HairMasters

Andrea and Tracey both do a great job. Andrea gave me a shorter hairstyle that’s perfect, she has done both highlights and lowlights on my hair, I get compliments all the time. I also get my eyebrows done, I have been going here a long time, I like how it is consistent. Very friendly place.

I have been so grateful to find a salon centrally located with reasonable prices and awesome stylists! I have been able to call and be booked same day or next! I have naturally curly hair. It’s difficult to find stylists who can cut my crazy hair! Jay did a wonderful job! Hanna trimmed perfectly. Thanks.

Hannah did a fantastic job on my short, fine hair! She is talented, personable, knowledgeable and generous with her knowledge. If you need a haircut and style, then scope out this salon and this stylist!

Hannah at this location is amazing!
For any woman with short hair, the first trip to a new stylist can be a nerve-​wracking experience — will you get what you asked for, or will you get some horrendous-​looking hacked-​up version of what they think a pixie cut looks like?
When I went to see Hannah, she looked closely at the pictures I showed her, and then asked a lot of questions «Do you want this part wispy or blunt?» «Do you want this part straight or pointed?» «How much texture here?» all before scissors ever touched my hair, and she continued to check in and ask questions throughout the process to make sure we were on the same page about everything. She was also very knowledgeable about how to customize the haircut to look good with my face shape. The end result was an amazing haircut that was exactly what I had been hoping for!
I would strongly encourage any woman looking for someone who can do short hair and do it WELL to go see Hannah — you will be in very good hands with her!

My review is really for Melissa since I haven’t had my haircut by anyone else (and I probably won’t!) Melissa came over from MasterCuts in the Meridian Mall (fyi for those of you who loved her and found she’d left). My first experience with her was over at MasterCuts, but I was lucky to have caught her one of her last days so when I asked for her name, she let me know she was moving to HairMasters.
I usually go to the Douglas J Institute, but as a graduate student, I really don’t have 1.5−2 hours of my life to spend in a hair salon. Luckily, haircuts at HairMasters starts at $ 17, which is perfect! I’m really bad with describing how I want my hair cut, which is another reason why Douglas J Institute was hard– the student stylists rely more on verbal description than pictures. When I first went to Melissa, I was going in for a trim but wanted a slight change in hairstyle. The problem was that I couldn’t describe how I wanted it to look different. Instead, I just showed her a picture. She took one look, asked a few clarifying questions such as length, amount of layers, etc. and literally recreated on my head what I was looking at in the picture! I was super impressed, especially because I love wearing my hair short, but the only people I trusted to cut it short was my aunt and my hair stylist of 6 years our in California. Hence, I went back to her!
The second time I went to Melissa was earlier this week at HairMasters. Again, I just took her two pictures I had found online and asked for a combination of them (one shot of the front, one of the back). She studied the photos, looked at the amount of hair I have and explained how she would replicate the images but change it so that it would be more tailored toward me. She’s really fun to talk to, super friendly but not in the annoying way that some stylists can be. She’s been doing hair for 10 years now, and loves everything from cut to color. Updos are her least favorite, but I have a feeling that if you asked her for a tight, tidy updo, she’d do a fabulous job :)
I spent my first year and half in East Lansing wearing my hair longer partly because I wasn’t willing to gamble $ 25+ on a complete stranger to cut my fine, stick-​straight, Asian hair short. I’m glad I found Melissa, though! I had called last Friday to see if she was working, and she wasn’t — not sure if that’s a weekly thing or if she just was taking that one day off. She took me the same day I called to make an appointment, but it was a few hours after I had called. So if you’re looking for a new stylist, or if you’re like me a year ago and are in desperate need of someone you can trust to take care of your hair, Melissa’s your girl!

The only reason I give this place five stars is for hairdresser JAY! He is awesome, awesome, awesome. Everyone who goes to him once, becomes a regular! Make sure he washes your hair too, you’ll get a «loose your mind» hair massage.