Samina Salon and Spa

I got the Groupon deal for Keratin with haircut and I schedule the appointment for Saturday 10am. I was there on time and Shore took care of me as soon as I walked in. She was very nice, friendly and experience stylist. She asked me about hair cut I told her I don’t want too short hair so will go for long layers she understood and kept showing the length before cutting my hair. My keratin took 2 hours they use Lasio Brand and I loved my final results. There prices are very reasonable so next time I go I won’t even need a Groupon. They do not sell any products so I just went to TJ Maxx and Bought Brazilian Tech Keratin shampoo & Conditioner kit which worked majic. I will go there again after 4 months for a trim and may be hair color. I really recommeneded this place because of Shore and the prices.

I bought a groupon for full highlights and a cut. Shore was fantastic. Very sweet and attentive. My color is beautiful and love my cut. Will definitely be going back.

SHORE!!! Thats her name and the person you NEED to see for a Terrific highlight job. I went in and of course nervous when seeing a new beautician, but from the second i met her, I knew i was going to have a wonderful experience. She explains everything and makes you feel very comfortable. She hits it right on the nose for blonde highlights. I came out of there feeling like a brand new lady. Trust me, you will not regret anything when having Shore do your hair! Hands down a happy camper!!!

One of the best haircut experiences I have ever had. The staff was extremely accommodating — I bought my Living Social deal and scheduled an appointment for the very same day — kind, and meticulous. The craftsmanship of the cut is superb, they revitalized my hair from its dry, broken state. I definitely plan to return in the near future.

Shore always does an amazing job on my hair for highlights or low lights! I have been seeing her for a year or so and it always comes out great. The prices are also super reasonable which is a plus when other salons are so crazy expensive in NYC.

What a miserable experience here. Let’s start with my appointment. I called in advance after seeing them on Groupon, they took down my number & gave me a 4:30 appointment the day I had an event (at 9 pm) & assured me this would be enough time. I get there at 4:25 & they let me know that it will be 45 min-​1 hour wait b/​c they’re busy. How about you call me instead of waiting until I show up & either a. let me know so that I leave my house later or b. call me to ask if I can change the appointment time/​day? They did neither. So I’m stuck waiting there b/​c that’s not enough time for me to go back home. Awesome. They didn’t even apologize, just made a sad face.
As I sit during what ended up being an HOUR & A HALF wait, I sat listening to someone’s barking dog that was disturbing everyone but her owner & not acknowledged at all by anyone who worked there. It literally did not stop barking. People are supposed to be relaxing while they are pampered. Really inconsiderate on both the owner’s side & the salon owner’s who did nothing about it.
The real highlight of my wait was watching a girl sob uncontrollably b/​c they had ruined her hair. I watched her try to detangle it herself & remove chunks of it from her head. She claimed they had left the bleach in too long & had «ruined her healthy hair.» I have to say it looked AWFUL. All the stylist did was tell her it was normal & that it would look better when it was brushed out & blown out (& she could cut some off if she needed to). The client replied that she would have to cut it off up to her chin, which was honestly true. I should have left after witnessing her hysterics, but since I wasn’t bleaching my entire head I thought it would be fine. She also accused them of not paying attention to her, which is why it was left in for too long, b/​c they were too busy, which I would soon learn was common here.
I’m finally seated an 1.5h after my appointment. I showed the stylist the pictures of what I want: to take my medium/​dark brown hair to be lighter all around, with my face «highlighted» by highlights (my hair is naturally lighter on the ends, so I wanted to make it more noticeable). The Groupon also included a cut, so I showed them pictures of what I wanted for that (nothing drastic). First thing she says is «don’t kill me, but this is going to take a while, so I née to finish with her» (Sobbing Client). Great. An hour after THAT I’m finally we finally start. This is my first time dyeing my hair, so I have no idea what’s going on, but she put a bunch of foils in & left me to go finish up with Sobbing Client.
She then asks the owner to please rinse my hair out. It seems that only 1 person is qualified to actually do hair here. I then sat at the sink with my head in the bowl & waited for the stylist to finish with Sobbing Client, who continued to sob even while her hair was being «fixed» (wasn’t fixed at all). I continue to hear «this is normal» from the stylist. The stylist then comes over with a book & hair swatches & asks me to pick. I explain that I really wasn’t sure which would work, but that I wanted it to look like the picture so if she could please use her professional opinion & help me. For about 20 minutes we ended up ARGUING b/​c I had no idea what these would look like when they weren’t on a 1 in. swatch & she kept trying to explain to me what they would look like instead of just picking one. Considering she had (hopefully) seen these in person & was TRAINED IN THIS I just wanted her to choose. We settled on a color that I thought would work well & she said it definitely would be what I was looking for.
I go in front of the mirror & notice I have BLEACHED BLONDE streaks in my hair. WTF. She says this is normal & that they’re putting color on top of it. I try to not freak out.
She applies color to my hair, shows me the mirror & asks if that looks good. My hair is soaked so I have no idea what to say but I’m still seeing yellow lines on dark brown hair. I start to panic & tell her this is not what I was looking for. She said it was normal & she’d just apply more color to make it darker. We do this THREE times & she said she wanted to see what it would look like dry. So we cut my hair & start to blow it out & I realize she has literally given me Spice Girl-​status YELLOW streaks in my hair with ORANGE CHUNKS, with no change to the rest of the color. I explained multiple times that this was NOT what I asked for, & it ended up coming down to her telling me that I had asked for «highlights» & «this is what highlights are» & more «this is normal.» If this is what highlights are, why didn’t you tell me it wasn’t what was in the picture I brought? Why wouldn’t you EXPLAIN that the package I bought wouldn’t get me the result I wanted instead of just going rogue? 4 hours there I finally left because I was late to my event and then $ 350 later at another salon to get it fixed (b/​c they were shocked at my hair & felt bad, so they discounted). NEVER COMING BACK.

I went there today for the first time for a hair cut with Shore — one word? Perfect. Shore did exactly what I asked for and more, and was so warm and kind. Every single person there was friendly and made sure to say hello and ask me how I was. It was my absolute pleasure to go here and I’ll DEFINITELY be going back! So affordable too!

I gotta say that since I booked this place on Living Social, I wasn’t expecting great things but I was very pleased with my experience. My stylist, Sherri (I’m not sure how she spells her name) was very warm and welcoming and worked very diligently to give me a thorough glossing and a flattering, face-​framing cut.
I get my hair cut every six weeks so it’s important that it be affordable, and Samina salon was exactly that. Every woman knows that it’s very hard to find quality, affordable hair services in the city and basic self-​maintenance can get very expensive very quickly. For just $ 28, I got a glossing treatment, a cut and a blowout with products. Sherri was so kind in sending me home with a bunch of samples to try and promised she would give me the same deal next time I come. I was happy to leave her a $ 20 tip, of which she deserved every penny.
The only reason I will deduct one star (I wish it could just be a half star) is because I felt that the upselling for other services was a tad aggressive sometimes — though very friendly. However, I’m used to that from salons and it won’t keep me from returning.

this place is the best ask for shore she does an amazing job for hair. omg the prices are so good

Samina’s Salon &Spa it’s a relaxing place to go do your Nails, Massage or Hair. Service it’s amazing and prices are the best!

The service is amazing. Everyone who works here is warm and inviting and regular customers are greeted by name. Rosie and Lucy really take their time and do not rush through your manicure and pedicure services. They do an awesome job. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for quality service. *Disclaimer — After visiting you will never be satisfied with your run of the mill corner nail salon ever again.