Their shop is really small but they're quick to accommodate walk ins. The barber guy was nice and he gave me great feedback and his professional opinions on which style suits me better. The cut came out really nice and literally made me look like I'm worth a million dollars. Deduction of one star cus the lady that wash hair did a BS job. There was still pieces of hair in my head and on my face. I came home and washed myself again. The price is also a few bucks more than other nearby competing stores. read more

My barber shop, Chia Bin Barber Shop on 37th Avenue / Main Street permanently closed at the end of September 2020 due to the Covid-19 quarantine. After 36 years in existence, they were unable to make the rent. Fortunately, my haircutter Connie moved nearby to Oriental Stylist (東方名剪), a clean, small shop with eight salon chairs -- a few doors over from Maxi's Noodle -- in early October. Although most barber shops and salons in the area seem to be Mandarin Chinese only, Connie fluently converses in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She is available by appointment only. Connie is meticulous and timely in her work, and her pleasant demeanor make each haircut a quick, relaxing experience. A face mask is required for entry to the salon; the mask is hooked to the barber cloth for the duration of the haircut. A haircut with wash is $13, and includes a brief, comfortable head message during the application of shampoo. Please tip generously if you are able. Five stars -- for Connie. read more

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There was a gross smell of leftover dishes when I went there. I guess the employees ate inside the small store and did not throw away the food. The girl who washed my hair made my head feel like burning because she was was so hard with her hand. The guy who styled my hair later was the least skilled hair stylist I've ever seen. Maybe the owner should raise their salary and get some new people with skills. read more

DO NOT COME HERE CUSTOMERS BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is based on two separate experiences at this salon one myself and one with my mom. we will NEVER EVER come back here again. EVER My experience: I had my hair cut did a hot oil treatment and styled at this establishment about a year ago and I was forced to sit on a dinky stool that wasn't at a stylist's corner and then MOVED around at least 10 times by the owner herself. I find this highly unacceptable and terrible service. If I'm marinating in my treatment and will be ready to be styled why am I being forced to sit at the door then the corner then infront of the bathroom so on and so forth? I had a terrible experience and would never ever go there again. Fast forward 1 year My mom and I were in a search for a salon and we happened to pass by oriental stylist again. We decided to ask for a price and consider trying this place again just to make sure the experience I had wasn't a fluke. So we go into the store approach the store owner herself and get a price for regular perm (cold perm) which was 70 and digital perm with lisco for 100. She pointed to the lisco bottle and the digi perm machine and told us $100 and then wrote it on the back of a card. So my mom decides to go in on a saturday to get her hair done. She arrives and checks the price with the owner who confirms it is $100. She has her hair washed and styled by a stylist and the stylist advises her to check with the owner for the price. This time, the owner says it is actually $130 and tells my mom she doesn't know anything about digiperm. She says its $100 for regular perm and $130 for digiperm. First of all, customers HATE it when they're given one price and then it is changed half way through the service. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. NEVER HAVE WE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS! I WILL TELL YOU WHERE TO SHOVE THAT EXTRA $30 dollars lady. save yourself the possibility of being ripped off BY THE OWNER and go to another salon. SHAME ON YOU ORIENTAL STYLIST OWNER! SHAME ON YOU!!!!! **please note that the "manager" the one who dishes out all the BS is actually the owner. she's a middle aged probably in her 50's and has a beauty mark on her face. she is FULL OF BULLSHIT. I dont have anything against her employees but her attitude and the way she conducts her business I have a HUGE PROBLEM WITH!!!!!!!!** 11/17 edit Well. These people obviously do not know what they're doing. My mom has a HUGE chemical burn on the back of her neck due to the inadequacy of this salon. First of all, the girl who did the perm did not wrap her neck properly aka no protection at all!. When my mom spoke up about this well the response was that the towels are too small because she has too much hair and her head is too big. How cheap you must be to order the hand towels instead of standard sized towels. She had to ask for a tissue multiple times and when she complained of the pain she was told "its like this". She had to approach the owner to get an actual towel who then pointed "oh its over there get it yourself" ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME! YOU DONT DESERVE TO BE IN THIS INDUSTRY. If you dont know how to properly care for your customers for a perm then dont advertise it. You can be damn sure I will be filing a professional complaint against this "salon" read more

Oriental Stylist - TERRIBLE CHEMICAL BURN FROM ORIENTAL STYLIST. WHEN MOM COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PAIN SHE WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. - Hair Salons Near Me - Flushing, New York

Small space, but very accommodating and efficient staff. They are all busy doing one task or another: cutting hair, washing hair, massaging, socializing with the customers. Out of the three stylists that I have seen there, I was most satisfied with the older male's cut. The female was also very good and did not need much feedback/reinforcement about how I'd like the cut (which can be a good or bad thing). The younger male really cared about how the customers would like the cut, asking different questions during the cut to gauge the customer's wants. Best of all, $16 for wash cut blow. read more

This review is for the YOUNGER MALE STYLIST. I don't know about the others but he has cut my hair for the past 4-5 times and he's done a FANTASTIC job. The lady who washes my hair also does a good job. Personally I think the hair washer from True Me (down Main St in Flushing) does a better job washing and massaging, but it doesn't really matter to me because it's the hair style and hair cut that matters. Anyway the young stylist really cares about the customer and he understands what style you should go with (depending on shape of your face, thickness of hair, length, etc). I've gotten several bad haircuts before so I totally understand what it means to find a good stylist. And trust me, I am really picky when it comes to choosing hair stylists. But this guy is good. I personally cannot comment on the curling or dying, seeing as how I've never gotten it done here before. But if you want a modern cut or if you're looking for a hair stylist who you can trust, then definitely come here. Sadly, I don't know his name (I don't think anyone does) but ask for the younger male stylist. He has a mustache. read more

Review for Connie from the closed Chia Bin: A few years ago, I needed a haircut and happened to be in Flushing when I started looking at Yelp reviews. I saw the one regarding Connie and her English ability, so I went to find her. It turned out to be my wife's favorite cut, so my son and I became regulars even though we live in Manhattan. Because of the pandemic, I stopped travelling to Flushing for a while. In June 2021, I went to see a closed Chia Bin. Fortunately, I had Connie's number and called her. She came out to meet me and accompanied me to her new location at Oriental Stylist, where her usual days are Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday (8/15) was my second cut at Oriental Stylist after a two-month gap. Even though my hair was getting uncomfortably long, I resisted the temptation to go to nearby Manhattan Chinatown and waited until a trip to Flushing. Now my head feels so much better, and I realize I have to get to Connie more often! read more

(Do not come this place . )I went there yesterday , I'm was very nice to them and I was telling girl wash my hair be soft also no shampoo first because I bring my own Shampoo，she doesn't listen and not follow up . Make me so mad she was so hard touched my hair . Fuck ! I'm was telling Hairstlist just hair cut a litter . I don't like short hair . He doesn't listen what was telling him . I'm was feeling so bad when he cutting my hair . Not follow up client wanted . At end I don't say anything because I was feeling don't want to stay this place anymore . Overall I was feeling bad of them ! This is suck salon place ! 這是我去過最差一家剪髮地方！ 首先我說冲一下水然後剪好就洗頭 我特別告訴她不用你們洗頭水，因為我自己有自帶來。 她不旦沒有听我說，還用洗頭水放在我頭，天呀！ 一旦不适合造成丟髮，不是開玩笑！ 更生氣就是這位幫我剪頭髮，我特別告訴他剪一点就可以，但是最後他还是剪好短，又不好看，又不平均，天呀，看到自己沒有失去信心，因為剪不好，我只是要求不要太短！但是他們完全不懂感覺，美觀極大影響心理！ read more

I DON'T PLAY WHEN IT COMES TO MY HAIR! I have been coming here ever since I moved to NYC in August 2008. I don't live anywhere near Flushing (about an hour subway away). Why do I come so far to get a haircut? It's because I don't play when it comes to my hair. First off, I find that non-Asians don't really know how to cut and style Asian hair. Secondly, for about $12 (+2 tip to the person cutting your hair + $2 to the woman who washes your hair and gives you a massage) = $16 total, you can get a decent haircut. I probably come here about once a month. It's quite a bit of a trip, so I also get some Taiwanese food, as well as run other errands when I'm in the area. There are only two people in that hair salon that I would allow to touch my hair. One is the more mature girl (not the old one who is the manager and not the other girl who mostly washes hair) and one of the guys (who I have yet to learn his name). I actually had an altercation with the manager once. I walked into the hair salon, and it seemed so busy that they wanted to randomly assign one of the girls who primarily washes hair to cut my hair. I said "no," and I returned the next day. On the next day, the manager had the decency to confront me and tell me that it didn't matter who cuts my hair. She told me that everyone working in the salon was qualified to cut hair. PLEASE! I DON'T PLAY WHEN IT COMES TO MY HAIR! SO, STOP INSISTING ON PASSING ME OFF TO STRANGERS TO CUT MY BABY! Generally, they do a pretty thorough consultation before they start snipping, which should always be proper protocol for any hair salon. You might be wondering why I've chosen to give this place 3 stars and not more...it's because the manager really puts the customer in an awkward position of having to delegate tips to her employees, which I don't really feel comfortable doing. I don't really need one person washing my hair, one person to massage me after, and one person to cut my hair. Because in the end, I'm going to have to give each person $2 each on top of the cost of the haircut. When you pay your bill, the manager will give you your change all in singles, even if she owes you $9, she has a drawer full of singles, so that you can tip more to her employees. Also, the manager will give you compliments on how handsome/pretty you look, as well as how lovely your spouse/partner is. It's a bunch of BS. It's a load of bull, but I guess that how she tries to make nice with her customers, so that you tip more. This place gets incredibly busy (wait up to 30-45 min.) on the weekend to get a haircut. They are somewhat understaffed, so what the manager does is, she insists that the customer gets their hair washed and massaged while they wait to get their haircut. She only does this so that her customers aren't just waiting, which I find an interesting way of keeping your customers mind off of the wait time. Except for me, I am usually very busy when I'm visiting Flushing, so I don't appreciate wasting more time getting a massage than how long it'd take to cut my hair. This place actually went through a renovation to make the decor look more modern and clean-looking. It will be a while for me if I ever decide to go to a different hair salon. It takes a lot for me to trust someone with my hair. read more