Melissa always makes my hair blowout gorgeous. I got my hair done by her for my son's birthday and my own as well. I have photos that I'll cherish forever in which my hair looks amazing :) read more

ZERO STARS. Unprofessional. I will never come here again. Terrible experience. Had a bridal trial & 2 days before my wedding i call them to confirm my appointment, they confirm. Then my friend informs me they switched their makeup artist that i had a trial with and just werent going to inform me. Then i call and they tell me all this is true. SO UNRELIABLE & UNPROFESSIONAL . How would you not call to inform a person on SUCH A BIG CHANGE. read more

Love this place!! Super convenient and super friendly staff! Was nervous about changing my hair but ended up being obsessed with it all thanks to Gina!! Amazing work!!! read more

New Image Hair Design - Hair Salons Near Me - Astoria, New York

New Image is a gem in our neighborhood. Upon arrival, you are warmly greeted by the receptionist, My stylists, Cathy and Chris are always attentive to my requests. The salon uses high quality products. Whether you are looking for a simple trim or a complete makeover, I have confidence with the stylists. read more

This is my 2nd review for them. Made an appointment for balayage and they were very accommodating. I had Gina as my hair stylist and she is an artist and I loved my hair. Gina was very professional and talented. She asked me of my vision and delivered better than expected results. She did my balayage on black hair and a trim and style. Her suggestions were on point and took my lifestyle, skin tone, etc. in consideration when working on my hair. I've gotten my hair done before at other places and the service has been above par here and I highly recommend Gina. They were very clean and everyone in the salon wore their masks. Once any equipment or furniture was used, someone would disinfect and clean the area. I will be coming back here. read more

New Image Hair Design - My hair before and after - Hair Salons Near Me - Astoria, New York

I had quarantine hair that I needed to chop off. My landlord suggested I went here, and she even called to make an appointment on my behalf. Things I appreciated: 1) appointment was set for 3 pm and was promptly taken in the back for hair washing and haircut didn't take more than 25 minutes. 2) great customer service. 3) for those of you concerned about virus, they wear masks, hand sanitizer is located at the very entrance for anyone that may want. Every seat has a partition. Big black sofa has blue tape on it to remind social distancing. 4) cashless payment and plastic partition between customer and receptionist is present. Overall, I left very pleased with my haircut. I think I'll become a regular now. read more

I have been going here for years now. I have never found a better stylist than Gina. She is great with styling, cuts, and coloring. She is not only good at her job, but she is so friendly! I cannot recommend her enough. I have naturally dark brown hair and I get a full head of blonde highlights. read more

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I've always been satisfied getting my hair highlighted and cut here, both by Gina and Melissa. Friendly atmosphere and excellent results. I highly recommend New Image Hair Design. read more

I have been coming to this salon for about 3 years. My hair stylist is Anila. She always makes my hair look amazing. Last time I came there I asked to do balayage with haircut and I couldn't be happier with the result. Anila always gives me good advice about color and she is not afraid to experiment. I am happy I found this great salon in my area! read more

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Gina was a joy to work with. She's a true professional and worked wonders on my hair. She was able to add body to my fine hair and gave me the trendy 'lob' I was looking for. She was so knowledgeable that she tweaked things along the way to best suit my face shape and hair type-- and I couldn't be happier with the result. Beyond her skill and talent, Gina is simply a great person and delight to talk to. I left with lots of laughs and a great cut! read more

New Image Hair Design - Gina gave me the lob I never thought I could have with my fine hair. She's an artist. - Hair Salons Near Me - Astoria, New York

DONT GO HERE FOR COLOR! After three hours I left looking almost the same and with a bad haircut and awful color that I had to go get fixed at a different salon. $200 down the drain. read more

First and foremost, my three star rating is ONLY applicable to the salon and how it's run- NOT the quality of the stylists- that is hands down 5 stars across the board. As far as stylists go, I have been going to see Dimitri for 5 years through a coworker referral. I would give that hair God 10 stars if I could; I have sent about 6 different people to him and all have left his chair feeling sassy and gorgeous- the way you should always feel leaving a hair salon. For the other hair dressers, I always see beautiful hair and happy clients by the time they are walking out. Now for the important part...why I'm giving the salon 3 stars. I'm not cheap by any means and I have zero problem spending on things as important as hair. However, it's no secret the cost of getting your hair done in the city is obscenely overpriced which is one of the reasons why I first started going to New Image out in Queens was to get relatively affordable prices. And in the beginning, it was fair prices for cut, color, blow dry- the works. Not cheap, but the same cost as what I would pay to my trusted hair stylist back home in southern CA. I was happy and looking/feeling great on top of it. Now fast forward to the last 2 years- every time I have gone and went to pay I've been shocked with the price and asked for a cost breakdown (prices are completely set by salon management, not the stylists). I NEVER DO THAT ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE. EVER. The response I get varies from "that's the cost for a combo of the services you got" (which is not advertised or discussed anywhere) or "it's always been that price" (which it definitely never was and I always say that to them). Not only that, my friends who get the exact same service as I do pay different prices every time they go (which is not normal to not pay a close to similar price and which is always less than what I pay). I get it- prices in New York and rent are constantly rising- but not THAT significantly where someone pushes back and questions it EVERY TIME in the last two years. The last time I went- I got a color and blowout. That's it. No toner. No highlights. No cut. I PAID $170 WITHOUT TIP. I purposely did not schedule to get my hair cut because of their ridiculous new pricing structure and was expecting to pay a decent amount less than I usually do. WELL BOY WAS I SURPRISED. The time before that I got cut, color, toner, highlights and blowout and paid $280 without tip (which I used to pay $200-$210 w/o tip for). So you're honestly really telling me that I got 3 less services with a $100 price difference?! No. That's not what it is. They change their prices around a cost they want you to spend or think you should spend every time you go and it's obvious because their pricing structure or cost for services IS NOT CONSISTENT. It's really upsetting because they know I've been going there for 5 years now, have sent many people to them and they also know well that people come out to their salon with the false pretence they will be getting a better or more fair price than what they would pay in the city- but now, there isn't much of a difference. Other than that important factor, the salon is clean and well kept and generally has a nice energy which is important for clients to have an enjoyable experience- and I always do....until lately at the very end which is not a nice way to end your appointment. The more their prices rise, the less I can afford to tip my hair stylist and the wonderful, hard working hair assistants they have in the salon. I personally don't think that's fair to them (in addition to the customer) and it's also not something I want to do because they deserve it. Will I keep going because I love Dimitri? Yes. Will I continue to earnestly insist their prices are affordable to new people I refer? No. read more

So after quarantine, I desperately needed a haircut and decided I wanted a pretty big change and decided on a lob. The first day that they were open, I called and was fit in immediately and I was hooked up with Gina who was super friendly from the get-go. I was nervous about getting my hair washed and dried given the coronavirus situation, so I came with my hair wet and opted not to blow dry, which obviously makes getting a new hair style a bit challenging. Gina told me to come back if I thought I wanted it shorter since it might look different when it dried. So, I got home, and it was a good cut, but once it dried it was definitely longer than I wanted. I felt morally conflicted about going back and asking for it shorter. Long story, I did go back and I'm glad I did. Gina warmly welcomed me back and made sure I was happy with my cut. (I am- it came out great!). I mostly wanted to leave a review not because of the cut I got which I love, but for how Gina treated the situation and never once made me feel weird or awkward about coming back. Instead, she made me feel at ease for what was a totally uncomfortable situation for me. For review on virus precautions- they have all the necessary things in place to keep everyone safe- barriers in between chairs, hand sanitizer, and everyone was wearing masks, which at the time of this review, is exactly what is being recommended. read more

A bunch of fake reviews here about how great Gina is. Please don't go to this place for hair color (that's all I tried). I requested that they do roots only. Pictures speak for themselves as to final result. In fairness they offered to fix it, but there was NO WAY I was going to trust anyone in that salon to touch my hair again. Worse is that they tried to overcharge me (from $40 to $50 for roots only) when what they should have done is not charge a penny for destroying my hair. I can't believe I agreed to pay anything at all. Of course I skipped the $30 blow dry. Never again walking into this place. read more

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I've had a few positive experiences here but the one thing that always leaves a bad taste in my mouth is the way that the staff speaks about poc and members of the lgbtq+ community. Their conversations frankly come off as very ignorant and is most definitely not a safe space for anyone that isn't white and straight. especially with what's going on in the world, i don't understand why they think its okay to speak like this. I've heard everything from mocking trans people to speaking in a poor asian accent. Its a shame because the stylists here are talented and the prices are more than fair read more

This is my second time getting by micro bead Exstentions done by Gina not only is her work the best i have ever got i have been getting Exstentions for 12 years i dont know all my years living in Astoria i have not found Gina sooner.!!! The salon staff overall from front desk to shampoo girls are the greatest staff i felt like i was around family if yelp allowed 10 stars this salon would receive all 10 from me. Also there blow outs and color jobs that i was watching being done around me every one looked like movie stars I wouldn't go anywhere else Felicia Ioannidis read more

I came in here this past week and I literally got the WORST haircut of my life by Katerina/Kathy. I asked her for layers and she seemed to know what she was doing but I couldn't have been more wrong. When she was done cutting my hair it looked OK, not great but I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. I guess since it was blow dried it looked fine. The next day I woke up and noticed that my hair legit only has 2 lengths, really short, and really long. I asked for layerS, not a layer!! And second, she didn't use those thinning scissors at the tips of my hair once she was done cutting so my hair looks literally chopped and just so terrible! I am so embarrassed of this cut that I have been wearing my hair up all the time. I need to let my hair grow out a little bit and find someone who can fix it. I would NEVER go back to this salon!! read more

New Image Hair Design - I asked for layers and Katerina/Kathy only gave me 2 lengths in my hair - Hair Salons Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Very affordable place with very dedicated and friendly staff. I was doing my hair and makeup and I was very satisfied with everything! Definitely coming here again. read more

I don't know about the salon but when I walked in a young lady at the front was so rude she basically was like it's too expensive I guess they don't service you if your Indian dark skin etc. read more

Men... Women... Stay away from this place. I go in for a haircut, and they give me some lady who knew scissors as well as I know love. She was taking chomps of hair in her fingers and looking at it like, "yeah, I guess this is right." She knew less about layers than a nudist colony, and made me look like the bass player for Hootie & The Blowfish - that 90s haircut somewhere between a dirty blonde penis and Leonardo DiCaprio's hair, circa Aviator. To end it all off, she blew hair clippings into my shirt and shoes. When I say, "I'd like the back to taper off," and she stares at me and says, "Yeah, we gonna do like..." and then just proceeds to grab a chunk of hair and toss it, that's inadequate. I'm not a shill for Envee (I criticized their Yelp for fudging their page with fake reviews) but go there instead. New Image can keep their image -- I want a haircut. read more

Monica is "Woohoo! As good as it gets!" This is my third haircut, and I am continually amazed at the hairstyle she has created for me. It literally took my breath away the last time I left the salon. I had really long hair on my first visit, and she expressed trepidation on giving me a shorter "do". But I was ready for something different (which was easier to manage and get rid damage I had done to my hair). After relying on chain store beauticians, she makes me understand the concept of loyalty to a stylist. read more

I no longer cut my hair here. I used to be a regular every three months and last three times I was there, my haircut was hideous. My mother is not happy with them anymore either. I feel like the hairstylists in there need to go back to school to learn more style or at least listen to what the patron wants. I know this isn't a trendy Manhattan hair salon... but still, one should get what they ask for. It's pretty pathetic. The place looks clean but I think it needs to be renovated. I can only vouch for one hairstylists to be friendly while the others act as if they are on a throne all high and mighty. If I want that, then I will go to a Manhattan hair salon and pay top price for a good haircut and a snooty attitude. read more

Great place! I have been to 3 stylists there and they were all amazing. Eleni is the best of all. She's very talented and really listens to you and works with you to find the best cut for your hair type. She will be honest if she thinks something won't look good. And she's freakin an AWESOMESAUCE human being. Never overly busy, but with steady stream of clients, the place is small and clean with friendly staff. The staff really listens to you and helps you find a style you like. Fairly priced at about $40 for a ladies cut and style. And the best part is they don't try to sell you products while cutting your hair. And don't forget to tip the girls who wash your hair. I usually tip them 3-5 dollars They do cut and color and bonded hair extensions. Good for both youthful clients and baby boomers. Call for an appointment but I believe walk ins are welcome. read more

I get great haircuts here from Joanna. Everyone here is very friendly and welcoming. Never too long of a wait and they make it very easy to call ahead if you prefer an appointment. I feel like my hair looks like it was cut in a very expensive, fancy $100+ Manhattan salon, all for $18 and change. Highly recommended for mens haircuts! read more

I'm a salon floater- meaning I just go from salon to salon getting cuts. My half buzzed-half Rihanna do grew into a box & ive been living in beanies and hats, so I randomly dropped in to New Image out of desperation. Receptionist was nice enough since I've had unwelcoming experiences at other salons. Have to admit the wash was the worst I've ever had though- ONE rinse and done in like 3 minutes? I had Monica as my stylist. I was freaking out the whole time since she was taking a while as if unsure. And my hair had been turned into 80yr old granny-style too many times... But to my surprise, it was the total opposite! For the first time EVER, a stylist actually gave me a trim when I asked for one instead of hacking it all off into a cut. Everything was cleaned up nice and Monica actually listened and asked questions. The trim came out pretty much like how I wanted it although the style looked a bit dated. She even gave me tips and what products to use for growing my hair out (not pushing me to buy their products at all). I washed and styled it at home and Monica was on point with cleaning my boxy hair up. Have to say that $36 is pretty pricey for a trim, but it came out well. read more

I moved to Astoria about a year and a half ago and have gone to a few different salons. So far, New Image is the best I've experienced. They cut, styled, and colored my hair (which was very long cut to shoulder length) and it came to $80 (which included double the dye due to the length). I was charged three times this amount when I went to SPACE, which is on Ditmars as well. The overall service was typical for a busy salon. They were friendly to me while working with me, and otherwise left me alone. I appreciated the feedback from the colorist when choosing which color they would apply. They had suggested I go a little lighter than I had requested due to my complexion and I can honestly say I'm glad. I have never received so many compliments on my coloring in my life. I've recommended this salon to a few of my friends and will be returning. read more

Went here after getting a botched cut from one salon and bad extensions from another. Eleni took the extensions out (at charge) but spent about 30 minutes with me showing me how to style my hair in a way I liked it. Loved her! Also noticed the prices here are much better than the places down the street. (ie, SPACE on 29th and Ditmars) read more

I have been going to Kathy for my hair color for about 10 years now. She was the only person who understood how to take my black hair, to blonde (and all different shades of it through the years) by highlighting and not double-process. She can match any picture. Also had extensions through Eleni for about a year. She is great too. Extensions here cost considerably less than in Manhattan. read more

One word, GINA!! My words can't even begin to describe how amazingly talented she is!!. Not only does she make you feel beyond confident in her hands, she is efficient, caring and most of all honest. It's like I have my very own glam fairy!! Never have to cheat again!!! read more

Been getting my hair cut here for YEARS now by Eleni. Execellent prices, super fast, and everyone's nice. Be sure to call ahead and make an appointment though. read more

I have curly hair, and have to therefore be discerning when choosing a stylist. I found Anila by sheer luck and she's great! She always gives me what I ask for, gives me her professional opinions, and always leaves me with a beautiful cut and style. She's friendly and knows when to chat, and when to let you luxuriate (hair washing and head massage, yes!). Really love this salon and this stylist. read more

If you're looking for summer highlights, an amazing haircut or both then Gina is your girl!! I've been looking for a stylist that I trusted for so long and I'm so happy that I found Gina at New Image. Here are some photos! read more

New Image Hair Design - A few months back- I came in with a lot of damage and Gina fixed me up. - Hair Salons Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Don't got there for highlights, your hair will be fried, they just toss bleach everywhere

This is my 5th time going to New Image. I have had my highlights and color done by Lira and Gina - both have done a great job and are friendly and funny! Gina has cut my hair twice- she spruced up my style with some layers but made sure to keep my hair long enough to put in a ponytail. I have gotten many compliments on the cut. All the staff are polite and help each other out so you don't wait too long. I definitely recommend New Image! read more

I used to be a salon hopper constantly looking for a better deal. I get my hair highlighted (1/2 head), cut and color and its usually around $130 for everything. I think this is very well priced compared to other Astoria salons. I have been going to Reina for the past 2-3 years and LOVE her. If you ask her to trim your hair that is exactly what she does. She listens to what I want and gives me exactly what I ask for. Every time I have had my hair washed they do a great job. I would highly reccomend this place to anyone. They also just added in a nail salon in the back so its really full service. Everyone that works there has always been friendly and outgoing. I always feel like I walked into My Big Fat Greek Wedding though! read more

I sent my tweens to get their hair colored and they did not return with what was asked. I also did not find all of the staff friendly nor helpful. I'm glad my girls were too clueless to understand what subpar service they received. Never going back there! read more

Went there last week to see Eleni for a haircut after reading positive reviews about this place and her and have to say she is great!!!! Great haircut- waited until i washed and styled my own hair to write the review and kudos to Eleni!! Will come back for highlights in a few weeks too. Overall place is friendly, it was quick in and out and prices are moderate- $45 for a cut and blow out. Def go see Eleni. read more

Got my hair done by Gina and she did an absolute amazing job! Love my color!

I'm very happy with the service. I have been to this salon a handful of times and each time, I get consistent good service. People are nice and friendly, and my hair blowouts always come out Fabulous! they are consistent with their prices and I never had to wait that long. I found a good spot finally! read more

New Image Hair Design - simply gorg - thanks to New Image - Hair Salons Near Me - Astoria, New York

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I've been searching for a stylist that I trust to cut and color my hair, and I finally found Gina. She had great recommendations that matched exactly what I wanted. She's funny, accommodating, and always gives her honest opinion so I can always look my best. Thank you so much Gina!! I cannot wait to come back for my next appointment! I'm really happy I found you read more