ARK LV HAIR SALON & HEAD SPA

Update: After allowing my hair to dry you can see how choppy and uneven the haircut is. I’ve never had a haircut this bad before let alone pay $120 for it lol. His cut did not refine my layers, he actually thinned out my hair a lot more than I wanted; included my hair before his cut and color for reference. I showed him a picture and asked if he can give me a single color and I ended up with banded different colors from my crown to the ends of my hair. A stylist who knows how to color hair that’s already processed would’ve known that this would’ve happened and requires different methods to color each section. I would never trust Yosuke with my hair again and decided against going back for a correction when he didn’t assess my hair before beginning. I went to an Elite Stylist at Capelli Salon and with his thorough assessment and technique on how to correct this, he said this job was straight sloppy and I was done dirty 😭. There’s even more unevenness in color hidden in the back he showed me that I cannot see. I will need to pay 1k for a correction so be careful of trusting Yosuke with your hair. Previous review: I contemplated on whether I wanted to write this bad review and I’d like to preface by saying I rarely write reviews at all. I only write reviews when it’s 5 stars and I hate to spread negativity but I’d like to share my experience to prevent this from happening to anyone else. I sat on the thought of even writing a review for a week so here is my experience with Yosuke. I found Ark LV from Yelp going through all the photos and reviews and have always had positive experiences with Japanese hair stylists as I have asian hair and grew up going to many stylists who used Japanese hair methods to treat and care for hair. Given the hair stylist I love and trust is back home in NYC and I had many grays starts to growing out from my original beautifully blended bayalage, I wanted to give trust to Yosuke and chance as I thought going from bayalage to a single color would be an easy job. I started the appointment by showing him the color and cut I wanted mocked up from an image I created using AI and asked if he could do it and he responded, “Well yes, that’s my job.” With the confidence and the reviews and photos I’ve gone through, I moved on with the appointment and proceeded to have fun conversations with Yosuke throughout; I even started the appointment recording a hair transition video with him as I was super excited for a new mocha brown color from my original blonde bayalage. By the end of the appointment, after the reveal and cut, the color was a bit darker than I expected which I don’t blame him for but I started to see some demarcation and waited until he was done with my layers to evaluate the final product. The haircut took no more than 15 minutes and he gave me more layers than I showed in the picture and didn’t thin out the face framing layers I’ve experienced going to many amazing hair stylists throughout my life. He asked if I liked it and asked how I will complete my hair transition video. Here’s the part that really bothered me… I had to ask if he had a mirror I can use to see the back of my head. All stylists I’ve experienced will always show me the final product from front, side and back to ensure I’m happy with the final product and I can instantly tell why once he handed me the mirror. Please review the photos I’ve shared to see the demarcation he’s created. I didn’t wash my hair for a week because I’m scared to see how the color will wash out but from one of the photos I’ve shown below, the color inconsistencies and demarcation only became more apparent. He apologized, offered to fix it and even only charged me for haircut only which is why I will give him 2 stars but if you don’t have experience coloring grown out bayalage, don’t take the job. I consulted with my trusted stylist back home and I couldn’t get myself to go back for him to fix my hair because I prefer not to be his experiment and run the risk of my hair getting more damaged from bleach and having an even worse outcome.

Tatsuya was amazing! The best salon experience I think I've had, and I have had a lot. He really knows hair, and the shampoo and scalp massage were incredible. He is so friendly and makes you feel right at ease. I am recommending him to everyone.

I'm sooo happy with my haircut-it's been a bit of a journey finding a hairstylist that can cut straight hair with precision all while styling to match and enhance my face. Tatsuya is amazing and imo a master stylist.

My hair was a long overgrown mess and Tatsuya fixed it exactly how I wanted: medium length hush cut with milk tea beige color. I am a repeat customer of over 1 year and I usually jump around different salons. The Japanese hair cutting techniques, attention to detail, and service are are top notch here.

I’m extremely happy with what Tatsuya did to my hair! I hadn’t had a haircut in three years and couldn’t find anyone who could do layers well until now. He really listened to what I wanted and did an amazing job. I’m so glad I found him. I’ll definitely be back for highlights next time!