I am totally impressed with Salon Opus. I used to travel from Long Island into the city to get my hair done at a swanky salon on 5th Avenue until my stylist moved to Columbia, so I started to search for a high quality salon near home. I found this diamond in the rough via this website (its location is in a typical Long Island strip mall with a low-end supermarket and your usual array of shops), and after reading ultra positive reviews, I decided to go for a color and cut. Lenore, the colorist, is lovely and realistic, assessing my hair to see what it needed, and the color came out natural and vibrant. The stylist, Tiago, is an absolute artist. He not only gave me a gorgeous cut, but worked wonders with a hair dryer. The final touches resulted in a stylish and chic look! I sent my finacee to him before our wedding day (who at the time had an overgrown, butchered look from a barber shop gone wrong), and I can not believe how the shape of his hair transformed into a flattering, manageable yet sophisticated look. Our experience was so fantastic, we used him to style our hair for our wedding day. Tiago created a beautiful updo for me and a blowout for my husband. The best part about all of this is the price-I can not believe that I could get a cut and blowout for under $50, including the tip! Color was reasonable and my husband got a top notch men's haircut for $25. Updos and wedding make up are competitively priced as well. I highly recommend this salon!
Pros: Fantasic, highly skilled stylist: Tiago, excellent value, serves bagels and coffee on Saturdays, efficient and timely service
Cons: In a strip mall, which throws the ambiance off, but otherwise a phenomonal salon
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