(212) 888-3288
37 W 57th St 4th Fl
New York,
NY
10019
40.7635
-73.9751
Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown
Ouidad Salon
Last updated 6.17.09
What People Are Saying About Ouidad Salon
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The Ouidad Salon is one of Manhattan?s true gems, recognized throughout the industry for an unrivaled passion for curls! Located on 57th Street, the home of ?the curl experts? is a relaxing retreat where Ouidad and her team of experienced stylists tend to the tresses of a discerning curly clientele. Ouidad is a world-renowned hairstylist and curly hair expert who has devoted her life to celebrating, studying, styling, and educating the world about curls. In her NY salon, she shares her own precise cutting and styling techniques and treatments for all types of curls, waves, and textures.…
11/21/09
a must!!
by stacyco at Citysearch
so i recently went to ouidad after searching the internet like crazy! i had a early appointment before work..i figured if anyone will tell me the truth after a cut its my co-workers. i was set up to see melissa but when i got there they told me that she called out sick and that another stylist alex had to take me..i could care less i just needed help. she sat me down and dicussed what we were going to do. she saw and understood the problems i felt. after a long consult and she cut and did a styling demo on me and set me home with a booklet with everything to recreate it at home its been 3 weeks and i love it still!! my co worker noticed right away and sayed this is the best i have looked in a long time..gee thanks!!
- Pros: soft and touchable
- Cons: wish i did my deep treatment there
07/17/09
ITS TRUE
by stefma at Citysearch
so i called last minute today and booked an appt. i was so nervous nut my friend convinced me too. so i called and i got alex. i was even more nervous because i read a bad review on here about how ends ended frizzy.. but i was being dragged. so she sat me down for a consultation and really listened to me. i told he about the review and she said that frizz is part of the condition of your hair no the cut ask any chemist or stylist they will all tell you that. ok. then she continued to explain what she was gonna do and taught me so much along the way. no other stylist ever did that ..or said what i was gonna say before it came out of my mouth.. the end result was great!! she taught me how to style my hair and how to sleep on it and gave me a booklet to take home to replicate! i love her for making me love my hair again...thanks alex!! i strongly urge you to to go ...if your nervous just go in for a consult there free! which i didnt no that sure would have saved alot of kicking and screaming along the was
- Pros: finally got what i was looking for
- Cons: not open sat in summer
07/05/09
What's going on in the NYC OUIDAD salon-great to disaster
by DeniseMac at Citysearch
I have been getting OUIDAD haircuts for 6 years now. I started in the NYC salon and my life changed the day I left. The method of carving and slicing was amazing and I left with long shiny curls that made me love my hair. The products were also amazing, I could not get enough of the clear control pomade. When I moved to Massachusetts I started going to OUIDAD certified salon I also and still love (Maria's Salon). I consider myself very proficient in the OUIDAD system. In early June 2009, I went back to NYC for a wedding and met with Alex. I had one length hair with a slight angle just in the front. I asked her to keep everything and to do the usual OUIDAD haircut as it had been 6 months since my last carving and slicing. She proceeded to give me the worst haircut of my life which has left a 37 year old mom of a 19 month old crying in the bathroom (haven't done that with my hair since I was 20). The end haircut is fuzzy (not frizzy) and in the sape of a lions mane. It's about as big as that too. I can scare people if I take it out of the 4 barretts I need to keep it down. None of their products work anymore. She put layers in my hair as short as 2 inches from my scalp but did not intertwine them even. The result a 2 length haircut one short ontop of one long. I'm not exaggerating. A disaster. I went to Maria's Salon in MA (certified in the OUIDAD method) and she was just as confused. The only thing she could do was to cut length off and try to blend in the layers. This helped a lot and have a good shape for the haircut but Alex did something to it that will have it be fuzzy until it grows out. I called and complained to Alex and tried to speak to OUIDAD herself twice and got Alex intervening both times. I will write a letter next and I have pictures. I can not imagine what I would have done if this was the first time in this salon. I would have been so confused by all the positive reviews and have thought something was wrong with me. I know how great a OUIDAD cut can be and I feel that something is going amiss and they really need to be aware before doing this to more people.
- Pros: Nothing right now
- Cons: Changed cutting method that used to work great
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- Curly, Wavy, & Texture Experts
- Patented Carve & Slice Cuts
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The Ouidad Salon is one of Manhattan?s true gems, recognized throughout the industry for an unrivaled passion for curls! Located on 57th Street, the home of ?the curl experts? is a relaxing retreat where Ouidad and her team of experienced stylists tend to the tresses of a discerning curly clientele.
Ouidad is a world-renowned hairstylist and curly hair expert who has devoted her life to celebrating, studying, styling, and educating the world about curls. In her NY salon, she shares her own precise cutting and styling techniques and treatments for all types of curls, waves, and textures.
Says Ouidad, ?With just a few innovative, effective products and easy-to-master styling tips, we can show you how you can have beautiful healthy, manageable curls in less than 10 minutes each morning. Stop fighting Mother Nature! Learn to work with your waves and you?ll learn to love your curls!?
