Zone Hair Design

Decent haircuts by Yuki when I lived in the sunset district. She knows how to layer my Asian chinese thin hair to make it appear fuller

I had visited Yuki for several times and had stopped going.
overall, she did a nice job and the price is right.
However, she treated me nicer when I was still a new customer for her.
For the last two times I visited the salon I had to wait for her to finished the customer that was late for their own appointment.
And the worst part is, she let the walk-​in CUT before me! I had made my appointment on time, I don’t believe I need to wait one and half hour to pay someone to cut my hair… Yuki is being so ridiculous and so unprofessional.

Yuki has been doing my hair for over 6 years and I would never go to anyone else. Over the years I’ve changed my hair styles in many ways, Yuki always did a fantastic job. She would give you her honest opinion about what you want your hair to look like, because everyone has different hair. There was one time I wanted to dye my hair but she refused to do it cos my hair was too dry. Obviously she cares about her customers’ hair more than making money!
PS: Make sure you have an appointment and allow some wait time for her since she’s the ONLY one that works there. While you wait, you can go grab some tapioca tea across the street, do some grocery shopping, run some random errands, etc.

Yuki did a good job on my hair. She knows what I wanted my hair to be. She is friendly. I have come back to her almost two years now, and I still go back. She charges a little bit more than others, but she did a good job.
One suggestion for you before coming is giving her a call to make appointment before you come otherwise you have to wait. She always has a lot of already-​made– appointment customers.

This is my first time writing a Unilocal review and I feel the urge to share my experience. During my first time visiting Yuki, I was pleased with my haircut and she certainly spent a lot of time and thought on it. I am someone who is not particular picky about haircut but do enjoy a good one. Unfortunately, in the subsequent visits, she noticeably does not want to spend as much of a time or thought into it. She also implicated that my visits are infrequent. Initially, I thought the inconsistent quality might be due to the fact that I was not specifying clearly how I want my haircut. So I gave her the benefit of a doubt by keep going. That was a mistake. During the last visit, while cutting my hair, she was being very disrespectful (i won’t go into details) and did not care to spend the time or the concentration on my haircut. Needless to say, the haircut turned out choppy and bad. Then I know for sure her professionalism and work ethic are very questionable.
If you are someone like me who visit hairdresser infrequently and only go when your hair gets noticeably long, I would suggest you look elsewhere for a hair stylist.
But if you are someone who visit hairdresser frequently, then you will probably be deemed a cash cow to her. In such case, she might choose to provide good quality service.
I feel she does have the skill to provide good haircuts. But it’s a matter of whether she thinks you are worth it or not.

I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m losing my love of Zone Hair Design. I’ve had only fantastic haircuts in the past, but lately they’ve been unpredictable because of miscommunication. Last time I asked for a trim on the bottom ends of my hair ONLY because I’m trying to grow out my pixie cut and let the top layers catch up to the lower ones.
May cut my hair — she started at the bottom, then kept going up and up and up… she kept justifying it all the way through by saying «Just evening this out a little…» eventually she had cut all my hair and I was back to the original style that I’d been trying to grow out. It looked good — but it undid 3 or 4 months of progress.
Now we’re in Growing Out My Hair part II and I’m in desperate need of another haircut. The unruly curls at the back of my head have transformed into unruly tornadoes. But now I’m hesitant about going to Zone, and yet I don’t want to go anywhere else because I’m a committed Zone customer. (Also because it’s two blocks from my house and only $ 25). So what do I do?
I cut it by myself. Yes, at 7pm this evening I was clutching a compact mirror and a comb while wielding a pair of mini scissors in the general direction of my head.
I thought Yuki and May were the ideal stylists, but it seems like they are really into creating their own masterpieces. That’s great, but not when I want a trim. Once my hair is long enough for another real cut, I’ll go back and give Zone another chance. After that, we’ll have to see if I’ll be returning as a regular customer.

I would give zero star if i can.
My frd recommend me to try this one and told me the price is about 25 bucks. i think it is kinda acceptable. but after she finished and asked me 45 bucks + tips. WTH!!! there is no sign or anything about price display inside. I feel like I was robbed !!!
YOU NEVER HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO PAY UNTILL SHE CUT YOUR HAIR!!!

I was debating on which salon to choose on Irving street. Then I thought I spotted a jewel in the neighborhood, as this is really a hold in the wall kind of place but looked packed.
I went in and asked how long is the wait time… the hairstylist/​owner said I am next! (weird i thought… but there appears to be people sitting on chairs and waiting for their cut. «oh well» i thought, as this will save me lotta boring waiting time).
Anyhow, long story short. (as I cannot contain my frustration about this salon anymore). I went in for a orange-​red shade hair coloring. She did spend some time on my hair (perhaps because she doesn’t know what she is doing!)…the result was blond orange for my bangs but the rest of my hair is orange! Oh my goodness… its okay that you don’t get the color right., but at least don’t make me look like a circus freak by giving me this mismatching hair color! Anyhow, I still had to pay the bill because she told me to come back in a few days (as it is harmful the hair if she dye it again on the same day) and she will fix my hair.
I went back four days later (recognized the same 3 stooges sitting in the waiting area.(«this is just great» I thought to myself, «fake customers to make the shop look busy.)
Surprise surprise… she still did NOT get it right!
She wanted to offer me a third try. I’ve had it! I’m not a lab mouse, so I asked for my money back. That’s when one of the 3 stooges in the back stood up and said, «hey she is nice enough to offer you free service to come back already!». (oh my… I’m getting out of this gangster shop asap)
I told them «I will write a great review on Unilocal»…they replied «well if you want to be American about it, then go ahead»

I went in there for a hair cut and came out looking like a poodle. We both knew I shouldn’t have paid for the hair cut, we were both in awe over how horrendous I looked. We were shocked and speechless. I went home embarrassed, hoping I wouldn’t see anyone I knew on the street. I cut my own hair in my bathroom and it came out looking a million times better.
Did I mention she told me she was self taught and never attended a school for hair styling?

I really don’t understand how people could even give this place 4 stars, maybe they’ve never really been to a professional salon before? Most likely. It is more like 1 star. I decided to take a chance on Zone Hair Design since it’s around the corner from my house, and i paid the price. I wanted a simple bleach blonde highlight and i got ORANGE! Did she use toner to prevent the ORANGE? Of course not! Even I know that you have to use toner and I don’t even cut hair! Ispent 3 hours in there and Yuki still couldn’t get it right. Yes, her name is Yuki and she SUCKS. Her breath smelled of cigarettes and had her husband (who clearly doesn’t work in the shop) wash my hair in between clients. Read the reviews, I’m not the only one who thinks Yuki is snobby. You want a $ 8 hair cut or $ 20 color, that’s what you pay for. A horrible, no talent salon with towels that smell.

I’ve been getting my haircuts from Yuki for over 2 years now. The first time I went in, she was really snobbish. She didn’t really talk and had a little attitude. Since this place is so close to my work, I can always walk over to get a haircut during lunch hours. I had my bangs trim the first time I was there. It looked really nice and she only charged me $ 8. The second time I went in, I decided to cut my hair really short (bob cuts). She took a lot of time and was really careful with it. Ever since then, I’ve been going to her regularly for trims and I’ve kept my hair short for about a year and a half. It was not until after the 4^th time or something that she started talking to me and starts recognizing me.
I’m growing out my hair right now, so I go to her regularly for layering. My whole family goes to her regularly now for haircuts. The only downside is that she’s the only one that does haircuts so do make appointments. Sometimes there’s still a wait even with appointments. She hired another person to do hair cuts but I personally prefer Yuki. She raised the price for haircuts from $ 20-​$ 25 which is still not bad.
Also try her hair products especially Nigelle DS (Tender feel) hair treatments. I used to have really dry damaged hair. But ever since using that product, my hair is not as damaged and much more shinier. I also bought her hair dryer which works great for added volume.

I refuse to believe this place was rated so low. Yuki is like my personal hair savior. I went to her after getting really bad hair cuts my whole life. I’ve been going to her for 2 years now. She explains everything that she’s doing and your hair’s natural tendency and behaviors. She even teaches you how to blow dry it to achieve the perfect style you want. She actually goes to taiwan every year to learn more about hair products and styling and always has new stuff. Definitely go to her I’ve seen her dye hair, do perms, and cut hair and it always looks great.

I really like her and her advice for my hair. She always seems to get it just right, even for my mom. Good for long hair cuts, don’t know about short. She always seems to make my mom’s hair look more like her own though, despite the fact that my mom asks for something different. But it still looks good…

Maybe it’s the fact that i don’t speak canto, so she didn’t understand me? all i know is, i came in, and the lady was giving me a snobbish look. talk about.pretentious. or that she knew i’m ABC and she hated me? I just went in for a bangs trim. i was too lazy to drive to Regis since I was already on Irving. so i decided to give this place a shot.
Usually, whereever i go for a bangs trim, it takes about 5 – 10 min whether it’s 10^th ave salon, Regis, Hair republic.
This lady took about 30 seconds at maximum, and cut it straight
!? cant you see that they are side bangs! It would’ve have been cute… on a 5 YEAR OLD!!! I WAS COMPLETELY shocked WHEN SHE FINISHED! i didn’t even want to tell her to fix it because i was too frightened she’d fuck it up more.
That was probably the easiest 7 dollars she ever made in her life. For 2 months, i had to clip up my bangs because they were so ugly. I dunno, maybe my english is bad and she didn’t understand me.
because of her, i am super picky and specific that i feel sorry for anyone who has to cut my hair :\

I had great hair cut experience at Zone Hair. I think Yuki did a great job. I would recommend this Salon to anyone… Yuki is very professional

I dread getting haircuts because most people end up messing up my hair. However, Yuki is very nice and she is so gentle with my hair. I’ve been here three times and she always gives me great tips on how to take care of my hair. I loved the way my hair turned out the first two times I came here, however my last haircut two weeks ago didn’t turn out as great. Like the last reviewer said, she kind of went overboard with the thinning scissors — my hair is ended up being very top heavy. But perhaps it just looks really weird because my perm is starting to really straighten out so there is less volume than before. So overall four stars…

Ok, so I know in my previous review I said I’ve never gotten a bad hair cut from Yuki, but I kinda did the last time I was there. So I have to knock off one star. I was in the process of growing out my ceramic waved hair so she suggested that I should get layers. Holy Moly, did she give me LAYERS! She went crazy with the thinning scissors on just one side of my head! After she was finished, it looked ok, but after I washed it and tried to style it myself, my hair looked weird and dented on one side. It took me 3 months to kinda grow out the layers and it still looks weird. I still think Yuki is a great stylist, but I think she can be over whelmed with being the only person cutting/​coloring/​shampooing/​perming/​answering phone and selling phone cards.

I’m still going with my 3.5 star rating, but am rounding down on this occasion. Especially since Yuki didn’t even recognize me or her own handiwork for she asked me in a disgusted manner, «Who cut your hair?» I could only reply, «You did.»
I’m trying to grow my hair out so I came in telling Yuki to layer my hair. Should I be worried that she didn’t use the layering shears at all? Instead, she used a pair of scissors and gave me three levels of layers. My hair doesn’t look bad at all, but it doesn’t look fabulous at the same time.
Looks like I’ll be searching for a new hair stylist in the RWC/​MP/​PA/​MV area. Let me know if you know of anyone great.

This will be the first and last time I go to this place. I wanted to try something different so I went to Zone Hair Design but it was my worst experience ever. This woman has no idea how to cut hair. I was trying to explain how I wanted it and instead of listening to me, she was paying more attention to answering the phone, talking to a friend that came to the store and taking her time while trying to cut my hair at the same time. She did not straighten my sideburns and she never showed me the back of my hair with the mirror. It was very unprofessional. Later my girlfriend told me that my hair was a disaster, and she said don’t ever go to this place again!

Honestly, I would have gone back again and again to get my hair cut here, but apparently, Yuki told me that the person who cut my hair last time really butchered it so it would take months for my hair to grow out so she could fix the uneven parts. Well, she was the one who cut it before, so I guess she was criticizing her own work. HAH
If you’re absolutely going to get a haircut in that part of Irving, then this is probably your best bet. Yuki is the only person there cutting hair, so it’s going to be a long ass wait if you don’t make a prior appointment. I don’t know their phone number, so I always just stop by and she gives me an estimate. Then I go shop around and get a tapioca and sit there looking through her Japanese and HK magazines for a haircut. It’s a good system for me. I like that she has Asian magazines because the haircuts are much more creative and fun than the traditional books found at other salons.
I was debating between a score of 3 or 4, so I’m giving it a 4 because my friend always goes here and comes out with nice hair.
$ 20 for a haircut that Yuki spent more than 30 minutes on? That’s definitely a bargain. I hate when hairstylists cut my hair really fast. they always mess up and I end up with not enough layers.