Rose is the most professional and talented stylist I have ever had. If she ever leaves the Bay Area, I am willing to buy a plane ticket to get my hair styled from her. After moving to SF for college, I went from one salon to another trying to find a stylist that understood my dream of having long, frizz-free straight hair. This struggle continued until my brother suggested getting a cut from Rose a few weeks ago, and my life has been changed since then! First, Rose really gave me a REAL haircut. She actually spent time cutting off all the dead, fried off ends (from all those awful straighteners, hair-dyeing, etc) from each individual layer so that I could maintain the hair length for the most part. Then, before I even asked her, she suggested Japanese thermal reconditioning because she thought that straight, sleek hair would look good on me. Although I was a bit reluctant since I had heard horror stories about Japanese straightening, I could tell that Rose would be different because of the care she took with my haircut, so I knew I could trust her. After 5 hours of taming my frizzy, Persian hair, I came out with beautiful straight hair WITHOUT blowdrying, straightening, etc. As if it was my natural hair. Rose even gave me advice on how to strengthen my damaged hair so I can maintain it for six to seven months. While most stylist are preoccupied with making money, Rose cares about her customers. She wants to find the best style that fits you and she takes time to make sure that she nails it to 100% perfection. read more

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Rose Wang, the friendly owner of this little shop, does a great blowout. It seems like kind of an extravagance to have someone style your hair for $30, but I checked across the street and they were charging $50, more of the going rate.....so, it's a deal! On a recent visit, lots of other customers (men & women both) were stopping in to make appts. for haircuts, color, styling...or just to say hello. The useful: If you buy a series of 5 blowouts upfront you get one free:-) No need to make an appt. too far in advance, it's a pretty casual place. read more

Just had my first - and last - cut at Rose Hair Design. Rose chattered continuously while I was in the chair, mostly complaining about another stylist who drove her crazy by talking too much, going on about how beautiful my hair was (I'm a guy with very ordinary hair), and telling me why I should buy this or that product from her to make my hair even more beautiful. Then the shock: She was done and I asked for a mirror to see the back. I had asked her for just a trim, to leave my hair pretty long. Instead she had clipped it so short that in back there were bald spots! I asked her what she had done, and she said it didn't look good long, so she cut it short. She would cut it longer next time, she said, and did I want a bottle of that conditioner she mentioned? No thanks! read more

I simply can't help myself, I have to sing Rose's praises again! This time... Rose truly out did herself. Every time I see her, my hair gets better and better so I feel prettier and prettier. When I arrive, we talk about what I have liked the most out of my styles so far and adjust the look a bit. Yesterday, she visualized my vague explanation of golden blonde highlights and made it into a reality that exceeded my wildest expectations. No, really! I have so much more confidence in myself now because of how I look and I truly owe it to Rose. My hair looks natural, vibrant, is extremely healthy and is the prettiest colour! She also gives me tips on hair care and on defeating my archenemy - the blow drier. Quite simply she could easily be working for Hollywood movie stars and charge $1000 per haircut. She has such a passion for making people's beauty shine to the surface. She is such a beautiful person herself that she gets true joy out of making other people happy, which is easy since she has an innate understanding for style and colour as well as a positive, caring and self empowered outlook on life. I have said it before, but Rose's work and her philosophy on looking after yourself has changed my life. I joked with her at my appointment yesterday how my highlighted blonde hair gives me super powers! (I say I'm joking but I'm not completely sure I am haha). My advice? Go in when you have plenty of time! Because Rose is a perfectionist and loves to get the colour that perfect shade for you. Once we decide what I want, I put my trust in her, relax and let her do whatever she wants. After all she is the one that has brilliant styling skills, not me! Go see Rose and you will always be welcomed with a warm smile and leave with one too. read more

Rose is a gem! She's very talented and really understands hair. The salon isn't modern or anything but she gets the job done right. I love my pixie cut and can't wait to go back! read more

This is the worst, least professional hair salon I've ever seen in my life. It's my fault for even entering the place when it looked dirty, smelled of booze, and there was a yappy dog inside the salon. I was on Polk Street, hankering for a hair cut because I hadn't had one in a while. I checked out a few places and was convinced to sit down, at which point I felt bad and decided to get my hair cut by a random blond lady. I know, it's my fault for even going through with it. Everyone was drinking in the salon,and Rose,the owner,who did seem very nice, was playing mahjong with random people from the neighborhood. All in all, it was ridiculously unprofessional. The lady who cut my hair did not know what she was doing at all. Despite my constant directions, she would randomly chop off pieces bluntly, twirl my hair a little, and kept on making my bangs shorter. I was getting increasingly frustrated because it took her far longer to twirl my hair than actually cut it; she probably cut about 6 sections of my hair and that was it. Meanwhile my bangs started to look like a bowl haircut...I was getting so upset I gave her very specific directions and managed to sort of salvage the cut...SORT OF. She made it look semi-decent by blow-drying it but after I washed it later, I could see random blunt chunks of my haircut and now my bangs are awful looking... I will never go back and I won't ever go to another salon without extensively checking reviews first...!! read more

Rose Hair Design is amazing! Rose is kind, friendly, and really listens to her clients and gets the job done. I've been there twice and both times I've walked out happy as a clam. I have really long hair and am pretty low maintanence...so as long as my hair is washed when I leave the house, I'm all good. But it was getting to the point where my hair was just getting ridiculously long. My goal was to find someone who is no fuss and not astronomically expensive or pretentious to cut my locks. Last week one rainy evening, I walked in to RHD and asked Rose if she could give me some shape and layers. About 30 minutes later I walked out feeling and looking fabulous! I also like how she gets to know her clients and says "hi" to everyone. That's important to me because you can tell she listens and cares. I totally trust her with my hair. Thanks Rose!!! read more

Awesome place to get a great haircut! I have a really weird pattern on my head, but Rose took her time and gave me the best haircut! I'm so happy with it! I will be here much more often! Great location also! But looks like only street parking. So better if u walked here. read more

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Rose is the best. She's been cutting my hair since she opened her doors 9 years ago. She does a great job, takes a lot of pride in her work and does your hair just as you ask. She's also a super sweet person and fun to talk to. You never get a dull haircut with Rose! Don't forget to say hi to Chico (her chihuahua)! read more

After deciding I absolutely had to have my haircut that Sunday morning, Rose made it happen. She was extremely responsive to what I wanted, and very pleasant. I'm feeling very lucky to have her in the neighborhood, and will definitely be back. Hopefully her chihuahua will be there next time... read more

They must have seen me coming. Charged me $55 when I walked in off the street today and I told them I did not need a styining a blow dry, I was just going home to take a nap. They also did not cut it as short as I requested, 3 different times....very disappointed, feel ripped off and will need another hair cut in a couple of weeks instead of a couple of months read more

I was more than unhappy with my color and haircut after I visited Rose Hair Salon. My hair is now over dried (I have to use special hair products to regenerate my damaged hair) and she spent only two minutes on "refreshing" my hair cut. So all dead ends are still there. I will never let this woman even touch my hair again. read more

I am a guy and have been going to Rose's for over 5 years. She starts with a wonderful shampoo and rubs your scalp. Great feeling!!!! Followed by a conditioner. Then she towels your hair dry. Puts you in a chair and starts to cut. She is from Hong Kong and speaks with broken but excited English. She is one of the happiest people you will ever meet. She foillows your instruction as to how you wish to have your hair cut. Her prices are fair for men's hair cuts....I think it is $35 now and I always give her a tip. There is a dog, who barks but is friendly and quiets down after a minute or so. She has now moved to a 2nd floor studio on Polk across the street from her old location. . read more

rose is unprofessional. i dont know if its her loud small dog that wont shut up. or her constantly on her phone.or her terrible english. or her making excuses, she runs her business out of 10 bonita, i thought it was a apt building untill i saw her salon through a open window in the hallway. her so called "sallon" had no windows for ventilation or ventilation at all.my sister in law is sallon owner for more than 20 years and this is a direct violation of her license. im personally going to see that her license is taken away. she makes appointments with clients then calls you 20 mins before saying she cant make it giving you 3 or 4 different excuses. ha. the exact oppisite of what you expect out of a asian hair sallon. your done rose! read more

i love rose! she's a super skilled hairdresser and a wonderful person.