Alfredo Ray Salon

I’m not happy with the cut I got there. I wish I’d trusted my instincts and walked away. It was snap decision I really regret.
I showed the stylist a beautiful picture of the direction I wanted to go (Felicia Day’s pixie) and shared some very specific concerns I had. She ignored everything I asked her to do and even dismissed me when I tried to redirect her a few times. I essentially asked for a clean up on my pixie and the lady went whole hog and hacked off pretty much all my hair.
I grew my hair out after chemo and this place took MONTHS of growth, all because the stylist thought and said «well if it were just a trim it wouldn’t have been worth MY time.» Really? Not worth YOUR time?
Why oh why did I NOT follow my instincts??? Rather than getting a sweet Felicia pixie I ended up with Boys Don’t Cry. Fab.
By the time I realized what was happening there was nothing I could do except let her finish. I was very polite and tipped extremely well. I couldn’t even look in the mirror until the following day when I got home. This cut is so bad I don’t even want to leave my house.
I am near tears. I should have trusted my instincts. I hope at least I can steer others away from this horrible, horrible place. :(Or at least leave you with the message: ALWAYS TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS!!! If you get any kind of weird vibe when you walk into a place LEAVE.

Umm im not sure how to feel about this place. My experience is only based of one stylist so it does not represent every stylist.
I have thick textlaxed hair that I take care of myself and have managed to grow longer than its ever been by myself how ever ive been searching for a salon i can go to for touch ups and blowouts. I find that everytime I go to stylists they end up never telling me what they are doing to my hair and are too rough and don’t try taking their time to detangle it.
My time here was no different. My stylist was very rude, didn’t really acknowledge me and also didn’t tell me what he was doing step by step as I would get at a professional salon. He racked through my hair with a cheap paddle brush and did not even try to go in small sections and try to help me lose an less hair as possible. I got the vibe that he had no time to care about taking care of my hair and wanted to get me out of the chair as soon as possible. I paid for a $ 40 Groupon to try out this place to see if I could find a salon in the city worth making the trip from RI for on a monthly basis.
My stylist also lacked professionalism and went on about what issues I had with my hair in a rude and condescending manner.
Now to top it off I had agreed to a trim and ended up with a cut that will take at least a yr to grow back. I was told this would be an extra $ 10 and ended up paying $ 15 which isn’t a huge difference but I would prefer some integrity when stating prices.
Overall if u have thick hair or actually care about growing ur hair long and strong… go to brooklyn and find a respectable stylist that will give u proper advice and who is up to date on how to properly care for black hair.
If you are getting color… the other stylists didn’t seem as bad as mine so u may have luck here.

Alfredo is amazing with color and Gina does a beautiful job at cutting my hair, always! I will never go anywhere else. it was hard to find really, really good stylists in NY. My hair is long, curly and thick and the NY weather made my hair dark, there is no sun compared to CA. After many, many attempts at going to really expensive and known places and having my hair put through the ringer which resulted in bad color jobs and many tears, I found these wonderful people around the corner from work. I can’t go anywhere else. Alfredo is a great colorist and really talks to you about your hair and he cares. Muy importante!

In Lower Manhattan, it is so rare to find a salon with an unpretentious and homey feel. That’s Alfredo Ray. You can tell the stylists have been together for years and most of the customers have been going for just as long. I’ve been going for months now and I always get a warm welcome when I come in.
They do a variety of types of hair (read: they do caucasian and ethnic hair), they do styling, coloring, and deep conditioning. There’s really a variety. The prices are decent to expensive, but you’d expect that in this location. I recommend giving it a try!