Sub-Image Beauty Salon

Walk-​in because my original salon didn’t have the color I wanted. My original stylist from another salon told me honestly that he couldn’t achieve the color I wanted which was an emerald GREEN with the products at the salon at the time. So I looked for another salon in the area and I found sub image. Showed them a picture of the color I wanted. My hair was almost white due to the number of times I had bleached it so any color would’ve come out vibrantly on such a light base. The hairstylist at sub image who I won’t name said ok no problem. After doing two test strands I said ok although I could clearly see blue hues in the color. Three times I told him, I don’t want blue, I don’t want blue green, and I even showed him a picture of teal hair and specifically said I do NOT want this color. I saw the hair dye and it was a teal hue so I let him continue because some dyes come out differently after being washed. I trusted him since I told him three times that I did not want any blue color. It came out, you guessed it, TEAL. I was infuriated because it’s hard to get this color out again and my hair is already so damaged from previous bleach. Now I have to get it color corrected with bleach AGAIN for the color I want. Obviously not here though! I believe this stylist knew the desired color could not be achieved but still went ahead with the process just for the business. Horrible service who don’t understand or care for their customers and only care about taking their money. Never coming again.

I’ve been going to this salon since it first opened. It was an easy commute as I lived in Queens at the time. I’ve recently moved to Jersey and I have yet to find a salon close enough to do what Sub-​Image can do. My go-​to person has always been Wai. I always go to him for a trim. Not only does he listen to you but also he is very patient. He takes his time and his techniques are superb.

I have been coming here to style my hair for the past 4 years. I’ve come here alone, with friends, with family, and every time I walked out feeling proud of what Mandy had done to my hair! I am so glad I chose Mandy to be my stylist 4 years ago. She’s got this great persona — down to earth, professional, yet always quick with hands. Communication with her has always been effortless. As soon as I describe what I want, she nods and makes it happen. Specially, I have been perming my hair to get big wavy curls for the past 4 years. A lot of my friends compliment on my hair even 6 months after the initial styling, and that’s when I know Mandy uses the quality products to make sure the waves hold for a long time! Every time, it looks very natural even right after the appointment. I highly recommend Mandy to everyone, and especially girls who desire long, wavy and natural curls.

It was my very first time at Sub-​Image! I came in at the very last minute on a Monday night and the staff was super friendly and welcoming. They took care of my coat and always had a smile on their face. Let me first start with the hair wash– AMAZING. I’ve never had anyone massage my scalp for so long, he worked with my hair so gently and never once pulled or hurt me. It was endless. I have very very very long hair and he just handled everything with the outmost care. My stylist– Ken, is like a master stylist. He was so professional with me, he took his time to get each and every single strand of hair just right. He was up and down from his chair, kneeling and crouching just to have the best angles and sharpness. Not only was he so professional, but extremely nice and sweet. He almost made me fall asleep! It was just such a great experience over all! I’m definitely going to come back for the Japanese perm next month! Not only that, but I’m going to let my family in on the quality and expertise of the staff at Sub-​Image! Thank you Ken! See you soon!

Hair stylist Mandy, highly recommended, very patient and with fantastic technique! You don’t want to miss that stylist.

I am so fucking mad
I asked for a natural black purple look because i wanted a subtle FUCKING color.
What do i end up with. I end up with a bright ass blue hair like i came out of a fucking animé
I spent 7 hours in the salon, they ruined the texture of my hair, not only NOT giving me what i want, but making me extremely late for my destination.
I’m too embarrassed to even leave my house and extremely disgusted and frustrated at my new hair
I SPECIFICALLY told them that i had work and bright colors are not allowed at work.
«OH YEAH GREAT, WE WON’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING YOU ASK FOR. I GUESS YOU’RE NOT GONNA GO TO WORK TOMORROW BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE BRIGHT FUCKING BLUE HAIR»
what the Fuck
I ask for black purple hair
I end up with bright blue
I ASKED FOR SUBTLE
THEY GIVE ME VIVID
I WILL NOT COME BACK EVER AGAIN

Really love the color Mandy recommended me! My preference is to color the purplish, however, my hair is not strong enough to be white and then color. Fortunately, Mandy is an experienced hair designer and gave me the proper suggestion of purplish red color.

THIS REVIEW IS SPECIFICALLY ON MANDY.
I’ve been holding off making this review for some time now. Partially because I didn’t know how I should feel about the whole experience.
My hair is naturally black but I had dyed it light brown with a blonde ombré a couple months prior to my visit. I wanted to go back to a darker color so I stopped in Sub Image on a Sunday afternoon. This wasn’t my first time at Sub-​Image. I’ve colored my hair here before and was very happy with the results. However, this was the first time Mandy was in charge of my coloring. I told her in the beginning that I wanted a warm orange based color, which she agreed would look nice.
The final outcome of my hair was not the warm orange we agreed on but a dark red. It was very very obvious that it red. I literally asked another worker what he thought about my hair and he said that it was a nice red color on me. Not going to lie, I liked the red as well. However, when I brought up to Mandy that my hair was red, she insisted it was orange. LOL, does she think I’m colored blind or something?
The funniest part, was when another hairdresser (who has previously cut my hair before) was walking by, I noticed he had a similar hair color to my newly dyed hair. I joked that we have the same red color now. Mandy stepped in and said «no it’s orange», then glared at the guy to not make a comment.
Then, she kept pushing for me to get a cut. I had just trimmed my hair 2 weeks ago so I wasn’t in a need of one. She ended up going ahead with it anyways, cutting less than a quarter inch off my hair.
She charged me full price for the color and the haircut. It just irritated me that even after she messed up my hair color, she kept trying to insist she was correct and THEN sell me a hair cut i didn’t need. I paid for the bill without complaint because the hair color wasn’t bad. I even tipped her pretty well because she did need to spend some time to even out the ombré.
However, I dont understand how everyone on Unilocal likes Mandy. She has the worst attitude out of everyone I’ve worked with there. I came into Sub-​Image 2 months later with my sister, we made eye contact, I smiled at her and she continued to give her normal stank face.
Stay away from Mandy.

I’ve been to a few places and no one cuts my hair the way I like. I Unilocaled this salon because I live in Flushing, walked in and they sat me down with a girl named Tino. I showed a picture of the haircut I wanted and she nailed it! My hair looks amazing! She’s my new hairstylist!!! I have pin straight hair and not a lot of people can cut it correctly. She knows what she’s doing! I recommend this salon.

I’ve been coming here to get my hair cut for the last 2 years now. Look for Tino when you come here. She’s a skilled stylist and super sweet. Love her! Anyway, don’t come here to get your hair colored. The color fades away quickly. When I took a shower, the color started to come off. I went back to the salon and complained and they said that it’s normal for the color to come off. Anyway, it’s a waste of money to get your hair colored here. A haircut would be a better deal.

Love love love my hair done by Mandy!!!
My first time at Sub Image and it won’t be the last! She is like a magician with the hair… Especially mine!
She highlighted my hair to a very beautiful light green as an end result but advised that it will change to an even more beautiful color after 5 hair washes. I can’t wait to see it but. I am also really in love with this color at the moment. Excited and really happy with the results!

Overall, I had a good experience at Sub-​Image with V. He was personable and was able to replicate a picture that I had showed him. He had some good recommendations to manage my thick hair, and it was clear he really wanted to give me what I wanted. The only thing is that he was 20 minutes late to my appointment (I was the first customer, and therefore the lateness was not due to other hang-​ups), and there was no mention, no apology. The blow dry job at the end was a little sloppy as well, as I’m used to a more thorough blowout afterwards.

My friends and I are loyal followers of Eco, who is a hair stylist here. He is friendly, listens to what you want and will give you advice on how to treat and care you hair. Plus he is the best at hair cuts and blowouts. Eco is popular, so make sure you have an appointment. Even so, you might have to wait a little bit but there are plenty of magazines to keep you company. I’ve been here on the weekends and weekdays, both times are busy. I also love the shampoo and conditioner that one of the ladies does to your hair since they give you a massage as well. I could stay there for hours if they let me. Oh yeah, Eco speaks English which is super super plus for me.

I’ve come here twice to dye my hair. First time– I asked for Ariana grande cupcake red and i even suggested color blends but they didn’t listen. Instead, I got this hideous dull shade of red. I re-​dyed my hair the next week myself and got the shade I wanted. I paid over 150 $ for something I had to redo.
Second time– I asked for a bayalage and again suggested color options because I expressed greatly that I did not want my hair to come out orange. My colorist didn’t listen and he said he knew what he was doing and mixed his own color. My hair was bleached to the point where I was in pain. The end result didn’t look like he did anything to my hair. He told me after several washes it would be the color I wanted. After 2 weeks, my hair was bright orange and yellow :’(paid almost 300 $ for this. Had to immediately redye it myself.
2 stars only because my colorist was very patient and took his time, but regardless… Did a bad job.

I’ve been coming here for over two years now–
How do I even explain how much I love Mandy. She always spends time and care on her clients and takes into account what your opinions are, while also providing her feedback on what would look best. I asked around three salons in Manhattan which gave me quotes for about $ 300-​$ 400 to achieve what I get done here for about a third/​half the price. Here are the last two updates to my hair:
Left: (¹²⁄₂₀₁₄) Violet/​slate grey with a buzz cut which gradually washed out to a light grey, then platinum blond, which all looked lovely. (Color: Jenny)
Right: (⁰³⁄₂₀₁₅) Auburn/​chestnut brown soft asymmetrical bob with what grew out from my buzz cut. It’s a slight ombré and appears oddly natural. (Color & cut: Mandy)
I should also mention that as long as you use quality conditioner and a few nice blow dry serums that your hair does not frizz out even with the same-​day bleaching process. My hair returned to its natural texture/​softness within about a week or two!

ECO is the BEST stylist I have yet to encounter. I’ve been going to Eco now for as long as I can remember and have yet to be disappointed. He takes the time to assess your hair and styles it according to your facial features rather than just diving in and applying the same style/​cut on everyone. He’s friendly, honest and works magic!
I’ve been to many stylists prior to Eco and I can say with confidence that you won’t be disappointed. The salon itself is well-​kept and very trendy. I’ve never had to wait absurdly long with an appointment so be sure to make yours today!

I went two weeks ago to dye my hair. Nicole did a terrible job because she simply did not listen to what I wanted. I gave her a photo and said «like this but a little more natural and darker.» It was a photo that was reddish purple but my hair came out bluish purple and way too bright. Not only did she rush me when I tried explaining what I wanted, but afterwards, she said that the hair would change colors to the shade I wanted after a few washes. It went more blue than red: totally opposite so clearly she lied to get me out asap. On top of that, she messed up the dye job. I had blonde bleached bits (pretty wide) next to my roots so that as my hair grows, it’d be black (natural color), blonde (bleached part that obviously should’ve been dyed), and purple.
I went back to get it fixed and she was rude to me once again. Even raised her voice a little. Finally, switched to another stylist who agreed to fix the roots for me free. He was great but it still means that I spent almost $ 300 for a color that I did not ask for. The salon even fought back and tried to charge me $ 50 for the product to fix their own screwup. Nope. Ridiculous and a waste of time to have to go back in the first place.

I’ve been going to Sub-​Image since 2008.
The story starts in 2008 when my friend David and I were in search of a place that could do stylish Asian haircuts without charging over $ 30. After doing weeks of Unilocal research we found Sub-​Image. David was the first to go. He had Franky cut his hair. 2 days later I went in with no appointment and was directed to V. My life has since changed! V has been cutting my hair for 7 years now…
I referred several of my friends here and we’re all long time customers now. Most of the hair stylist are good, I think you only have to beware of the newer ones because the ones who have been there for years know exactly what to do. If you trust them and let them do whatever they want they can basically give you a make over. Even though your appointment should last approximately 1 hour, give yourself at least an hour and a half, since appointments run late because the stylist really do take their time and make sure they get it right in 1 shot. Additionally they’re sometimes double or triple booked, for instance doing a perm, dying someone’s hair and cutting another. Also, if you need anything fixed they will usually fix it within a 2 weeks of your appointment.
The assistants on the other hand, I would have to say they’re ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ in terms of good and bad. Some of them give you the laziest hair washing ever, for instance 2 haircuts ago my shirt was went, my entire face was wet after the hair washing. In general the female assistants do a better job than the male ones…
Make sure you make an appointment beforehand, especially if you are going in on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Also helps if you work with the same stylist. I had a 6 pm appointment on a Friday once and I showed up 20 minutes late. V was accommodating enough to still cut my hair, but I bumped his 7pm appointment out. Sometimes it pays to be loyal. :)

So my hair stylist was V and my shampoo lady was Jessica. I went in at 1PM on a Saturday and left at 8PM. Got a haircut and colored Pink ombré.
Now I LOVE the hair! I only have shoulder length hair. I’m asian with black hair that was previously dyed to brown and grew out like 3 inches so I was worry about getting ombré and still make it look good. But it was lovely. They dyed it a dark red first to get an even tone and then dyed it again to get the ombré effect and then dyed it again for pink.
Jessica washed my hair 5 times!
Wash hair — Jessica
Cut hair — V
Dye hair dark red — Jessica with V’s instruction
wash hair — Jessica
Dry hair — Jessica
Dye hair second time — Jessica and V
wash hair — Jessica
Dye hair pink — Jessica
Hair treatment — Jessica
Dry hair — Jessica and V
Final touch ups — V
I was sooo confuse on how to tip… Cause Jessica did so much work! I can’t tip her like I usually tip the shampoo lady., V was very nice but he is so busy he left me with Jessica most of the time
Anyways they were both very friendly and nice. The only reason why it’s only 4 stars was because it costed $ 288 ($ 253 for color And $ 35 for hair cut, for shoulder length hair!!!)

This review is specifically about the stylist Tino:
My usual stylist is Jenny but she wasn’t there on Tuesday so I was given Tino to cut my hair. She asked me what I wanted, which was: long layers, no blunt ends, U shaped. She seemed to know what I wanted, but I definitely did not get what I asked for.
Although her blowouts are superb, I would definitely not come back to Tino for a haircut. I payed $ 50 for an uneven, butchered hair cut. Seriously, you guys be the judge. It’s horrid. I don’t even want to go back in there to get it fixed because I’m scared it’ll just get worse.