PR at Partners

I went to Saronda for the first time for a haircut and Balayage (hand-​painted) highlights. I’ve been getting my hair highlighted since I was 16 (I am now 35), and I’ve never been so pleased with the color nor has anyone been able to achieve such a natural look until now. Saronda gave me a lengthy consultation to ensure I would get just what I wanted. She did a great job on my haircut and blowout as well.
Definitely make sure that you allot ample time for your appointment though, because she is meticulous.

Gwen is an awesome stylist. In the words of my mom «that girl can cut». I treated my mom and myself to long over due haircuts. My mom went from shoulder length to a pixie cut. Gwen with magic of her scissors took years off my mom’s appearance.
I totally loved my cut. We will be back.

I’ve been going to Eric for years and highly recommend him. My hair is really hard to deal with — most stylists hate working with it (very thick, frizzy). It didn’t faze Eric at all (I went to him on the recommendation of someone who had the same kind of hair). He’s very patient and detailed and also a very nice person just to talk with! I enjoy every single appointment.

Came to PR for the first time this past weekend to get my hair professionally cut for the first time in nearly two years. I was nervous since my last cut left me with an awful overly layered mess but Saronda listened to my concerns, hair history and what I wanted.
I told her I’ve been trying to grow out my hair for years so I didn’t want to lose too much length but my hair was feeling very blah and didn’t have much going on. After all was said and done, I left with a beautiful hair cut, exactly what I needed :)

I’ve been going to Lisa for about two years now. She gives me the best haircuts. For friendship heights, it’s very affordable. About $ 55 for a haircut and style. Definitely recommend Lisa! Just make sure you bring cash for tip bc they don’t let you tip on a credit card.

KOJI is the man! I have been going to get my hair cut and colored by him for a year now and he genuinely cares about the health of your hair. He spends extra time making sure your hair not only looks great but will keep up in the months after your appt. I highly recommend!

This was my first salon experience in DC, and I couldn’t be happier! My appointment was with Lisa for balayage highlights and a cut. She did a beautiful job with my color! She really knows what she’s doing and the other stylists know it. Several stopped by to admire her work and ask about her technique. The process took a few hours, but the time flew by because Lisa is sweet and fun to chat with. I walked out of the salon looking and feeling fabulous. I’ve already recommended her to two friends who are looking for a good colorist.
I’m surprised to hear that others have had issues with the reception staff. They were efficient and polite with me, nothing special but not bad either. No products were pushed on me. Fair price for my services. If you want hand painted highlights, go to Lisa! She’s great!

The stylists are amazing, but the receptionists are the most unfriendly people on the planet. I loathe scheduling or changing appointments. Find friendlier reception staff to match the awesome stylists please!

Gregg is great. My hair is tricky: wavy/​curly/​frizzy and very fine. Not an easy task. On top of all that, I’m picky about style and color. I want to be able to wear it straight or curly I want my color to be fun but not over the top. Gregg achieves all of this things and even manages to keep a smile on his face.

I’ve gone to PR @ Partners for years and love love LOVE this location. The staff are always so polite and friendly and the place is kept clean. I go to Angela for sugaring because she always does a perfect job. While I wasn’t usually 100 percent satisfied with the haircuts I’ve received, they were decent. Today, though, I tried getting a haircut with NaKenya. She. Was. Amazing. She was friendly, professional, asked for my input and actually listened to it. I ended up with my desired hair length and layers. She asked if she could style it with curls (instead of just doing it anyway) and it turned out great. When I told her I sucked at curling she let me try curling it myself! I still sucked but I’m glad she took the time to try to teach me how. They gave me green tea and a head massage with the shampooing. Just. Yes. Loved it! :)

I get the full treatment when I see Niki. I get my hair colored, highlights, cut and blow dry. I always leave looking awesome and she is always running on time. Love it!
See Niki

If I could give this business 0 stars, I would. I scheduled an appointment for my daughter earlier in the week with Frank (specifically requested because his bio says he’s good with curly hair). As we were driving to the appointment, they called to let me know the stylist was running at least 30 minutes late. Obviously, they were calling long after they should have known he was running late. After a discussion on the phone where I clarified once again, as I had done on booking, that the appointment was for my 8 year-​old daughter. I was placed on hold for more than 5 minutes. When the receptionist finally came back, she said that Frank would see me at 6:00.
When we arrived, I was again told he was running 30 minutes late again. When I told them that I had just spoken with someone who said he would see me at 6:00, they all looked at me like I was crazy. Finally, someone came out to say that he would see me at 6:00. I asked for clarification and was finally told that another stylist would be doing her hair. I refused and was told again to come back at 6:30.
The reception staff was snide, smirky and completely unprofessional during this entire interaction. Clearly, there is a reason it takes 3 of them to do a job in such a sloppy way. There was never an apology, or any acknowledgment of the inconvenience that was being created.
Needless to say, we did not return at 6:30 and I hope it gave Frank a chance to catch up! It was our first (and our last, too be sure) visit to the salon. I hate to think what happens when they don’t have to impress you!

I just moved to DC about a month ago and PR was recommended to me by a friend who frequents their Metro Center location. I called to set up a trim and blowout, and was able to get an appointment same day with Stephania.
First, I felt like Stephania asked a lot of relevant questions about how I style and care for my hair. She nailed it when she said you can get a great cut but if you don’t know how to manage it at home, it’s pretty useless. I got a ton of great advice about switching to a clarifying shampoo and just letting my hair breathe for awhile. The cut was great and framed my face well. The blowout could have been a bit more picture perfect, but my hair was being difficult to work with so no real complaints.
I also had my eyebrows done by Angela. She was super friendly and detail oriented. My brows are back to being arched and shaped properly.
Overall, I’m happy I gave this salon a try. It’s conveniently located to where I work and live. The prices were very reasonable and I walked out paying around $ 100 for the cut, blowout, waxing and three new hair products.

I have gone to Patrick 3 – 4 times now and every time I leave I love my cutt. I have long hair and always request simple layers and the ends to be cleaned up and he does a fantastic job. Also can’t go wrong with the quality for that price, really great hair studio.

PR @ Partners can be pricey (for me a cut and blow dry comes out to about $ 80 including tips) but all my haircuts have been so worth it. I’ve been told by many stylists that my hair is really tough to cut, but NeKenya does an amazing job with it – I really can’t recommend her enough. I’m in college a few states away, and I come home for haircuts. NeKenya’s that good.
The salon itself is also really nice. The space is pleasant, the staff is friendly, there’s free coffee and water, and the salon is quite efficiently run most of the time. There was one occasion when I somehow slipped through the cracks and was kept waiting for an hour and a half, but the staff apologized profusely for the mistake and gave me a haircut on the house. Overall, it’s a great place.

Gregg is the master of a style that can be worn in multiple ways. I came in to the salon with locks long over due for a cut. Tangles all day and waves I wanted but couldn’t achieve. I was desperate for something new, but didn’t want to give up on my length achievement, well past my shoulders. Previously I was a pixie girl — mohawk girl who has spent the last 4 years growing this hair. Gregg lopped off my offensive ends, gave me a perfect layers to frame my face and allow my waves to bounce up, that terrible scraggly bell shape I’d been sporting is long gone! If I want a polished look all I have to do allow to air dry, brush it out and touch up with my flat iron. With a quick comb out my fringe air dries perfectly since every hair was cut to lay it its proper place. I can dry the roots and diffuse for still amazing to me wave and movement. This cut makes me want to do my hair and when I don’t it does STILL me right!
I already loved Gregg for his help in the initial stages of my grow out. We went from pixie to awesome shag, by passing the bob I’d had a gazillion times completely. Now I know he is truly a hair God.
Thank you for believing in my wave, as a previously flat limp straight haired girl I couldn’t be more excited by this development! If you have a wave hiding that you can’t quite figure out Gregg is your guy.

horrible receptionists
i called in to set up an appointment and was put on hold for 15+ minutes after which I hung up
I called back and was again going to be put on hold so I mentioned that last time I called the hold went on so long that I had to hang up… in response I was told well yes were busy.
well ok, i guess I’ll take my business elsewhere.

If you’re looking to get Balayage done to your hair (similar to ombré but looks more like sunkissed highlights), definitely see Frank! He hooked me up and made me feel beautiful. It was my first time getting my hair colored and everyday I get compliments On my hair. Highly recommend him and the process only took 2 hours. Not to mention while you’re letting the color sit he gives you the most recent issue of people magazine to read.

I’ve only gone here for sugaring. I believe it was with Angela, the only woman who does sugaring here. It’s so hard to find places that do sugaring. In fact, last time I came here, this was the only location that had sugaring, which isn’t that convenient.
But Angela does a great job and is very friendly and professional. I recommend it for anyone looking for sugaring services. I’ve only stopped going because of the high price — but it’s a pretty standard price for sugaring services. i believe she is only there on certain days so just be sure to make an appointment in advance.

I made an appointment to get my hair dyed with one of the stylist. When I came in i brought several pictures of the color that i wanted. Not one, not two, but like 10. I wanted to go from being a brunette (medium brown) to J. Lo blonde. The stylist told me that she didn’t want to make me too light the first time around but would lighten me up a bit and add highlights. She showed me the colors she chose which were not as light as I wanted, but much lighter than the end result. The color shes selected were light brown for the over all color and blondish highlights. I trusted her recommendations because I know how damaging bleach can be on hair.
Once she was done, all I could see where large round patches at my scalp. I was horrified, even the stylist could see that I was supper disappointed by the look on my face. Some toner latter, my color still looked awful. She wanted to style it but I told her not to because I had been there for 3 hours alreday and I was dissatisfied with my results. She told me she would «fix» the problem if I came in another day. So I agreed and made an appointment. In the meantime, I came in the salon a brunette and left out a brunette with my hair in the exact same style, a slightly damp ponytail.
After thinking about it, I decided not to go back and let her fix. Why? Because 1. I brought several pictures of what I wanted and the end result looked NOTHING like my examples.2. My hair had already been through enough trauma with the first dye job. 3. If she didn’t get it right the first time, why would I think she would get it right a 2^nd time? Second times a charm? Not when it comes to my hair! Fool me once, I won’t give you the opportunity to fool me again!
The only reason why I gave this place two stars instead of one is because she did offer to try and fix the problem and she didn’t charge me for the service because of how dissatisfied I was. As much as I wanted to give her a 2^nd chance, my mind and my hair just wouldn’t allow it. Not to mention I’ve been to the salon several times for a sugar wax (which is amazing by the way) and I have seen several clients walk out with amazing color.