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4.7 (78 reviews)
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OMG Louie did an incredible job ! I was so nervous about the color change & haircut. I haven't changed my hair in years & this transformation was just what i need. It is absolutely beautiful. I've never been so happy with a service. It wasnt just great craftsmanship but also great conversation & very comforting. This was Louie's first time working on my hair & it felt like I've been his client forever. I was referred by my mom and there are no regrets. I'm so happy & I love it so much!!! Thank you so much Louie this hair transformation was life changing & I will definitely be a returning client. Call him asap y'all 5106824910

Thanks Louis!
Jennifer P.

Louis did such a good job on my Bob! He made me feel super confident and I'm so happy with it. The salon is clean, not cluttered, and very bright. THANKS SO MUCH!

Hair is laid!
Tianna S.

If I could give Opal 10 stars I would! She is great at what she does, on time and does not double book. I live in LA and I consider her my go to so...take that anyway you'd like. Thanks Opal!

Adrienne R.

Opal is a miracle worker! She retired my head bands and gave me the bangs I've been wanting. This is a beautiful salon with super cool, knowledgeable staff--I've finally found my salon home. Thank you Opal!!

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Bibi S.

Walked in with dry, damaged hair and split ends, walked out with a great haircut and healthy hair all thanks to fabulous Louis!

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“I started seeing Louis a couple of years ago and only get my haircut twice a year so each time it's a transformation.”

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La Petite Hair Salon

4.5(223 reviews)
1.9 mi
•$$

I'd been in Berkeley for three weeks straight, about two weeks past my last haircut, and the…read moresituation was becoming untenable. I was not scheduled to return to LA for several more weeks. We were having an 87-degree day in West Berkeley, which -- for those unfamiliar -- is hot for West Berkeley, a neighborhood where the default setting is breezy and cloudy and lovely and sixty-three degrees, the kind of microclimate that lets you own one jacket and never think about it. Eighty-seven degrees in West Berkeley is an event. Eighty-seven degrees with hair that's two weeks past due is a crisis. I have Asian hair. I've written about this before. It is coarse and thick and grows outward like a porcupine asserting its personal space, and my coping mechanism in Los Angeles was to throw $85 at a hipster barbershop every three weeks to make it stop. This worked in the way that all expensive coping mechanisms work -- reliably, but at a cost that quietly compounds until one day you do the annual math and feel ill. 2026 being what it is, and a dollar these days being asked to do about a dollar forty's worth of work, I needed a new tack. I asked an AI assistant for a good cheap haircut in Berkeley and got several suggestions, which I then searched on Yelp -- yes, the very Yelp you are looking at, imagine that -- for reviews. One thing I noticed about La Petite was that people mentioned Asian women cutting hair there, and the photos confirmed it. I had a thought, the kind of thought that sounds reductive when you say it out loud but is grounded in lived experience: Asian women probably know how to deal with hair like mine. This is not a stereotype. This is pattern recognition developed over decades of watching non-Asian barbers stare at my head with the quiet bewilderment of someone asked to solve a math problem in a language they don't speak. No shade intended, just facts. So I gave La Petite a go. You watch closely when someone new is cutting your hair. You can't help it. You're tracking every snip in the mirror, reading their hands the way you'd read a stranger's driving in the first five minutes of a road trip -- are we safe here, does this person know what they're doing, should I have said something three turns ago. About halfway through, I watched her take volume out of my hair in a way that hadn't been done in years -- not just trimming the length but actually understanding the architecture of thick Asian hair, where the bulk lives, how it falls, how it will eventually grow out, where it needs to be thinned so it lies flat instead of projecting horizontally from your skull like it's staging a protest. She knew. I knew she knew. I had my new stylist. Twenty-eight dollars. Twenty-eight dollars, and I walked out with the best haircut I've had in longer than I'd like to admit. That's $57 left over from what I was paying in LA -- enough to buy groceries, or three martinis at happy hour, or a pizza at June's, or whatever you buy when you realize you've been dramatically overpaying for a basic human service because you confused a cool neighborhood and exposed brick with competence. La Petite has neither exposed brick nor a cocktail menu. What it has is someone who looked at my difficult hair and knew exactly what to do with it, which is the only thing that has ever mattered and the only thing I'm paying for from now on.

I went to get a haircut Friday afternoon for a special occasion and showed them exactly what I…read morewanted: a classic Ben Affleck Bruce Wayne-style haircut with regular-sized sideburns, just like the character. They asked me if I was graduating, and I said no, I was meeting my fiancée's mom the next day. Five minutes before the haircut was finished, the stylist took a big chunk off my right sideburn. She cut it too high, which ruined the whole haircut, especially since my face shape doesn't suit short sideburns. I told her I didn't like it. I didn't overreact or yell, I was just uncomfortable. The hairdresser said, "Too bad!" and tried to dismiss the issue. I told her again that she should have asked me about the length. She then took it personally and told her boss that I was making things up so I wouldn't pay, saying, "They do this so they don't pay." What do you mean by "they"? Not only did I feel dismissed and treated unprofessionally, but also disrespected. I was upset after the whole situation, but even then I was willing to pay and didn't want to leave without paying because I didn't want to prove her point. Plus, it's not that expensive. At the end, the stylist said she had 40 years of experience. Well, after this, it feels like you wasted 40 years and somehow skipped the basics of customer service. Not coming back, even after being offered a free haircut. I would rather pay three times what I paid today for a standard service where you're treated with basic courtesy.

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La Petite Hair Salon - Quick trim with long layers and slight face framing

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The Shop - Cuts for Men and Women - Face framing layers by Lorisa

The Shop - Cuts for Men and Women

3.9(230 reviews)
1.8 mi•North Berkeley, Gourmet Ghetto
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I get my hair cut with Andrew, he consistently does a great job, is very thoughtful, listens to…read moresuggestions, and makes great conversation. Plus he always makes time to see me even with short notice.

Updating my review just one week later:…read more A second positive experience. I got my roots re-bleached with Larissa and had a positive experience and thought the pricing was fair. She was also fun to chat with and I never felt pressured to spend more money with her - for example I asked her if I could decide later on if I wanted to tone the bleach. She was also very patient in answering my questions. I thoroughly appreciate it! Also to add on to my last review about Andrew that I forgot to mention - he was able to translate my request into a haircut I was happy with (I told him I was preparing for a job interview and wanted a haircut that fit the image). Also throughout the week, I actually got a lot of compliments. My advice about calling right when the store opens remains - I called right at opening this past Sunday at 11AM and I was already 6th in line. Also would recommend calling ahead even though they accept walk ins - I was seeing people walking in getting told they were overbooked. They do have a small parking lot that is metered, but parking is free on Sundays. I love how so far in my experience with The Shop, I have never felt pressured by anyone to spend more money on products they sell. The people working here genuinely seem to want to support you as a client. I would still highly recommend for anyone searching for an affordable, but solid quality haircut place in the East Bay.

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The Shop - Cuts for Men and Women - What my son requested

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4.8(54 reviews)
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So happy I found the one. I recently moved from Southern California and had to break up with my…read moreJapanese hairstylist. But now I found K! I was floored by his skills and attention to detail, not only towards my hair but also to my comfort. Making an appointment was easy - just text his number and asked about availability and sent pictures. I drove from South Bay but this was more than worth the hour drive. Plenty of street parking available. Upon arrival at 3:30 pm on a weekday, K greeted me with warmth into his well lit studio. Chic Hair Design is a one man show. I'm not sure about other's preferences, but I appreciate having one expert care for my hair from beginning to end (vs 5 different people passing the baton on different tasks). K inspected my hair thoroughly, made recommendations, and took the extra mile to ensure my shirt stayed clean, that I had something to drink, and kept me laughing with his charming demeanor. He makes it very apparent that he enjoys his career. Color, shampoo, haircut, blow dry, and style took a little less than 3 hours and the result was stunning! K made me feel like a K-drama main character walking out of the salon hahaha. His pricing is competitive - so do tip him generously! Can't wait to come back!

Kay is very professional. Loved how he worked with me in every step of the cut! This was to make…read moresure I would be happy with the great haircut and that it would work for what was happening with my thinning hair. I highly recommend Kay, you will NOT be disappointed.

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