My mom has been going to this salon for 21 years now and I've always been happy to see her new hairdos. Albeit it's always a perm and maybe some cut and coloring, but she's always satisfied and happy. I now take my kids there for their haircuts and she's 1000x better than any Super Cuts. The only reason I don't get my hair done from her is because i have a friend who does hair. Oh, and just a quick tip, korean older women hair stylists don't really listen to your requests, so don't come here if you're wanting a super trendy cut or color job. Bringing a picture will NOT help. read more

The most iconic and legendary hair stylist in Cerritos for the past 30+ years. I have been coming to Cindy for the past 20+ year. She is beyond fantastic!! read more

Hair Total - Hair Salons Near Me - Artesia, California

My hair was long (maybe 5 inches past my shoulder) and a lot of it was bleached, so I wanted to get a short bob and chop off all my damaged hair! The hairdresser did an amazing and thorough job. I was there for about 40 minutes and she cut, blow dried it, used the straightener, and did a lot of finishing touches. The price was very good for the cut. ($25 + tip) You should call beforehand to make sure she is free, and I don't know if she can speak English because I've only spoken in Korean to her. Overall, the experience was very good and I am so happy with my new hair! read more

Hair Total - Hair Salons Near Me - Artesia, California

DO NOT GO HERE! I did my magic perm and a hair cut here. Basically the hairstylist didn't even wash off my hair properly from the perm. There was still the perm chemicals stuck in my hair and I didn't realize it until a few hours later because that's when the chemicals actually got hard. My face was burn because of the chemicals actually going to my skin and not being taken care of properly in time. This lead for my scalp to even get burned. Then, the stylist cuts my hair however the way she wants. I specifically asked 1 inch off and she goes ahead and cuts whatever she wants. Meanwhile she was cutting it, I literally told her that she's cutting too short and she dismissed what I said and just kept going. She doesn't listen to what the customer wants, instead she goes with what she wants. DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. read more

Great hair salon!! I love this place, cindy knows how to cut, I always get my haircut + perm + color at this place. Price is always reasonable, I always get compliments on my hair. cindy has many client , so better to call before get to her place. read more

I got a digital perm here a couple weeks ago. I am overall very satisfied with it and the price was sooo cheap. My hair is considered long and they only charged me $100 even! That is like half the price other places wanted! I have to admit though, I was weary when I first came in. The price was way cheap and the place isn't fancy. Also it is a korean salon and I am not Korean, so it was a bit hard to understand my stylist. She barely spoke English. She also was pretty clumsy, which made me think she might be nervous or something. She dropped the rollers more than a few times and almost slipped on the perm solution dripping from my hair onto the floor. When it was done, most of my hair was in good condition except for the ends where I had some platinum panels in the past. They were frazzled so she cut the ends for me free of charge! They also gave me a big sample size of some frizz serum :) A couple weeks later, the curls have loosened a bit and I am loving my hair! It looks like I spent an hour curling it when I really just combed it thru with my fingers and some curl cream, love! Oh, cash or check only. read more

Hair Total - Digital Perm right after I came back from salon. - Hair Salons Near Me - Artesia, California

no kidding, this place could use a good scrub down. I got a digital perm here on 3/30. its been three Weeks now. overall I like it, but it definitely loosened up A LOT. my hair has never held a curl well; so maybe its me. I loved loved loved my hair for the first week and a half. I still like it now, but it requires lots of product and attention to keep the curl. at the end of the day it is just wavy. :( the workers were friendly. perm was a great price $90 highlights were kinda steep $50 overall I guess I'm happy. I just wish the perm lasted longer read more

After an agonizing six months of not touching my hair to grow it out, I impulsively decided to cut it short again. I picked out a few pictures to take to the salon to make things more straightforward. Ladies, you know when you spend time looking at celebrity hair photos that you know what you want and relatively how it should look. I showed the lady the picture and said I wanted it just like the picture. Long story short, she did not make it look ANYTHING what I wanted. When I told her that the hair in the picture had layers, she said it was my fault for not having spoken up sooner. So I showed her the picture again and told her to just do it like it looks there. .....She ended up cutting my hair wayyy shorter than I had wanted and it STILL looks nothing like what I showed her. I was so upset and frustrated. She said it was my fault because my ends were bleached so my hair won't look like the picture. The older lady who I think is the owner saw the picture I had been pointing to all along and agreed that the layers the other lady had cut for me were too short. I still had to pay the full $20. AVOID this place. read more

I came here for my 2nd attempt at a digital perm because my first attempt (at another place in OC) lasted only a week. PROS: The older lady (I think she's the owner) does an amazing job of cutting my hair. I showed her a picture and she said ok. I wasn't sure what was going to happen, but I loved it! It wasn't overly short and she knew exactly the way to cut it to make it flattering to my face shape and hair volume. CONS: They don't really speak English, so it was extremely hard to communicate exactly how I wanted the digital perm. I was hoping they would curl it vertically, so it could look like pigtails. They permed it horizontally like they would for a normal perm. They also didn't roll the rollers up to the roots, so it looked like my perm was growing out. I tried to tell them to roll closer to my head, but they didn't understand me. I think they used a bit of regular perm solution on my hair because this perm is still there. I used the small rollers, so my curls are tighter. At first they looked like spiral perms, but as it starts to wear off a bit, the waves/curls looks more natural (but still looking like a perm). I would probably recommend using the big rollers and tell them to roll it close to your roots. Overall, this place is good for a digital perm that will indeed last, but with the communication barrier it is hard. Just show them a picture of how you want your hair to be and it should be fine (i think). :) read more

Great value. $20 cash for the best haircut I've had in years. You can tell anyone to give you a cut with layers, but seldom do you get the attention-to-detail and quality cut you imagined. Hair Total did just that -- exceeded expectations, with a super low cost to boot. I'd happily come back here regularly because these people know what they're doing. Language barrier aside if you don't speak Korean, this place is a gem. Bring a picture if you need -- trust these ladies to get you to stylin! read more

This place is great if you want an affordable haircut. This was "my" place until a recent digital perm experience here. Since most of their customers are people who want cut/color, I guess they aren't very experienced with the whole digital perm machine. Atmosphere is relatively clean, nothing fancy. I regret leaving this salon... around $20-30 for a haircut (for long hair). Yes, the ladies are very nice and the wait is usually at least 30 minutes. read more

Just another stylist who doesn't listen to what you want. If I wanted you to cut 4 inches I wouldn't have asked you to take 1 inch off the length. Also wouldn't listen to me when I asked her to not using the thinning shears and just thinned the shit out of it. To cap it off, when I was paying she told me the cut was $30.00 and asked how much she wanted to charge to the card, $35.00?? Pretty much DEMANDING a $5.00 tip. Will not be needing a haircut for a awhile, but will definitely not come back when its needed read more

This is a great place for a low-cost haircut that still looks nice! The salon itself is a little bit on the...dingy side, but the Korean ladies are nice and they do hair pretty well. I had to wait forty minutes, though, and a big chunk of that was due to all the stylists suddenly deciding to stop and eat a meal together in the middle of the afternoon. I feel like they could've at least taken turns eating or something, so that the three of us who sat waiting to get our hair done could, like, get it done. Still, even though the choice of magazines was wanting, and even though the salon wasn't exactly the nicest one I've ever been in, for the cut I got and the price I paid for it, I can't complain too much! read more

Teen daughter finally grew out her hair again, and decided to return for a long hair style. Cindy recommended going traditional perm solution route, as highlighted hair would not withstand the rigor of a digital perm. She understood the desired look we were going for and the results were fantastic! read more

Hair Total - Older highlighted hair: Cindy recommended a gentle perm for loose curls.  Will be easy to maintain as hair grows out longer. - Hair Salons Near Me - Artesia, California

Came here today for a digital perm and got a pretty nice haircut too. I think the hairdresser is Cindy. She definitely has an eye for how hair should look. Her cut was meticulous and perfect. Great subtle layers for the flat Asian hair to give it some volume and slight curl. I got a digital perm also so now I'm really curly, which will probably become wavy and beautiful in a few weeks. 5 stars for her cutting technique- great for the limp Asian hair. read more

I've been coming here since 2007 maybe. The owner who does my hair is very quick. I had no complaints. Prices are reasonable.

I dyed my natural dark brown hair to caramel + pink! I love how it was done. Very professionally done and the service was good. I thought the price was reasonable too - $170 + tip. This included treatment after hair dye and a bit of trim. Only thing is that I don't know how their English is. They're Koreans and so am I so we talked in Korean the whole time. Anyway, definitely going back for another one! read more

Hair Total - Ombre with caramel and pink - Hair Salons Near Me - Artesia, California

If yelp had -stars I would put all five . The older lady was so RUDE ! I had hair down to my lower back and I wanted a v back cut with layers front and back then thinned out . Showed her a picture which I don't think she gave a s* about , but then gave me the worse cut EVER. Three inches below my shoulder with a straight cut in the back and the worse layering imaginable . I can't even salvage my hair with curling it . She acted so pissed off every time I told her what I wanted . She was so rough in brushing my hair and snatched the glasses off my face . I cannot believe this totally happened to . EVERYONE should avoid this place . The only time she was nice was when I paid .. FMLA! read more

This is your typical family business. Everyone who walks in is like family. I have beem coming here for several years now for perms and just to get my hair curled for events but i have never had a bad experience. The wait is a little long bc she doesn't exactly do appts but the perms I get from here always last really long (8-10 months) and don't have that awful smell. I have been here 4-5 times and gotten a perm here 3x and as of yet have nothing bad to say. Plus the prices are affordable compared to other expensive salons (ahem leekaja) that don't last long read more

I've been coming here for a few years now. I used to get straight-perms yearly, but now I come here for my regular hair cuts. They're always so nice and Cindy welcomes me warmly every time. Love coming here for my quick hair cuts :) read more

I got my hair curled for a wedding. The owner did my hair and I loved my curls. It was nice soft waves and it lasted all day. She knew exactly what I wanted and what she was doing. read more

I've been going here for 3 years. Of course, I'm a long time customer. The lady which I think she was the owner of the salon, she gave me a good deal to try their keratin treatment and my super frizzy, curly and unamageable hair turned to shiny, straight and no split ends at all. It looks healthy and natural. They offered me to buy their shampoo and conditioner to make the treatment last longer but I didn't buy because I don't have enough money to buy those. But overall, even I didn't buy the shampoo and conditioner, it turned out pretty well and lasted for almost a year. Let's say 11 months or 10. ;) Thank you and for sure I'm coming back. read more

I've been coming here since I was a kid and I'm always happy with my hair. I've since moved to Texas, but I will go out of my way to get my haircut here whenever I visit California. I've tried other places, but hair salons these days almost end up being $50 just for a mediocre haircut (and I only have medium length hair!). Great little family business, great prices, and the staff here is always so nice and welcoming. read more

I came for an emergency hair repair/re-perm from a horrible straw hair perm the night prior at some other place in Cypress. The ladies here speak enough english to get by. It helped that I knew a little Korean. They listened and looked at my sad face and calmly said that everything is ok and they will fix it to my wants and needs. THEY DID! AWSOME JOB!! at first, I was horrified at the razor, but then she trimmed via scissors to cut all my split ends. They did my perm beautifully, just like I wanted, curly very tight digital perm with my long hair and told them to keep my hair as long as they could. YEAY!!THEY HAVE THE ACTUAL DIGITAL PERM MACHINE. That was a challenge to find since the other place that burned my hair used only hot curlers. I know the only bad thing is that the place is very runned down and filthy, but I see it as they take care of the customers as a priority. And so it was...they cared for me, gave me very good attention, and my gawd are they skilled!! I am still pretty young so it is scary going to an ajuma place, but they rocked it. I finally found my place where they do everything. oh they only accept cash so come preppared. they were so kind, that they wouldn't accept my very generous 50% tip. Literally, they totally refused to take it! They were beyond what I had expected and so very kind. oh Yeah, INCLUDING TIP, MY LONG LONG HAIR DIGITAL PERMED only $100. read more

I got a perm today from them because I was used to coming here for a certain lady. Just found out she didnt even work there anymore and so i settled for the other lady. She was so hard on my hair it hurt so much. And when she asked me if it was okay to cut my hair i clearly said NOT TO SHORT. But what happened? She cut it waaaaayyy too short!!! Now with the perm my hair is even shorter... I wanted my hair long when i got my perm now its ugh.... Perm (if it was longer) it would be cute... Now i know not to go here again. I miss that other lady, she was nice and gentle to me. This older lady so mean and stubborn. And she was trying to be discreet about my hair by talking in korean but NEWS FLASH!! I understand korean. Plus she ripped off my mom saying how my length of hair (WHEN IT WAS LONG) was $80 then today she raised it to $100 and was expecting tip?? First lady, you cut my hair too fucken short when i said not to. Two, that $20 raise of the price from just two days apart is an over tip if you ask me. Reality, one star is over stating there service I suggest you come here if AND ONLY IF YOU ARE KOREAN OTHER THAN THAT SHE IS RUDE AND HARSH KN YOUR HAIR! And wont care for you until you hand them a big check read more

this is by far the worst haircut I ever got. I had to go home and buzz my whole head to fix it. She's never learned to cut hair before. I couldn't find a certificate. After the hair cut, I used her siscors to fix my hair and showed her what she did wrong. I asked for a trim, she used clippers to trim the top of my head and leave the sides untouched? Then when I tried to shampoo my hair, there were blood stains on a few towels from before. I ended up not using a towel. I'm thinking of calling the bbb on them. But I dunno if salon require certs. read more

I've been coming here for a while now and I'm satisfied with my hair every time I leave. Cindy and her employees are fantastic and they know whats best for my hair. I started bringing my daughters here and they love it too. The only issue I have to worry about is the wait time. I usually make my appointments when I know I don't have to be anywhere for hours. read more