PR at Partners

Today I am excited to visit my favorite hair stylist, Shaina, at PR At Partners in Reston, VA.
If your hair needs a makeover, Shaina is a HAIR DOCTOR.
If you want a simple cut or trim, she will LISTEN and ask key questions to understand what YOU want.
Best way to communicate your ideas is to bring pictures of your preferred styles. If Shaina thinks a particular hair style isn’t best for your facial features, Shaina will always be HONEST and PROFESSIONAL with you.
However, if you REALLY WANT that hairstyle anyway, she will definitely do it YOUR WAY, as requested.
For years, I didn’t listen to Shaina’s advice and insisted she do it my way. She is so kind and provided the desired results every time.
Finally, in 2015, I said — «Shaina, I trust you. Please give me a color and style that YOU think is best!»
And tonight I am returning for the fourth time for that SAME style … because I absolutely LOVE it.
I’ve gotten more compliments than ever before!
Here’s a link to Shaina’s bio where you will also find her photo:

As you can see, she’s very lovely with a beautiful smile (that will make YOU smile)! :)
She is also down-​to-​earth, friendly and cheerful, which I truly appreciate after having a hard day.
THANK YOU SHAINA! See you tonight! I can’t wait to get into that massage chair shampoo bowl!

I began going to PR in DC back in the early ‘90s. I made a location change after I moved out to the ‘burbs in 2003. I started going to see Mandy years ago when they were located in Chantilly. When Mandy left for maternity leave, I found Nicole and I’ve stayed with her ever since. I’ve been very happy with my cuts and highlights. I’ve referred four friends to Nicole! Since she has been become so popular, my appointments are often double-​booked — which is okay because while I’m sitting under the heater someone else can be getting their hair ‘did’. ;) The only thing that would make my experience better is if it didn’t cost me so much. But since I’ve been going for years, I obviously think it’s worth it.

My hair stylist Donna is amazing! I’ve been following her around to each location she’s at. She was originally at McLean PR but now is at this location and I was so excited because this location is MUCH closer to where I live. She always listens to what I want done and always confirms before she makes a move. The atmosphere is a more home-​y feeling and they are pretty much busy when I am there. The pricing is reasonable. Donna will make you feel great and brand new :) Will keep going to her until she retires haha.

I was very pleased with the service I received at PR at Partners today. I am a busy mom of 2 small babies and a crazy work schedule so when I called last minute to see if they had an opening thankfully they were able to squeeze me in! They also quoted me the price over the phone which I liked because there wasn’t a surprise at the end to find out how much the cut would be. I was scheduled with Mandy and she was fantastic!
I arrived with more hair than k knew what to do with. It has been over 3yrs since my last hair cut and my length was crazy long it was almost long enough for me to sit on it. Mandy took the time to work with me on what I wanted (short but not a «mom» haircut). Shampoo and condition was nice but having to brush out the massive amount of hair took time but she was thorough and gentle about it. Mandy took off a good 8 plus inches off of my hair which is no small task but she took her time and the results were so worth it!
My cut looks amazing! I have movement slight curl again! Best part is my husband is happy and I’m sure I will no longer be getting my hair stuck in doors or getting food in it! I will be returning (hopefully sooner than 3yrs) and will be scheduling again with Mandy.

Adam is awesome! I get beautiful wispy layers every time, and my hair is very easy to manage after his cuts. With past stylists, I’d have a hard time with my newly cut layers — my hair would never look right until it grew out a bit. Not anymore! Adam is great with determining what length would look best, and he has never over-​cut my hair or bangs. He’s fun to talk to too. Big thanks to Irene C. for the recommendation!

I’ve always struggled changing stylists or salons but one visit with Sydney and I was set! I’ve never had a more flattering style cut, and she is amazing with color! I even had her do a blow out for me for an event and my hair was perfect looking! The whole staff is beyond nice as well!

This was my first time here and I had a great experience. Sydney cut my hair and I loved it. It was exactly what I wanted and she curled it for my Christmas Party. She was also great to chat with. I’ll be coming back here from now on.

When Bebe cuts my hair, it looks fantastic and continues to look great as it grows out! I feel so much better with a Bebe cut. She has been cutting my hair for almost a decade.
She is also great with color. When she does my highlights, I receive lots of compliments. As an added bonus, Bebe is fun to talk to and gives really good styling tips. I highly recommend getting your cut and/​or color done by Bebe!

I went to see Pat G. after reading other reviews and she did not disappoint. My mother is going to see her next. She listens to what you want, she understands how to resolve issues with your hair– her experience is evident. She tells you what she is going to do with your hair and walks you through it. Also, Pat explains how to manage your hair at home. Thanks, Pat!

I’ve been meaning to update this review for awhile. Adam is great! He’s been my hairstylist for about 2 years now. Go see him!

For years I have had bad experiences getting my hair cut — you name the place, I’ve been there, and the stylist did what THEY wanted, regardless of what I asked for. I have gone home crying on many an occasion.
So it was with some severe skepticism, and admittedly a mass of dried-​out, messed-​up hair, that I went on a recommendation to see Pat G. at PR. Best thing I ever did. A year later, my hair is growing out, my cut is exactly what I ask for — every single time — and it is in beautiful condition. I get compliments daily and we have in that year sent more than 7 people from work to Pat as well, and every one of us swears by her. She is without question the best stylist I have ever been to, and it doesn’t hurt that she’s a pro that gets called up to NY Fashion Week every year as well. She’s kind, she’s friendly, she LISTENS to you, and she really wants you to be happy with your cut and style. She explains the products she’s using, and there is no pressure to purchase anything — although I ended up purchasing stuff for the first time ever, and now I’m not sure how I could live without the stuff. The pricing for a cut is almost criminal — full wash, consult, cut and blow-​out for $ 45. You just simply cannot beat this.
It’s not the largest salon in the world, and you have to «look» for it, as it’s tucked away in this shopping center, BUT the staff are all friendly and it is well worth the effort. I cannot more highly recommend Pat (Patricia) as a stylist — she is amazing.
Make sure you call to get your appointment — they’re a small place, but they are a busy place. And enjoy the experience!

If you want to play with color I strongly suggest seeing Sydney!!! She is super sweet and well educated and experienced on all things hair. Since I left the salon yesterday I’ve had three strangers tell me how great my hair looks. The last person… also in the beauty industry… said it looks like a commercial. That is all Sydney because God knows I don’t typically spend much time on my hair.
She has been very patient with my adventurous color requests. And so far every shade of red she does (I’m naturally light brown) everyone thinks it is my natural color and they envy it. Pretty funny.

I highly recommend Adam! I went today for the first time and he did an amazing job for an amazing price. It was only $ 35 and well worth it. You take a short questionnaire before hand and it’s very helpful, they really get to know exactly what you’re looking for. Couldn’t be more pleased!

If you can’t live without your waxing or threading, go see Elena at PR for sugaring. It’s a much more gentle way of removing hair… any hair except brows. Once we women get to a certain age, we tend to get fuzzy sideburns that weren’t there before. Elena makes them disappear and your skin will have a nice clean look. I won’t say it’s painless. But having tried both waxing and threading, sugaring is by far a much gentler process.

I recently moved and today was my first time getting my hair done anywhere but this salon in 4+ years. The whole time I kept thinking «where the hell is Adam?» because he actually listens to exactly what I want.
He’s the best with color and always had great ideas and suggestions for new styles for me.
I’ll be driving an hour to go back here to have him (or anyone else at this salon) fix my hair after an upsetting appointment elsewhere.

This is my salon and Kelly is my stylist!
Great staff, great location. My one wish would be making online appointments :).

I am from out of town but my daughter and granddaughter made me an appointment. I got Adam and I was so impressed as he listened to me and what I wanted and then cut it that way. My hair is short so before we left I got a second hair cut from Adam and it was as great as the first one. When we are in the area I will go to him again. Thank you Adam for listening and doing you best.
I also appreciated he was friendly and visited with me but very professional.

Go see Patricia Guerrero. I have gone to many places and she is excellent. You will be happy with what you pay for. I also love that she got me on the Kerastase line.
Pat will teach you how to use the products and do your hair in different ways. I am always very satisfied when I leave there. Thank you, Pat!

There is only one reason why this review is getting more than one star and that is Yoana! If I could review her alone I would give her 5 stars!!!
Went in the spring, hair was need of cut and color, decided to give this place a try since it was on my way home from work. So much regret! The cut was meh but the color was bad — looked great on my head but jeez she got it all over my ears, back of my neck, forehead and midnight black is not something that blends in. I was especially irritated because I asked the stylist (I don’t remember her name) to wipe up a small fingerprint she left on my forehead when it happened and she just told me that she would get it off later when all she did was style my hair over it but I didn’t notice this until I got home.
I called back the next day on my day off and asked to speak with the manager, who I think is Sharon, and instead of treating me like a valued customer she made me feel like a jerk for calling and complaining. My neck and the tops of my ears were all black and it wasn’t coming off with regular soap and water and I was embarrassed to go to work. She asked me to come in later that day and they would take care of it for me, but I could tell from her attitude that she wasn’t happy, in fact, part of me really didn’t even want to bother from the way I was being treated.
When I got there and gave the receptionist my name she went from friendly to ice queen, «Oh, hold on» and disappeared. That’s when Yoana came out and I am so glad she did. From the moment she appeared she was very friendly, polite and seemed concerned about my dye problem, even apologetic. Yoana gently washed my hair again, used a solution on the areas that had been accidentally dyed, and blow dried and restyled my hair making my meh cut from the night before look so much better. She agreed that the stylist should’ve done a better job to clean up the color stains on my skin — the point is that even if she didn’t agree and thought I was some psycho customer she treated me with the age old adage «the customer is always right» and made me feel like she did care about my hair.
During this whole time did the manager stop by? Nope, and she was definitely there, working at a station just two away. I caught her eyeballing me a few times and tried to prepare myself for some sort of exchange (I’m very non-​confrontational so the idea that I even called to complain is huge), but nothing. No greeting, no apology, no check-​in to see if I was a happier customer, no acknowledgment. So what I have to say about PR at Partners Chantilly is that if you do go there, don’t waste your time with anyone except Yoana. She didn’t cut or color my hair, so I can’t rate her on that, but her customer service is at least excellent. I see several other positive reviews on here for her and it’s obvious that she’s the real gem of this rather lackluster salon.

I have waited way too long to write this review, but I didn’t want it to get too hard to get an appointment (and I’ve been busy, geeze!). I have been seeing Nicole D. for almost three years now and I will never go to anyone else as long as I can keep from it. My roommate works at a nice salon and has offered to get me free services many times, but I always go back to Nicole.
It all started when, unemployed, I went to Hair Cuttery out of desperation before an interview. I still can’t explain why, but they dyed my dirty blonde hair dark brown (instead of a «touch up» like I asked for) and gave it a horrible, uneven cut. There were still blonde streaks through the back and some very unique green spots. I cried. A lot.
An emergency appointment with Nicole, a head full of foils, and three hours later, my hair looked fantastic and I had a new stylist. She helped me find a great style that fits my face and works both with a hair iron and with my natural curls. My hair is very thick and unruly, but I get compliments all the time now and I don’t spend more than 15 minutes on it in the morning. Nicole feels like a friend and I always look forward to seeing her because A) my hair won’t look like I went three months without getting it cut (because I did) anymore and B) I get to dish about me and hear what’s going on in her life.
I recently left my job and returned to school, so my income is what is called «nonexistent.» I was worried I wouldn’t be able to see Nicole anymore, but she worked with me to cut some corners (a full dye vs. highlights, etc) so that I can have fabulous hair and still afford to eat.
I should also mention that I my mother lives in Louisville; she loves my hair so much she comes to see Nicole when she is in town. I am always impressed because Nicole gives her a fun, modern haircut that is still age appropriate. It makes her look at least five years younger, but she doesn’t look silly or like she’s trying too hard.