Gillian Garcia Artistry

Gillian Garcia is an awesome and blessed person. Her work is flawless and I was extremely pleased with her work. The cleanliness, uplifting environment, her team, the whole experience is one I will never forget. She is going to get tired of me because I will be back :). Gillian is a great and truly talented professional and loves what she does. Hands down this is the best salon I have ever been to… I felt very comfortable there. Her assistant started my hair immediately and was very attentive. My hair looks amazing, truly the best work I’ve seen. I love all her styles — long and short. See you soon Gillian!

THE GOOD: Seriously, Gillian’s actual work is amazing. Some of the reviews here and the photos on her Instagram page are proof of that. But darn that Instagram! It gets me every time… :-/
THE BAD: Timing (–1 star) and lack of empathy (–1 star). I literally hate spending unnecessary hours in a hair salon. I scheduled an appointment for 830am to ensure I wouldn’t spend my rare day off in the middle of the week at a salon. Well I was truly fooled. I arrived a little after 8:30am and was eventually relaxed and molded by an assistant, who never did introduce herself. After sitting under the dryer and being completely dry. The assistant placed me back under the dryer insisting that I had a little while longer to go. The reality of the situation was that by 11, Gillian still hadn’t made it to the salon. After growing impatient, as any normal person would, I inquired about how much longer I would have to wait and got mixed responses. One girl just stared with a blank expression not knowing what to say, while another said that Gillian had come to the salon but left because I wasn’t dry yet. How does that make any sense?
When the dryer finally stopped the second time, I again just waited in the wash/​dry area for someone, anyone to say something. When Gillian finally arrived she eventually came over to me she put her hand through my hair and asked if I was her 830. When I responded yes she asked me to go to her chair and went to the bathroom. That was our first interaction. Ever. This definitely isn’t what I expected as a first time client. I don’t even know where your chair is.
Once in the chair she asked me about my desired look and gave me what I wanted. However, not once during that entire encounter did she apologize for the wait or even make mention of the amount of time I’d been waiting in the salon for her. I didn’t leave the salon that day until about 12:45pm… all for a relaxer, cut and style. That’s approximately 4 hours in the salon as the first client of the day. Absolutely ridiculous. There isn’t enough gospel music playing in the background and scripture verses after payment that can make up for lost time.

Ms. Garcia, is a Precious Gem in the Heart of Flatbush, Bklyn NY. She is Compassionate, and Blessed with Hers Hands. When You walk into Her beautiful Salon you feel nothing but Great vibe, the soothing Gospel Music, and The Grand Welcome Hospitality Ms. Garcia greet each Of her Clients with. She is always Vibrant, Jolly, Smiling, Laughing, and Professionally Dressed, as well as her Entire Staff. I have been going to Ms. Garcia for three years, and I have never been disappointed with the service that I have received. Ms. Garcia’s Assistance Janelle, and Sharin are awesome. They give you the best scrub hair wash. I love for my scalp to be scrub… My eyes always light up, and my smile is so Grand when Ms. Garcia swings me around to the mirror to see the beautiful finish results!!! I always walk out feeling like One and a Million. The Service here is indeed Five Stars Services…
Ms. Garcia is very Precise, Talent, and Dedicated at what she does.
May God continue to Bless You Abundantly, and May God Take You all the way to the ToP!!!
Your’s Truly one of Your Many Happy Clients

I found Gillian’s work due to Instagram and instantly fell in love with it.
Due to my birthday, I decided to go for a different look. So yes, I did go back to relaxers. My first time with a pixie cut and I fell so in love with it. I was late for my appointment, but I was able to get in the chair as quickly as possible. I forgot what the burning of a relaxer felt like even with a base under it. Sherene put the relaxer on my scalp and immediately as I felt the burn, I was able to get it washed out. Although I did not want any color, Gillian told Sherene that a rinse would give more body to my hair. I rarely if ever let anyone color my hair as it greatly burned but the outcome was nice. I loved it.
I was under the very hot dryer for almost 30 minutes or more. I wanted finger waves in the back and pin curls in the front. Sherene styled the waves and Gillian effortlessly styled the rest of my hair after my waves were done drying. Gillian did accidentally cut me with her shears and the flat iron did burn (I hadn’t had a relaxer since 2011 old memories I know).
What I disliked was the long period of sitting under the dryer. It burned my ears so much I had to come out under it about five times. It was too hot for me but luckily Sherene gave me these covers for my ears. Gillian came around and sat me in her chair. She styled my hair as close to a facsimile of what I wanted in the picture I showed her. It was beautiful. Although my day one hair was gorgeous, my day two hair for my birthday was just as beautiful as well.
I ended up paying her $ 180 plus a 15% tip. It was almost $ 225. She does charge as well, which is very convenient for those who don’t have cash. I would say, her prices listed in her salon are very different than what she has listed on Styleseat. She is very good at her craft. I do recommend booking her for early morning or afternoon and bring something to eat and drink as well.
Edit: Gillian is that good I gave her five stars instead!

all I can say about my very 1^st phone call to make an appointment. is that you’ll never get a second chance to make a good first impression. they were extremely messy poohs… they didn’t make me feel as if they would welcome me being there… I could hear her in the back ground talking to the lady that was helping me. well whats her problem, is this the bible toting highlighting Christian with scriptures all over her website… I want to support black own business especially our women but it just seems like our black owned hair salons /​stylists have major stinky attitudes like they are doing me (the paying client) a favor… you say go some place else… I will gladly go…

Gillian does an amazing job all the time. This was my first time doing a big chop and I don’t think I’ll ever wear my hair long again. The salon is clean. The staff are friendly and professional. I also enjoy and appreciate the gospel music that they play in here. It’s such a warm and welcoming salon. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great hair salon experience.

Initially I saw Gillian’s work on Instagram. It was obvious that her work was beautiful. From the looks of her studio it seemed to be professional. By glancing at her website I felt that her business looked professional & pleasant based on the photos and bible scriptures on the website however the experience was quite ungodly and unprofessional. I thought I’ve experienced bad service before but this took the cake! Not only was I in the shop for 8 hours for just a wash, cut, & short style, the beautician also purposely poked me in the eye twice, rough handled my head (brushing and handling my head in a rough manner when styling), she did not respond to me when I asked her questions or told her that she was poking me in my eye. To make matters worst she had the audacity to be playing gospel music in the background ! Smh I spent my birthday dealing with that mess! I was so confused as to why she was completely rude to me from the beginning when I walked in. As a new client that has never met her a day in my life she was acting as if she’s met me before and we got into some kind of altercation prior to me making an appointment at her shop! WARNING THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL STUDIO BUT IT IS NOT WORTH THE HEADACHE ! Here are examples of the unprofessional behavior I experienced .
1. Prior to deciding to do the «big chop» I called and asked would my hair sustain a short cut using a flat iron since it was natural & curly. When I got there the stylist (owner) had no interest explaining the process to me. Ultimately they ended up texturizing my natural hair.
2. My appointment was for 5pm. After 5 hours of not being attended to after she cut my hair & sat me under the dryer I politely asked the owner when would she begin working on my hair & she rolled her eyes & said, I don’t know a hour plus ! I did not leave the shop until after midnight and all I was scheduled for was a cut, wash,& curl.
3. I listened to her as she rudely talked about me to other customers.
4. When I got in the chair she poked me in the eye purposely twice & didn’t even apologize.
5. Lastly they false advertise their prices ! Based on a previous bad experience regarding pricing at a salon, I asked were there any additional fees for the $ 95 hair cut that was advertised? They told me no. She tried to charge me $ 140 when I was done.$ 140 for waiting for almost 8 hours with a shop with an unprofessional stylist & a chemical burn? She was so guilty that she rudely said, «Don’t worry about paying.» When I pointed to the sign that states the $ 95 price. Jesus himself couldn’t get me to ever go in that shop again and deal with such a professional & ugly spirited person such as herself. I’m giving it one star only because one of the male stylists seemed to be nice. It’s such a shame to have so much talent and be so ugly on the inside. I was really looking forward to a professional experience. Im not sure if she was having a bad day or what but I defiantly was disappointed in her lack of professionalism. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. Terrible customer service!

There is nothing about Gillian Garcia I can say that has not already been said before. I have been going to Gil for over 20 years. Gillian is amazing she has a humble heart. I never have to worry how my hair will turn out because I trust her. Her hands are blessed. Thank you Gillian… love you and see you soon!!!

Gillian and her staff is fantastic. I was natural for about a year and I wanted a change. I saw Gillian on Instagram and I was very impressed with her work. I decided to get a relaxer and pixie cut with curls. There was a pretty long wait, but it was totally worth it. My hair came out smooth and beautiful. Everyone loves it. Thank you Gillian!

I love Gillian and have been going to her for a few years now,
Here is the pros: I’m a person who is very big on hair care, I’m very particular about how my hair is cared for. Styling is important too, but to me if my hair is not healthy and shiny, I don’t care about the style. So when it comes to hair care and treatment it does not get any better than Gillian hands downs. She’s a hair genius, a master of her craft, she is the end all be all of hair care and I can keep going on for days.
Cons: Everybody and their grandmother loves Gillian too, so its really crowded. For example before she use to work by appointments only on Tues & Weds., Thurs– Saturday was first come first serve, now she works appointments only Tues — Fri. last appointment at 6:30PM. (Which I understand the switch because the week days started to get out of control too). Saturday is the only day that it is first come first served last customer at 10:00AM. Now here’s the issue, we are in September if you try to book an afternoon appointment or just an after work appointment (let’s say about 5:00PM-6:30PM) there is nothing available all the way up until March of 2015 the last time I checked. So now I don’t really have that option of going on Thurs or Fri. unless I make arrangement to leave work early (and since I work for satan’s grand-​daughter it would rarely happen), so now 95% of the time Saturday mornings is my only option, which can be draining, because I’m not a morning person to begin with and I work all week and now every two weeks my saturday is begin killed seating at the salon.
But like I said she is the best, I’m stickler about my hair. So it is what it is. I’m not going to another hair styles. So it’s about 7:30 in the morning on saturday, and after I finish type this I’m going to get ready to go to Gillian.

Gillian Garcia’s salon Artistry lives up to its name. Gillian is the Picasso of hair styling. You leave the salon looking like a work of art. You look and feel like a million bucks. I have had the pleasure of having weaves, perms, natural styles all from Gillian and I have yet to be disappointed. The salon gives you a homely yet professional feel. The entire salon staff has a high level of professionalism. I recommend this salon to all those who are looking for a stylist who cares about your hair.

Gillian is a hair genius… impeccable atmosphere great positive attitude. just very crowded! She is now working with more appt days so check her out

Gillian Garcia Artistry is one of the best in NYC. She loves what she’s does and it definitely comes forth in your hair. I’ve been going to Gil for over a year or so and I am always super satisfied. She’s a beautiful person inside and out and ensures you leave out of her salon feeling beautiful. She recently did my hair for my wedding day and I wouldn’t have been able to get through it without her. My hair was priceless. Her love for God, her hands and precision makes her the best hairstylist I have ever been too! Please book her you won’t be nothing but satisfied trust me! :-)

Gillian garcia artistry is the greatest. .I loveeeeee her. .The best. Her positive attitude and her hands are a gift from God. I am very grateful to be her happy client.

Gillian and her staff are true pros at hair care. I was natural and then recently went back to relaxed and my hair was well taken care of. On walk-​in days you will literally be here all day lol but the outcome of your hair is well worth the wait. If you want or need a makeover this is where you need to be!

Ok Here is the whole truth. while I did wait to get my hair beautified, not once did the wait bother me (yup).the atmosphere of the salon is so peaceful and calm that you are left so tranquil. Gillian is and her staff will make you feel like your the only one there… Once I sat in the chair, I knew that it was my time to shine and shine I did. Gillian listens to what you want and gives you what you need. I will be returning and have been telling everyone and anyone that they should.
The bonus is the little gift that she gives at the end. anyone who has been knows what I am speaking of, and I will not blow the surprise for the newbies.

Where do I start? Gillian has been doing my hair for years now. She first did my hair for my birthday and from then I fell in love. She is great for short styles, weaves, ponytails everything. The great thing about her is that your hair is well taken care of. Your hair gets used to her hands. Once she does your hair just one time you will not go anywhere else. Trust me. She listens to you and she asks questions to find out what you like. She actually gives recommendations on how to keep your hair healthy. Love her. I would go anywhere else!

When I was having a hair emergency this is the salon that I came to. Gillian hooked my hair up !! At that time I was natural & did a short cut, it came out fab !
Whenever she does my hair, my hair looks amazing that’s one but it’s shinny & last me my usual week (I do my hair weekly). She takes her time with her clients which is great because you leave the chair looking & feeling great.
The atmosphere is mellow & the salon is always well maintained !

Let’s get right to it! Gillian is one of the best if not, the best hair stylist in Brooklyn. She is a master stylist (she gives the best styles no matter hair length or type) who is big on hair care which is hard to come by these days. If you are on the market for an extraordinary hair stylist and you don’t mind spending a little extra, please find yourself in Gillian’s chair ASAP!
P. S. I love Gillian but my hair loves her more.

Artistry by Gillian Garcia has to be the best hair salon I’ve ever been to. Ever since I’ve been coming here, I’ve been nothing but satisfied. My hair is healthy and always looks fabulous! Not only is she amazing at what she does, she is a great person and also a woman of God with a beautiful heart! You’ll never be disappointed with her work. She does everything… permed and natural hair, short cuts, weaves, and more. Believe me when I say every female should come and have their hair cared for by Gillian. Once you do, you won’t turn back!