M.C. Art Salon

First time customer and the whole experience was fantastic. I called and was able to get a last minute appointment with Esther.
I described to her that I don’t like clippers, short cut is okay and don’t like a style that make my face look chubby. She did it and I am so glad I went to her.
Pricing? Very affordable.
Yes, I definitely would go back again!

Esther is amazing!!! She does such a great job!!! Months later my highlights looked great!!! Thank you!!!

I have been going to Esther for years. She definitely knows what she is doing & I feel comfortable changing up my hair color and/​or style depending on my mood. I’ve done a digital perm, changed my color, highlights, length, bangs/​no bangs, you name it — and she makes it look very flattering. She is personable and easy to talk to, especially if you are the only client. She really takes the time with each client and never makes you feel like she is rushed. I will continue to recommend all my friends! Thank you Esther!

I had such an amazing experience at this salon! Esther is incredible! The day before I came here, I got my hair done at a salon I usually go to but wasn’t too happy with my results. The next morning I realllyyyy wasn’t happy so I asked my friend (who’s hair always looks amazing ;)) where she goes and I thought I would give it a go. I was so happy that I did! It’s so close to me too. Esther knew exactly the direction I wanted to go with my hair and re-​did it for me in a way she recommended would go well with my skin tone. She took the brownish-​grey green (ew) out of my hair and brightened it up so well with more blonde. She was so patient and so nice! I have never had a hairstylist that was so easy to talk to as she was. If you think she charges too much, your crazy. It’s the hard work that goes into creating beautiful hair! I would rather be charged the right price and LOOOVEEE my hair, rather than pay too little and have to re-​do it like I did. I’m definitely going back and referring my friends and family to her. Thank you Esther!!!

I came in for a cut and color that was well overdue. I had no idea what I really wanted. I had various pictures and Esther was very strategic at asking the correct questions to best fit my personal style. She was also kind enough to give me recommendations about which hair color dyes I should purchase in the future since my hair was so damaged from box hair coloring.
She worked wonders on my hair. I love it so much! I’m never going to use at-​home hair dyes again.

This woman is very rude very rude ! I came in to get a full color. She wanted to charge me $ 100 dollars! I have came here before and she has never charged me that much! I explained to her I wanted to do a toner instead and she said it would be the same price! I get my hair done every few months and I go to very high end salons and i came here because she was close by and I needed something quick .I know that a toner does not cost that much especially at a dirty salon like this. Once I explained to her that I wanted her to tell me the difference she said. «I refuse to give you service, you are asking too many questions, you don’t have a beauty license I do» and yells at me to leave I told her calmly to calm
Down and that she was being rude but she continued to yell all while she had a customer! I go to my car and she follows me out to take down my license plate number and starts pounding on my window and I told her to please leave before I call the cops. I’m sorry Unilocalers but do not go here. She’s is not good and she uses Loreal hair box color! Her salon is very small and dark. She wants to charge high end prices with dirty cheap box colors, no no no !

Esther is nice. The other chick working there (not sure of her name) is not friendly at all. I was gonna get hair cut but it’s too hot in the salon… not comfortable. Needs AC or leave door open u know… Hair Salons get so hot!

Always happy with my haircuts here! Esther is so nice and friendly and very skilled at what she does. Her recommendations never fail and my hair comes out looking even better than I imagined! She even throws in extra advice for upholding the stylish looks, going above and beyond the average hair stylists. The prices are very fair and affordable for the quality too.
I’ve always had issues with other salons with my «drastic» cuts from long to short hair, but never with Esther. She always delivers and knows how to make it look good!

I been looking everywhere to find a great hairstylist who would understand my hair and what i wanted to achieve, thats when i found Esther! She did my hair perfectly, and i love the results. It looks very natural and i would recommend everyone to go to Esther if you want to get highlights done or balayage!

I’ve trusted my hair to Esther since 2006, and convinced my husband to as well. Her prices are super reasonable. She knows how to work with my thick, coarse hair & I’ve even gotten drastic cuts, perms, color, highlights, & an updo. Honestly, I don’t think highlights are her forte, but everything else gets thumbs up. She’s great with walk-​ins, but it’s best to schedule an appointment over the phone.

Esther deserves the best of the best reviews, especially for staying open an hour past closing to finish my straight perm. Even when she could have cut corners to hurry up the process, she didn’t– and she still provided much better service than every other salon I go to that overcharge me for a speedy haircut. You definitely won’t be disappointed here. She even told me that if I wasn’t satisfied with my perm, I could come back within 30 days to do a touch-​up.
Esther is such a down to earth person with an obvious goal to make her clients happy. She is very friendly, helpful, and hardworking. Don’t listen to any reviews that say otherwise. She even helped me on the phone when my GPS lead me to the wrong place! Haha.
I have found my new favorite hair salon. It’s inexpensive, clean, comforting, and an overall great experience. My hair hasn’t been this pretty in years. Thank you so much Esther!

Was able to get a last minute appointment with Esther while I was out doing errands. Luckily I got in on a quiet day but Esther was really nice and friendly. She knew what kind of layers I needed and was very affordable. Great experience and would go back again!

Been several months since I’ve been here. Just been so busy and attending another hairstylist. After a couple of visits it was obvious I needed to come back. So glad I did. The other place was good but not the same. I missed coming here and catching up with Esther. She did a great job on my hair.

To start this lengthy review, I specifically wanted a digital perm. I had one done in 2009 and it was AMAZING. My stick straight, thick, heavy, coarse, long hair remained very curly well over year. (It stayed curly until I cut the curly/​permed areas off.) Perhaps that was the anomaly. I honestly don’t know. But that digital perm lasted well over a year. Did it relax some? Yes, but any passerby could always see that I had «curly» hair.
Fast forward to 2014. I really really wanted curly hair again. It’s so fun, so easy, just tie it back in a pony tail and it looks effortlessly cute because of the curly «tail»
I searched Unilocal and found this place, which is conveniently close to me, too. I called around to a couple of different salons. Due to my strange work schedule: I work at a popular retail store, so always work weekends and my shifts change day to day, week by week, I knew it would be difficult finding a salon who could accommodate me. Luckily (or unluckily), Esther was able to. Perhaps her open availability should have clued me in (versus the other salons and stylists that had more and more successful reviews specifically for a digi perm– they were more booked up).
I hate looking Asian. I am Asian, so it’s unavoidable. But some of you will know what I mean. Some hair cuts, some clothing styles, just SCREAM Asian. And I swear, digi perms + layers usually screams Asian to me. So I did NOT want layers. Of course, I go in and Esther STRONGLY advises me to allow her to give me layers. I express my concerns, I show her on my phone photos of layered digi perms that I do NOT want to look like. Still, I trusted her since she’s the expert. And you guessed it. I feel like I walked out looking like an Asian cocker spaniel because of the layers.
I was a little taken aback. With my first digi perm, no stinky perm solution/​chemicals were used, but Esther used them. Fine, okay. Also, the first time, it was wicked wicked hot. Like, «whoa, be careful, youz gon’ burn my scalp off» hot but w/​Esther, it wasn’t even as warm as those old school bubble air dryers. I’ve felt hotter hand held hair dryers. Still, I figured she knew what she was doing.
As an aside, just like Anne L. from Fullerton wrote in her review, there was no assistant around, and Esther herself did everything for me and she also thoroughly doused my back. Brr. Chilly and uncomfortable when you’re sitting still for another 1 – 2 hours.
Still, at the end of my visit, yes, my hair was curly, but no where near as curly as it was in the past. Despite my reservations, I just was hoping for the best and hoped that it might magically get curlier. Even though, all common sense and logic would say otherwise. Sure enough, within two weeks, my hair would only appear curly if SOAKING wet. No combination of hair styling product, no fancy overpriced hair diffuser (that I also purchased from Esther) would hold my curls for longer than 2 hours.
I’ll attach a photo from that very first afternoon and one from today– 3 months later, but truly, my hair has been this «flat» for months. I literally can get my hair more curly by tying it in buns while still wet with virgin/​non-​permed hair than with this $ 200 digital perm. (The $ 200 included a surcharge for the layered cut I disliked and didn’t want in the first place, the $ 15 diffuser, and a very healthy tip.)
To Esther’s credit, when I called much later (because again, of my working in retail, I basically had NO time from late October, when I got the perm until now after Super Bowl Sunday to actually see a stylist), she told me to come in so she could see it in person. She basically said it was looking «good» and that since it was so much later, she couldn’t do anything for me. She halfheartedly «offered» a trim, but since my last cut from her was so stellar, I declined. That’s fair. Even if I don’t like that. Fine, maybe I should have simply called in to work, I should have found someone to give up my shift to, losing more money, to go and have her re-​perm my hair that second week after the perm was first done. So that’s my bad. I guess. Shrug.
But, I still wanted to write this review because I don’t want someone else to be in my position. Basically, maybe, just maybe, Esther’s right for you. But word to the wise, most successful stylists are booked solidly. Open availability usually means something. And if you have the SLIGHTEST dissatisfaction w/​your service, be sure to let her know. Immediately. Or you know. Ask just someone who has awesome looking hair where they got theirs done and save yourself the trouble and go there.
I’m now resigned to look for another place and shell out another $ 200 only 3 months after having gotten my perm.

I am so glad that I found this place! Esther is an amazing hairstylist who trained and previously worked at both Carlton’s and Toni&Guy. Both of those salons are extremely expensive and go through great lengths to train their stylists. I’ve tried both of those salons before and while I did like my haircuts it was just too expensive.
Esther is very friendly and clearly knows what she is doing. She took the time to go over the type of hairstyle I wanted and gave recommendations for how to achieve that look. I couldn’t have been happier with the haircut I received and will definitely be going here from now on.

Wanted to write an update because it’s been 2 and a half years since my last review and the hubs and I are still coming here exclusively for our hair cuts.
Esther is great, always friendly and welcoming. She knows what we like, and we invariably leave with great cuts that still look good the next day (and the next, and the next) when we have to style it ourselves. which is a big deal for me, cuz I totally suck at hair maintenance.
The prices have changed a little bit over the last 2 years, but at $ 15 for guys, $ 25 for girls’ short hair and $ 30 for medium length hair, it’s still a pittance compared to the amount you normally pay for a quality salon hair cut. The places I went to before charged upwards of $ 45 for mens cuts and $ 70 for the ladies

For a somewhat obscure personal reason, I suppose it’s only fitting that Mc Art Salon is the subject of my first Unilocal review.
Having remained loyal to my former stylist for years, I admit to having lusted in my heart for the perfect haircut. What can I say? My old stylist just didn’t cut it.
And so, off to Unilocal I went, in search of that ever-​important review pointing me in the direction of a new stylist who could give me that «Hipster Executive» look I’ve wanted.
Esther delivered, I’m happy to report – on all fronts. She expertly scissored her way to the finish, leaving me with the look I’ve always wanted.
She’s since hooked me up with summer highlights as well as the occasional dye job to get rid of my grey.
Forget about the whiners – Esther’s the real deal!

I’ve been going to Esther for cuts for about a year now. I’m always changing it up so today I decided to Go Blonde or Go Home!
Esther did a fantastic job! She uses great product to help achieve great results. And she knows how to do blonde!
I am so glad I found her on Unilocal.I will alway go to her.

I’ve been coming to see Esther for the past year in a half since we moved to this area. I found her through the great Unilocal ratings and have been satisfied with my haircuts every time. She has been trained through Toni & Guy and used to work at one of their salons, but eventually opened up her own place. She charges very reasonable prices for stylish haircuts that are up to date.
This is not your typical Asian hair salon where you tell them you want an inch off and then you’re missing 4 inches. I’ve always had the length of hair I wanted, bangs included. Sometimes I just ask her to give me a new do because I trust her with my hair! Like what some other Unilocalers have mentioned, Esther takes the time to listen and asks questions to ensure you are getting the haircut you want. If you have a photo of a haircut you like, she’ll be honest with you and tell you whether or not you can achieve the same look with you hair type or face shape.
I just went in today to get a digital perm with some of my girl friends (plus our babies!) because we have heard about how it is less damaging to the hair shaft and also gives you more of the wavy, tousled look. Basically, this ain’t yo mama’s perm! I had no idea how it would turn out with my hair, but Esther guided us step by step and assured us it would look great. In the end, the results were fantastic and we were all very satisfied with our hair. She uses a modern heated roller technology that is much less damaging than the first wave of digital perms. My hair still feels healthy, which is very different than the past body perms I’ve received. I’ve posted a photo so for those of you who are interested in getting a digital perm, hopefully the photo helps you visualize what it might look like!
*Note: It’s normally curlier at first, but settles in within a week, sort of like a traditional perm.
Oh, and if you have children that are coming with you, go on a weekday when there are less people. Esther enjoyed seeing the babies and we had a ball at the salon today with our snacks, drinks and everything, it was pretty much an all-​afternoon hangout.
All in all, I’ve recommended many of my friends to Esther and they were all very happy with their haircuts/​perms. As long as I’m living in SoCal, I’ll be coming to see Esther to get my hair did!

A lot of the reviews say that you need to give Esther time to get to know your hair and she’ll improve a lot and become your ultimate dream stylist.
… and that’s why I went to her no less than 4 times and I think I can say she made my hair look worse every time. Lol but alas, I kept going back because of the good reviews and hope that eventually I would’ve found my go to haircut place. Sadly this was not the case.
Esther is very nice and yeah probably has a lot of experience and all that but she just didn’t give me the haircut I wanted, any of those times. Especially my bangs, they were always ridiculously cut! Especially the last time, she did my bangs last and she was on the phone chatting away while she cut them. She cut them pretty much in the middle of my forehead. I wanted them at my eyebrows –_​– I only had a vegas trip coming up in three weeks, no biggie. Bangs in the middle of my forehead brings all the boys to my yard –_​– whoo
Yeah I probably shouldn’t have kept going back but when I first started going there the price was only $ 25! For a supposedly stylish with lots of experience. She told me back in Newport she charged $ 50 for a haircut. My last time there was a good six months ago and that was $ 30 for the haircut. Though I think I deserved a refund for it. Anyhow she’s not completely horrible and maybeeee it’s just my hair or face shape she’s not used to or something but just not for me!