Fringe Salon

Had one of the best haircuts I’ve ever had here with Giselle. Was really in tune with what I wanted to do with my hair and was so nice! Definitely coming back and would recommend everyone to check this place out.

Loved these ladies. They took the time to get it right and offered a second process to get it right. I assumed it would be additional cost, but they ended up correcting for free. New go-​to salon. Thank you!

Michelle has been cutting my hair for about 4 – 5 years now and I cant say enough great things about her. Not only is she a very talented and knowledgable stylist/​colorist, she is also incredibly patient and super sweet.
I give her my (oftentimes whacky) new hairstyle ideas and she gives me her honest opinion about whether it could work well with my facial structure and general style. Then she works SLOWLY to take me to where I feel comfortable going. She is not one of these egotistical stylists who decides you need 6 inches cut off your hair when you asked for 2 inches. She works with you, and does what she says she’s going to do. And the results are always flattering.
Unfortunately, I have been dealing with an illness which has involved hair loss. Michelle has been right there to help me figure out ways to adjust my hair style to look my best. And I have to say, I still get compliments when I leave the salon. She has been an important part of feeling confident during these trying times.
I get my bangs freshened up for free in between cuts, to always look sharp. The salon is conveniently located close to the subway station. Everyone there is friendly, music and décor is poppin, and there’s all you can drink filtered water and tea. Thumbs up!

I’ve been going to Fringe to see Michelle for years… I will never let anyone else touch my hair!
Once upon a time I was a red-​red-​redhead, with a shaved-​up-​the-​back severely angled Aeon Flux bob. I decided I wanted to grow it out, and Michelle patiently shaped it into layers that did not look insane until it was chin length, and then shoulder length, and then LONG.
Then I started sailing, like really sailing for a week at a time on the ocean. And I returned from a week of sailing with salt-​fried, sun-​bleached hair that might have best been described as… maybe orange? A little blonde? It wasn’t what a shade I ever would have picked, but once it was on my head, I loved it. I didn’t love the partial, uneven bleach job the sun had done on me, but Michelle was able to fix it, threading copper and blonde tones throughout. Her balayage should hang on a wall, it’s that good.
One of my favorite things about Michelle is that she is realistic and honest about what she thinks will look good and work for me… I am not a person who will come in every two weeks for a touch-​up, and she has consistently given me colour that grows out beautifully. When I decided I wanted to go“even blonder”, she boosted me without making a dramatic change, and even that turned out to be little much for me, so she toned it down to something a little more subtle (yes, I’m one of those: «Let’s go big! But not really big. I mean I want a big change! But sort of a little big change».)
Anyway, I get tons of compliments on how my «natural colour» is wherever I go. I never thought I’d give up my bright red hair, but Michelle has made blonde look so good on me that I now can’t ever imagine going back!
Love it, love her, and recommend Michelle and Fringe to the ends of the earth. Just don’t fill up her calendar entirely… I need her in my life!

I went to Fringe on the recommendation of a friend. I moved here from my hometown and had only had two people ever in my life do my hair. It’s curly, long, and time consuming. I needed someone who understood my worries and would ease my anxiety. My friend recommended Melody, who has a lot of curly hair experience.
She’s the best! My hair was this curly hair disaster with brown/​blonde highlights and layers. She suggested that I go back to my natural color for a few months before adding highlights again. It came out AMAZING! She also taught me a technique to control my curls instead of them getting frizzy. I used to use a lot of product to control my curls, now I just use the technique she taught me and don’t use product anymore.
I would definitely recommend Melody to all my friends!

so happy to have found Michelle. She completely gets what I’m trying to convey about what I want and the end result is always better than what I imagined. All smiles at Fringe, on Customers and Staff. so glad I have a place in my neighborhood! I’m writing this while walking down Union street, knowing my hair looks killer. now I just need more wind.

Michelle is my hair hero. I was a loyal customer after my first color with her, but today solidified her as my go to stylist. I had a last minute bang trim at another salon in the area and they did a terrible job. I instantly left and gave Fringe a call. They squeezed me in right away and Michelle did a fantastic job fixing my bangs. She is a true talent and kind as can be. I can’t praise Fringe enough — they really know what they’re doing.

Had a great cut & color with Rachel (
). I showed her an inspiration example for the color and style I wanted, she provided great input and executed perfectly. I am super happy with the results and my experience, will absolutely only be going to Rachel in the future. Salon was great!

I came into Fringe to get bangs and Melody recommended the Cezanne treatment for my very curly and very poufy unruly hair. Let me tell you, it has changed my LIFE! I usually get my hair blown out every week because it’s too difficult and incredibly time consuming for me to manage on my own, but since that day my hair has been so easy for me to do that I haven’t needed to go get a blowout. My curls are still curly, but they’re not frizzy anymore and when I wear my hair straight the humidity doesn’t make it poufy either.
My bangs came out perfect too. I can wear them straight down or swept to the side. They fit my face perfectly. I’ve received so many compliments on my hair and have already recommended Fringe to my friends. It’s almost like Melody is a hair whisperer and knew EXACTLY what my hair needed. Great job Fringe for having such a talented and knowledgable stylist. Definitely coming back.

I’ve been looking for a salon to call «home» in Brooklyn for a few years. Now that I’ve found Kristie at Fringe I’m done looking. She did an amazing job matching my color and gave me the perfect cut. I’m a curly girl and found a kindred spirit with Kristie. She knew exactly how to cut my thick, bulky, overgrown hair. Now my curls are full and bouncy. AND the cut compliments my face. There were many compliments at work the Monday following my new cut. Thanks Kristie!

Got my hair cut here this past Saturday and I am sad it took me this long to find this salon, as I am moving to Boston in a week. Gisella did a great job transforming my hair into what I wanted! The inside is quaint and intimate with only a few chairs which makes the experience more personal. They also play some great music. This is definitely a salon that gets to know their clients and their hair — it’s not about the quantity, it’s about the quality.

I started seeing Michelle when she was training at the LES Fringe location. She is very talented especially with color. She hand paints high-​lights that look amazingly natural. I get so many compliments on my hair. She is so easy to talk to and really knows her stuff.
She went out of her way to get me in, so she could refresh my color right before my wedding. My hair was picture perfect.
The Gowanus location is lovely with a chill atmosphere.

I’m so relieved I found my salon and stylist in NYC for my highlights and cuts (took me a year$. Kristie is highly recommended and prices are reasonable. I consider Fringe in Brooklyn a hidden Gem.
I’ve tried out the popular aka overrated salons in Williamsburg which cost an arm and a leg (not to mention cash only).
Book with Kristie you won’t be disappointed.

I HATE MY HAIR!!!
PROS: No one comes here. It’s never busy. Tea or water at check in. That’s about it.
CONS: Stylists don’t have enough training or education. Technique is extremely lacking.
I’m so disappointed. I purchased a Lifebooker Loot for balayage OR partial highlights. I booked an appointment with Kristie specifically for balayage. After initial pleasantries, she said I was booked for partial highlights; I told her I was there for balayage. When Kristie said the two were the same, I should’ve realized her amateur status and left. BALAYAGE AND PARTIAL HIGHLIGHTS ARE NOT THE SAME. Although fundamentally, balayage is a type of highlight, the technique is the difference. The technique of painting color on the hair for a natural, effortless look is balayage, not partial highlights. Further, cellophane, instead of foils, are used for balayage. Instead of the proper technique and use of appropriate tools, Kristie proceeded to section off my hair, slap on some color, use her hands to push up the color (probably to try to avoid a stark color difference), and cover each section in foil, not cellophane. The result is a harsh and dramatic color difference — nothing about this is natural looking. I look like I had a full head of highlights that grew out, and I now look like I need a touchup to cover my roots. There was one section that was especially bad — it looked like the skunk effect — dramatic color difference where you can see the horizontal line of my natural color and the highlight color. She «fixed» it, but it’s so bad generally that it just can’t be salvaged with a quick touch up.
I’m actually pretty embarrassed to walk around looking like this. I’ve done balayage before at John Frieda, but chose Fringe because it was closer to home. That was a big mistake. My experience really highlights the lack of training these stylists have at Fringe. Pun intended.
What a disappointment.

Being an un-​natural redhead takes work and how lucky I am to have Michelle as my stylist to make that color happen. When she took up residence at the Gowanus location from the LES, there was no doubt I had to follow her. She is patient and passionate about getting the color right, always checking in each time I visit to make sure I was happy with the color — or did I want to change it up a bit? Michelle is also great with cuts as well, having cut a precision bob perfectly.
Michelle is talented stylist in a beautiful space — what more could you and your hair ask for?

I have been getting my cut and color by Michelle for years at the LES Fringe location so I couldn’t be happier that she has now moved closer to me, in the new Gowanus Fringe.
The salon is super easy to get to, right off the F and G Carroll Street stop. The décor is super cosy with tons of adorable quirks and details. The playlist is always great; indie, punk, lo-​fi, new wave-​all my favs for a day of primping!
Michelle gives me a perfect platinum blonde look EVERYTIME! Even though she uses bleaching tones, my hair is still super healthy and soft. I love that she helps guide me towards the best products to use to keep the color looking fresh-​even weeks after the treatment. She gives me a vintage inspired cut that still looks new and modern. I love that the salon offers free bang trims so my look stays fresh in between cuts.
It NEVER fails– I always get compliments from strangers on the street after leaving Fringe Salon about my hair. My boss recently told me my hair looked so perfect it could be a wig! I will never let someone else touch my hair.

Big fan! It was my first time at the salon today. I had a cut and color with Kristie and I love it! I was a hot mess coming in there, but when I left, the way my hair looked exceeded all my expectations. My hair had highlights in it, plus I had box dyed it twice myself. It looked GROSS. The split ends were cray and it had no body. My color is finally UNIFORM (except for these awesome blue-​ish green streaks I had put in) and the cut compliments my face and adds body and bounce. SO HAPPY! Not only does my hair look good, but the experience was nice too. They offered me water or tea twice, and the music throughout was awesome. It’s also very chill/​laid back, and therefore relaxing. I’m set to come back in 6 weeks for a color touch up and trim. I’m glad I have finally found somewhere in the neighborhood I can trust with my hair.

I was willing to still come back to their Broome St. location for Rosie (who I’ve gone to almost quarterly since 2012) even after my move to Brooklyn, but then they opened this outpost. They still have great hours and friendly service and really thorough shampooing. They offer you water or tea when you sit down and I think I’ll take them up on some tea next time to really up the ante on how relaxing this place is.
My amazing new cut is being sadly topped with a beanie for the rest of winter, but I’m definitely coming back here in warmer weather to take it even shorter (or add some layers or whatever).

Gisella does my color and she’s amazing. I always ask her for something different and she always does it exactly as we discuss — she is good at communicating about the process. Everyone at the salon is friendly and it is a pleasant, comfortable experience.

This is the best salon around. I have been a client of Gisella’s for a couple year now and I love her so much, she is an amazing hair stylist. She was at the original salon in the Lower East Side, when I heard she was heading to the new salon in Gowanus to be a head stylist, there was no doubt I would follow her. I get my hair colored and cut here both from Gisella, she has taken my color from black to all different colors; pink, blonde, rainbow, green (basically all the colors of the rainbow).
I literally recommend this salon to anyone, especially Gisella, she is amazing!!! The salon is amazing as well as the staff, they are so sweet and accommodating. Highly recommend!