Mikai’s Hair Center

I just washed a bunch of hair that I bought starting from the first time I started buying hair from here in January 2012 and all of the hair looks like I just bought it today. I am posting pics because I can’t believe my eyes. This is the only place I will ever buy hair extensions!!!

No ma’am! Never again! In a nutshell, this hair is just poor quality. I purchased 8 ounces of a kinky/​straight custom blend for a natural looking, full head weave. The hair is just a tangling, matting mess and I just do not have time for that! The shedding wasn’t too bad as I am well aware that all hair sheds to a certain degree no matter how tight the weft. I had my stylist install the hair and then use the thinning shears to thin it out so that it would be more managable. But even after doing so, it was still just all kinds of wrong. It really doesn’t even feel like 100% human hair. Clearly the «kinky» hair is blended with something else since Indian women do not have a naturally kinky mane. I ended up going to one of the Dominican salons for a wash and after washing and rolling it, they blew it out using that extremely hot blow dryer. That method really seems to be the only way to tame that hair. But after about 1 week, it tangled up again.
There is so much hair on the market these days and unfortunately, most of it is GARBAGE! People are just in it for the money and they care very little to nothing about the quality. It is very frustrating and makes you contemplate no longer wearing extensions at all unless it’s for braids! I have noticed lately that many of the so called «human hair» sellers have a presence on Instagram, however, as of today, Mikai’s does not. Why is that? They’ve been in business long enough to have developed a steady clientele, yet noone seems to be vouching for them in social media. Hmmmm…
I have since removed those tracks and gotten long braids for the summer. This will give me some time to decide what I want to do with my hair for the fall. Ladies, please do your research before spending your hard earned coins! Choose and spend wisely.

These ppl r rude and have absolutely no customer service. Tami was nice when I first bought my hair, I got married in Trini and came back with a knotted nest on my head. one week later. Immediately I called and took it out I went down there and showed them the shit on my head. Her reply was noone else complained and her husband??? said I probably did something to it bc many ppl do that. I was disgusted with the customer service. She did do it over but I wasnt happy as it was thinner and much much darker I had to pay to get it redone and they didnt want to reimburse me any of my 400.00. LISTEN LADIES I TOOK THE L FOR U DONT WASTE UR MONEY AT MIKAIS TRY ANOTHER PLACE AND PLZ LET OTHERS KNOW HOW THE EXPERIENCE WAS. Oh they also said that competitors make comments about them well I aint a competitor and my hair was a birds nest !!! DONT DO IT!!! email me if u must

Ladies please save your money!!! I spent $ 280.00 for the deep curl 12 and 14 inches went on vacation 2weeks after the hair was in knots after coming out of the pool!!! The hair never retained its curls and is constantly dry and shedding its not all human hair!!! What a rip off it looks worst than my natural hair.

I really wanted to like Human Hair Boutique. I did. But after three different hair disasters, I am done.
I typically use beauty supply hair, and I wanted to try something different. I figured that this expensive and seemingly luxurious hair would be a great upgrade, right? Wrong.
The first time I ordered from Human Hair Boutique, I ordered straight wefted hair with a little bit of yak added in to blend well with my hair texture. I ordered the hair in 1 (color-​wise). I was in a rush when I picked it up, so I didn’t fully inspect, but at a quick glance it seemed ok. When I got it installed, my hairdresser, who knows what type of hair I typically use (Goddess), asked me why I bought that hair and if it was synthetic! On top of that it was brown, not black. I went back to the owners with my complaints and they said that 1 is not jet black. I don’t know since when, but ok. They were nice about it, so I just took the L.
The second time, I decided to try the jeri curl bulk for braiding. I like to do a certain style of braids with big, curly hair, and I figured this would be perfect because of the longer lengths that can’t be found at the beauty supply. I was instructed to wet the hair in order to make it curly. I decided to do this after it was braided for the sake of ease. Once I wet it it looked NOTHING like the picture on their website. It was more of a loose wave. On top of that, it tangled up very easily, despite me braiding it at night and keeping it well moisturized. This hair was a joke. Again, I spoke to the owners, and after expressing my concerns, they offered me a discount on my next order.
Like a dummy, I went back for more. I recently ordered the afro kinky bulk, as it is more in line with the look that I was trying to achieve with the jeri curl hair. The hair looked a little suspect when I picked it up (it was stiff and fuzzy), but I decided to wait until I got it braided to decide how I really felt, and I chalked it up to the coarse nature of the hair. I regret buying this hair because I now have a stiff brillo pad braided on my head. It’s literally jutting out at weird, unattractive angles. If this hair were a softer, it’d be better. The owner instructed me to use leave in conditioner and polishing drops, which didn’t make much of a difference. Obviously, wet curly hair is easier to manage than dry curly hair, but once the hair is dry, it is back to the mess that it is. I don’t plan on walking around NYC in the middle of January with wet hair 24/​7, so again, I have to take the L.
On the flip side, the owners are very sweet and accommodating. They answer all of your questions and fill your orders as soon as they can, which I appreciated. However, these products are expensive and they do not live up to the hype. If I’m going to drop this much money on hair, it needs to be top of the line. You’re better off buying hair from the beauty supply in my opinion.

I was nervous to order at first as I live in Los Angeles so just went off reviews. Hair is great I ordered for braiding over night shipping got the next day as promised. Only reason for four star is because I ordered #2 (dark brown) but I feel like is more red then brown. I will keep on ordering from them very happy with quality and price!

I really wanted to like this place. The customer service and atomosphere at Human Hair Boutique was great, way better than than the last chain human hair store I went to. Unfortuntely the hair was horrible! I’ve never expierence such tangling and matting! Even after leaving the salon, 5 minutes later it’s all tangled and needs to be brushed, I wish I wasn’t exagerating…

Affordable and convenient. Unlike other custom weave spots it’s open on Saturdays and you can get the hair the same day. Lastly, I heard it’s black owned. I will go back.

Hands down, this is THE best custom hair shop in NYC in terms of product and to me, more importantly, customer service. I’m a former customer of Lugo’s (the one in BK), and I heard about this place through a hair care forum as I wanted some hair for a special event. Although the location is a bit far (I work in lower manhattan), I made the trek after work and Tammy, the sales rep was quite helpful in talking me through my options once I told her the look I was trying to achieve. She wefted the hair while I watched TV on the leather couch in their comfy waiting area. Apparently the business owner is an African-​American female lawyer, and the waiting area is decorated with Album plaques from her past projects so that was fun to look at while I waited.
Skip to why I think this place is the best: I ended up keeping the hair in for my Caribbean vacation, and for some reason (perhaps my fault), the top of my tracks became a bit matted since I hadn’t comb through them as often as I should have. Since this was only a week after my event, I called Tammy when I got back and she told me to bring the hair back in. She completely re-​wefted the tracks for me, free of charge. I’ve verified with all my weave-​wearing friends that NO other shop in this city would do that– regardless of the fact that you spend so much $$$ for the hair.
Anyways, that was my experience and I would definitely give them a shot if your looking for great hair thats actually better priced than Lugo’s, BBS, or alot of other places in the city.

I was a regular at Lugo’s Hair Center until my stylist told me about Mikai’s one day. I just purchased hair from there yesterday, and I must say I’m impressed. The quality of hair is better than Lugo’s (I haven’t found one plastic thread in there yet and it FEELS like hair that someone just cut off and gave to me to have braided in with my hair)
I like the ambiance of the place too… nestled right in the heart of Harlem (ideal location for me because I live within walking distance), it has a very comfortable waiting area. The hours are reasonable too, I can pop in during work or after work
I got the Wet & Wavy combined with Spanish Wavy, and I’m very pleased with it. It’s so soft, I can’t stop touching it. Like Lugo’s you’re charged per ounce, however — unlike Lugo’s you’re not charged for length! I’m definitely a fan.