Hair Salons
Busy second-floor salon inside Aberdeen Centre with thousands of reviews behind it. Strong on Asian hair texture, precision cuts and bleach work, and easy to pair with a mall trip since you are already parked underneath.
In the Golden Village neighbourhood of Richmond.
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The Aberdeen Centre branch of a Vancouver-area salon group, open seven days a week from late morning to early evening. Cutting, colouring and styling for a mostly Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking clientele, with walk-in timing that suits mall hours.
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Third-floor Aberdeen Square salon run in the Japanese style, where the same shop does your haircut and your lashes. Women's cuts start around $68 and men's around $63, with keratin lash lifts and flat lash extension sets also on the menu.
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Korean salon on the third floor of Aberdeen Square, open daily from late morning to early evening. Go here for Korean perms, magic straightening and cut-and-colour work; staff speak Korean, and the mall parking makes it painless.
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Japanese-style salon in the newer Capstan Way towers, best known locally for its head spa treatments alongside standard cut, colour and straightening packages. Expect long combined appointments rather than a quick in-and-out trim.
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Ground-floor studio on Minoru Boulevard between Lansdowne and Richmond Centre, handy if you work downtown Richmond. Cuts, colour and styling by appointment, with transit and mall parking both a couple of minutes away.
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Small street-level studio on Elmbridge Way near the Canada Line, open four days a week. Cuts and colour plus hair weaves and permanent straightening, which is the reason most people phone ahead rather than drop in.
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