This review is for the original Barbershop in Central, Adam has opened another one in Wanchai and…read moreis currently based there. Adam is one of, if not the best barber in Hong Kong. With over 16 years of experience behind him, he is a master artisan with exemplary apprentices learning the craft from him and this fact alone says a lot about him. Adam and his team are passionate about their skills and are accommodating with excellent service. No frills, unpretentious, honest to goodness hair professionals of outstanding caliber. Highly recommended.

Legit place with professional barbers! Greeted the moment I walked in and the AC was on point. Put…read moreon the first layer of robe and cut a nice wash and then a second layer prior to the cut. Pong was my stylist and listened carefully to my direction and executed the cut to perfection. At times the cut was so relaxing and literally feel asleep and Pong caught my head. Thank goodness he was shaving yet. The cut was clean, and so was the entire experience. The shop itself was hip, with 4 other stylist doing their thing. You would think it would be loud but on the contrary it was anything but. There is a restroom and chairs for waiting. DIRECTIONS: Now the place can be difficult to locate so pay attention to one of the narrow hallway from the Main Street. The shop is located in a hole in a wall hallway and in the second floor. I made a same day appointment but call ahead to make sure. They are close on Monday. Pong spoke English and I suppose others do too. I know where and who I am going to have my chair cut next time I visit HK.

Yelp is not a thing in HK. At all. Try to use Yelp here and you're stuck with a handful of touristy…read morerestaurants that are few and far apart. So when I first stepped out of the elevator to the 10th floor of this hidden little building off a hidden little road off Queen's Road Central, and I saw that familiar red circle emblazoned with "People Love Us On Yelp", I knew I belonged. So I've always been loyal to one hairdresser back in Canada but I decided to shake things up and go to a salon in HK that 1) Wouldn't give me an 80's hairstyle 2) Wouldn't charge me insane amounts of money. A quick Google search turned up an SCMP article going into exquisite detail about The Attic, with a cut costing about HKD $400. Perfect. Calling in to reserve, they let me know that there are tiers of hairstylists. Junior stylists are about HKD $350, with master stylists over HKD $1000. Colouring started at HKD $800 with highlights and bleaching costing extra. All colouring has a HKD $50 consultation fee. Sounds good. They booked me in for a mid-tier $480 cut. So far, so good. The woman on the other end of the phone was informative and polite. The good service continues! I'm seated right at my appointment time in a bright, large, spacious area and offered a beverage right away. My stylist, Winky, comes over and discusses everything with me. I show her a picture, she clarifies a couple things and then I'm getting half my hair chopped off. A lot of people were surprised at how much I was taking off but I was never loyal to any particular hairstyle anyway. Winky was clearly a great stylist, but also great at customer service. She explained why she cut a certain part a certain way, how to keep my hair from flipping out, and what products to use. Maintenance is almost as important as the initial cut. During the cut, she gave advice on things like getting more layers, and I was happy to give her the go-ahead. The cut turned out fantastic, exactly what I wanted. I also wanted to re-highlight my hair, but that was way over my budget so Winky suggested I just colour my roots and not to touch my existing highlights. Didn't know that was an option! A hair technician took care of the colouring part. She worked quickly and efficiently, and the colour turned out great, blending seamlessly into my original colour. Also, because I had to get colouring done, I got my hair washed twice, which is always my favourite part. If I ever win the lottery, I'd indulge in 3rd party hair washing all the time. At the Attic, it was like a mini spa treatment.The room was dark, quiet, and fragrant with light flowery aromas. The girl even gave me a head massage. This is a premium salon so service matches expectations. Everyone is extremely polite and continuously offer beverages, biscuits, and tons of magazines. I gotta say, having a hot pot of earl grey keep me company makes the time pass by much faster. Even though tipping isn't a part of HK culture, hair salons are a bit of an exception. They might not expect any, but make sure you tip the people here! They work hard to make you happy. (44/100) - 2017

I went to have my haircut here last month and the best part of my experience is the head massage…read more The head massaging was so comfortable, I almost fell asleep in the process. I quite like the smell of the shampoo they used, it smells natural and nice. The hairstylist was patient and friendly, as i have no idea with my haircut, he gave me professional and useful comments and I was satisfied with the outcome. The price is reasonable and definitely worth it. I highly recommend this salon for someone who are searching for a good hair salon in Hong Kong. Thanks The Attic ,look forward to the haircut next week!

Upon arriving in my newly adopted city, I immediately thought of the essentials: food, water,…read moreshelter... and finding a new stylist on HK island! You see, my tresses dictate many life decisions as it's just not your typical head of hair. It's thick, coarse, frizzy but not curly, and there's a ton of it. How much exactly? Most stylists say enough for 3 heads... AT LEAST. On top of all of that, I lighten it which means it needs special care and maintenance. Oh, and did I mention I'm very picky about the shade of blonde my stylist achieves? I prefer it as cool and ashy as possible - and post color-job, I'm always aspiring to minimize the brassiness with toners and various purple shampoos and conditioners! So yeah, I realize that my total satisfaction is quite the tall order. Thanks to some insistent jet lag, a groggy search led me to booking an appointment online at 1:45am for the next day at noon thanks to a cancellation. Enter Sharon at Paul Gerrard! Sharon took one look at my hair, which I've had balyaged for over a year now. The coming-to-Jesus moment sounded a bit like this: "Darling, you're never going to be the pale, cool blonde you desire unless you stop balyaging and go back to foil highlighting. Foils are the only way to get that kind of blonde." She was right, you know. Sharon is basically this whirlwind of a color whiz with 30+ years of experience, who had me in and out of her chair within 3 hours including the blow-dry. I've come to accept that a 5-hour appointment is just the standard with my hair - nope, with a super savvy, efficient stylist it doesn't have to be that way. I'm loving the fresh take on my blonde, and though it will take several sessions to erase the brassiness out of all my hair, foil by foil, the improvement I'm already seeing can only be classified as major. I also received a perfect pedicure from another staffer while I had my hair done - the model of efficiency! Can't wait to return. And thanks Sharon, for helping me see the cool blonde light.

Coming from Los Angeles, I will admit that I am very picky about my hair and I've had some…read morefantastic hair stylists (cut and balayage/color for ~$250-280 USD max). Hong Kong prices for anything similar or for fashion colors is so outrageous that it infuriates me if my hair doesn't come out near perfect. After going to Hollywood Hair, Carte en Blanc (Japanese salon), Hair Duo (I only trust Oliver there), a couple other high-end local Hong Kong salons and still having damaged disasters, I had resorted to just waiting until I went back to the States to get my hair done. Some background on my type of hair: I have a lot of fine, Asian hair that I've had bad chunky highlights/balayaged at least 3 times by other salons in Hong Kong that really ruined the integrity of my long hair. Despite being in Asia, I find that the stylists in general don't have the most current technical knowledge of how to achieve the most current trends in the US (babylights, colormelts, balayage is finally catching on 5 years later...and please no thinning scissors on my hair!!) and how to apply it to either Asian or non-Asian hair. Finally, I couldn't stand my long, damaged hair in the humidity, so I decided to chop it. I had been resisting going to Paul Gerrard because it is very expensive, even for a cut, but I was chopping off half of it so I didn't want to risk it. I researched and asked for an appointment with Natani and was so happy I chose right! While I brought in some photos I liked, I really wanted her advice for what would look flattering for my face shape and lifestyle. Natani took her time to talk to me about what I was thinking of doing, what my routine was like, what I like or don't like about my current hair. She didn't rush to cut it, she started by cutting the length into a lob and working her way with adding texture and tiny layers little by little. By doing this, I was able to see each step take shape instead of hoping that it would all turn out ok after the blowdry. On top of the great results, Natani is a lovely person is general, and I would be very happy to go back to her again. The only reason I took off one star is the price, but if you want to be safe rather than sorry, it's probably worth it!

Walked in without an appointment as I saw this shop while venturing around the area. They usually…read moretake appointment only but had an opening. I had to wait 20 minutes but no big deal since they gave me a cool towel and ice water while sitting on the couch. They did me a favor squeezing me in. Even offered other refreshments. Excellent customer service. They play great music as well in my opinion. I received a haircut from Mark and I'd say it was excellent. Exactly how I wanted. I nearly gave this an overall rating of 4 because of the price. Nearly $50 bucks, HK380. It is Hong Kong though...so I took that into consideration. Will I go here for a haircut next time? Yup.

Great hair cut. Walked in and was able to get a cut and a shave, but I highly recommend an…read moreappointment. I got lucky to be able to get fit in. Place has a cool vibe. About 6 barber chairs, music and they offered me a beverage while I waited. Only con was a bit steep on the price. But for a nice pampering, worth it.

I booked to come here because the previous salon I had originally booked told me to not show up…read moreanymore because I told them I was on my way and will be 15 mins late. They told me not to show up which really put a damper on my Friday night. Alas the handy bloom me app to the rescue !! I booked it and got JAN from the artistic team. They have a really spacious location so it feels really nice and to be honest he seemed really busy, not sure how I lucked out and got him as a hairdresser. Anyways they offer you a selection of drinks and I got an excellent hair washer lady who have me a stress melting neck massage. Made me feel less tense from my awful original cancelled experience. JAN was polite detailed and very adamant about making sure I got what I wanted with my hair. He curled my hair at the end as well to show me a potential perm look. Anyways lovely experience and I will be back!!

I went in for a blonde root touch up. I'm naturally a brunette, and have been dying my hair blonde…read morefor years now. My hair is healthy and I go to salons to make sure it's done right. Well, Amour damaged my hair so badly that I'm probably going to have to just shave it off. And they left the toner in too long so it's now purple. PURPLE. I cried as they blowdryed it. This was the worst experience I have had in over a decade of going to hair salons. Four and a half hours, $1370 HKD, and all I got was brittle breaking purple hair and an apology.

I came here to get my hair done after a flight from Los Angeles. It was my first time coloring my…read morehair and the guy who helped me was truly understanding. My Cantonese is absolutely horrible but he got the point! I colored my hair to a red brownish color balayage style. The basic package was $100 HKD cheaper but I opted for the Goldwell package which was roughly $500 HKD. I remember paying roughly $60 USD which was super cheap compared to getting it done at the states. They also accept credit card!!! Most places in Hong Kong use cash but in the states, we love our cards so this place makes it convenient! It took roughly 3-4 hours getting my hair done and my butt was flatter by the end of it. BUT it was so worth it because my hair was in good hands! My friend also came with me and she got the basic package. She said it was her favorite place to go thus she brought me along. Passing along this recommendation, I would highly recommend coming here if you want to color and cut your hair! :)

My family and I all got our haircut and styled here. 4 adults and 1 child. The team here is great…read morevery nice and knowledgeable about hair. Since arriving in HK my hair has been very voluminous, I also have a lot of hair. My stylist explain that the water and shampoo is a little more drying and harsh in the US. While the water here is a little softer combine with the humidity, it was a great atmosphere for my hair. I highly recommend this salon to anyone that comes here from the out of the country. My sister and I got the cut, color and treatment hair package. The stylist's take their time and ensure your hair is pristine by the time you leave. I love my cut and color! The stylist did a great job on my daughter's hair as well. I really wanted to tip them more, but with my mom being a typical frugal Asia lady she was watching me like a hawk. I know it's not in the HK culture to tip, but I really wanted to put down more. My sister got to put down more tip as I shooed my mom away while she paid for hers. Next time I will defiantly come back without my mom in the tow!! Wish we had more salons like this in the states!!! AAA++

Getting a gent's haircut in HK can be a daunting and expensive process, especially if you are an…read moreex-pat or foreign visitor. How much will it cost, will they make me look like Miley Cyrus, what's the Canto for grade 2 the back and sides? Now, you can head to any chain of QB House, and get a perfectly adequate cut price cut in 10 minutes; or you can go for the full monty at The Barber Shop in Central, and smash some serious cash for a great pamper. However, the savvy shopper will go to Hennessy Plaza, 164-166 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai. On the first floor there are two salons, you want to go to the one on the left as you look at them from the elevator lobby. This place is so local, there is no English name! Once you get in there, the staff are extremely friendly. They'll sit you down and patiently understand your hand signals, before ploughing in and giving you a great haircut. But, haircuts aside, it's the frills and thrills that keep me coming back to these guys. After you are beautifully coiffed within an inch of your life, comes the best bit - a hot towel facial and a straight razor shave, you're not gonna get that at QB House! Be warned though, it can be quite nerve-wracking. You see, the barbers here are the "Shanghai masters". This means that they are older than Moses, and they are shakier than a Red Bull swilling ugly bloke asking out a hot girl. However, once that razor (and your throat) is in their hands, the skill and precision is phenomenal. Masters they are! They'll have you smoother than a babe's butt in moments. They'll even duo the mono brow and tope the nose hairs - nice! And, if that ain't service enough, the lovely lady cashier will finish you off with a shampoo, condition and blow-dry (easy boys, I said blow-dry). The best thing with her is, it doesn't matter how much hair you have left on your bonce that actually needs washing, she'll slather a load of shampoo in, and massage your head for a good long while like it was a pound of bread dough. Finally, you are cut, you are shaved, and and you are washed - now the cherry on the top. The whole kit and caboodle only costs HKD88, you're practically robbing them! Trust me on this one guys. Our ladies have the spas, and the facials, and the mani-pedis. We get this; a shaky guy with a weapon - you gotta love it!

Yes, it's a dive. And a little intimidating for a visiting foreigner. A little English... mostly…read morejust to say "$100HKD" It's listed as the first floor, which is really the third. Walk up a flight of stairs, which puts you on floor "G". The elevators were next to the sleeping guard. Go up to floor 1. I'm just a buzz cut, so I didn't need to explain anything complicated. I got the only woman on the place. She was polite, but serious and intensely focused. The rest of the guys were intensely focused on the horse racing on the TV. Anyway, it was all good and I'd go back again.

Hong Kong, Central. November 2023…read more The Mandarin Oriental's Barber is on the hotel's second floor. Gentlemen will receive a bespoke experience influenced by England and Shanghai. You can get a haircut and shave from your barber. Someone is available to do a Shanghai pedicure if you don't take care of your feet and spend a lot time barefoot. Some of their barbers have worked there for decades and only serve regular clients in a private room. When not in use the private room is open to mostly hotel guests. Your pampering starts with an offer of coffee or proper tea w biscuit. Come in early to unwind. I believe a beer is available from downstairs in the late afternoon for you after work types who need a cut or shave. It's very nice to pamper yourself once in a while in a gentleman's environment.

We came here for the Shanghainess pedicure, aka. shaving skin very softly from the feet. I saved my…read morefeet skin for two months so I can fully enjoy this. The guy who did my pedicure was very nice, asked how long my nails want to be (yes they do cut nails and even put nail polish on if you like), then carefully lifted my feet and started shaving skin, from bottom to top. I've never experienced such thorough shaving that I felt like my feet were 2lbs lighter. To be fair it's not the cheapest pedicure, about a little over $100, but given I'm only coming to Hong Kong every 3 years or so, it's very worth it.