Annie was a sweetheart. I appreciated her input and giving me tips on how to upkeep my new haircut at home in case there's another closure of hair salons. I recommend her! read more

This one is for B My husband gets his haircut done from here only and B does a superb job! read more

Annie is the BEST! It's always hard to find somebody that can cut your hair the way you want it, but ever since I've been coming to Annie, she always gets it right. When I wanna relayer my hair and trim it a little, that's exactly what she does. And she's not like others where you say, "can you trim just an inch" and they end up trimming like 5 inches? I also went to her for my mom's birthday. I was treating my mom for some highlights and new color. So Annie suggested highlights and touch-ups. She also added free trimming in the end, which was like a whole new haircut cause she layered it a little and my mom's hair looked super cute in the end. She was also nice enough to tell me just to save my tip and spend it on my mom that day, but she did such a great job, that I had to give her a tip. Almost my whole family goes to her now. hehe. Thank you Annie! read more

I went here kind of on whim and this place had good reviews. I had long hair and wanted an A lime haircut but I'm usually hesitant on that because nobody I went to in the past has done it the way I wanted. I had Jessica and she was amazing! I really don't know much about hair or anything but she seemed very detailed and didn't half-ass anything. She actually listened to what I wanted. Exactly what I wanted which is really rare for me. I wanted my hair long enough to cover my neck and she did that. She also explained to me why it didn't look like a perfect A line (it needed to be shorter but I didn't want it that short). I loved Jessica, I will definitely come back to get a haircut again in the future. read more

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My teenage son and I found Annie a few months ago. He has a very thick head of hair that he was sporting in a long, layered style. He was wanting a shorter look. Annie did an excellent job and for $18. We had to wait, even with an appointment, for nearly 30 minutes, but she was nice and gave a great cut for half the price of other salons. I have a SHORT mohawk I cut myself and Annie said if I wanted a haircut she would charge me $12. I decided to treat myself about a month later. This time, she was surly, she had someone in the chair and she was insisting my appointment was an hour later. The woman in the chair asked if I had made an appointment and Annie kept saying, "She say it 12:30, but it not." Turns out the woman was a walk-in and SHE insisted that SHE wait and Annie take care of me first. So Annie finally acquiesced, but wasn't nice about it. Annie did an excellent haircut, but she charged me $18, and not the $12 she had enticed me into the shop with. Her mood had slowly shifted during the cut, and by the end she was nice enough. I didn't correct her bc the shop is disheveled, and all the stylists look tired and depressed. It wasn't the deal she promised, but the haircut was still a treat for me. My son went in again yesterday and once again, excellent cut. We had to wait only 15 minutes this time, which is fine for us. Look, the place is not fancy, not dirty, but not happy; and there is the fishy smell from the market. The stylists seem so depressed, but they are working class people who are on their feet all day, giving quality cuts for cheap. They are nice enough once they begin working on your hair. So, for price and haircut, I give 5 stars. For ambiance and mood swings, I give 2 stars. For cost of living and wear and tear in this day and age, I give respect. That averages out to 4 stars. read more

I used to spend 70 dollars on haircuts at places like Visual Image and New Image in Fremont. It's always been a hit and miss with these places, and I always feel horrible after spending that much on a so-so haircut. Last year I had hair down to my lower back, but didn't have the funds to splurge on an overpriced haircut. My old pops recommended this place. lol. He'd seen it after going grocery shopping, so I thought why not? My hair's damn long anyway. My stylist was Jessica. She was very friendly and sweet. She listened to what I wanted, and executed accordingly. My hair has wavy curls, and she takes the time to flat iron and style. She did my hair for my college grad and made me look fab! They get a lot of families in here, so I thought it was hilarious to see two little asian boys getting buzzed next to me. Definitely not your upscale salon, but you get a great quality cut and style. It costs 30 bucks including tip. What a steal! Wonderful! I've been to Jessica twice, she's def my go to girl! read more

My family has been getting haircuts with Annie at this salon for years! She's thorough with hair treatments. Although they take walk-ins I recommend getting an appointment because they can get pretty busy especially on the weekends. Avoid a long wait time and Annie has a pretty flexible set of work hours so with enough time in advanced you can have a wide pick of time slot. read more

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I've been wanting to chop off my hair for some time. Everytime I go get a cut, they never cut it as short as I want. I figured I should go to a real professional to get a short-do, just to be safe. So I went to Diem (formerly at Annette's Hair Salon). She was GREAT and worth the expensive cut, but she did not give me the fresh change I wanted. My hair was the same, just with a good quality haircut. I think most salons are afraid of my thick crazy abnormal asian hair. They are afraid of chopping off all that hair, especially the Vietnamese ladies I used to go to. "That don't look good on you." "Long hair very pretty." "Want me to straighten your hair? I do very cheap." Ugh! I'm so sick of that. So what I learned from Diem is my frizzy, half-wavy, half-straight hair should not be thinned out like most stylists at other salons would do. Thinning would only make it look curlier, therefore is thicker. My hair should not have layers. It would only give the illusion that I have even more hair. So I walk into Image Plus keeping what Diem told me in mind. I just told the stylist, "Cut about 4 inches (shoulder length), not too many layers, and chin length for the front." Wow, what a good deal for $23. My stylist was not hesitant to chop off my hair. She did not mention once how "difficult" my hair was. She did exactly what I told her. I did not think my hair would come out like this! It's great! She even styled it (at no extra cost). Most $23 places will give you a crappy cut. I have to say I am pleased. I will go back to Diem once in awhile, if I want a real intricate cut. She is still awesome. I am not sure if I just got lucky this cut came out nice, but I will continue to go here for any touch ups or trimming. So what I learned is all those other cheap salons have been cutting my hair incorrectly. They don't know how to handle my volumous hair. I am so glad Image Plus did not judge me or my decision to cut it short. ...and $23!!!! 4 Stars! read more

I've been coming here for almost 4 years now and every time, I've left more than satisfied. I only go to Annie, because she's familiar with my style and knows what I like. In addition to being incredibly sweet, she's also honest when it comes to advising hair decisions. She's been there through my major hair transformations. From maintaining long locks to chopping it down to shoulder length. She took me from black hair to chestnut brown to blonde. I used to box dye my hair, which left my hair with unwanted pigments and lots of damage. During my transformation to blonde, she spent almost 5 hours restoring my hair and making sure it was bleached and toned to my liking. Prideful in her work, she's willing to take the time to make changes if you're not satisfied. I've gotten many compliments on my hair since going to her, especially in my color. I've recommended her to my sister and a few friends, and they like Annie's work as well! I can't imagine trusting anyone else with my hair anymore. Always an Annie faithful! read more

For super long hair I got a cut for $23. This does not include wash because I usually like to do the wash myself beforehand. I had Sara, who was very nice and did a great job. I've always had very long hair and I wanted to try a shorter, medium length cut with side bangs. Sara was very meticulous. She started by shortening the length, then cut layers and used a razor to add texture. She then straightened my hair and re-trimmed and re-texturized. My bangs usually always end up looking bad after a haircut but she made them look very sideswept and chic at the perfect length. If you have long hair ask for Sara! read more

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Never again in this lifetime or the next will I go back to this place. I haven't had a haircut this bad in TWO DECADES, and the only reason why I had bad haircut back then was because I was eight trying to be 28 and didn't know how to choose a simple haircut. I specifically stated that I was trying to GROW OUT my hair because I have several weddings to attend this year, three of which I am part of the entourage, and I wanted my hair to start having some length so I can have different styling options for each wedding. Now thanks to Image Plus/Shing's Studio/The Worst "Salon" EVER, I now have less hair than I did six months ago when I initially cut off 11 inches from my locks. I had asked to simply clean up the dead ends because I needed them freshened up. Apparently, "clean up" to this person, Annie, meant shear away at your hair like there is no tomorrow. Now instead of my hair looking nice and healthy, it looks I stick my finger into an electrical socket every morning when I wake up. Now for the color and highlights... I don't know if you've ever seen a picture of an actress or model in a book or magazine and thought, "Hey, I want my hair colored like that. That looks pretty. I'll just show the stylist the picture, so she can see exactly what I want." Simple, right? Not at this "Asian" salon. She suggests that going back to my natural color would be too dark and too much of a contrast with the highlights I wanted, so she suggested I go with a shade lighter than my natural color so that there is not too much contrast. She even showed me a swatch of what color my hair would be. Honestly, the swatch she showed me, was nice, and it was indeed a shade lighter than my naturally jet black hair. However, that was not how my base colored turned out. Thanks to her, my hair not only is NOT the color she showed me, my highlights so do the OPPOSITE of contrasting with my now "shade lighter than my natural color" hair that they simply BLEND IN with it all over. Needless to say, it looked nothing like the picture I showed her. This was my first, and ONLY, time going to an "Asian" salon because I have always stuck with "American" salons, as Annie so called them. I thought to myself, which ended up being a HUGE, $170 mistake, that trying an "Asian" salon might be worth a shot price-wise, and talent-wise. Plus, I needed to get make an appointment with a salon before a specific time because I had a wedding to attend this weekend, and my normal stylist was completed booked until after the wedding. I figured, I knew an Asian person who went to this "Asian" salon, and she always liked how her hair turned out, and she said it was always under $100. Besides, "Asian" salons are supposed to be better at dealing with my Asian hair than these "American" salons, right. Wrong! My "American" stylist has never had any problems getting my hair the exact color I wanted. According to the "Asian" stylist, Asian hair is hard to get to the exact color you like. Was this information that was provided to me before my hair was massacred? Nope. In about a week or so, I should be able to distinguish the difference in color between my base color and my highlights, but when caca, is blended with caca, it's still all over...caca! What makes matters even worse is when I phoned in a complaint, not only did she say she didn't remember me stating that I wanted my hair color darker, she wouldn't even remedy the catastrophe for free. That's something "American" salons always do to please their customers. From now on, this Asian American will ALWAYS stick to AMERICAN salons! It was literally an expensive price to pay for something not worth the torture. Is it possible to provide this place with negative stars? Honestly, it doesn't even deserve one star, but I had to put something there. read more

It's a hit or miss but I've come to find Sara fairly reliable. She remembers all the styles she's cut for me and my sisters and was able to give me the cut I needed. I asked her to keep my hair the same length and give it more body. About 30 minutes later, it was done. She takes her time. Make sure to call in for an appointment, they're usually good about pushing your time back if you need it done. read more

Never ever pick Stacy to cut your hair. She is terrible. She doesn't know how to cut hair and I don't know how she passed her license. If you want your hair to look like a wig, you go to her. read more

I just went for the first time today and I seriously LOVE this place!!!! They were soo nice and understanding. I got peek a boos which they call underneath highlight and I love it! It was only $55 and $20 for a haircut. Thanks Regina!!! I will def be back! :) read more

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Since my first review, I went back a 2nd time and had my hair cut by someone else at this place, and I wasn't as pleased. Solid 3 stars-- no more! I would go back though since the cut grew to a pretty good hair do. ___________________ Original review I've been wanting to get a wash and wear haircut for quite some time, but wasn't confident enough for my "regular" hair dresser to do it. She only charges me $12 for a decent cut (i.e. better than a Supercut job). What can I say, I don't like to pay over $30 for a cut, ok? So, I asked a co-worker where his wife goes and he said Shing's Hair Studio by the Lion's Asian Supermarket in Newark. I know this place because I on occasion shop at Lion's and was going to check Shing's anyway. So, I go in there and got my hair cut. I was not disappointed! For wash, cut and blow dry they charged me $23. It would have only been $18 for the cut. But most of all I love my new do, so does everyone else! Because they are located in a predominantly Asian commercial complex, their customers are primarily Asian hence they know what style works and what doesn't for jet black hair that seems to have a mind of it's own. I would recommend any of the hair dressers, however I heard though that the women are better than the men. I've been to other Asian salons and by far Shings is the best-- clean, reasonable and a good cut, can't go wrong with that. read more

I have been getting my haircut by Jessica for the last 4-5 years, she does a fantastic job and their pricing is very good as well. I don't know what I will ever do when Jessica eventually has to retire! Jessica and Annie are both good but the elderly asian woman is the only one I would avoid. read more

Annie is my favorite hair dresser. My family & I've been coming to to Image Plus Hair Salon for more than 10 years to get our hair cut. Annie is very friendly and she would accommodate any styles that I want. I'm very satisfied & happy with Annie professional service. I would recommend Plus Hair Salon to all my friends. Thank you Annie for taking care of my family read more

Wow. I can't believe my first review was in 2008. I'm curious where Victor went next. Last time I dyed my hair he said he was happy to work less but now he's no longer at the salon. Where did you go Victor? Miss your expertise! read more

Decent haircut place. The hairdressers have been there a long time, and they are good at remembering your hairstyle (even if you don't stay with one person), so it takes a lot out of the guesswork. Go on a weekday if you can. Most weekends are packed, and the wait can be 1/2 to 1 hour. read more

After a while, I decided to give this place another shot. This time it's that lady again, and I found out her name is Jessica. I was nervous for obvious reason, but let her do it again with hope. I re-emphasized my desire styles a couple times throughout the cut. She seemed to be more careful and put more effort into it after sensing I am not very confident and very serious about it. There were practically nobody waiting, so she spent longer time with me this time. After a couple back and forth, I think my cut was much better than last time. So I think she's was having a bad and busy day last time. She could do better if she wants to and bring care and focus. I still deducted some points for her being overly opinionated and require me to give pressure to achieve better results, otherwise she doesn't seem to strike for best. read more

I am a deaf customer. They hanged up my video phone call FOUR times to make an appointment. I do NOT appreciate their service AT ALL. I am considering this is discrimination against any types of minorities!!! If your child want to have a hair cut and tried to make an appointment, they won't let your child to make an appointment just because your child is blind, deaf, Native American, African American, or any kind of minorities. Do NOT bother to contact this salon at all. read more

I've been a faithful customer since the grand opening of this place when Tony, the original owner, was working here. Since his departure, I've only had my hair cut by either Annie or Victor. Each time I visit, I'm always satisfied with the result. What I like most about this place is that I'm able to sit back and relax, knowing with confidence that when I step out of the store, I'll look much nicer than how I was walking in. :) read more

This place is OK. I just wanted a trim and that it what I got, nothing special. The trim cost 17 bucks which isn't too bad. Maybe will come back here for a haircut and then write another review. The women are nicer than the men and this place seems cleaner than other Asian hair salons. read more

I've been going here since high school. They are fast and cheap and do a better job than most places I've been to. I usually get Victor cuz he knows how to cut long hair. They aren't the friendliest, but who cares, I'm here to get my hair cut not to make friends! read more

i started going to this salon, my sophomore year of high school. finding it by accident. it's been about 3 years, and i'm always satisfied with my hair. my family goes to this salon! i ALWAYS go to sarah. She's my favorite haha. whenever i want a new look, i tell her, and she puts in her suggestions according to my face shape, etc. the prices are very reasonable 20 bucks (women) for a hair cut an extra 5 for shampoo and conditioning the styling is complimentary and of course tipping... so all in all, it's 30 bucks and you got yourself a great cut. read more

I got an ok cut from this place. But the people are too rough on my head. The girl who washed my head scratched it so hard, she kinda was lighter when i told her to be more gentle. But I still didn't like how they handle my hair. THe hair dresser was also very harsh and she cut my hair really fast as if she was rushing to another customer. I wouldn't go back again. read more

This place reminds me of a "hole in the wall" restaurant. They're not very clean, but you'll come out satisfied. I was happy that Regina cut my hair dry because my hair is a different monster when its wet and she straightened it too! Will definitely be back for my next trim and hopefully they're consistent... read more

i would hate to mention to "go to victor" bc i don't want him to be too busy when i come in, but yeah... he's a wizard w/ those texturing scissors! prior to image plus, i had been going to my haircut lady for like 15+ years. i was desperate and decided to step out of my comfort zone and go where my cousin get's her haircut. i felt bad... i felt like i was stabbing her in the back. she doesn't know that she will never cut my hair ever again =/ anyways, i drive all the way from san mateo to fremont for a haircut. if that's not commitment, i dunno what is. $23 for haircut, blow dry, straightening, style, texturing (no wash) read more

My fourth time coming here as a walk-in for haircut and I am beyond satisfied with the service. I have gotten a different person to cut my hair each time and they all have been fast and efficient. I brought a picture the first couple of times and now just let them know what kind of haircut I want. Honestly, the haircuts don't match what I picture in my head, but I still love the final look because they cut my hair in a way that flatters my facial features. Costs me $25 for a haircut since I got thick hair, but I give tip as well so I think the price is totally worth it. read more

The hair stylists are the best you can get. ANNIE is superb, because my usual hair stylist was in SF before I moved to East Bay and no way I can commute back every time just to get a haircut. I tend to want to stay with one person forever. I like to build relationships with them to the point where they know what I want every time I go there without worry about they cut it too short and explain how I want it every single time. Just want get there, sit down, relax, haircut, wash and done! All I can honestly say this is the only place I have always been happy with my haircuts. read more

A really great place to get your hair done. Great service and customer service. When you come, you should ask for Annie or Jessica. They are excellent. They were very detailed when doing my hair and my sister's. The price are reasonable to comparing to the work they're doing to your hair because in the end great hair matter the MOST!!! read more

I used to avoid haircuts like most people avoid the dentist for one simple reason- I couldn't find ANYONE who could trust with my hair. I was so relieved when I found Regina through a friend's recommendation. The first cut she gave me blew me away. For the first time in my life, I loved going to a salon. Regina is very attentive and sweet. She doesn't speak much English, but she speaks Chinese very well. This place gets busy on the weekend, but you can always make an appointment. Ask for Regina! read more

Ive been here to do my hair for a while now. Ive gotten hair cuts from all the stylists. To me they are all great. Regina has been my stylist the last few times and i love her. read more

Annie is an amazing hair stylist. In my 8 years in the US, Annie is the first person who could give me the haircut I wanted. She likes to experiment, but her skill and confidence ensures that her experiments are never a failure. I will definitely keep coming back here. read more

drove 1 hour bought my 83 years mother to this salon (was suggested by few sister friends), meet "Ken" the hair dresser, after brief introduced, he start looking & feeling mom's hair, he said to mom, Your hair was over dry damaged by perm & I know how to take care it I also will give you a perm that you will not only be beautiful but also will love your new perm I promised, he then start working on mom's hairs, wash, trim, he put some gel like things all over mom's hair & start rolling small rollers one by one on to mom's hair, he was super busy all time, but no complaints, after done, mom was very happy with this experience and really love her new perm too, it took us 2 hrs drove home but Mission completed, I gave Ken , he's not only gave good perm, he's also a very good style hair cutter, he know it's so important any hair style needs to match a individual too, time I was there, I observed he gave 2 pretty young lady style cut, 2 hair colors, 1 perm to another silver hair senior lady, a grown up man hair cut, he's speedy but not rush, "he really knows hairs" I will go to him once my hair grow a bit longer & I want to follow his opinion to give a fresh style cut to look younger too. this statement was true from my heart. read more

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I used to come here to and have Annie cut my hair. I have not been here in awhile after I moved but have came back recently. Annie still gives great haircuts and glad she's still there. She's the only one that can communicate compared to the other employees who speak loudly in another language. read more

This is the best place to get a haircut - consistent and even cuts every visit. Annie does an excellent job, and my stylist of choice.

I love LoVE LOVE Regina!!! I've followed her since when she was at Mary's. No one knows how to cut my long hair like she does! Even after a few times of shampooing, my hair still look amazing after the cut!!! She knows the perfect length I want and the perfect style! She's super nice and talks to me like I'm her good friend. When ppl ask me where I get my hair cut, I refer everyone to Regina!!! If she's busy, I will just wait. So I usually just schedule an appt days in advance with her. Actually, come to think of it, my whole entire family cuts with her! read more

My first experience at Image Plus was AMAZING! Victor, the owner did wonderful job for me. The hair cut and the color highlights he did for me is perfect. I will definitely go back. He is very busy, remember to make an appointment first if you want to go on weekend. read more