Aate Beauty Salon

Amazing. Mimi fixed my hair from the damage my last stylist did. She gave me my layers back and made me look more youthful. I knew she was experienced and the real thing when I asked for it to be a little shorter and she said it looks way better this length and did not listen to my poor hair judgements. I loved it! Highly recommend this place. Very professional and friendly staff. Thorough wash and blow dry. Mimi was so meticulous and had such a good eye for what looked best on me.

Love them! Their blowdries are amazing and super quick. What I love most is that they wash your hair really well. I get so many compliments on their blowdries and they last so long!

It’s customer service, interior design, and quality of skill is just average, but the price is for top notch. I wouldn’t recommend this place. If you are from Korea, and expect Korean standard, this is like a neighborhood hair shop for gangnam price.

I started looking for a new salon because the one I used to go to had disappointed me due to the declining quality of work. Unilocal sent me here because of the rave reviews. I asked for Soo-​Mi and I’m really glad I did.
First off I originally had a 615pm appointment and they happily accommodated me when I asked to come in earlier last minute. A huge plus for a busy person in NYC. I was pleased at everyone greeting me with smiling faces and Soo-​Mi immediately introduced herself. I had pictures of the cut and color I wanted and Soo-​Mi carefully listened and asked questions to accommodate my hair with my lifestyle. This is VERY important folks!
To make a long story short:
— I liked that this was not some cut and go sweatshop. The job is thorough and they are extremely detailed
— my blowout was by far one of the best I’ve ever received
— there was no waiting! I was worked on immediately and they had an assistant helping to speed up the process.
— color and cut was what I wanted. It made me look younger, super glam and human again
I’m extremely picky so if you’re like me and haven’t felt satisfied with your hairdresser lately, there is always some place better you can go to = AARTE SALON! yay

Finally found my favorite salon in NYC! I have the typical Asian hair, thick, straight, and I wanted a girls pixie cut, that means every single hair matters (and will show). Alice is amazing and very detailed in getting the look right. I showed her a picture of the haircut and it almost came out identical. It’s not a hard hair cut but rarely people have the patience to cut it. Most salons use thinning scissors and cut a bunch at a time, Alice used a pair of normal scissors all the way through, even for thinning (layering). She is amazing! Will post a picture along with the review.

Too expensive for a mere haircut, at 60 $$ + tip/​tax, u r talking abt $ 80 cut. No way a trim can cost that much, even at a high end designer salon 80 $ is a lot for a cut
Their service was ok, friendly and honest. Shampoo girl totally wet my entire back, which I never had it happen in any salon but she dried it n apologized.
I was hoping I can go here as a regular but hair cut costs too much. I can goto Aveda n pay less than that.
Tip: ask for price first!

I loved how Mimi gave me a nice blow out so I gave it a try for my haircut too. mimi was busy so I got my haircut with the new girl Alice .
she was really nice and recommended me few styles that would look good on me :)
I love my new haircut and brazilian keratin, overall I am satisfied with this salon !

Aate salon is a cute and modern hair salon with amazing service. As soon as you walk in the staff greets you and your stylist takes your jacket. The whole time you’re at the salon you’re treated very well. Yesterday was my first time going here and I had an amazing experience.

got a perm with soomi last friday and it looks amazing! she did a great job texturing my hair before getting it permed and the curls came out very nicely. the curls are settling into place better and better with each passing day, hair feels just as smooth as before, and I know it’s going to look even more natural w/​the looser wave look that I love in just a few months.

Thanks soomi and staff for understanding and being so patient. Will update soon!

Staffs are so friendly and caring :) love this place especially a sweet young lady named eunji, she is so friendly! Definitely comming back :)

I LOVE THIS PLACE! One of the main reasons I actually want to move to New York, because my hairdresser is awesome. This was actually only ²⁄₃ blocks away from my hotel when i was staying at the Roger. I decided I wanted something new and just told them I wanted to keep my hair long, mainly a trim was what I wanted.
I asked them to surprise me and i was pleasently surprised. All the hairdressers are friendly and talk to you while doing what they do best. If you are nervous dont be afraid to ask them what kind of style they tend to like and then you will see if you would like their «free reign» style on your hair on days where you just want a different look and something new.

Soomi gave me a really gorgeous haircut and now I’m sooo in love with my hair now ;-*
I would definitely recommend soomi as your new hairstylist ;]
And I also see that some people complaining about the prices, but I went to different hair salons in the downtown area and the place I got my haircut was 200bucks (not going to mention the name of the place). So no offense, but if you think this is way too luxury, go to some other cheaper places.

I have an event in two weeks and my hair was looking brittle thanks to daily straightening with a flat iron. I wanted to do a straightening perm, something I hadn’t done since high school.
I made an appointment with Oz Hair in Ktown but checked if Aate had straightening treatment. Called, asked if they had availability, and they did. I went in asap, got paired up with Ricky and two assistants.
Ricky was phenomenal. His assistant had to translate for me, since I don’t speak Korean, but I made it clear that I wanted a trim to get rid of dead ends first, then the perm. Ricky cut my hair while dry, something I don’t see very often. But he was very good, concentrated totally on my hair.
He split the work between him and one of his assistants, something I was a little wary about. However, Ricky allayed my fears by going over his assistant’s work and basically redid everything. It took a really long time (four hours) but I appreciated Ricky’s attention to detail and meticulousness to the point of OCD. I paid careful attention to see if he would hurry up towards the end but he was just as careful and methodical towards the end as he was in the beginning.
Heads up to Chatty Cathy types, he’s not much of a conversationalist. I don’t care about that. I just cared about my hair and how it would look. He did a wonderful job and I would go back to him again.
***One thing for those who are paranoid about germs. His assistant dropped combs and clips several times throughout the session. These were not washed, but simply picked up and wiped off. I didn’t mind this since they did a good job cleaning up hair and cleaning the floor on a regular basis. However, those who want dropped items sterilized, you might want to take heed.

I have never been more disappointed and disgusted in a business prior to my would have been third experience at Aate.
I booked an appointment here at 7pm on a Tuesday evening a week and a half prior to my appointment. When I arrived at the salon at exacly 7pm, the receptionist gave that look as if I was a walk-​in and simply said — teeth chiseled, mouth shut — ahh, I’m sorry, we can’t take you tonight. No further explanations.
Let that sink in for you. I made an appointment, and they wouldn’t take me for a cut and color because they closed in an hour. I explained to them how rude this was as I rearranged my work schedule and booked this date specifically because I had an event the next evening. The stylists ignored me and acted like I didn’t exist when I tried to explain this to them. Could have cared less.
Mind you, I was never given a phone call explaining that my stylist was a no show, when I got there they did not try to make accommodations for me, and they flat out ignored me. I was absolutely furious.
Aate, your service is absolutely horrible, and you are some of the most selfless, arrogant, and rude people I have ever encountered in my life. You have absolutely no respect for your recurring clients, and you treated me like absolute dirt. I will never ever again step foot in your salon, and I don’t want others to be treated in this way in the future, which is why I hope this saves the next person who considers going here not to waste their time, energy, and money.
Since I had an event the next evening, I desperately needed to get my hair cut and colored, which after the whole fiasco with Aate, it was now 7:25pm, and most salons close at 8pm, I didn’t think anyone could take me. However, I told my situation about how rude Aate was to me, to Bön-​Bön on Lexington and 40^th. They felt so bad for me, and they took me in a heartbeat where a wonderful stylist Nigel cut and colored my hair until 10pm. I will no longer be going to Aate and will now be going to Bön=Bön where they actually care about their clients and people who have been wronged, for that matter. Au revoir, Aate.

I absolutely adore this place my stylist, Emily i love the way she styles my hair Everyone there is so sweet and awesome haha even when i come in on short notice they find a way to squeeze me in. I love this place and THANK YOU Emily !

SOOMI IS AMAZING !!! i love my stylist here ~ she my hair look so great she cuts and colors my hair supurbly !!! and shes cute too i mean for a mother of three, she looks great ~ i love the ambiance here too its a bit small but feels coazy and homey ~~ dont just take my word for it ~ go and try your self ~~ you wont regret it you’ll LOVE IT HERE

On Feb 14, Soomi the new owner hooked me up with a proper haircut. Thanks Soomi. I would recommend Soomi.
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Upgrading my rating from 1 star to 2 starts as AATE Management responded to my inquiry below and promised a complimentary cut in about a month when I’ll pay a visit and revisit this review.
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Though I’m sure there are more competent hair stylists here, the one I got really undermined the truth behind «you get what you pay for». I paid $ 40 (plus tipping him, the lady who washed my hair, and some understudy), which isn’t cheap for men’s haircut and I got utter crap. I believe the real talent/​owner is the lady, but when I called and asked for someone who can cut a rather straightforward men’s hair the guy on the phone said «We have some awesome men’s stylist, bro!»
Needless to say my stylist, if you can call him that, cut my hair really quickly, had this annoying little trick where he swung the scissors back and forth (and hit my head couple times), had horrible bedside manner, and had some ill odor (mix between stale cigarette smoke and something…). At any rate, once the haircut was over, the understudy dried my hair styled it, I paid the cashier, gave everyone some tip, and went on my way as I was in a rush to my next meeting.
Once I got home later that evening, I looked in the mirror and the entire area that was faded was uneven as if it was done by a blind person. The worst part was the back. I asked for a straight line. Not only did I not get a straight line, it wasn’t even round. It was alarmingly uneven and I kid you not, looked like it was on a 35 degree slope from one end to the other. My wife and I had a good laugh about this older guy that supposedly calls himself a hairstylist and the understudies that stood there and watched (while running little errands and incessantly bowing their heads). The kicker here is that even with 3 sets of eyes they didn’t notice — or worse, they did but didn’t say anything in fear of losing their jobs or getting scolded by their older male colleague. smh.
Fortunately for them, I don’t live on the island in which case I would’ve gone back and given the guy a earful and asked for his papers, but instead, I am resorting to Unilocal and leaving this feedback in the hopes that no one else is fooled by this guy’s façade as a hairstylist or even a professional.
Aate — if you are reading this (as you should if you have any sense), please do something to rectify this. It’s a disaster and trust me when I say, I will not be short on words with my colleagues and industry professionals in the beauty space, about this laughable experience. I will try to figure out a way to upload the picture of the back of my head (and the receipt) to show, but my words above should be enough. I am only giving you one star as 0 star was not an option. … smh to think I paid $ 40 plus generous tip for this horrible haircut…

Love coming here.
The customer service is top-​notch. From the moment you step into the store, you are greeted by employees who take your stuff and whisk you away to get your hair washed. The woman who washes the hair does a great job. The people here are also super respectful and laid-​back which I personally appreciate.
Onto the actual haircut, I go to Phil, who is just an excellent stylist and hair-​cutter. He loves hair and everything about it haha. His passion comes through when he cuts my hair and the results are always what I request for and beyond.
I definitely recommend this place and if you’re a guy, I recommend Phil.

I really wish I could give a higher rating. I had great service, Soomi knew exactly what I was looking for when I asked if my hair could be thinned out. Because it’s getting warmer out, I wanted to keep the current length of my hair but thin out the volume because my hair felt a bit heavy.
Soomi did an excellent job. My hair looked more or less the same but lighter. But for making my hair look the same, I couldn’t believe that I was charged $ 63 + tip.
It could have been my mistake for not asking how much it was going to be. I completely assumed that it was going to be in the 30 – 40 range. No matter how much I try to let the price go, I feel like it was just way too overpriced to walk away completely satisfied.
I actually went through the hurdles of tracking down Soomi because I got a recommendation that she was great. I happen to be Korean and prefer to get my hair done by people, who are used to Korean hair styling. But at this price point, I can not whole-​heartedly recommend Aate to young professionals in the city, who do not have $ 70 bucks to dole out for a regular haircut.