Elie Elie Salon

This location is now closed.

I didn’t see Elie himself but one of his master stylists Elaine, I have to say she did a great job cutting and styling my hair, it is pricey but I don’t have to go back but once every 3 – 4 months to get my hair trimmed. I used to go every 6 weeks prior to that.

I used to go here when Michelle was there, he was great with giving me Ouidad cuts and style. I followed him out when he left and was happy with leaving my curls in his hands in another salon. But God rest his soul, he passed away last year. It’s so sad, I miss him! I had to find a new place and have been going to Salon Red in Gaithersburg and have been very happy there but it’s so far away from where I live. I thought of returning to Elie Elie since it’s closer. But from the reviews here, I was reminded of the egotistical atmosphere and the astronimcal price, not to mention they are no longer Ouidad certified. Thanks for the honest reviews!

I go to Anastasia there and she’s great. I tried six or seven different salons before I went here and they all didn’t do what I asked. Anastasia has fixed my hair and helped me get it back to where I want it. It is a little pricey, but I’ve found if I don’t spend the money I don’t get what I want. I definitely recommend her to anyone!

I would give this place 4 stars if it weren’t so pricey.
After going to random, ok-​but-​not-​great salons, I tried this place on a whim. I initially got my hair cut from the owner himself and he did a great job. After a couple cuts, I switched to Enrique and he is awesome! Great, fun personality and very efficient with his time.
I pay way too much just for a haircut and I know it. But when he does a great job, its hard to complain.
They did start with their own line of products. I tried the gel and wasn’t that impressed as it ended up leaving a lot of dried residue in my hair the following day.

I normally go to Modern Hair Studio, but they turned me away because they only had one stylist who was backed up. (Oddly that happened to me two times.) The first time it happened, the hair studio recommended that I go to Elie Elie. The first time was an emergency. It was the Monday after my wedding and I needed to chop off about 6 inches of hair before I boarded a plane to Europe for my honeymoon. The cut was refreshingly different, but too simple for what I paid.
The second time I was turned away from Modern hair Studio, I decided to go back to Elie Elie. The guy who cut my hair, Enrigue, is apparently a hair stylist for models in NY. I told him I wanted something that would work with my chubby face and would thin out my hair for the summer. He started to cut, and cut, and cut. He gave me bangs, but the final result looked nothing like the pictures we agreed on. Instead I walked out with an overblown extreme bob — all for $ 100. Now that’s its grown out a little, it looks like I have a mullet. I can’t do anything with my hair — no matter what products (paste, hair crème, moose) I put in my hair. I’m sure that kind of hair style would work on a NYC model who gets their hair cut with every gig, but not with a full time professional in DC.
Both experiences were overpriced and very stiff (personality wise). I tried with both stylists to make conversation, but they were very short and focused on the job.

Several years ago I went to Elie. Elie Salon after finding out about Ouidad — a curly hair hair cutting process and product line. (My previous stylist had had a baby and retired.) I went to this salon several times and did like what he was doing but did not feel a connection there. Maybe I am selfish but I want my stylist to focus on me not work on several people at once. Maybe I can handle that once but it happened each time I was at the salon. The thing that broke the straw for me was being there for over 3.5 hours and spending 1 hour with a wet head while he worked on someone else. Since the salon is in the mall, I peak in occasionally — looks the same. Wish I could go back but my time is valuable too.