Antoine Du Chez Salons & Day

03/31/06

Awful Experience

by guinis121814 at Citysearch

This salon is way overpriced especially for the quality of service you get. The haircut was awful and the color was OK but they just don't seem to care. I will never go here again. A haircut that I had to get redone was 60 dollars and it was uneven and looked like I went to Great Clips. My color was OK the second time, after I paid 140 the first time plus tip then was charged 10 more dollars for "product charge" when I had it redone. It is not worth the money and the crappy service.

03/19/09

Used to be a great salon

by 4runnerlady at Citysearch

I was a loyal patron of this salon for close to 10 years until it came under new ownership and my favorite stylists (Chad Purdue & Jen Johnson) left. When I called to schedule an appt with Chad and Jen, I was told they left the hair styling business all together. I almost believed it until later on a friend of mine told me that was, in fact, not true and informed me where they had gone to. There is another Jennifer that works there and they tried to pawn me off on her. If it weren't for the fact I had had her years ago and was totally displeased with the results, I may have been fooled.

I no longer recommend this salon because of their lack of ethics and the prices and quality are just not worth it any longer. I didn't mind paying the prices at all before when I was getting awesome service. When it was the original ownership, it was a rocking salon - classy, clean, professional. But now it seems merely a place that the money in your wallet evaporates into thin air with little to nothing in return.

I wouldn't be surprised if this review is taken off the board because a friend of mine had a poor review too of this salon and it was yanked.

• Pros: location
• Cons: Quality, price, atmosphere

02/26/09

Natalie and Amanda are Superstars!!!

by SM4611 at Citysearch

I use to see chad and Jen at ADC too! When I heard they left, I was disappointed but not as disappointed as when I went to Solera Salon and sat in their little room like I was in a doctors office and not a salon, so I decided to give some other people a try at Antoines. I saw Natalie and Amanda and LOVED it, not only did they do a Wonderful Job, but they were Cheaper!! I love my Hair!! I would highly recommend these two ladies.

• Pros: the skill level of these two girls for the money, CANT BEAT IT!!
• Cons: the salon needs a facelift!

02/06/09

I'm going back to Great Clips

by Joyce1234 at Citysearch

I received a gift card for Antoine du Chez, which was the only way I could afford to visit them. I was really, REALLY surprised at how dirty the salon was. Dirty, cluttered...just icky. I expected way more from such a high-end salon. I had been going to Great Clips, and the gal at Antoine du Chez even commented on how good of a haircut I had. She trimmed it up, and it was OKAY, but not great. Not at all what I would expect a $65 haircut to be. As it grew out I found a couple of strands on either side of my head that were clearly not cut properly...they were both way out of line with the rest of the haircut.

I can't justify spending this kind of money to visit a salon that was dirtier and noisier than Great Clips, and where I didn't get as good of a haircut!

• Pros: nothing
• Cons: everything about the experience

01/18/08

Worst manicure I've ever had!

by generic213 at Citysearch

I've had many manicures at really nice spas and also at many strip mall nail salons. The manicure I received at this spa was by far the worst I've ever had in my life. I had to ask her to trim my cuticles because she was going to skip it completely. She acted very put out about it. The polish was so thick and goopy that it looked terrible! I had to go home and redo my entire manicure myself. I won't be going back to this spa!

• Pros: none
• Cons: Nail salon does not have 'spa' like atmosphere or well trained manicurists.

10/10/07

Word of Caution for more modern styles--You may not want cheerleader hair.

by emily_pembroke at Citysearch

Buyer beware. When I went here, my hair was very short, like a boy cut. I had just moved from Washington, DC, where I'd gone to Vidal Sassoon in Tyson's Corner, VA. Being new to town, I called around to find a new salon. The first thing they told me on the phone was that they styled the hair of the Bronco Cheerleaders. Well, that should have been my first clue, since I had the anti-thesis of cheerleader hair (My cut was like Jenny Shimizu's 90s-Calvin Klein Ad-hair style). Nonetheless, I figured that this meant they had good experience and knew what they were doing. Sadly, after one hour in the chair, my short hair was butchered and I looked like a toddler had been let loose on me with a pair of scissors. The poor stylist had no idea what she was doing. Amidst the horror of my own butchered hair, I felt total pity for the stylist because she was in tears. Shocking since this salon seemed to have a good reputation. They had to call this guy over with the barber shop buzzer, and just gave me a "number 3" or whatever (I don't know what number they put it on, but they buzzed away--the type of cut I could have gotten at a barber shop for $12). Anyway, it was a shocking experience at a supposedly well-renowned salon. I regret paying and tipping, but she did, after all, spend over an hour "trying" and by that point, I just wanted to get OUT. I've never gone back. Maybe they just know how to do big hair.

• Cons: With a salon that is supposedly supposed to have a good rep, they put a fresh-out-of-school, inexperienced stylist on the floor.

05/30/07

I love my hair!

by brittown at Citysearch

I am so happy with my new hair color! Jennifer Johnson gave me a great color with fabulous highlights! It looks really natural and everyone loves it. Jennifer has a talent not often seen in salons today. It's pretty obvious she has been doing hair for years and her experience puts her way ahead of other hair colorists. I enjoyed talking to her and she gave me great advice and answered all my questions. I also thought the salon was nice and everyone was friendly. I would recommend Jennifer very highly!

• Pros: Location, parking, friendly people
• Cons: none

09/17/06

Beautiful Highlights

by jolie25 at Citysearch

I called on Saturday and the recepitionist squeezed me with an appointment with Anna Strobel. I was looking for a touch up on my highlights. I was very specific and brought in lots of pictures. I have long dark hair that tends to turn red when I apply color. I wanted to lighten my look with light brown and carmel highlights - No red. My stylist Anna asked lots of questions and took her time with meticulous placement of my highlights. My hair turned out FANTASTIC! Anna was very friendly and I felt at ease. This is a nice, busy, and bright salon. I highly recommend Anna for your highlights.

• Pros: Skilled Staff, Ambience, Price

08/27/06

Jennifer Johnson is a color genius

by sujames2000 at Citysearch

I've never been so happy with my hair color as I am now. A friend recommended Jennifer Johnson to me and I gave her a try and she made my color gorgeous. She definitely knows what she's doing and makes you feel very comfortable. I really liked the salon and am so glad I finally found such a talented colorist.

• Pros: parking, nice people

08/02/06

Jennifer Johnson is great!

by amberbuff at Citysearch

Jennifer Johnson is a wonderful hair colorist! She gave me the best hair color I have ever had and I have received many compliments on how good it looks. Jennifer has years of experience at high-end salons and is extremely talented. She also has a great personality and made my visit a fun and pleasant experience. I will definitely be back and would recommend her to anyone who wants to look their best.

• Pros: Great stylist, location, parking

05/27/06

Jennifer Johnson Color Specialist

by donie77 at Citysearch

I just started going to a new color specialist "Jennifer Johnson", after actually having Brooke Southard do my color for about three years. As sad as it was to see Brooke move on to bigger and better things, I am glad I was referred to Jennifer. She is an awesome colorist. She totally rocks. She's fun and makes your time in the salon go by super fast. I would highly recommend Jennifer to anyone who is looking either for something natural or if you just want to go crazy and put fun colors in your hair like myself. The whole staff at Antoine Du Chez is awesome. They make you feel very welcome there.

• Pros: Awesome Staff, Great Parking, Nice Atmosphere
• Cons: None