Celine Beauty Salon

I just got a haircut at this salon today. First off, when I came in here there was a guy in the front cutting someone’s hair. However he was talking on the phone with his earpiece on so he had no clue that anyone came in. So me, my sister, and my mom had to go up to him and get his attention and tell him that we were here to get haircuts. I waited for a while and a girl (I’m assuming she was an intern or a new worker) POINTED me to one of those chairs to wash hair. She was silent and quiet the whole time that I could have assumed she was mute. After she washed my hair she again POINTED me to a seat to get my hair cut. Unfortunately the person cutting my hair was the guy who was on the phone. His name was Eric Hoang and again, he was on the phone talking to someone, apparently gossiping about people. The whole time, he was on the phone and was using hand motions to tell me where to turn, to stand up, etc. Seems like his phone conversation was more important than his job at the moment. After he finished with my haircut, he told me that my hair was dry and crusty which I already knew. But he didn’t even tell me what I could’ve done to fix that. Good customer service would’ve been «Your hair is a little dry, you should use some heat protectant spray and blow dry less» or something alone those lines. All he said was «Your hair is so dry.» Overall I was not happy with this hair salon but then again Asian people suck at customer service.

Diep really doesn’t know how to cut. My new haircut looks ridiculous. All people I’ve met tell that my haircut looks like it was done by an amateur.
$ 10 for the haircut + $ 5 tip (I really didn’t want to tip)

I had the worst experience here. I went in late morning on a weekday, had an appointment with Diep who is also known as «BENNY». I asked for a haircut with highlights. I sat in his chair at 10:30am and didn’t leave until close to 1pm!
He begin to dig in his drawer for gloves and he pulled out two OLD USED GLOVES which he attempted to put on his hands but one of it ripped off. At this moment, I started feeling like this place isn’t as up to sanitary standard as many others are. I was contemplating whether to leave or not but I figure the great reviews were there for a reason. little did i know, it was not!
He started applying the highlight (bleach mix) dye onto my hair and it felt like he was dreading the idea of working on my hair. (it felt like he was just plopping it on the tin foil, keep in mind that my hair is straight and healthy… it is not damaged so very easy to work with.). A few seconds into the process «PLOP!!!» a big o’ glob of bleach dye landed on my left eye!!! it stung! and i politely said that there was some in my eye! He wasn’t fast to react to removing the dye off from my eye, i had to ask for a towel and went to wash my face off in the restroom. I didn’t get an apology whatsoever!!!
so after this point, I am really upset but kept my composure as my hair was still in the process of getting colored. I didn’t react negatively or obscurely. After washing my hair he started to blow dry my hair and noticed that a client walked in and asked one of the other hair stylist to blow dry my hair for him while he took care of this other client! (WTF!!!, He didn’t even have the audacity to let me know that he had to take care of this other client, he just spoke in Vietnamese to the other hair stylist and jetted to the other client.) RUDE!!! while this other stylist is drying my hair, she nearly burned the side of my face off! she kept the blow dryer so close to my scalp that i had to tell her that it was burning me! WTTTFFFF!
After about 30 mins he came back to style and cut my hair. I asked for side bangs and it was cut wayyyyy to short. The color of my highlights weren’t as noticeable as i would like it to be. There were uneven/​random blotches of blonde highlight throughout my hair which looked like my 7 year old niece dyed my hair for me!
I wasn’t too happy leaving this place. There was no sort of direct communication with their clients and the cleanliness of the environment is something that needs to be reported to the business bureau. Overpriced, not worth $ 140 for something i could have done myself without injuring and damaging my eye!
I would NEVER EVERRRR come back!

(long overdue review)
I live in LA and I go all the way to the OC just to get my hair done (and to eat of course), but I seem to always go on a Sunday when most salons are closed or booked. I can’t really call in for appointments ahead of time because my trips there are usually spontaneous or when I have time.
Anyway, I was on Unilocal looking at reviews on my way there and Celine seem like the only decent place to get a haircut. I am pretty paranoid on who touches my hair but since I was already on the way there, based on the reviews and lack of pictures, I just yolo-​ed.
I called in to make sure they can fit me in Benny schedule and they surely did within the next 20 minutes. He asked what I wanted and got started right away. He’s conversational, funny, and amusing! I had a lot of dead ends so I asked for a trim and not too many layers, also not to get to curled cause I don’t like when salons curl my hair (It’s like theyre hiding a mistake or something.) He suggested I should get highlights and such, but that time I wasnt interested in coloring my hair. I was in my plain jane stage and trying to grow out my hair (as if it wasn’t long enough). Wish I saw more pictures of their coloring job so I’d definitely go back to try.

If you need to get your bangs cut or trimmed Thu is the person to go to! I always trust her with my hair and refuse to go any place else

Ask for Kuni, he did such an amazing job on my hair. The price was good for the service that I got (80 $ tip included). He really listens to you and seems like he truly cares for his clients!

I welcome you to go here, if you enjoy having your ear nearly cut off! Seriously though, the stylist (the older lady) cut my hair and nicked my ear. She did not even acknowledge my bloody ear. I only noticed it when I felt blood dripping down my ear. I terminated the haircut (she was almost done anyway) and she half-​assed apologized. I ended up having to pay for my hair cut, full price, without any sincere apology from anyone. I will not return here, nor would I recommend anyone go here. There are cheaper and better quality places around Garden Grove/​Westminster area. I was a regular here, but towards the end, they consistently had bad quality haircuts, dull razors, etc. ruined the experience and my hair.

I ALWAYS get Eric. He already knows how I want my hair now I like it every time! It’s $ 25 for me to get my hair washed and cut.

Ambient: they play hip music here. Asian hair stylist. most customer are Asians.
for men haircut, they charge$ 10. That includes a hair wash, cut, and they style it afterwards. you would be able to go out after the haircut without feeling you have baby hairs on your neck.
Ask for Eric

Thanks Benny! I love my hair! Ask for Benny when getting a haircut or color/​highlights! He does a wonderful job every time, very friendly and straight forward. I recommend him to everyone!

I really hate to do this! But it happened!
Got my hair cut on a Saturday at 1pm
The parking lot is a nightmare. Took me 15 min to find parking causing me to be late.
Benny didn’t seem happy about my tardiness despite my apologies and he stayed quiet! I’ve been to Benny a handful of times to cut/​trim my hair throughout the years! I’ve always paid $ 25.00, ALWAYS! He half assed my whole experience, even cut my wild hair dry?! Again, all the times I’ve gone, he’s never done that!
Guy at the front with the Dragon Ball Z haircut charged me $ 30.00, instead of disputing it (because I was forwarned by other reviews) I just took it from Benny’s tip!
I will not be back!

I went here around 6 o’ clock, which I know is near closing hours but I just needed a quick haircut (fringe trim + 2 inches off the bottom). At first, I thought it wasn’t bad. The lady who cut my hair was very nice & friendly, although I never got her name. The total came to be $ 25, which to me is a little expensive. but expected from a local hair salon. The bad news? I asked for a trim on my bangs – to fall to the side below my eyes. What I got? Uneven bangs that are above my eyebrow, which are WAY too short. Plus, 2 inches off the bottom turned out to be nearly 4 inches. I don’t think I want to come back for a haircut I didn’t even ask for.

I hate this place. I will need to go the next year and a half hating my hair because of Erik. I had long beautiful hair and asked for a trim and some long layers in the front. The idiot doesn’t even speak English but I thought he understood. He took half of my hair and chopped it so short, it was above my chin, the other half was still to my elbows. What a nightmare. I wish I never stepped foot in that piece of shit place. The people have no social skills either. They are so cold, I should of known it was a bad idea. Assholes!

Been here since High school. Lol I like it although the parking situation is horrible. The haircut looks good though. I don’t have s preference on who cut my hair but they are all pretty good. Great price to.

Two stars only goes straight to Benny. Three stars docked down because of pricing and the fact Eric took advantage of me. Benny does a WONDERFUL job on color and doesn’t try to pry money out of you by insisting numerous kinds of treatments or anything like that. He’s up front and honest. All I got was under highlights and it had cost me $ 70, honestly $ 70??? Even when Benny heard Eric say $ 70 he even told him I didn’t get a haircut and that I only got under highlights. I’m very sure that he only charged me this much because I spoke English and cause I was younger. Honestly I want to come back for Benny but I’m not willing to pay $ 70, Thoa does my under highlights with CUT and it’s $ 60 w/​tip! I’m beyond pissed with the pricing.
Also not only that but I feel as though Eric thinks he is the hair because he always has this littler smirk on his face! I switched to Angel in Westminster because of him. He does (excuse my language) a SHIT job on hair cuts

My brother and sister-​in-​law recommended this place for a haircut, so I came in spontaneously on New Year’s Day. The lady at the counter was able to take me immediately when I walked in at 4:30 pm.
During the wash, she asked if my hair fell out, because I have really fine hair. Alas, that’s just the way it is.
I asked for a trim and side-​swept bangs, and to keep the length. She said my hair was pretty damaged, so she would cut a bit more off. But that was still only like 1 inch off the ends. Hallelujah! Trust the Vietnamese to know how to keep the length. Other American places I’ve been to in the past have always cut off too much.
Afterwards, she asked if I wanted my hair straight or curled. That was a bit weird, because I didn’t ever get asked that before. Since there was no extra charge, I figured why not go for the curl to get something different. She did a light curl with a wide barrel that looked really natural.
I’m quite pleased with my haircut. The whole process took under an hour, and the lady was quite friendly and able to communicate with me in English with no problems. Too bad I don’t know her name because she didn’t introduce herself.
Only $ 25 for wash, cut, blow dry, and style, and I gave the lady $ 7 tip.

People in the reviews are saying to ask for Benny.
Ok, I asked for Benny. And guess what?
HE ACCIDENTALLY SHAVED OFF A PART OF MY EYEBROWS AND DIDN’T EVEN BOTHER TO TELL ME UNTIL I WENT HOME AND FOUND OUT FOR MYSELF.
I just called them about this and all they offered was to come back to fix it. I don’t think you can fix something that’s already shaven off. Then they said to use a brow pencil to fill it in. How about a refund guys?
I’m pissed and I look like a goddamn freak.

No no no no. I did not enjoy my experience with Celine at all.
Word on the street is that they’re good for hair cuts, & you must go to a «gay» man. So the man who cut & colored my hair did a very terrible job. I told him my hair condition & what I wanted to do with it, see if its possible to do; he seemed so confident that my hair would turn out fabulous, so we both agreed to continue on my hair.
He was tall, Vietnamese, thin, and spoke very soft. His social skills sucked & the employees didn’t really give me a welcoming vibe. They all just seemed to do their own thing. No smiles, or hi’s, how you doing? Nothing!!!
Anyway, I came in with black, elbow length hair. So hes doing my hair, doing what he does. then when it came to blow drying and styling it, i noticed fat chunks of my hair falling out. like every stroke he did was full of hair that just came off like nothing! It resulted to ugly orange discolored hair! I felt ugly & looked like a lion. I wondered why my hair didn’t turn out like the picture I showed him? He said he could do it? But you see, my hair turned out nothing like the picture. I ended up paying $ 95! I demanded him to fix my hair but I couldn’t stay anymore since it was late afternoon, when I came in at 10 am. I stayed in there for a good 4 hours! Sooo ridiculous.
I came back couple days later & he starts doing my hair. In the end, he just gave me highlights to blend in my orange hair with bleached blonde highlights. I’m telling ya, my hair was so retarded looking. I became very angry Nd just walked out. I’m never going back there again.

It was my first time making my own plans and what not to get a hair cut (my parents usually set up appointments for me) but now that I’m a young adult, I had to take my own initiatives. I got my hair cut a few days ago and when I first called in the morning, around 10, they told me to just come on in. I think they are more popular for dyeing hair and what not because they asked me once over the phone and again if I was going to dye my hair when I got there.
I got Anh, and she was a sweetheart. She’s very gentle but a bit short, so expect your chair to go a bit low! Haha. If you look white but can speak fluent Vietnamese, do attempt a conversation with her in Vietnamese! She got very surprised when I started talking to her in Viet because she thought I wasn’t at all! But it makes it easier for them to communicate with you if you can speak Viet.
You can bring in a picture and she will attempt to recreate it, try to find pictures of different angles of the hair cut you want though.
Other than that, everything was $ 25 and I gave her a $ 5 tip so 30, not bad because over at my old salon, Adam Salon, it was $ 35 total when I used to get hair cuts there.

This review is for Kuni. I referred so many of my friends that he now is super busy! Grrr. Kuni is very experienced in cutting hair. Especially hair that moves. He’s super sweet and listens to you as well as gives you his professional opinion on how styles will look on you. It matters to him how you will live with your hair day in and day out. It doesn’t matter if you really want bangs if you’re not going to train them or keep them maintained. Kuni’s honest advice helped save me a couple of times. :) The cut is $ 25 and I have pretty long hair…