Bon-Bon Salon And Spa

Don’t walk, RUN!!!
I was dying to try to find a good colorist to color and highlight just my roots. I saw a few good reviews of this place about Milla.
I told her about the great reviews, she said they don’t want to advertise on Unilocal because there was fake bad reviews about their business posted by competitors in the area. Now I am wondering if the good reviews are fake.
I was 10 min late but she was having a client anyway. I did call to make sure it’s still ok to come in. The whole process was rushed. Milla was pulling and crumbling with my highlights. She was very rough and it was all the way uncomfortable and certain times painful having my hair pulled. And while they was putting foil on the hair close to my ear, she basically flipped the foil ON MY FACE and use my face as the foundation so she can put pressure on my hair. And i felt the brush ran over my eyeballs. I don’t know about you but I have been dyeing my hair for 10+ years and NO ONE has ever done that to me. While dyeing was in process, she dropped dye on my sleeves. And she said you should put your arms under your cape. It’s not my fault you drop dye on me. Am I suppose to sit like a zombie and not be able to use my arm to hold my book?
She got another client while my hair was under the heat. When the heat timer went off, I sat there for another 10 min before someone took me for wash. Milla then again used her rough pressure to pull those foils off my head. Then the guy started rinsing my hair with COLD water. He has the gut to ask if the water was ok. I said the water is cold. Then he turned it a little warmer. While being wash, dye or shampoo spilled over my face, my sleeves (see the pictures I posted). And that guy was rough as hell. I don’t know what the other Unilocalers were talking about this guy massage your head. If a massage feels like your head being wrestle like a ball rather than a human being then sure, it’s a damn massage. Again, the whole process was very rushed, he grabbed and pulled my hair like there’s no tomorrow.
Then Milla or the guy (I closed my guys so my eyeballs won’t get jabbed) put something on my hair and I have to sit under the heater again. Same episode repeat, the heat was done and I was left alone. When the guy rinsed me again with cold water, he asked me, is the water ok? I wanted to say it was cold before and it was not ok. Why do you think it is OK? I didn’t even bother at that point. I just want this painful pulling and being roughed around to be done with. And just like you being in a restaurant, you do not want to say anything until they bring you all the food. I don’t want my hair color to get messed up.
Finally, Milla blow-​dried my hair. With her in a hurry and the rough pulling, she dropped the big-​ass comb on my arm and then it reached the floor. She picked up a new one and kept going. No apologies at all.
You may wonder, why 2-​star instead of 1. I always strive to be fair. The color looks really nice. But it definitely DOES NOT WORTH the pain I went through.
If they treat every customers like they treated me, they will get only one-​off businesses. Good luck!

Great place to have hair done in this location. Clean and professional customer service. Definitely recommend to anyone who wants to have natural highlights

I was working in this area and literally bumped into this salon’s location when getting off the express bus (and their other location on Lexington, as I work almost next door). But on 3^rd they offer coupons you can use so I will always try to save a few bucks when I can b/​c they aren’t a cheap salon.
I was in great need of coloring my gray roots again, I wanted highlights done (since the last time I tried getting them you couldn’t see them) and I needed a styled haircut too. I opted to start with the coloring and highlights to see how that would go first and pay for that using their coupons b/​c I was told how much it would cost – for a one-​process and full-​head of highlights it’s over $ 200. So my plan was if I liked my stylist I’d go back for a haircut in a few weeks.
I asked for Milla, after reading mostly favorable reviews about her expertise at coloring and cuts so I had to find out for myself. I went on a busy Friday afternoon but they took me right away as I was on time. I was offered water to drink (I think it was too early for their «happy hour» drinks.) Milla was nice, personable and we chatted about many things, all the while she was very focused on my hair and what her vision was for it. I showed her photos of women with highlights like I wanted and she understood and agreed. She’s also experienced and opinionated so she’s running the show which I liked and she seems to know what she’s doing and how my hair should look at its best. I’m a dark-​haired brunette who wanted thin, gold highlights throughout that would show.
It got busy enough that she even had the shampoo guy help her put the foil highlights on my hair b/​c it was taking a while. BTW, the other reviewers are right, the shampoo guy does give your head a massage as he washes/​conditions your hair and he helps out the other stylists when needed. Milla even glazed my hair at one point which was included in the total price so I didn’t ask, she said it should be glazed and so I let her do her thing.
If I have to nit pick, while I was baking under their hair dyer with the foiled highlights, their seats are a little uncomfortable b/​c there’s just a bench that you share with others and I didn’t have my glasses on in advance so I couldn’t put them on and I felt like I couldn’t move my head really while I was trying to keep it under the dryer. I was also ignored for ½ an hour while Milla was running around, busy with other clients but they were very busy so I understand and next time I’d be more prepared for that.
About two hours later, I was ready to have it blow dried so I wouldn’t go out with wet hair so Milla blow dried it (that was included in the price) and I couldn’t get over it! OMG, I thought I was wearing a wig, it looked so beautiful and interesting! She put a lot of thin gold highlights in and it looked «glazed», the gray was covered with a dark brown, trying to blend everything all the while. I just loved it and the first few days at home, people were in absolute awe over it so I recommend Milla at Bön Bön salon over and over again. It isn’t cheap for me so I wouldn’t get this done often but the highlights will last a while. And now that I have highlights, I will want them in my hair for years to come. Milla is very skilled and knowledgeable so I’m a fan, thanks so much Milla! And I will be going to her to get my haircut too in a few weeks. See my haircut review that I did have done a few weeks later.
This is an updated review… I went back to Milla for a haircut & blow dry a month after getting my hair colored with the full highlights. I was her first appt when they opened and I was early so I was going to come back when they opened but Milla was there and said we could get started right away.
I had to remind her about me and my hair since she had only worked on my hair once and a month ago so we talked about how my gray roots are coming in already though the highlights still were going strong. I told her I wanted a basic trim of my grown-​out layered bob with trimmed bangs so she did what I asked for. The rest of the staff wasn’t there yet so she ended up washing my hair too.
Unfortunately when I came that day she was sick and still getting over a cold so her voice was hoarse and she didn’t feel well so she wasn’t too talkative which is very understandable. I was hoping she wouldn’t feel too sick to still give me a good haircut.
She was very skilled, fast and focused. When it came to blow drying my hair, she blew it dry straight and then looked to make sure the cut was even which I appreciated so she didn’t seem to rush either. It seemed to look good by the time she was done, especially with the highlights. I was done in 45 minutes. A few days later I took a good look at the cut and my only complaint is I wish she had layered it a little more in the length and in the crown but the bangs look good. I highly recommend Milla for all services.

I come here every time to get my highlights done by Milla! She’s incredible and is the queen of blonde. I would never go anywhere else, great color every time. And even on the rare occasion that I get a haircut, she does an incredible job and listens to exactly what I want!

I’ve since went back to get my hair tweaked by Milla and I think with a good amount of pictures and communication it is possible to get what one is looking for but I myself am looking for a slightly more modern look and found it frustrating to explain what I want and don’t like again and again. I’d say come in and keep it simple and there is a good chance you will leave satisfied.

Everyone here gives great blowouts! This is my go-​to salon for a quick, lasting blowout.

THE WORST WAX OF MY LIFE!
I just got home from a traumatizing experience that I just had with JULIA. I went in for a Brazilian wax but I swear and not to be rude or gross but my southern region like like a massacre. I’ve never felt so much pain after a wax and I’ve never had my skin ripped off this much & I’ve been having waxes done for quite some years. The last and worst part of it all was her stripping off part of my «privates» instead of just the skin… This is when I thought oh my gosh I may need reconstructive surgery! It was that bad and I spent a long time in their bathroom afterwards (unsuccessfully) trying to wash off all the wax and talc that JULIA left on me. So unprofessional.
To say the least I was going to leave a tip because I felt pressured and it is customary but I ended up not doing so because there is no way in this world that she deserved a tip. A tip is when you do a good job and this was the worst thing that could’ve happened to me because as a technician you need to be careful with vaginas! I feel so horrible that I was actually thinking of suing because I honestly don’t think that Julia has a license to do this and if she does then it should be revoked.
I’m in so much pain now and I just urge you girls to take your business elsewhere. I came here using a Lifebooker deal and I will also be contacting them about this issue… And FYI it’s boxed wine so it really isn’t worth it.
Other salons I highly recommend are Red & White Spa in SoHo and Natura Spa in Astoria. I will not be trying out any more salons and sticking to the ones I already know.

Serap is a gem. She knows hair so well
and always cuts and styles my hair
better than anyone had in 25 years.
And she’s a sweet person on top of that.

I just came from this salon. I walked in with muddy, ashy hair and thanks to Seraf, I walked out a golden blonde. Needless to say, I will be back.

I have been going to Bön– Bön for years and have never been disappointed. The 2 years when I was not be able to go to Bön-​Bön were very frustrating. Nobody in the world is able to cut and style my hair as Zhana does.
ALR

My hair stylist Olga is amazing! My haircuts come out fantastic and I couldn’t have had a better experience !! Definitely coming back here every time my hair gets a little messy, love this place !!! :)

Walked in for a haircut and massage. And it was amazing. Milla took the time to understand what I wanted and gave me an awesome haircut. Larissa proceed then to give me an awesome message. Thank you so much. I appreciated the service and definitely would recommend to anyone.

I originally posted this review under the other bonbon which apparently was the wrong salon. This salon was the one I went to.
This place does it all, hair, nails, facials, waxing. They were able to take myself and another person right away. It was on a whim so I was really surprised. The salon itself uses pretty good products I saw olaplex floating around as well as oribe for retail. None of those products were used on me per se but when I see them, I’m automatically pretty impressed. As I was getting my hair done I started reading reviews on Unilocal and I actually had the woman whom a lot of reviewers talk about, Meila. She was beautiful and blonde and I was so envious of her hair. I originally wanted just a deep condition but they told me that they could give me a glaze to tone down the orange in my hair from the natural sun and being at the beach. I wasn’t so sure considering I’ve had many botched jobs. She said it wouldn’t change the color just make it shiny and less orange. I sat under the dryer and then they shampooed me, she asked if I wanted a blow dry and I figured why not. In the end she ran over it with a curling iron quickly which surprised me because usually they don’t include it as part of the blowdry. Man this place is expensive. for a glaze and blow dry it came to 125. Nowhere on the price list does it say that a glaze or toner is 80+ especially when a blowdry is stated as being only 35 and up. Hypothetically even if my blowdry alone was 50 that means for just a glaze. not highlights or color… That it costs 75 and that’s crazy.

Lolita is amazing! Every single time she does my hair exactly how I envisioned it! All of the hairstylists here are great! And the shampoo people are amazing also they really massage your head couldn’t ask for anything to be done better will definitely be returning and would recommend this place to everyone

Do not set foot in this salon. If you ignore the warning and end up here, do not let Milla touch your hair. A simple tone touch up left me with a bright red streak matching no previous color on my head. She had to «fix it» with a million weird things and damaged my hair. She did not once apologize and did not explain what she was doing to fix it. My hair is a disaster. Run don’t walk if you find yourself nearby

BEWARE OF THIS PLACE
I booked a massage for my fiancé’s birthday on Lifebooker for 6pm. He was so excited all week because he had been really stressed at work. He got to the salon at 5:55pm and they were not ready for him. Five minutes went by, nothing. 10 minutes, nothing. At 15 minutes, someone asked if he was ready for a hair wash. Um, he was there for a MASSAGE. They were unprepared and there was no one there for him. He ended up leaving at 6:17pm. Just terrible. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Olga is a terrific hair colorist. It’s not a fancy salon but the work is good and the price is right! I refuse to spend 250 for highlights ever again!

Soon it will be a year since I have found this place. I absolutely love Larisa, she has an awesome personality and sense of humor. She is a great cosmetologist and I am very happy with how my face looks after she has started to take care of me. Also she does great brazilian, it’s completely painless. Her eyebrow threading is also beyond any comparison to other places I tried before.
Olga is in charge of my hair and she is truly an amazing hairdresser. Her blow outs helped me to receive tons of compliments.
And Bön-​Bön has another hidden gem, Julia. She takes care of my manicure and pedicure. I was really happy when I found her, it’s very hard to find a manicurist who knows what she is doing and does it good. She is very cheerful and it’s always pleasant to chat with her during the manicure.
I would definitely recommend you to give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.

This review is for my Brazilian wax with Larissa. I have been a long-​time customer of J’Aime Day Salon for lady-​bits waxing, but given the insane Lifebooker deal offering two Brazilians for $ 39 (not including $ 4.50 tax plus additional tip), I had to try out Bön Bön.
Larissa is a consummate professional. She led me back, handed me a glass of red wine, and went to work.
Hard wax, breathing technique, and humor got me through the easiest Brazilian of my decade-​long, chotch-​waxing life.
We had such a good session, I was worried to see for how much the service normally retails. Here’s where I officially converted to Bön Bön Salon: Larissa looked at me while I was laying down, asked permission, then waxed out a few stray nose hairs and handed me a special discount card that I get to use when I come back. Discount for life! And also, she absolutely did not charge me for the nasal touch up.
There it is. Bön Bön is my new spot, and Larissa is my girl. $ 30 waxes for life (plus an epic tip, duh).

Pathetic service ! Do not go here. Extremely unprofessional! I booked a massage appointment for 10 am on my birthday, they made me wait for 40 min and still weren’t sure when my massage would start! And the lady at the counter conveniently said that it wasn’t her who took down my appointment, it was someone else!
They totally spoilt my mood on my special day !