Mark Garrison

Mark Garrison has been cutting my hair for years. Love the cuts, the products and the staff. People stop me on the street and ask who cuts my hair. Great for short hair. Can't wait for my next appointment. more

Rosie is a master hairstylist. She listens to what I want and then makes magic! and Luba hides all those gray hairs perfectly. more

Mark Garrison gives the best haircut anywhere - people stop me on the street all the time and ask where I get my hair cut, and Luba is the best colorist I've ever had more

I have been going to Mark Garrison to have my color done for the past 5 years and each time I have it done my husband notices that my hair looks great but doesn't know it is because of the color. It is so natural. Pros: My treatment always starts on time. Cons: Sometimes it seems to take a little too long. more

I've been going to the Mark Garrison Salon for almost 6 years. I started going to color classes and found the most fantastic colorist. I have recommended many people over the years and all have been as happy. Coming from a family that owned salons, I know I am in good hands. Thank you. more

There was a time that this was an amazing salon, but no more. I stuck around for five bad cuts (with Mark) hoping to get the great cuts I started with, but they never happened. I finally called it quits when I came home and my husband said I looked like Hugh Grant! It is amazing however, that all these good reviews appear AFTER the salon mailed out a 20% coupon for posting a review on this website, which they wanted to read before honoring the discount! Cons: Expensive, bad cuts more

Ive been going to Mark Garrison salon for several years now. The best service of the salon for me is by colorist Sam! He does an awesome job on my hair. When I first met him, I had blonde highlights in y hair and I was very unhappy. I was becoming a blonde! My natural color was in the reddish family but had gone more toward mousy brown as I got a little older. he immediatley said he saw me as a redhead, not a blonde! Now my hair is this gorgeous shade of red (not screaming red or eggplant) and everyone thinks it is my natural color. People stop me and ask me if its natural and then want to know where I color my hair. Sam has such a great eye for color and also a very nice personality as well. Rosie cuts my hair and does a fine job as well., but Sam is definitely my guy. I would never consider coloring my hair elsewhere. Pros: Color Department, friendly staff, haircuts, Cons: prices increase very frequently, ambience a little cold but maybe thats the look. more

I've been going to Mark Garrison for 4 years now. I followed Red, my stylist, there. She introduced me to Patricia, my colorist and between the two of them, I always come out looking fabulous. The atmosphere is always relaxing and there is a great energy there. Everyone there is very well put together and perfectly coiffed, very important for staff at a salon. After all, would you go to a salon where the stylist or colorists don't look good? Pros: Great staff! more

Mark Garrison is the best salon in town! It has the most well-trained staff that have magical hands! The coloring/highlighting comes out amazing. Basic haircuts are way overpriced; however, you can go to one of the ""stylists in training"" who are just as good for much less. I live in Chicago and will only get my hair done here! Pros: Great skilled staff Cons: Very expensive more

I have been going to Mark Garrison?s salon for a number of years now, and each time I go, I am even more pleasantly surprised. The entire experience from when you step foot in the door until you leave is exceptional. Everyone there exceeds my expectations. Golan gives an incredible haircut. Highly recommended. You have to be able to trust in order to let him do his magic, but it is well worth it. However, in terms of color, Patricia is my favorite! She listens to what you want, but also gives her opinions in order to give you highlights that compliment your skin tone while looking incredibly natural at the same time. Only negative is that they are becoming more and more popular which cuts into one on one time with your stylist. At times, you feel as though you are passed off from person to person, but the end result is well worth it. Expensive?... Yes. Worth every penny?... absolutely!! more

After years of looking, I've finally found a salon I've been happy with both color and cut. Patricia is an amazing colorist and will take the time to tweak the color to your liking. Rosie's styles hold up well long after the initial cut. Everyone is super nice and will not push anything on you. Prefer the down to earth vibe here to some of the other high salons with attitude. Pros: super nice vibe, ambience more

Mark has been cutting my hair since 1995, so I am not exactly a new client. But, yet, after all these years, I believe he is the ONLY stylist to see in NYC. He is an artist. Yet, he always works with the client to achieve hair that she/he is comfortable living in. My advice is just to let him do his design magic. Go ahead; be brave. He has surrounded himself with a talented staff and beautiful space. This all speaks to his own eye for beauty. My only negative advice is that I would steer clear of the Brazilian Keratin treatment. It really fried my hair---and, my hair is virgin (uncolored). By the way, neither Mark nor his staff has ever tried to pressure me into coloring my hair even though it would be much more money in their pockets. You will not go wrong with Mark or any of his staff !! more

Sanae and the rest of the staff at Mark Garrison are fabulous! Great, friendly service and the perfect haircuts. The candy bowl at the front of the salon is the icing on the cake! Worth every penny! Pros: stylish haircuts, friendly staff more

Everyone I've seen at the salon knows what they're doing. You can't really go wrong with any of the stylists--the staff is great. My only complaint (and almost every salon does this, not just MG) is when the stylist lets his or her assistant finish the blowdry with a flat iron. Sometimes they literally iron out all the gorgeous body and shape that the stylist created with the blowdryer and brush. But when the stylist does the blowdry from start to finish, I can honestly say I've had some of my best blowouts at Mark Garrison :) more

While on vacation in Michigan, I decided to get a haircut at a local beauty salon. The stylist butchered my hair. I came back to NYC with an awul bowl cut. I went to Mark Garrison and asked if there was any way that my hair could be fixed. The stylist took over an hour to cut my hair, but when she was done I had the best haircut I've ever had. It was absolutely the perfect cut. I couldn't believe it. They also fixed the color with a glaze. I have never been happier with a haircut/color. I will never go anywhere else for a haircut. Pros: Everything about Mark Garrison was a Pro! Cons: A little pricey, but worth every penny more

One the best and reputable salons you can find in Manhattan. Service is class A. I've been coming to this salon for my haircuts for the past 4 years and have been truly satisfied with their work and expertise in hairstyling. They're just one of the very few that I can trust with haircuts! Highly recommended! Pros: ambience Cons: can't think of any really more

Besides the friendly, warm staff - this is the best place to go for color and cut in the city! more

Although I write about beauty and fashion, this is my first review for Citysearch. The reason why I'm suddenly inspired is that I got a haircut by Mark Garrison at his salon and it blew my mind. The guy's got hands as gifted as his eye. I was wearing my hair very Jackie Kennedy style, thinking it elegantly retro. He thought it added about three decades to my 46 years so he sliced two inches off the bottom to little longer than a bob length, which, since I have a long face, turned out to be flattering to my face and neck, which is long and he thought I should show it off. He then angled my hair around my face to show off my cheekbones and created long layers everywhere else so my hair would have lots of movement. It's a style that I love because it makes me younger and even feel younger. As for his salon, it's well-kept, the floors constantly swept, and the staff full of smiles and aiming to please, asking if you'd like something to drink, getting extra towels if your cold, etc. And, if you can't afford Mark's price, there's a real range among his staff, all of whom he personally trained so you can trust their skill. Plus, he checks every haircut that leaves his salon to ensure the quality is up to snuff. Sometimes, he'll even pick up a scissor and do a final snip-snip. That's what I call a ""hands-on"" business owner. more

I've been a client for years at this haven for fashion forward, trendsetting, and state of the art hair design. Mark Garrison keeps the focus where it should be and that is HAIR. You won't find a manicurist or a waxer in the house, only stylists and colorists. They are the best in the field and all at the top of the heap in the over saturated marketplace of hair artists in New York City. It's not surprising since all technicians are trained from within by Mark's extensive apprenticeship program. Why, I've watched over the years such stylist as Sanae, Rosie, Redd, Raquel and Maria move up through the ranks from apprentice to full fledge senior sylists. Once promoted, they all teach their craft to the up and coming apprentices in a great environment where everyone gives back. They've all cut and styled my hair at one time or another and one is as great as the next as each adds their special something into mix. This is all a testament to Mark himself who takes time to train each and everyone to the highest degree in perfectionism in all they do. The color dept is the best in New York City by far with senior colorist Joseph at the helm and all the colorist trained by him. I've had Joseph, Lyuba,Edita, Patricia, Sofije and Sam all perform their magic on my mane and no other salon has ever come close to the quality they achieve. When not doing color on clients, the colorists are developing new techniques to teach in their apprentices. Mark told me that the teachers learn more about their art by teaching it. That is so true, if you have to explain what you're doing then you have to really know your stuff, and that they do! more

I have been to many high end salons but my experience with Mark Garrison Salon had exceeded my expectations in every sense of the word. I got a cut with Sanae and and color Lyuba. Sanae was very attentive to my needs and what I was looking for, since my hair is naturally curly it's very hard to style and manage. She gave me a flattering layered cut that I could style my hair curly or straight. Then I saw Lyuba for highlights which it has been the best color I ever had In my life. Prior to seeing Lyuba I have been to many colorist and the always end up giving me a copperish color that didn't flatter my skin tone at all, however Lyuba, she gave a color tone that compliments my skin tone and added fine highlight that made the cut worth a million bucks.Another thing that I loved about the Salon was their staff they are very friendly. Overall it exceeded my experience more