V One Salon

Loved this salon! Quality cuts and style done efficiently. So appreciated! Highly recommend Gary — he was attentive and did a fantastic job giving me the cut I wanted. Definitely coming back!

I have been coming here for many years and Gary always does a great job. I highly recommend calling ahead and making an appointment, as it can get busy on the weekends.

This review is for Kenny ! I came in around 4pm without an appointment but I was still able to put my name down for a 5pm appointment. Although this salon is super busy and Ive noticed Kenny has more appointments than the other stylists, he never rushes you and really listens to what you want. He fixed a bad haircut from a month ago and gave me the haircut I’ve always wanted. Highly recommend !

Kenny’s fanclub may have just gained a new follower.
I wanted to see if he was as good as the Unilocal reviews insist, but the truth is, they don’t begin to do him justice. I haven’t been so pleased with a haircut and salon experience in years – ever since my go-​to-​guru ran off to the middle of nowhere.
I think for every girl out there, getting our hair cut can be the singularly most traumatizing and potentially exalting experience; the uncertainty is almost thrilling. I hate getting my hair cut, usually sticking to long «fool proof» styles and only going twice a year (when I start belting my hair into my waistband, I kid you not). So, I do my research and try not to overthink it.
Have you ever had a haircut and thought, «This is nice, but it looks nothing like the photo»?
The epitome of perfection when it comes to a stylist is someone who listens, offers advice, and is talented. Though I’ve come across many who listen and have had good experiences, Kenny truly shines as the first person to really point out what made the haircut in the photograph work, how it was done, and how it would look with my hair texture and volume. He also educates you on what percentage is the (celebrity) stylist and what percentage is realistically just the cut. He’ll give you his opinion, so don’t worry about making poor decisions.
While the price ($ 35) is a little more than what I’m used to in Chinatown, it was fully worth it. Kenny is adorable and charming, but so is the rest of the staff. I would’ve been happy to give my first born to the lovely woman who washed my hair (I am very easy when head massages are involved), and the receptionist was nothing but accomodating when I changed my reservation in the span of five minutes.
Right, the cut itself. It’s a little more styled and layered than I normally go for and I have just been bathing in the compliments.
Bathing.
We can all use a bit more of this in our lives.

Even after a work-​out two days later, people still compliment my hair. May is a real pro with the scissors, she took care to make sure that the hair fell in the right places, I love it!

Went in for another haircut today! My usual hairdress Suzie was busy so Keny cut my hair and he did a great job :) if you can’t get to Suzie, definitely go for Keny! He was very sweet and he asked me a lot of clarifying questions to make sure he understood what I wanted.

Suzie gives great, easy maintenance haircuts to my entire family. Today she fixed me up with great makeup to reduce my stress for the evening dance. Great thing to do if you want to be well groomed for any special occasion!

Had a great trim at V Salon! It was a haircut I wasn’t expecting at all! Summer hits and I just wanted to get rid of the long, thick fluffy hair. I thought I would just cut my hair shorter than the current hair length. However, Manny took the effort to create a style which is really refreshing and I am in love with it. Initially, I was freaking out a little thinking he was cutting it too short. When my hair was blown dry, I finally see what he was doing — he was layering my hair and creating contrast in the hair, which is absolutely stunning! I also had hair treatment to make my hair smoother, totally love it. Good job Manny and team!

After months of following various instagram accounts for inspiration, I made an appointment with Gary to get my hair colored purple. It was the best salon experience I had ever had!
After showing Gary some pictures of what I was looking for, he took the time to clarify, give me suggestions about what would work best with my hair, and make sure everything would be perfect. We started the bleaching process at 2:30 PM. 7 hours and 7 rounds of bleaching later, my stubborn hair finally decided to not be orange anymore. During this time, Gary’s assistant who was doing the bleaching was super friendly and patient! Gary also checked in with me frequently and made me feel very well taken care of despite how busy the salon was. By 9:30, my hair was finally ready to be colored. We went with a subtle darker to lighter purple ombré per Gary’s suggestion — he wanted me to have something that would last longer and look good even when my roots grew out (how considerate is that?!). When everything was done, I was thrilled with the result!
If I could give V One Salon 10 out of 5 stars I definitely would! The color is perfect. And the staff went above and beyond, staying until 11PM (they technically close at 7:30PM) to make sure my hair was done well! After this experience, I don’t think I could every settle for another stylist.
Thank you, Gary!

Had color and cut appointment at V One Salon a few weeks ago. Originally made my appointment for Friday afternoon but had to reschedule to Saturday morning at the last minute because of flight delays. No problems there — rescheduled with no questions asked! Now, I will say, you’ll likely have a much quieter experience on Friday afternoon than on Saturday morning. Kenny and Jackie worked with me for my appointment and it was insanely busy in the salon. I wanted a golden color for my bayalage and Jackie and Kenny really made it happen! I have a TON of hair and the two gentlemen really persevered. Took about four hours for the entire appointment and I was SO HAPPY with the results!

First off, Kenny is the absolute best! He’s such a little cinnamon roll.
So I’ve come in here twice, once for a haircut and another to dye my hair. The first time I just did a walk in and it wasn’t too busy and got seated right away… coincidentally with Kenny! I showed him pictures of what I wanted my hair to look like and he gave his own critiques as well (which is what I love because who doesn’t like an honest hairdresser?). The cut was great and people complimented the chic-​ness of the cut!
Yesterday, I came in to get my hair dyed the first time. I had an appt at 1 PM Friday and the place was PACKED. Kenny had me seated right away and started bleaching my hair and everything for the balayage (?) + ombré. He had another helped Jackie as well! Kenny was there most of the time and also supervised to make sure everything was going well. He had to leave several times to cut and deal with other people’s hair (because everyone wants Kenny!) but I felt totally safe in Kenny and Jackies hands. Kenny made sure to go over every step of the process with me so I understood what was going on, which I really appreciated and helped calm my nerves!
After 4 – 5 hours… I was more than pleased with the result! As usual, Kenny did an amazing job! I had compliments from everyone (including my mom, which is an accomplishment by itself!) He’s also the KINDEST hairdresser I’ve ever had. Always honest with what it’ll turn out as and always so courteous. He somehow recognized me after the first time and hugged me when I saw him again! Truly such a precious person and a talented hairdresser. I think I’ve found my hair salon and I have Kenny to thank!
Also NOTE on the language barrier: he prefers to speak in Chinese to get his points through a lot quicker but he has no problem talking in English! I tried to accommodate by squeezing out all the Chinese I could retain. But you won’t have a problem with him or any of the hairdressers here with language barriers! :)

I had a very positive experience with v one salon. I went from virgin hair to a subtle brown/​caramel balayage. My hair was perfected through group effort by a lady who’s name I didn’t get, Kenny and suzie. I showed them a picture of the color I wanted and suzie matched it perfectly. Kenny did a lot of the coloring. Suzie cut and styled my hair. I couldn’t be any happier. I’m glad I came here!

Just had my hair cut here by Suzie and truth to be told, she was amazing. Super friendly. Overall great haircut and her eyebrow threading doesn’t hurt at all, well at least for me it didn’t. I usually get them waxed, and she definitely makes me want to switch to threading. Great experience and will definitely come back again. Thank you Suzie!
Update: just finished getting my hair colored!!! Great work to both Suzie and Sharon. I love it so so so much. They had to stay around 2 hours after closing just to get the color I want. Sharon got me water, tea, and food throughout the process. Hurray for not starving during the 7 hour project. Already dead tired myself so I can’t even begin to imagine how tired they might be. I think it was Kenny? Who mixed the toners for me? Thank you everyone!

At the recommendation of my roommate I found my way to V One Salon when it was at its older location back in 2014.
The first cut I ever got was from Suzie. She was friendly and I trusted her opinion. I showed her what I wanted, and she pretty much made it happen and then some.
Went again in 2015 and did not have Suzie, but a man. I asked for a cut and color again and this time I got the cut I wanted, but the color was lighter than I had anticipated.
Went back this Sunday and requested Suzie again. I wanted to get rid of my ombré and stick with a medium ash brown color and a trim. David did the coloring and treatment/​washing and Suzie cut and styled. At first it looked a little lighter than what I wanted, but I realized I was just under strong lighting in the salon. The after photos that Suzie took on my phone (now posted) look AMAZING. She totally did what I wanted and made it look healthy, light, and fabulous. I am definitely going to continue to request her in the future.
Docking one star because color/​treatment/​cut/​style gets you around $ 100 – 135 for the package, but then again I’m sure the pricing would be much more if it were at a high end salon. Ask for Suzie :)

Anyone looking for an amazing hairstylist should come and work with Gary here. I’ve been coming to him for over 15 years for all of my hair needs from coloring, cuts, ombré… Anything. He’s easy to chat to and relatable. If you show him pictures of what you want, he can do it all.

Kenny is amazing! I’ve been here for haircuts and for balayage highlights and he is great at everything. His attention to detail and professionalism is such a bonus and I always leave loving my new hair. My balayage today took 4.5 hours to first bleach and then tone my hair. The first time the toner was washed off Kenny felt that the roots needed to be darker and less brassy so he went back and redid toner on the top part of my head. It added extra time but the outcome was much better with more of a gradient of color. Even though he was super busy (so many clients request him!) he continued to check in on me and make sure my color was just what I wanted. In the end my hair looked just like the photos I had shown him at the beginning (my hair inspiration pics!). The price is great for the service you get. My husband has also come to Kenny for his haircuts too. I would definitely recommend Kenny if you want color or cut!

Ive been going to Gary for over 10 years. Came to do an ash brown ombré, first time didnt really come out to the color i wanted so i came back and Gary and his assistant fixed my hair. They had no problem redoing it and it came out perfectly. Thanks guys!

I was super excited to try out this place from all the positive reviews about Kenny. i booked my appointment a week in advance with Kenny, since i figured everyone would be requesting him. I got there on sunday and was greeted by Kenny, I told him what i wanted which is a simple brown color all over. When i sat down, he told Amy what to do with my hair and i was left with Amy while he went to deal with other customers. Kenny came back and forth within the two hours to check in and whenever Amy had questions about what to do. It scared me a bit that she had questions about a simple process. The whole process took about 2 hours. After everything was done, Kenny blow dried my hair and i was upset that my top front and bottom half were not exactly the same color. my top was the light brown that I wanted, while my bottom had no color just a very dark brown or close to black. i expressed that the bottom had no color and Kenny said its because of the lighting and the more i wash it the more it will turn lighter. False! After a week the bottom half still remained dark while the top was a nice light/​med brown, so i decided to go back to the salon. i will say that Kenny was very nice when he saw me and noticed the coloring as well. He asked the same person Amy to fix it with a quick process that took 15 – 20 mins, i think this a quick solution they use on customer with coloring issues, all they do is wash a solution into your hair for 8 – 9 mins and then rinse it off. Then i went back to the chair where another person blow dried my hair and Kenny asked if it was okay, i told him to look himself, the bottom was obviously 1 – 2 shades darker than the top. he then took me to the wash station again and wash another solution into my hair, this time on the bottom half and the top which I thought was kind of weird but didn’t question. Then i came back to the chair and another person blow dried my hair, then Kenny took over since he was done with his customer. Again we put the bottom tip to the top to compare the color which was a better match now, but then i realized it was because the top part is now darker. So now everything is just a dark brown, not too different from before I came. I think because it’s harder to make dark hair light than the other way around, he decided to just darken the top when i specifically said I want the bottom to be lighten. At this point, it was already a little over an hour in, i just gave up and left.
I think the main problem with alot of these place is that once they get popular on Unilocal or other review sites their quality start sloping down due to the overwhelming demand. it’s hard for a business to have quality control, when they are just worry about making $$ and packing every consumer back to back. my advice is to go at a down time and maybe Kenny would be available to give you his full attention and actually work on your hair, if not i would pass on this place. you never know who would be assign to you even when you specifically asked for a certain person. The price of this place is pretty cheap at $ 65 for color, but considering my color remained the same it was not worth it for me.

I’ve been here several times and each experience was phenomenal. I followed Kenny from MTS (wish he hadn’t gotten so popular bc I have to make an appt now…) and he seems much happier here! He knows what’s best for your hair and will probably make it the best you’ve ever seen. He also takes your requests into consideration. Everyone who works here is super nice. Another plus is a nice, clean bathroom for all those who have squirrel-​sized bladders like me!
Only con is cash only.
Wash/​cut/​blow dry/​styling = 40 minutes and $ 35. Tip well!
I noticed no one has posted the price list yet so I snapped one :)

I began coming here for hair cuts a little less than a year ago. Used to only come here to get my eyebrows done by Suzie, but decided to try out for a haircut one day and loved how it came out!
Since then, I’ve been coming to Suzie for haircuts, hair coloring, and eyebrows. I’ve been pleased with every one each time!
Suzie is super sweet, and she listens to you! A lot of hair stylists I had in the past just did whatever they felt like doing to your hair, even when you have given them instructions on how you wanted it cut.
I’m just glad that I have a hair stylist that actually listens to me and also does a phenomenal job on my hair!
Thanks to Suzie, my hair cut and highlights came out beautifully. I told her I wanted something dramatic for my 25^th birthday and she definitely completed that look!

I’ve wanted a lob and a balayage for over a year now. Since graduation photos are two weeks away, I decided to treat myself. I made an appointment with Kenny 3 – 4 days in advance.
I showed Kenny several pictures and told him that I wanted a little longer than shoulder length hair. We discussed it and agreed on an ombré with caramel? Ash brown? balayage highlights. Then he had one of the ladies bleach the bottom half of my hair. Afterwards, he came over to do the top half himself. After washing out the bleach, he layered my hair and asked if I wanted a long bob. YASSSSSS. Why not!!! He hacked away for a bit and then I saw what I’ve been wanting for so long. He likes to say «so nice» as he admires his work hahaha.
After he was done, he tried to show me the highlights and the color but I couldn’t really see it (I have poor vision and the salon has extremely bright lights). He asked if he could curl it and of course I agreed! I looked at my reflection and he said it for me, «you’re a completely different person.»
Thank you for the amazing haircut. I look. I recently bought a curling iron but idk how to curl my hair lmao

I had an absolutely wonderful experience at V One Salon. I have wanted dark brown-​ash blonde balayage for some time now, and found V one Salon through Unilocal.I was able to book an appointment for a haircut + balayage a week in advance with Kenny, who I had read great things about!
When I arrived for my appointment, I was helped immediately. Kenny is so wonderful — he took the time listen to what I wanted and look at pictures I had brought in, made his own suggestions, and showed me hair samples of what colors my balayage would end up. He is very detail-​oriented, has a lot of experience and knows exactly how to execute whatever your hair aspirations might be!
First, Kenny gave me a sleek haircut — got rid of all the dead ends, long layers, with shorter layers framing my face. The balayage took about 3 hours and is a really tedious and detailed process, which included dying on a new base color, waiting for that to develop, then bleaching the ends of my hair so that the ash blonde would show up, applying another dark color on the ends, and finally applying the ash blonde. At one point, Kenny separated my entire head of hair into thin strands, which he applied dye to meticulously and laid saran wrap over each dyed strand.
The result was AMAZING! My hair has never looked this good, and it is exactly what I envisioned. Overall, everyone at the salon was so happy and so welcoming, that it made my experience all the better. Jason is also super nice! They paid attention to all the small things along the way, like covering my nose and mouth at one point in the dye process and consistently updating me along the way. Thank you, Kenny!
Price wise: haircut ($ 35), base color ($ 65), balayage ($ 75) — a solid deal!

*** Jun now works at V One Salon! ***
Amazing as always and settling into her new spot at V, things are going great!
My husband and I have trusted Jun for years and followed Jun everywhere she goes and this has been a great fit.
The overall service and cleanliness of this salon has been fantastic and matches Jun’s amazing talent as a stylist!
Coming to see her and Sugar (her mascot!) is always a pleasure and we’ll continue to return to visit Jun!

I used to go to Mian Tian Sing Salon but I recently found out that Nick (my hairdresser guru) no longer works there. I was so heartbroken that I kept putting off my much needed haircut for the past 4 – 5 months. After reading Unilocal reviews about Kenny, I decided to take a leap of faith and put my hair in his hands.
I came as a walk-​in, greeted by a friendly girl, told me that it would be an hour wait for Kenny. No problem. I left and came back in an hour. After changing into the robe that every customer wears, Kenny approached me and asked to give him another 5 minutes. No problem.
Kenny is soft-​spoken, polite and friendly, not pretentious like most hairdressers. He first asks me what dialect in Chinese I prefer. I quickly tell him that Chinese is not my strongpoint and I prefer English. For you non-​Chinese ppl, don’t worry, his English is very clear. I explain to him the type of cut I want and asked for his feedback and suggestions. He’s honest, will tell you whether the cut you want will complement your facial structure or not. He explained his vision of how my cut was going to look before any snipping commenced, which eased a lot of my nerves.
While he snipped away, I can see in the mirror reflection how excited he was. The way he looked at my hair, I could feel the TLC & how satisfied he was with every cut. Because it was a totally new style for me, I didn’t exactly share his enthusiasm.
Not until I got home. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! Thank you KENNY!!! I just needed to go home and see it in a different light. So many compliments from strangers on the street on my way home also helped ;)
Beautiful cut for $ 35.