Drybar - Lower East Side

The staff seemed very nice, but I paid for a blowout with loose curls and what I got was... not that. It looked somewhat okay when I left, but within an hour the curls had completely fallen out. I was left with weirdly tall hair at the top, then straight hair with two awkward bump outs near my face. It looked like I'd just woken up from a nap lol. So I ended up paying $70 to wear a ponytail to my event.

Avoid if you’re a natural girly (3b-4c) you will probably get dirty looks and some stylists will not be delighted to do your hair. I’ve been coming to Drybar the past 5 years for my annual blowout but I won’t return. My appointment for myself and guest were not accommodated because the salon was booked and stylists would need 1.5 hours to complete a blowout. That is fine and expected, however I put in my notes when I booked days prior that the stylist would need extra time for myself and guest due to our curl types. I also called an hour before my appointment to let them know I’d be 10ish min late and was told that would be fine. Ultimately, we were unable to be accommodated due to our “thick hair” and time needed. We traveled over an hour to not be serviced. However, I will say the receptionist was kind enough to offer to book me the next day but I did not want to risk traveling to the city again to not be serviced. I would’ve been understanding if staff were transparent and I was told prior to arriving that the salon was overbooked and to reschedule.

DO NOT COME HERE. If I worked here and had a customer who came in and I happened to do their hair like mine was done, I would've stopped and tried to make it right. I asked for the old fashioned which I have had done before (they used rollers) and it was done correctly there. This time, it looked like I had curly hair and the stylist had the audacity to tell me that this is what I asked for. Also, anyone who curls hair knows to that the curls need to go outwards on both sides. She curled my hair the same direction for all curls. There was no mirror for me to check up on how she was doing or what she was doing until the end when she spun me around to see the final product. Would not recommend. Terrible experience. It was for a tv show premiere and now all the photos will be there forever.

My stylist had so much attitude from the second I walked in the door. I didn’t say anything rude to her and really made an effort to be overly nice, but only was received with more and more attitude. Maybe she had a bad day, but my hair came out horrible and I felt uncomfortable the entire time. Definitely will not be back.

Totally obsessed with dry bar lower east side , and the manager Brandi she is literally the best , she understands perfectly what I want and make my hair looks ready for the runway , plus the best vibes ever ! Such an experience