Kelly’s Hair Studio

For the price that Tuan charges, he does a great job! He actually spends some time cutting my hair and making sure it looks decent. His English is not the best but if you show him a picture and describe what you want specifically he will do that. I have tons of experiences where my haircut was nothing like the picture or it was way too short. Those kinds of incidents don’t happen with Tuan! My BF has a weirdly shaped head and tons of swirls and weird hair patterns. Tuan did not do his hair the best, probably did not realize how particularly difficult my bfs hair was. My BF prefers going to more upscale salons but on short notice and on a budget Tuan is really great! Was charged $ 24 for a haircut.

Love this place. Referred to me by a friend when I asked her where she got her hair done. I now only go to Twan for my haircuts! His English isn’t the best, but he’s great! I live in San Antonio now but still make the trip to see him. I can’t remember the girl’s name there, but she is very sweet. I got my highlights done once, and they turned out great.

Kelly probably flunked the beauty school. She can’t even do the sideburn correctly, one side is half inch higher than the other. She also spent a lot of time on the phone when she was cutting hair. I went there for a haircut and came out looking like Kim Jong Un went under a lawnmower.

I really like the couple that works here. Tuan (younger guy, Tina’s husband) is awesome at cutting and styling. Tina is one of the best colorists I know. And their prices are reasonable. I always recommend this place to people I know.
Tip: guys, if you want a good clean faux hawk/​Mohawk, I recommend Tuan. He is very detailed oriented and he takes his time.
Ladies, if you want your hair colored a particular way id recommend either Tuan or Tina. They are both awesome at what they do and they’re very passionate about it!

I’ll keep it sweet & simple.
My first experience here was bad, not horrible. I came back again to give it a try & ever since then, Tina hasn’t let me down & it’s been over 7 years now!
Be very descriptive of what you want.
Bring a picture for better results.
They’re also very nice people & they try to understand even when they don’t seem to look like it. Just advice from my first experience.
PS–
If you think Tina’s hair looks amazing, it’s because the guy that cuts hair next to her chair is ‘her’ hairstylist! :)

I got a hair cut from Kelly. She cut within 10 minutes. seriously? Paid 22 buck. Horrible. look like my hair is not even been trim. Walk out and have my hair pull up in a ponytail again. such a horrible experiences
(the hair cut was a month ago)

A year ago, I went into this salon hoping for a good cut, but not expecting anything spectacular. Tina, one of the stylists, did my hair. She took about an hour cutting and styling, and the results made me so happy. unbelievably happy… I guess it’s a hit and miss at any place, but as long as Tina is there, I’ll be getting my hair cuts there.

I do beleive as I look back on my experience with Kelly, that I have been the victim of reverse predgedus ! Kelly butchered my hair! I have very thick and course hair and I asked her to thin it out A BIT, I now have to find someone to try and fix my hair. I am so hurt and angry. A womens hair is so important to our self estem every time I look in the mirror I want ot cry ! If you could see what I’m looking like you would be apalded. I am not very picky and I have had cuts that I have regreted, but this is just mean!

for 12 bucks i dig this place — for 20 i would too — kelly understands my hair and doesn’t laugh at me when i say i want to look like bruce lee

I see that nobody has reviewed this in a few months. In light of that, don’t take previous reviews for more than they’re worth.
I went today with my roommates to get our hair cut. For the last couple of years, I had been getting my hair cut by someone else, but she moved, so I needed to seek somewhere else out.
Not only was my hair cut shorter than I wanted it, but while trimming the back of my neck, I got cut and now have a painful razor burn on the bottom of the back of my neck.
While the price is only $ 12, the lady that cut my hair didn’t listen to me when I told her EXACTLY what I wanted. I feel like saying that I want a faux hawk with the tallest tip at 1 ¾″ is a lot of detail, details that my «stylist» failed to understand… After she re-​cut my hair for the third time, it’s more or less (less) than I wanted. My hair is much shorter than I wanted, and my head is much more round than I wanted.
If you’re just looking for a cheap cut, this place is the cheapest in Chinatown. HOWEVER, be prepared to get what you pay for.
I don’t think I will be returning here.

I absolutely LOVE Kelly! She is an amazing hair designer/​stylist/​artist! I have searched high & low for years to find a good stylist and she hit the ball out of the park. I have been going to her consistently for a year now and she does an amazing job everytime. Not only does she do an amazing job, but her prices are more than reasonable for the work she does.

Just left in tears. The older gal here butchered my eyebrows in a way that I have to talk myself out of believing it was intentional. I have naturally well-​defined, though slightly wiley brows… usually a piece of cake for aestheticians. I now have the scraggly brows of a meth head. Thanks, Kelly’s, for doing such a bad job that I will never even consider returning.

My family has been going to Kelly for years! She has been our go to hairdresser even before my daughter was born (she is 5 now, btw)! Weve known her so long that she is like family. We first met her when she was still renting a spot at hair city and boy were we happy when she opened her own place.
They don’t have the super busy days anymore but you’ll still find yourself waiting amongst the loyalistas. This is testament to the kind of work she delivers.

Kelly’s does a great cut for a good price. No appointment needed. They are located in the Chinatown Center close to the MT Supermarket. I have used Kelly’s for several years with good results. My last cut was 12 bucks.

The old price was 10 but it is still a good deal. I have used male or female cutters both with no problems. I like the fact you do not need an appointment and there is no waiting. They prefer cash and are closed on Tuesday. If you have a head take it to Kelly’s.

I have asian hair which is coarse and can be difficult to cut short. In my experience, unless the stylist has seen and cuts this type of hair often, the results vary from OK to bad. It doesn’t matter if its Supercuts, Birds, Avenue, I generally need to coach the stylist through the entire experience to get something decent. I almost feel like I should have just cut my hair myself at that point.
I went into Kelly’s hoping for something different. The guy seemed to know what he was doing, barely spoke to me and in about 15 minutes my haircut was done. I’d say he did a good job and he was pretty comfortable with my style of hair.
The price was cheap and I think for under 15 dollars it was probably the best I could hope for. I think if I paid a little more (maybe 30 at some more expensive salon) I could get an even better experience but for now I’ll just come back here for my haircut.

I got my hair done here back in May and it was not a very good experience. I would not reccomend it… and here’s why:
First off, I made an appointment for a «cut and color», I arrived on time and they made me wait 30 min (with an appt!)
Secondly, my appointment took over 3 hours and I didn’t even end up getting my hair cut because the color took so long. It seemed like the technician/​stylist (think her name was Tina) was unsure which method to use to color my hair. eg: she had to stop and converse with another stylist to figure it out.
And finally, I really thought that they overcharged, almost $ 100 for color that took 3 hours. Rediculous.
Overall, I don’t reccomend going to Kelly’s Hair Studio for Color unless you enjoy spending countless hours there and want to over pay while recieving mediocre service.
BTW/​sidenote: Johnny is a great stylist, but he is working at Silkcut currently.

I love this place. Johnny is a great cutter. I’ve been going here on and off for about 3 years now. I go to visible changes on Lakeline but I keep on going back here. All the staff are great and facility is clean too. If you want hair coloring, I advice you to go somewhere else as there are better colorist somewhere.

Love, love, love Kelly!!! Yes, I actually had «Kelly» cutting my hair. I showed her a picture and off she went. She totally understood what I was wanting and did a great job for only $ 24!!! (I have long hair and shorter hair is even less) I will definitely be going back!

I really like Kelly’s Hair Studio. I like the way they take their time and wash my hair and massage my head. I would seriously consider going here just to have my hair washed because I like how they massage my head.
That being said, I think that their haircuts for women are good and I appreciate the time they take to make sure I am happy with my cut.
I find that with most hair salons, the time spent on haircuts has dramatically shortened. Many hair salons have people packed in the waiting area, trying to get their hair cut. I think that it adds pressure for the hair stylist to cut faster and maybe not spend the time it takes to really do a good job.
Everytime I have been here, they take time to wash my hair throughly and cut it precisely the way I want it. After cutting my hair, she always gives me an option of a blow-​out or straighten it. (That’s a plus because many other places will just cut wet hair and leave it like that).
I think the key to going here is being able to communicate. The hair stylists here speak Vietnamese, but most of them speak English too. Just communicate what you want with pictures, hand motions or English and your haircut should be fine!

Can you mess up a fade? Apparently you can, badly. Just ask Supercuts. Bad memories. Do they still have those?
This place opened up three or four years ago. The people here use to work at Hair City by the Din Ho restaurant on Research.
Jonny is the one to cut my hair. He’s been doing so for about 10 years. Damn I’m getting old. The price is now 12 for a haircut. It use to be 10 but hey 12 is pretty cheap. Not much inflation considering how much I pay to fill up my truck now. Don’t forget to bring cash b/​c it’s a $ 20 minimum for CC.
Word of advice — if you’re a guy and you want a haircut then get it from a guy at this place. Any guy. Yes I know the business is Kelly’s so shouldn’t the girl be better? Maybe if they were doing girl’s hair. But don’t let them touch you head. Runaway!!! or at least wait for the next dude. They’ll do a nice fade. Spike, combover… whatever. It’s fast and cheap at it’s minimum.
Not much pampering so maybe it’s a reason for 3 stars. But I go here for the cheap. I’d give it an extra star if they throw in a wash but that’s being too hopeful. It’s been ten years.