Chic Hair Design

I came here twice since I live in NY. The first time was for a trim and blowout which turned out nice. The second time I came I got a haircut and wanted a bob style. Kay took his time and did a great job with it. I wish I lived closer.

My main hair stylist for over 7 years and he’s been amazing this entire time! Really knowledgeable on how to cut Asian hair, super efficient, and really comfortable/chill for the cut! ✨✨✨ He also is great for straight perms! (Magic straight)

He’s great at hair cut not for hair color/bleaching. He refuses to give suggestions on what cut or color to make it better so you need to have a clear idea of what you want or what looks good for you. For hair cuts he does a great job getting all the details right in reference photo, but also going above and beyond to make it even better. For hair color, he got the right color but I don’t think he added enough developer and bleached it too much. The hair color started to wash out really easily after 1-2 washes leaving behind the bleached bright orange color without dye.

Been seeing him for about two years now, a gem here in Berkeley. Only thing is he’s very busy, so do expect to have to book 1-2 weeks in advance for an appointment.

I don't normally give bad ratings but this experience overall made me not want to go back here ever again. Pros: When I first scheduled the haircut the owner said that they were booked 2 weeks out but called me back saying that a 6:30pm slot was available for the weekend if I wanted to get my haircut earlier. Cons: When we arrived at 6:30pm, the owner was by himself and was waiting for us...I could sense that he wanted to get out for the day and when I asked if we should start with a wash he said that was unnecessary. When he asked for what I wanted I gave him very clear directions, but he immediately began cutting the sides really high and tight. I pulled back asking him if he wasn't going too high- to which he claimed that the person who cut my hair last had cut my hair wrong and he had to do cut my hair this way to fix everything. His fingers also smelled extremely bad of cigarette smoke which he was running through my hair the entire time. He kept dismissing what I had asked for and cutting the hair the way he wanted while blaming the person who had cut the hair last for the reason he had to cut my hair a certain way. Honestly I had gotten my hair cut last in Koreatown LA and was cut by someone who was extremely courteous and careful which was the complete opposite. He finished within 15 minutes which I guess being fast was good?