We have been going here for a very long time now yet somehow I have never left a review. Both my brother and my husband get their haircut here. My brother goes to I think Karen is her name? my husband gets his haircut by the lovely gentleman. Don't know the name. For $25 excluding tip it's a pretty good price and they do a great job every time. My husband doesn't speak mandarin yet they seem to always know exactly what he wants and do it good. He also has pretty sensitive skin and the nice gentleman always takes extra care to brush off the cut off bits of hair so they don't irritate my husbands neck. 10/10!!! read more

Ethan is the best hair dresser ever! He's been doing my hair for years and does exactly what I tell him and it always comes out amazing! read more

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This is the second time going there and they do not do what I ask. A simple trim and they keep thinning my hair out and burned it with a flat iron! Never going back! read more

Not the best hair cut I've had. The layering transition is choppy and not thoughtful enough. Thoughtful meaning, they should make sure I can tie my hair and the layers (not cut too short). But they didn't. As a result, as you can see in the picture, the layers would fall off when I tie my hair, and it looks bad/messy. I can't tie my hair anymore until it grows long again. My hair dresser was the owner lady. read more

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Came by for a haircut the other day and it was a mediocre experience. Dropped in and was able to be serviced immediately. The stylist, maybe owner, wore a mask and sleeve ends. The stylist placed a towel and apron on me during the session. Requested a number 2, number 5, and finger length and ended up with an artistic and unique solution leveraging scissors, clippers, and a comb... The result was different than my usual haircut... $20 for a men's haircut + tip. Parking is available in the private lot or on the street. They seem to be affiliated with the Happy Feet massage parlor next door. read more

Love my experience here. Granted I am a mandarin speaker and most staff mainly speak mandarin. My hair was a mess before, but Stylist Jennifer saw my picture and replicated it within 30 minutes time and even blowdried my hair all clean and beautiful! I love the result and she works with the clients during the cut to make sure everything is to their liking. read more

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I got my pink hair in this place it was amazing!!! And they told me how to keep the hair color, and here is some pic droppppppppp. The 1st pic is after 7months I dye the pink I'm so happy I could keeep this color so long. read more

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I walked in on a Friday evening, and didn't have to wait at all. JingJing cut my hair and did a good job - granted my hairstyle is really easy to cut I would have been amazed if they messed it up. Not 5 stars though because they don't seem too attentive; they were mostly talking amongst themselves and didn't pay you much mind besides just getting the haircut done. They used a straightener on my hair without any heat protectant and also didn't give a head massage (not necessary but always appreciated!) read more

Eason is a great hair designer with a patience and excellent service. He should be highly recommended in the South Bay Area.

Do not come here for your kid's haircut. The lady was very nice, but she basically did a hack job. Yes, my kid was crying, but I wish she would have just said, "OK, let's not cut her hair. We can't do a good job under these circumstances." Instead, she just started hacking away as quickly as possible and left her with an extremely choppy and uneven hair cut that was way too short but also has segments that are too long and stick out. So much worse than before it was cut. read more

High price and poor quality . Hair is not dyed evenly and the hair color results are not the same as discussed. Overpriced.

I've been going there for many years now. But it's gotten worse. Just my allegiances kept me going back. The last straw was when the hair color that they used gave me a violent rash. The owner doesn't understand English and dismisses these health hazards very lightly. Not worth giving them another try! read more

2 stars for hair cut, that's fine. I got highlights and I asked for coloring from the roots, but you can see those stark lines in my highlights that do not go near the roots. I complained to the stylist but she didn't offer anything to fix it. She just said no one would notice. Did anyone else think this "new "highlights is worth $220?! read more

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people here are nice. my brother went for a quick hair cut and i went for a bang cut. They speak Chinese and i see they attract Chinese customer here. I think they can understand english enough if u say length, color, etc. Im Chinese so they speak Chinese to me and brother while we speak english back. Hope that helps for those ABC (american born chinese) :) read more

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Ethan is very good. he will work on your hair the way you want it. he takes his time to cut your hair right.

I guess this is my go to place for a hair cut. It costs me 13 dollars (I'm a guy), and it takes about 20 minutes. I get my hair cut with the guy named Kevin. There really isn't much more. They can get busy, get a card, and call for appointments. I never do, the longest I've waited was 30 minutes. The parking lot is fairly small, but there's always one or two spots open. I'll be back when I need a haircut. It's pretty cheap and I'm happy with the haircut I walk out with. Sometimes conversation is a bit non-existent because most of them speak only chinese or severely broken english, but it's fine. They sometimes try, and they're super nice and friendly. read more

I have been to Artistic 4 times now. I have become a regular customer because of the fairly reasonable prices. It's also nice because I don't have to make an appointment beforehand. Today, I came in for a cut and color and also ended up getting an "oil treatment" because my hair has gotten kinda dry and drab. The cut was $18, color was $65, and oil treatment was $35. David is my regular stylist, and Lily did my hair once. Both of them take their time while cutting my hair, and I have been happy with my color as well. Because of the language barrier, I brought in a picture from a magazine and showed it to David. He tried very hard to keep my cut/style similar to the photo. It's VERY difficult to communicate with the employees if you cannot speak Chinese. If you are very picky about how your want your hair and you can't speak Chinese, I wouldn't recommend going here. read more

If you love yourself, do not go here. The lady here does not know how to give a haircut. Worst haircut that I ever got. And it is not even cheap. And then she walked away from me multiple times to do other things, for many minutes each time. Totally unprofessional. read more

More costly than expected. Won't come again. Probably a good place for simple haircut, but definitely not for dying hair. Charge me about 170 for simple coloring. Too many other choices out there. read more

My work schedule is tight and I used to find breaks between my assignments to get things done. Over a year ago I walked into this salon, and asked if a cut and color (roots) can be done in an hour and half. That was all the time I had, and Jingjing delivered. Since then, I dropped in many more times, without such tight limit of course. She always took good care of me. She listens and gives me the cut I would like to have. Now I make time on weekends to visit her. I am experimenting with very short hair, so today she helped me go from bob to pixie. It is a very nice salon with an efficient team. They open right on time and there are always a few stylists to handle the walk-ins. I brought my boys here for their cuts too when I can. read more

Used to come here to get my hair cut by David for almost 10 years (since they took over from the previous owners). If you're looking for David, he's branched out on his own up the street on De Anza (near 99 Ranch Market). Just search for "hair salon" and "David" on Yelp and you'll find him. The other hairstylists are decent--have tried them in the past when David went on vacation, but my opinion is that he's much better. read more

I have been here to cut my hair for around 5years. These hairstylists are really nice and patiently. There is a hairstylist I really like that is Ethan, he is awesome, when I told him my request and show him the picture that I found online, he gave me a lot of suggestions and spend a long time, and I am really satisfied. I will give five star for him and for this hair salon, highly recommended this place. read more

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Found David! He has been cutting my hair for years at Artistic Hair but recently left. It took a bit of luck but he is only down the street. I had been searching yelp hoping someone would post it, but since I came across him I thought others may want to know. He is now at Ah-Hong salon on de anza near 99 ranch. 4 stars for the years of history here, but 5 for david. read more

I have been coming to this place for over 10 years and David was always the one whom cut my hair. Recently I came and they told me he left for long vacation and might not come back. What a bummer, but then I found out he left and opened his own salon down the street. David opened his own salon @10321 DeAnza bvld, Cupertino(near US bank) #408-799-0759. 3Stars for this place and 5Stars for David, super nice and talented guy. read more

The woman barber worked too careless. She worked on my head soooooooo quickly. She gave many excuse on her carelessness. As a service location, she asked me to tip at least 10%, in the case her haircut is 30% more expensive than other barbershop! Besides, ALL of my friends don't like my new hairstyle! read more

No stars if I could!!!! Don't ever come here! I'm in tears! I have long beautiful hair to my lower back and just wanted a simple trim and some layers. I'm from out of state and came in for a wedding. The lady freaking chopped the top half of my hair to my chin and left some long and I literally jumped up from my chair! She tried to hold me down bc I was frantic. She was saying, while showing me my shortest piece to my long piece, "layer, layer". I didn't mean literally one layer to another!????? She then told me she can chop off! WTH!????? Lady!???? Don't freaking touch my hair!!!! I'm sitting here in tears right now! read more

Let me just preface by saying I'm not the type of guy who worries about how his hair looks during the day and at night, and even when I was single back in the day (and even dating), the most I did was a comb and a little bit of water. If my hair right after I wake up, wanted to emulate the "morning hardness" or as some Yelp talker so eloquently put it "man-gina wang thang reaching for the sky" syndromes that all regular hot blooded healthy males have, and stay upright despite the amount of water doused on top by hand, so let it be. This was definitely the case when I cut my hair short, and there was that period of time when it was not short but not long, aka the awkward phase, and the back would stick up conveniently after a night's sleep, and remain so during the day. I walk in and the place seemed a bit empty. I told the receptionist I needed a haircut, and was directed to this skinny dyed light brunette long haired dude in the back who motioned me to take a seat. Other than him there were two Chinese females cutting hair. This dude was pretty cool, from somewhere Northern China, but he did not have a heavy Mandarin accent. He also spoke some Cantonese (and knows some English) so at least non Chinese folks can still come here if they want. I asked for a very short cut and without asking he started snipping and slicing away. His execution was fast and furious, but accurate and artful at the same time. Just when I thought he was done, he goes to his scissor collection and takes out particular ones for making the kind of cuts he thinks he needs, and what I thought would take 5 to 8 minutes took much longer than that, but I think he did a pretty decent job. It would have been temping to come in, and bring a picture of some skinny celebrity pop singer male bopper like Korea's Rain, the Taiwanese F4 dudes (but my hair wasn't long enough), or some emaciated wasted youth look that can fit inside a pair of female skinny designer jeans, and tell the dude "hey make me look like that". But bottom line was, I didn't want to look like a bitch (one of those afforementioned celebrity male bitches, that is) so a butch cut sealed the deal today. $12 for a cut, saved some money by washing my hair tonight. 3.5 stars, although the receptionist, while a pretty looking gal, seemed to be a bit clueless when I was done with the cut and went over to pay the bill. She probably assumed I knew how much billage I was going to whip out of my wallet. Girl, I can't read your frickin' mind, and you don't have signs posted by the desk how much your services are, so quit standing there and doing nothing. 3 to 4 seconds later, I had to ask her how much in the end before I could pay and leave. Wake up! read more

As a teen, I was traumatized by scissor-wielding no-english-speaking Chinese women who "know better" what looks good on you slash already promised your mother not to cut your hair the way you want it. So for the past 4 years, I've usually gotten my hair done at nice American salons in Berkeley. I just felt safer. Now that I've moved home, I've rediscovered Artistic. I got a Vicky Beckham/ Katie Holmes cut over the summer that had grown out, and I wanted a trim. So I walked into Artistic and used my choppy Mandarin Chingrish to describe to David what I wanted. I need my sadly overgrown bangs trimmed and my split ends cut off. I wanted to grow my hair out, so please don't cut it too short. I'm deathly afraid of fob bangs so please don't cut them too short. David was the first straight man to ever cut my hair. He was very patient and took his time. He made sure that I was happy with everything, and explained that he cut it a certain way so that my hair could grow out. I am now un-traumatized. This $20 haircut is comparable to the $60 ones I got from flamboyant gay men in Berkeley. Nice. read more

Ethan did my hair cut today. I asked for him because of other good reviews about him. He was very attentive and listened to me on how I wanted my hair to look. He also gave me suggestions. He did a great job! I was very happy with my hair cut. I used to go to David before he split to start his own business. While David was good with hair design, he was not always attentive, especially when he was overbooked. He would just rush through with my hair cut. I stopped going to David after he messed up a few times. read more

David ！！ He is a very professional hair stylist, can meet the needs of all guests, and will give different guests advice, according to the customer's own conditions to give the best design, etc. Really, this is the best choice. Since the most important thing is, is warm, is always so amiable, when all the guests are friends, brothers and sisters, such a good hair stylist, is really rare! read more

I was in need of a haircut, and decided to stop here as I was driving home from work. I walked in with no appointment on a Tuesday afternoon. Luckily, the salon was empty so they were able to help me right away. The lady (I didn't get her name) who cut my hair was very attentive and spent a decent amount of time on the cut. I got my hair/bangs trimmed and layered, which they have probably done a billion times before so I expected nothing less than perfect. The cut came out well. I'm still getting use to shorter hair, but I guess that's what I should expect from a hairCUT right? Note: they speak limited English here! read more

Since my favorite designer/stylist left, I have not found a replacement. The designers here don't stay that long and they hire a bunch of newbies. So it is a box of chocolates - you never know what you may get. Unless you know someone here, I would advice to stay away. Unless you're feeling lucky... are you feeling lucky? I wasn't so lucky. :( Good thing my hair grows back quick. read more

I've been coming to this place for 8 years now :) love it! David has always done an amazing job with my hair cut. I also tried for the first time to do some styling for my Halloween costume. I think it turned out great! Would highly Recommand you guys to come here. Price is reasonable. And staff is friendly read more

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I have been getting my hair cut at Artistic Hair Design for what... 7-8 years now? It's not that I am super in love with the haircuts I get here, it's more just that I (and my family) have built up a relationship with the people who work here. I've had my hair cut by David, Christina, Kevin, and a bunch of people whose names I don't even remember now. David is really sweet, and even though I stopped getting my hair cut by him, he still chats with me (and my mom or dad) whenever I go in. He himself, has awesome hair, which he apparently cuts himself, and he's always playing music on his laptop. I mostly stopped going to him for my haircuts because when I was younger, I would go with my parents to get my hair cut and my parents would always insist that I get my hair cut shorter than I actually wanted, which was NOT David's fault at all. There was even one time when he was like "uh... are you sure you want it that short?" I would go home and rage and be unhappy about my hair, but I learned to not take hair cut advice from my parents after that. Kevin is my new favorite. The past two times that I've gone, I've requested him, and he's done an amazing job with my hair. I am someone who is normally known for getting terrible haircuts (yep, ask any of my friends), but with Kevin, I have been really happy with my hair. He also spends a really long time styling my hair afterwards, which is really nice. tl;dr: You don't have to speak Chinese to get your hair cut here, but it certainly helps. Also, like any barber shop, I think you just have to find someone you're comfortable with. read more

I must admit it's not the same as when the previous owners ran the place. At least, it's a whole lot less crowded and you could actually walk in on a moments notice. I only managed to go once before the salon changed owners. The ambience of the place has definitely diminished. The prices have also gone up slightly. However, the two times I've gone, I've had Irene(?) and thought she did a great job of doing my hair as I described. Her English is also pretty good so I could communicate to her in both my broken Manadarin and simple English. If you know how you want your hair, I think they can still do a good job. read more

I've been coming here for 8 years now. I always request the same person, and she always does a great job.

I went in with my mom before. I thought, "Okay, I'm finally gonna get a haircut done my way instead of those other ladies that just cut straight across your hair and ask for their money." I walk in, thinking it was safe. It looked pretty clean and okay. But I was wrong. I brought with me a profile example of exactly the hair I wanted. It was a cute A-Line that was kind of choppy in the back and had a fob-feel to it. You get what I mean. Well, let's just say that by the end of the session, I had Victoria Beckham styled hair that was just cut straight down (no choppy-ness whatsoever and definitely not what I had wanted). I was pretty upset at this and showed the lady again, but the other ladies (one including an old pudgier lady with bad hair may I add) made fun of the picture! They said (and I quote, but it was in Cantonese) "Haha! You're so silly, this looks like some dog bit the back of the hair and ripped it all up!" So yeah, you can guess I never went back there again. I would actually suggest the same, and ask you to walk down a little more to the salon in the next mini-plaza. At least then, they wouldn't charge you $50 for something you didn't want, and then make fun of your original selection. read more

Went there for hair color. The name of the guy who colored my hair was Ethan. He was unprofessional. The service was terrible. He complained I got too much hair. What was his point? Did I give you extra work because you needed to manipulate more hair? So, you were reluctant to do the extra work. Did I cost you more material to color my hair? What was your definition of quantity of hair? Do you welcome customers with thinner hair or hair in less volume? I was losing hair as I aged. I had even hair in more volume before. Beside his unprofessionalism, the chair which I sat and lied down for shampoo was so uncomfortable. I kept sliding down. I needed to spend effort to counter the gravity to keep my self not from sliding down. read more

Super Nice place！I have always left my hair to Jennifer to take care with. She is super nice and always give me good advice! I always go next door for a massage right after I get my hair done. What a convenience! read more

This place was recommended by a family friend who is a perfectionist when it comes to fashion and style. My mom and I normally come here two to three times a year to get our hair cuts or hair styled. Kevin is our favorite and has been recommended to many of our friends. He comes from China and was a known stylist back there, so we trust him with his decisions on making us look good. Kevin values the original shape of the customers hair and utilize techniques that further enhance the image without disrupting or changing much from the original. It makes my day easier because I wouldn't have to worry much about how to style my hair each morning. He doesn't speak much English, so knowing Chinese would help communicate ideas across. I booked an appointment and was fashionably late :P but he was patient and waited for us. It took him about 45min to cut my hair and he gave me a lot of styling tips. I love it when someone takes their time and effort to ensure that they are providing me with the best service. The price varies depending on what services you get, so I suggest calling in to ask. The location is decent, but I don't mind since I'm just getting a hair cut. read more