Evolve

Whether my stylist is Sophie or Joel, my hair looks fabulous with both the color and the cut. I always receive the best compliments after I visit Evolve in Georgetown. Plus the atmosphere and friendliness of everyone is welcoming and calming. I love it here!

I had my pixie updated by Joel at Evolve this past Saturday and I’m so pleased with the results. If you have super short hair, you know that you have to get it right if you still want to look feminine and not like you have an old lady haircut. Joel knew EXACTLY how to cut my hair and it now lays perfectly, is wash-​and-​go, and super cute. There are no harsh layers or lines and my thick hair hair looks smooth and healthy, not bushy and out of control.
Having never been to Evolve before, I was really scared that the haircut would not turn out well. Those fears disappeared as soon as I had my consultation with Joel. He’s very talented and will be cutting my hair from now on.

I’d gone to this salon before and saw Sophie, who gave a wonderful haircut. She’s now traveling, so I made an appointment with Joel. The haircut was fine, and Joel is lovely. Unfortunately, I went the next week to Joel for color. I showed him a photo of ombré hair, and he said, «oh yes, we can do that!» I had also warned him that I had put red henna in my hair about 7 months ago.
It started out fine, he put the color in, and it was lightening up. It wasn’t quite as light as I wanted, but I was fine with it. I then got home and started looking closer. There were HORIZONTAL STRIPES across my head with different shelves of the highlights. The overall look was not at all like the ombré I showed, and when you spend around $ 200 on something (with tip) then it should look how you want it to.
To Joel’s credit, I went in the next day and we spent two hours trying to fix it, but it’s still not what I wanted and I can’t spend any more time or money on it.

If I’m ever in DC again I’ll absolutely go to evolve again. Best haircut experience I’ve ever had, I felt welcomed into a family from the minute I stepped in the door. Leo did a fantastic job and had me laughing the whole time. I’m usually not big on small talk when getting my haircut, especially for the first time in a place but I felt so at ease at this place it was just different. Highly highly recommend!

If you want a a good cut from a stylist who is dependable, listens to your needs, and that is honest of what works and does not work for you, go to Sofie. She will not do you wrong.

I wish I knew that Evolve would be around forever. They do the most incredible job — I am a guy, and people don’t just compliment guys on how nice our hair looks, but I get people asking me all the time where I get mine done! Thanks guys.

Love Love Love!!! Everyone was friendly, they gave me a cappuccino, and Leo cut my hair in the exact way that I described (which never happens). It was like going on a little vacation and I walked out looking and feeling fabulous! I will certainly be going back and I highly recommend to anyone looking for an amazing haircut and wonderful experience overall.

Just moved to DC and went to this salon because of all the positive reviews. Bad experience… getting your hair done is supposed to be a relaxing and enjoyable experience in my eyes. This was everything but that. I asked for a half highlight and cut, nothing fancy. The stylist was rude, cold and made the experience completely unenjoyable. Because she «didn’t understand» what I was asking her to do, she left and went back to another client so «she could try to figure it out.» So rude, made me super uncomfortable, was very close to just walking out before she even started. I will never go back to this salon because of my negative first impression.

Finally! After moving from California two years ago, I finally found a stylist that is a true hair artist. If you are looking for a stylist that is well trained and can deliver a chic haircut — Sophy is the one!

Finding Evolve is the hair equivalent of finding that little tucked away bistro that’s always packed and full of regulars. Great service, well-​priced and has a staff you’d come back for. It was so great I almost don’t want to tell anyone else about it for fear of not being able to get an appointment next time!
For starters everyone who works there is a delight. So friendly, they make you feel like a long-​time, much-​loved regular from the get-​go. I happened to be there on a quieter day but everyone who came in had been a loyal regular for years, which is telling, especially in a city.
I got my hair cut and highlighted by Lyo, and though I was more than a little apprehensive about letting my long (but let’s face it, dead) locks go, he did a fantastic job. He gave me slightly darker highlights than I usually get (which he didn’t technically discuss with me, but which have gotten great reviews) and a layered, swingy cut that, despite leaving more hair than I anticipated on the floor, is gorgeous. I left feeling like an effortlessly chic Parisienne.
Lyo’s charming and hilarious «chairside manner» is a bonus — he had me in stitches the whole time I was there. In short, I’d definitely go back without hesitation, which is something I’ve never been able to say since moving to DC 5 years ago.

what a delightful salon! it’s in a bright sunny spot right on M with lovely folks that run the place.
leo (the man with the scissors) cut my hair exactly how. the chat during the cut was the cherry on top! leo is fun and lighthearted, quite a funny guy!
you’ll get a great cut, meet great people, and leave feeling even greater.

Tim is fantastic! He goes to Bumble & Bumble in NYC for training often, so he is always on top of the latest and greatest! He is super entertaining and I always get a great cut!

Wonderful haircut and all-​over dye here. Small, laid back, definitely not presumptuous. Cost is pretty good — $ 160 for the services I got.

Still going to Evolve and still very happy with them. Have had Lyo cut my hair several times since I first posted, and he does a great job.

Georgetown is full of try-​to-​hard chic hair salons.
Evolve is not one of them. No, evolve is more like a place you might find if you got lost of in Paris and happened upon the best little hair boutique in town.
Sophie (who was recently profiled in the Washingtonian’s Best Hair issue) has been giving me a man’s hair cut for years. She’s exceptionally skilled, and reasonably priced, as is everyone in the salon.
They are open Weds. — Saturday. Parisian hours.

My family and I have been going to Evolve since I was born over 30 years ago! The staff is professional, talented, warm and welcoming. They know how to cut my curly hair and my sister’s straight hair always looks amazing too. I see Tim who does incredible color and cuts. I travel from NYC for my hair cuts because I love their work so much! Get your hair cut at Evolve — you will get complimented on how you look!

I signed up for Unilocal just to write this review. I went into evolve today and asked for a bang trim and consultation. I have medium length hair, trying to grow it out and the stylist recommended that I go short. I responded that I had a holiday party to go to and needed to tie it up the next day and will just go with the bang trim and then perhaps come back later for a haircut.
The stylist did NOT seem happy at all with my decision. For the bang trim, I mentioned to him how my hair is parted, and he actually responded with «Do you want to do this yourself?» then proceeded to make two cuts with minimal effort. Instantly, instead of the slightly growing out sidesweep which I had before, my bangs turned into short jagged edges in front of my face. It looked awful. When I asked him about his opinion on how to make it smoother, he actually left the chair and went somewhere else.
As I’m running my hands through my bangs trying to figure out damage control for my party tomorrow, he finally came back and said «It looks fine to me, I can cut more if you really want,» seemed extremely inpatient for me to get out. Needless to say, I paid for the bang trim and left. Funny thing is, I had already decided before he cut my bangs to come back for the haircut. Needless to say, that’s not going to happen. I may have given him the benefit of the doubt after the bad bang trim, but it’s the lack of service that will keep me away from this place and warn others to do as well.

The second time I went in for a color process I was passed me off to the shampoo lady for hair color. Whoa, I’m paying $ 90 for professional hair color service and you hand me off to someone who doesn’t have a license to practice hair coloring. It’s a bit of an insult you know. To top it off, she does not apply the color with the brush to my hair the way the colorist had done it, creating a more natural look.
I’m an interior designer, after I consult with a client on the design services they require and we sit down and talk about the vision we have for their home — I don’t hand them off to the receptionist to finish the job and then hand them a bill reflecting my rate at the end of the service.

I was awarded a free salon updo/​blowout for buying Bumble&Bumble products at Sephora in Gtown. Since Evolve is the closest Bumble&Bumble salon, I booked an appointment with Tim, the owner. I was so pleased by the service.
Since I am getting married in two weeks and decided to do the hair on my own, I asked him for advice about what to do. He came up with a lovely do that I think I can actually replicate on the big day. I got a haircut recently, but based on my experience there, I would book a cut with them in a minute. It’s a hip, relaxed salon — a combo that is very rare in DC, where salons are either fuddy-​duddy or needlessly cooler-​than-​thou.

I have been to Evolve three times now, and have been very satisfied each time. My struggle in the past was often finding a salon that would give me a great cut/​color for what I find to be a reasonable price, and Evolve definitely delivers in that respect.
I’ve seen Lyo every time I’ve visited, and he has done a wonderful job, judging from the compliments I always receive when I leave the salon! I appreciate that he’ll give me advice about what he thinks would work best for my hair without completely taking control and trying to give me a cut I end up hating (I’m still scarred for life from this one hideous layered haircut I got in high school). Overall, I would highly recommend checking Evolve out! The staff is so pleasant and courteous, and the value is great.
P. S. I have to give credit to Unilocal for helping me find Evolve in the first place!