Top Top Empress

New &old fashion hairstyles all u can do！
i m stylist leon Wu：）

As another Unilocaler commented, you get what you pay for. That being said, this is my go to for nails ands hair. They wash your hair twice (which I decline, once is enough for me), give you an amazing head massage, and a neck/​shoulder massage (again, I decline for personal preference). Simon does a fantastic job with haircuts and styles. I hear a lot of women ask for Kyle, so I assume he does a great job as well. Katie does my gel fill and color and my nails always look great, although I wish they would get some new gel colors. Pedicures are basic, they do a good job and are always friendly. Wash, cut, dry & gel fill/​gel color is approximately $ 55 which isn’t bad at all.

I have been coming here for 10+ years and always leave happy with the service that is delivered. Even right now getting hair blow dry. They have a special which I am not sure for how long has been running. Blow dry and wash for $ 12 and for $ 17 u get wash, cut, and blow dry. U can’t beat the price and I personally am always satisfied. My go to person is Simon, however, I’ve seen other hairstylists doing an equally awesome job. Definitely give it a try!

I’ve been here twice now. It gets two stars because of the price– it’s very inexpensive. If the prices were higher I’d probably give one star, but what do you want for $ 14 for a mani-​pedi?
Personally, I’d rather pay more for a better experience. Here are my thoughts:
Cleanliness: the salon is not very clean in general. The water jug in the dispenser is refilled from the tap and has a yellowish tinge. I haven’t seen them sanitize any tools either time I was there, although a friend says she did. After my pedicure, the callous remover thing that was used to slough off my dead foot skin was put right back into the drawer for the next person. For me, the lack of sanitation is concerning and a reason to pay more for peace of mind elsewhere.
Quality: Overall I think the quality is OK, but I don’t like the way that they basically sand down your nails for a shellac/​gel manicure. I’ve gotten gel manicures in many locations, and normally they take more care not to completely destroy your nails. While it looks OK, I know that my nails will be awful when this comes off, because such a course file was used to sand my nails down paper thin before applying the gel. They use UV instead of the safer LED, but again, that’s to be expected in such an inexpensive salon, and wouldn’t be something I’d deduce points for. It’s been a few days and my latest gel manicure from them is holding up, but I’m interested in seeing how long it lasts. Some of the nailpolishes there looked very old and gloppy, but the one used on me was fine.
Price: Super cheap. $ 14 for regular mani-​pedi, $ 30 for gel manicure and a pedicure. As I mentioned, I’d rather pay more for a better experience, but it’s worth noting that these prices are great.
Service: Friendly enough, and fast. Slightly inconsistent– sometimes you get hot towels on your legs during a pedicure, sometimes not– but overall fine.
The time before last they said they were going to stop taking credit cards, but then they accepted my debit card this past time. I’d bring cash to be safe.

I really don’t like giving this place 2 stars but it really is a «Meh, I’ve experienced better» kind of salon.
Service actually deserves 4 stars but overall quality does not (you get what you pay for). It’s your typical Chinese hair salon: lots of handwritten signs (some misspelled), bad lighting, a mixture of staff that spoke English and Chinese, somewhat spacious, and no frills. The part I found most odd was the heavy presence of some biotherm (I don’t remember what it’s called) body therapy ad plastered everywhere. I will give credit to Leon and Simon, who were very friendly and accommodating.
More on the actual coloring experience: While I know they cannot find my exact shade, I was surprised Leon chose a shade of brown that was closer to auburn. I was concerned the red tones would be too prevalent but he assured me that with some time and a few washes, my hair wouldn’t be as saturated with dye. As my previous stylist (shout out to Dennis at Cutting Edge) never steered me wrong, I did not see a reason Leon would. I thought wrong. Though the color came out to be quite pretty, it borders dangerously on the synthetic looking side. It’s more pronounced in photos, where it looks like I have a rose-​gold glow around my head. That’s great if I was going for that look, but I wasn’t. I wanted a warm chestnut brown. Also, the dye left my hair feeling and looking very, very dry which has never happened before, even when I used box dye at home. I’ll just apply a hot oil treatment and hair masks at home to remedy the situation, but I will not return for touch up here.

I have been coming here over 9 years. After so many others… I don’t trust anyone with my hair or nails.
I get my UV Gel, pedicure and hair done… on occasions I get a facial and a massage.
The owners were always good to me.
It does get busy at times especially on the weekends, so there’s a wait. It’s ok, cause us girls know to reserve a half day to be beautified. There’s a reason why it’s always busy here. You wouldn’t want to go to a nail/​hair salon if it’s empty.
The price is always right here.

Picked this location because I needed a hair cut and I was in the area, so why not. I Inquired about the price and it was very reasonable. I went in expecting it to be a simple cut/​trim.
After the wash, I sat in the chair and he asked me how I want my hair to be styled. I just said short and then things got complicated. My stylist wanted exactly how I wanted my hair to be. I was completely clueless ! He took time to explain the situation and how my hair kinda grew parts here and there. If there was something not right, he would spot it.
By the time he was done, everything looked perfect ! Got compliments from the family. I doubt they were pulling my leg about it :)

Made an appt. for this evening with a few others. Rush job, disorganized and one manicurist ran to me to get her tip. Paid for a manucure and manicurist didnt even finish the job. Unprofessional. Never again.

One of the best cheap Asian salons in Bensonhurst. Prices are on point (if anything, cheaper) than the competing salons in the 1 mile radius: $ 5 for a mani, $ 9 for a pedi and they also do hair, spa treatments and waxing.
If you get the owner to work on your hair or nails, you won’t be disappointed. I once got a mani here for $ 5 that lasted 3 weeks! Seriously!
The stylists and nail technicians that work here have been working for the salon for a while… I remember going back to this place in 2003 getting my first highlights done!
Since 2003, the prices and service hasn’t change. However, one qualm I do have about Top Top: sometimes they hire new girls, who don’t really know what they’re doing. If you ever feel that the person working on your nails or hair or whatever isn’t being professional or knows what they’re doing, just say something to the owner and it’ll be fixed.
I guess the reason for the lack of reviews is because this salon isn’t in a very « Unilocal — friendly» area of Brooklyn, oh well.

For those of you who don’t know, Bensonhurst is a great place to go for beauty on a budget. NY’s little secret
Take away the glam
Take away the free cocktails and luxurious oils
Strip out all the pretentious snob, and the monster you created inside yourself.
What you see is what you get!
Here’s what I got:
Hair Color and Highlight
Eyebrow Wax and Tweeze
French Mani/​Pedi
Blow Out and Style
Threw in a 15 minute back rub for FREE !!
How much you ask?
$ 148…seriously!
If you want to get in, and get out, then this is your place. They are very efficient. When I say efficient I don’t mean that they skimp. I felt like they washed and conditioned my hair 6 times.
They make you feel really comfortable and make sure you are getting what you want. My color turned out beautiful!