Adore Salon

Michelle is the best stylist ever! She has been my stylist for 3 years and I am always satisfied!

I’ve been a customer of Michelle for 4 years. She recently moved from Juno to Adore Salon (which is not far from Juno). I love the new place, looks really nice and clean. I would recommend Michelle to everyone, she really knows what she’s doing, and pays a lot of attention to details.

From Salon Juno to Adore Salon, I have been getting my haircut from my favorite stylist, Michelle for 7 years now and each time I left with a huge smile on my face. Now that Michelle is starting to work here, I want to inform people that are interested on getting a haircut from her simply just contact her phone number (425)-773−7619 to make an appointment. You will be not be disappointed!

Yuka at this salon saved me! I was super stressed with a bad hack job and went to her to fix. I have short Asian hair that the previous place claimed to be able to cut; they were absolutely not able! My hair was super uneven, hair sticking out, patches missing. Ask me if you want to know which place that was…
Yuka was calm and soothing and had super scissor skills. Slowly I stopped looking like a lawnmower attacked me. Guys: it’s worth every penny.

So it’s been a week I got my hair thermally reconditioned (Japanese straightening). I liked the service And the process. The result is great for now. I am not sure how my hair will show in few weeks/​months but looks and feels great now. Straight and healthy.
Ai was super professional and so much nice to chat with during this long 4 – 5 hour process. I paid $ 400 + tip for long hair. She gave me some great advices and facts about hair. This review is for her for being nice and doing a fantastic job. And I also hope it helps anyone who wants to get their hair straightened.

I went there and chopped off my long hair that I’ve been growing for four years. I was scared at the beginning, but it turns out super cute and awesome! My hair length now is just above my shoulder but I can still tie it up when I need to! I’ll definitely recommend this place to my friend and I sure will go back there again!

I had a great experience here. I had an appointment for a Japanese magic straightening and the salon owner, Yuko, did not recommend it for me at all (since my hair was so damaged) and instead did the brazilian blowout. This is the first time I have given in to it and I am pleased with the results. My hair went from dry, wavy, and coarse to smooth and straight. Which was exactly what I was looking for. She was very meticulous, gave me a lot of great hair advice, and was super easy to talk to.
The paragraph above was posted on ⁴⁄₉. I had gotten my blow out on ⁴⁄₆. It is ⁷⁄₁₆ and my hair still looks great! It is still very straight after blow drying.

Friendly staff, great service, and good haircuts. What more could a girl want?

I’m a regular for a few years now and I always ask for Ai. The salon is clean and spacious. There’s a small waiting area with magazines and water. Bathroom is very clean and nicely decorated. In front of the chair is a long black counter that you can just rest your purses, glasses, or whatever you need to in front of you. Ai will take your jackets and hang them up for you. Her techniques are excellent, detailed and not fussy. She includes shampooing/​conditioning and a little bit of massage into the routine which I love. My haircut is always great on the day off and it grows out easy and nicely, too. The staff are friendly and professional. If you want to be quiet and just relax in your chair, you can have that, too. The staff are always on time for appointments and they will acknowledge you when you walk into the door so you know you’re next. Parking is on the street only so I always plan out extra time for that. For me, there’s no guessing or worry when I go to Ai for a haircut so I can’t really ask for a better hair professional.

Great hair stylists, Yuka, she is so dedicated and meticulous with your hair that you can really go in for a hair cut or a hair treatment in peace. Very flexible with appointments and very friendly staff.

It’s awesome! I did a permanent wave, man’s hair cut and hair color all over in 2 days. And after I finished all, I never feel uncomfortable. I thought that’s what I wanted.

I got my hair cut on last Friday and got a lot of compliments from my coworkers and my son’s daycare teacher. Thank you!

I have got my hair cut by Ai, she is really nice and professional. I’d like to come here again, thanks Ai!

This place is worth every penny. I came here for the first time recently with extremely long hair that I was looking to cut short. I’ve never had a short haircut that didn’t leave me looking like a nerdy Asian school kid (and not in a fashionable way). I had no major ideas for what I wanted to do — I just wanted it short. Yuka listened to what I wanted and made some suggestions. Amusingly she was hesitant to cut my hair — when the scissors came out and she was about to lop most of it off, she was like «are you sure ??? Ready ???» and I was like «don’t worry, I’m not going to cry!» She did a great hair wash and massage (a bit on the painful side, I’m a total weakling) and then proceeded to cut with great precision and skill. I ended up with an extremely cute bob that was cut beautifully, with a nice swing, shape and even (gasp!) volume to my normally limp, straight hair. Even my critical sister and mom had nice things to say about it; everyone said I look like an animé character. Sadly I’m leaving the area soon so I won’t be able to keep coming back here, but I highly recommend this place to everyone who wants a skilled haircut.

Love the stylists here. The cuts are very good, and the massages make up for the price. The stylists deal very well with thick, unruly hair, and actually style it so you get compliments all the time. Love it!

I must thank them for opening because now there is finally a resurgence of great hair salons in the International District.
Adore is a good salon but expensive. They are located next to the ICHS clinic. I brought in pictures off my iPhone and the stylist was able to mimic something for me. I received a mini-​head and back massage during my shampoo and cut. Definitely come here for an Asian-​inspired hair cut. Especially if you’re looking for Japanese style. Don’t expect a lot of conversation or hair tips and tricks from these stylists though. At least I didn’t receive any.
A men’s cut cost me around $ 45 I believe. Pricey… but I’d return here if my normal stylist is out of town just for the caliber of the cuts. Bravo to them.

I really want to like this place based on others’ reviews in Unilocal.Unfortunately, my experiences have made me think otherwise. The first appointment I had was for hair cut at 11 AM Saturday morning. I went there 10 mins early, so that I could see some magazines and picked a style. My stylist was busy until 11:20 AM. After waiting about 30 mins !!!, my stylist, Wakako, came and greeted me, apologized quickly (without offering any water, tea or etc). She quickly saw the style that I wanted from the magazines, washed, and cut my hair in 20 mins. I have a long hair; it took her only 20 mins!!! I came out by 11:45AM with uneven hair. I was so pissed! It looked like she was in a rush because she had another appointment after me.
Since I bought a living social coupon for Brazilian keratin express, I thought I can give it a 2^nd try. I made an appointment 1 month ahead for haircut and Brazilian keratin express starting at 10 AM Saturday. I confirmed these 2 appointments TWICE with the girl on the phone who barely speaks English. I came at 10 AM, only to find out that they did not have my hair cut appointment. So, disappointing. She did not do anything to honor my appointment for hair cut. She completed my keratin service for 1hr and 15mins. Instead of 2 hr booked time. The results? It was just ok. She could have cut my hair for 45 mins.
Again, I really want to like this place, but the services are disappointing. The way they treated their clients (especially non-​Japanese) is unfair. Having to wait 1 month for appointment, then they screwed up or even waiting for 30 mins just to get cheap hair cut. I won’t go back to this place or even recommend this to my friends. There are other better hair salons with Japanese stylists who will treat you better. Don’t waste your time.

5 stars for the treatment. I had a Living Social coupon for keratin treatment. The treatment took just a little bit over two hours and the result was better than I expected.
4 stars for the service. The staffs were friendly but I wish they would speak more in English. The two hair stylists were speaking Japanese back and forth to each other while they were working on my hair, and it was a bit awkward because I have no idea what they are saying.
Overall, after 3 days I washed my hair and the result was still amazing!

Type of Hair Salon: If you’re looking for an Asian hair salon, or specifically want a haircut that looks like the girls in those Japanese Magazines like JJ or ViVi, this is the salon to go. All the stylists there speak Japanese, but their English is pretty good too.
Location: The salon is located in the International District, which made me a little concerned about parking, that is having to find street parking and paying for it too. However, the salon is located at the very edge of ID, so the street parking right outside the salon is free.
Availability: When I made my appointment, I had to make it 3 weeks out since that was their first available Saturday, weekdays was only a few days before that. When I arrived to my appointment, I realized that this was quite the popular salon, considering that fact that the first available appointment they were able to offer to callers was an entire month away!
Price: $ 50 for shampoo/​condition, haircut, dry, and style (straightened/​curled); plus a bang trim for later. This is all without tip.
The salon is quite new, interior is nice, clean, and not noisy like some salons are. Plenty of magazines for you to browse through; including Japanese hair magazines.
My stylist was Wakako; she listens well to what I want for a haircut. She is soft spoken, normally all the other stylists I’ve had are talkative. Even though this was a relatively quite appointment, I enjoyed it. My appointment was a little over an hour long, which is longer than most haircuts I’ve ever had, considering that I was only getting a trim. However, this is not a bad thing. She is extremely attentive to make sure everything is cut evenly. I can’t say how many times I’ve went home from a hair cut to find a piece of stray hair that was unusually longer than everything else. It’s hard to find the strays at the salon; I usually find them after I wash my hair at home. Overall, great stylist, I definitely would go back to her again.

Adore Salon is modern, cute, and fun. For $ 50 (without tip) Yuko san was able to cut and layer my super crazy thick hair perfectly! Arigatou gozaimasu, Yuko san!