Artist Hair Salon

I have to write something for Wellen — I owe him this review for a long time. Wellen is THE BEST hair stylist I have ever gotten! He is really a skillful and professional hair stylist, and such a humble, decedent and wonderful person! He has done such a great job on my hair that I only need to see him 2 or 3 times a year. I wear short hair, and it used to be high maintenance until I met Wellen. He cuts my hair so well that the longer my hair grows, the more stylish it looks. Four months after my last haircut I still got people asking me where did I do my hair last weekend. This is how good Wellen is. Furthermore, he charges reasonable price, very reasonable for the quality of his work! I recommend Wellen to the whole world!

Benny cares a lot what i want and need and often ask for my opinion before taking action. He reads my mind and always makes me looking very stunning and beautiful… Thanks Benny! ^^

Love both stylist, but prefer Benny. Benny gave me haircuts that when it grows out it looks better.

Super quick and very reasonably priced salon. $ 50 for haircut and style. Got my NYE hairdo done here. My hairstylist didn’t say much, but he got the job done.

It’s unfortunate that a few hoodlum can write reviews irresponsibly and discredit an excellent hair stylist like Benny.
I was a witness to the incidence with Henric and Janet. Ivy could very well be someone they made up judging by the similarity of Henric and her writings.
Henric was being very rude and used loud profanity toward Benny simply because he was unhappy with his haircut.
I have been going to Benny for over ten years. He is very detailed and meticulous in his haircutting skills. I am impressed by his professionalism and courteous nature.
Perhaps this is the result of China’s one child policy, well-​to-​do parents send their only child overseas for Art school. Many of these children are spoiled and will stop at nothing to to slander a good name.
Judging from the simplicity of his language and the juvenile photo he posted, one can only surmise that this young man and his friends’ reviews has not credibility.
I write this review because I saw injustice done to this hairstylist. I must say something.

Willen gave me a very bad haircut this time. I showed him a picture and told him how I wanted my hair to look. He bragged to me before that he can cut any hairstyles. But I’m extremely disappointed this time. He charges way too much for a mediocre haircut. Not worth the $ 60 I paid. I will have to find another hair salon. I do not recommend this place.

negative attitude to client、bad service and bad skill、do not try this salon、 you will regret！

very bad hair stylist、argued with clients and also trying to hit the
client in the store，very terrible attitude，dont ever try this salon、you will regret。

Benny is a very skillful hair designer. He has patient for all costumers. He cuts hair very nicely, and definitely worth of the price. This is the place that I would recommend. Go Benny VERY GOOD

Benny has been cutting my hair for over 6 years now. He’s extremely caring and has great attention to details. He spent a solid hour to take care of my regular cut, and it’s always been great even when sometimes that I don’t agree with the length I got.
Benny never disappointed me over all these years. I feel like that I can’t change my job (I go to him during lunch break as I live relatively far away, but work in SF fidi) because I don’t want to be far away from my hair stylist. Thank you, Benny!

A slightly more expensive ($ 35 for men’s) chinatown hair salon. You get what you pay for.
There are two guys, Benny and Willen (I had Benny), stylish guys in their 40’s. Both extremely polite and caring towards the customers.
I’ve been in SF for about 6 months and have been looking for a regular asian hairstylist, and haven’t had any luck. I’ve been to 3 other places in chinatown and 2 other places elsewhere so far. I think my search is over.
I’m the hair customer who has difficulty describing what I want, as I don’t even fully know, but I’m also really picky about whether I like a cut or not. Benny spent a lot of time asking me preferences and questions to figure out the best hair style for me. He chose a style that fit my head shape, and wasn’t too difficult to style (works with and without gel).
The haircut was very relaxing as Benny took his time to be precise and detail oriented. The whole thing took probably 35 minutes or so, much longer then the usual 15 minute cuts I get in chinatown.

I received approximately five to six haircuts by Benny, which were fine but nothing spectacular. On one particular day, I set up an appointment time in advance at 1pm. When I arrived, he had curls in the prior customer’s hair. As a result, he told me to come back in 20 minutes.
I came back 20 minutes later and he was still working on the same client. No apologies or anything. That left me feel as if my business is not needed.
I’m walking from near Montgomery station during my lunch break for a haircut so it was a waste of my time on that day, and it meant I would not get a haircut because I ran out of time.
I have since moved to a different salon that appreciates my business. Just so everyone knows, I generally tipped $ 12-​$ 15 on a $ 35 men’s haircut so I doubt it’s because I’m cheap.
Too bad, really wanted to continue to go to this place but I would like to warn others on the deficient customer service.

I had a very pleasant experience with Benny and for his accommodation! I work very close by in the Financial district and badly needed a haircut. My stylist has such a long wait and I really didn’t want to wait any longer. I walked in when they just open and Benny kindly squeezed me in without an appointment and it’s greatly appreciated.
Benny is very experienced and knowledgeable with curly/​wavy hair. It is quite difficult to find someone that would embrace curly hair to it’s natural stage. He’s very detail oriented and seems to be very passionate at his job as well. The price is not the average China Town price but I think it’s worth every penny. I’m just lucky that I bought enough cash though.
With that being said, I will definitely go back and make an appointment next time around. Thanks Benny!

I have been coming to Willen for a few years, and yes, all the way from New York! His haircuts are absolutely the best I have ever had. Unlike all the haircuts I had before Willen that may look fine in the very beginning, soon start to fizzle out after. Willen’s cuts continue to look good month after month. The salon is never crazy busy. He schedules his clients so that there is never a wait between each step.

I do not have the time nor the skill to style my hair. For years, I’ve gone to various salons thinking, «oh, this is a good haircut» only for it to look like absolute crap the next day (my own fault).
Enter Willen. He cut my hair so skillfully that I do not have to do ANYTHING to style it besides blow it dry. No brushes, no combs, no styling products, no straighteners. Seriously just a hair dryer. My hair just falls into place; sideswept bangs that don’t fall in my eye, a little volume at the roots, and nice layers throughout (but not the crazy thinned-​out kind). He even gave me a tutorial on how to properly curl my hair if I wanted to do something different.
Yes, the price is higher than typical Chinatown type haircuts, but the talent, service, and knowledge make it well worth it. This will be my go-​to salon from now on.

I really like the haircut I got from Benny. He has years of experience having worked in Hong Kong and San Francisco.
Normally, I’m pretty stressed about getting my hair cut and I tend to avoid it as long as I can.
Benny helped me avoid this conversation, haha.
«How do you want your hair to look?»
«I dunno, shorter?»

Benny gave me probably the best haircut I’ve ever gotten. I thought it wasn’t as great at first, but I’m a student in high school (and you KNOW how critical everyone is of each other) and the next day, everyone complimented it, and it looked even better as it grew out. He gave me the haircut while he was visiting my family (he’s a friend of ours) and he didn’t bring his supplies with him, so he bought a pair of scissors from a salon store in the mall and our amateur kit, it turns out the scissors were bad or something, but it still turned out fantastic.

I used to get cheap (8 – 15 $~) haircuts from other places in Chinatown but every time I went in, the other places were inconsistent and sometimes just did a bad job. My mom suggested this place that she likes to go to, so I thought I’d give it a try. Place is a bit pricey, but you really get what you pay for. Ive gotten haircuts from Willen for about five months now and I am very satisfied with the cut each time. He even recommended me to try out clay and suggested ways to use it to make my hair more stylish compared to gel.

Having been to a couple of the nearby hair salons in Chinatown, I found Willen to be the most knowledgable and passionate about his profession. I came in looking to fix a previously messed up cut. Without having to describe what I wanted in more than 5 words, Willen already knew what style I wanted (A-​cut? Not sure about the exact term). You can tell how much of a perfectionist he is because of the amount of time he takes cutting your hair. He really did a great job giving me the exact style I was asking for and giving me tips on how to maintain it everyday.
Side note – Willen is really polite. He always excused himself before answering a call, instead of just answering the call and walking away from you. I’ve encountered people who constantly check their phone while they’re cutting your hair. It was always a little irritating how distracted they were, so it was refreshing to see that Willen was more courteous than that.

I must admit, I am really really really picky if it comes to hair cut. I almost slapped Willen’s hand because I thought he cut my hair too short.
I fact now I love my haircut and maybe I will come back for color and bang :)