Fantasy Cuts

I didn’t get served by Julie as she was busy with another customer. The woman who did end up cutting my hair spent a lot of time on it but I don’t think she quite understood the look I was going for. I would definitely recommend bringing pictures! I felt like she over layered my hair and I lost a lot of length even though my hair was really healthy (not colored and I rarely curl or straighten it) and I asked her to keep it long.

Great vibe as soon as you walk in. Staff is super welcoming and very friendly. Did a good job on my hair and great prices too!

WORST SALON IN VANCOUVER!!! Do NOT go there for cut or colour!!! They messed up my hair so bad (Pam) that I had to go elsewhere to get it fixed. They would not give me my money back and were incredibly rude about dealing with my complaint. I wouldn’t mind but when I was there, Pam was dealing with another irate customer on the phone that was clearly very unhappy with her colour too! Very unprofessional!!!

after Rain, Capelli, Nadia Alb, Axis, Caramel all these salons, this is the most affordable place for long hair, and even more, Julie’s extensive experience with Asian dark hair is totally unbeatable. I went in on Saturday noon without appointment and luckily I got to sit in after 15 minutes waiting. She asked what I want and show me pictures to explain how light I can go as I had been using box dye. She also explains the difference between highlight and balayage. As I was planning to cut shorter my hair, she suggested me to keep the length for balayage. She gave me a quote before we started. For the amount of hair and the length I have, I’m very happy with my result, which is wayyyyyyy cheaper than any other cocasian salon. I don’t need any free beer or coffee or chitchat or stylish hairdresser, all I need is get my hair done beautifully !! and my coworkers all notice my nice hair even when I tie up

In hopes of getting rid of my summer ombré and transitioning to a dark colour for the autumn, I came across this salon and saw good reviews on Unilocal so I decided to give it a shot. Julie did my hair and I can say that she’s the best hair stylist I had. She is so friendly and talkative, and not to mention talented at what she does. While I was waiting for the colour to set, I was watching her cut a few clients hair. She does great hair cuts on both men and woman. I decided not to get mine cut since it’s already quite short, but regardless, you could see her talent with each customer that came through the salon. The final product of my hair was a huge surprise for me (in a good way) because I for once was genuinely satisfied with the service, as well as the price. Fantasy Cuts offer great services at great prices. I will definitely be returning– Julie is officially my new hairstylist, period.

[update – 1 star down from previous 2 stars]
I think this place is a joke. Finally, Julie, the head hair-​dresser, gave me haircut (after some tragedy). She told me she’s been in business for 15 years, so she knows how to cut hair. Same thing, I told her I wanted to get double cut, and explained her where my trim line should be… Result. Same thing. They don’t need to be explained. She told me, «Because I checked a lot of picture of double-​cut hair, I know exactly what double-​cut IS». So she didn’t care what I explained her, and she followed the way she knows about double-​cut hair photo in fashion magazines. So I had to stop her, too.
My hair, unbalanced… left side up, right side lower, again. I asked her, at least if she could balance my unbalaned hair. Then she asked me, exactly which part of my hair is unbalanced…
So she don’t need to be explained, and she don’t even see… hair-​dresser in 15 years in business…
So I left.
[in fact]
( – originally posted on 9÷28÷2015)
I went there twice, actually, second time, I had to go there twice more to get my hair fixed.
First time, I asked the hair-​dresser I wanted to get double-​cut, and she seemed to understand. And I explained her where my trim line should be. When she was cutting my hair, she wasn’t doing double-​cut, and I had to stop her once because she was cutting my hair way too high on the side even though I already showed her where my trim line should be, and told her not to cut my hair too high even right before. And she was cutting my frontal hair with only one-​side up. I part my hair in the middle so it was very unusual, it should be from the middle, so I asked her if she was doing it right way. Anyway, I got little unsatisfied after my hair was done, because it wasn’t the way I explained her. I complained, she seemed to understand, apologized, and said next time she will be better because now she understand.
Second time, it wasn’t the same hair-​dresser. Again, I told her I wanted to get double-​cut, and explained where my trim line should be. Then another hair-​dresser who seemed to be head hair-​dresser, explained her what double-​cut is. (Sorry, I’m very bad at names.) When she was cutting my hair she was doing under-​cut. And again, she was cutting my side hair way too high. I had to stop her, and explained again, but then it was too late. I asked her not to cut my hair too short any more, and even it out.
Later, when I got back home from work, I saw my hair was little bit unbalanced, and she cut right side one spot way too short. In a couple of days, I had to go back, and had to get it fixed. This time, I didn’t ask the same lady, and the head hair-​dresser fixed my hair. Both ladies apologized. And the head hair-​dresser told me from now on she will cut my hair, but she was in a hurry. Later that day, I noticed my hair was still a bit unbalanced. So I had to go back again.
So I don’t know at this point, if I should keep going to Fantasy Cuts. I’m hoping the head hair-​dresser would give me good hair cut next time. For now, I’m not very satisfied with this place. It’s inexpensive place, and high-​rated review from the Unilocal helped me to come to this place.

Je n’ai pas très bien compris pourquoi autant d’avis tellement positifs sur Fantasy cuts. Le prix sans doute…
Je né suis certes pas ressortie hyper déçue mais l’expérience a été assez terrible. Je dirais que le mot d’ordre c’était: vite fait (bien) fait.
On n’a pas pris le temps de me demander exactement ce que je voulais, pas du tout pris le temps d’analyser mon cheveux avant de commencer à couper (faut au moins faire semblant quoi!).
C’est aussi la première fois qu’on né me lave pas les cheveux avant de commencer… (Cela dit ça réduit nettement le prix). La coiffeuse m’a donc humidifié les cheveux avec un vaporisateur et a coupé comme ça. Pas de retouche une fois les cheveux secs j’étais scotchée!
J’avais une boule au ventre durant toute la coupe (peut-​être 10min top chrono)… Ce qui vaut le ²⁄₅.
Après je né suis pas ressortie avec la tête de Mireille Mathieu, ça aurait pu être nettement pire. si vous voulez faire des économies et simplement recouper les pointes ça peut être un bon plan. On en restera là néanmoins!

Last week I flew from Chicago to Vancouver to send my little brother off to his first year of college at UBC, and while there I decided to get hair coloring and treatment– which I was planning to do for months now.
Fantasy Cuts had a lot of great Unilocal reviews plus all the amazing before and after photos that convinced me to make an appointment ASAP.
Unlike many Unilocal reviewers/​customers, I did not get my hair done by Julie, but another senior staff. At first I was worried that my hair wouldn’t turn out as beautiful as I was dreaming of, but my stylist did a great job on the new color and blow drying my hair to beautiful waves.
Julie was giving recommendations on what would be best for my hair and all the things a professional hair stylist would tell you.
Damn was she right. Julie is the Hair Master. All hair hail Julie.
I went from dark brown to light honey brown and I have been in love with my hair ever since. I have gotten so many compliments from my friends in Chicago, I mean even the GUYS noticed how gorgeous my hair was.
Honestly, I am going to fly back Vancouver just to get my hair done at Fantasy Cuts.

After reading reviews and looking at pictures I decided to check this place out. Went in for a haircut the other day. Maybe they treat their regulars better? But I was ushered into a chair by a woman who was on the phone. No introduction at all. So I have no idea who did my cut.
My hair was unwashed because I expected them to wash dry and cut it. Maybe I should’ve been more specific? But after a few instructions and I showed her a picture she went straight to cutting my messy dirty hair. Straightening the waves and ponytail kinks it as she cut. I found this quite strange and ended up leaving with my hair looking worse. Flat ironed and greasy at the roots it just kinda hung there.
The cut was only $ 20. What did I expect? I would’ve been willing to pay more for a proper wash cut and style. But now that I’ve washed it and dried it I’m noticing it’s uneven and quite choppy. Not impressed. If she had washed and dried my hair prior to cutting, my wavy hair would’ve hung straight enough to have been cut accurately.
I won’t be going back. But I hope they read this and take my critiques to heart.
Now I have to spend more to get it fixed. This is what I get for trying new things. Sigh.

I did my roots touch up with Pam and she did a great job. She completely covered the redness of the rest of my hair from before with an amazing toner. The prices could be a bit more reasonable though.

Amazing!!! This is going to be my go to salon from now on till the end of time! Got a balayage done today and it is everything I wanted and so much more. And the price made me love this place even more! Seriously if you want anything done with your hair, come here! Julie was so nice and she wanted my hair to look good as much as I did, the service was impeccable and I’m just so happy I came here. 5 stars for fantasy cuts! Thanks Julie!

I tried this place due to the wonderful Unilocal reviews and love my haircut! Usually I just accept what my haircut turns out to be but this time, I actually love it!
Julie cut my hair into a bob (with a wash) and gave me a blond streak and it came out to $ 60. Wowza. Not only does she know hair very well, but she is quick! Also I was amazed at how quickly my hair took to go from black to blond as it is known to be resistant to dye. While I was waiting for my dye to work its magic, she cut three guys’ hair, less than 10 mins each and they all looked great!
I made a reservation but like others have mentioned, you probably will have to wait anyways but will have priority. It’s such a busy salon and don’t be surprised if each hair stylist is working with 3 clients at the same time. I saw that some clients had to blow dry their own hair for a bit, but it’s so the ladies can do a quick cut in the process then finish the styling process when the hair is more dry.
Only cash and debit are accepted. Probably best to go during the day instead of after work hours because the wait gets long!

I’ve now moved back to BC from Onterrible and in my two years there, I flew back to Vancouver five times: each time, getting my hair cut by Julie. Wheee~
Sending my friend Tia there for her haircut today.
Thank you for continuing to be awesome, Julie!

Been back here the last few tines for my blonde hair. Julie and her staff always do a great job and is genuinely concerned for the health and look of your hair.
This time I decided to lighten it even further to an almost white-​blonde. Love it! This place is always full with tons of regulars coming in to get their hair done.
Super affordable with care and great results. No longer will I be going to Ngoc Nga, my old salon for my blonde. :P

Owner who did my hair was very nice and knows a lot about hair. She added a free hair treatment for me which was very nice. Price is very affordable I’ll be coming back!

This was my first visit to Fantasy Cut and I can assure you that I will be back. I got a balayage highlights with Julie and she did an absolutely amazing job. She took over 3 hours making sure that the color was exactly what I wanted and I could not be happier!!! I drove all the from Surrey and it was well worth it :) Thank you Fantasy Cut!!!

Julie is great with her customers and understands if you don’t like the way something’s done. However, I hate the fact that they make u wait so long even when u have an appointment and they make u blowdry ur own hair wth

I just moved back to the city and to the Mount Pleasant neighborhood and was looking for a new hair salon. I just happen to live above the salon, so I thought I would try it out. Pamela did an amazing asymmetrical haircut and highlighted my hair blonde. It looks and feels great and it cost me $ 90 overall! (not including tip)
They are always pleasant, speedy and affordable. I have been back twice since my first initial visit.

It’s my first time to try out something new. I showed some pictures to Julie and she think hot pink is good on me. It turns out great and I recommended everybody to go the awesome salon

I have been going to the same lady to get my hair cut since I was 7 so clearly I was super scared of getting my haircut in a new city. I had really long thick hair (down to mid back) and so Unilocal lead me to Fantasy Cuts with all the great reviews
I wasn’t disappointed. Got my hair chopped off to my shoulders and styled just the way I wanted it (my hair is super thick and can get frizzy at times).
I am super picky about how my hair looks and I was really satisfied with how it was handled here. I would recommend it. For $ 20+tip I got my hair cut and I’m actually happy about it!
I will definitely be going there for as long as my stay in Vancouver lasts!

One word — AMAZING!!!
Julie is a true artist and has a passion for what she does. It is her own salon and she is always there working hard. This was my first time, a good friend took me, she has been going there for years. Fantasy Cuts has a new lifelong client ! I gave Julie some thoughts on what I wanted but told her to do her thing. I had a few photos on my phone, we looked at them, talked about the styling and then color. Everything she said was spot on and made sense. Salon was clean, comfortable and I was lucky, I had no wait, but when I left, 3 people were waiting for Julie. Call her, or walk-​in. I came from the West End, if you don’t drive (like me), get off at Commercial-​Broadway, and catch the #9 or #99 heading to Mount Pleasant (Get on Shoppers Drugmart side). STRONG AND HONEST RECOMMENDATION from me, client for life! Thanks Julie.