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    Riva Salon

    4.6 (368 reviews)
    PriceyHair Salons
    Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    By appointment only

    Services - Riva Salon

    Bridal hair services

    Blowout

    Chemical treatment

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    Color only

    Haircut

    Cut and color

    Hair styling

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    I called to make an appointment this morning and lucky for me they had one available! I was immediately greeted and my jacket was taken to be hung before I got my hair shampooed. My Stylist was Dayra, she was nice and professional. She asked me what I wanted and what my end goal was. I wanted layers and shape without losing length, because I Love my long hair. It was a butterfly cut essentially and came out perfect! I couldn't be more happy with it! The salon is also clean, nice and bright. The kind of atmosphere that makes you feel pampered. Everyone around there seemed knowledgeable as well.

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    Cynthia R.

    Amazing at what they do and customer service was amazing and very quick! My daughter and I got our hair done and enjoyed the entire experience! Will definitely be returning!

    Gabrielle W.

    I've been coming here for almost a year now and I always leave the salon looking fabulous! Gabby does an amazing job when it comes to trims and blowouts. She's a perfectionist and always exceeds my expectations when it comes to my haircuts. She also offers curly cuts, which is originally what drew me in as I have curly hair. I've attached a picture of my hair after my first visit! My hair has grown a lot and Gabby has really helped me maintain my length and always provides advice when it comes to keeping it healthy! 10/10 recommend

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    Debra C.

    This review is a couple weeks late but I wanted to take the time to make sure I expressed this all correctly. First, the technical portion...I got a wonderful color from Lauren, a fantastic cut from Orlando, and some great additional tweaks from Issak. But those aren't what this review is about. Their prices are high...but reasonable for the services. But at that price point, you expect people to be technically proficient at their jobs. And they all are. But that's not the reason I would recommend to anyone, if you're debating where to go or looking for a new salon...GO HERE. PICK THIS SALON. Let me give you a free general piece of life advice...never make a big hair change on top of a huge life change. Just don't. I didn't take my own advice and that's the point of this review. Like many people, the last few years have not been easy. My husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness right before the pandemic, all the years of the pandemic stuff we all went through, I changed jobs, we moved from upstate down to Queens, and I was going back to an office for the first time in over 3 years. I hadn't had a professional hair cut or color in over 3 years. I wanted a change-to modernize, to look professional again, and yes, to be the kickoff of a brand new start. I did my research on Queens' salons and kept coming back to Riva-so I called to make an appointment, and they had availability the day after we moved. The. Day. After. I should've said no, lets look further out. I should have run...but I didn't, so I came to the salon the day after moving an entire household over 200 miles. I left a house full of boxes, tired and aggravated family, I had NO idea how to get around the neighborhood and I thought this was a great choice of a day to completely change my hair! LOL Ohhhh boy. I walked into the salon with box-colored DARK brown hair and I wanted to go light. I wanted blonde. And bless her heart, Lauren did it. 7 hours later, she managed to turn a home-colored dark mess into a gorgeous light brown with caramel and blond highlights. And Orlando gave me a fantastic cut I couldn't stop staring at. And what did I do? How did I react? I cried. I sat in a chair and bawled....and I could not stop. Why? Because as gorgeous as it was (and it was), it didn't exactly match the picture in my head. Uh-huh, Go on, crazy person (I can hear everyone reading this thinking that and you would not be wrong). I couldn't stop crying. The real reason? I was worn out from the last few years of constant stress, and exhausted from the move and had barely slept the night before. I just couldn't put any of that into words, so I just kept crying (believe me, I knew I looked and sounded like an idiot. I tried stopping, it wasn't happening). What happened next is why I will never go anywhere else for my hair as long as we live in the area and why I can't urge anyone who is reading this too strongly to GO TO RIVA. Seriously, GO HERE. In many, many salons (we've all seen customers have a bad moment or two over the years) I would have been handed a tissue and a bill and sent on my way. Nope. Isaak, the owner, came over to the chair and told me, "It's ok, don't worry, we'll make it what you want." He didn't say they would fix it...there was nothing to fix. It was a gorgeous cut and a beautiful color but he saw that I was completely overwhelmed and instead of trying to convince me that it was ok, he leaned into the moment I was having. He gave me the option to stay then or leave and come back in a week or so (I stayed b/c if I'd left like that, I don't think I would have gone back) and he put some more highlights in. It wasn't a ton of them-it honestly didn't change the overall look that much, but it was what I needed at that moment. Lauren was so kind and understanding after spending literally hours fixing my hair and doing an amazing job, only to have me start bawling. Orlando gave me a wonderful cut, and then styled it again after Isaak did the extra color. Like I said in the beginning of the review...at a certain price point (at any price point really, but we all know the expectations when the price rises), you expect that people will be technically proficient at their jobs. Everyone I saw at Riva was all that and more, but it was their kindness that I will never forget. It was their ability to look and see that I wasn't just being a difficult person (and I was crying, I never said anything rude or mean), there was more behind the upset than anything to do with the color or cut. They took the extra time to meet me where I was and I will forever be grateful for that. I've attached before and after pics and all I can continue to say is GO HERE!

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    They did a amazing job with me and my daughter! Orlando did my hair and it came out perfect!

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    Lauren did an amazing job on my hair! Super friendly and kind. Will be returning for a touch up!

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    IM IN LOVEEEEE! Jody did my balayage and it's absolutely amazing! It's worth it!! The best!!!!

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    Ask the Community - Riva Salon

    Is Dayra back at the salon?

    Yes she is. :) I hear she's GREAT. Choosing her for my daughter and myself next time we go by.

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    Review Highlights - Riva Salon

    The staff was very sweet and accommodating and the owner- Isaac did such a phenomenal job on my hair.

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