Bubbles Hair Salon For Men & Women

Would caution anyone to think twice before coming here to get your hair colored if you want anything more than just a single color done. Went in to get my hair ombréd out, went to who is apparently their «best» color specialist. I showed her a clear picture of EXACTLY the ombré that I wanted, and it turned out 1) not like the picture at all 2) ALL a lighter color with highlights all over somehow and 3) streaky and orange (again not what I wanted). I went back with the intention of either having them fix the ombré to have it finally be what I wanted and what I paid almost $ 200 for or dye it back to its original color and getting a full refund. I got neither of those things. Instead I spent 15 minutes arguing with the hair colorist about what color she «thought» looked good on me, me not being heard about what I actually wanted despite me being the customer, and her insisting that it looked exactly like the picture, even though anyone with a pair of eyes could tell that it wasn’t like the picture at all. Or ombré at all. It just looked awful. I decided it wasn’t worth it anymore and just asked them to simply dye it back to the color it was before. Long story short almost $ 200 is down the drain. I’m receiving NO refund. Ridiculous. I will NOT be going back to this salon for color or for anything else.

My stylist was very rushed and kept telling me I needed to chop off more than I wanted. I don’t know much about cutting hair but I’m pretty sure you’re not suppose to gather all of one’s hair at the top of the head to get a layered look.
Also he basically insulted me and said «he would fix the coloring of my hair the next time I came in». That definitely won’t be happening.
Also even worse was while I waited for my sister to finish her appointment with another stylist I overheard my stylist complaining about how little he was being paid at bubbles in general and that he was living off his tips. I found that extremely unprofessional.
Just don’t go there.

DO NOT GO HERE
I REPEAT
DO NOT GO HERE
I was, as previous Unilocalers have reviewed, given the following treatment. NOTICE SOME COMMON THEMES:
1. bullying to add more products into my hair when i clearly said no… then she went ahead and put a bunch of gunk in my hair that made it super greasy very instantly. gross.
2. my stylist MADE FUN OF my hair. I had severely dry scalp from this crazy winter and explained that to her, but she still had a disgusted judgmental face and wouldn’t touch my head until the washing lady washed it. Seriously? if you don’t like touching frizzy hair or slightly dry scalp then you are in the wrong business.
3. i have long hair past my shoulders and told her to clean up — NOT MAKE NOTICEABLY SHORTER — my layers. She just kept chopping away and stopped suddenly with a panicked look on her face and the sweeper person swept my hair away before i could even see. i asked what was wrong and she said nothing she thought she may have snagged her finger (???)
4. the long hair i did have was also cut off three inches. THREE INCHES WHEN I ASKED FOR HALF AN INCH. it takes me forever to grow my hair and she BLATANTLY did not listen to me. she basically gave me the haircut she had, but slightly worse because she was definitely NOT paying attention.
5. she gave me a few foils of color which did NOTHING to my black hair. if it wasn’t going to work she should have told me, but she pushed me out the door and said that the color would show up in «sunlight» and that I shouldn’t worry.
I’m not a moron but this is utterly ridiculous. upon washing and styling my hair today i want to punch someone because all the patience and time I took in taking care of my hair was for nothing. now it looks like a 4^th grader took some blunt scissors to it while I was sleeping. DID I MENTION THE LAYERS ARE ALSO UNEVEN AND NOTICABLY SO?
I called but the manager wasn’t in. If they don’t refund then I am going to dispute the charge on my card… $ 100, what a WASTE.
ZERO STARS. DO NOT PASS HOME, DO NOT COLLECT $ 200, GET THE F OUT OF THIS INDUSTRY IF YOU CANT RESPECTABLY CHARGE SOMEONE A HIGH END SALON PRICE AND FOLLOW THROUGH.

I have only been to Bubbles twice, but the most recent time I had such an objectionable experience that I will never be returning.
The woman who cut my hair was incredibly rude. Let me start by saying that I have a very low-​maintenance hair routine. I generally let it air dry and I don’t use a lot of products. I am fine with this, but this woman apparently was not. When she asked me what I usually do with my hair, I told her and she laughed at me in a very deprecating manor. Several times she asked me «do you just not care what you look like at all?» I felt like she was bullying me.
After cutting my hair, she began to give me a blow-​dry without asking, which I then politely declined. I understand that the stylists make money by selling higher-​end services and products, but I had made it very clear that all I wanted was a shampoo and cut. She continued to pressure me repeatedly to get a blow dry, which I kept declining. She then told me that if she didn’t blow dry my hair, it wouldn’t be cut straight because she was going to cut it more after it was dry. This is not standard practice at all and dry cutting hair is bad for your hair! I could not believe that she was trying to bully me into buying services I didn’t want by threatening me.
Furthermore, I asked for my layers to be evened out. I was so flustered by this woman that I didn’t notice until I had gotten home that she had not layered my hair in the slightest, she had cut it straight across the back!
Having a stylist offer extra services and products once or twice is fine, but this woman crossed the line. I felt bullied and insulted and I will never give Bubbles my business again.

I had used bubbles several times for updos for an annual event and it had always been great. I went in recently for the same thing. After almost 2 hours I left with an awful look that I had to take out and redo when I got home. My stylist told me that my hair was «too soft» and too short to do anything with. While my hair is fine, it is below my shoulders and has never been an issue. After an hour of messing with my hair she called another woman over who told me she couldn’t do much and put it in a style that I had to leave with because I had been there so long. All the while the first stylist was complaining the whole time that she didn’t want to be there. It wasn’t worth the money spent or the bad service. Disappointing as it has been my go to place in the past.

I have had my hair colored and permed at Bubbles, Tysons Corner, several times now. Kim has been my stylist. I find her a little hard to understand, and she does not seem to really get what I want. The last two times she has cut my hair way too short, and when I told her I wanted to color back to my real hair color so it could grow out, she badically dyed it black. My students said I looked Goth! My normal color is a light brown and I showed her pictures. My hair is dried out and frizzy. I am asking for a new stylist and getting deep conditioning before my next perm, and no more color!

Tev is an amazing stylist and I highly recommend her. She started out at the Paul Mitchell school where I met her and I followed her to Bubbles, along with several other clients that found her at the school. I was so happy to hear that she stayed in the area! For years I searched for someone who could cut my hair the way I wanted it cut. She is a stylist that listens to what you want. You know when you go in and say, «just take an inch or so» and they take off 3 because they feel like it? This isn’t Tev. If she really thinks your hair needs more taken off, she’ll tell you but if you’d rather she didn’t she will hear you.
Also, have you ever gotten your haircut by someone who is constantly talking to the stylist who is cutting next to them? How could they possibly be concentrating on you? Tev doesn’t do that either, you have her undivided attention.
I have long hair and I like to have long layers that grow out evenly and allow my hair to air-​dry without looking boxy and weird. She cuts it perfect every time. It took me forever to find someone to cut it the way I like. She cares a lot about the result and takes immense pride in her work. She wants you to leave loving it and trust me you will. She has gorgeous hair herself and that says it all!

Everyone there is horrible and unprofessional!

Last night I received the worst haircut of my life. I was in this salon in the Tyson’s Center, and had my hair done by a female stylist of Asian heritage (I do not know her name, she didn’t say).
All I had asked was to «clean up» my exsting haircut by maintaining the same shape, and wthat I got was a shapeless, very short, beyond fixable bob cut, with short layers on top and the bottom all at the same length. It does not look hideous on me, but that is NOT what I wanted.
Also, when I said I wanted a natural blow-​dry look, I don’t think that means you can use the straightening iron!!! And when I say do not try to fix it because you don’t get what I want, just don’t. I think the «fixing» of the hair stylist did more damage than the initial cut. I seriously got the impression that she did not understand at all what I was trying to explain, so when I asked if they had any hair styling magazines to show a picture, she said they didn’t. What kind of hairdresser doesn’t have that? Never happened to me anywhere in the world.
I will try and find someone else tomorrow, in another salon, who can hopefully fix this mess, if it’s fixable at all, since the stylist cut very short. I will never in my life step in that salon, and honestly cannot recommend it.

Went to have a bad haircut received elsewhere fixed. Steven came to the rescue. I’ve found my new stylist!

Rosa is the only person I will trust with my hair color. I went from dark blonde/​light brown to red and going to red is not an easy thing to do. Rosa has made the transition and the upkeep fantastic. I went in with a concept and she directed me to a color that would work better with my skin tone. Boy was she right! She is extremely nice and knows what she is doing. Seriously, if you’re looking to get a new color, book her.
The salon itself is nice. The sign-​in is quick and painless and they do not bombard you with the need to buy new products. Yes, they are suggested but saying «no» isn’t a problem. Their hair cuts are pretty standard. I’ve never had a problem with them. They’ve even fixed a style I had done at another salon. My only semi-​issue is the price. It’s a little more expensive than I have seen at other salons. If the prices went down a little bit I’d be ecstatic.

Beza/​Yafie (her new name) has moved to Bubbles in Potomac Mills, Woodbridge. Phone: (703) 490‑4563

Don’t go here to get your hair styled.
It is a fast paced, impersonal salon with stylists who are there to make as much money as possible. They do not really care about your hair. I had a stylist who basically ignored my wishes and gave me an extremely unflattering cut. I had to go to Parlour Salon and work with a real stylist to get it fixed.
Please save yourself the trouble and go to a real salon with trained stylists who care about their customers. This typically means avoiding salons in the mall! Lesson learned.

i never really review for salons and such but thought this could be useful.
i went ahead and made an appointment with Christy as i got many great reviews from her from coworkers that she had worked on. i have dark brown hair and wanted to go red/​violet and had plentiful amount of pictures and stuff to explain to her about.
About the actual appointment, (the FIRST one), i had explained to her how i wanted the red/​violet color and she kept looking through my hair and asking me when was the last time i colored it. i kept saying it hadnt been colored for 6 – 7 months and my natural hair was already almost covering my entire head except for my ends. As i shwoed her pictures she told me that color couldnt happen because my hair had been previously colored and because my hair was dark, it is hard to go from dark to light. She then told me i needed to bleach my entire hair to go red!!! i was like are you kidding me?!? so she saw how much i wanted to go red and decided to do a test strip where you try the color in one area of your hair to see if it lifts. That had to sit for at least half an hour, so during this appointment, alot of time was wasted. Once the 30 min was up, we checked it out and most of the strip turned red except for one little patch that stayed my natural hair color and didnt turn red. So with that… the red would just look bad if there were random patches of my natural color…
then we decided to make me dark brown at my ends since i had ombré previously. here we are just talking about my ends, yet she colored my entire head «dark brown». going home a few hours later after work i realized my hair looked BLACK! if it was dark brown, it was extremely dark brown. and also i had another appt with her the next day to add red peekaboos.
2^nd appt… we went for red peekaboos and they actually look pretty good except for the fact that i spent well over $ 250 on all of this!!! NOT EVEN GETTING WHAT I ultimately wanted! this is why i hate going to salons that rip you offf.
will not return most likely… but overall, i thought christy was very personable and was being honest (i hope) about not being able to make me red, i just think what she charged me was ridiculous.

Horrible customer service. I have gone to bubbles before and liked the haircut. I purhased a lot of their hair accessories like the feather and glitter strands which they put in my hair. These are supposed to last you a good amount of time — the feathers fell out less than 2 days later and the glittle strands started shredding! I went in for a replacement and they refused to do anything. They said I can purchase more but they wouldnt put it in my hair for me because they do not have anyone working who can put them in properly. Why would I want to buy it?

I went to Bubbles with hair really needing SOMETHING to help it. I came out with beautiful highlights and a really pretty cut that looks perfect. Rosa did my hair, and it looks AWESOME. Rosa is sweet, friendly and does a fabulous job. It was my first time seeing her, and I have booked another appt to go back! So glad to find such a great stylist near my office.

I have been here four times. Tri is my hairstylist and he is AMAZING! I wear remi wraves which run about $ 200 a pack for hair so obviously I’m not going to let just anyone do my hair. He has cut my weaves perfectly, making them so natural looking, recommend awesome products for my hair and my latest investment– $ 135 babybliss flat iron which reaches 450 degrees and straightens PERFECTLY. yes, the prices is not like the hair cuttery but seriously you get what you pay for. And for me– my hair is worth every penny! Thanks Tri!

Today, my first visit to Bubbles-​Tysons Corner was an awesome experience, fom start to finish! Stephanie the receptionist welcomed me and just gave me the right stylist, Steven. He delivered what I wanted. I will certainly be back. A bit pricey but well worth it!!! You get what you pay for and more…

Kim Ta the hair stylist is good. She listen to what you like. She would provide a booklet of color for you to choose. She does cut hair nicely. Maybe a bit off on blowing long hair. Overall she is a good hair stylist. I will continue to have her cut my hair.

I had Steven and he did a very good job on highlights and a cut. However, I was there for 3.5 hours! The normal amount of time I’ve been in a salon for this procedure is 2 hours or a little over that and I’ve been getting the same thing every time for 15 years. Conclusion: I’m very happy with the results, but the length of time it took was unacceptable.