Hair Architects

I come here to get my hair trimmed by Ashley. She’s awesome! She always remember me and remembers exactly how to cut my hair. The prices here are affordable and she does a quality job every time.

I came in today based on the recommendation of a friend and regret it completely. The lady who was supposed to assist me was rude, unpleasant and made me feel singled out because of the type of hair I have. When the receptionist had me walk over, this lady made a comment along the lines of «you didn’t tell me it was one of those.» Then she made an excuse about having to leave and no longer being able to do my cut. When I asked her for suggestions she started poking fun at me. She said what I was saying did not make sense and if I wanted suggestions I should go look at magazines because there wasn’t anything she could tell me. She accused me of getting confrontational and at one point told me to go see if someone else would cut my hair because she had somewhere to go. She stated that «she was the artist» and she has to have a vision of what I want and right them based off what I was saying, she thought I made no sense! Rude! I ended up going to Awesome Hair in Inglewood and Asia did an amazing job! If anyone at this establishment thinks it’s ok to treat customers this way– especially because I’m not their regular type of client then that is reason enough not to go here. I will be contacting the BBB about this experience here.

I waited a couple of days to calm down from my initial annoyance before writing this review. The hair stylists are inconsistent. Some are good some are not. The stylist my daughter had a couple of days ago was not! My daughter wears her hair natural between salon visits. Instead of washing her hair, conditioning it and combing it out with the conditioner in it, this particular stylist combed it out FIRST. WHO does that??? My daughter said handfuls of hair came out and it hurt. She said, «Mom, I’m not going back to that place again.» Enough said.
And to make matters worse the young man acting as receptionist was rude and does not know how to communicate with customers. I asked him if I could put the tip on my card. He said yes. After the transaction I realized my card had been charged an extra $ 3.00. When I asked him about it he said, «Oh that’s because you put the tip on your card. Everybody does it.» Who is everybody AND when I asked you if I could put the tip on my card why didn’t you tell me there would be a $ 3.00 charge for it? He kept telling me that everybody charges $ 3.00 to put the tip on the card. Well, when I had my eyebrows done at Anastasia’s in Beverly Hills last week they did not charge me $ 3.00 to put the tip on my card. And regardless, I don’t care if you think everybody does it! When I asked you about putting the tip on the card, instead of saying yes and turning your nose up at me as if it were a problem — yes you did– you should’ve said something like, «Yes, however it will be a debit transaction for which we will charge a $ 3.00 fee.» That’s what you should’ve said instead of telling me repeatedly how everyone charges a $ 3.00 fee AFTER THE FACT and then had the audacity to tell me that I should’ve asked if there was a fee and then he would’ve told me. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? No one wants to go somewhere, spend their money and have poor service or be annoyed by the receptionist. Won’t be going back!

Miko is a great barber — takes his time and I never feel like he fades me out like I’m a man, cause I’m not :). This is a big deal as some barbers line men and women up the same way without considering face shape, and/​or gender. So 4 stars for Miko. I give them 3 stars to match with that RIDICULOUS $ 3 charge for using your card. The last time I was there I suggested to the receptionist that they upgrade to a free Square device. It’s 2013 ya’ll — upgrade. However, like I said, for a great cut consistently — Miko!

I’m relatively new to Southern California and have spent months trying to find a healthy hair conscious hair dresser. I took a chance coming to HA and it was an ok experience. I called beforehand to see if I could walk-​in and they said it was ok. When I got there the receptionist was looking down at her phone for about a minute before someone else told her that I was waiting. Maybe it was just a really intense game of angry birds… Anyway, I’m a bit torn. While the relaxer took very well at my roots (I had stretched for 5 months and they charged for virgin hair), I have never had a hair dresser take that long to put relaxer in my hair. That was concern number 1. Concern number 2 is the amount of time I spent at the salon. I had another appointment 2.5 hours after I came into the salon and was told I should be out with plenty of time to make it to my appointment… I was over an hour late. It’s not like the stylist overbooked or was super busy, for some reason it just took a long time. My final concern is that the stylist didn’t trim my ends. Every professional stylist I have gone to for a relaxer has trimmed my ends. Not a full trim because I understand that is extra, but just to get rid of split ends. Because of this, I couldn’t even run my fingers through my hair without it getting caught and my ends looked beyond frizzy. I’ve had a lot of short strand breakage since then. The styling was meh. For so much heat that they used on my hair, I’m surprised that my hair wasn’t that straight and had movement. I’m not sure that I’ll be back but if I do it probably won’t be with the same stylist.

Went to HA for a cut last week; my regular barber is out sick so I decided to give them a try. Prices are clearly posted; I asked for a fade and beard trim. When the barber wrote me the ticket (the barber from Mississippi in the back corner) the charge was $ 30! Sign said $ 15.00 for a haircut and $ 10.00 for beard trim. When I asked, he said it was an «extra» $ 5 bucks for a fade. I paid with my debit card and was hit with another $ 3 buck charge (I should’ve read these Unilocal before going). All in all it was $ 38 bucks (I did tip him $ 5 bucks which I think is customary) for a OK cut and beard trim. I got hosed people. Will Never go there again! That’s more than twice what I pay my regular barber for a much better cut! Shop around people

good cut for a decent price

I thought i would try this place out, but will not be returning. This place is awful. The person that cut my hair clearly was not paying attention to my hair/​head but rather watching the TVs.
My hair was not evenly cut, and he/​she could not for the life of him/​her get it right. Why would you hire an amateur to work on real people’s hair! Train your people on manikins first!

I started coming to HA years ago, when I could get haircuts on my own and didn’t need my mom to drive me around. This place is very clean and tidy, and the amenities are nice. wood paneling and a contemporary vibe when you enter. The smell of hair products and hair dryers are always nostalgic and unique to a hair saln like this.
Most of the barbers here are independent contractors, so the quality you get jumps from person to person, although they all are relatively skilled and professional. I’ve gotten maybe one or two bad haircuts, but I’m starting to build rapport with some of the better ones so I can look for them by name.
Overall a great place in the mall, a stable addition (everyone needs haircuts!) and being right off the escalator means you can’t miss it.
If you are using a credit card BEWARE they have a $ 3 fee to do so. better off to bring cash and make it easier on everyone.

My friend recommended this place to me. I wanted a female barber to cut my hair and she told me that Elaine was a great barber. So she pretty much sold her sales pitch to me about this barber. I called her yesterday morning and was able to get an appointment after work. I was very pleased with Elaine’s warm attitude. She made me feel comfortable and she also made me laugh, which is always a good thing. So now that I was recommended to a female barber. I’m going to keep her. Hooray for female barbers who know how to cut hair. This barbershop is located in the Baldwin Hills Mall (plaza).

There’s something pleasing about getting a haircut in the mall in a nice shop with nice chairs, nice furniture, nice people, nice mindset, where the hair is always swept up, they don’t play ghetto television, the magazines are no older than last month and the bathroom is actually clean. This is how I feel about HA at the Baldwin Hills Plaza.
I’m done with the heathens on the block @ the slop shops with thugs & low-​life bad mouth barbers with no license who’ll have sex with your girl behind your back when you ain’t lookin’ and expect you to piss in a trash can as the bathroom. If you’re looking for that kind of barbershop this is not the place for you.
They’re open EVERYDAY too. it’s just a nice place to get your done.

My regular stylist moved back to New York. It took me nearly a year, and over 25 appointments to find Shari at Hair Architects in the Baldwin Hills Plaza.
It was a fluke — finding Shari. I don’t normally shop at the BH Plaza; however, I took my niece for a job interview. While I was walking around, I stepped inside the salon, and asked for someone who was good at short hair cuts. The receptionist referred me to Shari.
I felt so comfortable with Shari, I scheduled an appointment for the next day — for a hair cut and new style.
My pet peeves are stylists who keep you waiting — and those who double book. There is no waiting or double booking with Shari. When she books you, she schedules enough time to do whatever is necessary.
The best way to reach Shari is on her cell 323−424−9295. Tell her her «favorite traveling customer» referred you. She’ll know who you mean.
One other thing… although they accept credit cards… they charge a $ 3.00 fee. BRING CASH :-)