Drybar Scottsdale

It was okay my gal wasn’t into what she was doing which spilled out to my experience I felt. Very disengaged. While the other gals were chatting about to their clients and talking about product I felt like I was missing out. The blow out was nice n served its purpose but I didn’t feel special at all nor valued really

This is an interesting concept. My sister gave me a style for Christmas and scheduled an appointment for us the day after. I don’t usually do my hair aside from pulling it back. I had the Manhattan (the straightest style they offer), and I added on the 10min scalp massage for $ 10. The scalp massage was great. Usually when I get my hair cut, the massage lasts 1 minute, and it’s done — that always makes me sad since they feel so good. This one felt great and was worth the extra $ 10. My stylist had rather forced conversation throughout the entire visit, and she was apologetic for using product in my hair. There was a big screen TV with movies being shown, and they had the closed captioning on which was nice. I may be back if I have a reason to go. It was an interesting experience.

The salon was cute. My hair looked horrific. Like I was stuck in a windstorm while standing still. Won’t ever go back or recommend this place to a damn soul. Gonna have to go and fix it myself before my holidays pictures, thanks a lot.

They used to be consistently great but maybe the woman who owned it sold it or something because the quality is way down. when I get shampooed I am amazed that the stylists always think you have only one quadrant on your head… I never say, but I should, «the area above my left ear appears clean now…» And they used to do a little massage while waiting for conditioner to work; that’s gone. But I could forgive all that because the blow dry was always great — not anymore. Of the last 4 I have had, 2 have been bad. There are a lot of these places around, so I will go to others. Typical get too big too fast and quality gone.

I just love this location. The front office is always warm and welcoming each time I go in (and I visit at least once a week). My blowouts are consistently done well no matter which stylist I get and relatively result in the look I was hoping for. They get me in and out within an hour, but never compromise the quality of my experience.
I have not tried them for any special occasion up-do’s, but would highly recommend them for your every day blowout– especially if you hate doing your own hair like me! I have even been able to bring my laptop and get work done when I’m super busy!
Only thing I wish they’d consider is to open a little earlier in the morning for those who work 9 – 5 jobs during the week! :)

First of all, I loved the décor inside and the brightness/​over all ambiance. Ferris Bueller’s Day Out was playing (on mute) on a few of the flat screens, nice touch. Another nice touch was the charging station for your phone, but bummer, it’s old and could only charge an iPhone 4 or earlier… awkward.
The girl at the front desk would have been a little more welcoming, and I know this is a casual place ‘n’ all but she looked a little unprofessional and out of place to me. Not the best first impression.
I came here because I was having a busy week and I was tired. I therefore felt particularly lazy about grooming myself, so why not have someone do the grunt work for me? Turns out I have a gift card from two Christmas’ ago, double win.
The girl that helped me was really friendly and made me feel very comfortable both physically and emotionally? (Sure, we’ll go with emotionally). Washed my hair, nice little head massage, then back to her station for the blow drying etc. Sooooo, I’ve never had a blow dry before and dang I had no idea how intense it is! It didn’t hurt per say but it was kind of scary, like is any of my hair being pulled out, cause it feels like it. In a weird way though, it was like a deep tissue massage for my head and it felt relieve and lighter.
Anyway, I’m done saying weird stuff now. Since I asked for my curls to be tight so they would stay put over night, I cannot comment on the style cause I def wasn’t too stylin’ with my Shirley Temple curls. I will say though, despite the Arizona heat and poor water quality damaging my hair constantly, my hair felt brand new. It was very soft and luxurious, despite my request for extra hair spray. It felt like I got a hair cut and all the damage was gone, so for that aspect it was awesome.
I now live in Houston and although they have locations here, I feel like it would be a waste with the humidity cause curls do not last. I could get my hair straightened but I can easily to that myself, curls take a little more effort. I would probably go back here again for a special occasion, like January when I’ll be in town for a wedding and may find myself busy and lazy again. It wouldn’t be a regular thing for me however because $ 40 ($ 50 with tip) is rather steep, considering I could get my hair cut, blow dried AND styled for $ 50 – 60. In fact that’s probably what I’ll do in January, now that I think of it.
P.S I read other reviews about being offer a fancy beverage and snacks, I only got water *sigh*

My daughter just used her groupon at the Dry Bar Scottsdale Quarter. Her hair was done by «Katie» Kaitlynn. She did an amazing job — it turned out beautiful! She requested the Mai Tai style and it did not disappoint! This was our first time at this location. I’m not sure how long the style will last in this heat but we would definitely go back to see Katie in the future!

I want to be able to give 5 stars! I have gotten my hair blown out here maybe 8 times now. Every time I come the blow outs are mostly great! The front desk is typically friendly. I do have to ask for a beverage most times. Since I believe the policy is to offer I wish they would be a little more prompt. I enjoy the products here because they smell yummy. I think every single blowout I have had was done well. The technique they use for the blow out called «Mai tai» is great with my layers. I love the look. The last visit I had yesterday was my favorite blow out. But I have noticed that every time I have gotten my hair washed there the girls half-​ass the shampooing. Not one of the staff has thoroughly scratched and rubbed underneath my head when I’m tilted in their sink. It’s annoying for dryness after. I have even mentioned it and they say oh that’s crazy and still avoid doing it. It’s a little crazy that they are a dry bar yet suck at washing and shampooing effectively. Other than that I really like this place. They always get me in quickly and have had luck with walk ins as well. I can only give them 4 stars bc of this and lastly because yesterday the front desk were two blonde girls I have never seen that were on their cell phones which seemed unprofessional and I couldn’t help but keep staring at this girl with the shortest shorts who worked the front. It kind of made me look at drybar as less professional. Ah I wish I could give it 5

I use Drybar all over the country, but my favorite location is here in Scottsdale. The owner Amy, manager Eileen, and entire staff is superb. I now go twice a week because it’s such a great price and I love having my hair done while I am productive in the chair and do my work on the wi-​fi. Why not have GREAT hair all week long? :) There has been the occasional off experience but overall this location has it made — 9 times out of 10 it’s a super fantastic experience. And if it’s not, they make it right. And get their APP — it’s awesome because you can book or change appointments ²⁴⁄₇ on the fly.

LOVE DRY BAR! Seriously that is all I can say. Its the perfect place to come for an afternoon to yourself, a girls day, or an evening event. I can’t get over how amazing the products smell. I leave each time with more and more. I have the monthly membership, which is totally worth it if you are in there often, the ‘credits’ even work at their other locations (Phoenix, LA, etc). I have always walked away with a quality blow out. I trust them so much, I used them for my bridal party’s hair last October!

I totally love this place… However my hair fell out seriously an hour after being here when it usually stays put for days.
Maybe I should have asked for more hairspray? Think about it before you pay $ 50.

I always have a good blow out, but I booked them for my wedding and tried an Updo. I don’t think that is their strength. I tried 2 different stylists and then opted for a blowout down look for the wedding. The salon was very nice and accommodating trying to get the trials right. Will always go back for blow outs, nothing more.

What girl doesn’t love being pampered and feeling confident and beautiful? I know I do… Which is really simply why I LOVE Drybar. Weather it be a special occasion, a lazy hair day or just a special treat to myself, I know that I will always leave the drybar with an amazing blowout/​style that will last throughout the evening but It won’t set me back an arm and a leg ($ 40.00)!

This place is just okay. I get blow drys once a week, but not close to where I live. So, I’ve wanted to try this place for a while as it is conveniently located for me.
Everyone was very courteous and friendly, including my stylist. However, I could tell that he was not confident about doing my hair. I have thick, coarse, hair (which I noted when I made the appointment). The shampoo was very lackluster, no way my hair was clean after, he was very tentative, felt like he was trying to be overly gentle. I also did not feel that my hair was thoughouly rinsed. The blow dry was good, except that after I could feel that a couple sections of my roots were still damp. Flat iron was fine. Overall, high marks for the friendless of the staff and atmosphere, which accounts for the 3 stars instead of 2. However stylists’ basic technical skills need some work.

I’m in biz, beauty business that is, and I’m partial to the amazing blowdrys my students give me at TONI&GUY. But, I was in town on vacation and thought why not see what all the buzz is about?
What I got was an amazing blowout that lasted me 6 days — yep SIX DAYS!!! It even looked fab after the redeye and a full day of work.
Things that I loved:
*movies playing
*magazines
*the right amount of chatter from my stylist
*the finished look
*the longevity of the work
Things I missed:
*champagne (apparently they don’t have the right license in AZ)
*an amazing scalp massage — I guess this was an up charge, but it wasn’t even offered to me.
If a location was closer to my home, this could really mean trouble. I see how ladies get addicted!

I was very pleased with my style for my wedding. Dominique did a great job of mimicking the photo i showed her!
My only complaint was that it cost $ 80, when my hair is a mix between a short bob and a pixie.
When i was first booking the appointment I asked for a blowout with some curls. and maybe some pins to secure them in place. And i was told, because pins may be used it could be an extra $ 10. Fine, I was ok with $ 50. But $ 80? No way. not for how short my hair is. She didn’t even wash my hair. She lightly wet it and blow-​dried it.
Having worked at a blowdry bar myself, I know the employes make hourly, not commission. So, its not like the overpriced «updo» would have went to her anyway. She makes ⁸⁄₁₀ an hr. And thats about all it took to do my hair. 70min. I could have tipped her more if the style wasnt so over priced. Accommodations should be made for ladies with short hair.
Anyway, aside from the cost situation, I was thrilled with my style, and it lasted all night!

I was part of a large party, over 20 of us had our hair done that day. I decided to get a tiny up do. I just wanted a simple pony tail with a little poof and my clip in extensions snapped to my pony tail. So the stylist told me that she doesn’t want to blow dry my hair because it’s easier to do the updo this way. I was fine with it because I said she’s a stylist and knows what she’s doing. I go to pay up front and it comes out to $ 80! She didn’t even blow out my hair she just did a pony tail and clipped my extensions in! I told the receptionist «that I thought $ 80 was way to much for a pony tail and NO BLOW OUT» said said well it took our stylist 1hr. I was so disappointed I could have did it better at home and saved $ 80 plus a $ 10 tip
I was a really loyal customer to dry bar and so were my family and friends. What a turn off when you feel like your being takin advantage of. I will make sure to tell all my close ones to be careful they don’t rip you off!

My first time at dry bar yesterday was quite enjoyable and relaxing. I was greeted by two lovely ladies with welcoming smiles willing to get me over to my hair stylist quickly. My hair stylist, Dominique, was great — very sweet, chatty (seeing how I’m a chatterbox myself, I like that), knowledgeable and friendly. She started of by showing me the look book to see how I wanted my hair done, which was great being able to show what I wanted rather than explaining and then someone having a hay day with my hair doing what they think I want. I was amazed by how she was able to add big volumptuous curls in my hair with a blow dryer and hairbrush (guess that’s where they get the name «dry bar» from, lol). Then for added curls, she went over them with the coolest curling iron that spun. (Not sure how to explain that, you just need to try it for yourself). Then she teased my hair to gimme extra volume — hey, go big or go home, right?! All in all, I was happy with my experience; felt pampered while drinking refreshing cucumber-​infused water.
The only thing that I was a bit disappointed on is that my curls didn’t last very long — I had to redo some by the time I got home. Now this perhaps was partially due to the rainy weather and humidity but I’m sure the issue could’ve been avoided with some extra product or hair spray or something (hairstylists usually have tricks up their sleeve to keep hair fabulous for days on end). So, that being said, I will be back cuz it’s an amazing experience, and my hair looked awesome — I just wish Dry Bar would give out «rain checks» for the once-​in-​a-​blue-​moon times that it rains in Arizona and screws up hairdos… Just sayin’!

Let me just say I was warned about the mediocre hair styles, but my own experience solely with customer service guarantee’s that I’ll never try again.
Convenient — yes
Prices — reasonable
Customer service — HORRID
I called to make an appointment, same day (the latest one available) at 6:15.
**First off just know when you’re calling, you’re not getting the salon you’re getting some call center that makes appointments for you.**
SO, I knew I wouldn’t make it there til about 6:25 because of my class schedule, so I decided to pop by and let them know I’d be a little late. The receptionists reaction, was almost like «how dare you», and told me they closed promptly at 7 since they need the full 45 minutes. My response to this was «so you just put down all styling tools and leave at 7?» … no. She informed me that she couldn’t CHANGE the time of the appointment, but she’ll put a note in letting the stylist know.
A few hours go by and I get a call from the salon.
«Hi this is [soandso] and I see that you can’t make it here til 6:30, so did you want to reschedule?»
No I want a style tonight for a reason, you dumb broad…
and again reiterated my question of them just stopping what they’re doing at 7 at the same time my mind is racking at why is this SUCHHHHH a big deal???
The phone call lasted about 3 minutes of me asking a question and her just repeating that they close at 7. Was a talking to a robot?
I was pissed, so I canceled and hung up.
My overall impression is that a fiery hair dragon comes at 7:01PM and if anyone is still working it will breathe fire destroying everything in site and that’s scary.

I think the Drybar concept is fantastic, the price is right, the pampering is excellent, and so many of the girls I saw come in and get their hair done left looking fantastic! My experience was not entirely positive.
The receptionists at the front who book appointments aren’t totally aware of the amount of time appointments take and book the schedule better. I took the time to make a special trip to the salon to show a picture of what I wanted so I could get an accurate time estimate. I was told 45 minutes. My appointment, which I arrived 20 minutes early for, started 10 minutes late and went 45 minutes longer than I was told it would take. I came in (for my first time) to get my hair done for my engagement picture session and I was left frantically running around trying to make up for that 45 minutes.
Additionally, my hair also didn’t «fall» the way the stylist told me it would and I ended up with shirley-​temple-​esque ringlets for my pictures instead of the loose curls I requested. Of course, if that extra time I thought was going to be there had actually been there, I think it would have been fixable with a slightly warm flat iron.
I will say that other girls left with beautiful hair. I still think this could be a great place. My biggest recommendation is to book your appointment assuming it’ll take way longer than they say.