Eiji
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 838-3454
- Cross Street:
- 57th Street
- Directions:
- N, R, W at 5th Ave
- Hours:
- Thu-Tue 9am-6pm, Wed 9am-4:30pm
Editorial Review for Eiji – by Erin Behan
In Short
The upscale clientele appreciates the decorative Japanese artifacts and modern artwork by the salon's own interior designer, Koicha Hara. The clean, airy and bright space hosts dry-cut master Eiji Yamane and his well-trained staff. The salon experience starts as usual--in a dimly lit shampoo room with comfy chairs and complimentary herbal tea. But the difference in cut begins when the hair is immediately blow-dried after washing. It's then snipped and styled, a painstaking--but extremely precise--process.
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Insider Tips
Look GoodEiji's clients receive complimentary bang trims between visits to maintain their look.
The ExtrasA small manicure and pedicure station makes sure your fingers and toes are as kempt as your haircut.
User Reviews for Eiji
03/31/2007 Posted by susiepark
As a woman with curly hair, it is very difficult to get a haircut that looks good when it isn't painstakingly straightened. Sure, it looks good when they first cut it but the next day!? Thanks to this salon, I'm having "good hairdays" every day! My appointment was with Kay and he was amazing. He spent a lot of time examining my hair and talking about it and how it should be cut. After the shampoo, Kay blew it out and commenced cutting. That took about an hour and I could tell he was really concentrating on every snip...it was interesting to watch. After he was done he wanted to wet it again and see it curly, but I insisted on leaving it straight - you always want what you haven't got! :) Instead, he said that when I washed it and it curled up again, if I wasn't satisfied or felt anything needed to be changed, I could just call him and he'd fix it. However, it looks great curly too so that's not necessary. One thing I noticed was how friendly and welcoming everyone is at Eiji. There's no snobby atmosphere, even though this is a high-end salon. I'm definitely planning on going back for my next haircut - it's worth the money for the personalized and skilled haircut.
01/18/2007 Posted by vivzan
Normally, my hair looks nothing like what the stylist did after I leave the salon, but not this time. My hair has great movement and lays beautifully and that's thanks to having a dry cut with Cynthia at Eiji. This was my first time having a dry cut and going to Eiji Salon. I wasn't sure what the experience would be and I heard it would take about an hour and a half to cut my hair. First, Cynthia and I spoke about what I wanted and then I got shampoo'd by her assistant, who went on and blow-dried most of my shoulder-length hair except of the top sections. Cynthia then took over, separating my hair and straight-ironing a section my hair to cut. Each section was first ironed straight, then cut. It was very interesting to watch the amount of focus and precision Cynthia put into the cutting and styling of my hair. The technique is completely different than what occurs during a wet cut. Afterwards, Cynthia told me that I wouldn't need to show up for another cut for about 12-14 weeks if I wanted to maintain the length, but that my hair would retain the shape of the cut if I chose to grow it out. It looks great and I'm really happy with the cut. Try them out!
Pros: precision cuts, friendly staff and astmosphere
Cons: length of time may be a "con" to some
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