I initially reviewed Suki under the salon 'Kenneth of London'. As it turns out, her business card reads, 'Hair Central', so I figured I would post my review of her here as well:
My friends and I frequent this salon, but get our haircuts exclusively from Suki. We know her as "Suki the Hairstylist" :). The rest of the salon is full of middle aged white women. Suki is one of the only asian hairstylist, and is probably the only dependable stylist when it comes to giving you modern hairstyles.
Her rate is $20 for most mens' hairstyles/cuts. She's a nice korean lady with a pretty thick accent but as long as you bring in a picture of what you want (make sure to include various angles of the haircut) she'll be sure to take care of you. She also has a big pile of printed photos other patrons have brought to her and have gotten done. Alot of them are over-the-top asian hairstyles that you'd expect to see on korean/japanese people. I aint into all that but if thats you're thing, she can definitely take care of you.
Not to be shady to my own kind, but typically when I go to Vietnamese salons, the ladies will just use a buzzer and fade you up (even if you just ask for a trim). I suppose you get what you pay for though, since those are usually 8-10 dollars per haircut. Fortunately, Suki used to work in San Francisco (where she used to charge more than double her current rate) and happens to know how to approach many styles of hair with many different tools. Some of the ones she's used on me I've never even seen before (one of them was similar to a vegetable/fruit peeler).
I'd suggest that prior to scheduling an appointment, walk in and show her the picture of what you want and ask her if your hair is ready to be cut. Sometimes you'll have to wait a few weeks for it to grow before she can really give you what you want. Don't be impatient, wait for it to grow and she'll work her magic. The times I've gotten lazy about waiting, the cut didn't turn out as well as I would have liked. read more
