La Belle Unisex

Regina has been cutting my hair for 5 or 6 years, and she’s great. I started going to her because I lived right down the street in Park Slope, but I’ve since moved to Bushwick and Carroll Gardens and I still go to her for my haircuts. She knows how to cut men’s hair in a way that is stylish and also «accommodating» to receding hairlines.

I found Regina when I was living in Park Slope and still go to her after moving to Manhattan. Great scissor cut for male hair.

Yup! I used to go to this salon 10 — 12 years ago, and then again today, having recently moved back to town. Today I got a lovely layers-​cleanup trim for a longer style by Regina. Back in the day, I used to get the most exquisitely neat yet youthful chin-​length bob haircuts from Rita, who is still there and was doing nice work on a teenager’s long hair today. It says a lot to me that the two owners are active stylists, and have been for years!
I was 20 horrible minutes delayed for my appointment too, and yet they fit me in nonetheless, and with a smile. Go to this Park Slope gem! Can’t wait to go blonder with some highlights next time.

Regina is a Godsend! Super talented and a truly kind, generous person. After months of attempting to find a stylist who would work at 8 am on a Sunday, I honestly thought I would have to do my own hair on the morning of my wedding. Luckily Regina offered to open her salon early in order to accommodate me, and she was fantastic. Both the trial and the final result were way beyond my expectations. I got so many compliments on my hair, and despite looking loose and romantic, it managed to stay in place until the next morning! Thanks so much, Regina!

I just got a great haircut here. I was a walk in. There was not wait. I explained to the woman who helped me what I wanted. She patiently gave me some suggestions and why it would look better. She was right. The end result was perfect.

Honestly: Worst haircut since my mom cut my hair in the ‘90s. There was no hot water before my haircut so I got it washed after the cut: for giggles I guess. At the end of my haircut, I was told «I’m only here on Saturdays» by my haircutter. Nice lady but I guess she finger-​paints or something Sunday-​Fridays. My fiancé has banned me from coming here again.

It was $ 35 without blow dry. My hair was dump wet during the hair cut, made my clothe very wet too…
I won’t go back there…

I get maybe bi-​annual haircuts and shave at most thrice as often. I look a lot like a 2:3 scale Rubeus Hagrid when I walk in. I offer little guidance, I know where my part is and that I’d like some of my ear covered by hair but not all of it.
I don’t have sophisticated anything when it comes to fashion, but I always leave here happy.

Regina has been the only stylist I’ve had who gave me a cut that grew out nicely (into something even better, actually!).
She is incredibly opinionated, which is kind of a relief for us girls who sit down and say, «I don’t know… what do YOU think?» and come away with something either horribly boring or horribly hideous. Regina’s confidence in what works for you definitely helps you feel better about your cut.
I agree with Tracey P. — she will flat-​out refuse to do a cut that she is unfamiliar with or that she can’t picture on your head. I was donating and losing about 2 feet of hair so I figured, might as well go dramatic. But Regina told me that because of my hair texture, she couldn’t cut bangs because it would just shoot out in crazy directions. I have had bangs before and that didn’t happen, but her declaration was just a relief for my secretly non-​risk-​taking self.
At the time she had a special running that was $ 25 for cut + blow dry. There was some sneakiness going on afterward when she tried to charge me for the blow dry, until I pointed out the sign on her door. She then said she’d only charge me $ 25 as a «one-​time favor.»
If you’re indecisive, have never had a cut you loved, and think you might look good with an angled bob, come to Regina. At the very least you’ll get a solid opinion and a solid cut.

Getting a haircut just isn’t my favorite thing. By the time I get around to it, my hair can look rather Einstein-​ian, but I do eventually get around to it. When I do make the appointment to get the ears lowered, I always go back to Regina. She continually does a great job with my hair, she’s quick, and she is ready with suggestions when I ask.
Honestly, in the past I was perpetually bewildered by the fact that hairstylists never had an opinion on my hair. I’m no mechanic, so when my car is broken I pay a mechanic to give me his/​her opinion on how to fix it. Why isn’t the same true with hair? If you are a hairstylist, tell me what would look good on my gigantic melon! Offer me some advice or suggestions and, for God’s sake, talk me down and convince me that getting that new fangled ‘do I saw that one model wearing will NOT make me actually look like a model.
Regina is good for all these things. I finally feel like I’m getting my money’s worth (and it’s not a ton of money spent, either) when I get my hair cut. While I can’t really speak for women’s cuts, I’d highly suggest Regina to other guys and have happily done so in the past.

I really hate to do this. Really, I do.
I had been going to Regina for about 2 years since moving to South Slope, Greenwood, Sunset Park… whatever you wanna call it. My husband went to Rita to get his hair cut and then I followed suit after reading great reviews on Regina. I figured, why not? I had a pretty good first year, to boot. Regina gave me a nice classic cut (bob with blunt bangs) which I requested. The problems started happening when I would request a haircut that she could not produce. I would ask for «more bangs» deeper in the hairline, layers up front to frame my baby sized head. (It’s ridiculously small!) Etc. She told me it’s NOT possible? What!!! She would tell me it’s not gonna look good. She’s incredibly opinionated, and does not listen. It’s her way or the highway. The arguments that increased over time gave my heart palps.
My last visit consisted of me finally standing up to Regina to get what I wanted, and afterwards she charged me $ 10 more than usual. AFTER 2 YEARS!!! That’s it. No more, baby. I’ll find somewhere else. Such a shame. :(
Point being: The style knowledge is limited without continuing education. If you want a classic cut or layers, then try it out. A trim? sure. But if you want an actual hairstyle that’s recent, or want to try something new. Avoid this place.
Your stylist should NOT be a bully!

My second try at finding my perfect stylist since moving to NYC. I’ve been reading reviews and ratings from Unilocal.I went with Regina and she offered a decent single process color (although missing some of my hairline) and a hair cut (layers). Even though I told her I was growing out my hair and wanted a trim she kept cutting and cutting, and cutting :(I thought of the Unilocal reviewers who warned me this might happen and still took the chance. The style of the cut was still decent, but too short. I did feel like she was genuinely interested in the life of my hair and was pleasant to sit with. Kind of creepy that Rita (a stylist at La Belle) has her pictures posted here on La Belle Unisex for Unilocal?!

$ 50 for a cut and blow dry isnt bad for the area. I didn’t have an appointment, just had to wait about 20 minutes. I walked out looking great but if you get Rita, make sure you tell her exactly how much you want her to cut… i told her an inch and she cut at least 2 inches… why do so many hairdressers do that?! :Grumble grumble:

So, there’s a bit of back story here, caused mostly by my not really knowing anything about how hair or bleach works. I got a twelve dollar bleaching kit at DR which PROMISED to turn my hair platinum blonde. I ended up more orange and red and sort of spotted? So I spent about three hours at this salon, during which they dyed my hair back to a solid color, then very carefully bleached it to the point I’d originally wanted, without compromising color OR frying my hair (apparently a gloss they put on after helped with that).
They were patient and friendly and listened to what I wanted, along with salvaging my hair and my dignity. It cost more than I’d expected it to, but my understanding is that corrective color like that costs much more than a regular process. At any rate, it was a very positive experience. Highly recommend.

I have to agree with Julia and Emily about Regina. You have to be VERY clear with her about your hair. She told me that she was going to even out my layers and the tapering along the front and showed me that she would only be cutting ¾″ of an inch — wrong. She cut a good 3″ off of my hair. After one of the other stylists had come by to sweep up the majority of my locks while Regina was finishing up, Regina pointed to the floor and said «see that’s all I cut» pointing to the few remnants left on the floor. Ummm, yeah, that’s because someone had already swept the bulk of my hair off the floor.
Then, I was charged twice because she didn’t know how to use her credit card machine. I had to bring my bank statement in a week later proving that the 2^nd charge went through to get my money back. When I asked her if she could soften the layers some from the previous week’s cut, she wouldn’t do it. She only offered to shape up my bangs making them worse.
It looks like the majority of high fives for Regina are from men, so ladies be clear, VERY clear with Regina.

DEFINITELY worth being sure you see Regina here — I went, once, for a junior stylist cut which was fine but included LOTS of Regina swooping in with advice. Skip the junior stylist and go right for her.
It’s a good, fast haircut with plenty of advice (if you want it). Only problem: when I ask for 2 inches off, and when Regina says she’s gonna cut 2 inches off, it winds up being 4 – 5 inches. Which is fine, I guess, because I have really long hair. But still.

Regina is awesome. She’s done what no upscale salon has ever been able to achieve with my thin, wuss hair. Her rates are great and her clientele is loyal for a reason. She didn’t try to sell me crap I don’t need. She didn’t put junk in my hair.
It’s not a super fancy place but it’s clean and pleasant. You won’t get an espresso or a glass of wine but you will get a great haircut.

I came here because of all the good reviews and decent prices.
My first haircut was not so great (and I initially gave La Belle three stars) but I was offered the opportunity to come in and get my hair redone.
The second time around Regina was careful to make sure she understood what I wanted, and walked me through the process.
My second haircut was indeed better. If you decide to give the place a shot, I suggest trying to book an appointment with Regina.

Just moved to BK a little over a month ago. Naturally I was a little hesitant to go to just «any» hair shop. Checked Unilocal and narrowed it down to a few select places. La Belle was able to fit me in right when i wanted.
Place on the inside is nice and welcoming. The staff is incredibly nice.
They really care about you walking out happy and that’s exactly what happened. Great haircut for a great price. Highly recommended.

I will never get my hair cut anywhere else for as long as I live. No joke.
I went into this place for the first time with a few ideas about what I wanted. As I began laying out the details of the plan I’d been carefully crafting over the previous week and half, I realized my soon-​to-​be-​stylist Regina was shaking her head — eyes closed — in such a fashion as to lead me to believe that I was, in fact, wrong. As it turns out, I was!
You can imagine my relief to learn that someone more knowledgeable than me in these matters was willing to step in and save me from my own mis-​placed wishes. Regina calmly explained what it was I really wanted based on my hair type and head shape (I’m assuming) and then set to work.
It was simply the best haircut I’ve gotten. Period.