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Frizz-free: Keratin Straightening Treatment Review
Le Salon Chinois

There are many things that keep me from wanting to fix my hair, but the two primary reasons? 1.) I'm a busy gal and 2.) I'm constantly in a battle over frizzies- the dryness of winter or the humidity of summer, the frizzies are there to ruin all the hard work I put into my hair. My lovely locks are usually confined to buns, pony tails, and hats. So when I was offered the opportunity to try a Keratin straightening treatment at Le Salon Chinois by Yan, I chomped at the bit. The ability to have straight, frizz free hair in just a fraction of styling time? I'd believe it when I saw it.

Laser Light Therapy to Stop Hair Loss
Facestation's Hair Replacement NYC


I recently began a… well a treatment for my thinning hair and male pattern baldness. I’m very excited about the process, not only because it may actually work, but because if it does it will have been as easy as it is effective.

Andrew DiSimone, a well known Manhattan hair stylist and owner of FaceStation hair salon and makeup studio, came to us at spa-nyc.com and said, “I have something new and amazing and I want everybody to know about it.” OK. Big discount? New hair product? New makeup line? Nope. What he wanted to share with us (and you!) so badly was a treatment for thinning hair and hair loss called Laser Hair Therapy. “Guys!” he said, barely containing his excitement, “This thing is WORKING!” So, as it is always our goal here at spy-nyc.com to help you by giving you as much information as possible – we decided to try it for ourselves and tell you about it.

Corrective Color & Hair Cut
Vartali Salon

I went to Vartali to experience a new color correction hair service from Jim and left with so much more.  The first thing that struck me about Vartali, especially being in the area that it is in, is how extremely friendly and outgoing the entire staff was.  Not only that, but in all the business, no one seemed rushed or crazed.  Everyone was cool, calm, collected … that made me very comfortable, very quickly!  I first met Nora- assistant manager of the salon.  She introduced me to Jim, my colorist and got me seated.

Curly Hair Cut & Color in NYC
Le Salon Chinois 

I am a curly-headed sloppy mess most days.  My naturally curly hair pretty much decides how it wants to act on a day to day basis, susceptible to the whims of the weather, its own cranky-frizzy mood, the moon and who knows what else.  I have little say about its behavior.  If you have curly hair – you know what I am talking about.  You also know then how important it is to have a good cut and color to keep your curls manageable and also how hard it is to find someone who actually knows how to handle your curly hair.  It’s simply not the same as other hair and shouldn’t be treated as such.  I’m still amazed at the number of professionals who don’t realize this.  

The Happiest of Happy Hours
Belazza Salon & Spa

Where can you can relax and enjoy a cocktail WHILE having your nails done? Don't bar hop at Happy Hour, hop into BELAZZA instead! I'm sick of crowded Manhattan bars at happy hour with lines at the bar for watered down drinks - what about that is happy or relaxing? Isn't that the purpose of happy hour - to be happy?

Japanese Set Perm (Ionic Set Perm)
Le Salon Chinois

 I. Love. My. Hair. Who SAYS that? I often say I love Catherine Zeta Jones’ beautiful cascading locks, and I definitely say I love Jennifer Aniston’s tousled tresses. I might, upon occasion, even say I love Jessica Simpson’s flowing Barbie Doll cum Daisy Duke curls. But you most certainly would not have heard me touting anything whatsoever about my own difficult mane. Enter Le Salon Chinois’ Japanese Set Perm (Ionic Set Perm). You’re probably familiar with the Japanese straightening process, or Thermal Reconditioning. The Set Perm uses the same technology, except that the hair will be curly instead of straight, and the process only takes about three hours.

Japanese Hair Straightening
Vartali Salon

For most of my life I have been a soldier in one of beauty’s most enduring conflicts – hair that is neither curly nor straight. Armed with a hair dryer in one hand and a flat iron in the other, I fought a daily battle against my greatest enemies, heat and humidity. However, one visit to Vartali Salon, located at 48 E. 57^th Street in Midtown Manhattan, for their Japanese Hair Straightening changed the course of this long-standing battle forever.

Men's Hair Color
Le Salon Chinois

When I think of men's hair color, I always think of Billy Idol. Platinum-blond dyed hair should only be worn by rockstars. I am not a rockstar (no, no don't argue with me, really I am not, but thank you), so I always thought hair color was not for me. Until now. Le Salon Chinois' expert colorist, Estelle, has shown me that men can have hair color that isn't trying to make some "statement". 

Hair Color
Vartali Salon

I have the over-processed look of someone who has sort of blond hair, who had it highlighted 6 months ago, and has been in the sun and the pool the entire summer. Yeah, it looks real pretty. That, plus my near white eyebrows from same said chlorine and sun, makes me look like I haven’t slept in weeks. What to do? Vartali to the rescue! Vartali Salon located on 57^th street on New York City's East Side is a cozy little salon with big style. Originally started in Europe and still located in Lyon, France, this New York City location has all the European style of its French counterpart with a downtown New York City flair. I needed a little French style for this burnt out New Yorker. So of course Vartali was a no brainier. Time to treat my tresses to a little TLC French style.

Corrective Hair Color
Le Salon Chinois

Being a hair-color addict, I was recently in desperate need of a root touch-up. Therefore I was thrilled with the service at Le Salon Chinois where I met with Danielle, who has been specializing in color for 7 years.  The friendly staff welcomed me, immediately offering me tea and other refreshments, and making me feel very comfortable.

Hair Cut & Style
Prive Salon

Boasting celebrity clients like Uma Thurman and Gwenyth Paltrow, and situated in the chic Soho Grand Hotel, Privé Salon has the right to be intimidating. One often associates famed stylists and posh clientele with a sort of accepted snootiness.  Well, make way for a complete shift of paradigm.

Japanese Hair Straightening
Le Salon Chinois

I have spent all of my life singing the "I-was-born-with-frizz-curly-hair" blues. Envious of my friends with their sleek, straight locks, and then came the solution that I had been searching for throughout my entire life – the Japanese Hair Straightening technique at Le Salon Chinois...

Hair Straightening
Stephen Knoll Salon

There is no avoiding it: the straight hair craze.  For us not-so-select few, the Winnie Cooper wannabes who sacrifice that extra half-hour (or more) of sleep to look "New York sleek" for work, the hours of blow-drying and ironing our poor tresses so they lay, calm and shiny, until we step outside into the humidity only to have them kink up again make us wonder if it is all worth it.

Men's Lowlight Hair Color
Le Salon Chinois

Men don't need to be afraid of hair color," says Gzime Leka, expert colorist and stylist at Le Salon Chinois. We have been told that grey hair adds distinction to men as they get older. But what if your hair is greying just past that distinguished point and simply making you feel old. Lowlights may be the answer you have been searching for. Lowlights isn't a dramatic coloring of the hair. It is subtle touches added to create vibrancy and add detail to grey hair. The result is a more youthful salt and pepper, dare we say Richard Gere-style, confidence booster... 

Men's Haircut
Vartali Salon

Vartali Salon's large picture window overlooks NYC's busy 57th Street, but the energy inside is a welcome break from the city's hectic hustle and bustle. After a warm greeting as I enter Vartali Salon, I meet my stylist, Gretchen Trukenbrod. Gretchen is a new addition to Vartali's expert roster of stylists, but her experience...

Haircut and Color
Le Salon Chinois

You know those annoying people who sit in the chair and have the GALL to say to the stylist "um, well, I don't really want you to, like, CHANGE the color of my hair. I just want it, you know, to be different. And um, can you not really take off any length or alter the shape of my style...but just make it look better and really great???” Well, those people are ME and those were basically my obnoxious directions as I settled in for my afternoon at the Le Chinois Salon..