I've been coming to see Carlos for years, and he is amazing!! He works wonders with my hair. I usually just do a cut but I've done balayage before as well and my hair always looks awesome when I leave. The salon is also inviting - everyone is so friendly, and they do a great job with a relaxing hair wash before your cut. For any parents out there, they also do great and affordable kids cuts. Overall, highly recommend!! read more

I came here for a haircut and got what I needed from Gabi. I liked that she asked my preference and then checked again with me to ensure it was OK to cut a little more off in the back. The vibe is fun Dupont Circle eclectic! Will return. read more

Thomas Shelton been doing my hair for years, he's the best there is. Friendly, professional, kind, and talented. He is the real deal. You won't find anyone in DC with his level of skill and professionalism. I look forward to every visit. He runs a professional operation and everyone who works there is nice. Go see him today! read more

Vasti is the goddess of color! I get SO MANY compliments on my hair, and it's all due to her innovative technique to make highlights look natural instead of like "streaks," as an old colleague used to say. They also grow out well, which is great for me as I usually find it hard to get to a salon to spend time on myself! read more

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1.5 stars because it was easy to make an appointment day of and they were nice about squeezing me in. I think I was disappointed with the result of the haircut after asking for a trim, long side bangs and layers (see photo). The hair stylist (Roque?) had cut off inches of my dead hair, which was great, but only did maybe 1+inch of layers. It basically looked like he cut my hair straight across. After a little, I bravely spoke up and asked for more length in layers plus a more noticeable side bang, and he said no, he didn't think it would look good, but obliged and did maybe another half inch. Ultimately, when I got home after a couple of days to see how it would sit, I decided to layer my own hair just to get some more shape and definition. But, I'll be going somewhere else to get a layers trip. Also, the hair wash felt really short and not very thorough, and the water was lukewarm, and they don't put something over your forehead and eyes like some places to prevent splashing on your face (I had makeup on, so didn't want it to be ruined), but oh well. (Reposted from the old business page Jacaranda Hair since this salon replaced that one) read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Left: a week after the haircut, not enough layers like I asked (July 2019). Right: I decided to cut my own layers at home (Aug 2019) - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Thomas Shelton is the best! He does a great job every tim!!! cuts, color, style... you name it, he is the best at all of them.

I have been bringing my two girls here for their whole lives and today we went in to get them each a back to school haircut. Thomas cut both of their hair and they were extremly happy with results! My eldest daughter writes: I got curtain bangs and layers in my hair! It turned out AMAZING and Thomas even showed me how to style the bangs along with putting some really cute waves in my hair!!!!! My younger daughter also got a haircut and was very happy with the results! Even looking at herself in the windows of stores to check out her hair! Personally I also love going to the salon for color and highlights! whenever I need a touch up I can count on Thomas to use the perfect shade and leave my haircolor better than it looks when I get it done anywhere else! Thomas is VERY talented and is an AWESOME hair stylist who gives you exactly what you wanted and has you looking Gorgeous every time! Thank you so much Thomas, Laura Ivers read more

TLDR; the owner of this salon does not know what balayage is and my hair was ruined- don't go here for color. It is a pleasant environment and may be a totally different story for a cut only, however. I had the worst balayage of my life done here. Well, it wasn't even really balayage. I have fairly dark hair to start (like an ashy brown) and have been getting blonde balayage for years in the ends of my hair. I went in and just wanted it touched up - that's what I asked for - just brightened up a bit for summer. I came out with brassy, streaky foil highlights up to my root, like from the 90's. I really don't understand how the stylist possibly thought this was a good idea. It represented a total lack of knowledge as to what balayage even is. Second pic is my hair when I got it last done at my old salon. This is what I'm used to and what I wanted. My hair still looked like this but a little grown out and not quite as light. First pic is what I got. They refused to refund me. They did "fix" it and it looks at least presentable now, but it is still brassy and just looks like all-over highlights, not the natural look of hair painting. Im not happy with it. It's beyond repair because of all the bleach. Also, because my hair was bleached to the root, now i'll have to get touch-ups bimonthly before I can go back to my normal routine of twice a year. So when it's all said and done, I'm out $400 (including tipping the stylist who fixed it), but not including all the time and money I'll have to spend to return it to how I like it over the next year, and not including the 7 hours at the salon (took 2 visits to "fix" it). And not to mention, my fine hair is damaged from all the bleach. I will say, the people here are VERY nice. However when I'm spending 400 dollars, nice just doesn't cut it - I need the stylist to perform. I would not recommend going here, especially if you're looking to go blonde. read more

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This was my first time getting a fashion color in DC (I've been getting fashion colors done professionally since 2019) and I found Thomas Shelton Hair Design through Google. My entire experience with the salon was pleasant: from booking to confirming to my initial appointment. My stylist was Sandy, the co-owner of the salon. Sandy was friendly, professional, and he gave me a vibrant and multi-tonal color, in addition to quite literally nourishing me. Sandy is the best. Rachel, Juan, and Rosemary also assisted in my double-process hair color, and they were professional, courteous, and highly skilled. Even though I didn't love my initial color, Sandy was happy to correct it and I ended up with *the* most sophisticated and interesting hair color I could have hoped for. 12/10 would go back again read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Initial hair dye: correction from brown and pink. Multi-tonal, neon green - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Thomas is the best !! Me and my mom both have been going to him for years. He's done my hair for prom, countless different colors and cuts i've done. Can't say enough good things. literally the best !!! read more

BLONDES BEWARE! This salon does not know how to do blonde hair. I went in for a partial highlight and wanted my dark roots taken care of. I WALKED OUT WITH BRITTLE, BREAKING HAIR WITH OOMPA LOOMPA ORANGE ROOTS (see attached picture). On top of that I had to pay for it! If I could report this salon to the Better Business Bureau I would. After the first color job done by Carlos I went from having beach blonde hair to hair that was orange, grey and yellow. At first he acted as if nothing was wrong when clearly I had multi-colored hair. Then the salon owner, Thomas Shelton, said he could fix my multi-colored mess "with just a few foils." His attempt was laughable because after the second round of foils - the "fix-it" round - was removed I still had orange roots and a zig zag line of blonde right along my part. He said he could fix HIS mistake with a quick three minute "smudge." Any fake blonde knows the word smudge shouldn't be used when talking about highlighted blonde hair. Smudging works on brunettes and grays but not blondes. On top of the two horrible attempts to color my hair, my hair is now damaged and breaking because they over processed some parts and under processed other parts. I will now have to pay another hair stylist money to fix this horrible color job and save my brittle hair. On top of all of this, I felt harassed by the salon manager (Izzy) who told me I had to pay for the first disaster color by Carlos and then told me to settle down when I was clearly upset over my multi-colored hair. Dear Izzy - I wouldn't be upset if your stylists knew how to do hair. The cherry on top was when Izzy tried to charge me ($70) for the tragic grey colored toner that Carlos initially put in my hair and that the owner attempted to reverse just minutes before I finally left the salon. read more

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After researching several salons in the D.C area, Thomas Shelton hair design stood out to me the most. I made an appointment for an updo. I was traveling from Charlotte NC and I didn't want the stress of having to do my own hair for a wedding. Thomas is certainly talented and pretty funny too. I would highly recommend Thomas and his salon if you are in need for a beautiful updo for a special occasion. read more

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Finding a good hair stylist is hard! I've been living in DC for two years and just recently found someone to dyed and style my hair the way I like. Thank you Scott ^_^ read more

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Thomas is the best. He cuts my hair and trims my beard every three weeks. Best service and style in the DMV area!

Stellar!! Love Mr. Carlos! I love my cut, I love my color, including my purple stripe. I am trying to go natural which for me is silver/grey. I needed the grey growth to blend better with the blonde. Carlos listened to what I said and created the color and glaze that gave me the look I wanted. Right now I really like it. My hair also feels great! read more

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LOVE Thomas and his staff! No matter how many times I go in, every single time I leave turning heads. My hair always looks like it came right off of a magazine cover, and Thomas makes his customers feel like angels. 10/10 best haircut in the city! read more

Amazing salon! They did my hair twice for two Indian wedding events back in August and September. I'm so picky and they gave me exactly what I wanted. read more

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I LOVE the way my hair looks, as dyed by Carlos, but won't be going back to Thomas Shelton Hair Design based on the customer service/way I felt while there. Here's why: I went to Thomas Shelton based on the excellent Yelp reviews and photos of gorgeous and funky hair that matched what I wanted done with my hair. I've been wanting to go green for at least a year, and finally worked up the courage to make an appointment and do it! So, thanks Yelp! My first experience was less-than-stellar and I left with hair that looked exactly as it had when I walked in. I emailed them, was given another appointment, had my hair re-done, and it now looks AMAZING. I get so many compliments, love seeing it in the mirror or over my shoulder, and am really pleased with the outcome. Why I won't be going back: In my first experience, I was made to feel embarrassed, was not ever (not once) asked how I wanted my hair cut or styled, and the dye that was used a) wasn't what I asked for and b) was invisible to the naked eye. In my second experience, where I asked for dye that would be visible (I did want green hair, after all!) I was made to feel like I was asking for something really extraordinary by asking to have the color corrected. I think a big part of finding a salon and hairstylist is finding someone who you can really talk to about what you want/has their own vision they can share with you for your hair, and I just didn't get that here. I go into a long story, below, but that's the gist and why, even though I love my hair and would like to be able to go back, I just don't feel like I can. Let me begin by saying that Carlos was always very nice, but that in addition to being real embarrassed, I felt like he didn't WANT to engage with me or to have me as a customer, which felt crappy. It was one of those 95-degree days that's at least 100% humidity. I didn't walk far but was POURING sweat. I was offered water, had a fan pointed at me, was then given a towel, and was asked for the rest of my stay there if I was "okay" --all this despite my saying "hey I just sweat a lot, I'm not from a humid place so it just takes me a minute to cool down. It's really embarrassing, but I'm fine." I'm sure this wasn't their intention, but the effect was that I felt shamed for being hot and sweaty for my entire visit, even after I felt like I'd been really clear that they were embarrassing me. it's one thing to be considerate of a hot person, but it's entirely another to make a big deal out of something when someone repeatedly asks you not to. Even after showing Carlos photos of what I wanted, I just didn't feel like he understood/heard what I wanted done to my hair. I asked questions, as I've never dyed my hair green, but when I asked him questions, he brushed off my concerns and said "green hair will never look natural," which hadn't been my question or concern. When he unveiled my hair and I told Carlos I couldn't even see the color and expressed my concerns he said it was just the bad lighting in the salon and brushed me off. He later took me outside to see it, and you could kind of sort of see it in the light maybe if you looked right, but again I just felt like he was really annoyed with me and placating my concerns. After 3 hours at the salon, I was the last customer there, and Carlos initially didn't want to style my hair and had someone else do it. At no point had he told me what styling would involve (45 minutes of ALL the hairspray and a curling iron) or asked if that was the way I would style my hair. When he cut it, he never once asked me how I wanted it cut, he just asked how much and started hacking it off. I've never been to a salon where I wasn't asked how I wear my hair, what style I want, etc. So, in the end, I had a trim on a haircut that was fine, but certainly nothing new or different, and hair dye that no one could see in any light once I washed my hair for the first time. Once I emailed the salon, they made me a new appointment and Carlos did re-do my hair. This time, it was cooler so I didn't arrive sweaty, and I showed him the exact same photos I had the first time, but was less asking for his advice and more forceful in saying "I want this." Maybe I should have done that the first time, because I got exactly what I wanted, but I felt like he was still annoyed the whole time that he had to re-do it. I even saw him and a guy I believe was the owner talking and looking at me. Maybe they were just discussing how much longer I would take and it was completely innocent, but it felt really bad. read more

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Had a great haircut by Roque! I came in with very long and pretty damaged hair and left with a beautiful medium length with such soft layers. My hair feels so much healthier and the layers weren't too drastic at all. Roque also talked me through styling advice and some products he used. Overall great experience, read more

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And the Worlds Worst Ombre goes to.... ME :( My normal hair stylist moved to a salon in Maryland so I decided to try and find a new stylist here in DC so its not such a trek to go get my hair done. What a MISTAKE :( I found Thomas Shelton on Yelp... The reviews, pricing, location, everything seemed perfect. So I scheduled an appointment with She'dale for a color and cut. I'd like to preface this by saying I've never had a bad hair experience. My hair is really long, brown and straight. I don't get crazy colors or short cute bobs.. things that could potentially go wrong. I'm very low maintenance.. I get a cut and a subtle Ombre every 8-12 months and don't touch it the rest of the year. When I got Thomas Shelton I had pictures on my phone to show She'Dale. They were examples of cuts and ombre's/balayages that I liked. She seemed confident, didn't ask too many questions and got to work. At the beginning I felt completely comfortable. I had just shown her several pictures of what I wanted.. so there wasn't any ambiguity. I felt confident that having shown her examples of what I wanted that she couldn't veer too far off track... god was I wrong... I started to worry when she brought out foils... I've been getting Ombres for 5 years now and in FAR less trendy and chic places than DC; never once has anyone used foils. I rationalized in my head, "this place has good reviews, you showed her what you want, and shes the expert here". I started to realize she was putting alot of blonde on so I asked "I'm still going to be a brunette when I leave here right?" She laughed and said "of course!". Anytime I have ever received an Ombre the stylist uses their hands, adds color to selected strands of hair and leaves the rest of my natural hair untouched. When they wash out the color I'm left with some natural light strands among my brown hair. She'dale bleached EVERY piece of hair on my head from my ears down. The WHOLE damn thing. I hadn't gotten a good look at my hair and I told myself not to make assumptions until it was dry. As she was blow drying my hair (my back was to the mirror) one of the stylist was just staring at my head. I started to get really worried because typically when other stylists come over they'll say something like "it looks so good" or "you're going to love it". This stylist was just staring with a worried look on his face. The final product was shocking to say the least. It looked like she had held me upside down, dipped my hair into a bucket of bleach and pulled my out with about 4-5 inches of my natural roots untouched. It basically looked like I had bleached my hair about a year ago and now had 5 inches of roots. It was so horrendous and I was in such shock that I just got up, paid and left. I realize in retrospect that probably wasn't the best way to handle the situation. However, I knew if I said I didn't like it they would have tried to fix it...and the results were so terrible I wasn't about to let anyone in that salon touch my hair. I texted my friends right away and said, "its worse than you could ever imagine". They all thought I was being dramatic until they saw it. It was soooo bad that when I got home and showed my boyfriend and friends we all just started laughing hysterically. My guy friends told me it looked like I was white-trash and had forgotten to do my box hair dye for a year. Everyone was SHOCKED. They could NOT believe I paid for it and that I didnt have a complete freak out in the salon. They said that if I wasn't going to get my money back then they would for me. I keep replaying what went wrong in my head. HOW did this happen? HOW did she take the pictures I showed her and then give me this? It was SO far from what I asked for that I can only think of a few possible explanations: -She had never done an ombre before and just kinda winged-it -She was completely checked out and literally gave no fucks while doing my hair It was like everything I showed her and everything I told her completely went out the window the moment she started working on my hair. My sister called the next day and Thomas did give me a refund. ++I'm attaching pictures of what my hair looked like prior to meeting with She'dale, a few examples of what I showed her, and then a picture of the final product and you can see for yourself. (Please note: I didnt edit, use a filter, or alter the photo of my hair in any way. This is truly what it looks like) Also, I will acknowledge that with that many good reviews on Yelp.. I know there are great people that work there. But I HAD to share this so that hopefully I can save someone else the time and hassle this has caused me. Do your research and make sure the stylist you're going to can do exactly what you want. read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Worlds worst Ombre :( ... My hair before, the examples I showed for what I wanted to get done, and the final product. - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Ask for Scott! I never ever write yelp reviews because I have a general rule that no place is worth reviewing unless you can either give them a five stars or 1 star. Well Scott at Thomas Shelton was worth a 5 star yelp review. He just moved from SF a couple of weeks ago and so lucky I found him. I have lived in DC for 6 years and have struggled to find a stylist that didn't charge 200 dollars for a good haircut. In the past, I ended up settling and overpaying at places like immortal beloved for mediocre haircuts. Now that I found Scott, those days are over. His haircut and ombre have far outdone any 200 dollar haircut I've gotten in DC and he charges 65 per haircut which is a steal in dc and 185 for ombre and Blow out. You better catch him now because something tells me he's going to be really busy with a huge client base in a few months. See pics for sample read more

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Jefferson makes magic out of my hair. Seriously the photo speaks for itself. The sweetest guy and a true talent. I basically look like I have a constant halo with the golden toned highlights aglow. There is a secret rebellious pink undertone too that you have to look closely for underneath the florescent lights but in the bright sunlight it shows in the best way. Perfect for work and play. So shiny and so bouncy. So many different colors! For $200 in DC it is an unbeatable price. I came to them for the first time back in November. Thomas and Jefferson are the founding fathers to my fantabulous cut and color and the way they did it so perfectly held up so well and my roots showing only made it look even cooler ombré. I normally never trust the white man with my fine locks and pitch black hair but I happily make an exception from now on. perfection! read more

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After a long week of packing, moving, cleaning, painting, sanding, staining and prepping for my back surgery next ...Thomas Shelton hair design (and Kris especially!) made me feel like a million bucks! My hair is blonde and shiny and ready for summer. The staff is so nice and laid back and have tons of fun...it's like the party in high school you really hope you get invited to! I can't say enough about Kris, this is the second time I've yelped her. Whitney Houston said a best: I will always love you! read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Finally a legit blond again! - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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SHAWANNA! Shawanna saved my hair. I cannot sing her praises enough. This woman is incredibly, extremely gifted. The before and after below should suffice but after an absolute disaster of a coloring experience, shawanna did what I thought would be impossible - she fixed it. I left looking fabulous and feeling so overwhelmed with relief. She was communicative, focused and made sure there was a strategic plan to attack a major hair SNAFU. She was so patient and committed to making sure I left feeling beautiful again. I am convinced there is nothing this woman can't do. I can't recommend her or the salon enough. read more

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My hair has been saved! Lol I went in for a haircut, I guess backstory: had a terrible haircut back in January and also moved to DC so I was hesitant on getting a cut but it was looking crazy so I needed help lol. Anywho, Roque Salazar was my stylist and he noticed the hot mess of my hair immediately. He fixed my layers and was able to keep length. He explained what he was thinking of doing before he did it , so that I can see what my options were. So I appreciated that :) he's also super friendly as a person and made my appointment super chill. Price is reasonable and staff was very welcoming and friendly. Will go back again! read more

RYAN always delivers excellent, thoughtful, & accurate service!! I came for a balayage rescue from a recent sloppy color disaster from another salon in NYC. Ryan and Thomas were so attentive to my concerns and the perfect style I wanted (sun-kissed balayage smoothly blended with ash blonde tones, not brassy as it is common for asian hair). I came for an emergency consultation after having done my hair the past weekend, I was in luck that they were able to accommodate me right away in the mid afternoon! I got my color fixed and styled within 3 hours. Now I just need to go in for a cut to complete the look! I'll re-update my review again then. I always recommend Ryan, but now I also recommend the entire salon service as it was my first time with them. :) read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Balayage ombre, dark ash blonde - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Great news! I moved to DC and found love! :) Roque at Thomas Shelton is a true artist. We spent a quality (and patient!) five hours together checking off all the items on my wish list - balayage highlights, keratin express treatment, and cutting/styling a FABULOUS new asymmetrical long bob. By far the best I have ever felt leaving the salon! The haircut/color was stunning and Roque even took the time to explain how to style it to make my grown out bangs not look quite so awkward. The keratin express treatment cut my dry/style time from 30-45 minutes down to 5-10 minutes for a full month! My hair even looked amazing after taking a dunk in the pool. It's now been a two months since my keratin express treatment and, though it's mostly washed out, my hair is still *significantly* more manageable and less frizzy than before. Committing to going in for a full keratin blowout today since I was so impressed with the results of my express treatment! Thank you Roque and the rest of the amazing crew at Thomas Shelton for taking my hair game to new heights! You've made a new DC resident feel confident in her new city :) I will be knocking on your door for a while to come! read more

I can not say enough wonderful things about Thomas Shelton and the service you get when you come to visit his salon! I came in with a TON of brunette hair that I wanted turned into a blonde balayage w/ some extra highlights. Thomas literally spent 5 hours on my hair and did an AMAZING job!!! He completely transformed my look and I've never loved my hair so much! Very rarely have I had a hair coloring experience where my hair actually wound up looking BETTER than I could ever imagine. It's actually never happened before until Thomas did my hair! Thomas knows what he is doing and if anyone is considering getting their hair colored by him, DO IT, DO IT, DO IT (he also gave me a beautiful hair cut hehe). After leaving the salon, I think about five people complimented me on the color of my hair and in fact the major comment was, "OMG, whoever colored your hair did an AMAZING job!" The service was also phenomenal here. Thomas and the other staff made sure I was comfortable and so well taken care of throughout the process. I have definitely found my salon and will be coming back here indefinitely! I can not recommend going to this salon enough! I had the best experience possible here. read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - BEAUTIFUL balayage and highlight job done by Thomas! - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I had a few hours of downtime on my last day in DC and was pondering what to do. So many amazing attractions to choose from! But I'm a busy mom who was in desperate need of a haircut, and there was no telling when I'd have time to get one when I returned home. This place was close to my hotel and seemed to have good ratings. I did something I've never done before.....walk in to a salon I've never heard of before, while traveling, to get a haircut! It must have been my lucky day because they took me as a walk in, and Richard gave me a fab haircut! Musuems......I guess you will have to wait till I return. I am 150% happy with my decision. read more

I would share a picture of my hair but that would be too embarrassing. I went to this salon for a relaxer and a style because I heard this salon was voted Washington DC's Best Salon for three years! I thought that was super impressive and for obvious reason, I only wanted the best to style my hair. I have been shopping around for a great salon that I can stick with, so I naturally felt this salon would be a great candidate. The relaxer that I was given was great, but the style that came after was terrible. For the sake of the stylist, I will leave his name out of it, because I feel as though it wasn't truly his fault, and that this salon doesn't necessarily specialize in doing hair for women of color. What I am dissatisfied with, however, is the customer services of what came after. Naturally, I am a person who doesn't complain and brushes most things off. But because I felt as though I didn't feel as though the money that I paid was worth it, all I asked for was a $65 refund. Mind you, the total cost of my hair was $175 and I was willing to pay for the relaxer which was $110. The woman at the reception desk (not sure her name but I wish I had gotten it) informed me that the owner would offer to have my hair fixed. Although I appreciated the gesture, I politely declined, just simply due to the fact that I felt as though the salon mostly specialized in men's haircuts and long hair. For this reason, I felt as though a second visit would be useless for me. The woman at the front desk explained that they would be unable to issue me a refund of $65 because the service had already been done. I said ok, and as an alternative, I will simply leave a review. Her response? "OK" and hung up. Great customer service, don't you think? I hope that $65 was worth a 1 star passionate review. Naturally, anyone leaving a salon should feel confident and ready to take on the world. Me, on the other hand, couldn't wait to get home to fix my hair. Overall, the salon seemed ok, but I wouldn't recommend it for women of color with short hair. read more

I was a last minute appointment and so happy I dove right in! Great cut with some added flair of blue color! Fun experience and talented crew! read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Best Stylist ever!! - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

To the best stylist ever!! CARLOS an amazing person whom radiate positive energy and his hairstyling technique is one of a kind! I highly recommend booking him for your haircuts both Men and women and lets not forget his wonderful colors (ps/ amazing highlights and balayages) and special events hairstyling as he will go above and beyond to make sure you are happy and satisfied once you leave has chair. CARLOS is so great!!! He is a very cool, friendly, and interesting person. Beyond that, he really knows his stuff. We've had frank discussions about many different hair styling techniques and hair products that they carry at the salon and I feel I got very valuable advice on hair care and daily styling. Has he said good hair products are key I never felt upsold or pressured to buy, as I have at other salons. I am in love with my haircut has well has color from help from THOMAS and HAROLD and we have had our share of fun experiments with all the latest trends!! Eveyone here is wonderful and ALWAYS MAKE U FEEL WELCOME AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE COMPLETELY INLOVE WITH YOUR SERVICES WHEN YOU STEP FOOT OUR THE DOOR! THANK YOU SHELTON TEAM FOR BEING THE BEST SALON IN TOWN!!! #BESTOFDC2018 read more

What a great find! I was coming to town and I knew I would need to get my act together after that red eye flight. Looking around the area, there are quite a few options, but Thomas Shelton had the best reviews. I was not disappointed! Great service from beginning to end. Despite the fact I kept adding on procedures, everyone was so nice and accommodating especially Thomas. If you're in the area, this place is a must! read more

First time visiting this place and DEFINITELY COMING BACK!! I highly recommend coming here because I didn't wait for long and the job was amazing. Roque Salazar is the person who dyed my hair and the results were really good since I previously dyed my hair at home and was in a really bad condition. The place look organized and they make you feel welcome 10/10 read more

Wow Thomas does AMAZING work! I definitely recommend my friends and family go see him! I got blonde highlights, purple highlights and a cut. I am literally obsessed with how good my hair looks and feels! I won't be going anywhere else ever again. He deserves a million stars! I can't say enough good things, give this place a shot! You WON'T regret it!! AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING work!! read more

Carlos made a great messy updo for me for a ceremony! He spend a lot of trying to make me happy with my decision. Happy to find this place! read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Updo flower - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

My ROTD reminded me to update this review. So the color has lasted really long - the blue faded fastest but to a slight turquoise/green which I still really liked. Red faded next into a dark pink which is also not bad and the purple faded into a lavender which I really liked. This was all after 4 months and I could have gone longer except that my hair had grown out and I wanted to re-highlight the roots. I was worried the colors would turn orangey they way dark hair The star rating is dropping down a bit because the bleach didn't go all the way up to the roots this time so I left with radiantly colored hair again but had a couple centimeters of roots showing. Still love Thomas and the salon though! read more

Had a really great experience here from the moment I called. I wanted to change up my hair so I gave them a call and asked for a consultation. They were able to fit me in to talk to Carlos. Carlos was so knowledgeable! I told him I didn't know how my hair was going to react to bleach because I have used box color in the past (oops). He gave me bleach test for my consultation so we knew what I could do with my hair. No place has ever done that for me so that was amazing to see what to expect. I was able to set up an appointment the next day! I told him I wanted oil slick hair but that I also work in a government office. He was able to dye my hair so I could have both! (see pictures). He walked me through the entire process and let me know how to take care of my hair so the color will last. Carlos is my new person! Thank you! read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Day look ( office) by: Carlos - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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I came from NYC and I randomly chose Thomas Shelton to style my hair and makeup for an important event. Thank God it was the best styling of my hair that I've ever had. First of all, they were extremely accommodating even though I changed my appointment multiple times. Once I came in, they were so friendly and nice that they made me feel very comfortable and welcomed. Additionally, the styling was so beautiful that I was getting compliments throughout the whole night. I am very grateful to Carlos, the makeup artist and the owner who even allowed me to change at their place. They were always very complimentary, smiling and kind. My words can not express how happy I am to have found this place! I highly recommend this place. Thank you guys!!! read more

Thomas Shelton Hair Design - Thank you Carlos for the best up-do I've ever had! - Blow Dry/Out Services Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I have been going to see Laura for about five years now. About two years ago, she moved to the Thomas Shelton salon. I followed her there because she does such a great job with me. She does excellent color work, as well as making me feel better every time I go there about how I look. I highly recommend her if you are looking for a new hairstyle or just want to feel good about how you look. Check her out! read more