Ivy’s Touch of Beauty

First time customer! Loved every minute of my salon experience! I just moved to the area & needed a nearby salon so I google mapped salons in the area & this one seemed to have the most stars, great reviews & great pictures! Ivy was very warm, welcoming & professional as well as her staff! She gave me great advice on how to treat & maintain my hair! The products that she uses are amazing! My hair feels so healthy & alive! I’m definitely sticking to this salon going forward. If you’re in this area definitely check out her salon! If I could give more than 5 stars I would!

They can’t do hair to save their lives. You ask them to do something they do the opposite or what they feel looks better on you. She say that she wants to try something on your that you don’t want or ask for and then charge you for it in the end. Her products aren’t all natural because if it was it wouldn’t burn. She doesn’t know the difference between a relaxer and a texturizer. My first time there is ask for a texturizer and elaborated the fact that I DON’T want a relaxer. Best believe she put a relaxer and my hair was completely straight. I’ve had a texturizer before and my hair is short when I got it put in my hair it curls it more and makes my hair soft. When I wash my hair at home it can’t even get a little girl in it. They also can’t do Twist I wanted kinky twist last month I was going to go somewhere else but because she’s money hungry she said she can do a better job then whoever I was going to. LIES!!! And she had a friend do it at their home and she didn’t do anything. The lady put hair spray on my hair and roots after I said not to and to use the wax/​cream that I bought on my hair but she didn’t, claiming that it’s to hold the hair together. Who puts hairspray when doing kinky twist I never seen that before in all the years I’ve gotten kinky twist. The final product of her so called «professional masterpiece» was the hair becoming lose from my roots the next day then started falling off by day 3 and the straight part that should be cut off the synthetic kinky hair wasn’t cut out so that and my natural hair were sticking out. mind you it wasn’t the look I asked for once again. The hair didn’t even last a week. When they came off I wanted to cry with the amount of hair fell out because of her hairspray method. She says she cares for your hair but is very quick to load up gel on your hair and use lots of hairspray. That’s not caring that’s destroying. In her pictures it shows that she’s doing a client’s hair let me assure that she had someone else do it and basically just sits down watch and talk. They show so much kindness because they know that everything about what they do and their products they say are nothing but lies. So they use hospitality to make you fell happy when you leave especially when it’s not a look you wanted. She also claims to specialize in facial issues she’s a so called facial specialist. I have acne on my face and my skin is sensitive. She tells me that I wash my face to much and should stop. What’s funny is she didn’t ask me how many times I wash my face a day because if she did my answer would be only twice a day, she doesn’t even know what she’s talking about. My hair ends are super dry I wear my hair mostly in an afro. She tells me my hair looks the way it does because I flat iron too much and I’m using coconut oil in my hair. First of all I don’t even own a flat iron and secondly not one of my hair products contain coconut oil. Everything that comes out her mouth idle trash. I would not recommend at all!!! Find someone else to do your hair…

Ivy herself is a nice person, but as I am now having to fully transition to natural AGAIN, I can’t honestly leave a review higher than 2 stars. Yes, I got the steam treatment and so on, and yes, my hair after I left the salon looked great, but washing it afterwards and seeing the intense damage that resulted can only lead me to one conclusion — the ‘miracle’ products were likely some form of a deep conditioner mixed with a relaxer. I have some crazy breakage going on right now and will need to transition all over again. Also… Prices here are ridiculously expensive. She tried to sell me a $ 40 concoction saying that it’s a product that would help my hair, but couldn’t tell me what was in it.

Wow. To rate this experience a 5 star is underrated. Ivy and her staff by far exceeded my expectations. I came in and right away felt like home. Everyone greeted me and once seated Ivy immediately gave me a consultation. I told her my concerns and what I was hoping for and she not only took her time to listen but gave me some great advise! Her recommendations were exactly what I needed. Ivy took her time to make me a leave in conditioner — uniquely to my hair needs — not like most salons who use same the product on all hair types. Ivy is an expert in her craft; she’s result driven and passionate! I HIGHLY recommend her to everyone!
And as an added bonus, she’s super sweet! Called and checked on me, I mean — can someone say PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERIENCED.
Don’t be misguided by those negative comments bc my experience was totally opposite. Try it for yourself! :)
Go Ivy! See u soon!

My review is a little bit late, however I think it’s necessary that I write a review because the way I walked out this salon compared to the salon I just recently walked out today … To different me’s.
Okay back in like April I came here and wanted a bob hairstyle because I knew my hair needed a cut. Ivy was nice when I came in and she was telling me about her products and all I wanted was my hair to get washed and have a relaxing salon experience, not talked to about products. Anyways I get put under the steamer, rollers, hair dryer, and then here comes the blow dying … I must admit the way my hair looked going into the salon was ugh and my hair cut was pretty decent but that blow out was horrible but I paid no mind to it because it was my first time there. All that cost me 65 $ just for a wash and set and a little bob cut, because she swear that she put some miracle products in my hair. Okay whatever paid, then ivy showed me to the back room where she does massage and stuff. Didn’t really care for it as much and then she was like lemme do you eyebrows, like no I have a lady who does my eyebrows but thank you. I quickly got outta there, my hair didn’t even last 3 days, I had to wash it and blow it out myself again.
However I wanted to give this salon another try, so I went back two weeks later. This time the other lady washed my hair and she did a horrible job. My hair was still little itchy as I was under the dryer and the lady didn’t how to blow dry my hair right. The cost was 45 $ this time which was a lot for chin length hair (at the time) and again my hair didn’t last a week and I had to go home after and fix my hair. So I paid 45 $ for nothing, so I just stopped going.
But here’s the thing I didn’t like, a few weeks later ivy texted me asking me to give a review on how the service was and I told her, it was ok but the prices were CRAZY ! 45 $ for a wash & set for short hair and my hair wasn’t even lasting a week, a waste of money ! Anyways she said she would reduce the price to 35 $, like wow 10 $ less and she expected me to come back? No never again !!

I have been coming to this salon for the past two years. I love the fact that the owner gave me her number to reach her whenever I need my hair done and she makes me feel like apart of her family when I am at the salon. My daughter and I will go to no other person to get our hair done. She takes her business very seriously and will make sure your happy with the outcome of the Ivy experience. She is very professional at all times. I have been to Spanish Salons where they don’t talk to there non-​spanish clients and that make me uncomfortable but at this salon she make it her business to talk to all her clients. I don’t remember any other salons I have been toand have a consultation before they touch your hair. She make me feel like I am an VIP client and I am very excited when I come to her salon. She doesn’t rush me in and out her salon she take her time and explain whatever she will do or put in my hair. She likes to educate me on good product for me and my daughter.

This past Saturday was my wedding and the excellent results could not have been possible without Ivy and her beauty team’s support and experience! Ivy and her staff worked with us for two months correcting mine and my bridal maids skin conditions of spots and acne. The coordination and order in this salon was an asset to that level of relaxation we all reached. Ivy provided us with a trilingual stylist who retouched us when it was necessary and gave us a second look in the evening. Ivy’s bridal accessories was a great hit and everyone looked stunning and elegant. I did all my services here including the waxing. Everything was perfect. To top it off, my nails, makeup, lashes and updo was just flawless and I looked like a porcelain doll! Her expertise in natural hair was a plus for me and my girls. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful and glamorous wedding. Thank you Ivy!

I went back to fix my coloring from a friend’s bad dye and Ivy was astounding! The salon was spotless and she kept it immaculate as I shuffled around with a head full of hair products (organic of course). I had various colors from my dark roots growing out to ombré to awkward patches and she fixed it all in one sitting. I appreciated that unlike most places, she did not try to pressure me into cutting my hair after dying, she wanted to help it heal and advised me on long-​term care. I expected a decline in customer service as I am officially a repeating patron but no, her entire crew is amazing. Also, I was recovering from a cold so I almost cancelled but was glad I didn’t– I couldn’t even smell the hair dye (no bleach).

I’ve been reluctant to about writing this review because I really dont like leaving negative reviews, epecially since this incident happend so long ago. However, if this helps someone it will be worth. To start off… about 3 years ago when I came here I had arm pit length african american relaxed hair. Ivy the owner was very helpful and informative. She cares a lot about the health of your hair. My first visit was great. I came in for a wash and set and deep condition and my hair came out great. This salon was the first salon that introduced me to the process of getting my hair deep conditioned under a steamer and not a dryer. I loved it! My hair came out great. At the end of my visit she sold me on a hair smoothing syrum for $ 25. She said my hair needed it. When I got home I looked the product up online and realized I was severly overcharged. I didnt like that but I got over it. She told me that I needed a trim but I told her I would come back next time for it. I can say my first experience was a decent one. So I made an appointment for about two weeks later. This is where everything went wrong.
When I came in she washed my hair, deep conditioned it… fine. In the middle this there was another stylist giving a girl a relaxer. The girl came in with her baby in a car seat. Now get this y’all. The baby in the car seat was at the girls feet as the stylist relaxed the girl’s hair! Those chemicals that was being slapped on the girls head could have easily fell on that poor baby’s face! I have never seen any thing like this. So I sitting there frustrated by the bs that I was witnessing. Then it was time for my blowout, flatiron an trim. Ivy had mentioned something about not having her usual sissors or something like that. But she made it seem like it was no big deal and proceded on like normal so I wasn’t concerned enough to stop her.
OMG was that a mistake! She cut about 3 inches off! She Cut my armpit length hair to shoulder length hair! Then she started cutting the sides of my hair in what looked like and attempt to frame my face. But instead of cutting at a slant she cut straight accros! I wish I still had the pictures to show you all. I looked like I had two beagle dog ear flaps hanging from the sides of my face! She even tried to cut them shorter but I to stopped her at that point. The other stylist there was watching in horror! She couldnt take her eyes off of what was happening to my hair, yet she said nothing. But I saw it in her eyes. I saw it in I’vys eyes too. She knew she had messed up. She even tried to say that she was doing a new style to my hair. I was frozen, and speechless. I couldnt say anything. I looked in the mirror almost started to cry. I paid what I owed and got out of there as quickly as possible. I could have taken the bus home but instead I took a cab home for fear of people noticing. I couldnt even put my hair into a pony tail, because the flaps on the sides of my head kept falling out of it. I have heard of hair salon horror stories but never had I experioenced one until I visited this salon. Moral of this story. Do not let Ivy trim your hair. Ask for her daughter or any once else thats on hand. I dont know if maybe her issues was due to the fact that she was unconfortable with the sissors she was using as she had mentioned earlier but if thats the case she should had told me she couldnt do it that day. I would have appreciated that a lot more then getting my hair chopped off.

I went in asking for a balayage and got this! She says she’s the best at what she does, and I believed her. This is what I got. Two weeks later, I had my sister dye my hair back to my natural hair colour. Never again!
Update: In response to your comment, I will update my review. This was not one year ago, in fact this was back in April (of 2015). I will also not discount the fact that I did have your undivided attention. You were kind, funny, and a lovely personality to be around. Unfortunately, I remember leaving your salon hesitant and upset. I did not receive a balayage, but an attempt of an ombré of some sort. You felt bad that I was unhappy, and did suggest if my family and I didn’t like it to return the following day. I took the opportunity to return and you attempted to fix it. We decided we would darken my hair and you’d do a blow out. You darkened the lower part of my hair and the picture posted was the end result. Additionally, the picture I posted was a picture of when I went home a few days later and washed my hair, so no my hair did not look the same when it was curled as it did in your salon. Please, do not claim that I am making false accusations. Plus, you’ll see that I have two transactions from those two consecutive days back in April.
While you were doing my hair, we spoke about your daughter and your soon-​to-​be grandson, our cultural backgrounds, and what you thought to be excellent products. Also, I am speaking of my experience, and what was supposed to be a balayage. I came to you based on the reviews on Unilocal,not realizing your skill set was basic, standard hairstyles. And I now know that balayage is not your specialty. But, please do not tell your customers that you can do certain styles, when it is clearly not your specialty.
I would also like to add that you offered your services with your colleague. You forcefully tried to sell your body-​wrap package to me. You took me to that dirty, dingy, unsterile back room for a free consultation. I felt extremely uncomfortable, especially since your colleague spoke no English. I wanted to rush out, so I agreed that I would think about it. Upon leaving, you said not mention the body-​wrap packages in my review. I’m assuming because neither you or your colleague are licensed in performing those services. After all, your back room in the salon is a giveaway. I’m sure the Department of Health would not approve of such services in a sketchy back room like that.
Thank you for your response, it forced me to leave a detailed review of your true personality and services. Future customers, please beware!

Primera ves que visite este salón, y si pudiera darle menos de una estrella lo hiciera. Precios sumamente elevados, deberían tener mejores precios, porque el salón no esta en una buena zona. Me cobraron 40 dólares por secármelo, por cierto no me gusto para nada, mi pelo no tiene nada de volumen, también tengan cuidado si le compran una ampolla porque hacen creer que te la están poniendo y no la terminan de usar. Guardan lo restante, la dueña desde el momento que entras hasta la salida quiere llenarte los ojos de productos que ella vende, no me dejo ni respirar, no tiene nada de ética. El salón se ve un poco sucio también.

Started Coming Here Because A Friend Recommended It. I Love This Place They Are Very Welcoming & Loving They Treat U With So Much Respect Its Just Amazing. They Make Me And My Family Feel Comfortable & We Absolutely Love Coming Here. Wouldn’t Trade It In For The World.

This was my first visit at Ivy’s Touch of Beauty and I must say the professionalism is unbeatable! I have never had a stylist sit down and actually give me a consultation before she started the work on my hair. She took the time to welcome me and make me feel comfortable, described each product she was putting in my hair and even had me smell it and feel it. This was an amazing experience and I will visit again. Highly recommended!!!

Came back for fathers day weekend to visit family and went to Ivy’s for my facial and hair extensions. Ivy had Malaysian hair bundles ready for me to have install. The facial was great. Big difference from other facials is that she does not have to squeeze your face. I thought to myself when she told me this, how is that possible. After she went out the room to look for something I sat up and looked at the mirror and was surprised how clear my pores were. She also used a high frequency light on my face that is good for acne and aging skin. That was a plus for me. Haidy did my extensions. And I thank her for staying until 11pm to finish the work! Ivy was amazing for being so patient with all the hair I have. We did a steam treatment this time also. It opens up the pores of your scalp to let the nutrients in. Never had one but I was excited to get one done.
I need to mention this. Ivy is very into what she does. She explains everything as she does it and tells you what she uses and recommends products and services to you. This time around she wanted me to know she is being hesitant about that. Why? because based on the reviews that she is harassing people or being pushy. I told her to not stop that with me at least. I love the fact that she tells me everything. I have learned so much and its really is good to know what is going on with your hair. Not only for yourself but whenever I go to another salon back home I know exactly what to tell them was done. When I first came to Ivy with my damaged brittle hair I had no clue what to tell her about my previous salon experience other then they dyed it. No background on products, treatments, or styles that I had done before. I feel more confident now that I am getting good care on my hair. Anyways I’ll be back soon again for another ny trip and will be stopping in for another hair treatment and possibly body treatment. Thanks Ivy! See you soon.

I did my hair last week. Ivy is the first person that finally got my color right! Crazy part is that a young African American girl came into the salon asking if she could get a violet color. Her hair was long, beautiful, natural. Ivy said no. She said and I quote «this color is not recommended. Your hair would need to go through a difficult process and I refuse to ruin your hair.» I was shocked. Most people will just go for it. She refused. I found it honorable. I recommended her to all!

Nope, guess I was fooled by the reviews. Overpriced? Check. Who the fuck charges 80 dollars for a blowout? Washed my hair but didn’t wash out all the shampoo and conditioner in the back. Did not know how to handle natural Afro hair. Told me to get a texturizer. No, I’m not chemical
Y treating my hair just to make your job easier. When I left styler could see I was pissed but told me please write good review. Sorry, I can’t lie. Maybe these girls had great experiences but mine was horrible. Can’t recommend this place to black girls with natural hair.

Well it turns out that she didn’t know what she was doing for my black natural hair. I got heat damage and I am now in the process of getting my hair to it’s original healthy state. I probably will have to cut it (not at Ivys). I won’t go back. I would advise other naturals not to as well. Heat damage is terrible.

If you like being harassed by the owner sending texts saying «helloooo??» Because your working (and they missed your call) and can’t answer and leaving 3 voicemails because again your working and couldn’t answer the phone come here.

The best salon I have yet to go too any other one … I am loyal to ivys salon she is kind and very interested in what u want she only does what u ask for to the perfection. I have done blonde and dark brown with her and my hair looks amazing I love her organic products she is really the spot to go to this is the place to come to u will leave happy and beautiful

The service and quality of work is exceptional with deep knowledge and experience in a number of areas: hair care, skin care, Nail and pedicure care, hair color, and the list goes on. Highly recommended with skin and/​or unwanted bodily hair concerns and issues. Products, procedures and environment are carefully selected, managed and delivered. If you’re committed to see and feel the desired results this is the place to get to know and work with. Ivy is the owner and she made me feel very welcomed as soon as I arrived, as it was first time there. Ivy’s knowledge and service are phenomenal. She also interacted and elaborated about my concerns and questions. Will definitely return.

My first review ever and it had to be this one! I just moved to the area and wanted to get a good Dominican hair salon. Thanks to many of the reviews below I decided to give this salon a try and I have nothing but good things to say. They welcome you and treat you with nothing but respect and warmness. They treat you like family and serve you tea (I love tea). Ivy’s hair consultation was good, since I’ve never had one before. They show they care and most of all they share hair info and tips about their hair techniques and products. They also answer every and I mean every question whether it is about hair or spa treatments (I asked about everything). Def loved my hair after I left. I’m not crazy about hair salons but I def will be going back for hair and and to try the spa! I don’t personally believe 100% in reviews because to each it’s own but this was Def a good experience.
Thanks Unilocal!And of course to ivy and her staff!