I came here with a group of 6 women on a Sunday morning. My gal (sorry I forgot her name) was very nice and did a great job curling my hair. I have very long hair and she took her time curling it. But, by the time I went to the event that afternoon my curls were gone. I think she didn't put enough hairspray to hold the curls. One friend got an updo and it turned out very nice and stayed up the whole event (my friend added extra pins)and the other 4 women had their hair washed and styled (curled) but within a half hour of leaving the Dry Bar their hair all went straight and we had to re-curl their hair when we got back to the hotel. It's disappointing when you spend that kind of money and you have to redo your hair. Also, we signed up for an additional service (I think it was a scrub or mask) online but only one of us received it. The rest of us were never asked if we wanted it but at least we were not charged. read more

After seeing many great reviews on instagram, I decided to try the dry bar out at the irvine spectrum for a wedding I was attending later in the afternoon. First off, scheduling the appointment on the phone was a little difficult. The lady was hard to understand and she kept repeating the same questions. A little irritating, but I still followed through with the appointment. The moment you step into the dry bar, you get a burst of fumes. It's a little overwhelming. Reminds of a nail salon. It's so loud inside, you have to talk so loudly in order to be heard. I arrived 15 min early and waited until my 2pm appointment. I was told on the phone and in person my appointment should take between 45 min to an hour. I was just getting a wash and curls. Great! My make up appointment at mac was at 3pm across the way. Unfortunately, my appointment took an hour and 10 min. If I hadn't looked at my phone, I would have easily been an hour and a half late. I have no idea why it took that long. I was a little disappointed it felt rushed after that. In addition to my wash and blow dry, I got the Cosmo look. Curls. I was not a fan of the products. They smelled nice but did nothing for my hair. I had informed the hair stylist I've struggled curling my hair because I have thick and heavy hair. She told me she would curl my hair and have me wait to brush my curls out later to keep the curls in tact. I left the dry bar looking like shirley temple and by the time I arrived to my house, 2 hours later, my hair was completely flat. I was so upset. I still am highly dissapointed I spent $60 for someone to basically wash my hair. Ridiculous. I will never go back to the dry bar. It is way over priced, the products are not good quality, the atmosphere is loud, the fumes are very strong and the service was just o.k. read more

Let's start with the positives: My stylist was very sweet and patient (I have thick, long hair). I like that they play movies while you sit and wait to keep you entertained, and my appointment started right on time. The negatives: I have been to various Drybar locations about 5 times over the years, and it's very clear it's all about whether you get a stylist that knows what they're doing. More often than not, I've been paired with someone that does not know what they're doing. I asked for the Old-Fashioned, and my stylist said "oh I haven't done that one yet." not a good start. I had requested a scalp massage during the washing portion, didn't happen. Once we sat down to do the blow dry, it took about an hour and 15 mins or so Once we finally got to the styling, they weighed my hair down with sea salt spray (no idea why you would spray this for a retro Hollywood curl look) among other products. She did a great job on the curls right around my face but the rest were so coated in products, I knew they wouldn't hold. She had another stylist come over who then told me my hair doesn't hold curl (couldn't be further from the truth as I curl my own hair and it will hold for 2 days all the time). She then sprayed the stiffest hair spray all over, and told me "not to move or touch it" and have someone help me get dressed. Moral of the story: by the time I got to my car, my hair was hard and flat with a waxy texture. The only good curls were 2 framing my face. I went home and showered, and did it myself (despite being there for a total of 2 hours). I've learned my lesson and won't go back. I truly believe you're better off watching YouTube tutorials for the hairstyle you want and replicating it yourself read more

Love love love my hair!!! Tara did exactly what I wanted and was so communicative and nice the entire time!!!! Im so happy! I'm going to keep going back because of her!!!! So so so happy! Thank you, Tara!!! You're awesome!! read more

Drybar - Irvine - Mermaid hair ! Love it! - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Irvine, California

Update to my review- I was also charged once for my service and once for some woman I don't even know!!! WTFudge?!?! This might be the worst place you could ever take your hair, seriously THE WORST. read more

Had my hair blown out by Vanessa, not only was she friendly and personable, but also so talented. My hair looks amazing!!! If you're looking for a good blow dry and conversation Vanessa is your girl! read more

Drybar - Irvine - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Irvine, California

This place is horrible. I made an appt at 1 pm and its 1:30 and still waiting. We have event to go to and could not wait . This is unacceptable and we will not come back. Horrible place . Making everyone wait . Dont go here they waste ur time read more

I could have done this at home, 59 dollars after tip was the worst experience I've ever had. The person who washed my hair got the back of my shirt all wet. So upsetting read more

This was my first time trying out Drybar at the Irvine location and I am very pleased with my experience. I came in for a blowout for my cousin's wedding and got Fatti as my stylist she was great with understanding the look I was going for and she achieved it spot on. I got the "Cosmo" look. I will definitely be coming here for a blowout again. read more

I just feel like for the price I really could've done my own hair. It fell the second I left the place. If I wasn't on an uber tight time constraint I would've gone back honestly. I was bummed the ladies who did the fancy braids weren't in. I wanted a really nice braid for my birthday. The girl who did my hair was nice enough and we had an ok conversation. I was just really bummed with the quality of the curl and the hairstyle for $60. Probably will not be coming here again. Side note the interior of the place is super nice and clean and new and HUGE!!!! I'm sure this was supposed to be like the flagship Dry Bar for the area. Unfortunately it did not live up to the brand hype. read more

HORRIBLE customer service. My appointment was scheduled for 12:45 pm, and I arrived at 12:50. Granted, I completely understand I was late and that is not respectful of their time, but in my opinion 5 minutes is not enough time to get your appointment canceled over. Once I arrived, the woman at the front desk was on the phone, therefore I couldn't check in. She finished her phone call at 12:56 and then I was able to check in. She said to me she was going to check in the back if I was still able to attend my appointment since I was "ten minutes late". I then said to her I arrived 5 minutes ago, but you were on the phone and I didn't want to disturb you. She said she didn't see me come in at that time rudely (which i have the time stamps to prove that I did) and went into the back. She then came back and said that they were no longer able to take me and I asked why. She said that they were fully booked and because I was 10 minutes late they could not attend to me. I told her I have a text message that proves I was there only 5 minutes late and when I started to find it she told me it was because their 1:00pm bookings were coming in soon. This makes no sense because the 1:00 appointments should have nothing to do with my appointment. My booking was said to be 50-60 minutes (because I have extensions), therefore my appointment wouldn't be done until 1:40 ish. So they should have had my appointment planned to go way past 1:00pm. Not to mention, she did not care to help me try and find another appointment for another day. I left extremely upset and confused as to how you can cancel an appointment that someone showed up 5 minutes late for. read more

I had a good experience here! I had to take away a star because I had to wait 20 minutes past my appointment time to start the process. If they are short staffed they need to spread apart the appointment times better. I was in a hurry and it takes about 10 -15 minutes to get parking at spectrum on a Friday and then walk to the Dry bar! read more

I was given a gift certificate from my husband, to try this place out.... after some moms in my moms group suggested that I book a 'senior stylist', I did just that... She was on time for my apt and super friendly... HOWEVER; I ended up with hair that looked nothing like what I asked for! I literally pointed to a picture right in front of the chair, and said "I want those loose wavy curls, like in the picture." She said no problem... but at the end she said "ok, so your curls aren't really as loose as hers are, but I did them tight, so they last longer." I turned to look and it looked NOTHING like the picture at all! It looked like a frizzy birds nest of big poofy curls... it just looked nothing like what I wanted. I tipped her 20%, because that's just who I am, but honestly, I should have had someone fix it or re-do the entire thing. It was for our family photos, which she knew... and I came home and had to wash my hair completely out and do it myself... so much for relaxing day before the pics. read more

Drybar - Irvine - Messy Frizzy Hair - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Irvine, California

Wow what a waste of time and money. I never really trusted Drybar but thought I give it a chance because it's next to my house. I wanted a cute hairstyle/ braids for Coachella this weekend and got super exited. I booked my appt weeks in advance and even showed pictures of my hairstyle. "No problem this is easy we got this." I showed up; waited at least half an hour. I showed the girl the picture of the braids but apparently it wouldn't look good on me because my hair is too thin. I get it. But: you can do something about it- use a texture spray, tease it, use volume spray, mousse or whatever- do something! Small things and spray can help the hair to look better. Then she decided to do a Dutch braid on me. Why? I can do a Dutch braid myself at home. I wanted something special, something people would be like oh wow that's cool! But yea.. so I'm super exited for weeks to go there with great hair and I look super basic. The hair is all over, it's not gonna last the trip to Palm Springs. Had to buy extra Bobby pins and hair spray at target- at least trying to fix it. Bye. Not happy. read more

I would like to start off by saying my stylist Demetrius did a fabulous job on my hair. What wasn't so fabulous was the customer service and support I received after my appointment. The receptionist called me after my payment and told me that my credit card did not go through. I gave her my credit card info over the phone (which I regret) and 2 days later I see 2 charges on my credit card for my 1 service received. I called this location numerous times, spoke with manager who told me she was not able to refund me. I contacted customer service support who never got back to me regarding my duplicate charge. Super frustrating that I had to go through all of this for a $30 charge...so I ended up disputing the charge through my bank which I am still waiting to get approved. Moral of the story...never going back to this location read more

if you value even an ounce of customer service do not go here. Rude staff, they do not answer the phone, don't abide by a 15 minute grace-period, don't call to ensure you're on your way etc. I arrived at this location at 8:14 for an 8 am appt. 1 minute under the grace period. Important to note: i would have only been 5 minutes late if it wasn't so hard to find. They had no understanding whatsoever. I called them to let them know just to be courteous, but no answer. And ofc, they didnt call me to ensure I was on my way. I arrived and nobody was at the front desk and all stylists were busy. I waited for 5 minutes for the most rude stylist in the world to come out and not even say hello. She said "well your appt was at 8... i can do your hair in 10 minutes but I'm assuming you dont want that." That is in no way shape or form how somebody should speak to a paying customer. I left and I will never go back. if you don't have good service and your stylists are average at best, what do you have? read more

I have been going to Dry Bar for two years. I have always had a wonderful experience until yesterday. A stylist Helia didnt want to do my curly hair. I have never felt this bad. It was the way she looked at me that hurt, and walked to the front and asked for another client. The staff didn't apologize at all. Thankfully, after a wait, a lovely stylist Dimi came over and offered to do my hair. He did an amazing job. I won't ever forget that bad experience though. Shame on Drybar Receptionist for not giving good customer service to resolve the situation. read more

Came here on Monday June 24 because they had a promo (free blowout) to celebrate the premiere of the Hills. They were very on time with their appointments. I was seated almost right away when I arrived. I decided to go with the Mai Tai (beach waves) blowout. I did notice that my hair stylist seemed a bit rushed. She washed my hair super fast and alternated between hot and cold water (cold water was especially uncomfortable). The end result looked good, but wasn't something that I absolutely LOVED. read more

Drybar - Irvine - Complimentary coffee :) - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Irvine, California

I have been to this drybar twice now and I am very picky with my hair but I have been super satisfied with my hair results. One time i went was to get my hair blown out for my weekend trip in vegas and the other time was for a wedding i was attending. the two hair stylists I have had have been super nice, friendly and so good at hair. My hair lasted for DAYS like literally DAYS!!! I am really shocked to read all of these reviews. I am so sorry you had a bad experience. I know the feeling of walking out unhappy with your hair and having plans but knock on wood so far this hair experience has been great. read more

Drybar - Irvine - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Irvine, California

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Great blow out. They started me at 315 my appointment was at 3. I paid extra for scalp massage and I don't think I ever got one. The shampoo was nice and maybe she thought that counted as a scalp massage. Other than that my stylist did a good job! read more

I am a Drybar member and was so excited when I saw they opened a new location at The Irvine Spectrum! I have been to the new Spectrum location four times now since they opened and every time has been great! But today was above and beyond, I had the pleasure of being styled by Breana Hernandez! I had a 7AM appointment and she was ready and waiting for me at 7:01AM when I walked through the door. She made me a yummy cup of coffee and got right to the wash, she asked some great questions to ensure I got the exact style I was wanting. She was so sweet and personable during the entire appointment. There are some tough reviews for this location but the store is beautiful and I have had four different stylist and had a great experiences every time. If you are new to getting blowouts, I would suggested having open dialogue with your stylist to ensure you are both on the same page, speak up if they are "hurting" you. The stylist's at Drybar are trained to ask the right questions and request you to let them know how you are doing during the appointment. I have tried out other blowout salons and Drybar is still my #1 even if they are a little more expensive, you pay for what you get. read more

I had a blowout performed. I booked a blowout last minute and was expecting poor service as many of the reviews discuss the staff being rude and unprofessional. However, I found that Jenny did a great job with the blowout and with the service provided. read more

The service was great and I really liked the cosmo-tai blowout that I received. My hair was fabulous all night at my friend's wedding. However, my complaint is the payment and the employee working the front desk. At checkout, she failed to ask if I had the Facebook promotion. She charged me full price and when I went back in to ask if I could apply the $10 off my first blowout she seemed unwilling to help. Her complaint was that the system was hard to work. She re-adjusted but forgot to ask if I wanted to apply the tip to the stylist. I had to email the customer support to get that adjusted. I recently noticed that I was charged twice for one blowout. It turns out that the credit for the initial one was not still deducted and not credited back to me. It's unfortunate because I did have a pleasant experience getting my hair done but don't appreciate the hassle it is when it came to the payment. read more

I was worried seeing some of these negative reviews but i had an amazing experience. It was my first time going to a blow dry bar because I had a special event. Walking in the decor was chic, cute, and fun. My stylist was Kat and she was great. The process was fun and easy and I loved my result. So much better and easier than trying to blow dry my thick, long hair myself. If i had one criticism it would be that the chairs were a little uncomfortable, but not unbearable. I went for the "Hollywood glam" look which took about an hour from wash to finish. My stylist even warned me that the look needed a lot of hairspray, which i knew. Even so it was nice of her to bring up. I would definitely recommend this business and use it again for other special days. read more

First, let me just say that PreCovid, I frequented this Drybar :) So I was happy to return! Now, I admit, sometimes when I go to the DryBar, the style isn't exactly how I wanted it (not terrrible, just not perfect), but this time, my stylist, Stephanie B. ( sadly, she normally works out of the HB location :( ) made my hair SO cute! I have 18in extensions, and she made sure to be extra careful, and also clean all the buildup that happens from the extensions, so my hair was soooo clean. It was the best styling I've ever had, and that's even from my normal salon stylist. She was also Super friendly, and very knowledgable about the DryBar's styles. Definitely worth every penny :D Thanks DryBar, especially to Stephanie B.! read more

This was the worst customer service experience! The phone number is impossible to get through and finally when I did, the call was answered by an answering/helpdesk that has no idea about the actual business!!! I wanted to talk to a stylist to discuss what I needed and make sure they could actually do it...well the answering service said that the stylists don't have access to a phone. That was very annoying. After spending way too much time on the phone with the answering service and getting no where, I decided that if this business can't see the value in a stylist talking to their customers then they are not the place for me!! I am really glad I kept looking for a good salon! I found Social Dry Lounge instead!! Social Dry Lounge was great!! read more

I was pleasantly surprised with my results on my first visit to Drybar! I'll definitely be back to visit Beth. She was fast and my hair is super straight and silky! Great atmosphere and decor as well! read more

Drybar - Irvine - Blowout - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Irvine, California

I love Drybar. I have been to many in California and a few different ones in New York. The staff here is accommodating but more importantly, welcoming and kind. read more

Drybar - Irvine - Double braided half uptini! Loveeeeed it! - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Irvine, California

I came here for beach waves for a family photo shoot. I told the girl doing my hair that my hair doesn't hold curls and she made sure to spray enough product in it that it lasted until the next day. It was a tad pricey for 15 mins but I would come back for sure read more

I am very particular with my hair but Cathy understood the vision I was going for! Will definitely be going back to her

Finally! Drybar at Spectrum! I was so pleased to find that every single person on the team was the sweetest and most welcoming. I am already a Drybar fan to begin with, but other locations definitely lacked the positive vibes the ladies bring to this particular location. Since this is right next door to my apt, I opted for the barfly membership because - duh. I look forward to my weekly blowouts with who I already consider my new besties. So far I have had the same stylist - ANN JEANETTE who is amazing! If you haven't visited this Drybar location, move it or lose it sister! read more

love love love this location, so clean, professional, good with time and amazing services. Defiantly making it more of a habit to get a blow out after my experience today! Love the conversations and ambiance!!! read more

Booked my appointment 3 weeks ago and they cancelled the morning of my appointment. Super unprofessional and unorganized. I understand they are short staffed, but would have been a nice heads up a few days before. just go to a local salon and don't waste your time. read more

My hair lacks volume, and I hate dealing with it myself since I have a lot. But BRYAN always gives me the best blowout I've ever gotten!

Unfortunately I had a horrible experience with Brian. He washed my hair with no effort ( I have extremely long thick hair) I shared that I hadn't washed it in a couple days knowing I was getting a blow out. I told him how I wanted my hair done. He attempted to to give me a blowout but ultimately He didn't have the skills to work with the blow dryer. Mind blowing tbh. He blowdried my hair like a anyone else would with zero skill aka I could have blowdried my hair. I shared with him once again how I wanted my hair he said okay let me try again. At this point my hair is blowdried paper straight. So he ended up curling my hair to try to achieve the look I was looking for. At this point I needed to get out of the chair before he damaged my hair anymore. Never in my life have I felt uncomfortable getting a blowout but Brian definitely achieved that. Please consider retraining Brian. read more

First off, I think the stylists work super hard and do a great job. BUT you guys need to fix your scheduling system. Every time I come on the weekend ya'll are WAY behind. Clearly you are overbooking. Most of the time in the weekends my appointments tend to start 15-20 minutes late. Well this morning came in at 10:55 for my 11am appointment. I sat around until 11:40 when the front desk gal asked me what my name was again. When I told her my name and that I had been waiting a long time she was just like "Sorry, I know". She didn't offer further explanation or apology. I told her I was going to leave and she didn't do anything to stop me. She assured me I wouldn't get charged a no show fee since this was "their fault". So I left without getting a blowout. I didn't have another hour to sit around after already sitting there for 40 minutes. Well guess what, I got an email saying I was being charged a no show fee. Really? After making me wait 40 minutes you tell me I won't be charged a fee and you and then your charge me any? Talk about shady. It would been nice when I checked in if they would have let me know how far behind they were rather than wasting my time. Like I said, the stylists work hard and do a great job. But you guys need to improve on scheduling big time. read more

I asked for big loose curls. By the time I got home all I had was frizzy hair with dents made from the curling iron. Total waste of money.

TERRIBLE AND AVOID AT ALL COSTS. I booked an appointment months in advanced for Christmas Eve. They called an hour before saying they had no one to do it. Complete waste of money and time. read more

Weird experience. I tried to book over the phone and got transferred to a call center in India. The agent who picked up had a strong Indian accent and told her I would like to book an appointment she said she could do so and that I would have to give her my credit card number. I was calling from my car so I told her I wasn't able to do so. She suggested I book online. Booking online was simple, create an account, select your appointment, service and enter in your Cc information. I made my appointment on a Saturday and parking was ridiculous! I would not recommend coming to the spectrum Saturday night in general but wow the parking was so bad. Checked in at 5:50 for an appointment at 6pm. I was there for a blow dry, scalp massage and a mud mask. I was not seen until 6:10..the stylist called my name and didn't introduce herself which I thought was weird. She asked me which style I wanted and we went into the hair washing room. I booked a 10 min scalp massage and overall time spent in the wash area was 5 mins. She started working on my cosmos curl and at the end of it she comb my hair which I though was weird. Everything ended costing around $90 and was pretty upset as I could've done these type of curls at home for free. I'm not sure if the stylist was in a rush or if I should just avoid dry bar all together. read more

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I've been to this Drybar location 3 times. My first time I had a good experience & loved the blowout/stylist. The last two times not only did they run late, the stylist did an awful job. I should mention it was the same stylist the last two times. What a waste of money. read more