Kolorbar

I bought a Groupon for Kolorbar so that I could get my hair done before my company holiday party. I called and booked the appointment with no problems, asked for Shannon on a recommendation.
I get to the salon on the day of my appointment– it is small inside, could use a freshening/​sprucing up. Anyway, when they check the appointment book, I’m not in there. Ok… well I am here on my lunch and I need my hair done (it was supposed to be full highlights, wash & cut). They said there was a new receptionist and she must have messed up my appointment. They scrambled around and found someone — I was very nervous since the previous person I had gotten via recommendation. I explained that I didn’t want a cut, just the highlights and wash — could I swap the cut for a blow dry — at first they said no, but I pointed out the appointment problem and they obliged.
The woman’s name that did my hair was Ada — she was great, I would recommend her and see her again. She was kind, understood what I wanted, and I felt great when I walked out of the salon. Ada herself gets 4.5 stars.

This place is the worst I have ever been. Specially when they wash you hair they do it really rough and hard lasted like 8 mins the most shampoo and conditioner. When they dry the hair they pull the hair hard. Uff horrible service. When i first got their I was thinking about going for highlights after that. After that bad service I would never go there. Please avoid it

I had scheduled a shampoo + cut at Kolorbar today for $ 30.00. They had an online special and I thought it was a good deal as it was my first time there and the salon is literally right by my office. I was the only guest in the salon with an appointment at 1pm and no one was expecting me! The receptionist looked at me like I was crazy and asked for my name 2 times and then asked what I was getting done and how I booked my appointment. Shouldn’t they have that information?
Anyway, I was placed with a stylist by the name of Kathy. To be honest, she was great and the cut came out really nice considering I have unruly, permed, curly hair. She did a good job. I have no complaints around that. My 2 star rating has to do with what comes next. If what happened didn’t happen, I would have it gave it a 3 – 4 star.
After my cut, Kathy also diffused my hair just a tad — it was still a bit wet, but I didn’t mind since I only had a short walk back to my office.
She met me at the register and began arguing with the receptionist on the price of my cut. She said it should be $ 65.00 because she diffused my hair. Apparently 3 minute blowdrys are now considered styling.
WHAT THE FEEZY? She literally dryed my hair for 3 minutes– NO JOKE.
Then the stylist, receptionist, and what seemed to be another stylist began arguing about the price of my cut right in front me. It was for at least a good 8 minutes and until they finally agreed to charge me the price I booked! The 2^nd stylist even justified the argument by making a point that the stylist won’t make money off the cut. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PERSONAL PROBLEM TO ME. The Salon offered the 40% off because obviously it’s not doing well. That is not the customer’s problem.
At that point I knew they were just trying to HUSTLE me. I still gave a 35% tip, because I am classy and I feel sorry for people who can’t make an honest living.
Anyway, I went back to my office and I checked their website again to reconfirm I wasn’t going crazy on the booked price.
A shampoo and cut (which I booked and should have been charged for) is $ 30.00 and a Shampoo, cut, and style is listed as $ 45.00 on their own website!!! So even if she did need to charge me for that pathetic blowdry, where the heck did the extra $ 20.00 come from???
ALL IN ALL, AWFUL & UNPROFESSIONAL SALON. Go somewhere else. #HUSTLERS

No frills place to get a GREAT haircut for a GREAT price! I just needed a trim and shape-​up and I have fine hair so I HATE to spend $ 100 on a haircut. I did a quick google search and found this place had pretty good reviews. I took a chance and I’m so glad I did! I sat down and met with Lee and we talked about what I wanted out of my hair and she made some great recommendations. She was super sweet and checked in with me throughout the process.
Apparently, Lee is only there on Tuesdays, so get in there!

Horrible Experience. I had Alma as my stylist, she was very friendly at first we discussed what i wanted and overall the haircut was very good. The second she finished cutting my hair she ripped off the protective gown and walked away. She did not give me a mirror to look at the back of my hair or ask if the length was ok, or did i think the layers she put in were long enough– NOTHING. I had to ask another stylist for a mirror so i could look at the back of my hair, as my stylist dissapeared somewhere. About 5 minutes later she came back, a little surprised that I was still in her chair. I asked her if she could shape up the front a little bit as i thought it was a tad bit long. She caught a HUGE attitude with me, said that she didn’t understand what i was asking her to do and became extremely frustrated. She then continued to cut off part of my hair on the left side only making it completely uneven with the other side. When i asked her to fix it she said «Well, I have another client waiting» I became very frustrated, got out of the seat and asked to speak to the manager. The manager saw I was waiting and instead of coming over to speak to me, made me wait 15 minutes while she was trimming a mans hair. I ended up never talking to the manager and leaving.
The hair stylists name was ALMA, stay FAR FAR AWAY from her.

Thank you Rose for the amazing color and extension work you do on my hair. It was great visiting you in your new salon in NYC. I absolutely will miss not having you in Miami, Soflo!

I cannot say enough great things about Shannon! I followed Shannon to this salon and have been with her for over two years. I would highly recommend her for haircuts and highlights. I am blond and always want to have my hair look natural, light, but natural. Shannon gives me the perfect color; she is so knowledgeable about hair. The staff is really polite and professional, immediately offering to take my coat and ask if I would like something to drink as soon as I walk through the door. So glad I found Shannon and am absolutely in LOVE with my hair! Thanks, Shannon!

I went to Kolorbar last Friday for the first time because the online special said it was a blow out starting at $ 30. My stylist did a good job respecting that I was in a bit of a rush and had me in and out quickly. BUT when I went to pay, it was $ 53 !!! I asked why it wasn’t $ 30 like they stated online and she said it was due to my length. The woman at the register got defensive pretty quickly about it which made me think that this happens pretty often which I see is the case from other reviews. My hair is definitely not long or thick enough to add $ 23 to my bill?
Needless to say, I was not happy since I could have just done a glam squad service in the convenience of my office or apartment for that price, or a more luxurious dry bar. So I recommend anyone going for the special or for their starting price, to ask up front how much it will cost for the length of their hair prior to service or you will get scammed.
It’s unfortunate and quite stupid for their business that they are tricking first time customers like this. Isn’t the whole point to give a special at first to drive a new customer in so that they want to return? If anything you did the complete opposite. You’ve been warned!

I started going to Shannon after I moved to NY last year. I randomly chose this salon based on location, Aveda products, and Unilocal reviews. I was nervous because I loved my stylist in my previous city and I didn’t expect to have the same rapport in NYC as I’ve generally found customer service here to be worse.
Lucky for me, Shannon is great! Not only is she friendly and a good stylist, but she’s very honest with what results to expect, and gives great feedback and advice. She’s always given me exactly what I wanted even if I can’t always articulate it greatly. She listens to what I want and makes helpful suggestions.
Most importantly, after multiple tries myself and with other colorists, she not only got my hair back to its natural color (been a year and there are no roots what-​so-​ever) but it stayed without fading back to the washed out red I had like it usually does. She had suggested to layer on a Demi-​perm color under the permanent and it worked. I wonder why no one else ever suggested that to me?
I’ve never had issues with waiting (actually I’m the one usually a few minutes late since I come from work!) and I like that she’s informative and willing to make recommendations without being pushy with products and stuff. Definitely recommend scheduling with her, especially if you’re new to the area and overwhelmed with the choices.

I’m naturally a dark brunette and in the past two years, I’ve gone from my natural hair color to blonde and then back to a lighter brown ombré – and I couldn’t have done it without Shannon. I’ve gotten compliments whichever shade of hair I was sporting and for the cut as well (as I tend to chop my hair off every 6 – 8 months)! I followed her from the UWS to Midtown and I couldn’t see myself going anywhere else.
Shannon is fabulous. She’s friendly, she knows her stuff, and the best part that I really appreciate, if you have an idea, you can always email her about what you’re thinking and she’ll get back to you to tell you if it’ll work and how long the process would take.

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A couple of years ago I bought a Lifebooker deal for a keratin treatment and was lucky enough to get Shannon as my stylist. It was such a great experience and she really knew what she was doing which was evident when we were finished and my hair looked amazing. Ever since then I’ve been going back to her for everything: hair cuts, highlights, balayage, keratin, you name it. She’s the best of the best and in my opinion is the reason this salon is in business! I love her!
I recently had the urge to change my hair so I went to Shannon with pictures of exactly what I wanted done (balayage) and it turned out perfectly — she nailed it. SO many people (strangers and friends) have come up to me to tell me how good it looks and some have even asked where/​who did my hair because it looked so natural that they were willing to change stylists.
Seriously, go to Shannon. She will not let you down!!!

Shannon is absolutely fabulous — so thankful I found her. She does wonders with my hair (which without her magic would definitely be a train wreck!). Highly recommend.

I just got a blowout again at this location, because I really like how my hair turned out the first time. I came on Wednesday and it was $ 32, but on the website, it stated that the price was $ 30. A bit shady if you ask me.
Today, they were going charge me $ 52 or was it $ 53?! Did they think I wouldn’t notice the drastic price change? Thank god I opened my mouth… at least I got a $ 10 discount. But still…$ 42 from what the website said? Fuck outta here! I don’t like dealing with shadiness, especially with businesses.
The guy who rung me up said that the price they charged me with on Wednesday was a promotion. Promotion my ass! Then, why didn’t anyone inform me that when I first came? He also wrote on the back of the business card «$ 40 every time». Yeah okay. There won’t be a next time!
I suggest all of you making appointments at this Kolorbar to call and find out about the prices beforehand because clearly, these people seem to be clueless about the price list.

This salon offered a groupon for keratin treatment a while back and honored it — I was pleased with the results. They told me they would continue to honor the groupon price if I kept coming back. I took them up on this a few times and was usually pleased until the last time. I confirmed on the phone when I made the appointment that it would be the groupon price and they said yes. During the treatment, the girl barely put any keratin product on my hair (I’ve had plenty done and know what to expect), and tried charging me fill price when I was at the cash. I informed them of the situation, and they did grant the groupon price, but not without attitude. The results are sub-​par from the lack of product, and their attitude turned me off from ever going back. They just lost a routine customer.

Highly recommend this spot. I am very picky with my hair, but fall in love with this place from the first time. Ask for Max he is the best.

I bought a Groupon voucher after seeing that this place had 4 stars (and clearly not reading the reviews here) figuring that it would be value for money. No way.
Abel spent the first fifteen minutes of my time in the salon pressuring me to get highlights when my voucher was for a cut, blow-​dry and conditioning treatment. He said that if I didn’t like them I wouldn’t have to pay the ‘deal’ of $ 55 for it. I reluctantly agreed but changed my mind before he put any in my hair. He seemed annoyed that I had changed my mind (After seeing the reviews for the color treatments, boy am I glad I said no).
I got a hair wash which was standard. Their basins are uncomfortable and you could easily get a sore neck holding your head up if your hair was longer than the pixie cut I have.
I didn’t get the conditioning treatment I paid for at any stage during my visit.
The cut was average. Abel was rough with the comb and his cutting making it an uncomfortable session. The shape of the cut is good but the finish is uneven.
I thought about not tipping, but there’s so much pressure in NYC to always tip that I felt like I had to. It also felt like the hairdresser was watching me closely to see if I would.
There were about five other hairdressers sitting around playing on their cellphones for the whole time I was there (albeit a Monday afternoon).
Overall, a pretty crappy experience. I got out of there as fast as possible. If I hadn’t already paid for the Groupon I would’ve left within the first five minutes.

Shannon is a goddamn saint. I walked in knowing that I wanted my hair cut, but had no idea what exactly I wanted to have done. She quickly assessed the situation and suggested that I go with a blunt, angled bob. I then let her work her magic, and she got to work. The result is outstanding. I was in and out of the salon in 20 minutes — wash, cut, and blow dry.
I’m in love with what she’s done to my hair. I will be back.

I’m going to update my review and here is why. The owner contacted me and offered me a fresh cut to fix my bad experience. When cut by Max, my hair came out well and had a very professional experience.
This place offers great customer service and you can get a good men’s hair cut from Max (I can only vouch for his work). If you’re in mid-​town and in a pinch you can get a cut in less than 30 minutes. Be sure to request a stylist if possible if not you might get an unfortunate surprise.

I honestly wonder if the salon paid people to write all the good reviews because this salon is SO INCOMPETENT, that it is a miracle no one has sued them yet.
I went to Simply Beautiful with super long, healthy, dark hair and a picture of an ombré I liked, and the stylist who took care of me bleached my hair to death, completely burned my scalp and burned my hair, to the point where my hair was falling off instantly in front of my eyes… Not only that, as she saw me crying and completely freaking out, instead of reassuring me and trying to find ways to fix my hair, she looked at me and said «Well, ok then! Ima go then. Ima go. BYYEEE», put on her coat and LEFT the salon.
Thank GOD this adorable stylist named Alma took over her job and tried to apply a color on top of my bleached hair in order to save the remaining hair, if it wasn’t for her staying and helping me, I would have been bald today.
Unfortunately, even though Alma tried the hardest to repair the damage, my hair kept on falling off the next day and was no longer strong… My hair was so thin and fragile… In really really poor shape. It was bad.
Today my hair is boy short. It is also a disgusting poop color. There is nothing I can do about it because I have to wait for it to grow or it will completely fall off if I try to color it. And I cry about it EVERYDAY.
At this point you would think that the owner Marina would have felt bad for me and tried to make it up to me? Well, I went back to the salon, and she and the receptionist made fun of me, quote from the receptionist: «Are you really still crying about this? It’s just hair! It grows back. I had my hair on the floor before, mine burned too several times, and I got over it. It’s just hair.»
When I told Marina that I was going to press charges (which I’m absolutely going to do), she freaked out. I had to insist several times for her to even give me a refund!!!
Oh and the best part! The first time I asked for a refund, Marina told me that I should consider myself lucky that I got this groupon deal, because usually a double-​processed color is $ 400, and I only paid $ 150. Yes, you’re not dreaming, this is real life.
Last but not least, you would think that the colorist who did this to me would have gotten fired by now? Well nope! When I came back a third time insisting to get a refund, I saw her there coloring a customer’s hair. Of course I could not help myself but warn the customer that her hair might fall off as well.
If you would like to see a picture of my damaged hair, I uploaded it in Simply Beautiful’s pictures, go check it out, and make sure to look at my profile picture to understand how strong and healthy my hair was before this, and how dangerous this salon is.
For the love of God, DO NOT attend this salon. Unless you want to go ahead and save Alma from the HELL that Simply Beautiful is. She deserves a better workplace. She is the only one who stayed for me.
Jade.

Best salon I’ve been to in my life. Short wait times, easy booking, and fantastic service from the front desk, the stylists, and the shampooers.
Luckily, this spot isn’t quite as hard on your wallet as other salons, either. It’s obvious the stylists know what they’re doing when you tell them what you want and they make suggestions that make sense without trying to upsell you. At my last appointment I asked for layers, but my stylist said the better solution would be a shorter overall length so my last haircut’s layers could catch up. She was definitely right!