I have incredibly difficult hair, and it's been butchered by even very competent stylists. But then I met Marty at Hair Play. I am a very poor grad student, but save my pennies to spend a few... More

I have incredibly difficult hair, and it's been butchered by even very competent stylists. But then I met Marty at Hair Play. I am a very poor grad student, but save my pennies to spend a few hours in Marty's chair. My hair looks rockstar fabulous for weeks and months on end, and evokes tons of compliments. And even though my hair takes a long time to color and cut to get right, he is so dedicated to his art that rather than rush me through, he'll stay even well after closing time to do it right. And ladies with frustrating curly hair - he specializes in it! All the stylists there rock, but I will only ever go to Marty. Downside? Hair Play is a bit pricey, but not moreso than other good salons in the city, and it's so totally worth it. You won't be disappointed!
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I went to one of the 'top' stylists for color & was quite disappointed. I have naturally mahogany dark hair; I had lightened it & just wanted to go back to natural. I was nervous someone would douse... More

I went to one of the 'top' stylists for color & was quite disappointed. I have naturally mahogany dark hair; I had lightened it & just wanted to go back to natural. I was nervous someone would douse it with tar-black & wanted my natural brown so I thought I'd pay more for subtlety. $95 & 3 hours of pretentious fussing later, I had...yes...tarrish looking hair with very little natural light or reflection in it. And this after enduring protein mixes, 'light' sprays & long-winded hair chemistry explanations. I’m quite confident I could find a similar black on the shelf at Walgreens. All of the negatives of a fancy place (pretentiousness, heavy product pushing, very $$, long wait) without even decent results. (oh, and sanitation concerns...no bathroom sink???)
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