Cindy’s Hair Design

The service here was poor. The manager is busy screaming on the phone while there are customers in the shop. I showed the hair stylist what kind of hair I wanted and he did the exact opposite. I showed him around 10 pictures of the same cut, an A line cut aka a LOB! He also had the nerve to tell me that I was looking at the picture wrong and what he had done was correct. It wasn’t until we had a 15 minute long argument that he realized that he was wrong. I ended up having to pay 28 dollars for his mistake. I highly recommend that no one EVER go to this place.

If Unilocal can give a negative star, I totally would.
This review goes for the man on the far back chair.
Recently, my girlfriend decided to have a haircut. Before the hairstylist started cutting her hair, she showed him pictures and explained to him very clearly what she wanted. The hairstylist should have known exactly what she was looking for after all pictures and directions. I assumed he did because he didnt ask any questions and started to cut her hair. If he was still uncertain, he should have asked her or explained to her this is how he was going to cut it. Just to make sure everything is correct.
If you screw up on a guy’s hair it is totally fine. Our hair grows back very fast. On the other hand, it is very traumatizing to screw up on a girls hair. Should have been extra careful on what the customer actually wanted and for him to style her hair just the way she wanted.
The cut my girlfriend asked for was pretty straight forward and common, ALine cut. Which is shorter in the back and angles to a longer front. Its not something complicated at all. Shorter in the back and gets longer in the front! As you may have guessed, he somehow screwed up and gave the total opposite. He cut the front super short and left the back long. When he was done, he knew he screwed up and didnt even say anything. He just gave him the look that he to know he screwed up… If you know you screw up at least dont *^($ charge for it. He charged the standard price.
I’m sure if this keeps up this place will be out of business soon.

My mom loves Cindy and I have to agree, she definitely knows what she’s doing! You absolutely have to make an appointment with her — almost impossible to get her when you drop in as she’s always fully booked! One of the stylists is Cindy’s brother (younger guy — usually the middle chair) I think, and he also does a great job in my opinion. He’s cut my hair on several occasions and he’s always delivered great work — clean, quick, and exactly what I ask for.
The other one (the older of the two guys with the lips always kind of pursed) is questionable. I’ve sat in his chair twice, (possibly three times) because Cindy and her brother couldn’t fit me in, and I wasn’t too thrilled with the haircut. If there’s a game on TV or a show he’s into, he’ll watch WHILE HE CUTS YOUR HAIR! The last time he cut my hair, I had to remind him to keep his focus. On top of that, the guy does not listen! And yes, he does stop in the middle of the haircut and walks away for a few minutes.
Overall, I love this place. Cindy and her brother are AWESOME, the hostess (possibly their mom, aunt or older sister) is really nice and greets you with a warm smile! Inexpensive for a quality haircut! Make sure you book an appointment with Cindy or her brother — I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THOSE TWO!

Love this place. Have been going here since i was very young and is the few places I trust.

I went to visit my grandmother in the Newark area yesterday to take her out for some fresh air and dinner. She mentioned she really needed a haircut and I could use one too so we started looking for places around the corner from her apartment. We came across Cindy’s Hair Design and were surprised to see that she was open for business on Memorial Day. The place looks decent and Cindy was very nice and attentive. There was a 30 minute wait so we went to bakery next door and afterwards, Cindy took care of us right away. I was impressed at her level of detail and patience in doing my grandmother’s hair as well as mine. My grandmother came out thrilled and said she found a new place close to home. The price was $ 22 per cut which I thought was reasonable. That did not include a wash however she did dry and style our hair. She took the time to ask us questions to make sure we didn’t want additional trimming and then took the time blow off any loose hair and style it. We left very content and plan on returning for our next cut.

This review is for the man there. Cindy was great. The man was so unprofessional and full of attitude. The way he cuts was so lazy! He didn’t even use much of comb but cut so loose and free. He also couldn’t take any suggestions and questions and just left in the middle of the cutting. Without Cindy this place will be out of business no doubt.

Dropped in for a hair cut, the lady did a pretty good job. I can see she is very proficient with various of tools, and pays a lot of attention to details.

Called for an appointment for a haircut and the gentlemen on the phone was pretty rude, He asked me who i would like to see and I explained that I had never been there before,.he then yelled at me «YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE!» yikes, this guys pretty ignorant.

I really hate to give this place any lower than a three, but I have to. Today was my first time coming back after years. Haven’t been here since I moved out to college (2006). When I came back, it was all familiar faces. Nice people and all, but this one particular haircut, it was like the guy didn’t try.
Now I’m not too peculiar with my hair, and my cut isn’t complicated, but you can feel it in his hands that he didn’t care. Strokes were lazy half-​hearted. Then halfway into the haircut he puts everything down and walks away. He’s gone for half a minute and I look around to see where he went. He’s in the corner on his phone, and returns to me a minute later continuing the lazy cut.
I really loved this place as a kid. There are cheaper options out there for my simple plain John haircut that I don’t really need to go back to this place for.

If you are thinking of going to this salon, then please read this review of my experience first.
First my hair was drenched in water. Then my hairstylist started to chop off almost all of my hair with shears. He repeatedly «slap» my head with his hand. When he finally stopped to ask if the length was okay, to which I very emphatically said YES, he ignored me and continued to lop my hair off. Finally he charged me $ 22 for my haircut.

Interesting place. Not sure I would come back as although the guy who did our hair was quite efficient, he did not do what I asks him to do. I had asked him to not make my hair too thin, and he just kept going. Although, it was also a pretty well priced haircut, I also thought he was a bit «whatever» on the details.
Oh well. You get your $ 12 worth here however. They could just do better.

I went to this salon after reading the reviews on Unilocal.I think this is an OK salon, but I will think twice before going there again.

Some positives:
— overall, looks like the people who work here are experienced and generally provide good haircuts
— prices are very reasonable
Some negatives:
— the guy who gave me hair-​cut was very rude. Although he gave a good haircut, when I asked him to change something he showed me quite a bit of attitude and was almost shouting
— they are a little short on cleanliness (e.g., don’t remove hair from the floor as quickly as they should
)
— music playing in the salon was not that great
not a bad place to get a haircut, but I feel that their rude attitude is the reason I will probably not go there again.

the brother used to cut my hair but I sneak to the salon when he’s off now. Cindy’s the only one I have tried that makes me satisfied my look just after the hair is been cut. She gets it done right but I agree she doesn’t have good customer service. She sits you down andd ask what you want and starts cutting your hair. Speaks minimally but I know she gets it done right. $ 25.00 and with a good ti of $ 10…can’t go wrong. Even the dad cuts my daughter’s hair to a bob cut before and oh boys was perfect. They’re Not fluent in English so am I.

Another good haircut!

Just tried calling for a hair appointment and whoever answered the phone was very rude. I ask if Cindy is available and the person pretty much yelled «WHAT DAY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE AN APPT?»
From this point, I changed my mind going there even though I heard good things about Cindy. Whoever answered needs to learn phone manners.

Being new to the area I put my trust into Unilocal once again to find me a great local business. Needless to say, this place was no let down.
I called in, to see if an appointment was needed, but seeing as how I didn’t need a specific barber they said I could just walk in. I ended up getting my hair cut by an older gentlemen, by the looks of it he seems to be the father that another reviewer posted about. Like they said, he doesn’t speak much and when he starts to cut, he is in his own world. I have no problems with that, because there was a language barrier anyway and I just enjoyed the ambiance of the place.
Price is very reasonable ($ 12) and the service was great. I don’t speak anything but English, so there wasn’t much chit chat. Although language may be an issue. these folks are pros and understood exactly what I wanted. Cut my hair quickly and with care, which for $ 12 is hard to come by.
Don’t forget this place is cash only. No worries though because the chinese fresh market is next door and they do cash back. Great excuse to get a cut and some delicious dinner!

Have been taking my daughter here for 2 years and she has had all of the stylist here cut her hair. All do a great job. Cindy is the best, she knows what she is doing.

I don’t know why I didn’t give this a five the first time. Cindy is amazing!

$ 20 for an exceptional haircut?! I called in on a Saturday morning to ask if there were any openings, and there were so I didn’t have to make an appointment. I walked in and was greeted by a young guy who sat me down and asked if I’ve ever been there before. I mentioned that I heard of the place via Unilocal and that they have great reviews. I thought he was going to cut my hair, and I kind of wish he did because he could understand and speak English well. After he sprayed my hair with water, he called over an older guy. I had explained to the stylist that I’ve been wanting to grow out my hair (I’ve had a bob for 2.5 years and it was time to grow out my hair). I said I wanted a trim and get my hair thinned out. He proceeded to say something about my layers. I could not really understand what he said. Sigh… if only I could speak Cantonese.
Anyhow, I walked out with a blunt bob and even layers. Not exactly what I had asked… he had cut off maybe 2 inches or so. I mean, the haircut is beautiful, but my hair was almost hitting my shoulders — it took forrrrever to grow it out to that length! Oh wellz. Growing out a bob is always awkward and hard to maintain. I guess I’ll just stick with this bob for now.
This salon is next door to 99 Ranch Market and so conveniently close, so I’d definitely come back here to maintain my bob (of course, if I decide to not grow out my hair again).
*Cash only!*

Goodness, how could I forget about Unilocaling this place?
This is my go to salon whenever I need a trim/​haircut/​hot-​oil treatment. My hairstylist at this salon is LAM. He’s really nice, patient, and always does an awesome job on my hair! I always go in for my usual trim and he knows exactly what to do. I refuse to go anywhere else because I walk out of here happy every time and if something’s not broken, why fix it right?
The last time I was in, I also asked for a hot oil treatment. He made sure that I wasn’t going anywhere right after the treatment because he wanted to keep my hair a bit damp in order to help keep the oil locked in. He says that if he completely blow-​drys my hair, all the oil would evaporate and it would be a waste.
I’m very picky with my hair and it took me a long time to finally find a hairstylist I was happy with. I’ve been going here for about 4 years now and will continue to do so.
Ask for Lam… He’s great!