The Best 7 Hair Salons in Buffalo, Erie (part 4)

Rela Scott Asked for my ends to be trimmed no flat irons just roller set. She took the rollers out and said too late for a trim and got an attitude and charged 60 just for a wash and rollers under the damn dryer

Monica Brown Ramos I had an excellent experience! They were extremely professional and recommended a deep conditioning treatment which made my previously dry hair soft and shiny. The blow out and straightening was the best Ive ever had. They are extremely knowledgable and make sure you are 100% happy with the results by the end. Cant wait to go again!

Clarisse Hayes This is the one place I go to get my hair cut and/or trimmed as well as a nice blow out to track my hair growth. I am never ever disappointed. Each of the ladies are comfortable with my hair type and have 0 problems carrying out any of my requests. Very affordable, satisfactory service.

Niyonaa Perry My first time going to a salon and these ladies gave me such a horrible time. This was a horrible horrible experience! I cut my hair and I asked for it to be trimmed and designed if possible. I told them I wasn’t sure but if they had recommendations then that was fine ! I would go with it because it’s my first time and I’m not sure what I may need. The stylist kept yelling at me asking what I wanted and I told her and she got frustrated and went to another co worker complaining about me speaking her language as if I didn’t know she was talking about me. I was embarrassed by my hair already and bringing me out for everyone to see was highly rude and embarrassing. I will never come here again and I recommend no one to come to this salon. Very horrible and embarrassing experience.

K M I love coming here. Theyre always friendly, follow all covid regulations and do a wonderful job with my hair. Its grown so much since I started coming here! Whenever someone asks where they can go to get a good blow out, I always recommend the Dominican Beauty Salon.

Kia Lorraine Amazing! I recommend this place 100%. Sarah did an amazing job on my babygirl box braids. Very professional, clean, and excellent customer service. Forever a client! ♥️

unknown user On (3/22/22) I went to “Hair it is” for the first time. My stylist was Yolanda. Let me explain my experience in detail. 1. Attitude: As soon as I sat in Yolandas chair, she gave me attitude .. she said “you were calling us and we weren’t here yet… we are a place of business of course we answer the phone. If no one answers that means we aren’t here yet” (she said this with attitude.) —Well excuse me. Google says you guys are open at 8am. It was 9:30 when I called. (And I only called twice.) Change you hours on Google instead of giving me attitude. 2. Incorrect Style: Yolanda kept asking to see a picture of the style I wanted. I should’ve known that her constantly asking for a picture meant she didn’t know how to do the style. I wanted a curly pixie cut. Instead I walked out with a uneven fade that was VERY short. (Shorter than desired) It’s so short all I can do is throw a wig on. I can’t even get braids. (Literally 1-2 inches of hair is left on my head.) As soon as I left the place I cried walking to my car.. it was awful. AWFULLLLL!! Tbh, I don’t even blame Yolanda for the bad haircut. I should have never stayed being that she didn’t greet me and was rude to me. I also should have RANN when she kept asking to see the style over and over again. But I’m over it now. My hair grows fast. And it’s just hair. But, I am not over how I was treated here. And how I felt while being in this lady chair!! 3. Lacked Customer Service: THE ENTIRE time Yolanda talked to the other stylists. (After our first encounter.. she didn’t say a damn word to me. Literally!!) 4. VERY Over priced: I paid $65 and all I got was my hair washed and a haircut (that was done incorrectly) (for the wash, it was just shampoo and conditioner. My hair wasn’t even blowdried) So, $65 dollar for my hair to get washed and a haircut? I could have went to a barber and paid $20-$30 for that. (And the haircut would’ve been even) Overall, I had a very bad experience here. From the moment I walked in the door, it was just an unpleasant experience. (Only one stylist, seemed to be nice. She also talked to her clients the entire time. I don’t know her name but she had long hair..) I do want to say that my review is not intended to bash this establishment. I am black and I love supporting black businesses. HOWEVER, I am a graduate student who works very hard for her money. I want to share my experience so others people know what to expect when coming here. I also want the staff to see this so they can IMPROVE!! * I do not recommend this establishment, unless you get the stylist with the long hair. I think her name is secret; but I’m not sure.*

Angelica Johnson Great service and nice ladies. Connie keeps my hair laid and Sarah hooks my braids up! Thanks Ladies!!

Tay A lovely salon on Elmwood that turned out to be a hidden gem. Its a clean, modern salon with experienced and kind stylists. After living in Buffalo for more than 2 years, I struggled to find a salon I was comfortable going to regularly. But Ive definitely found that in Hair it Is. :)

Terri-An Thompson Made an appointment here to get my locs done. Initially the person who was supposed to do it cancelled in a very unprofessional manner but the owner Rose handled the situation very well and came in on her day off just to do my hair. She is very client oriented and wants to make sure your hair gets what it needs. She did an amazing job with my hair. Ill definitely go back.

BechieLee French Got my hair done today! Rose answered all my questions (never had it done professionally before). She let me know when she had someone available around my schedule. Evelyn was wonderful, Ann & Hanna were great. Conversations and laughter made the time go by faster. And OMG my hair came out lovely! I would definitely recommend them.

Christopher Stewart Rose was exceptional. I told her what style I wanted (cornrows) and she gave me exactly what I asked for. I really like the salon itself. It’s chill and has a nice vibe. Thank you so much. I definitely will be going back here again!

Victoria Guite Wonderful family-style environment and the staff offers helpful hints for maintaining hair. I went in for a big Chop and Ms. Rose did it perfectly! She didnt cut too much and gave me a workable style. The pricing is very affordable and this one was relatively quick. The staff is so very sweet and they all swap tips. I will most certainly be going back :)

Chelsea Rush Rose is Buffalos Best Kept Secret! I called Saturday morning looking to get my hair braided and left a message. Shortly after, I received a call back from Rose the owner who told me she was able to take my last minute appointment and that I could come in 2 hours later. This meant so much to me that she was so accommodating and what I wanted would take at least 6 or more hours. Rose braided my box braids and they turned out amazing! Especially because she did them herself and to be completely honest time flew by. I constantly get compliments on how great they look but my biggest shock is how light they were being that they are just above my bum. Rose is very knowledgeable and skilled in what she does as well as truly caring about her customers. She gave me so many fantastic tips to best maintain my hair while braided and information on how to properly take it out when the time came. The pricing was very affordable and the final product was worth every dollar! If you are like me searching for a hair salon specifically for any braiding styles (since that is what I got done, however I know she does so much more) then let me help you by saying Natural Beauty Hair Salon is a must stop for you!

Ahleanys Guzman Amazing always gets my hair right !!! my GO 2 would definitely recommend for girls with natural hair they take extra care of it !

Jenia Harge Receptionist is rude she really shouldn’t work there. Prices change each time I come. Today will be my very last day after being rushed through my process that I’m paying them for. They do not care about health of your hair in my opinion just the cash.

Tateiona Stevens Just went to get a wash blow dry and my hair flat ironed and my ends clipped. Walked out with one side of my hair completely chopped way to high vs the other side when again I was only was supposed to be getting my ends clipped a LITTLE AS I SAID MULTIPLE TIMES. the ladys are very rude nobody speaks unless you speak Spanish like they do. The lady talked on her phone the whole time while doing my hair. And the lady washing was nasty also. Practically gave me a shower and then at the end tried to charge me a detangling fee as if my hair wouldnt be getting notted with the ladys washing technique and obviously your going to have to comb through anyones hair with washing and blow drying it. Wasnt worth my time but all in all my hair is straight. Felt raped the way she butchered my hair though

Kathy Brown BE AWARE THEY PUT STRAIGHTENING PRODUCTS IN YOUR HAIR WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. I went last year in may 2024 for the first time because I am new to the area from the Bronx and wanted to find a salon home. I really think they put a keratin treatment or perm in my hair without my permission. My hair was long and 4C ever since that was and blow out my hair no longer coils and it’s been falling out.

Collette Punch Jaklin did an excellent job braiding my daughters hair. Shes very friendly, and did her hair within reasonable time. I would highly recommend the beauty spa for braiding your hair. Nice atmosphere.

Spam S Ghosted? I originally came across jaklins instagram and i thought her work was pretty good. I reached out to her and eventually i told her the style i was looking for and we settled on 200. I asked her if she had availability THIS SATURDAY and she said yes. She told me that she would need a deposit and i complied. I originally looked up her first cash tag (beautbar2019) and it didn’t populate. So i quickly told her hey where is it. She then re sent another cash tag but this time it was beautybar2019. Again, this cashapp did not populate up. so at this point we (well actually it was just me) were trying to figure out how to get the deposit in. she told me i can come in person , to which she says she leaves the shop at five. I leave my job at five so obviously i couldn’t make it. I then had given her my cashapp and told her to request but she never did. she stopped responding to my texts even tho i kept asking her about the appointment. And it’s unfortunate because another braider was available on saturday but because i waited on jaklin for to long i can no longer get my hair braided at all this weekend. She is extremely unreliable and I was going to recommend my friends to her . But this sort of unreliability is unacceptable. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and it came to bite my butt and i should’ve went with a more reliable braider. I would only utilize this shop as a last resort and even then i wouldn’t put all your eggs in this basket. i texted her multiple times checking in and asking the status of the appointment and how to get the deposit but she ignored me and didn’t respond? i even tried calling and she declined my calls. Again i would not advise anyone to use this shop as a top choice because you may be in a tougher spot than you were before. i did everything in my power to reach out and send the deposit, so for her to ghost and go cold turkey like that i do NOT think she’s reliable in the slightest!

Samira MCclure Second time coming here.I always get my hair done before I go on my cruise. Im never disappointed thanks Crystal.

Keshia Jacobs I visited Beauty Bar Salon and Spa for the first time today. Fatima did a great job with my boho braids. There was some discrepancy with pricing but the owner was responsive and accommodating. I would recommend this salon.

Audrey Spencer My review may not be much of help, but I am going to post my experience. Its best to call this place before booking online. I wanted to get cornrolls and a wash. On there online website it says 45$ for cornrows and 15 for a wash. All together that would make it 60$. But after I booked my appointment and talked with the lady she said cornrows 60$ and thats not including the wash and condition. For 60 buck I know for a fact I can go somewhere else which is what I did. I dont want to leave a negative review to much because I didnt even pass the booking stage but if the prices arent matching with what your stating then some of them online prices need to be fixed, so its not misleading and when I confronted the lady through text about it I never got a reply back. So I just ended up not going to my appointment.

Tara Halliwell-Kemp, DDS, MD Ask for Shannon!!! The pink and white nail photo was from previous time & photo was taken just 4 days after!! Total disappointment as my nails did not look good on my birthday at the place was closed the two days before. Went in today and Shannon did a great job and they feel better- not too thick or stuck to my skin.

Brenda Kowalski Let me start by saying that the staff was very friendly. I dont normally write reviews good or bad but sadly this was probably the worst hair cut Ive had in my 37 yrs. All I wanted was a one length all around bob right below my chin. It was SO uneven, I dont even know how someone would allow me to walk out like that. The girl was so nice so I feel bad but I basically left with a mullet which I had even told her that it was uneven and the back had to be cut more. I thought she did, although I wasnt even shown the back of it before leaving. There were chunks of hair longer than the other in multiple spots that werent even cut. They didnt even put hair product in my hair before drying which I found odd as well. The other thing is that they dont allow you to tip on your card which should be told over the phone when making the appt as most people dont carry cash on them these days and usually can on a card. They have an atm there which charges you a fee AND they seem to disappear when you need to ask for change cause I dont want to tip 20 on a bad haircut but still do as a service performed and the stylist was friendly. No I did not contact them to have this fixed because I dont want them touching my hair again. Maybe she had an off day, I dont know. Im sure there are good stylists there just not this time for me. I ended up having my boyfriend fix it are did a better job and he doesnt even do hair.

N.Rivera Capello salon on Franklin Street Buffalo New York was the best experience, it was my first time at this location with Capello Salon. After I had went to capellos salon on Transit Road in the Delaware hotel and was given a very bad experience, the staff at the capello salon in the Delaware hotel did not give me a good experience. When I made the appointment a few days ago they did not advise me of what I would prefer to have a male or female for my massage. So when the massage therapist came it was a male. I asked if I can have a female instead I was told that no other staff was available. My experience with this location was very poorly. I looked for another location and found the downtown location which was a very helpful very welcoming experience, my experience at this location was amazing the staff was great and the owner/ manager Lisa was amazing and she gave me the best and made up for what the other location did to me.

Alina Great people to talk to, but for a nail reservation I made a few days before the appt, we had to wait 15 mins (texted my work to let them know) and then be rushed out because of another client coming in and them not knowing the other clients booking time. I told the receptionist on the phone/while booking about the spring floral design I like, she reassured me and told me to show the nail artist, and when I showed them-- they only do solid color (or stars for 4th of July) but when I asked for various difficulties (4 pictures, from difficult to easy level), now it was suddenly no nail art whatsoever. For how long they spent on my nail beds (95% of the time working on cuticles, 5% for the "French manicure"), its just not worth $40 for a solid gel.. plus tip. Theres a weird black smudge now too that wont come off

Lura Lunkenheimer This is a fantastic salon in downtown Buffalo. The service was friendly and professional from start to finish. I am completely happy with my cut and color provided by Steven Sebastian!! He was able to listen to my ideas, make suggestions, and execute the plan flawlessly! While there I watched every client walk our with gorgeous hair from each of the stylists. I genuinely didnt see one unhappy customer male or female. This salon lived up to the other positive reviews and exceeded my expectations. Thank you Capello. I look forward to coming back the next time Im in town.

odukwe nkechi I saw the comment someone else made about the price being greater than the service, but I went there anyway because I had a 4 hour wait period while I was downtown and wanted to use the time to quickly braid my hair. I requested simple cornrows straight down with my natural hair. I was billed an exuberant amount for cornrows that are not presentable to carry in public. After I protested, they reduced the bill by 35% which was still too high for the service I got. Overall, its a beautiful salon and everyone was nice but I will not go back there. Anyone who can afford their high prices should check it out!

KC Just had a conversation with hair owner regarding my sons wash and twist done one day ago. When the conversation starts with whats not included I should have known that I was wasting my time with the call. Although its been more than a decade since I myself have had service at this establishment, I see much hasnt changed. Not pleased with the hair service or customer service.

Danielle Brown-Cashdollar They have amazing hair stylists. However my overall experience with them has been okay. They do a good job but their customer service could be better. I got cornrows from them before and my hair was slightly shorter than it is now. I recently went back to get cornrows again and they said my hair was too short (the photo on the left is of cornrows from my first time going to the salon.) Now they claim that my hair is too short for cornrows. So they suggest box braids which are triple the price of cornrows. Since, I had to drive half an hour to get to Hair to Go Natural, I decided to go for it without realizing how much the price would be. They did a good job but I do not trust them to run an honest business. I think they will lie to you so they can suggest a more expensive hair do. I just went to Head Quarters Design Studio today, and I got the cornrows I wanted and my hair was not too short. I would recommend Hair to Go Natural. They do a good job but I dont think they are always honest nor provide the greatest experience.