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January 2024 by Annie Tamalavage
I love this salon. The location is amazing and it's just a beautiful shop. It is a really welcoming place, that uses really nice products. I really love supporting a salon that goes out of their way to find high quality products that are good for customers and the environment. Everyone is so friendly and skilled. And, efficient. I just got a high quality long-layers cut and partial highlight done in ~2 hours with Lucia, and I am so happy. She is so good at listening very carefully to what I want and executes the vision in a really amazing way. She is also an amazing small business owner, so it's inspiring to watch her work and interact with her staff + clients. Glad to find a go-to place in NoVa.
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October 2023 by Anne Fenley
Made a late Friday appointment and knew I needed a change, but had no clue what I wanted. Lucia was kind, patient, and gave her professional advice. She gave me a great cut that I loved. I look forward to going again!Service: Haircut
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August 2023 by Zilmil Taare
I have been getting my hair done by Kanchana in this salon and she’s truly amazing. I used to live in VA previously, but last year I moved to Philadelphia. I still drive over 3 hours to get my hair done from her! If even I had to fly, I think I would. Thank you so much for your consistent excellent service over the years. ❤️
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August 2023 by Maria Gomes
Ask the price before you agree to any additional services!! I booked an appointment online to have my roots done and their price for roots was $130. Once I got there, I was told that I needed some highlights to make the color look better. I told them I had had highlights done 6 weeks before but she said I still needed some. She never said how much the highlights were going to cost and I was stupid not to ask because I assumed it would only add maybe another $50-$70. She did 20 highlights and counted them when she charged me and took the fee up to $420. I used to live in the San Francisco Bay Area in California and never did I pay more than $200 for highlights/cut/style. This was an absolutely absurd price! I felt bad for only tipping 5% but the price was so ridiculous. My hair color was just OK; nothing fantastic and definitely nothing worth $420!
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July 2023 by Gessel R
Absolutely loved my experience! Kanchana took the time to talk about what would look best on me and she DELIVERED! She conversed with me and made me feel very comfortable. I will be moving to Northern Maryland in a few weeks, but best believe I’ll make the drive to see her. Thank you girl so much! I love my new haircut! ??
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May 2023 by Audrey Lynn
I scheduled an appointment in advance. When I walked in, the stylist I scheduled with looked at my hair and turned me away saying there’s nothing they can do except to use a protein mask.Very bizarre. I was shocked and have never been turned away from a salon before.I then went to a different salon in Old Town. The stylist at this salon was so kind and did a complimentary consultation for me. She discussed each step on what she will do to achieve my hair color and style goals.Advice for Cualtzin Salon - if turning clients away is common business practice, please request clients to send you pictures of their hair in advance for evaluation.Service: Balayage
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May 2023 by Janet Carter
Wonderful salon and great experience with Lucia. She listened to what I wanted, and I left with amazing hair and feeling good about myself.
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February 2023 by Hanna Pritchett
Thank you for giving me the 70s vibes-layers I've been wanting! The stylists here truly listen to what you're wanting to try, but aren't afraid to give honest feedback about what will realistically work with your hair texture/volume/face - the kind honesty is greatly appreciated!
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November 2022 by Luis M.
Very friendly environment! Great with hair recommendations. Kanchana is a fantastic hairstylist!
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September 2022 by Morgan Vogelsang
Today I got my haircut at Cualtzin Salon for the first time, and it was an amazing experience. The salon itself is absolutely gorgeous- it is a very peaceful environment with gorgeous artwork. They use the incredible Davines hair products here. Lucia (the stylist who cut my hair) was beyond welcoming and kind! I am in love with my haircut- Lucia did such an incredible job and I will be looking forward to returning to this salon next time I need to get my hair done. Thank you so much again Lucia for such a wonderful experience!!! :)
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August 2022 by Jennifer K.
This is a lovely salon. Luisa talked with me at length about my hair goals and reality. I am very happy with my cut and color. The shampoo chairs are the best- no aching neck! Luisa is the owner and sets the tone for a kind, professional establishment in which her associates, as well as her clientele, are treated with respect.
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July 2022 by Hope Derby
I had the best experience here!!!! Lucia is magic. My hair was completely destroyed. It was fried, damaged and several different colors. I am naturally blonde and I bleached my hair and dyed it blue then brown then blue again and then purple and then I bleached it again and put blonde box dye over it. I was going to shave my head it was such a lost cause. Lucia somehow gave me the most gorgeous light blonde and also an amazing hair cut. I received so many compliments!!! Everyone wanted to know where I got my hair done! And I told everyone!!! Aside from her being incredibly knowledgeable and experienced she is so kind!! She worked for over 4 hours on my hair and talked me through the whole process. I cannot tell you how wonderful she is. And the salon is eco friendly!!! I could write another review about all the amazing swaps and choices they make for the environment!!! Only thing I want to mention is that they don’t accept Venmo for tip if you forget cash and they won’t add it onto card. My last salon i went to for years had an atm in the salon and they accepted Venmo so I got out of the habit of bringing cash. So don’t forget to bring cash!Services: Hair coloring
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July 2022 by Dairis S
Prior to coming here I unfortunately went to a salon where instead of a balayage I was given terrible highlights and instead of long layers was given a butchered haircut with uneven short layers and half my hair was chopped off. I hated my hair and thought there was no way of fixing it anymore other than growing it out and looking for a different salon. Thanks to Lucia and Kanchana they fixed my hair so that it actually was a balayage and evened out the layers. I understood I cannot get my long hair back nor undo the layers (not their fault), but I appreciated Lucia fixed the butchered cut so it looked better than what it was before. Now I cannot wait until my hair is long again to come straight here to do my hair. After searching and unfortunately having bad experiences at other hair salons, I finally found a salon where not only do they know what they're doing, but are so great at what they do that they can even fix other salon's mistakes.Services: Balayage
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July 2022 by Hope D.
I had the best experience here!!!! Lucia is magic. My hair was completely destroyed. It was fried, damaged and several different colors. I am naturally blonde and I bleached my hair and dyed it blue then brown then blue again and then purple and then I bleached it again and put blonde box dye over it. I was going to shave my head it was such a lost cause. Lucia somehow gave me the most gorgeous light blonde and also an amazing hair cut. I received so many compliments!!! Everyone wanted to know where I got my hair done! And I told everyone!!! Aside from her being incredibly knowledgeable and experienced she is so kind!! She worked for over 4 hours on my hair and talked me through the whole process. I cannot tell you how wonderful she is. And the salon is eco friendly!!! I could write another review about all the amazing swaps and choices they make for the environment!!! Only thing I want to mention is that they don't accept Venmo for tip if you forget cash and they won't add it onto card. My last salon i went to for years had an atm in the salon and they accepted Venmo so I got out of the habit of bringing cash. So don't forget to bring cash!
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June 2022 by Julia J.
I went there twice. I was very polite both times. The owner cut my hair twice. While the cut was generally accurate and what I wanted, there were actually places that were uneven and that I, myself, can do more accuratlet. I cut my own hair and have done more precise cuts than her. I'm leaving a poor review because she got short with me when I couldn't articulate the exact cut even though it was a replica of what she did the last time. You go to the salon to feel pampered and beautiful. I left feeling cold and insecure. I left a tip for the people who washed my hair who just took the money without a courteous thank you. definitely havent returned.