Danny Beauty Hair Salon

I had a haircut from a different place a couple of days ago and I was not happy with the result. Not knowing where to go for a fixer-​upper on my hair, I stumbled upon this salon on Unilocal and decided to try this place out.
The moment I entered the salon, i was greeted by a nice lady who immediately led me to the back to have my hair washed. As hair washes go, this was pretty pleasant. Afterwards, i was led to one of the chairs in the front to wait for the person who would cut my hair. The lady asked me what kind of cut I wanted in Mandarin. Since my Mandarin’s pretty broken, I tried to speak to her in Cantonese and English but, just my luck, she understood neither. So she just smiled and went off on her merry way.
After about 15 minutes, the man who was going to cut my hair approached me and tried to speak to me in Mandarin. Unfortunately, he also didn’t speak Cantonese but he spoke a couple of words of English. So I tried my best to explain to him what i wanted but he seemed pretty annoyed. He actually folded his arms in front of me and had a look on his face like he wanted me to decide on something quick or else he would go ahead and start cutting. I’m not sure if he was having a bad day or didn’t like the language barrier but after we decided on a cut, he began snipping away at my hair… with a grunt every minute or so. His hand motions were pretty rough, too, which made for a slightly uncomfortable experience physically. Sometimes as he was grabbing strands of my hair to cut, I felt like I was being attacked by under-​cooked sausages.
Although it seemed like he had an attitude problem towards me, he did spend about 15 minutes after he had finished cutting my hair to make sure that my hair was as even as possible and to make sure that he had cut all of the parts that needed to go.
Honestly this was the weirdest experience I have ever had for a haircut. Overall, I had an uncomfortable experience but i did end up with a slightly better hairdo than what I started with. Not sure if I would come back here.

Superb, cheap, no-​frills. I have difficult, thick Asian hair that’s encountered disaster at a lot more expensive salons, and this has become a reliable go-​to when I need a simple but effective trim.

Friendly people at this no-​frill hair salon. I had to wait a bit because I was a walk-​in, but I received one of the best bang trim for only $ 3 here. Will be back when I’m in the area.

Lors de mes voyages in The City, j’aime bien aller chez le coiffeur. Ma préférence né va pas aux salons high-​end qui m’épuisent ici autant qu’en Europe, mais aux établissements de quartier, plus pratiques et bon enfant.
Danny, dans le LES, est mon point de chute depuis quelques années. Les prix sont indiqués sur la devanture, et 12 USD le shampooing-​soin-​brushing cheveux longs, c’est imbattable. On pardonne le cadre vieillot, et on accepte le café ou le thé de bienvenue.
Comme dans les salons de Chinatown, on est allongé au bac, et on profite d’un long, très long massage de la tête et des épaules. Rien que pour cela, ça vaut la peine d’y faire un tour. 2 shampooing, un soin plus tard c’est parti pour le brushing. Appliqué, le styliste prend son temps et on ressort de là apaisé et bien coiffé.
Un excellent compromis!

Great hairdresser & good prices. Can be a bit of a language barrier, but he gets it. Good with clippers and scissors (really excellent blending), and cleaning up the edges. You get the full Chinatown massage/​shampoo experience and a great haircut. Costs me $ 15 + $ 5 tip.

I’m always nervous about people cutting my hair. It’s very much like Asian hair and it does what it wants so I’ve often paid a lot of money for so-​so hair cuts. So I’ve had just given up and resigned to get so-​so cheap haircuts. Or so I though until I came here. I researched this place on Unilocal and brought a picture with me just in case communication was a problem since I only speak English. I think my stylist was Danny and he gave me an amazing haircut for only $ 25. He tool great precision with the ends of my hair by using shears so my hair didn’t look too blunt. The price also included a shampoo. I was trying to be cheap so when they said I needed a shampoo since wet hair is easier to cut, I got nervous, but it turns out the shampoo was included in the hair-​cutting price anyways. Communication was a little bit of a problem but I think their son/​relative was there and he translated a little and I also had a picture so that helped. It’s a very small shop and I went on a weekend so I’m not sure if they have one stylist all the time or if it was just a Sunday morning thing so I had to wait a little but not too long (I did a walk-​in). Danny wasn’t super chatty (maybe a language barrier) but I was perfectly fine with that because I hate awkward hair cut chit chat. I absolutely love this place and plan to go back since it ‘s so difficult for me to find people who can really take the patience and care with my finicky hair at a reasonable price. Honestly, I’m not sure how well they do with thinner white people hair :/

I have come here for my haircuts for the past 10-​years! It does not get cheaper or better than this for a men’s haircut. Danny does a terrific job and you can have a brief head massage before the haircut. Perfect location, since it is right next to Vanessa’s Dumplings! I always see women in here getting curls and coloring and extensions, but cannot speak to those. Lots of families come here too for individual or group cuts.

I just moved into the area, and was desperately looking to get a haircut. Went to Vanessa’s next door & decided to get a last minute hair cut. I am very happy that I chose to go to Danny’s because it was one of the best haircuts I’ve ever gotten. Just fabulous! The shampoo job included a scalp massage, and afterwards you even get a short back massage. Danny did a really good job on my hopeless hair and actually made it look awesome! I found my new favorite cheap hair salon– wash, cut and blow dry was only $ 20 excluding tip :)
And yes, language can be an issue, but for the most part I was able to get across what I wanted. Will be coming back here next week for a color job!

One of the few times I didn’t consult Unilocal for a haircut because my hair was getting ridiculously long, and my brother and mom wanted to go to Vanessa’s for dinner, which is right next door. The detailed price list is right outside on the window in English, so you know price-​wise what to expect. It’s even broken down between men and women, and long/​short hair.
I’m sorry I don’t have a better breakdown, maybe I’ll snatch a picture the next time I’m around the area. But basically, a cut and dry (without shampoo) for a girl with long hair is $ 13. You really can’t beat that.
I really went in just wanting a simple chop chop and be done in 10 min because I’m going to get it cut shorter in the summer. He ended up being more detailed and delicate with my hair than I imagined a place in Chinatown would be (and for $ 13!), and spent about 40 min making sure my hair was done right. He checked with me to make sure that the length I wanted was right too.
The only negative was that every Chinese or Japanese salon I go to always wants to thin out my hair volume, and he did it without asking me. Which is fine since I am getting rid of most of my hair come summer, but because I couldn’t really tell how much he was taking away, I ended up with less hair than I expected to have at the end of it. I have a lot of hair, so don’t picture me with a half-​head of hair missing. The hair cut does look nice though.
All-​in-​all, totally worth the price that exceeded expectations.

I recently started working in the Lower East Side and am a huge fan of the neighborhood – especially its amazing bargains. This place is great! I’m pretty trusting when it comes to hair cuts (since my hair’s pretty well behaved and my cut isn’t complicated) and the price was right. For $ 20 I got a looong shampoo + scalp massage, nice shoulder rub, and a simple, cute, very slightly layered bob with bangs. Definitely check it out if you need something basic.

Yes, I know you Unilocalers were waiting with baited breath to see the latest installment in «Mike goes to a random Chinatown hair salon and then Unilocal it.» Well here you are! The next chapter (and maybe even the last?) in my haircutting adventures. Intrigued? Read on, you brave Unilocaler. I randomly walked into this salon because it looked cleaner than the rest, and the staff looked friendlier than the usual surly Chinatown hair stylists. I got hooked up with Kenny, who immediately sat me down. I asked about prices — only $ 12 without the wash — and agreed to have my hair experimented on.
Unlike the last place I went to, Kenny actually put a lot of time and care into my hair. You know it’s good when they don’t immediately start out with the clippers. Anyway, it was confusing at the end when he offered to wash my hair. At first I thought it was a scam, but he really only did charge me $ 12. So here’s one repeat customer for Kenny (646−255−7898 is the Bat-​line for Kenny), and I’ll update my review the next time I check out Danny Beauty Hair Salon.