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| - I joined yelp to write my review and warn consumers about this place! Go if you're a girl and you want a mullet....
One star: my SO came here several months ago, and got a decent haircut here. We recently moved here from LA, where there are lots of Asian salons, so we were glad to find one here through Yelp. Jim was very, very quick. The whole experience lasted about 20 minutes.
Since he did a decent job with the SO, I went to the salon two weeks ago to get my haircut. I called in advance to ask when a good time would be since I had the whole day open. I was advised to come in one hour later. Note: only the woman that works there speaks English, Jim speaks very very little English.
I show up at the appointment, and immediately see that there is another female getting her roots chemically straightened. Why did he say to come in an hour when he's in the middle of another appointment?!? Suspicions arise...
The woman washes my hair thoroughly. I enjoyed it until her friend showed up out of nowhere and the two began speaking loudly in Korean. I am Asian, but not Korean. It got a little uncomfortable. She sets me in a chair, and I sit there with wet, drippy hair for almost twenty minutes. The woman hands me a style magazine for women with digital perms to look at even though I already told her I was there for a haircut. Eventually Jim comes over. By this time, the woman, which speaks basic English, is gone and nowhere to be seen. I explain that I am looking for a short hair cut, which is a big change from my long hair. He quickly grabs a xeroxed copy of Jessica Alba with a layered bob chin length and points at that style. He says something about layers. I say okay, make me look good, not too much layers.
I close my eyes - bad move, but habit since my mom is a hairdresser and I'm used to relaxing. I trust hairdressers. Maybe that was my mistake. Next thing I know, I have a horrendous mullet on top of my head. It looks like a dog chewed on my ends, and everything is uneven. The top (crown) portion of the head is definitely shorter than the bottom. He finishes off his creation by saying, do you know hair wax... then scrunches hair wax in really, really hard. It was horrible!!!! I have never had such a bad haircut, and I've gone to beauty schools before! It took him all of 10 mins, max 15 minutes to do all that damage.
I paid because I could not wait to get out, walked out, and drove home, thinking that I was too sensitive. I got home, took a look at the damage that was done, and promptly called Toni + Guy at San Tan Village. In 30 mins, I was at Toni + Guy. Thank goodness Ashley fixed my mullet!!!!
Be careful about Jim Jeon Salon! We aren't going back again :(
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