Hair Salons in NYC

@JenMac that's a great deal. I am kind off mulling with the idea of changing my hairstyle, its currently long in layers which I just pull back and pin. Let's see if I finally do have the courage to do so would hate to sacrifice the length though.

A change is always good. And, Stacy really is just the best. Go for it!

@JenMac I just checked out her website.. looks great will definitely schedule an appointment for sometime next month if she can squeeze me in.

I like the new, young colorist at Space in SoHo. I had her a few times while she was still officially a trianee, and now I think she has graduated on to being officially on staff. Anyway, I love how precise and attentive she was to the slightest nuance.

I haven't gotten a color in years, but it seems like I usually pay about $80 for a cut. I've been going to KE Haas Hair Salon in the LES (on Clinton), and they always do a really great job. It's a tiny place, but it's one of those where salons they offer you wine, which is kind of a prerequisite for me.

The last time I got a cut I went to Mousey Brown Hair Salon in Williamsburg. They did a good job. But, a little disclaimer: I have long hair and don't really need a stylist to introduce a lot of texture to my hair like you would for an actual short style. I just have some simple layers really. Anyway, I paid $55 for a cut and blow dry.

@NeverSleeps I have actually been there with my husband before and have always seen a ton of women getting their hair cut and colored so I figured it was pretty safe..and I was so fed up with my hair as I seemed to be losing a ton of it and thought that I was going bald. The stylist did a great job of reassuring me that I was in no immediate danger of going bald ..btw I got the name of the place wrong its the Hair n Now Salon not Salon Moscow which is located a few doors down the street...

@uptowngirl Were you just losing the normal amount of hair then? I lose a lot of hair - the last guy I dated was always telling me that it was all over his apartment, and when one of my roommates moved to LA she said she kept finding my hairs in her clothes. I think losing hair is just more evident when you have really lengthy ones.

I never want to get my hair cut just anywhere, but I feel like most people can do a reasonably good job with it.

@BrodwayBK I seem to lose a ton of hair in NYC especially during the winter. I have long, dark hair and light floors in my apartment so its very noticeable and tends to drive me batty! I am always picking it up off the floor I guess it wouldn't be so bad if I my hair was a lighter hue...

@uptowngirl Yes, I can completely relate. I am pretty sure that the reason the vacuum cleaner started smoking the other day is that it is full of my hair.

@BroadwayBK :) tomorrow is my weekly clean the apartment day and you bet I will be swifting and vacuuming a whole lot as well... gross! and its my hair!!

Word, @uptowngirl. I've got really long/frizzy/unmanageable reddish hair, and it gets on EVERYTHING. I kiss my boyfriend and somehow he manages to end up with a mouth full of hair. And I live in a house with three guys who are not pleased with me clogging up the shower drain.

@ajadedidealist quick invest in a hair catcher .. you can buy them at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I used to have the same problem but the hair catcher has solved the clogging of the drain issue. Another piece of advice I don't know about you but I tend to chuck all my errant strands of hair that I pick up from the floor into the toilet and flush them away. My ma in law saw me do it in NYC and said that I am never to do it in her home in London for apparently it clogs the drains so if you do that as well dont or you will be in big trouble.. aha the trials and tribulations of city living.

Ah, I keep meaning to buy one of those things...plus some Drano. Seems like a little clogging in the bathroom drain is inevitable if you've got girl hair.

@NeverSleeps its not only our girl hair which is at fault but the city's ancient sewer system as well which goes back to Dutch colonial times-http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/iotw/20031020/200/569

@uptowngirl Gross!!! And I'm guessing the sewage system isn't going to be fixed anytime soon.

@Uraniumfish My own detached hair honestly doesn't bother me - just other people. The last guy I dated actually found it cute that my hair was all over his apartment... So, guess it depends on the person? I am always catching the blame for clogging the bathtub, but everyone else in my apartment has hair, so I'm guessing I'm not fully responsible!

@uptowngirl I'm not sure I needed to know all of that about our sewage system... Is this city stuck in the dark ages or what?

@BroadwayBK youre lucky to have a found a guy who found your detached hair cute.. mine grumbles ...and that seems to have rubbed off on me now ..for I cant stand to see hair all over the place..

@uptowngirl Guess I shouldn't keep breaking up with him, then..... But maybe he just found it cute because things between us were new, whereas if we stayed together for years it would just be annoying?

@BroadwayBK the husband is a serious neatness freak and likes everything spic and span.. it's not that I am messy either but sometimes I think he can be a bit crazy about dirt, hair, cooking smells etc. I think its depends more on the orientation of the person rather than the passage of time.. if he is really not bothered by hair shedding .. I don't think he is going to go all anal on you later.. but if he is one of your 'evil boys' ..then its not worth making up with him don't you think?

@uptowngirl Exactly right!

Oh, I hear you, @uptowngirl. My boyfriend is the most insanely neat guy on the planet. He irons and folds his socks, for goodness's sake! And cannot go to bed if there's any washing up in the sink. I'm the messiest girl in the world, so as you imagine we make quite a pair. Luckily, I can cook, or I'd be lost...

Me? I only date bald women, in order to avoid this "terrible problem"...

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@DBlack :):):) such are the trials and tribulations of being a woman in NYC...

@uptowngirl Ah, I get you. I was thinking in manners only, but in terms of being overly hygienic to the point of near-sterility, Americans probably take the prize.

@BroadwayBk that's what I always tell my husband who really doesnt understand how much effort we have to exert as well as spend money to look like the way we do. The actress Monique's husband is one of a kind really who loves her hairy, unshaven legs. Forget my husband, even I would be embarrassed to have legs like that.. yech!

@uptowngirl I see the occasional girl with hairy legs and I can't help but feel weird about it. I guess even a higher education and a feminist perspective can't rid us all of the social norms we hold so dear. As a pale girl with dark hair, the battle against hair is never over. But I won't give in!

@DBlack My experience with the French led me to believe that they actually wax more than we do. I think Americans are more into shaving. With waxing, you have to actually let the hair grow back before you can wax again...

I once had a doctor tell me that it was really unnecessary to scrub yourself with soap every day - he said that you should really only wash the "crevices" of your body on a daily basis, and the rest doesn't need so much maintenance. So, yes, Americans tend to over do it with the showering, according to one doctor at least.

@Everyone but if you have to live here then you have to conform to the norms or you feel like a freak . I used to have a front tooth which was chipped years ago in a cricket game injury. Before I came to the US I never used to bother about it for I even had a gap between my front teeth which I used to consider to be my lucky charm( it was a small gap) but once I moved here I became very conscious of my imperfections as everybody around me was getting their teeth straightened ,polished etc so I went back to my dentist in India and had the gap fixed and the chip covered with a veneer. the total cost of the treatment was $600 here it would have been an astronomical sum.

@uptowngirl That's a pretty impressive price, yes. Maybe I'll start traveling to India for my dental work.... Was it still worth the trip, even when you included the price of airfare?

@uptowngirl Yeah, but as I think we've already mentioned those Americans who are squeamish about going overseas for medical procedures aren't aware that medical practices here aren't exactly up to par with others around the world! That's nice that you have such lovely teeth connections.

I didn't realize that we (Americans) were totally insane about hygiene etc, but yeah, I guess I'm guilty of all of this. I can't go more than two days without washing my hair, I carry a deoderant in my purse at all times, and my dad is a dentist so I am a FREAK about my teeth. Man, no wonder I never get anything done . . .

@ajadedidealist I go to the gym every morning and get all sweaty so can't afford to not wash my hair every other day though I am toying with the idea of dry shampoo.

@uptowngirl Dry shampoo is just like brown baby power right? I used to use that stuff like crazy when I straightened my hair, that way I didn't have to spend an hour blow drying and straightening every day.

@JenMac @ajadedidealist I wash my hair every day - if I don't my scalp gets unpleasant. I would love to not wash it every day....

@BroadwayBK I really don't know because I havent tried it as yet but have been reading all the reviews online at Sephora.com though I am a bit worried I will not be able to comb it out properly as you are supposed to then it will stand out like dandruff in my dark tresses! I used to wash my hair everyday when I used to swim everyday back home but then a stylist told me it was not good for my hair because of its length. So now I use a shampoo which I buy in London, 'L'oreal's Vive Pro light for Medium to Long Hair which tends to get greasy' and it works for me. I have looked for it here but even though you get the VIve Pro range here its not the same.

Somebody explain dry shampoo to me?

@ajadedidealist I have serious hair envy now!!:)

@Uraniumfish Its a kind of powder which you spray on your tresses when you don't have time to wash your hair or don't want to wash your hair everyday. Apparently it absorbs all the grease and makes your hair look decent even without the washing.
check out this link and the reviews on Sephora.com for a better explanation
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P147414&categoryId=B70

I have one word for you ladies: Klorane. It's a dry shampoo that you can find at Sephora. It is amazing and every one I tell to get it, swears by it. It gives volume too. Most amazing hair product!

@JenMac Thanks for the recommendation then Klorane it shall be.. one question it does brush out well? doesnt look like dandruff flakes in dark hair?

@JenMac Yeah, thanks...I'm definitely going to look into that.

@JenMac Yeah, thanks...I'm definitely going to look into that.

I was thinking of trying this one out: http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml;jsessionid=WQ5UFUZVF0D40CV0KRRRHOQ?id=P256407&categoryId=C22111

But I've put myself on a budget, and probably won't be looking into it for a few weeks at least.

@BroadwayBK that Cake product sounds divine. I too have spent way too much money these last two months with my stock up strategy for HK so dont know if I will splurge on the dry shampoo which may not even work for me.

@uptowngirl I am a sucker for a good marketing ploy, and those Cake products really do it for me. Can't you just go to Sephora and ask to try some? They are typically pretty helpful there, if you can find a sales lady who isn't busy.

@JenMac Do you have dark hair? Or, do they make it for dark hair? Sorry if you already answered that...