The R. L. Ewing Salon

This was my first time trying a place that wasn’t at the mall. I was doing a very drastic cut (long to short) and hoped that spending a bit more money and going to a place with good reviews would leave me with a great experience and a great hairstyle. Sadly, it was not to be so. The stylists were over-​booked, and they had to sort of squish me in between other clients, which meant I was literally left in the chair with hair half-​done several times while the stylist went to attend to other people. I brought in photos of the hairstyle I wanted, but the stylist kept trying to upsell me various hair colors (which I repeatedly declined) and kept talking about wanting to make my hair more «trendy», which I found out meant it was going to be lopsided aka asymmetrical. Not what I asked for, and not what I wanted. I even asked them to even it up, but after I got home and combed it out, it was still uneven, and I was forced to run to the mall and pay a very nice lady $ 10 to fix it (which she did in about 5 minutes, unlike the 2 hours I spent at the salon). The entire time I was at the salon, I felt like the stylist was completely distracted and doing what they wanted to my hair, rathern that what I had clearly asked for. I was extremely uncomfortable, and by the time it was over, I just wanted to get out of there. I will never, ever go back. I thought that $$ and a local reputation would mean a better haircut… I was so wrong.

Just moved from Cali and had my first hair cut here in dover by Rick and he was amazing. I definitely will be a regular. He did an amazing job fixing my hair. I highly recommend checking it out if you need your hair cut. Thanks Rick. I will be back for sure. :)

Stylist: *Rick*
Cut: stacked in back, tons of layers, chin length. Exactly what I asked for. I was coming from a horrible before experience here in dover.
Atmosphere was great. This was my first time there and I WILL be a repeat for the next 3 years I’m here! Rick was awesome in every way. He’s been at it for almost 20 years. The salon is a hidden gem next to the Holiday Inn. Thank you thank you thank you.

I have had bad haircuts throughout Dover, and Rick and Denise are the only team I trust to do my hair right. Rick is back and is the only award winning stylist in town a has worked extensively with pageants. They’ve got a mini boutique now and jewelry from NYC