Kim Sun Young Beauty Salon

Found this salon on google when I was searching for korean beauty salon near my area about 2 years ago. Since then I’ve been coming to this place regularly for my haircut and perm. Young Kim is the person if you are interested in korean magic straight/​digital perm. I have really long and thin/​dry hair. She’s been doing great job without damaging my hair for the past 2 years. And prices are reasonable compared to other fancier korean beauty salons.
The people who work here are korean speaking koreans including Young Kim. So if you don’t speak/​understand korean, make sure they understand what you want with your hair especially if you are picky like me.

I would totally come back to this salon. The people were very attentive to me. They did an awesome job on my hair color. Thank you so much!

Not go there !! Last time they damaged my hair. They are not professional !! I will give zero star if i could.

If you are looking for a cutie/​fobbish ‘hello kitty’ Asian hair style from the 90’s, this is the place to go. If you want a sophisticated 2015 hair style, turn back and run. They don’t get it and they don’t listen! I ended up with a digital perm with a short curly hair band for a 5 year old, after I showed exact picture of what I wanted, and told them I don’t want small curls or short band! Good that I’m celebrating Father’s Day with family at medieval times, it goes with the theme! ;)

The worst hair salon I’ve ever been to. I asked for a red ombré and the lady put black and red streaks all over. Then when I complained about it, she just added more red streaks. I don’t think they know what an ombré is.

I went back to Kim Sun Young for a haircut and coloring, I’ve been getting straight perm for years and will highly recommend it. Jenny always does an amazing job and doesn’t mind staying late for me. I was also given a conditioner as a gift and treated as a VIP customer. I will gladly go back again

I recommend this salon to all of my friends, and no one has been disappointed yet. The owner/​hair stylist is good at all kinds of hair, whether it is for a cut or a dye job, adult or child, or for male or female. I have been going here for about 9 months now, and always walk out satisfied.
My favorite is how she pays attention to what you need and how you usually style your hair. For example, when she cuts my hair, she will hold my hair up in one hand after she is done to sure that little strands of hair fall naturally around my face, because she knows I like to put my hair up all the time, and she wants to make sure that the cut will look good when it is up, too. She listens when I say I only want a trim, which is a rare quality in Asian stylists. Her cuts grow out pretty too, which I absolutely love.
Attached is the latest dye job I got from her. I told her I wanted purple and showed her pictures. She explained what she would do, and even told me that the color may not be exact right away, but will fade into what I want. Boy was she right because it has been a week and I love it more every day! pick-​up (it looks a little different depending where I am, but it is a nice grape/​ashey purple.

Depending on what mood they’re in they’ll charge you a different price each time. Total cheats here. And expect to have to wait a long time, even if you have an appointment. Because they’re slow and inefficient. Never coming here again. They’re dishonest, rude, and totally unprofessional.

So I go in, I brought in a picture of the haircut I wanted which was simply long layers and long side bangs. The hair dresser assigned didn’t speak much English, but she saw the picture and after I said long side bangs, she repeated the phrase and implied that she knew exactly what I wanted. She kept looking at the picture and looked like she knew what she was doing. But I don’t know what happened, she got crazy with the scissors and gave me short bangs plus thinned my hair. It is not what I asked for and is nothing like the clear image I provided for her.
I have wavy hair and never wanted short bangs and loved my thick hair. Now I have these peculiar side swept bangs that partly curl at my eye while the rest of it stick outwards, feather style. It’s been a month, I am disappointed.
I’m not giving them one star because my sisters and I have been here before and our haircuts were fine, I just hope someone on the staff reads this and address the issue. I’m not the first commenter who brought a picture that the hair dresser ended up not following. They know how to cut and style hair, they just need to work on communication; hair does not grow fast enough to fix their mistakes.

The owner/​artist looks like a Korean Miley Cyrus from the wrecking ball music video. Not in a bad way, rather that you can tell she’s a creative artist with an eye for trends.
I opted for a professional style haircut. She delivered exactly what was promised and more. At almost all places I go, the artist has difficulty crafting a decent haircut around my enormous head. Not here, she knew exactly what she was doing. In fact, this was the only place I’ve gone to where guards were not used for the sides and back. This speaks for how skilled she is at her craft.
My haircut was a ⁵⁄₅ hands down. I deducted 1 star for the wait and lack of communication. Then again, what is a Chinese like me doing in a Korean hair salon if it were not for my girlfriend (Korean) who brought me here. Awesome experience and highly recommended.

This hair salon is horrible in customer service! The owner (Lee) seems aloof and gives priority to customers she knows while making the newer customers wait sitting in the service chair for hours!!!
I went in for a coloring and cut, and I ended up spending over 4 hours in that salon, waiting unreasonably long time in between service steps because Lee accepted walk-​in customers in the mean time and given them priority service. Also, the salon is short-​staffed. So, everyone pretty much waits an average of 1 – 2 hours to receive service.
When I complained to Lee about the unreasonably long wait time, she said brazenly, «I don’t think the wait was that long» instead of offering any sort of apology. She doesn’t seem to know what customer service is.
After spending half of the day in the salon, I left extremely frustrated and upset about the way Lee brushed me off for the whole time (4.5 hours). I will not go to this hair salon, ever again, unless I have a wish to ruin my perfectly happy mood here being treated rudely like an invisible, second-​class customer.

jenny (japanese) straightened my hair recently. she did a great job and at a very reasonable price! just a heads up the price of straightening is based on length of hair. the women in the salon are all very friendly & helpful.
it was a positive experience and i’ll definitely go back.

Came here with my friend for a quick hair cut a few days ago and I was pleasantly surprised! I guess my friend is a regular there and we came in around 3pm on a Monday. There were 2 or 3 other customers there when we came in. Since we only had about an hour to get our hair done, they got us started pretty much as soon as we walked in. Got my hair washed (awesome head massage) and got the fastest haircut I’ve ever had in my life! Cut off 2 inches, layered, blow dried AND she curled my hair all within 30 minutes! Then my friend got her hair washed and trimmed within 15 – 20 minutes and we were out the door! I didn’t get my stylist’s name but she’s the one on all the Unilocal photos. She’s super nice! Awesome haircut for $ 30. I’ll be back!

This place looks revamped and very pleasant. The korean ladies were extremely nice to me and my girlfriend, and gave her works for her birthday present even though we’re total strangers from San Diego. I was admittedly scared after reading a couple Unilocal reviews, but the rude guy worker must have been booted because we did not see him. Overall, great experience and my girlfriend loves her new hair!

I would have to be honest, I was very hesistant about getting my hair cut here because of previous experiences, but it seems like even though the salon has the same name, it is now under better management.
So the lady who cut my hair was Jenny. All I asked for was layering and thinning and to cut about 3 inches off. She stayed true to the length and the haircut really came together towards the end. It looks great, and I don’t know how she did it, but she somehow managed to eliminate all the split ends. Also the serum she put in my hair when everything was done smells amazing!
A small tip: They are less busy on Wednesdays, and give better discounts. Good if you happen to be on a budget like me!

I got my hair and makeup done here for my wedding last September. I would’ve given 5 stars but I actually hated my hair and makeup (pic uploaded). Part of that was my fault…
I had made reservations for 6 people — my 4 bridesmaids, my future MIL and myself. At the last minute my whole family decided they wanted to get theirs done here instead of the other salon I had booked for them, so I ended up being #10 on the list instead of #6.
Why does that matter??? We ended up running out of time and they totally rushed on my hair and ran me out the door with foundation and false lashes on. So I was pretty bummed about the way my photos turned out (I couldn’t find one good one so opted out on albums) but everyone else who went before me looked absolutely gorgeous. I had one bridesmaid who re-​did her hair at home but the other 8 were really happy and looked beautiful.
Overall the staff was very attentive, they started super early in the morning for our large group and didn’t take a break even for breakfast or lunch. :(
We ended up using them again for my mom’s hair and makeup when my brother got married last weekend. Obviously I will be using them again, but hopefully I’ll get a chance to look nice and get photos taken for a wedding album, even if they’re inside a studio.

Unless you are a glutton for experiencing unreasonably long wait times, terrible customer service and mediocre cuts, stay clear of this salon. I have been to this salon twice via appointment, and both times, they made me wait over 1.5 hours after my appointment time without even a sorry or an explanation.
The first time I got my hair trimmed here, my hair looked no better than if I went to a super cuts. Even after this experience, I put my faith in the good name behind «Kim Sun Young» and scheduled another trim 3 months later.
Again, I waited over an hour and a half and left extremely frustrated. I guess it didn’t end completely badly because I found a great salon called ‘Hair News’ right down the street which did a much better job and has a nicer facility.

Got my hair done with Jenny. There was a language barrier but her colleagues were there to help translate. She is very professional knows what she’s doing and My hair looks and feel like i walked out of a shampoo commercial even after washing and towel drying at home.
Great Job! Jenny! I’ll be back for sure.
Susan F.

I have been going here for ages. I really like the lady with the blonde hair. She cuts my son’s hair. Everytime we go, the service is speady and great.

This review is actually for my mom
My mom has always had curly hair and so for her birthday last year we decided to get her Japanese straightening.
I’m not sure who did her hair but $ 200 and 7 hours later — tada its done!
She loves her straight hair. I don’t have anything else to compare it to since this was her first but its been about 5 months now and it still straight and soft. They seem to be nice people and parking is plenty.