Emotion Beauty Salon

I’ve been coming here to get my facial done for some years now. It’s pretty affordable for $ 35.50. It’s take about 1 hour. It’s includes steaming the face, moisturizing, vacumm all the dead skin extraction of white and black heads, and in the end a place a minty face mask.

Great haircut! Great price! In and out in 25 minutes! I will get my hair done here from now on, my wife was also very happy with her pedi!

I haven’t been at Emotion for a while, because I was moving back to Oakland from San Leandro due to divorced. Last week, I just stopped by at Emotion for a haircut.
There is something changed at the shop, Alex is back after gone to work for someone, and plus they have a new young girl working over there. As I know she (Linda) is new on the job for a few months, the first time I was afraid to let her cut my hair, but after I gave her a chance to do it, then I knew for sure she knows what she is doing.
I will be back the next time, not only because of the haircut but also a «contagious» and friendly smile from Linda that making clients feel so good.

Decently priced Men’s haircut at $ 10, but my hairstylist lacked finesse with her shears and buzzers. I like haircut experience to be calming and relaxing, but Emotion Beauty Salon didn’t deliver.
As I asked for a #2 on the sides, the stylist rubbed my skull with her hair clipper like it was some sort of scalp massage. It wasn’t unpleasant per se, but it did feel aggravating at times as she turned the corners around my ears and inion (that’s the protruding bone on the back of your skull!).
The shear work on the top was quick, but lacked accuracy as I noticed a some hairs that were completely missed.
Maybe the stylist was new or in a rush, but you can find better $ 10 haircuts in San Leandro.

I would be very careful getting any nail service here ESPECIALLY a pedicure. I went here one year ago and an older women did My pedicure. I thought something was weird because she kept digging in to the right side of the nail on my right foot. The next day full blown infection. Had to go to the Foot Doctor had to have the nail removed and when it grew back it grew back wrong so I had to have a second surgery all because of them. And I have great looking feet from what I am told and certainly no ingrown nail.
Now I know some of you might think I am an idiot for this but I was tanning next door a few day’s ago and looked in saw a new person and thought what the heck they can’t do it the second time. WRONG. Same thing on the right toe four hours later I was at the foot Doctor again infected. Took the nail out again.
Stay the heck away from these people I am in the middle of reporting them to the Alameda Better business Bureau and whoever regulates cosmetologists and nail techs. Take my advice stay away.

I hate this place. My haircut was okay, but when the lady was shampooing my hair, her fingers were like eagle claws scratching and digging into my scalp. Water was too hot and my scalp was bleeding afterwards. Not cool.

This place is a disaster! The only efficient one is Alex at cutting hair for men. I started to go there about a year ago. They used to do a magnificent job with my eyebrows (that was the skinny young Asian girl) later on the older Asian lady started to mess up on them but I kept on going because she did a fair job for $ 9 until she literally slashed my eyebrow, it hasn’t grown back yet the way it was. Also, pedicures horrible for $ 17 it’s just not worth it I rather pay $ 30 somewhere else. This lady poke and cut my toes making them bleed. I chose a light color for my toe nails and the lady in a so not pleasant voice
that it was too light too many coats. Seriously why would they carry a color that They’re too lazy to apply? Aggressively after being done she grabbed my flip flops and tried putting them on me so I could leave… It seemed that she was in a hurry and wanted me out of there on a quickness. Since the nail polish wasn’t dried yet she mest up by toes and she yelled at me saying «careful» who In The world puts on their shoes not even seconds of getting their toe nails painted… After she fixed it she told me to get up and I almost slipped she didn’t gave my a towel they have tile n my toes were still wet… They do such a mediocre job that I’m seriously never going back. They didn’t deserved a tip & were lucky that I payed them after cutting me. That’s how salons lose clients. ah and not to mention that the old lady cut my moms hair in layers and uneven after my mom told her that she just wanted her hair straight and no layers… They also cut hair for kids any ages but after all this im not going to take my son most likely he will get out of here with a slashed in half ear… They either don’t listen or don’t care. I don’t recommend this place at all!!!

i went in to get my hair trimmed and last time a older lady did it and it was perfect… she listen to what i had said and did everything how i wanted it… but this time when i went in the guy was there and i told him take off 1inch and he did at first then he dryed my hair and straightened it (he didn’t ask me if he could he just did it)… after that he started cutting more of my hair of i was sitting there and in my head i wanted to scream… he cut 5 to 6 inches off and i hate it but I just smiled and payed… but when it came time to pay the bill was $ 40 and last time i came in for the SAME thing it was $ 25 and i asked why it was $ 40 and he said the wash cut blow dry and straighten… when you get your hair cut don’t you usually get it washed? I will be calling and talking to the owner I wanted to cry when i got home and looked at my hair again in the mirror…

Thought I would try somewhere new. How does that saying go… you never know until you try?
Made an appointment for a pedicure. Came in on time but had to wait 30 minutes. No sorry or anything, strike one.
Place is located by Ballys in the strip mall. They do hair, nails and alterations that is a new combo for me.
It’s not the cleanest and not the worst I have seen. There are two or three chairs for hair, two chairs in the back for pedicures, a hair washing area and the alteration booth in the very back.
The people here seem nice they don’t talk a lot to each other nor to the customers. There was a male taking care of the hair care clients and two ladies tending to the nail care.
Pedicures usually last about 40 minutes from start to finish. My experience was the fastest, most rushed, bad job I have ever had that lasted 20 minutes. I was looking forward to relaxing in a spa chair with a little foot and leg lovin’. But instead got poked and cut bad enough that it bled and I have polish all over where it shouldn’t be. Strike two, three and four.
What an experience for $ 17.00. Oh well can’t say I didn’t give them a try.

These guys and gals are super friendly, been going for about a couple years. They go the extra mile and do a great job. Great pricing, super clean environment. I know they do waxing, facials, and nails. I go for the haircut because the guy has skills. Highly Recommend.

I love this place. I have gotten everything from nails to eyebrow waxing here! But today I went for a haircut and was a little nervous. I have extremely thick and long hair. They did an AMAZING job. It was kept long just as I wanted, with layers added. I am so happy with the way it turned out. It was so affordable. $ 25 for eyebrow and a cut. Thats unheard-​of! I will be going back in 5 – 6 weeks!

I’ve been going here for a couple of years, and I have to say — Alex is the man! He can do guy’s hair (obviously), he can do ladies’ hair. I’ve seen him do highlights and prom hair styles. Just be careful if you go tithe lady, as she doesn’t speak English very well, and isn’t as good as Alex when it comes to men’s hairstyles.
And did I mention that this place is CHEAP? It’s only $ 10 for a men’s haircut. I easily pay twice that whenever I go to a Supercuts.
My only complaint is that Alex tends to wander away from the store, and then there’s no telling when he’ll be back. There have been a few such occasions where I didn’t have any other time to get a haircut, and I’ve had to settle for the aforementioned Supercuts. Bottom line, however, is that this is a great local spot, and they deserve your patronage, so let’s keep them in business!

Love the people here Alex & he’s mom & cousin are the best, really nice people. Place is clean :-) service is good :-) love getting my hair wash & straighten here. The prices are awesome :-)

Dont ever go there i was just there 10 min ago my hair was far past my boob and all the way down my back. I told the older chinese lady that i wanted v shap now my hair is to my shoulders!!! im so pissed I demanded a refund my wedding is 3 weeks away and i wanted it long now i have to get extensions!!! FUCK this place!!!

I have been going here for over a year now. I go here for waxing abs the girls here do a great job. They take their time and make sure you are satisfied with the turnout.

While the staff at this salon is polite, they still need lessons in customer service. I wanted to get a pedicure so I called ahead to make sure they could take me. Upon entering the salon, I noticed a woman already getting a pedicure so I asked how long long the wait was. The man said it would only be 10 more minutes. 15 minutes later, I asked if I should come at another time. The man replied that they could take me at that moment and started getting the chair ready. I sat in the chair for 20 minutes before leaving. They could have at least had the decency to tell me that they were not able to see me instead of wasting my time.

I want to give this place a 4 star, but their customer service is really lacking. I seldom get a thank you from the guy who works at this place. The ladies are nicer here. For now, I am sticking with a 3.5 star and will revisit this review at a later time.
Pros:
1. Free Parking Lot
2. Very good and value pricing. For example, I can pay $ 12 + tip for waxing for lip and eyebrows. A similar service will cost around $ 20 bucks elsewhere. Very good deals also for manicures and pedicures. I know a bit less about their professional hair services.
3. Location: Very easy to find though taking transit to it is a bit harder. In the lot where Bally’s Fitness is located and across the lot from KMART.
4. Variety of services including hair cutting, nail, and waxing.
5. Takes walk in. I’ve never made an appointment here and always got serviced pretty fast.
6. Open all days including weekends. Hours of operations: 10−8pm (M-​F), 9am-​7pm (Sat), 10am-​6pm (Sun).
7. Takes credit card — e.g. VISA
Cons:
1. Customer service can really be improved. I never get a thank you as a customer.
2. While it takes credit card, it charges .50 cents for a fee. I’m not even sure if they are technically allowed to do this, but they do it anyways.

The nail services are excellent. I am so impressed with thier full set acrylics.
Also, I saw the gentleman culing someones hair and it looked so beautiful, I want to have them for my wedding hair services!

If I’m looking for a perfect and consistent fade, it doesn’t get any better than this place. I came here upon recommendation from a good friend who changed barbers due to his long-​time barber being ridiculously overbooked. He raved about how quick this place was. I figured if it was enough for him to leave his barber of many years, it would be worth checking out. Plus my hair was growing horribly out of control. Can you say emo? My friend was not kidding. I sat in the barber chair at 12:35 PM and was done and paid for by 12:55 PM, and was cut exactly as explained. The place is easy to find with plenty of parking. For guys, reservations are not necessary as they welcome walk-​ins.
Be advised, I’ve only come to this place for fades and trims. If you’re looking to get your hair frosted, feathered, pampered or whatever it is you guys with long hair do, please share your opinion with me. I’m currently growing my hair out.

I came here when this place first opened. I decided to try it since I live nearby… but that was a wrong decision.
I asked the man to just TRIM my hair and to keep it layered… but he just kept cutting and cutting and cutting, and took about like 5 inches off! I though to myself that maybe it’ll be okay… but after the whole cut, i did NOT like it. I was annoyed that he didn’t listen to me and that I had to pay 15 bucks for the cut. Call me cheap — i was honestly only expecting to pay like 12 for it cause all i wanted was a trim, not to be bald. the people there are nice though, they just need to listen.