Jean Louis David

I have gone here regularly for a men’s haircut for the past two years. I have gotten a great cut at a very reasonable price for the area. When I go elsewhere I leave feeling like my hair was butchered. One of the things that I like about JLD is that just about all of the stylists know how to give a good men’s cut, without a whole lot of explanation.

Terrible — no wonder Sunday was their last day. When I went, they said they were shutting down due to poor sales.

I went in today because i have a presentation to give this evening and the woman who attended me was Carmen C. She did an amazing job making me feel comfortable, making sure i liked what she did and asking questions so that she would get it right. Good job Carmen, you are now my Manhattan Stylist.

If you’re accustomed to the experience in France, do NOT come here. This is a far cry from what you will experience abroad.
Having lived in Paris for 4 years, I would frequent JLD on a pretty regular basis. I knew what to expect: a cheap-​ish haircut and a pleasant experience. Clean and modern salons, with a coat check and complimentary tea/​coffee. For 25 euros, that’s a steal.
New York’s Jean Louis David leaves a lot to be desired.
Having recently relocated, I was surprised to see the chain had locations here. A major sign of the quality should be the fact that there is NO mention of JLD locations on the official site. Locations throughout Europe are displayed, but no talk of New York.
This salon was old and dingy. They accommodated me within 30 minutes of walking in, so there’s that. My stylist was friendly enough, but didn’t speak English as his native tongue and had difficulty understanding what I wanted: simple and short. I showed him a picture too, but he was a bit confused.
In the end, I wasn’t very happy with the cut and wouldn’t go back.

I never get hair cuts at this place, just a very basic blow-​dry each time. So there’s not much to mess up.
They usually do a fast and decent job. Not the kind of blow-​dry that will stay up the day after but for a quick and cheap service, it’s fine.
However, I draw the «fine» line at seeing a cockroach crawling next to my seat. Unpleasant experience especially when the stylist laughed it off and told me «Yea, we always tell the manager but he doesn’t do nothin’». Seeing how horrified I looked, she then called a colorist who came in, grabbed a broom and proceeded to kill the roach. She kept her colorist-​professional gloves all the way though and probably returned directly to her client. Disappointing. I will not return.

I can’t say much about the other stylists but BRONIS is AMAZING. I’ve been going there for 3 years and he always does a great job. He’s really focused and precise and is fun to watch because for men’s cuts he uses a buzzer instead of scissors which is very cool. Go get a hair cut from Bronis!

This salon is terrible.
From the moment I walked in, I was greeted by a rude stylistic yelling across the salon «what do you want». After asking for a cut and color, I was waved downstairs for my color. So rude.
Downstairs was worse. The colorist barely spoke English. She had both me and another client timing our hair on our phones. She wasn’t as rude as the woman upstairs, but she did make me get my own apron.
When washing the color out, she BURNT my head pretty badly and laughed it off when I yanked my head out of the scalding water. Then I got ice water for the rest of the wash.
I walked out before subjecting myself to the cut

Friendly staff, ill equipped, not trained properly.
Went in for a simple trim, follow the current haircut kind of situation. The woman was not confident in her skill what so ever, which is enough said.
The biggest flop,… they didn’t have a diffuser attachment for the blow dryer! I had to leave with wet hair! Completely unprofessional.

This is my first and probably only review I will ever write of anything — I need to warn others!
Worst haircut I have ever gotten — no exaggeration. The first thing the lady who cut my hair did was turn to a coworker and say, «I don’t want to cut this hair» in Spanish (didn’t realize almost everyone understands Spanish). She asked me what I wanted, I told her, and she laughed — I was very confused as I wanted a very simple cut. She spent three minutes, in which she managed to cut my hair LOPSIDED with patches. I told her it was lopsided and she asked a coworker to take over — I kept my cool but was VERY confused. Her colleague did a fine job at trying to fix the mess the first lady made in those 3 minutes — but my hair is still LOPSIDED.
DO NOT GO THERE — THEY HIRE PEOPLE WHO WILL MESS UP YOUR HAIR BECAUSE THEY’RE IN A BAD MOOD. PEOPLE LIKE HER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ANYWHERE NEAR PEOPLE’S HAIR

I agree with Michael — Bronis gives a really nice cut. He is very focused and clearly takes pride in his work. I will be going back.
Hard to beat the $ 26 cut in midtown.

Always a good quick cut. Been going here for 3 years. Bronis does a good job for men.

Best affordable hair cut in NYC. I’ve been a regular for the past two years and everyone who has cut my hair there has done a fantastic job. Their work is just as good as any cut I’ve had for a higher price. Highly recommend Carmen C.

I am updating because I went here again the other day and did not go to my usual girl (she wasn’t there and I desperately wanted a trim).
I asked the stylist for a trim, just a TRIM. My hair is layered and angled and I wanted everything trimmed. She asked me if I wanted a centimeter off. Is that even possible? I said a little more, maybe a half an inch. She went around, trimmed it and I was happy with the length. But when she started to do my layers, she took off even more from the end. I was not happy. The haircut was good, but I ended up with almost 2 inches off. I’ve been growing out my hair for months, so this was a big disappointment. Will not be seeing her again.

Terrible experience. The person who cut my hair (I don’t know his name or I’d write it here) didn’t seem to know the first thing about cutting hair. My hair ended up longer on one side and he insisted it wasn’t. He also burned me 3 times — once with water and the second time with the blow dryer even though I had asked him to be careful. He seemed in a huge rush and didn’t have a drop of personality; I don’t even think he ever introduced himself to me by name.

Another flop at another JLD location. When will they shut this chain down?
Another inept «stylist» who chopped my ALREADY short hair SUPER short — I asked for a graduated style, think Rihanna (shut up, it was 2008 and that cut was hot). I got a straight, bowl-​cut style all the way around my head. The length? The longest part hit MY CHEEK BONES. My 21^st bday was a few weeks after this cut, and looking at the pictures of my gorgeous dress mismatched with my awful haircut is just a memory I wish I could live without.

Just visiting, needed a haircut, and I’ve been to another Jean Louis David before.
This place was ok. I didn’t feel like the woman who cut my hair was really listening to what I was saying, although she was somehoe agreeing with whatever I said.
She washed my hair, and although I don’t think she put any conditioner in it after, my hair was abnormally oily the next day, so I’m not sure what they used.
The haircut was fine, and she blow-​dried my hair. A bit expensive, but, whatever.
I would maybe go here again if I was in town.

This salon is exceptional. We live in the DC area and visit NYC regularly… frequently enough that my daughters (9 and 3) are regulars here. The service is great. The stylists are professional and friendly. Fantastic value but worth much more. My girls adore Maria.

I went here today on a whim. My barber Bob was a nice guy, gave me a good haircut and explained the reason why he’s using thinning scissors on my hair. Nice touch, all for $ 27 bucks.
I’ll be back when I’m in the neighborhood.

This is one of those moments you feel completely scammed. I mean $ 27 for a haircut is good for NYC… until you realize your stylist had no clue.
My regular stylist, Amera, quit at Alice Hair, so I went on the prowl and had passed by this place a few times — expensive store front… looks like a trendy salon. Something was definitely amiss walking in — the stylists look a little funny and not really with it, and the customers looks either like tourists, kids, or completely ugly… and the lighting was a little dark for a salon– should have trusted my instincts and left. Well, the guy I get is this Asian guy who can hardly speak English, and only uses thinner scissors and clippers… you kidding? I even told him you’ve got to use scissors, and he insisted on his clippers — but you could just tell there was so little confidence and training into each stroke — I mean literally, I felt like I was back in fourth grade with my Dad giving me a bowl cut. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!

All I have to say is «Janice»
She is amazing — very excentric and quite random — but overall very good. She consoled me one day after a VERY bad hair cut at another salon, and turned a hideous mop of curls into a nicely layered do.
I swear by her — and yes its not the «New Yorker hairsalon» but she cuts my hair well and for cheap — and can always make me laugh after a stressful day at work. And if you really feel adventurous — talk to her about Ellen (she is a huge fan) :o)