Salon Simis & Spa

I got my hair done by Dennis today. it was the first time I had gotten my hair done professionally in years! I had very blonde hair. platinum and I wanted to go a little darker and do bialog. The salon owner gave me a great consultation and listened to everything I had to say and gave me his personal recommendations. I showed them a bunch of pictures and the turn out was unbelievable. I honestly didn’t know if it could be done due to my hair being damaged after bleaching it all these years. It looked exactly like I wanted. Even better. It looks like I have a brand new head of hair. It was worth EVERY penny! They also worked with my budget and they even styled it on the house! Everyone was very nice and the environment was great. I will be going here from now on! I’m so glad I found this place!

I really appreciate salon Simis for pampering me on my birthday!!! I really loved the champagne with my cute cupcake which I completely forgot ! Anyways! Thank you Demi for doing my mom’s hair and I !!! & maria thank youuu for my fantastic facial! I was really pampered and relax!!! :)

I think I’ve found THE one. No, not my future life partner (I’ve already found him, yay!!) but my hair salon for life. I got my hair cut a few weeks ago by Ahmet which was a stellar experience in itself– Ahmed listened to what I wanted, gave me some helpful recommendations, and made me look like a girl again without giving me a too drastic change, and I got my hair colored yesterday by Deniz. This guy knows what he’s doing and has an eye for hair color– we went through hundreds of balayage pics together to find the perfect one for me (he explained why some would be too drastic and why others wouldn’t fit with my skin tone (etc). When I first saw my hair post foil removal i thought i was going to pass out because of how drastic the color looked, but after the last steps (shampoo, conditioner, toner, etc) he revealed a beautiful honey, caramel, almond medley that was my new hair. I’m in love these people and don’t think I’ll ever be going anywhere else!

With wedding prep in high gear, I needed to take a couple of hours for myself to de-​stress and get my bridal beauty campaign underway. I had an incredible massage with Cheryl and a very nice relaxing sensitive skin facial with Maria at Salon Simis!
The salon is in a historic-​looking old building in Fairfax, and is beautiful and chicly decorated inside. They serve as a sort of local art gallery, with local artists’ work on the walls of the salon which is rotated out every few months. So cool!
My massage was absolutely heavenly — the room is small but cozy and Cheryl used aromatherapy and hot stones to melt me into a blissful state, all the while working out the knots I carry in my shoulder and upper back area. I’m a big believer that a massage isn’t really doing anything for you if it doesn’t hurt *just* a little bit, and this was the perfect blend of that feel good rub down as well as firm correcting work. I felt like a million bucks afterwards!
My facial with Maria was also very nice — she seemed really knowledgable about my skin condition (I have rosacea in my cheeks, basically meaning I’m red, like, all the time), so she tailored my facial to for sensitive skin and as to not aggravate my skin. I really appreciated the care she took with my skin, although I was a little bummed to find out that steaming, rough exfoliation, and facial massage could all exacerbate my condition, so she didn’t do those during my treatment… but those are like the best parts of getting a facial! Hahaha.
All in all, I had an incredible experience at Salon Simis and can’t wait to return to try out more of their services (they do hair, makeup, waxing, etc.), as well as get another massage with Cheryl’s magic fingers!

Back again for full color, highlights, trim and styling last week and have never looked better! The consistency and talent in this salon is amazing and I have never been happier with my hair care! Salon Simi’s cannot be beat; Ahmet and Deniz both take great care of me!

I’ve been going to Salon Simis for over a year now. I get a cut and color every six weeks and eyebrow shaping every three.
Ahmet is awesome. I love my color and get compliments on it frequently. Maria is the esthetician. She does a great job with shaping. I’ve also gotten some nice facials from her as well. The rest of the staff and service is fantastic. The salon is clean, bright, open — a very soothing place to be.
Highly recommend.

I have gone to many places for back waxing over the past 10 years, I read many reviews on Unilocal and decided to give this place a try on Saturday. I was sooo happy with the results!
Maria did a fantastic job and took her time with me and for the first time didnt walk out of a place feeling beat up :)
She was attentive, did everything and more to make me comfortable and was a great experience!
Definitely coming back!
Customer Service was on point as well and owner was definitely personal and caring.
Recommend this place!

I originally gave a three star review (shown below) and upgraded it another star because of the great customer service I experienced just minutes after I wrote the review. I was contacted by the salon and they seemed very concerned about the miscommunication that occurred. I was offered any corrections to my haircut to be done later the same day, which I appreciated. They were very attentive about how my thoughts and feelings about the haircut, which overall speaks volumes. Ahmet clearly wants everyone to have a great experience at his salon, and the effort definitely shows.
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Sooooo a couple of things, both good and bad.
I decided to try out this salon because of the great things I heard about Ahmet and his ability to work with curly hair. I was greeted by a friendly woman at the front desk who offered refreshments. Ahmet took me right away and I told him I wanted a long bob. He listened pretty intently, offering up advice about how my curls would react to a shorter cut.
The cut itself doesn’t look half bad. He didn’t give me any new layers which might’ve been for the best considering it would’ve changed the shape of the cut. He cut a few inches off of the length of my hair, which originally was a couple inches past my shoulders. I’m hoping the bottom layer won’t look too bulky as it grows out.
What confused me a little bit was the price/​service difference between a haircut and a haircut + styling. Most salons I’ve gone to usually include a blow dry to finish off the cut, usually around the same price range as Salon Simis, but I was left with partially damp hair with some curl styling product applied. This made the haircut appear frizzy and somewhat incomplete.
I understand that curly hair should be left to air dry (which I do all the time) but I guess there was a miscommunication. I’m curious if the $ 30 increase to receive styling along with the cut would’ve resulted in a blow dry. I ended up restyling my hair with my own products when I came home, and the cut does look nice once I got my styling routine in. Overall, I’d still recommend the salon since the experience itself was good, but make sure to specify which service you want and what those services involve.

I absolutely love this Salon! I normally see Ahmet who is AMAZING! However, this time I saw Taskin and he did a fantastic job! I went in with a picture and an idea of changing my hair completely. Taskin took that picture and made it perfect for me. I have never received as many compliments on my hair as I have since that day! And, as always they are so attentive and accommodating! Loyal customer for life:)

I went to the salon and the owner cut my hair I have very long hair and was a little nervous he was very patient and kind and gave me a great haircut and blow dry. The front desk girl was very nice. I definitely will be going back I like the ambience of the salon and how clean it is.

One star was my first and it will be the last!
Always say no to the blow dry! Demi or whoever her name was blew my hair! When she did the blow dry she was rude and so not careful!
Avoid her at all cost! I warn you

Let me tell you first how I felt about their customer service, amazing!!! I was greeted from the beginning with smiles and offered to drink coffee. I heard about this salon thru my friend and wanted to give them a chance. I saw Maria for my facial and she was great and she used all natural products so I wouldn’t break out. Great facial products! The owner Ahmet did my color and cut. He listened to my concerns and did exactly how I wanted. I think they gained a life time client :)
I highly recommend this place!

Maria is so sweet and great at what she does. She recommended the vitamin C facial, it was so refreshing/​relaxing! I never wanted it to end.
The spa/​salon is also super cute and cozy.
So glad I found this place!

So they told me to write a Unilocal review whether I liked or hated my hair so here we go.
I don’t like my hair. I came in with about 4 inches of natural grown hair, and the rest was a poorly done blonde balayage job from a different salon I went to before. I wanted to do a light ash brown that was like a balayage, but natural looking. They told me to show them pictures of what I wanted and they would do exactly that. I showed them pictures, as they explained to me exactly what they were going to do. I asked at least twice if there would be any reddish/​orange tones in my hair because I despise that and they said no. So I trusted them.
So over 3 hours later, my hair is not like the pictures I showed at all. It’s a huge contrast going from a dark brown WITH very noticeable orange tones to an ashy gray at the bottom. My stomach was in knots. I had to go to a meeting I was running late for, so I paid $ 330 + $ 60 tip, and left. When I looked at my hair outside in the natural light, all I could see was orange. I called them immediately saying it was not looking good and they told me to come back and they would fix it. I was freaking out inside.
I came back after my meeting and they kept explaining why it had orange tones. I was a little frustrated because they were telling me all this just now when at the beginning they said that there wasn’t going to be any orange/​red tones at all. I just wished they explained that this could have been a possibility at the beginning. Then I wouldn’t have had them touch my natural roots at all. So then they said they were going to tone it down and it would take all the orange out. Now, it made my hair a light yellowish-​orange! I was on the verge of tears, missing my crappy balayage job at this point. They talked to me outside apologizing and saying why my hair was responding to the dye this way. He offered $ 150 back which was nice, but I never got it. Probably because they threw me in the chair again saying that we’re going to go darker now. At this point, my hair was ruined, what else did I have to lose. I couldn’t walk out with this orange yellow color, so I said go for it. Long story short, it took out the orange/​red tones, but my hair is now a dark brown fading into an ash gray. Not at all what I wanted. When I was getting ready to leave, the owner who offered the $ 150 said, said goodbye and didn’t give me anything. I think he thought because there was no visible orange/​red tones in my hair that the problem was solved.
That was yesterday and my stomach is still in knots. I paid $ 400 for this hair I did not want. I feel sick to my stomach knowing that I spent so much money and time (6+ hours) on something I despise. Wish I could take back the whole day!
–I gave them another star because they do seem care about their customers.

Time for an update ! This time I decided to get a dark Balayage for the upcoming winter season! Ahmet as always has done his magic on transforming my hair from light to beautiful dark Balayage ! Also loved my cut :) now they also offer great priced facial services with $ 20 off with first service ! They use high end /​luxe products so definitely something that should be checked out ! As always awesome service continue and I absolutely love Salon Simis ! Thanks Ahmet and team!

I just moved to the area and found Salon Simis and Taskin! I had a partial highlight (corrective) and a cut. I cannot say enough good things about Taskin. He is truly gifted in his art and it was a pleasure and honor to have him do my hair. He is meticulous, creative, and is careful to listen to exactly what the client wants. The salon is warm and friendly and has a beautiful décor. I have never been happier with my hair than I am after seeing Taskin and the staff at Salon Simis.
If you want quality hair styling, you have to pay more (in my opinion). I have tried going to less expensive stylist and the skill and passion is not there. It is very obvious that Taskin loves what he does and is passionate about hair!

From the minute you walk in the door to this salon you feel welcome! Ahmet and his staff are wonderful and do an amazing job on my hair! I have very curly hair and he is the first male stylist who understands how to work with a tame these curls.
I highly recommend Salon Simis for massage and facials also, ask for Maria she is brilliant!

My boyfriend has been getting his hair cut by Ahmet for years (pre-​Salon Simis) and suggested I go to him shortly after he opened Salon Simis. As a Florida native, then relatively new to the DC area, I didn’t have an allegiance to a salon and would go wherever was most convenient. After going to Ahmet once I was hooked. Every time I’ve gotten a haircut it is the BEST I’ve ever gotten. I can give Ahmet a (very) vague idea of what I am looking for and it always turns out fabulous.
Recently, I have been adding color to the cut, first with highlights and today got a cut and balayage — I absolutely LOVE it, perfect for summer, low-​maintenance color and it was Ahmet’s suggestion. Plus, the product he used didn’t dry out my hair like most dyes do, it feels healthier than ever! He and his staff all have wonderful customer service and Ahmet really cares about his clients. Definitely try out the Salon! I’ve also heard wonderful reviews about the Spa and can’t wait until I have a chance to book an appointment :)

Here my first review goes for a great salon with perfect customer service! I found this hidden gem thro their amazing reviews when I was looking for salons on Google and google took me to yell!
Good thing i checked and made an appointment with Stylist Demi, as soon as i walked in to salon, i was greeted by everyone, and out a big smile on me because im not used to this kind of greeting at a salon :). I was asked for soft drinks and hot a cup of coffee!
Then Demi came by and introduced herself and i went to her chair and we talked about what i want and she gave me great hints about what would look great for my hair and skin, for color and cut! She gave me a great balayage and a cut!
Overall im very thrilled at this place!
Thank you so much!!!

I am very picky with my hair and was skeptical to try out this new salon. My Unilocal friend highly recommended Ahmet. So, I made an appointment for color & cut with Ahmet. When I walked into the salon, I was greeted with a smile! Ahmet sat me down to go over and talk about the color and type of cut I would want, as we were chatting I can tell that Ahmet is very knowledge in colors. He also advised me that he is very good with long hair. :).
Typically, when you go to a salon you smell all the peroxide-​ammonia from coloring, but at Salon Simis, nothing like that all and I love it. Ahmet’s sister was very sweet and shy but she knows how to wash hair with gentleness and not rough like some places. Ahmet, walked through the process during coloring and cutting my hair by telling-​advising how he is going to cut and asked me to make sure that is alright, of course.
I already have girlfriends lined up to come see Ahmet and I will definitely be going back to Salon Simis!!!
I love the new light color and the long layers are beautiful… what more can I say, I’m happy!!!