This was truly an awful experience. I showed up on time for my appointment. Another person was there asking her to do a cut and color. She took them (they did not have an appointment and were a random walk in) and agreed to a cut and told me to wait, it would only be 20 minutes. I waited 30 minutes (she was still doing the haircut) and then she started mixing color. So without talking to me she decided to now color this persons hair too. So I left to get a coffee for 25 minutes and then came back. She was still doing their color, now an HOUR past my appointment time. When I asked how long it would be since I'd already now been waiting a long time she said I could be patient or leave. so I left without her ever doing my hair color I have never seen anything like this and cannot stress enough to not give her your business if this is how she treats clients. read more

I would give zero stars if I could. Mimi ruined my hair. I went in to have past highlights brought up a bit. She charged me extra because I have long hair then proceeded to only color the top half of my hair. Leaving spots in between the old and new color. After bringing this to her attention later she said all it would take is a "toning". I got a second and third opinion from other hairstylists who said "toning" wouldn't get rid of the spots that were left. It cost me twice as much to get my hair fixed and she refused to refund me the money I paid her. read more

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Did a great job and was very sweet! Amazing highlights!! She matched my previous color from another salon perfectly and I am so critical of how work is done but she was great!! read more

Mimoshika Beauty Salon - Hair Salons Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Mimi was amazing, she did a wonderful job with my balayage. She also cut my hair and make sure she didn't cut it too short. I just want to cut the split end. So i just recently move to DC, find this place on groupon n i purchase the balayage with conditioning. I wasn't so sure at first but i checked the reviews and the pictures of her work. And im glad i give it a go. It's not easy to find a new salon n hairstylist in a new place. Don't hesitate to come here coz mimi is a professional she knows what she's doing. She's an artist. Believe me i know because i always go to salon and change my hair color n style from time to time. I know what a good hairstylist is. Also the products that she use is a good quality like olaplex. Normally after chemical procedure, your hair is so damage. But after few washes my hair is still smooth n not dry. I write the review 2 weeks after coz i want to see how it is after few washes and the color turns really nice. Love it. Also i just figure out that you can call her before buying the groupon and she can give you same price. Just find out after went to 3 places that actually they prefer you pay directly to them instead of using groupon, that way they earn more money coz groupon charge them a lot. Its better to directly pay them especially for small local business owner. And also be prepared for extra charge if u have a long hair n toner. I think its a basic knowledge when u visit salon. However i still see some reviews complaining they get extra charged, come on its a common sense if you have a long hair. Good thing about mimi is she is upfront and tell you she gonna charge how much extra. read more

Mimoshika Beauty Salon - Hair Salons Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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I found this place on Groupon because I was looking for an affordable balayage and haircut. I was a little worried I was skimping out on quality for price but Mimi is amazing!!! Balayage and color - 10/10 I didn't know what exact color I wanted my balayage to be so I showed her a picture and asked for a slightly lighter shade. Mimi mixed several toners together and created a beautiful shade of ash blonde that fits me so well! Mimi also recreated the style of the balayage I showed her in the picture really well. It was exactly what I wanted! Customer service - 11/10 I have a lot of hair so this was a very long process. We started at 4pm and ended at 8pm. How crazy is that?? But Mimi stuck with me through it, going past her closing time and being very thorough through the ENTIRE process. Like, from the initial haircut to the bleaching to the toning and the layers and the blowout--she was very detail oriented and made sure that I was getting the look that I wanted. I really appreciated her dedication and it showed in the end result. COVID safety - 10/10 I felt very safe in the salon. I was the only one there and it's a smaller place that's appointment only. It looked like there was only space for two customers at a time or so. Mimi also kept her mask on the entire time. Overall, I had a great experience! I will be coming back in the future for maintaining this beautiful haircut and color!! read more

This was my first time at this salon and my first haircut in over 14 months. Mimi did a wonderful job on cutting my hair and I will be returning. She was patient, kind and offered great advice for caring for my hair. read more

Mimoshika Beauty Salon - The final product was better than I expected. - Hair Salons Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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Love my hair! I've got balayage and hair cut today with Mimi. She took her time and make sure I got the color and the style I wanted. Mimi was wonderful and I would recommend her to my friends. :) read more

I had a wonderful haircut last sunday. Mimi had done my hair a few months ago when I was in dire need a several inches taken off. My hair is normally really frizzy, but she was great with my hair and gave it a moisture treatment. I came back for another cut and style and I have never seen my hair like this before. It looked smooth, but still with body. Mimi knows what's she doing. Also, really good customer service. read more

Mimi was nice but the extra charges need to be updated on the website instead of just telling clients you owe X amount of dollars during check out. read more

I would give negative stars if possible. Mimi was the most unprofessional salon owner I have ever come across. She also made it clear she is not a truthful merchant when providing information and shady with her practices. Please see my experience below as a warning to others. When I arrived I was sat in the chair and prepped for my balayage. During our introductory chat, I mentioned getting a haircut the day before and Mimi was immediately annoyed and questioning why I didn't use her service. When I originally called to make the appointment, she said she didn't take Groupons on the weekends, so I booked for Friday afternoon. She said that she would honor the price of the Groupon so I didn't have to buy it. However, I decided to buy the Groupon since it protects me as a customer and there was an additional sale on Groupon the following day, making the deal even better. When Mimi found out I bought the Groupon, she was very upset as she said she doesn't get much money from Groupon (so why be on their website??) but would do my hair anyway since I was there. I appreciated her willingness since technically I was still a Groupon customer not on the weekend and should have received the service. Mimi then disappeared into the backroom as I am sitting in the chair after being prepped to begin the service. She came back about 3 minutes later and starts taking off everything saying she refuses to do my hair. She states that she could "make a lot more money with someone else" and that "I was not honest with her" by buying the Groupon instead of entrusting she would honor whatever price I scored on Groupon. She then said that she also "couldn't make any additional money off of me since I got my haircut already." At the end she also concluded with stating that the original additional $40 fee for extra toner would really be more like $70 dollars. She was incredibly rude and unprofessional. She offered to do my hair during the week (not sure what she considers the week), but I refuse to give any money to such a business and would rather warn others. To tell me I was wrong to ensure protection for myself by buying the Groupon and that she couldn't "make more money off of me" is disgusting. I honestly don't know if she would have honored the price after the behavior she displayed. My very, very short visit was horrific from start to finish and I recommend spending your money elsewhere. read more

The proprietor always strives for the highest professionalism. Make an appointment and don't rush various services. The best takes time. Regular customers keep coming back all the time. James read more

Excellent service!! I have gone to Mimi a few times now, and I honestly can say that I now wouldn't want to go to anyone else :) She is extremely adaptable to scheduling hair appointments and is SO reasonably priced! She is a JOY to work with, I feel like I've found a gem of a hair stylist, and I have loved my highlights and haircut each time. read more

I thought Mimi was super sweet and she was very nice. But when I got blue balayage, there was blue dye all over my scalp and ears. I still can't get the dye out of my scalp. Overall, she was a nice stylist. read more

I absolutely loved my experience with Mimi and I loved the finished product! I had partial highlights and they turned out perfectly! I'd recommend mini to anyone. Very fairly priced as well, great experience overall! read more

The hair stylist is very nice but my hair did not come out how I wanted. I went in for a balayage and I showed her a picture of what I wanted but the end result looked nothing like what I showed her. First, I didn't want any dye on my roots and while I did not explicitly tell her this, I hoped the picture would do the trick. I showed a picture of light brown, caramel color and my turned out silver with streaks of blond. The streaks of blond don't match the other color and I don't know if this was on purpose to add dimension but it looks a bit odd. There's also a pretty stark line in the back where you can see where the dye starts. If you peel back layers, the lines where the dye starts are even more obvious. There's also few spots where blotches of dye spilled over from the other strands. I also got a trim after and my hair came out lopsided. The strands in the back are shorter than the strands in the front and it's not even on both sides. She also charged me extra $40 because I have long hair and she only informed me of this during check out and caught me totally off guard. The process was very slow and I realize I was in for the long haul but for the amount of time I spent getting my hair done, I am very disappointed. Even more so because I never dye my hair and had been waiting to get my hair done for a very long time. read more

Mimi is very professional and great at her craft. I love my haircut and blowout. She was able to take my appointment later in the evening (around 7pm) and was very quick. I plan on visiting her again for other hair services. read more

I honestly and frankly do not want to be leaving this review but looking at my hair, I can't help but hope to raise awareness so that no one else experiences what I went through. Two years ago, I had previously gotten a (professionally done) balayage elsewhere and I went to Mimi to get my roots retouched. Instead of balayage, she gave me big, chunky and streaky highlights. It looked absolutely nothing like the photos I had sent to her and most importantly, ruined the dimensions I previously had and made my hair so damaged. She also toned my hair which looked nicely ashy (not complaining about that) but only two washed after, my hair was super orange and brassy. When I would put my hair up, you could see chucks of highlights and it was so noticeable where the highlights began. My roots were a disaster too, they were so uneven and were not blended at all. I ended up sending her photos and asked to go back a month later (to allow my hair to revive since it was extremely damaged despite of paying for olaplex and a deep conditioner). When I went to see her for correction, she was really upset and made some rude comments (such as go back to your old hairstylist, don't judge my work, etc) but despite of that, I didn't want to ask for refund because I know she spent several long hours working on my hair. I was hoping she could fix the chunky highlights. She tried and wasn't able to. Instead, she ended up adding black dye to my roots and put me exactly where I was when I first walked into her salon. She damaged my hair and ruined the perfect transition which I had. I was so disappointed and the disappointment only got worse a few days later where my hair started breaking and falling, I am really really sad over my hair and I hope no one else has this experience. Mimi is great at haircuts but I wouldn't trust her with balayage because I doubt she knows it professionally. I could tell that based on how she divided/sectioned my hair. I know she works hard but I just wish she sticked to what she's good at: haircuts and not damage people's hair. read more