The Braid Lounge

Yesterday was my first time in the shop and first time getting senagalese twists and my experience was wonderful. First off, this is an African braiding shop which is wonderful because everyone knows Africans do the best job braiding. Second, I am in the military and once I told them that they knew exactly what size braids and the length to fit properly in a bun. Turns out the owner is prior Navy which is a bonus to me because I love supporting other vets. It took them 5 hours to complete my braids and I couldn’t be happier with the result. In addition, the shop is very well decorated making consumers feel very comfortable throughout the braiding experience. I will be going back and will be telling all my friends about it. If you are looking for a professional and efficient African braiding shop, this is the one you need to go to!

Started having some of the braids pull back around the edges after the first week. I avoided pulling my hair back too much in hopes this wouldn’t happen… so quickly
Unfortunately, as the Google reviews warned, the braids fell out after 2 weeks and my hair own hair is also falling out. My poor edges.
I won’t be returning… back to the drawing board.
Friendly, efficient and skillful service. I just got my hair done today (ie the day I am writing this post) so I will swing by again and edit after I keep the braids in for a while.
I stayed with the same hair braider in NY for almost 10 years before I moved to VA, so when I find quality service that I love, I pretty much stick with yah and don’t bother shopping around. After moving to VA I was absolutely appalled by the prices of getting hair braided by professionals so I did my own hair for about a year and a half (with one visit to a mediocre home braider) but my time is becoming more and more valuable to me so I decided it’s time to just suck it up and pay for the service.
I saw a co-​worked rocking her braids and she forwarded me to the braid lounge. I really like that they get the job done so quickly by working as a team. Initially, when one of them started, the braids were being placed really tight but all I had to do was tell her to loosen up a bit and going forward it was all good! So just let them know what you like and they’ll work with yah! I definitely plan to be back if these bad boys hold up their quality for the 6 – 8 weeks I’m planning on keeping them. I’m slowing getting over the cost because I must say, these look really neat and good…

Ok call me crazy but I love the work they do here so much I drove 3 hours to get my hair done here. I am in the military so we have standards to adhere to but who says you can’t be professional with your braids what makes it even better they have recommended military size and length for those who are just unsure. They are courteous and very professional and being work promptly they aren’t overly busy and there are no underlying feuds and if there is you can’t tell unlike other shops I’ve been to. The atmosphere is light and very welcoming. If you are in the Virginia beach area I would definitely recommend this place for your desired braid styles.