Very friendly and supportive staff. They understand your needs and also provide good service. They are also affordable and provide suggestions on hair care. read more

I'm happy to find this place! I got a great mani/pedi and waxing with no issues. The women here are wonderful and don't discriminate against men. I'll be returning and letting my wife and daughter know about the great services at LAN Beauty Salon. read more

got my nails done by Nancy for the holidays, she was so sweet and attentive! Will definitely be coming back again read more

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I went into the salon because a friend recommended it, and after getting layers and a few inches off of my hair; I recommend Lan. read more

LAN Beauty Salon - I asked for layers and for my curtain bangs to be trimmed. I showed her a photo and she adapted it perfectly. Great haircut! - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

Thank you Nu, for graciously accommodating me with a last minute appointment to take off my acrylic nails(they didn't put them on, but they definitely needed to come off). She was fast, sensitive, and so positive. Now that I've found this spot, I'm going back to get my nails done here to really try them out. read more

Very pretty nails, nice nail techs and affordable will definitely go back in the future read more

LAN Beauty Salon - $35 for a gel manicure - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

I was referred to Lan by a long-time customer and I'm so glad I followed through with making an appointment. I called on a Sunday and she was able to get me in the same afternoon. I have long hair that I've been growing out for a few years and my last cut was about a year ago. Lan did a fantastic job cutting off the dry ends, adding in some long layers, blow-drying, and styling my hair!! She also took the time to give me tips on how to keep my hair from falling towards my face at work all day, and I ran right out to buy the clips that will work perfectly. Lan has a very large salon and she's been there over 20 years!!! She also does nails, waxing, hair color, and much more! I highly recommend trying out Lan's salon. Her prices are very reasonable and she has a ton of great experience to share. read more

Lan and everyone in her salon always do such an amazing job on nails and hair! I recommend this salon to everyone. I've been going for years, and I always leave feeling amazing. Amazing value and service. Also, they have always gone the extra mile to be COVID safe. All the staff wear K95 masks & they're all fully vaccinated/boosted. The salon is spacious with high ceiling and they're never too crowded because of the salon's layout. All customers follow the mask mandate and staff politely enforce it. I'm very COVID cautious and I genuinely feel safe here I get pedicures and gel manicures, and they always take their time/do a great job (and are extremely affordable!). They have an unparalleled color selection, including OPI, mood changing colors, and a ton of other top brands for both gel colors and regular. If you are in a hurry and tell them, they will be super efficient and finish by the time you need. Otherwise, they are happy to pamper you and let it be an extra relaxing process, if you have more time to spare. All of my haircuts I've gotten from Lan have looked better than $100+ boutiques. I will now only go to Lan for my hair. Her shampoos and blow outs are also fantastic. Everyone is so kind in the salon, and it's like a warm hug for the soul. Please support this local business! The staff also appreciate tips in cash if you can. They 1000% deserve it! read more

LAN Beauty Salon - One week after my gel manicure, still looks amazing! No lifting or chipping Halo OPI gel - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

The ladies who work at LAN are very kind and sweet! Lan has been cutting and dying my hair and doing my nails for the past 6 years now, and definitely knows what she's doing read more

First time coming here, very impressed. Will become a regular customer moving forward. I came in with a pre-existing styled cut that had gone 4 months without any upkeep. Lan did a fantastic job reshaping and cleaning me up. Good place for stylish men's cuts. read more

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They're open again!!! I've been going here for 10 years now since High School. LAN is talented and always cuts my hair perfectly. I don't trust anyone else but Lan to cut my hair. If I ever move out of CA, I will for sure continue getting my haircuts done by her. I'm so glad they're open again. Also got a gel manicure done too. My nails look good! I also love how everyone is super friendly and talented. read more

LAN Beauty Salon - Lan is amazing! She's been cutting my hair for 10 years now and always give me tips on keeping my hair healthy - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

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So this is a bit of a mixed review because the people who work here are very nice and accommodating, however, they are able to do so at the expense of cutting corners. I came in for a haircut when my own hairdresser was closed for a week due to the holidays, and I figured I'd try LAN Beauty Salon again (I used to go there a lot when Tina worked there). Lan, who owns the business, was good enough to squeeze me in since she was waiting for the color on another client to process. I was very thankful for that, but unfortunately, she did not do a good job with my cut. She took three or four phone calls in the middle of my cut (which, mind you, was in the middle of another person's coloring appointment). During my hair appointment, I saw items reused between different stylists without sanitization in between which I would think is a no-no. Anyhow, it's been many weeks now, and I am still finding chunks of hair that were not trimmed to the same length as other bits of my hair, and I've had to take my own scissors to clean the bits up. I wish I had not gone there in the first place, and just cut my own hair since I would have done a better job and saved my money. Overall: Very nice people working here, but they need to manage their time better and to say no to walk-in clients like me if they don't have the time to do a thorough job. You can work fast and sloppy in some fields, but beauty is not one of them. read more

I've been going to Lan's for quite some time now, although I haven't had an opportunity to visit Lan over the pandemic. I have to say, she is an absolutely fantastic and talented stylist. I have thinning hair, so cutting my hair is always a precarious situation. However, I definitely trust being in her chair. She's done wonders with my highlights!! That being said, to Jessica A. from Westborough, I'm not sure how anyone with a conscience would find it okay to receive a service and then refuse to pay for services rendered. That level of brokeass scumbaggery is up there with being human garbage. I don't know how you have the audacity to go into a business, particularly one hard hit and impacted by the pandemic, and then cheat them by refusing to pay. I feel bad for Lan and any of the other workers there who were traumatized by your petulance and entitlement. Your hair will grow back but the trauma you've inflicted on Lan may last a lifetime. You asked for a haircut and then got mad that someone cut your hair?? Make it make sense! Do you go to Fentons and then get upset when they give you too much ice cream? I'm sure someone may be able to fix your hair but too bad they can't fix your personality. read more

They did a good job they should think about updating their massage chairs but otherwise it all seems pretty clean! They don't seem to thin out their polishes like some other places do. I can tell my mani will last. I will definitely be coming back. Wish parking was easier but that is not their fault. ***UPDATE*** a week later and my nails still look great! So happy I found this place. read more

LAN Beauty Salon - Regular mani A WEEK LATER!!!! All other places I've gone to lately wouldn't have lasted. - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

I'm so happy I found this place! This beauty salon offers many services at great prices. The establishment itself is relatively quiet. Not a lot of people seem to come in at once, and the space is quiet large, so I felt very comfortable in here. I know they offer mani/pedi, hair cuts/styling, hair coloring, facials, waxing services, and eyelash extensions. I will likely come back try explore more of their services since their rates are so affordable. I dropped in for a manicure and a pedicure, and the service here was great quality. The woman who attended me is named "My". She made sure I knew how to use the massage chair, and walked me through their prices for nail color/design. I ended up choosing a French manicure, and light pink toenails. She cleaned up my cuticles very well and got rid of my hangnails- she was clearly very diligent in her work. I love her work! I would love to have her do my nails again. read more

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I dropped in for a nail appointment and I was all levels of disappointed. My biggest gripe was that I saw the woman use the same exact file on me and pass it to her partner to use on another person. Luckily I didn't get an infection but that's unacceptable. My nails came out mediocre, and I got a discount and she fixed the couple that were really bad, but I will not be returning here. I am very displeased with this service and I wish they didn't try to work so fast. Also I got nothing like the original design, it was really bad, so I just went with solid black. I would have rather she told me she couldn't do the design. I do appreciate that they fixed my nails and tried to work with me, but it wouldn't have to be fixed if they weren't rushing so much. read more

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Sent my hubby here for a well needed pedi. He said they were very good. Loved the massage and got stone too! He was so tickled that he had them paint his toes orange for Halloween. Made the pedi girl giggle. . read more

LAN Beauty Salon - Boy had them paint orange for Halloween! Lol - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

This is a pretty no frills kinda place, but they did a great job on my gel manicure and regular pedicure. I'll definitely be going back. read more

LAN Beauty Salon - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

I've been going to Lan's for years to get haircuts, manicures, and pedicures. Lan and Quyen are both amazing hairdressers (and amazing people)! Lan's taken me from black to platinum blonde, and Quyen's styled my hair so many different ways, from cute layered cuts to an edgy sideshave look. I've gone to many hair salons in SF and Oakland at all different price ranges, and literally will always choose Lan. The quality and cost there is unmatched imo. Recently, I got my brows tinted and an eyelash lift there by Nu, and I'm super happy with the results. My eyelashes are short and really straight, and it's really hard for them to stay curled. I was really surprised at the lift she was able to get! Lan tinted my brows, and they look really natural, which is really awesome as someone who doesn't like to wear that much makeup and is getting tired of doing my brows everyday. Anyway, I love this salon and also have noticed that their business has been growing over the years. A part of me doesn't want to write this review for selfish reasons, but they deserve all the praise they can get!! read more

LAN Beauty Salon - lash lift by Nu! before and after - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

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It started with my hare-brained idea to rinse my fine, curly hair with apple cider vinegar. Well, I have since learned that curly-headed gals have no business drying out their hair with ACV. Plus, it stinks. Anyway, since I'd dried out and damaged my hair with this little holistic home science experiment, I thought I should trim off the ends. So I Yelped and came up with Lan Salon. BAD, BAD, BAD. I showed a photo of my desired cut to Kim, and asked her to trim it a bit, but she completely HACKED OFF ALL THE HAIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY HEAD! I am a professional middle-aged woman with a career and it doesn't exactly behoove me to look like one of those kids begging on Telegraph Avenue. But there it is. read more

As I sit on my bed, eating my chocolate ice cream, I think back to two hours ago when I was sitting in one of the few black waiting chairs at Lan Beauty Salon. I drove up to the salon and found parking across the street in a "pay to park" spot. ($.25 for 10 minutes). I went into the salon, which looked mediocre from the outside but pretty stylish inside. To tell the truth, I was extremely nervous. I've had my share of botched hair cuts - all which make me cringe to think about. Anyways, my heart was pounding and I could feel my face getting hot; I was tempted to run out of the shop and never look back...BUT I knew I couldn't because my hair was in dire need of a date with some silver scissors. I waited for a good 30 minutes (there were 2 guys getting haircuts and 2 women ahead of me in line) before I was called up. My knees wobbled as I walked to the hair-cutting chair and stepped over the balls of hair on the floor left from the previous client. I took a deep breath and so it began. I told LAN (the woman doing my hair) a general idea of what I wanted. She was so friendly and nice and we had a good conversation. I was still slightly nervous, even though I should have been put at ease by Lan's demeanor. 20 minutes later, I stood up and shook my head around and fondled my hair - it was perfect: it had flow and it didn't look like a curtain of black hair, but a cascade of black water (excuse my tackiness). Lan did everything I asked and even cut it to the exact length I asked for. My total came out to be $20 + $5 tip and it was well worth it. I will be visiting Lan Beauty Salon again. **for the record, I have really long, straight hair. It was about 13 inches past my shoulders and about 11.5 inches after my cut. ALSO, they do everything from cuts to color, perms, eyelash tinting/perm, waxing, facials and nail care. read more

The ladies are nice here, that I won't complain about. But after further inspection of my nails when I got home, I was not impressed. Each nail was a different shape, not very happy with my acrylics. From afar they look good most likely due to my neutral nail color. But I'm a bit of a perfectionist and these nails don't cut it. They aren't terrible but they aren't perfect either. I will have to have the redone when I get a chance. And for the price I paid I'm not to thrilled about that. Three stars for cleanliness and they took me right away. Wish the stars were 5 with some pretty nails to show off. read more

LAN Beauty Salon - Nice job! - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

This is now my go-to hair salon. I've gotten my hair cut by Gina a few times and she always does an amazing job! They don't wash your hair before cuts (is this a California thing?), but that's okay with me. It's hard to find a place that can cut Asian hair without making you look ridiculous, but Gina does a great job. She's fast and I pay $30 (before tip) for my medium length hair. I've also gotten a gel manicure here and the woman did a beautiful job! The color selection is a little small, but the work she does is superb. The owner sometimes brings her two small dogs in here and they're pretty cute. I've been able to pet one, but the other is a little more hesitant to be pet. I will win them both over one day! read more

I finally got my eyebrows waxed after weeks! Even though it was my first time coming here, the lady that did my brows was friendly and always smiling, we chatted as if we knew each other already. I told her that I wanted my brows shape like hers but a bit a bit thicker, and they came out just the way I wanted them! I'm definitely coming back again after my finals are done which is next week! Gina is the go-to person when it comes to haircut. She takes her time cutting hair and she makes sure youre happy when you step out of the door . Cut my hair 2x with her already and i'm always happy with the result. read more

I've been going to lan for 6 years now, and have always been happy when leaving. Amazing quality, amazing price, and amazing service + love. You won't be disappointed read more

After reading a very recent review on Lan's Beauty Salon, I decided I'd come here over Lhasa's. I looked into both and read through the reviews, they both seemed pretty good... I wish I looked into it a bit more now. I brought some pictures of the hairstyle I wanted, but Gina showed me other pictures from books she had. I don't think she was clear on what I wanted, and she ended up giving me a lot of layers for a short cut. In the pictures I showed her, the hair wasn't really layered much, more of a straight cut. Also, I didn't expect the cut to be $25. I thought it was going to be $20. I wish she had told me earlier that it would be five dollars more for BLOW DRYING and styling. She didn't wash my hair or anything. I was a bit unhappy about that part, especially given that I wasn't exactly happy about my haircut (it didn't really look like the picture I had shown her). Sometimes my hair looks okay, but I was really expecting more from here. My bangs are not the length I had asked for. And you know that bangs take a while to grow out... so I have to pin them up sometimes. Aside from the haircut, Gina is nice and the place is pretty big. They do nails and waxing too so maybe they're better in that area? I wish I had gone to Lhasa's because I saw that they solely focused on haircuts after passing by it. read more

literally a hidden gem in downtown Berkeley! Thanks to Lan for always doing a wonderful job cutting my hair in a short Aline bob! She never disappoints me! Definitely recommend. read more

I have been here for years and first by recommendation of a friend! They can wash your hair and do some head massage, which makes me very relaxing. The barbers are very curteuos and really listen to customers. read more

So glad I finally found a reliable, friendly and inexpensive barber in Berkeley. LAN is by far the best of the other shops in the downtown area (for guys, at least). Bonus points for minimal wait times in the evening. Hm now that I think about it I may have already written a review about this place oh well it deserves two reviews anyways. read more

Everyone here is so friendly! The ladies who did my mani and pedi paid so much attention to detail to make sure my nails looked good. I'll be coming back again soon. read more

Had a good time here. Got a pedicure and my sister had a mani pedi. The ladies were nice and did a thorough job even though we came in kind of close to closing. They made sure to check that the colors we chose were the ones we wanted and made conversation I would come here again ^_^ read more

LAN Beauty Salon - Pedicure with Essie nail polish! - Hair Salons Near Me - Berkeley, California

The hidden gem in Berkeley, the Lan Salon. You will be welcomed and received a outstanding service. Shampoo is an additional service by request. For $17, it is a sweet deal. read more

Hidden gem, they mostly do nails and it's a little daunting for a guy to walk in there and get a haircut but have recently been getting mine there. Definitely know what they are doing! Bonus it's half the price of levels and 100% less pretentious. read more

Hair: Let me tell you, the lady gave me such a beautiful clean hair look. I was beyond excited about my new hair. I would def. recommend it to everyone. I was looking for a clean trim and showed some of the hair inspiration and she nailed it. Waxing: A little pricey for me but they get the work done like a pro. The only con I feel is I wish the ladies would communicate well in English so it wouldn't be hard for me to talk. read more

Well I had an important job interview to go to so I decided to get a haircut to look presentable. I had been at this salon before and Lan cut my hair. My first experience was OK, nothing fancy, but not too horrible either. I am not picky and when I get a haircut that looks decent I consider this to be a satisfactorily experience. When I give a business one start it is because the experience was pretty awful. So I walk -in, (walk-ins are welcome) and ask if I can get a haircut. They say Lan will be available in about 15 minutes. I ask do I need an appointment they say no, just wait. So I wait. For half an hour. But that's not all. Another person comes in and they tell her to wait too. We wait. Another person comes in and they tell him to wait too. The lady who came in after me says that she wants a hair coloring (more expensive than a haircut) and Lan takes HER first. I am a little annoyed, but I do need that haircut for the interview the next day. So I keep waiting. Lan tells the guy she will take him next. What? I was there first; I let the lady with the coloring cut in, now the guy too? Lan says: "Well, he had an appointment..." Didn't I ask to get an appointment? They told me I didn't need one. The guy gets tired of waiting and leaves. I give myself mental props for being tough and resilient, not like the guy. I think, " See, I out-waited you guy with an appointment" Hair coloring takes forever! " Gee, the guy was smart to leave." It is getting dark. It feels like I have been there the whole afternoon. I contemplate giving up on the haircut. Lan waives at me and says "You can sit and I cut your hair while the color on the other person is setting." " Nice!" " I think, so practically she takes me to fill in the time. I show her a picture of what I want. She disregards it and says it's not going to work. She will cut my hair the way she wants to. She has barely finished the back of the hair when the lady with the hair color comes in and says she is late and needs to get the coloring finished fast. I can see Lan is about to dump me again and jump to finish her. I finally speak: "No. I am late too! I am not going to wait another minute; you have to finish my haircut. " Lan sees that I mean business. She tells the other lady that she will be with her in a minute. I think it is a figure of speech... It is not. What happens next reminds me of Benihana - bits of hair fly up in the air, sharp objects swish around my ears with blazing speed, chop, chop, chop, cut, cut, cut, a-and Done! She does some trick with the little mirror, I don't see anything in the back, but the front looks pretty awful. Some kind of a furry animal is sitting on top of my head, a blob with no shape; it is shot and puffy, just bad. I look like a homeless lady. No offense to anyone. Lan pushes me toward the cashier's desk, quickly before I spend too much time in front of the mirror. I think she senses that no tip is coming her way. She whispers something to the cashier. They charge me MORE than the listed price. All in all a pretty awful experience. Oh and that job interview...You guessed it I didn't get the job. I looked pitiful; no amount of product could tame the mess. The hair will grow back eventually, but I am still suffering from a post haircut syndrome. read more

I LOVE this place!! It is the only place I go for a quality and affordable haircut. Kim and Lan (yes, how narcisstic of me to get my hair cut here!) have been cutting my hair for the past three years. At the advice of Kim, I chopped off 6 inches of hair last November. Despite my extreme hesitation, she reassured me that the cut would look good because of my face shape. Needless to say, I put my full trust in her hands and walked out a very satisfied lady! These ladies are the only ones that I trust to maintain my short 'do... even if it is just cutting an inch or two off. I'm a big big big fan of their other services.. I've been getting my hair dyed and my eyebrows waxed for the past several years. The ladies here are all very attentive and very outgoing. Even though I now live in the City, I gladly make the trek out to Berkeley every 2 or 3 months to get my hair cut at Lan's read more

Came back to say that I speak Vietnamese fluently so I definitely was right about what they said, and regardless of the condition of my feet, their behavior was extremely unprofessional and made me uncomfortable. read more

Oh god. I was lured in by the price of $5 for bangs, and I came out wanting to cry. ($5 for them to create bangs, not a bang trim, since I dind't have bangs to begin with) The lady who cut my hair only said two things to me throughout the quick session: "I know, I know" and "very cute! very cute!" I asked for my hangs to by trimmed, she rushed me into the seat, and cut away, without even asking how I wanted them cut. It was my fault for not jumping up, clutching the remaining hairs on my head, and running far, far away from her. I just kept sitting there, in the blind hope that she actually knew what she was doing as she kept reassuring me "very cute! very cute!" Even with the rest of my hair as reference, I dont think she picked up on the fact that my hair has a lot of volume. The length that she cut my bangs to, when they were drenched by her spray bottle quickly bounced back up when dry.... to some awkward length around the midway point between by eyebrows and my hairline, when I had originally wanted eyebrow-length bangs. The ladies at Maxi haircare on Telegraph have always been wonderful to me. Once, I wandered in there, thinking about whether I should get a haircut, and the older asian lady gave me a full consultation, based on my hair type/look I was going for. She ended up advising me against the look I wanted, saying she didn't want to do that to me, when she easily could have easily gotten some extra business from me. *That* is customer service - when the stylist actually communicates with you about what you want. I'm pretty easy to please/usually only come on yelp to rave about places that I really like/love, since I hate saying bad things about anything... but this place - Lan Beauty Salon - is the exception. read more

Loved my haircut. I had one of those days where I as just sick of my hair, it felt flat on my head, it was too long, got stuck in my backpack, meh. So, i decided to yelp a place really quick to get my hair did. My first impression of the place is, its spacial and comfortable. The beauty salon actually does nails, coloring, pedi, and hair! (so versatile!) I had Lan, she asked me what I wanted, I gave her a picture but pretty much I told her everything I didn't want. Lan immediately understood exactly what was wrong with my hair (current-state) and grabbed her razor and got right to it. What is LOVE, is that she used a razor. Honestly, if you want lots of layers and you want it to blend well, make sure your hair stylist can use a razor. Lan took her time, made sure everything was aligned. For men: this is the place for you! They are quick and they know what they are doing. The whole time I was there, the majority of the customers were men coming in for their monthly trim. read more

Lhasa across the street had a wait. I feel like these two salons are in some sort of epic rivalry because they are across the street with the same service and almost-same prices. Honesty looking at the sign LAN made me think of a LAN party. I sat down with Lan of Lan Beauty Salon, and hoped for the best. I don't get a buzzer cut like most Asian male customers here. Actually, there were 2 other said-Asian-male customers getting a buzzer cut. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Since they were done within 10 minutes of starting, I didn't have to wait long. I told Lan that I wanted a scissor-only cut. She told me it'd be no problem. Pretty soon I was confident that she knew what she was doing because she started trimming around with regular shears to shape my hair and paying careful attention to detail about how much she cut. She told me that she'd come back to make it shorter when layering it. She was right - she finished up my haircut about 20 minutes later when she mostly used the thinning shears to give my hair a nice texture. I'm pretty satisfied with the $15 haircut. I'd go again for my scissor cut for sure. Beats waiting at Berkeley Hair Studio for a rushed haircut. read more