VIP Salon

Had a hair cut by the man barber. He was heavy handed and in a rush. He charged me $ 20 for a $ 5 cut in 10 minutes of work. The lady barber seems very nice and took her time with another client. Just bad luck I supposed. Will not be returning.

Got my haircut from Kennex (I think that’s how you spell it) last Tuesday. I called to ask if I could walk-​in, and I think Vincent picked up the phone. I asked him if I could come right now, he said sure, I said who is speaking, he replied Kennex (He thought I asked who will cut my hair: D). I got there, both Kennex and Vincent were attending other clients, so I waited for about 10 – 15 minutes. Then Kennex came and said she would wash my hair, and I asked so are you going to cut my hair, she said no Vincent, Vincent said no Kennex, so we landed with Kennex. I was okay with either, so I showed Kennex some pictures as I had pretty long hair and wanted to cut it pretty short. She was super hesitant at first because I have curly hair and would look ridiculous and she’s right, but given that I always blow dry my hair or straighten it regularly, she was on board.
She washed it, then cut it, then blow dried it straight and added finishing touches which was awesome. I asked her to cut it a little shorter, at that point she gave me good feedback to not, which I appreciated. I can imagine some people would take that negatively if they are to self obsessed (she told me I would look like an old lady if I cut it shorter LOL). She spent a total of an hour and 15 minutes just on me. She did a great job and all that only cost $ 40!!! .
Things I totally loved were 1. She didn’t try to sell me products for my curly dry frizzy hair which always happens in most places. 2. when she blow dried it, and then cut some more, that was a great idea. 3. She didn’t waste a lot of time talking to others and small talking with me. she was all business and making sure I was satisfied.

I always get a great cut & style here. Such friendly people and a very clean shop! I love Vincent & his wife! They give me their full attention and listen to what I want! Their prices are fair!

I have been going to VIP Salon for 4 years now and have always left with great cuts. I am usually pretty last minute with my appointments and they always manage to squeeze me in. I’ve had Kennex and Vincent cut my hair and they both do a great job. I love supporting the shops on 25^th Avenue and will definitely be back.

Stay away!!! The owner is a complete jerk, with no moral filter. I came here for a blow dry and left in tears because of his rudeness and nasty demeanor. He would be better suited working at a funeral home with dead clients without feelings.

So I went back for a 3^rd time and he called me out on my previous review. Clearly I like this place or I wouldn’t have come back. Also I learned my lesson and made an appointment.
All I have to say is when he said to just drop by, I interpreted that to mean
«Hey we’ll try to our best to get to you in if we have an opening and you are willing to wait»
whereas he clearly meant but did not flat out say
«Hey we’ll take your business if we have absolutely no other business»
P. S. While I was getting my haircut there was a crazy old lady who would not stop screaming about going blind because water got in her eyes. She was super condescending. The owners handled her craziness with the utmost professionalism.

I’ve been going to this place to have Vincent cut my hair for the past few years. I usually actually wait to visit my best friend in NYC who is a hair stylist and had always had her cut my hair, but I couldn’t wait and came here a few years ago and have been coming here ever since.
I always give Vincent a rough idea of what I want but leave it up to him to decide on the details — how long my bangs will be, etc.
If you live in San Mateo and are looking for a quick hair cut (with a shampoo + blow dry), look no further!

Made an appointment with Vincent, I got the time mixed up and showed up 30 mins late… he couldn’t do my hair which I completely understand as it was my own fault that I recorded the time wrong. However, he was pretty rude about it and I was still in desperate need of a haircut… so he said «she could do it» and pointed at the other stylist there.
I don’t remember what her name is but it was the worst haircut Ive ever had… I showed her a picture and she didn’t do anything close to it. The pic I showed her was super simple: straight with some side swept bangs.
At the end when I told her it didn’t look anything like that, she said, «Yeah, I didn’t think you would look good with that haircut.» HAHAHAH! I cant say anything about Vincent except that hes rude. but stay away from the lady.

I’ve been having my haircut here for the last 6 – 7 years. Vincent and Candice are extremely friendly and accommodating. Vincent is very skilled; he is the only one who can tame my extremely coarse hair (he uses a razor and hair clips and cuts some layers in order to thin out my hair). Will continue coming here as long as I can!

I so badly needed a haircut and had been putting it off until my g/​f could come with me. We were going out tonight, so I started looking up places to get a cut at 5pm on a Saturday. I had no idea most salons close early on Saturdays. After about 15 phone calls, I finally hit up VIP Salon at 5:50pm. They were able to take me before they closed at 7pm.
I drove up from Redwood City and sat with Kennex. My g/​f and I were a bit nervous because we were trying something new with my hair. Kennex took the time to understand what we were trying to accomplish and nailed it. She was very focused and meticulous with the cut as well.
I couldn’t be happier with my experience and it only cost me $ 20 plus tip to boot.

Vincent did a great job!

Not sure what’s up with the four stars, because my haircut wasn’t close to that. I have long hair and wanted a trim. Was disappointed with the final product.
— wanted noticeable layers, but only the bottom inch and half was layered.
— super choppy: don’t remember the last time it was so choppy, I’m used to cuts having better flow.
— uncut strands: quite a few strands were not cut and very noticeable once I got home.
— $ 35: guess I get what I pay for.
Was hoping I found a reasonable price salon, but the search continues.

I came from Italy and I started to find a new salon for my hair!
I living very close and I decided to try VIP, Vincent is amazing! I love this guy!
Hi nailed it the first time my color hair!
The best

I needed a haircut and found this place by my work. It had 4.5 stars so why not?
The guy who cut my hair was very friendly but can’t cut hair… I asked him to cut my hair a little above the shoulders & to have it layered. I specifically made a point that my previous hair stylist made my hair look choppy and it was the worst experience. After the haircut, I noticed the front was a little choppy so I had him fix it. When I got home I realized how bad my haircut was. The back was super bad! It was choppy and uneven. Now I have to find another place to fix this mess.

I’ve been looking around a for a good salon and came here to VIP Salon based on the fantastic Unilocal reviews. What I got was the worst hair cut I’ve ever had. The layers were so choppy and I felt like he was rushing to get my hair done since his other appointment just walked in. I didn’t even bother to have him fix it, I just wanted out before he could do more damage. Some people may have had a good experience but the results I had were far from what was said in the rest of the reviews.

I took my family here for a hair cut and all were less than satisfactory and service was rude. I’m not sure if it’s because it was the end of the day and he wanted to go home, but he rushed all 3 haircuts of which was worse than any supercuts or great clips type place i’ve been to.
He told my wife the haircut was going to be $ 35, then at the end added another $ 5 and said the hair was long so she had to pay extra. Funny how you didn’t notice her hair length before she sat down!
Try your luck with other shops around town with better service that charge the same $ 20 for mens and $ 40 for womens cuts.

I’ve been here twice and should have been here a third time. I got some decent haircuts the two times I was here, considering the haircuts were very inexpensive. The third time I made an appointment with them I showed up at 5:45 p.m. and the entire place was closed even though I had a 6:00 appointment and the sign on their door says they close at 7:00. I called them and they said that I never made an appointment with them on that day (although I did). They decided to leave early because they thought they didn’t have anymore appointments for the day.
Again, I think this is a decent place. However, you need to make an appointment in advance before coming, and make sure you confirm your appointment day and time with them a day before because they leave the shop before the closing of business hours. Oh yea, and confirm the price before getting the service done because their prices change from visit to visit.

My wife was in desperate need of a cut and style for a wedding.
Of course she decided last minute so we were scrambling to find a place.
Thanks to Unilocal,we found this Salon and they were able to squeeze her in later in the day.
The salon was nice, I had a comfy couch to chill in while waiting for my wife to her her hair ‘did’.
The only negative was that Vincent said it would take 40 minutes but it ended up taking more than an hour (it wasn’t Vincent who cut her hair, it was his wife I think). On the flip side, she didn’t really charge a lot for the amount of time she spent.

Nice couple from Hong Kong who does cutting and shampooing for a reasonable price $ 35. In general Asian folks know how to cut Asian hair better and they sure did not disappoint.
If you want a fancier hairdo or need to style your hair maybe this is not a good place to go. I went there to get my straight hair styled for a photoshoot the next day. Vincent told me my hair is too thick and heavy, so the waves done from the curling iron won’t last till the next day. He even suggested that I buy a curling iron to do it myself at home. Why do I come here and pay for your service if you cannot style my hair and make it work somehow?
For the same price Lisa at Magic Hair Salon in San Mateo does a lot better job at styling. She also does the more fancier stuff like hair extensions, etc.

As usual, I wanted to give my hair a shampoo/​blow-​dry/​style at the very last minute. I was able to call on a Friday, and get in immediately Saturday morning at 10am. When I arrived– I walked into an immaculate hair salon– with tasteful yet simple décor.
Vincent greeted me and got right down to business. He has a nice demeanor, but doesn’t talk much, which is kind of nice because he doesn’t waste any time chatting; just seems to be very focused on the hair. He was done in under 40mins! It was great. My hair looked wonderful when he was done– I would return to Vincent in a heartbeat.