Perfect Cut Hair Salon

Absolutely love my new haircut and color! This is my third time getting my hair colored and this time is by far my favorite. Sandy gave me exactly what I wanted but even better than I imagined. Will be coming back!

I heard about Perfect Cut from some of my students and their hair looked amazing. I had to come here the next time I redo my hair color.
I called Sunday and was able to book an appointment for Wednesday! Definitely try to book a week before if you want to get a color treatment done.
Tony did an amazing job coloring my hair from a brassy orange to a wonder ash blonde ombré balayage! I’ve never been more happy about my hair color! He was also great and was worried I wasn’t hungry at all throughout the 6 hours I was at the salon. I will definitely return!

I love this place. Sandy and the other guy who’s name I forget both cut my hair on two separate occasions. They were fast, efficient, friendly, and both times I left with a great cut! My girlfriend goes here too, so I know they do great work for both men and women’s cuts. Best of all, there isn’t a hint of pretentious snobbiness which Ive come to expect from SF salons and barbers. And the price is unbeatable! After your cut, grab a bite from one of the restaurants on the same blog, and head to the beach.

MORE LIKE 3.5. My go-​to salon was booked, and was recommended to come here. I went to get my roots touched up, and Tony got the job done. Took his time to do my hair, which I appreciated! However, here’s where I’m taking off 1.5 stars, the assistant was terrible!!! When I get my hair done I look forward to getting shampooed normally, a nice head message warm water, etc! But nope this lady was scratching the crap out of my scalp. Literally clawing with her nails, it hurt so bad, that when I went home my scalp was red and inflamed! Why would you use your nails to dig and scratch up my scalp all over? And for a good 7 – 10 mins! What the eff? Not cool. Get a new assistant and this bumps up another star!

Honestly had to be one of my least favorite hair salon experiences ever.
I have naturally very dark hair and I came in asking for the under peekaboo teal colored hair (the same color teal like Kylie Jenner’s, and I even showed them a picture) and the workers told me that doing it was totally do-​able and they can do it! I then made an appointment for tomorrow so I could actually get my hair dyed.
I showed up the next day and as I had to wait almost an hour to get my hair started when my appointment was set for 11am. As I finally got to sit, two workers went back to back doing my hair; I didn’t have one set person doing it, and I think the second person doing my hair was new.
Remember how I asked for just small peekaboos under my hair? The worker ended up giving me a total balayage and had already bleached my hair so it was too late to go back.
I tried to think positive but then he left me to go work with someone else. A girl brought me to the back where she can wash the dye off but instead she didn’t know how to turn on the sink and I totally got my clothes (she took off the cape/​cover) and face soaked with the water, and she just laughed about it.
After the bleach was washed off, that was when the workers got the BLUE dye out. I reminded the workers that I really wanted teal and even showed them the picture again and they just said «okay, yes we can do that.» Again the girl is dying my hair and she drops the color brush FIVE TIMES on the floor and even on me! She didn’t clean the brush after constantly dropping it, and it made a huge blue stain on my light grey sweatshirt (which never came off).
After my final wash (luckily I didn’t get soaked on again) the two workers half-​blow dried my hair (didn’t even finish drying it, it was very damp and didn’t even bother to straighten/​curl/​style it like they did for the other people). And ultimately, and should’ve known, my hair totally came out to be NOTHING that I wanted. The blue came out like a very dark, navy blue that is brighter in the light, and the blue takes up 75% of my hair, and overall it truly isn’t what I had asked for and I’m disappointed because before I made that appointment and showed them the picture of what I exactly wanted, they said it was no problem doing.
That day I ended up paying almost $ 200 for something I didn’t intentionally want, and to be treated with a clumsy worker who kept making a mess on me. I wish I could go back to my normal hair color, and I’m scared to go get it fixed or color removed because I’ve read that blue hair is very hard to get rid of. :(

Thanks Sandy for the great bayalage & ombré! I showed her a photo of what I wanted and she did a great job! I am very happy with hair and will be coming back for a toner touch up!
Pro Tip:
— MUST make appointment for any service, they are seriously working nonstop!
— eat before you go if you are going to color your hair!
— bring a snack to munch on
— they have water and hot tea upon request

I have a tendency to get a random, immediate urge to change my hair color/​style. I usually end up trying to dye it myself and then completely regret it as a I later try to dye it another 3 times to fix. This time around, I decided to really do some research and spend a little more on (hopefully) hair that I love.
I found Perfect Cut through Unilocal and immediately was impressed by the photos of their work. I made an appointment for 10AM on a Saturday, and they were relatively busy so I had some time to go grab coffee down the street. I showed Sandy the look I was going for and she was really honest about what she thought would/wouldn’t work. I decided to listen to her and went a little darker than what shown in the picture. The process did take a bit longer than I expected, partially because they told me my hair wasn’t lightening as fast as they thought. But they also had me wait while they were consulting another client.
In the end, I paid ~$ 130 for a medium lenght, dark brown to ash blonde balayage that I really love. I would definitely come back here despite my minor complaints, because it really is worth the price.

First time dying my hair. My friend suggested getting an ombré from Perfect Cut. I was a bit nervous since my hair is naturally really dark so I didn’t want to go too light on the tips. Sandy did an awesome job! I love it

Wow. I love this place. Tony gave me exactly what I wanted. I have never fully committed to having my hair dyed and I finally took a chance. I’m really glad that I did. Tony was able to give me an ombré that looked natural also flawless. I wasn’t sure on a color but he gave me some options. So I went with a beige brown ash. It ended up being about 175 with my hair cut and color. Totally would recommended this place to anyone with Asian hair. They know what they’re doing

I scheduled an appointment on Friday to see Sandy on Saturday afternoon. Super last minute but she was able to squeeze me into her schedule!
I came at 1PM but we officially started to work on my hair at 1:30PM. I asked for an ashe blonde hair color and showed her pictures to reference what I was looking for. Sandy had a lot to work with my hair since it’s very thick and long. Then she cut my hair about three inches and it was the perfect length. When they applied toner on me, my hair turned into this silver/​blue hair. At first I was surprised because it wasn’t the color I was looking for. But she reassured me that it will soon fade into a light ashe brown. I honestly wouldn’t mind the silver/​blue hair for a while. It was nice! In pictures, it looks kind of blonde but in person it’s silver. After five hours and $ 230 later, it was my first pleasant experience here! I’m planning to come back during the summer to retouch my hair. :)

I just moved to the city last year and I had trouble looking for a hair salon that I can go to regularly. I made an appointment with Tony for a haircut and balayage coloring after reading some good reviews on Unilocal.It was my first time and not sure what to expect. It was a busy day at the salon today with appointments booked and walk ins. I show a picture of the color I wanted for Tony and told him briefly how I wanted my haircut. The whole process took 4 hours but I was really impressed with the results. Definitely coming back!

It was my first time here, and I got my hair cut and colored by Tony. I got ombré style color and I was so excited because I’ve always wanted to do this.
Tony is so amazing at what he does he definitely knows what he’s doing and talking about. He helped me pick which colors would best match my skin tone and what shape would best match my face, I was very very happy with the results.
The only reason I didn’t give it five stars was his assistant kept burning my head when she was blow drying the foil on my hair and when also kept using very hot water when she was washing my hair, I had to constantly tell her it was way to hot.
I’ll be back!

TLDR: I’m normally indifferent about the service I receive unless if it is astoundingly horrendous or absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately, this is a negative review about my morbid experience.
This was the worst hair experience of my life, and I’ve been getting cheap $ 12 – 20 haircuts or cheap hair dye efforts via institutions, friends,…you get the point. Honestly, don’t come here unless if you want a stylist who WON’T give you the undivided attention you’re paying for. I paid $ 200, before tip, for damaged goods basically, ha. My hair in the end was still brassy and beyond damaged – go to a salon properly stocked with hair products such as Olaplex. That was my mistake – if you’re looking to lighten your hair, make sure your stylist knows the science for hair. Everything about this salon screamed trouble, and I should’ve walked out based on my gut instinct.
I was under the impression that I had scheduled an appointment with Tony a few weeks ago on a Saturday for a 10 am appointment. Everything started off fine – Tony asked me for pictures of what I wanted and I showed him his past work from Unilocal.But then he started asking me what kind of Chinese I spoke, and started testing me with phrases of Cantonese. Upon realizing that I could not communicate or understand Cantonese, he started belittling me with his co-​worker Sandy.
The whole process was very unprofessional – Tony let his assistant take over the coloring process of my hair, which was unevenly done. He basically coerced me into dyeing the top of my hair, which cost an extra $ 60, even though it was not properly done. Basically Tony will tease your hair, apply bleach to the unteased portion, and then let his assistant color the rest of your hair. Literally, she just slapped one box of brown dye to the top of my hair, missing chunks of my hair. The method that Tony and his assistant used was not efficient – there’s no way you can dye a whole head of hair if some teased hair is sticking up. So at the end of the process, I had a great deal of old, orange brassy hair, something that I stressed I did not want.
After the whole dyeing process, I was left in the sink twice for an unreasonable 15 mins with toner in my hair, because Tony was busy cutting another girl’s hair, and his assistant was washing a guy’s head. When the assistant finally got around to washing my hair, she wrapped my head up in a towel and left me in the seat to wait for Tony. Tony briefly stopped cutting the girl’s hair, unwrapped my toweled hair – which was still dripping wet – and asked me to brush my hair, abruptly changed his mind, then asked me to blowdry my own hair, abruptly changed his mind, and then had me sit down in the waiting room to eat my food (WITH MY HAIR STILL DRIPPING WET, RUNNING DOWN MY SHOULDERS!!).
By the time Tony did manage to touch my hair to comb it out, I could tell something was awry. He looked astonished and kept shaking his head – chunks of my hair were literally falling out because my hair was overly bleached, processed, and forgotten about – something Olaplex or a similar product could’ve prevented to an extent.
I hope you can tell how serious I am about not letting any additional customers make the same grave mistake as I did.

I saw this place had really good reviews so I decided to give it a go. I first tried calling to schedule an appointment but couldn’t get through. Since I was around the area, I decided to just walk in. Sandy was at the table and said her appointment actually canceled on her so she had time to do my hair. I showed her a few pictures of what I wanted and she brought out a book with hair colors to help me decide which color would be a good fit.
The whole process for an ombré for me took 4 hours. I asked for a medium to subtle ombré so that it would have a subtle looking fade. The color at the end turned out nice. However, after the first wash, the color drastically changed to a more orange tone. I washed my hair with purple shampoo and conditioner and have been washing it every other day while using dry shampoo in between. The top of my head was untouched but it is a reddish brown. Sandy paired the blonde well with the color I already had.
She recommended that I come back to get my hair toned. I figured it would start to turn orange but I didn’t realize it’d turn orange that quickly! (See pictures).
This place is super busy so I definitely got lucky with that walk in. While I was sitting down, the phones were constantly ringing with people trying to schedule appointments and Sandy asked me to briefly blow dry my own hair at one point haha. Total for my subtle ombré was $ 140 ombré + $ 35 tip = $ 175. I might come back for a cut and recolor in the near future! They’re very nice people.

My friend and I came back after 5 months to do a second ombré. Tony was my stylist the first time, and I made an appointment with him again this time. I came in with an idea and some pictures of how I wanted my hair to look like. Tony was understanding to the pictures I showed him, and he gave me a hair color book to confirm the colors I wanted for the ombré. This time I wanted to cut off an inch and to re-​do my ombré with more colors.
Tony was nice and friendly, chatting with me while he was working on my hair. The lady washing my hair was really nice too. She even offered me some candy and crackers since she knew I was hungry for being there for so long, and asking if the water was too hot when she was washing my hair.
The only downside if you are wanting to do an ombré or balayage is that you will be in the salon for 4 – 6 hours, basically the whole day. The first time I did my ombré, it took 4 hours. This time, it took almost 6 hours because they were really busy. I came in around 10:15AM and left a little before 4:00PM. The phones were ringing every few minutes because people wanted to make appointments, so make sure you make an appointment! Tony even had me dry my own hair for a little bit because he had a few other customers he was working with. My cut and ombré came out to $ 168 not including tip, and they accept cash and/​or card.
Other than that, Tony did a great job the both times I came here to get my hair done. I will definitely come back in the future for a haircut, and possibly another ombré!

I got Tony to dye my hair, but both sandy and him are very skilled. I came here after a horrible salon messed up my hair. All I wanted was a bayalage ombré, and the original place made my hair orange and nothing like what I asked. I’m Asian, so my bleached hair naturally turns a brassy orange that I hate. Thank goodness, because in the end tony made it amazing and i was so relieved.
Tony really understood what I asked for, and he truly cared about customer satisfaction. We spent almost 30 minutes discussing how to fix my brassy hair. He explained a lot of the methods to me, and I mentioned that the most important thing was to get a natural toned blonde for me and also highlights and lowlights.
He spent 25 minutes to prepare the colors and even mixed FOUR colors for me, and spent a lot of effort and time to really figure out how to fix my horrible hair. I have to admit, he is very rigorous with hair when teasing, washing, and drying. It hurt a lot and he tugged carelessly, but all I wanted was my hair fixed. He gave me a reasonable price of $ 140 for bleach, highlights and lowlights, while all other places I called told me $ 230.
It took almost five hours, and over all I was super satisfied. In the future I would definitely come back even though it’s an hour and a half commute. I highly recommend this place, it’s both trustworthy and reliable.

I had my balayage done by Sandy 5 months ago, and the color is still holding up well. Even with my grown roots, the color blends well just as she told me it would. The quality of her works shows through this!
I came in with an idea of what I wanted, but Sandy suggested going for an ash blonde ombré. Initially, it came out brighter than what I wanted, but she toned it down to a color I could accept. Good thing she did as the blonde gets even brighter overtime! She was super friendly, chatting with me as she was doing my hair. I was in that chair for approximately 4.5 hours, plus $ 210 poorer (tip included), but it was well worth it! It was more expensive for me due to the fact that it included a wash and a trim. Also, I had a brassy color all over, so it took more work to place several different colors to achieve the balayage effect.
They prefer cash and appointments only now! Definitely quality work for the price. It would be close to $ 300 at other salons in the city for long hair. They do overbook, so expect to wait 10 – 20 minutes after arriving on time for your appointment. I saw Tony telling his customers to blow dry their own hair, so maybe make your appointment with Sandy instead. The only downside is that they both work on other customers simultaneously, so I think it takes a bit longer than it actually should. All in all, I’ll be back should I desire a different color job in the future!

*Unfriendly service. Will not come back*
I was in the area so I thought I would come in and check this place out for a possible style solution.
The salon has a decent set up and some products available, but it is unpolished and the service was terrible.
I could hear the employees stay things under their breath to each other in cantonese and they were being very judgmental.
I will not be coming back.

OMG, I literally just got home from my hair appointment with Sandy and I am in LOVE with my hair. I booked an appointment with her a week ahead and the whole process took around 5.5 hours but only because my hair was long. If your hair is shorter, then the process would most likely take less time.
Before we started I showed her a ton of pictures of what I was looking for and she delivered. She had me look at the samples to see what I wanted with the lightest color and she was helpful throughout the discussion, as she seriously listened to my concerns of what I absolutely did and did not want. Sandy was very gentle with my hair and as soon as she was done adding the foils, she always made sure that I was comfortable (it got pretty heavy) and would adjust every once in a while to make sure there was no strain on my neck. Once everything was done, she curled my hair and you were able to see how beautiful the colors transitioned. Seriously, Sandy was the absolute best!!!

This review is based on hair color service, specifically balayage and customer service. Perfect Cut Hair is an established, busy location that has a lot of regulars for haircuts.
I’m not writing this to bash a business or individual, but to share the truth and frustrations about my not so perfect color experience at the Perfect Cut Hair Salon.
TBH, I didn’t do my due diligence for this spot as I only went by pictures and price. Only after my initial experience, did I find I had similar experiences as a few of the Unilocal reviewers.
Price wise, this was substantially cheaper than salons in other parts of the city for the service I wanted. I decided to go with Tony and made an appointment with him for the same day. The treatment takes a minimum of four hours.
As for customer service, I was getting what I paid for. In most hair salons I’ve been to they freely offer water, tea, coffee, even alcohol… but here, after I asked for water, I felt like I was asking them a favor after Sandy reluctantly handed me a half-​filled dixie cup. Really?
There was a language barrier and I struggled with even trying to explain what I really wanted though I showed him a few images of what I liked.
4.5 hours later after some serious chemicals, foil, teasing, and a lot of waiting I was ready to see the final product. Even Tony worked hard, he wasn’t gentle on my head and was working with other clients the whole time. More than slightly annoyed.
Ta-​dah. my hair looked nothing like the pictures. Instead of an ombré, it looked like a full head of highlights with colors I didn’t want (btw that service is cheaper than the ombré-​not-​so-​ombré that I asked for).
I attempted to go with the flow, stated that it wasn’t what I wanted, and I paid him $ 150 for color and cut, plus a substantial tip for his time and efforts.
After two days of wearing the hair, I couldn’t take it. I went back to correct the color. I spent another 2 hours in the salon which was brutal, though this time I came prepared and brought my own water.
I appreciated that Tony took the right steps to fix my hair without charging me at least for the service.
He didn’t style my hair after, and I was ok with that, but I was surprised he charged me $ 15.00 for the shampooing my hair. Ummm if you have chemicals in my hair aren’t used supposed to rinse it out? Anyway, I didn’t have the energy to deal.
While I was there, I saw a finished customer Tony worked on and it was done right. He is capable of doing the balayage treatment, though based on my experience he isn’t always consistent.