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Illustration by Camille Roman
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Blonde Hair
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- Greg Ruggeri, Ruggeri NYC
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153 W. 18th St., nr. Eighth Ave. 212-229-2094
From his loungey two-chair lair, Aussie transplant Ruggeri whips up perplexingly natural-looking highlights, from icy blonde to caramel (from $200). And he can expertly transform previous color mishaps into born-with-it blonde strands, too.
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Illustration by Camille Roman
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Brunette
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- Lena Ott, ION Studio
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41 Wooster St., nr. Broome St. 212-343-9060
The color wizard (Lady Gaga has been a client) has recently begun concentrating on brunettes (from $125). Her disciples include model of the moment Britt Maren, whom Ott took straight from platinum to rich dark chocolate last month.
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Illustration by Camille Roman
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Red
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- Victoria Hunter, Whittemore House Salon
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45 Grove St., nr. Bleecker St. 212-242-8880
Something of an artist of the most fickle color, Hunter uses a special hair-painting technique to create a range of reds from candy-apple to copper to burgundy that miraculously manage to still look good even as they fade (from $120).
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Illustration by Camille Roman
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Curly Hair
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- Miko and Titi Branch, Miss Jessie’s Salon
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441 Broadway, nr. Grand St. 212-966-5600
Bed-Stuy’s Branch sisters have brought their “Angle/Balance” technique of dry-curl cutting to a new space in Soho (from $350).
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Illustration by Camille Roman
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Straightening
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- Sam Brocato, Sam Brocato Salon
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42 Wooster St., nr. Grand St. 212-334-3777
The Gossip Girl–name-checked Brocato’s new Curlinterrupted Smoothing System is a highly effective alternative to formaldehyde straighteners. It’s so gentle that stylists need not wear gloves to apply it (from $350).
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Illustration by Camille Roman
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Pixie Cut
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- Jordan Blackmore, Three Squares Studio
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444 W. 17th St., nr. Tenth Ave. 917-847-3384
An ultraversatile cutter (and colorist; he famously took Marc Jacobs blue), Blackmore has a knack for tricky, supershort chops (from $225).
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Illustration by Camille Roman
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Men’s Cut
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- Persons of Interest
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299 Smith St., nr. Union St., Carroll Gardens; 718-858-5300
Steve Marks’s reboot of Sal’s barbershop kept the kitschy décor while ramping up the scissor-wielding talent (stylists from Spiff and Deluxe moonlight here). Plus cuts (from $40) come with free beer.