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    Aaron Emanuel Salon

    4.2 (528 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Jehana V.

    Coming to this salon is a mistake I regret terribly...I am baffled by the positive reviews on this page. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT COLOR YOUR HAIR HERE. I hope this review saves someone the grief that I now experience due to my botched hair. I first went to the 77th st location for a balayage. My goal was to subtly accentuate my curls with hints of caramel after dedicating 6 whole months to getting my natural hair back.  The result was too much bleach in patchy strips. I was grateful that they agreed to fix it - that's when things got worse. The owner Aaron Emanuel worked on my hair himself, spent the time to consult with me and then basically did whatever he wanted. He insisted that a wash of toner was the way to go. First of, the toner did not correct the patchy application of color from the first time. So Aaron decided I needed another wash. I landed up with global color that was several shades darker than my natural color and NO visible highlights. Aaron's response to that was to gaslight me saying A) the highlights ARE visible (I've asked at least a dozen people and no one but Aaron can see these invisible highlights) B) that my new color matches my natural hair color (fascinating how Aaron seems to know my hair color better than me.)     I also chose to do a keratin-like procedure called Magic Sleek  because my hair was so ruined from the bleach. Aaron misguided me on the treatment by telling me it is just like Keratin. It is NOT. Keratin gives hair a natural smoothing and it still has waves. The treatment he recommended has made my hair poker straight falling flat with jarring ends. It does not wash out like Keratin so I'm stuck with this now. Mind you, my goal was to enhance my natural curls, which are now completely gone. I also want to point out that I had a 25% off voucher for my next salon visit which they did not honor for the Magic Sleek, so I paid full price bringing the total cost of Aaron Emanuel and associates ruining my hair to a prohibitive amount. Lord knows how much I need to pay to fix this now. My best bet at this point is to completely chop off the monstrosity that they have endowed upon my face. I am truly heartbroken.

    Original balayage by Ranni
    Susanne B.

    Review UPDATE!!!!! If I could give the customer service and color correction team 10 stars, I would!! As soon as I posted my review about my unhappiness with my original experience, a manager reached out to me and asked what they could do to fix it. This goes a LONG way with me as it shows how much pride they take in their business and making sure their customers are happy! When I went in that same day, the owner even came over to me to apologize and explain. Very kind. Taylor did my color correction and he was so thorough in examining what had happened and explaining how he was going to take care of it I am exceedingly I impressed by what he was able to do to salvage my balayage. It's because of his great technique and the professionalism of the management that I will actually be back to this salon in the future!! _________________________________________ Original: I am INCREDIBLY disappointed in the technique used for my "balayage." I made an appointment to see Taylor based on photos I had seen of their work. When I arrived for my appointment, Taylor was not there and they said I would be with a new stylist, Ranni. I was understanding about this but now I REALLY wish I hadn't been. I had very little blonde in my hair and had been growing out my roots for months in anticipation of finally getting a balayage. I am so gutted and disappointed with what I actually ended up with. I walked away with what basically looks like VERY heavy handed chunky full highlight with no blending that starts a few inches from the root. It's clear Ranni did not listen to anything I said or head any of the photos I showed him

    Warm chestnut balayage
    Wendy C.

    I have been growing my hair out for the past few years. Over the few years I thought about chopping it or coloring it. But last year stopped me from doing anything to my hair since I was on bridesmaid and maid of honor duties, and I wanted to leave it as is for the pros to style my hair for the two weddings. Well, it's a new year & I'm off wedding duties! I have been wanting to get a balayage for a while, so I browsed through the trusty Yelp and read a lot of reviews to find "the one" salon. I landed on this salon, found a voucher online, and booked an appointment right away. The voucher was for a full head balayage & blowout. The receptionist was so kind to squeeze me in for a balayage for that evening I called on a Friday and accepted the voucher for the session. The closest train station would be the 4&6 or Q line. Once I arrived, I met my beautiful hair stylist, Kumru. She took such great care from beginning to the end (about 2.5hr long). I was offered a drink before we started - I got green tea and was offered a refill throughout the session. I felt that Kumru took the time to make sure I was comfortable, so comfortable I fell asleep half way through or almost the entire session. She also spent the time to style & curl my hair at the end. The only uncomfortable part was when I was getting my hair washed and combing my tangled hair could have been a little more gentle. We took some before pictures, but I did not have any on my phone to post here for before & after looks :( However, the outcome is gorgeous and I love how it looks - a warm natural chestnut brown. I am also glad I did not go for the gray/purple shade from a couple pics I had shown her before we started. At the end, we took after pictures & videos. They also offered me a discount for my next visit which I will definitely come back again!

    What I got
    Erin M.

    My stylist was really sweet, but after two tries and one re-toning it's still nothing like what I asked for. I've been looking forward to getting my hair done for months, and have been crying since. I think it honestly looks dreadful on me, and it's frustrating that I was so clear about the color and style that I wanted. I would have asked to fix it again when I was there but he had already moved onto another client and I felt like an annoyance. I've been having such a hard time lately that I was clinging to this to brighten my world a little. Just a flop :( I wasn't going to post the stylists name. But I feel like he completely disregarded what I asked for and on top of that, did a terrible job. Camilo. He also wasn't the stylist I was supposed to have. He told me he could only use one color... but that's not a balayage? Alrighty! I'm so pissed. My fellow Grouponers: Contact Groupon and INSIST on a refund. If they say that you can only be issued a refund within 3 days of purchase, PERSIST. It's not the best, but I was able to get $50 in Groupon Bucks. You bet I won't be using it at any hair salons, though! Based on the reviews I've seen from you guys on here, it seems that these stylists really just don't give a crap about the hair of those using the Groupon, and on top of that, treat you badly. How about don't issue Groupons if you think less of those using it? If you're not going to do things correctly? Just because I'm using a Groupon doesn't mean I don't deserve good hair :) Thanks!!!

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    Jacqueline F.

    Ranne worked some Miracles; my hair is the most beautiful it has ever been and I love it. Staff was super professional and attentive. The place was nice and the atmosphere was relaxing. Súper in loVe with my hair; I will definitely be going back again.

    Before
    Sabrina M.

    I'll start off with the environment of Aaron Emanuel Salon, clean and welcoming. Upon arrival I was offered something to drink and made to feel relaxed. Everyone was very friendly. Now my hair, I have had horror stories with people over processing or damaging my hair so I'm always a little nervous when finding a hair stylist. Camilo transformed my hair experience! He listened to exactly what I wanted, went through the process with me, was honest and direct. I felt comfortable knowing he wasn't just doing a job he cared about my hair. He took his time to make sure it was perfect and came out the way I expected it to. I left there feeling amazing, I love the way my hair came out! I was really struggling to find a hair dresser in the city who I liked and trusted I'm so excited to finally have found Camilo!

    Melissa P.

    I (stupidly) purchased a Groupon for a full balayage and blow dry. My semester just concluded so I finally had a moment to "treat myself". I read some reviews and found that Nora was probably the way to go. I got an appointment right away, which was a tad unnerving if I am honest, and proceeded to go on a nice walk from the UWS to the UES to get my hair done. When I arrived I was 9 minutes late due to taking one wrong turn in the park on my way across town; I apologized. Everyone minus the front desk employee (the same person that later took care of my wash and part of my dry, who was lovely) just seemed to be in a bad mood. There wasn't much interaction with the guests, mostly salon gossip. Nora wasn't really friendly at first, but seemed to try for a moment. I explained what I was looking for, which was just a touch up and a tad lighter around my face. She went to work right away just slapping color on my head. I started to get nervous and re-mentioned that I was looking for something subtle and like small highlights; she really looked irritated when I mentioned that. Look, I get it, this is what you do for a living, but I have been getting my hair done for a long time and know how my hair works and (more importantly) I know what I like. I didn't say anything else but was freaking out inside the rest of the visit. Speaking of unprofessional, when the man next to me was finishing a hair cut he blew the hair all over me and the woman he was working on. I've never seen this much unprofessionalism in a salon. Ok...back to my hair... I always, always have to get toner. I mentioned this in the first place. When my hair was washed there was no toner used, I know this, because I now have SPOTS and a few gaps of color missing. You can easily see these bleach spots on the top of my hair, and the right side so when I go to pull my hair up it will look like I cannot afford to get my hair done. When they went to blow dry my hair the woman I mentioned above (not Nora) was great, very tentative and gentle. Nora came in to help finish the dry, but kept pulling my head so hard -- SO HARD that I couldn't keep my head or neck in one place. I do not have a sensitive head; I have a ton of hair and realize this, and mentioned it when I made the appointment. On top of that, she burned my scalp. She held the heat right next to my scalp and you could see the smoke and smelled hair burning. I just can't. I tried keeping my cool. I was so happy when the torture drying was done that I just got up, went and paid the extra $25 long hair fee, and still gave a tip because I am too nice of a person. Listen. I understand that I purchased a Groupon to try...I've never done that before, and won't ever do it again. I have a hair dresser in SF that I love, but I live in NYC most of the year now and needed to find someone I could trust here. I completely failed at that. I am so sad. I can hide some of the spots but when you look up close it's quite clear they are there, especially the dots on the scalp and right side highlight. What upsets me the most is if she would have trusted that I understand my hair, she would have used toner and I wouldn't even have these issues. The whole experience was degrading, upsetting, and just all around horrific. I am starting to think some of these reviews are made up. Something has to be going on that I am missing...or, maybe they just do not work with blonde hair all that often? Who knows. What I do know is I paid for a service and did not get it, but was so sad and my head hurt (still does) so I just wanted to get out of there. I walked home quickly and even cried. I don't mean to sound like a baby, but I love my hair and work really hard to take good care of it. Look elsewhere. Edit for update: I finally got around to posting the photos I took the day after my horrific experience. I just went to a new hairdresser to fix the issues and he pointed out everything I already realized was wrong and a few others I did not notice. Another $150 later my hair looks almost back to normal. He actually showed me that Nora missed entire areas; so, not only did I deal with the random bleach spots and orange tiger color, but she neglected areas that should have been painted. Regardless, my hair is damaged from her poor work and care, so I just purchased Olaplex to see if it helps. I also contacted the BBB to report this salon and am trying to get my money back from Groupon / reported them there, too. Again, run. The reviews have to be fake from friends. This is not a good salon by any means, unless maybe you are just getting a blow-out where they hopefully don't burn your head like what happened to me. Even the new reviews popping up are horrible! Stop by a new salon and see their work with your own eyes before you go anywhere else. That's what I did with my new place and they were (are) incredible.

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    1 month ago

    So easy to schedule and they did such an amazing job! Definitely coming back every time for highlights.

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    3 months ago

    Melissa just cut and styled my hair and it looks fantastic!!! The salon is really nice. Everyone there is friendly and professional.

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    Matilda is the best Great highlights , touch up, haircut and lowlights. Highly recommend salon

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    Amazing all around! Hair color, highlights, Brazilian blowout, styling and haircut! Best of the UES! I use Aaron but all are amazing!

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    The worst haircut I have ever got. Don't let them touch your hair. Very disappointing.

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    Thank you Sabrina for the kind review. We hope to see you again.

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    Thank you so much Rebecca :)

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    Always love the service here. They are friendly, receptive and give great haircuts at a reasonable price.

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    Thank you Cheree for the great review. We hope to see you again

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