Yoly’z Salon of Vinings

Robin @Yoly’z is first-​class. She has a creative eye, and is also a good listener. She hears what you want to do, but doesn’t lead you in blind… Making sure to tell you what to expect or suggests things as well. Her cuts and color are spot-​on, and her customer service, friendly demeanor and good heart (in addition to that great work) make me come back again! Yoly’z is the place to go!

Came to salon for the first time during the last «snow» event in January. All local salons were closed but Yoly’z. Mariah took me in right away and provided exceptional care/​service — — I will be coming here regularly!

Sadly disappointed. I’ve been going here for about two years and during that time my stylist kept charging more as she «upgraded» her title from emerging, to seasoned to master. The last time I let her color my hair as I had shoulder surgery and couldn’t do it myself. I was happy with the color and the stylist is good but the haircut price went from $ 32 to $ 52 within six months.
This last time I went for a root touch up and cut. When I arrived at my appt, my stylist said she felt really awful and needed to go home. She said that the replacement stylist was very reliable and very good with hair cuts. I was wary but went ahead with the back-​up stylist. The stand-​in colorist/​stylist was nice enough, talkative and pleasant. After applying my color, she said she would be back in 30 minutes to finish the job and would check on me during that time. I waited. And waited. And waited. She never returned. In fact, I couldn’t even see her in the shop. Well, I finally flagged down a woman who was cleaning up and asked how long I would have to wait with the color on my hair. She said «at least 30 minutes». I said, «it’s been 50 minutes since the colorist left.» She kept cleaning up the stations, saying she would check into it. About five minutes later, the second woman came back and said she to come with her for my shampoo. I was sprayed with very hot, then tepid water, had my scalp all but rubbed off and ended up with water all over my face, in both ears, and down the back of my shirt. How does that even happen? Then I asked her if she was mad at me for some reason. She said, «No, why would I be mad?». Oh, i don’t know, but my head has never been rubbed that hard and I didn’t even get a towel to wipe off my wet face.
Then, the second woman left saying, «someone will come and cut your hair» and left me sitting in the shampoo area. (Another hand-​off). I waited. And waited. Finally, a third «stylist» came over and said she would be cutting my hair and styling it. I said, «I really don’t want a haircut now.» I had already been there and hour and a half. She said cheerfully, «okay, I’ll just blow it out then». (la, la, la!) No questions, just «okay then».
BTW, the owner was present for all of this. She chattered on and on to a client and I never received an apology or even an explanation for the three hand-​offs.
I will not be back. It’s too expensive and customer service is non-​existent. The prices kept going up while the «service» crashed and burned. My hair is dull and falling out since the color episode.

I have been coming to Yoly’z for a few years and always look forward to having my hair done. Yoly does my hair and always nails it! I love how well trained her assistants are you can tell Yoly doesn’t just let anyone handle her clients. Start to finish they have thought of everything to make you feel special. Her staff is always very attentive and they aim to please. Awesome salon!

Yolyz is a great Salon for coloring and hair cuts! I have been going to them since earlier this year and really love the experience.
Here are the reasons I really like it there —
1. You can get an appointment without much hassles like a lot of other places.
2. They have great customer service with a polite staff and you are not made to wait a lot past your appointment time
3. They take the time to talk to you and understand what you are truly looking for and recommend several options for hair changes
4. Yoly specifically is very particular about her work and is a perfectionist. She does not let you leave the salon until she is completely satisfied with her work
5. The price is reasonable for the services!

I had been coming to this salon for a few years now. I had a falling out with the owner not too long ago as she had put bleach on my hair in a color appointment. A few months later, I reconciled with the owner as I am not one to harbor ill feelings. I returned to her, but only for cut as I could not trust her again with my color. My hair is still recovering from the bleach — and that was over a year ago.
I had liked my haircut with her so much that over time, I brought my mom into the salon. My mom lives out of state. Every time my mom came to visit me, she made an appointment with Yoly to get her hair done. This last time, she toyed my mom around, saying she would call her at 10:30pm and never did. When my mom went in the next day, after the salon called & gave her an appointment, they told her to basically take a hike and that Yoly couldn’t see her.
Yoly likes to play games. She did this with me when I had my color issue. She’ll toy with you and treat you like crap. I had asked her several times to give me straight layers and when I did, she showed me a significant amount that she would chop off if I wanted straight layers. I believe that after requesting this, she gave me the worst haircut of my life! It was incredibly short when I wore it curly and my layers did not blend in at all. Mind you, she didn’t give me straight layers.
Despite this, I let my hair grow, waited more than 7 weeks and returned to her in hopes of a better cut. She cut it decently, but again, didn’t want to give me straight layers. Now that it’s grown out a little, I can’t deal with it. My whole pony tail curls up into one big ringlet hours after a blow dry. She has completely butchered my hair on this last cut.
This is not client friendly salon. Yoly will do what she wants with your hair. If you ask otherwise or ask for something different, she will make you pay for it with a bad service (be it color or cut). Not only did she have an issue with me, she had one with my mother. In addition, a friend recently told me that she had an issue with Yoly changing prices on her every time she went in. Mind you, my friend was getting the same services, but the prices kept changing. She left the salon too. I wonder if Yoly really thought she’d still have my business after treating my family & friends like this. Especially my mother!
Yoly doesn’t talk to you when she cuts your hair, she runs her mouth to everyone else around her and leaves you feeling like you’re not worth talking to. She’s all about herself and all the other stylists are her little minions. She never turns you around to see the back of your hair with a mirror when she’s done, and during your cut, she will turn you away from the mirror. Clearly, she is very self righteous and doesn’t need your approval for what you’ll be living with for the next few months.
She’s expanded her salon, but can’t fill the seats — evidence enough that people don’t want to work with her. The front desk/​receptionist is a constantly revolving door, and other salons in the area know about Yolyz reputation. When I told my new stylist where I was going, they gave me a large-​eyed look and said ‘I’ve heard horror stories about that salon!’ You need people skills to run a successful business.
Don’t bother going to this salon — you’re wasting your money. There are many other salons in Atlanta that are WAY better and WAY more professional and stylists who know what they are doing.
Yoly has lost my business — Bye Felicia!

Not a fan 1 hour wait for yolonda and never an apology and then got tossed back and forth for a $ 200 color. I want to be pampered for 200.00

Being new to the area I was concerned in finding the right person to cut and color my hair. I did all the research and found Yoly’z. I thought it would be best to get a «Master» stylist. Looking through the stylist, I went with Valerie. BAD move. Having her color and cut my hair was not worth the «master» stylist price. She knew that I had soft grey hair, we went over the color choice and I explained what I was looking for. The color was applied. When time to wash it was MESSY. I had water all over me as she has her corset on and it was hurting her while she was washing my hair. (Yea she told me) We went back to the chair, she dried it a bit to check the color. She said hmmm it looks like the color didn’t cover the grey. She said sometimes it is harder to cover than others. (Bull crap Master stylist) She blew out my hair. I notice that my roots were not as covered as the rest of my hair. I was so annoyed. Went home to see my roots looked horrible. It is only 2 weeks later and my roots need to be done AGAIN! DO NOT PAY THE «MASTER» price. Its a scam. I could have done better going to Sally’s.

This place is OK. I went and clearly stated I wanted my hair cut above my shoulders. The stylist suggested back more of an A-​frame and I said, alright! She is a stylist after all. Got my hair washed and sat in the chair — but not for long. 80% of my haircut was done with me standing up. 100% of my cut was done without me being able to look in the mirror. What’s the point of having chairs? What’s the point of having mirrors if I can’t use them to effectively communicate how I want my hair done as it’s being cut? My hair was dried and then additional cutting. When the ‘what’d you think?’ moment came up, it was way too long… not above my shoulders at all. I asked again for it to be way above my shoulders. The second go around leaves my hair sitting just ON my shoulders, not ABOVE as I had clearly asked before. Not very satisfied, but accepting because clearly she doesn’t want to cut my hair THAT short (she told me at the beginning of the consultation she likes to cut hair longer than asked). On top of that, due to the awkward standing and moving around, I am covered in little bits of my own hair. :(I probably won’t go back, but many people seem satisfied with their stylists there. For the price, and with the first time visit 20% off, it isn’t the worst. If anyone knows of a salon where I can get my hair cut while being able to sit and look in the mirror at what the stylist is doing, please let me know.

I have always had an excellent experience at this salon. Customer service is warm and superb and the end result is fabulous hair. My recent visit was with Yoly. She understands hair types and is an artist with color. I had full highlights and she gave me exactly what I desired. The results were fabulous. She and the other staff are very attentive and personable. If you are looking for a salon in the Smyrna-​Vinings area, I highly recommend Yoly’z!

I PAID OVER $ 550 TODAY AT THIS SALON.
My FIRST, EVER NEGATIVE review and I am very distraught about writing this but I feel cheated beyond words so I will attempt to explain.
In an effort to pamper both my mom and myself for her 70^th birthday party, I decided to visit Yoly for a cut for mom and a cut/​color for me. I paid over $ 550. I couldn’t believe the amount and asked the person to repeat the cost… and this included a discount for my mom. I «…wasn’t charged everything they did to my hair. We had to use a lot of product. NEVER, have I ever paid this amount and I have visited Van Michael, Vis a Vis, Bob Steele, Helmet, etc. (I have lived in Atlanta for a long time.)
1. My mom’s cut took less than 5 minutes. Her hair is almost a bob. I was told I was charged around $ 100 when on her website, it states $ 62. Mind you, I was given a discount. I checked this after the fact.
2. Harsh picture, but taken right after my appointment. I told them not to worry about blowing my hair dry since I was the last client of the day. I wanted a balayage color/​cut. I have a picture that we looked at together. Do you see the similarity? I don’t think so. I told her I would have liked more blonde and wasn’t completely happy with the color. She told me to wash my hair with shampoo and laundry detergent to lighten the toner. What?
3. I was not warned whatsoever of this impending financial disaster. Approx. $ 450 for a cut and color? I know I have long hair, but my hair has always been long and I have NEVER paid close to this amount. I think a document needs to be signed before these services are rendered.
I will be posting this on my FB to warn my friends and neighbors not to visit this salon.

I loved my experience there ! I’m leaving ATL in 2 days, so I was in rush mode. I called 30 minutes in advance, and I was lucky enough that they had some free time today to fit me in.
I used a box hair dye yesterday that made my black hair turn red, of course i thought my methods would work… But sadly they didn’t :’) Anyway. I arrived at Yoly’z, the service was great ! MY HAIR IS NOW MEDIUM ASH BLONDE. A miracle. She took time to really understand what I was going for. All the stylists and colorists there were so welcoming and positive. It made me want to stay longer… 5 stars from me !

The owner was very difficult and refused to highlight my hair like I wanted. I would never go back to this beauty shop.

Excellent salon! I recently came to Vinings from the San Francisco Bay Area for a wedding. Didn’t know where to go for a hairstyle and was told by a friend to check out Yoly’s. Yoly was extremely accommodating and fit me in last min! Mary was my stylist and not only made my hair look beautiful, but took the time to give me advice on which products would work with my difficult ethnic hair! Excellent salon. I’ll be back!

Worst experience ever. Showed Yoly a picture she couldn’t even follow. Wanted full highlights, my hair hardly looks any different. I was told I got 20% my first visit and was still charged over $ 200. They schedule everyone with Yoly so you’ll have to pay more, but she rushes from client to client with no engagement, having the other stylists do all of her work so she can make the money. One girl washed my hair, another girl dried it, another one curled it. You should not have to pay owner prices for fresh talent to do all the work.

I’ve been going to Dee for about a year and a half. She’s great. She listens to what I want done with my hair but also offers her opinion. I like to feel a little bit pampered and take some time to relax and Dee is great for that. I feel pampered and we chat a little but mostly I get to just take a time out. The salon is fabulous. They are all friendly and fun, and very professional. Complimentary beverages, great products. Love this salon!

Lovedddd going to this salon. Dee was my stylist and was super sweet and kind. I hadn’t been to a salon in forever and asked that she not chop off my hair and unlike other hairdressers I’ve been to, she listened and didn’t! Will definitely be returning.

I came here to get my ombré done, and it did not come out right, which was really frustrating considering I was there for over 3 hours. I had to come back a week later for them to try to fix it since it looked so bad.
They charged me a whopping $ 300 for the ombré, and I didn’t even get a haircut. I’ve gotten my ombré done 4 times after this experience, and have never been charged more than $ 150. SUPER OVERPRICED.

This place shows great presentation, however, the hair stylists including the owner Yalonda are very disengaged. I noticed all they did was gossip about the customers that had just left. It was terrible and uncomfortable.
I did get a hair cut and color. I asked for my usual blond high lights. Sadly I got 4 inches cut off when I only asked to have at the most an inch then my color turned out to be a horrible mousy brown/​red. HORRIBLE AND UNHAPPY. I respectively let Yolanda know this color I was not happy with. I requested my blonde I asked her if she would fix the color. She started arguing and said I was going to be charged ANOTHER 95 dollars after already having to pay 175.
Needless to say I will never go back to that OVER PRICED DISRESPECTFUL NON PROFESSIONAL HAIR SALON AGAIN LET ALONE RECOMMEND THEM.

After moving to the Vinnings/​Smyrna area from Midtown Atlanta i worried that there wont be many great salon options around me. That was true until i found Yoly’z and needless to say its a hidden gem and i am glad to have found it.
The salon is exceptionally clean and the staff is highly professional yet maintain a very friendly and flexible attitude.
Would definitely recommend anyone in the Vinnings/​Smyrna/​Marietta area.
The prices are very reasonable for the services and products.