Sunny City Beauty Salon (名发城） — Local services in New York

Rating: 5/5 ❤️ Services: haircut (curtain bangs + trim) & full-head colour (muted cherry red)

Almost reluctant to review Sunny City as a part of me wants to gatekeep this but I think I owe it to Aunty Lily & Alice to praise the incredible service they’ve provided!

Came here on Friday for a haircut, my first since I moved to NYC earlier in the month. Called the salon and asked for Aunty Lily, got offered a slot and was very impressed by the haircut. I’ve only really had two hairdressers in my life cut my hair this well, and Aunty Lily understood the assignment with some reference pics / worked with me to get the curtain bangs I was going for! $42 with 20% tip, such a competitive price too.

Wanted to colour my hair red for the first time, and had such a good experience the first time around that I decided to come back to Sunny City for this. Aunty Alice painstakingly got every single strand on my head, making sure to prevent any dye from getting on the surroundings - she even got some on her sleeve by accident and was so good-natured about it! Aunty Lily supervised the whole thing, and stepped in occasionally to adjust the hue of the dye. In the end, they achieved a beautiful cherry red that was 100% what I wanted - I genuinely could not be happier. Paid $120 with 20% tip (because I came for a haircut earlier in the week so you might be charged more), easily beating quotes of $160-240 without tip I received from other establishments. The level of detail and care Aunty Alice & Lily provided throughout the entire process cannot be praised enough.

Parting thoughts: I love what i’ve seen at this salon. I think they run a tight ship, they have tons of new customers and ones that have clearly been coming for years, which I deeply admire. It’s not easy to keep up the consistency of your services when talent moves in and out over the years, but Aunty Lily is clearly doing something right.

Speaking mandarin or canto will definitely enhance your experience here and that’s just a factor of relationship-building that you’ll have to accept if you don’t speak those languages. I think it’ll still be fine though! Saw lots of people who don’t speak mando / canto and they seemed to leave happy.

Another thing to note: this isn’t a fancy-pants salon that you might expect from some salons in KTown / Midtown. But they will get the job done and people are very friendly. As with all aesthetic services, you’ll need to make your needs known (e.g. if you have sensitive skin, make it clear that you can’t tolerate hair drying with too much heat etc) and ensure your preferences are clearly communicated from the get-go.

If you take responsibility for your experience, I’m pretty sure the Sunny City team will do what they can to make sure you’re comfortable.

Lily 和...

I recently just had 2 visits here and I’m absolutely in love with my entire new transformation. The first visit I had a dry cut on a medium length hair. My hairstylist Lily made sure to trim a little bit each time and consulting with me before cutting more to make sure I’m satisfied with my hair length. She even gave me a discount, she charged the haircut for $22 when it’s originally $25. My second visit was just yesterday, I asked for a curl perm on my very straight hair. She performed an amazing work on my hair. I really appreciated that she really took her time on my hair to give me the best curl perm I could ever have asked for and it was the first time I ever did a perm too. My perm was priced at a very reasonable price for just $100 when I spent 3Hrs there, Lily also gave me a free trim at the bottom before my perm to make sure I get a perfect puff curl perm to my hair. Lily is the best hairstylist you could ever ask for, she takes her time to perform her talents and skills on every customer she has, she also ensures that her customers are always satisfied at all times. She’s the sweetest, she makes you feel very comfortable and she always performs exactly what you ask for on your hair. I highly recommend this hair salon to everyone if you’re local in the Chinatown area, this salon prices everything at a very reasonable price and the environment is very clean and organized, staff are very nice and they’re very gentle with your hair. Hair washes also comes with a very nice gentle, and soothing massage to your scalp. 👍🏼👏👏 I will be back again, thank you Lily for doing an...

my first time here was absolutely amazing - the lady who cut my hair took her time and gave me beautiful layers. i went back today and didn’t see her working. the guy who cut my hair this time did such a lackluster job. i asked to get around 3 inches off my hair and to cut it straight - i kid you not he eye balled the cut and was done in 5 minutes. i could’ve just cut it in my kitchen at home. i was shocked and asked to double check that he was done - he had to ask a coworker to translate then complained to her in chinese that it was own fault for asking for such a “simple” haircut. i speak english but can understand chinese perfectly fine and could understand all the trash that he was talking about me. he was extremely rough with my hair and left me leaving with a headache. i felt afraid to speak up again since based on his first reaction, he wouldn’t have responded positively to feedback and would’ve just blamed it on me. at least it’s not a total hack job but i would absolutely not come here again. it’s more like a factory the way they herded me in and out. they charged me $38 btw in case they change the...