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    Arty

    4.2 (394 reviews)
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    Closed 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

    By appointment only

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    Root touch up by Mimi- she quite literally matched and blended the color seamlessly
    Jennifer S.

    This has been a long overdue review as I am soon moving out of SF soon and felt like I should share my experiences here before leaving. I love Mimi and her work as a hair stylist. She is quite literally a ray of sunshine and is super genuine and caring. I have been seeing her for the past 3 years for haircuts, bang trims, and most recently a root touch up. She is consistent, legit goes the extra mile for details of your hair, and always she listens closely to what you want. Overall it's always a relaxing and happy time when visiting her. If and when I come back, I'll be planning to see her!

    I had one of the worst salon experiences here. On my way to the salon, the assistant told me they allow a 15-minute grace period. I arrived exactly at 1:15, but once I got there, both the stylist and assistant denied the policy, refused my appointment, and spoke with a rude attitude. They even argued with me for nearly 20 minutes instead of simply doing the haircut--clearly showing they don't value new customers. Such shame for a Japanese salon to represent Japanese standards of service in this wa y. Not recommended.

    Before perm with cut, after digi perm and fully dried. 8 hr difference on day 1 of perm
    Tiffany G.

    I booked a digital perm with first available date. Salon is clean and cute. Yumiko was my hairdresser and she was very nice and knowledgeable. She discussed with me that since I have very fine hair, the curls may not keep well as larger size over time. So we agreed to do a smaller size roller. The end result is curls that was smaller than I had in mind but it's still super romantic. I'll see how long this lasts and decide whether or not to do larger rollers next time.

    Yumiko gave me this perfect haircut and perm to make my first trip to Turkey beyond perfection. Thank you!
    Lussiar P.

    This is a long overdue review for Arty, especially Yumiko. I found Arty literally through Yelp reviews before pandemic and happened to be paired with Yumiko since then. She is always amazing and beyond my expectations! The first time I just had a haircut and Yumiko suggested me to try bangs; after she spent extra 20 minutes on carefully designing and trimming my bangs, I saw the most suitable hairstyle I've ever had in my life. The 4th or 5th time I got an opportunity (business trip combined with personal travel) to Turkey. Yumiko immediately squeezed me into her busy schedule and gave me a perfect haircut + digital perm! One picture worths a thousand words. And here are two pictures, one was taken in Turkey and the other was in Hawaii (exactly 1 year after the digital perm). Thank you Yumiko!

    Mako did such a beautiful job for my wedding

    I don't usually post reviews but I have to for Mako at Arty Hair! I've been going to Mako for my regular haircuts for several years now. I never had a regular hair stylist until her. Mako always gives me a consistent hair style for my thick, wavy hair just how I like it. Luckily I was seeing her for a haircut a few weeks before my wedding at City Hall and realized I had no idea of what to do with my hair. I asked Mako if she could style my hair and all I can say is, wow. She came up with a hair style that felt true to me and it stayed in place all day. She's already a little hard to book (I'm a last-minute kind of girl) so writing this review poses the risk that she will be even harder to book but I just had to write this glowing review. I'm sure the other stylists at Arty are wonderful too!

    Mary T.

    I absolutely adore Mako. She immediately understood what I wanted and gave me the bangs and side parts that I wanted. The salon is clean, neat and overall very pleasant. They give you mini massages after your haircut which I really appreciated. Shampoo is included in the service. I highly recommend checking out Arty for all your Asian hair needs.

    Reference photo from Pinterest
    Arielle P.

    Yumiko shampoo'd, cut and styled my hair on a Thursday morning. It was slow, but I still showed up 15 minutes early to get seated right away. I showed her my reference photo and she knew exactly what to do. Overall, the experience was relaxing and Yumiko was the biggest hype person saying how cute my haircut was. The only reason this wasn't a 5 stars was because no cameras were allowed, so I had to take my pics outside. No biggies!

    what i got..

    yeah so no clue what happened i showed multiple references and they said they could do a curtain bangs wolf cut and yet i ended up with bowlcut bangs???? ive had good experiences here before and the service was extremely nice but like dude..... curtain bangs???? did a cat chop up the curtains?? i have a highschool application interview tomorrow. look at the photos please

    My 8 month old perm, with straight tips.
    Andre N.

    First of all let me say my overall experience with the place was a w e s o m e! They're all so nice and attentive! I got there 20 mins late (sorry!) and Kyoto greeted me by my name with a big smile on her face. I was there for a digital perm and she recommended to have a normal perm after assessing my hair. Best decision ever! I've always had flat and really straight hair and she did wonders with it! She was honest and said it would only last about two months cause of the texture of my hair but that's ok. It doesn't feel dead and that damaged which is a plus. Also, it was 125 dlls (which I think was a great price) but that's because i have short and very little hair. Massage to die for by the other girl (didn't get her name). Will obviously come back!!! Update: been here twice and my perm still stands after a while (about 8 months). I haven't taken proper care of it in hopes of it going wavy and it did. I love it!

    Asked for a shaggy hush cut with lots of layers. Perfect results!!

    Just got a gorgeous haircut from Kyoko! I asked for a hush cut/long wolf cut and after one glance at my reference picture, she knew exactly what I wanted. She took my flat, too-thick and too-long hair and absolutely transformed it. Would definitely come back.

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    Great service and good with my asian hair type. This is my go-to spot for haircuts and coloring if I am around SF.

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    Ask the Community - Arty

    Do they accept American express?

    Yes

    Does anyone having trouble calling the salon? I've tried multiple attempts over last week, and I still could not get connected to the salon.

    They just started re-opening today (Sept 14), and the phone works again.

    Do they accept debit cards?

    Yes. They accept both cash and credit/debit cards.

    Hey, for some reason, the phone number is not working?

    They just started re-opening today (Sept 14), and the phone works again.

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    Review Highlights - Arty

    I've been going to Kyoko for over 5 years for haircuts, color, and bleaching, and she's always amazing.

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