Fama Hair Salon

This is a great and simple salon for a quick and reasonably priced hair cut. This is a melting pot of a salon with a very diverse crew of real people. Find the hair dresser that gives you the cut that you like and stick to it. I get my hair cut from Bernadette. I’ve been going there for the last 14 years and I wouldn’t go anywhere else.

This place is the worst.
The only good thing is that its cheap, but you would literally walk out of this place with different lengths of hair on your head. They just simply dont care of trying to do a good job. Simply terrible!

Pros:
— Affordable but you pay for what you get.
Cons:
— They don’t really care about having good service since they know they’ll always get an influx of students (UCLA is right there), which is funny because this place is basically dead on all days except for Wednesday. One time I went in at 10am when the place opens to get a quick cut before class. One person was already there cutting someone’s hair but he told me the rest of the team hasn’t arrived (Uh, what? Is this how you run a business?). After 30 minutes, they still hadn’t arrived and the guy was getting nervous because he knew I was waiting. After another 10 minutes, one more stylist arrives and she gets settled but does not even apologize or acknowledge the fact that I have been there waiting for 30 – 40 minutes when their business hours clearly say that they open at 10am. I have no idea what kind of business they are running. I’ll keep coming back here because of the student discount and the fact that I live a couple blocks away but I would highly suggest going somewhere else. Oakleys just down the street is pretty good!

I’ve been going to Fama for close to two years now. As a guy, it’s hard for me to find a good barber who does well with blades and scissors. I get a short tapered cut on the sides and use scissors on the top. And blend it all together. It’s HARD to find someone who can do this. Mauricio– is my guy. He is a fantastic barber. Great guy. Always accommodating when it comes to scheduling an appointment. Also– the price is perfect. I have nothing negative to report. Mauricio is great!

This is my go-​to place in Westwood for Asian-​style hair. I also walk in on a Thursday and ask for Lupe. There is a 20% discount on Wednesdays but it doesn’t work if you request a barber. I’ve always managed to get unlucky and had to request my usual person-​Lupe. (hmm coincidence?) Anyway, I don’t mind paying $ 15 for a pretty decent cut by Lupe. There’s not really a wait and you can often be seen right away.
I always ask for 2 on the sides with a trim on the top. Somehow, Lupe always manages to get it right. I walk out feeling like a million bucks and then proceed to get some In-​n-​Out. Good day good day.

When I first visited Fama, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. The one thing that drew me in was their $ 10 haircut for students but that has since changed to only 20% haircuts on Wednesday so if you’re still looking for a cheap cut, you’d better look elsewhere now. The only reason this place gets 4 stars is because of Lupe and Chris. I always ask for either one of them when I go in because I feel they deliver the best quality cuts. I’ve also gone enough to where they recognize my face and offer to wash my hair free of charge.
Overally, not a bad place if you want to get away from Campus Cuts and don’t feel like walking down the street more to Oakley’s. Just make sure that you don’t get the owner because he’s a little sketchy.

I was skeptical of this place at first. I have always been to HK salons and I just tell them to cut it short and they know what to do, so I wasn’t sure this place was gonna get my hair right.
But the people here knows what they are doing. I just showed them a pic of my old hair and they did a really good job. The staff is friendly and funny as well. I’ll be coming back.

Today is Wednesday and Wednesday is when haircuts for students with student ID is supposed to be 10 $. I was charged 17 $. I don’t remember seeing anywhere on their price list that women’s hair cuts are 17 $ on Wednesdays… I walked into the salon with long hair and layers which were uneven and I wanted to trim off a few inches and get my layering re-​done. The lady who cut my hair was pleasant, but she did not know how to make my hair look good. I have thick, straight hair so giving my bangs a flat bottom makes me look like helmet cat :(. While I was in desperate need of a haircut, I definitely wish I waited to go to Mon Petit Beauty Salon instead. The lady who runs Mon Petit only charges 20 $ and she does a way better job of cutting hair.

I’ve come here several times and had good experiences. To be honest they have the only black barber I’ve seen in Westwood. I’m not saying you need a black barber to cut black hair but I had a haircut at Campus cuts before and it was horrible. The feel was off and I even got nicked more than once but every time I went into Fama and go a cut by Chis I have had good results. I even had about 3 different styles.
Chris is the only one I’ve had though so I can’t comment on the others here.

So I’ve had three haircuts here in the past two years, and I was a little upset that they no longer have a daily student discount. The price for a regular haircut (for guys) is $ 15 which is kinda pricey (at least for me).
It’s hands down better than Campus Cuts on campus, and the stylists are always nice. The owner is super shady though, he’s always counting money and I get weird vibes from him.
I pretty much told they stylist to work her magic and they met my expectations… I looked great! lol jk but yeah I was surprised. And they cool thing is that it literally took less than 20 minutes which is a big deal since I have really thick hair and people usually take longer.
I’ll probably come again, if I really need a haircut (rather get them at home where they’re free/​cheaper).

this place is not good at all. They cut your hair not even. It’s like a zigzag. Don’t believe it you can try. So disappointed.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh, they got rid of their $ 10 student discount. They only have it on Wednesdays now.
That hurts.
The quality of the haircut is still not bad, as long as you know what you want, but the clincher here for me was always the price. Now I don’t know. It’s $ 15 now for a guy’s haircut, same as Oakley’s, and I’ve always had better service/​stylist input at Oakley’s. The only thing this place wins on now is distance, and that’s not much…
3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 because I was still fairly satisfied with the haircut I got today, but that price-​hike, man… you don’t do something like that after the student discount becomes one of the only reasons people come to you.

As you may know with haircuts, it’s not about the location or brand. it’s 100% about the stylist. Which is why reviews for this hair salons and barbershops should really be a review of an individual stylist and not the business or location itself.
Aki doesn’t work here anymore, FYI.
However, Chris Brown here is amazing. I have a long spike style with a fade all around and the blend is a concave out shape. I’ve been searching literally for over 5 years to various asian places to get this style right. But all of the middle aged ladies just don’t know how. In one explanation, Chris got it exactly right. He was very chill to talk to, and was very accommodating with touch-​ups. Chris does sculpturing and is an artist and his cuts and understand of descriptions definitely show it.
On the business side of Fama, they are doing a 10 dollar student cut deal. price and a great stylist! I tipped him half that amount, which I hardly ever saw the need to do with my past stylists. CHRIS BROWN is the man. now go away so you don’t book him up.

Cheap student price: D only $ 10
rick new what he was doing… very nice guy even said he would put me in his portfolio for faux hawk hahah

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I’ve been going to this place for years. Very nice staff and good work overall.
I tend to prefer Mauricio — he is great — old school Salvadorian who don’t put up with nonsense! :) Very friendly and accommodating.
I’ve also had others as well (Kim and Beverly) — and all very competent and friendly as well. I recommend.

I have been going to Fama for several years now. Ask for Bernadat, she does a great job with my hair. She is consistent and you know everytime that when you are done, it will be what you want. Cost is $ 15. Way better than getting a lower price place where when you get done, you are shocked and have a haircut that you dislike for one month. There is free parking in the rear, just tell the parking guy that you are going to Fama.

As an Asian finding a good hair salon can be difficult. Most white stylists just don’t know how to work with asian hair.
I went to Fama based on the rec of Chang a friend from school. I saw Aki who works only Saturdays all day. She was good and very patient. I asked for 2 touch ups to get things right and she was happy to do it.
I was very satisfied with the cut. The cost was 15, pretty reasonable. One recommendation she gave was to go earlier in the day, cause by the end of the day her concentration is much lower after seeing so many heads. I can relate,

I’ve been coming here for great haircuts for over 10 years. Mauricio usually cuts my hair, but even if I show up on a day when he’s away, the other stylists really know how to listen to my requests. Mauricio and his staff are the friendliest around.
And when the prices are as affordable as they are at Fama, I’m sure you’ll be saying an appreciative «Thank you!» as I find myself doing every time.

I have to say that I come here often. I always get my hair cut here. Now why would I continue to go to a 2-​star location, you ask? Because my hair is really short and not very hard to deal with, and it’s sort of easy to hide slight mess-​ups and the like since I always use product. And it’s really cheap! In fact, right now it’s only 10 bucks with a student ID.
BUT, sometimes they really mess up here and it takes a lot of effort to make it look right in the week that my hair grows a little longer and starts to even out after getting it cut here. I’ve even had to take scissors to it a few times myself to fix outstanding problems a few times.
I have had far worse hair experiences than those I’ve had at FAMA, so it’s not all that bad. The best hair stylist I’ve EVER had I found through FAMA, but when i went to get my hair cut again he had apparently left for China and never came back. It’s been over a year now so yeah, he’s gone for good. Anyway, moral of the story: if you care about your hair, you will NOT be coming here, I promise you that.