and couldn’t find someone else I trusted with my curly/​wavy hair but Elvira gets it since she has wild curly hair too! She also helped me figure out a long-​term plan to grow my hair out for my wedding. Major bonus is complimentary bang trims as well! They are easy to schedule too and it let’s me go a little longer between cuts. Love this salon and highly recommend!

First time to Talio on Saturday. Ask for Caroline. She did a phenomenal job on color. She is very talented. Will definitely be back. Karina (?sp) did the shampoo and it was like a mini massage.

The talent in the house is undeniable. If you go there you will find some of the most gifted stylists in the city. But they are beginning to suffer under the weight of so much positive attention and business. This salon is run by great people and deserves all of its success, but I will be going elsewhere. I’m tired of confusion surrounding appointments, being squeezed in between other people who seem to be more important, and all the hassle that comes with following a trend.
Should you try this salon? Probably yes. All of these five-​star reviews are here for a reason, and maybe you’ll have a better long-​term experience than I did. But if you start to feel squeezed in, pressured to book early, etc., just remember that you heard it here first.

There weren’t many reviews for men’s haircuts but this was the only salon to have 5 stars so I gave it a shot. Mikaela and I talked about my hair for 10 minutes before starting and she made great recommendations. It was a scissor cut and easily the best haircut I’ve ever had. She recommended a specific product that works perfectly for my hair and even showed me how to style it perfectly after the haircut. I would definitely recommend for any men’s haircuts.

I have been several times now to Talio, and every time it was an amazing experience. Their customer service is fantastic, and they are thoughtful and inquisitive to ensure they are doing what you want. They don’t recommend things based on the amount of money it will bring in, but based on what you want or need.
I usually go to Mikala, who is fantastic, and have also been seen by Elvira when Mikala was on vacation and I needed to make sure my highlights/​roots were good for my wedding. Of course she was amazing as well.
I never thought I would end up wanting to regularly go to a salon, but Talio has changed my view of the whole process. I can’t say enough nice things about everyone one who works here that I have dealt with, and how happy I am with my hair when I leave!

Renato at Talio is the best there is. Full stop. Not only is he technically outstanding, but he is a great guy who I look forward to seeing every month.

Talio is a Georgetown gem. After several of my own clients highly recommended Renato, I decided to try the place myself. I got a great haircut from his daughter Elvira. She was very knowledgeable and listened to what I was looking for. Everyone in the salon is very professional and friendly. Highly recommend!

HAPPY HAIR = HAPPY GIRL
After two years of mediocre cuts, colors and lack luster locks — I am SO GRATEFUL to have 1) Scheduled with Talio Salon and 2) Meet Janelle — I’m not sure which part of me is happier — me or my hair!
Having been to the salon only twice — I already feel like a long term client/​friend of the fam! Renato’s team offers that ‘warm inviting’ appeal — unlike many area salons.
For me customer service is HUGE and Talios is truly a Georgetown Gem!
As for Janelle — if only more stylists mirrored her excellence — for me she is top shelf! Offering expert advice, years of education, tips and hands on training to tame my ‘birds nest’ I left the salon boasting smiles and rock’n AWESOME COLOR… I haven’t found a stylist with her passion, patience and spark in all of my hair history — she blew what I ‘thought was a great stylist’ out of the park!!!
If you were like me — over processed, reading Unilocal reviews, comparing salons for months on end and playing roulette as to which salon to ‘try again this time’ — know that Talio is the one! For my curly girls — Janelle is a MUST.

Absolutely amazing job!
(Feel free to skip the whole story and go to the end to see what I suggest)
I’m a bleach blonde Florida girl who has been dying my hair with that $ 3 boxed hair dye from Walmart since probably the 7^th grade.
I was 100% a non salon believer. Why would I go drop a whole paycheck to have someone do my hair for me when I can do it myself? Psh I’m not that lazy or stuck up.
UNTIL…my father had decided to give me money to get my hair done as a birthday gift. At first I wasn’t sure about it but my hair was pretty messed up it was going to be very difficult to fix…
you see I had dyed the underneath of my hair black and did my best to get it out but it never fully all came out… then I tried a new hair dye brand on my roots and it didn’t work as well as planned and turned them orange… then I got dandruff so I bought Tea Tree which is a blue shampoo/​conditioner and after using if for roughly two weeks it tinted my blonde hair green!
So here I was: Orange roots… dark blonde/​light brown underneath, and green blonde hair.
It was not going to be easy to fix this… and would take a lot of $ 3 bottles of hair dye… so I decided to give in and try out the salon after all.
They were absolutely wonderful when it came to customer service I must add. I had a flight out to Florida in 5 days… you try finding a great salon in Georgetown with availability in the next five days. NOT EASY and on top of that I had a few scheduling conflicts and had to change the time of the appointment a couple of times and they were still very kind about it and made it happen!
I was a crazy costumer… my appointment was on a Sunday morning and seeing as how it was my last weekend in the City I wanted to go out with my friends so the night before the appointment I go out till late at night and wake up in the nic of time to catch the appointment (I live across the street from the salon in gtown but had stayed the night in Maryland so I had to take the metro and bus in the rain!!!) I finally show up to the appointment about 15 mins late, unshowered, last nights makeup half on half off, in a skimpy top, all wet from the rain, carrying an over night bag bigger than me, and just a complete hot mess but instead of a Pretty Woman moment and the girls asking me if I’ve stumbled into the wrong place they were VERY SWEET!
They got me a glass of water and put a flower in front of me! The atmosphere was very nice and the girls were very kind. They all talked with each other and asked each other for advice WHICH I LIKED I’d rather a hair stylist ask another for advice than have my hair stylist be quiet and do the wrong thing.
All the women in the salon were great but the one who worked the miracle on me was named Mikaela Spencer she was GREAT I highly recommend and suggest her!!! She really knows what she is doing and she gave me a ton of advice on how to make my hair healthy and what products to use and what to stay away from.
Because of her my hair went from orange, blue, blonde, and brown, TO ONE COLOR and I will NEVER go back to a $ 3 box of hair dye! Mikaela is obviously highly skilled it’s amazing she was able to fix my hair. I walked in looking a mess and walked out look H O T I really wish we had done a before and after photo.
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GREAT salon! If you need to get your hair done I highly recommend them! Mikaela Spencer did my hair and she did an amazing job I would definitely suggest her if you need to get your hair colored. The costumer service is great, the environment is friendly, the ladies are lovely, it is pricey but worth it.

The best haircut I have ever had.
I have been going to Talio for the past three years. It is a fantastic place, and Renato is an absolute master of his craft. I travel frequently, and I find myself scheduling my flights around Renato’s schedule (I’ve gotten my haircut twice in the past two years by individuals other than Renato since I was out of town, and I have been disappointed on both occasions).
I have referred Renato and the salon to my female friends and they now also swear by him. He is attentive, professional, courteous, and, in my opinion, the best stylist/​haircutter in D.C.
Also, for those who lived/​studied in Italy (I studied in Rome and lived in Trastevere), the sounds of Talio will certainly bring you back…
Go to Talio. You will not be disappointed.

Mikalah is THE BEST! She took me from long hair to sassy short a few years ago and I love, love, love it. I work in the industry & have gone to a lot of different stylists, but hands down Mikalah is the best! And my color… ok I’m mousy brown & grey, but she turned me blond and I-​look-​good!
Btw I really like Talio, it’s in gtown and you can find parking! Also the other staff there is so nice & friendly. It’s a high end place w/​o the high end attitude.

I have visited Talio twice and will not be returning. The first time was okay, because I just wanted a trim to even up the ends of my hair, but I didn’t think it was nearly worth the $ 80+. I tried again this past week and am not happy with my cut and how it feels.
I asked for about ~2″ off and some layers to give my hair some shape and frame my face, like I’ve had for many years prior to moving to DC. I also needed my bangs just evened up a bit. Instead, I got a haircut that feels funny on my head — it’s shorter, but if there are layers there, I’m having a hard time recognizing them. The worst part is that my bangs look like they’ve been cut by a kid with safety scissors — a big chunk cut too far up here, another chunk left hanging down in my eyes there. It doesn’t look stylish, it looks sloppy. I actually had to go home and trim some jagged ends that were hanging way down, but I couldn’t do anything about the parts that were too short…
Lastly, while I told my hairdresser both times that I wear my hair naturally wavy (air-​dried, no styling), she has insisted on drying it straight each time. This doesn’t help me at all and gave me the impression that maybe she only knew how to style and cut straight hair.
I’m sure I can find another salon in DC that will style my wavy hair in a flattering way for less money.

Janelle is wonderful and I actually thought about not reviewing this salon for some time because I didn’t want to share my little hidden gem in DC! I’ve been to the salon three times and will continue coming back. I even convinced my husband to give it a try and now he is a dedicated customer as well.

Big fan of Talio and Renato, the owner. It’s a nice Georgetown salon, but without the snobbery and crazy prices of some other salons in the area. Renato has owned this salon for I believe over 20 years. I never feel rushed, always a relaxed experience, and Renato cuts and dries my hair every time (instead of handing me over to an assistant to finish the blow dry).

Janelle is amazing. Especially if you have curly/​wavy hair.
I recently moved to DC from NYC and am beyond extremely picky about my stylist (as in I would wait a year or make a special trip to my usual stylist.) I have long curly/​wavy hair that is tricky to cut.
Bottom-​line: Janelle did more than a fabulous job and I’d recommend her to anyone, but especially gals with curly/​wavy hair.
I loved my current cut and Janelle took significant time and care to figure out how to do the same cut. This is a rare quality in stylists that made me extremely comfortable. I’m a very tough customer to please when it comes to my hair and I couldn’t have been happier with my cut.

Renato has cut my hair for over 28 years with the exception of the time I lived abroad and had to call him from overseas (often in tears) to ask how to fix my disasterous cuts there. He is simply the best there is and is passionate about his work and the results are always excellent. Highly recommend Renato but you need to book well in advance. My husband and two sons are also Renato’s clients.