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Empress Hair Styling

4.8 (177 reviews)
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Closed 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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My husband has been going to "Uncle Mark" for years and we recently started having our 3 year old son come for haircuts. He loves going to get his hair cut here and Mark is great with kids and does an amazing job every time. We are always very impressed with how well our son does with him. He always gives him a lollipop at the end and our son always looks forward to his next visit.

I've come back to Mark several times now because of the high quality of his hair care and styling, along with how friendly he is and excited about his craft. I have a lot of hair and he has continued to get me to the style I want and need. Can't recommend him enough for a very reasonably priced professional cut!

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Michelle V.

Uggghhh, I feel terrible writing this because Mark is genuinely a nice person but I feel like I threw away my money on one of the worst haircuts I've had in my life. I came in as a walk in and showed Mark the picture of haircut I wanted (pixie cut). I thought that it would be fairly simple to trim my short hair to achieve something similar. Mark said he'd take me as a walk-in. In the middle of my haircut, a customer came in who had an appointment. After working on me and asking the customer to wait, Mark had me take a break in the middle of my service so he could work on the other guy. That's fine, I understand but it's still not a great experience. Instead of using scissors to shape my hair, Mark used clippers and proceeded to shape my hair as if he was making a sculpture. He definitely took off too much hair in the front and my haircut is more like a bowl cut than a pixie. I didn't have the heart to complain in the store in front of other customers, but the finished result is absolutely nothing like the picture I showed him. It's okay if you don't know how to do the cut, but if you can't do it then admit it's beyond your skill level and don't service me. He also kept on blaming my hair texture (straight Asian hair) as the reason it looks different than the picture (straight European hair). Mark also did some of the shady pricing that other people mentioned in the comments. He charged me $30 and I paid him $40 to just move along with my day since I was so disappointed in the cut and experience. I regret walking into the shop and felt mislead by the number of 5 star reviews. I'll never come back again and don't recommend women to get their hair cut here if it requires any degree of skill.

Mr. Mark is amazing! He gave me the hairstyle I was looking for! I got the new trending "Italian bob" all the girls are going for. If you're looking to treat yourself, this is the right place. You'll have a good time while you're at it, Mr. Mark is so positive and fun. Thank you!

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Edsel D.

I saw from Yelp that Mark had done men's perms before and was even more pleased that he's very well versed in dealing with stubborn Asian hair! Mark did an excellent job taking my very stubborn Asian hair and turning it into a gorgeous curly haven. Very attentive and nice conversation. His words were "I'm going to make you look sexy" and by god did he really make my confidence go up with the amazing job he did. He included an amazing haircut after the perm. Mark has got a new client that will be going back for all my hair needs. Thanks again.

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Mark is simply the best, super experienced, old school, and hilarious. Reasonable prices and excellent excellent quality cut!

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love my haircut and style from mark!! he listens to what you want, asks questions and delivers. best haicut,style and price in years!

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Mark is hilarious but also a great barber. I've been going to him for the last 6 months and still happy with the results.

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