I asked for just split ends and shape it but he insisted it had to be four inches, Totally butchered it!

I had a very nice experience here getting a trim and some layering done. My stylist did an excellent job and my hair looks super shiny and healthy post wash and dry. They even used a heated towel for both padding the sink and drying my hair after the rinse. Really felt like a spa experience. read more

mia cut and styled my hair. 10 take away 2 she ate forreallll!! she did my moms brows and cut after as well and did amazing. she is very professional. this is saying a lot coming from me, because i do not easily trust anyone with my hair. i've had it cut too short and too bad and it takes me forever to find someone who actually listens and can cut my hair the way i like. i am also freshly postpartum and it felt really nice and comforting to have someone playing in my hair for the first time in a while. read more

These are my ladies in here! They've always gotten me right, and I've been coming in for years. Overall, the vibes are always there and everyone is so kind. Would recommend this place to literally anyone. I have always gotten my fade and length done perfect there along with any hair treatment. Kat and Nica are the truth! read more

The service is great. My whole family loves it and has been regulars here for quite some time now. They know us by name and treat us well. Nice people. read more

The salon itself is very well lit and clean. Kelli made good conversation, had good product advice without overselling or being pushy with the salons products (which I have experienced at other Fantastic Sams), and was great in listening to what I wanted for my hair, and what I requested is exactly what I got. I will be coming back again for my next haircut. read more

Worse place to get your hair cut. I went in with near waist length hair and left with uneven shoulder length hair. I asked for face framing layers and curtain bangs and the "stylist" hacked all my hair off with her eyes closed and kindergarten safety scissors - I'm assuming. When I confronted her about the length and expressed my dissatisfaction with the haircut (photos were provided and discussed prior for reference of the desired look) She tried to tell me this was what I had asked for. Very strange. Not sure why anyone would believe an adult woman who grew their hair out to 22 inches would want to ruin it with an uneven Dora the explorer style cut. I would only recommend this place to someone looking to embarrass themselves. I paid and tipped appropriately. Which was already beyond what the haircut and "stylist deserved. Unfortunately after this situation, I had to spend more money to get extensions installed to not look like a two year old who just woke up from a nap. Extremely unhappy and disappointed in my experience at this location. read more

I have Tory cut my hair and put a few foils in. I'm always pleased with the outcome. The prices are right too.

Really mean and nasty stylists and managers . they must have fun messing with people's heads. making choices for them they should not be making . Like cutting their hairs without permission. dyeing their hair with out consent or permission . And then when you get mad, they say well we tried to work with you but we couldn't. Really mean and nasty. read more

Crystal Fantastic Sams is such a fun salon! Would definitely recommend! Very clean and inviting with very talented stylists!

I brought my 4 year old daughter here to get bangs, around 5 on a Tuesday evening. There was only a 5 minute wait, and we were able to get taken back right Away. The salon was clean, and everyone I spoke to was professional! There was also plenty of seating, which was nice vs being crammed together. Our stylist Jake was wonderful! He immediately put my daughter at ease, and explained everything to her so she would know what was going on. He cut wonderful front bangs, as well as fringing it into the sides to make them extra cute! They even had a little pillow to sit on, to make her taller, which was helpful. The whole experience was wonderful for both of us, and a great price at only $16! Very glad to find this location, and will definitely be back! :-) read more

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I would never go back to this place again. It was a rip off. I ask for hair coloring and the outcome was the same before and after i couldn't say anything i was so mad. I came happy and i leave dissapointed. Never again!! The girl who did my hair looks mean. read more

I'm surprised with the low ratings, and actually the low ratings had unfortunately kept me away from this Fantastic Sam's for too long! I live in Brooklyn Center and this is the closest Fantastic Sam's. I love Fantastic Sam's but the one I usually go to is located far away. So I decided to try out this salon, on a whim the end of last year, 2020. I'm glad that I did. So we are in 2021 and we have been living in Pandemic times since 2020 and this salon has EXCELLENT COVID measures. Not all salons do what this one do, as I have learned that all Fantastic Sam's are independently owned. First when you walk-in they hand you hand sanitizer and then your temperature is taken. You don't get served if you don't pass the temperature check. The salon has excellent social distancing as only one person is served every other chair. Anyhoo, the pricing is FANTASTIC and I get a flattering cut, every time. Be sure to call ahead and make an appointment, so you can get a spot! read more

If you ever come here, I suggest asking for Aubrey. I genuinely have never had more fun at a hair salon and all I got was a simple cut and come curtain hands. she was so fun and energetic and helped me do more with my hair. overall the whole business seemed super upbeat and fun. but aubrey really blew it out of the water! thank you girl read more

Have you ever seen a movie where the salon is so much fun and everyone is joined in on the same conversation together? If you don't think that fun, energetic, laugh your a** off salon exsist, than you haven't been here. I've been going to Amanda for 20 years and I look forward to my "me time" with that fun bunch. The vibe is real, the company is great, the stylist are hilarious! I love them all but Amanda's my girl, she never disappoints read more

I've been a stylist for 15 years and after getting out of the industry, mama still needs to get her hair cut... ya hear me? So I came here, got a good cut from a young gal but was shorter than I wanted. Came again last time and tried someone else - Feather - she was PHENOMENAL - my hair was perfect. Then this time, I made an appointment for 2:30 with her... it's now 3:15 and I'm still in the waiting room. The receptionist is rude to everyone, some of the stylists are super passive-aggressive as they realize how long the list is, rolling their eyes and acting like they are bothered. I feel almost bad because the lady with an appointment after me is here already and I don't want to hold her up... I get being stressed and overbooked and crap happening... but damn man. The attitudes around here... read more

I requested an ombré with dark brown/ black and purple. I got the look I was looking for but wasn't initially sold. My appointment was on October 7. I was there most of the day. The next few days I started to love it and got a lot of compliments. On Thursday just after getting it done I washed my hair with professional color safe shampoo and all of the purple came out. I went back over a week ago now. I was not looking for additional services , I wanted money back as I paid $200 for what definitely should have lasted longer than a week. The manager said she would call me on Monday with a solution but if she called I didn't get a voicemail. I will be finding a new salon. For what they charge you would think they would actually do a job worthy of their prices. Get it together! At this point though there isn't a fantastic Sams location that will even wash my hair again. The first bad experience I had wasn't worth a review but I'm gonna tell everyone about this botched attempt at service. I wouldn't be going to this length to review if they would have actually fixed it. When a manager tells me they'll make it right I expect them to deliver but obviously that's too much to ask! Oh and I only gave the franchise a 1 star because it was required. read more

The lady with the red hair does not have good people skills. I can in for a cut and gloss. Another stylist had previously told me I could come in for a gloss to freshen up my color and help with gray without doing a full permanent color. The lady with the red hair approached me as I was coming ng out of the bathroom. She had me with my back to the wall. I felt like I was being bullied. She was very loud, and I'm sure the salon could hear her. She talked with an assertive tone. One you don't use with a customer in the beauty industry. She was uncomfortably close with no mask, and as I said, my back was against the wall. It was very uncomfortable and embarrassing. She was not listening to me but rather seemed to want to argue about what services I wanted. It ruined my day, and I will never go back to fantastic sam again and will tell people at every chance I get what happened to me and not to go there. read more

I tried checking in when I was there yesterday, but the Minneapolis (instead of Crystal) address threw me off. I came here before my friend's wedding to get my hair styled. As a bridesmaid, I needed to do something a little more than what I normally would and figured it would be easier paying someone else to do it. I walked in around 9 am and they got me in right away. That is one good thing about them, is that they were well staffed for walk ins and did not make me feel bad about not having an appointment--thank you. However, the stylist I had, Emma, did not know how to style hair for a wedding. She was really nice and friendly, but by the time I left my hair looked like it had been wind whipped at the beach. Before she started I showed her a pick of what I was looking for. It was nothing crazy difficult and I was not overly anal about it. But it did not look anything like the photo, and maybe my expectations are too high but I expected it to be at least a little bit more similar than that. The hair style itself would have been really cute for a day at the beach but for a wedding it was highly inappropriate. I wanted to say something but Fantastic Sam's charges by the half hour for styling. I did not want to have to pay extra for her to redo something that should have been done correctly in the first place! Curling hair is not that difficult! Problem was solved when the Maid of Honor took one look at my head and said, "Sit down, I'm going to fix your hair." $25 was completely wasted (The tip was totally worth it though. After working customer service, tipping well is essential, especially when people are doing a job where they have to touch people). read more

I came in for a simple cut and a conditioning treatment. I have colored hair, so I asked the stylist (Feather) to use a sulfate-free shampoo. She didn't seem to know what I was talking about, and she used one of the shampoos behind the sink, so it probably had sulfate. The only shampoos on that shelf were store brand. I found out a year ago that the Fantastic Sam's shampoo for colored hair actually has sulfate, so unless they've changed their formula recently, Feather put sulfate in my hair. When she started rinsing my hair out, I asked for cooler water (hot water is bad for colored hair). She spent several seconds fiddling with the temperature, then asked if it was better. It was exactly the same. I didn't want to keep complaining, because she still had to cut my hair, and I didn't want to get butchered by an overly-sensitive stylist. She cut my hair and asked if I wanted it styled. I asked for smoothing cream because my hair gets fluffy after I blow-dry it. She applied the cream, starting at the TOP OF MY HEAD. I have smoothing cream at home, so I know from experience that if I put it on the top of my head, then the top of my head will look greasy a few hours later. Sure enough, I now look like I haven't shampooed in a couple days. I don't know if this was Feather's first day, but it seems to me that all of these things should be common knowledge to any stylist. I mean, come on. A stylist who can't even adjust the water temperature correctly probably shouldn't be styling. read more

I've been going to Fantastic Sam's for years. Most recently in Chicago--so this location was new to me. I feel you can get a GREAT haircut at these places, for reasonable prices! I've gone here 2x since being in Minneapolis. I went to Kathy V first, for a trim and a hair color. She asked me what I wanted--I'm very open to suggestions, but like to not spend a lot, so I showed her a few pictures and asked for her opinion--she said she had the perfect idea. It turned out awesome! She was great on conversation, not too much, not too little. :) I also went, about 4 months later, and visited with Erika, at this same location. Also a friendly hairstylist, kind, just the right amount of talking. Pros: available parking in lot close to other shops Friendly check in people Rewards program! For ever $250 you spend, you get a $10 gift card--they keep track of the amount you spend--THIS IS NEW! Cons: Sometime they get really busy and you have to wait, understandable. TIP: Know what you want before you go. Know that there are limitations on your hair--not everyone can get the high-low angled bob-- You have to have the right hair texture/heaviness, etc. I find that, for any hairstyle place--- that you go in with 3 keywords on what you'd like to portray. ME? For my hair color--I wanted cute & professional--but something that stands out! For my haircut--I'm a 'wash n go' gal.. They need to know this to help you find a style! :) read more

I told myself I would never go back to this place ever again; however, to be fair this was 3 years ago. A stylist in Brooklyn Park chopped my hair to a uneven crazy bob! I decided to try it again though and this time at the Fantastic Sams in Crystal, MN. I just wanted a little trim and scheduled a appointment during my lunch break. Now, I have been cutting my own hair and I cut all of my children's hair and my friends hair; so, I am not unexperienced! I wanted my layers in the back trimmed and this is hard to do yourself; I felt like having someone else do it for a change. I arrived 10 minutes early and waited. While I waited I observed a women talking to her stylist about how she wanted her hair cut. This same stylist than commented on how behind schedule she was and appeared really stressed out. I remember thinking to myself, "I am so glad that is not by stylist!" By this time my appt was in 2 minutes. To my surprise, this same stylist walked right up to me and asked my name. She told me she was going to be my stylist and it would be a 30 minutes wait because she is way behind schedule. She asked if I could wait...Ummmm no!!! First of all, if it is only going to take her 30 minutes to cut this woman's thick hair than you are rushing! She looked super stressed and it was very clear she was trying to hurry! Why would I ever let you touch my hair with that mind set! I will never go back to this place again ever; I should have trusted my gut! Ladies...Great Clips is better than this place! read more

If I could give ZERO STARS I would. From the rude staff that cursed at me for having my bag on the abandoned station next to the one I was in to the inability to color my hair to the correct color that was agreed upon that they had to do twice and told me to come back in at least 2 weeks to get redone again. But then was told that it had been too long and would be charged another fee. Maybe if I could've had it corrected by a different stylist that was available at the times I could've been, being that I work 2 jobs, but it had to be done by the original person. Terrible customer service, terrible hair service, terrible place in general. Incompetent to say the least. read more

WORST DECISION EVERY! If I could give no stars I would! I regret cheating on my original stylist. I was limited on time and knew the drive to Lakeville wasn't an option. I decided to stop by the Fantastic Sam's in Crystal to do a quick partial foil. IT WAS HORRIBLE! The gentleman that checked me in was nice, he was the owner. Wait was average, 15 minutes. The lady that called me back was apparently the floor manager. An African American lady. She never once introduced herself to me. Basically all she said was, "what are we doing to your hair today" I told her partial foil. She said "ok, I will go mix up color" NEVER once asked me how I wanted my hair. Did I want highlights, lowlights, all over color etc. Thank goodness she guess right, I wanted a partial foil, and to go lighter. She didn't ask if I wanted it blended or chunky. I then proceeded to tell her before she slapped color and foils in my hair. Told her I wanted it blended and would like to go a little lighter. Clearly I am Asian, my hair will always lift a little brassy. I understand that. She slaps these foils in, and another lady that worked next to her kept giving her a look and then looked at me. Made me feel awkward like they were secretly talking shit about me. So she puts the foils in sloppy and then brings me back and tells me 20 min. She goes back and takes a haircut which is fine since I was processing. She comes over to me after she is done, and doesn't even check my foils to see how my hair has lifted. She brought me back to the bowl and rinses me out. She said I will be back. Once again, she didn't ask how I wanted my hair toned. I always pull brassy so I prefer cooler ashy tones in my hair. She mixes up her own whatever color, clearly not a violet or blue base to cancel out the orange in my hair. She tones and then leaves it for about 5 minutes and rinses me out. Brings me back to her seat and dries my hair. I HAVE ORANGE HAIR!!! I had to go and get my own toner after I left to tone it down. She was all like "oh its beautiful" No it is not. I look like a walking pumpkin. The funny thing is, my original stylist lifts my hair perfectly and I have NEVER once had this problem. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS LADY! SHE IS HORRIBLE AND DOESN'T CARE ALL SHE CARES ABOUT HIS GETTING A TIP AT THE END. read more

Hair cut there for the first time and the lady cutting my hair half way through said she's only been cutting men's hair for a couple months, well you could tell! Terrible, uneven, choppy hair cut. Wife had to fix it when I got home. Never again will I go there. read more

This place is horrible!!!!! Tiffany is a stylist there who did my daughter's hair. My daughter has been growing her hair for 3 years to donate. We went in and had them wash and supposedly dry before she donated. The stylist cut her hair in chunks wet, when you are supposed to put in a pony dry and cut. Then she put the cut hair in a pony (not all of it kind you because some she either cut to long or short and tossed to the side) and handed me the soaking wet hair and set to set it aside and let it dry. Very strict rules for donating needs to be cleaned, dried, and brushed, not damaged or colored. So not even sure if they will accept. Then to add salt to the wound the cut job was absolutely horrible. Didn't even look like she tried to blend or anything just completely uneven straight cuts looks chopped. My poor daughter is absolutely devastated 3 years of growing, didn't even get all the hair much was wasted and then to walk away with her hair looking as if her 9 year old sister cut her. Stay Far Way from this place especially Tiffany. read more

Fantastic Sams Hair Salons - Here is a pic of the back of her hair tell me it does'nt look like a hack job!!!!! It isn't even, even!!! - Hair Salons Near Me - Crystal, Minnesota

Great location! Everyone is so friendly. Kat always does my hair and she is super awesome. I always leave feeling great and loving my new look. read more

Visited three times in the past four months. First two visits were great. This last one was aweful. I hate my cut. I spent six months growing out a pixie cut, which is not fun. Stylist decides he wants to shave the back into a wedge when what I asked for was to cut about a half inch across the bottom and trim the sides. The cut is uneven and choppy and I can't style it at all with the crappy cut I got. I'm still fuming. Go elsewhere. read more

Love the Fantastic Sams in Crystal! My stylist is Amanda and she is excellent in choosing the right color and style for my hair. She is a wonderful! Amanda chair is also to another fantastic stylist Jake (guy with white hair) and he does a great job with hair also. His customers seem to really like what he does with cuts and color! Really all the stylist over there are great, Aaron, is another great stylist. The management team and owners have great work ethic and really care about pleasing their customers! I have been going there for over 5 years now and I know that if I can't get Amanda anyone of the stylist would do a superior job! read more

One star doesn't even begin to explain what I went through. They heard me make a smart remark and the stylist Kayla what's good would comment when I'd look in the mirror and at a certain point would turn the chair completely to the side so I couldn't look in it. Her coworker would walk by and they'd snicker for awhile and it was one of those things where u just knew it was about you. The girl cut my bands above my shoulders while the rest was beneath should've checked yelpfirst read more

I was there first. They pressured me to let another lady who took 30 min. to go ahead of me because I had a color. My hair took 3.5 hours because stylist kept helping customers while doing foil. I had family coming into town and told them but still pressured me to wait. I patiently waited 3.5 hrs from 9am to 12:30pm I endured. Manager had whispered to colorist to let me wait. The colorist charged me extra 10.00 for shoulder length hair 78.00 was cost. Manager had said she put it in that way and couldn't change it. They said they increased prices since last time in yet another gal said we haven't changed prices for a long time. Colorist said she couldn't tell me the cost earlier because I had gotten up -to walk while waiting. Always make sure you know how much they will charge you before you start. Manager refused to tell me why I was paying so much especially with discount. She said it was just the right amount. My friend called in and was quoted a 10.00 cheaper price for my same hair color. Colorist and manager were best friends Two peas in a pod. Treated unfairly. Not sure why manager targeted me. Colorists did a nice job on color however. I bless both of them. read more

Made the mistake of sending my husband and boys to get their hair ruined by a young blonde male, and the manager had nothing positive to say about the situation. The only thing worse than the horrible hair cuts was her atrocious mouth!!! She got mad at my husband for complaining about their hair cuts, saying the kid was new, then when my husband told her that I KNEW that kid has been there over a year, she kicked my husband out as if he was the problem. After talking to many people I have found out he has done this to every head he has touched over the last year or so, and the manager has never done anything about it!!! You'd think she would have finally fired him if he still hasn't learned, but he's still working there. Stay as far away as possible, management sucks and they will screw your hair up, obviously ownership doesn't care either! read more

I went in today to get a simple trim and to add some layers. Going in I had some damage at the ends that I just wanted to get off. Maybe about .5 to 1 inch. When I sat down, the stylist Kat was telling me how messed up my hair was and that she didn't even know where to start. Then she insisted we wash it because it was unworkable with out doing that. When I got back from the wash she started pretty immediately cutting my hair and about 3-4 inches off. Then she told me she couldn't follow the picture I showed her and cut layers cause she didn't want to for my hair. I told her to definitely not do a blunt cut. Guess what I walked out with, a blunt cut about 4 inches shorted then I walked in, with no layers. The Whole process took less time than my moms haircut, which she started before me and didn't even get her hair washed. I don't know how someone could fuck someone over this bad and not listen to a word the client says. I was going to go back to have someone else try to fix it, but I rather just spend more money and go somewhere completely different. At least hair grows but I'm not looking forward to having to wait many months to get it back to the length I had this morning before walking in read more

Can I give ZERO stars? I received my THIRD bad haircut from Fantastic Sams. One at the Crystal location and the last two at Brooklyn Center. The time before, the male stylist asked if I wanted a trim. I said I did, but he cut it much different than the previous style. I was not happy with it, but it was something I could love with. This week, Tae (SP?), supposedly the manager gave me the WORST haircut I have ever had. I told her long layers only. I have short layers. She asked if I wanted a bang. I said no. I have a bang. I told her that I like to be able to part my hair in various places, but now I can only part if on the right or you can see about a 4 inch difference on the sides. It is uneven at the length (what little is left of it). It has a very short section at the crown which makes it look like I have a lump on my head in the back. It has long strands left in different places she apparently missed. I noticed when I got home. I returned to have her cut it. She cut one of the long strands, and obviously realized how bad she screwed up so she just said it was the fault of my highlights. When I suggested a stylist should be able to cut straight with collor or highlights, she blamed my part (which was where she put it, BTW). I left and tried to get the Crystal location to clean it up for me. They refused, saying that the salons are individually owned so I'd have to pay again if they were to cut it(so much for protecting your brand), and I was told by the BC location to come back the next day and let the manager do it. Rumor has it TAE is the manager. Are you kidding me? I'd suggest firing the manager Tae, with a scissor tattoo on her arm. Do not let her touch your hair! I did go demand a refund, however, Tae kept her tip, which she did not deserve. This salon stinks. I had the best haircut of my life a few months ago, there, but that girl left because the salon just simply stinks to high heaven. All of the stylists are horrible. All I can say is that I will not return to the BC or Crystal location and am done with Fantastic Sams all together. Do not give them ANY of your money as you cannot trust them, to do simple haircuts. I hope they go out of business. If they have given you a terrible haircut, call the headquarters and let them know so that they can close down the ones like Brooklyn Center, who are apparently run by losers and people with no passion for their job and no talent as stylists. Bye Fantastic Sams losers. I went to the Crystal location for years, but had to leave because of a bad haircut there, only to get worse cuts at BC. Seriously, clean up your act. You should see ALL the bad reviews. No good ones. What does that tell you? You have sold out on money and haste over quality. Good luck when you all close down. read more