Vartali Hair Salon

I haven’t yet had a personal experience with services at this salon however I did attend an event that my friend Adam hosted at the salon to promote his new dating app called Coy. The event space was spacious, clean and was set up beautifully to match the theme of the party. There were roses, candles and writing on the mirrors to promote the salon and my friends dating app. The bartender and owner of the salon were incredibly friendly. The owner made sure that everyone was well taken care of, you can tell that he has a geunine love for his business and everyone that enters it. At the event they held a selfie competition that would possible give you a chance to experience hair or spa services for free. In the future I would love to visit the salon not for a party but to see if they can manage my wildly but beautiful hair.

Mika gets 5 stars! He took his time cutting my hair, did not rush me even though it was past the salon’s closing time and most importantly the cut looks great! I will definitely be back!

Vartali always gets it right. Michael and Ana are color geniuses and Vartan and Piet are master stylists. The atmosphere is friendly, warm and everyone is always personable. I’ve had long and short cuts, high lights, low lights and even gone blue! They truly do it all. I highly recommend Vartali. A salon like this in NY is hard to find.
Bonus: They do a ton of giving back and for charity. Vartan is an excellent artist and often sells his artwork to benefit local non-​profits. I love these guys!

I absolutely LOVED this place! My stylist Mika was a hair cutting genius! He spent TWO hours cutting my hair it was amazing how much time and care he put into it. It looked SO healthy and beautiful afterwards!
This place separates stylist based on their «speciality» meaning certain stylist only cut, others only color, etc. This allows each stylist to really master his/​her speciality. I think this is an amazing arrangement and I’ve never been to a salon that does that but I sure hope more salons do because I really loved the work done here! I just wish I can come back to Mika for color because trusting someone with color is nerve wrecking… I am definitely going back for a cut with Mika and maybe I’ll see one of the colorist for a consult on my ombré!

Best hair colorist in NYC. Why else would every actress in NYC go here. I adore
Michael Stinchcomb. He is one of the best colorists in NYC and you always see famous people in his chairs;) WHO happen to have gorgeous hair.

5 stars for Mika. Had a great cut from a Gilt City coupon and I’ll be back! Did not feel like he was rushing, nice and relaxed but also focused on the cut while we had a lovely chat. He finished with a nice blow dry.

Just got my hair cut by Mika, and I’m super happy with it. First of all, he’s a super sweet guy who can make easy conversation and he really takes his time with your hair! My appointment was at 5, and (while I did get there close to 15 minutes late) he didn’t finish till almost 7. I showed him a photo and he took his time really making sure that he understood what I wanted, and asking clarifying questions and trying to understand my hair type (I have pretty curly hair, but it was long when I walked in and had been pulled back in a bun all day, so the outer layers were relatively flattened which can be misleading).
After my appointment I went straight to a potluck dinner where I got tons of compliments. Ordinarily I’m a little nervous when I leave a salon because I never straighten my hair except when the stylist does it after a cut, so I never know what it’s going to look like once I actually wash and style it on my own. This time, however, I feel very confident that I’m going to like the way it looks. This would be a five star review except that he took off an extra inch or two beyond what I was expecting, but I actually really like it this way and think it gives it more room to grow so I can go longer before getting a real cut again. Definitely go to Mika!

Love this place! Fantastic salon and they do a great job. Exactly the type of salon I had been trying to find for quite some time.

The salon did not make clear that they would cancel our confirmed appointment for wedding make-​up for the entire bridal party without a debit card. They claimed to have called the hotel to let us know but mysteriously they also booked the make up artist with other appointments so there was no way for him to come. Talk about being left at the altar! This party will never book Piet again for a wedding make up session! Very unreliable salon and rude too.

I bought a Gilt voucher for this salon, thinking it would be a good way to check it out. Luke cut my hair and he was amazing. The cut is fantastic. He really took his time. He was also funny and a good conversationalist without being overbearing, meaning we had a good conversation, but I didn’t feel pressured to talk the whole time. I have been in NYC for 3 years now and hadn’t found a salon or stylists I really liked, until now. I’ll definitely be going back to Vartali.

I was referred to Michael the colorist by a colleague of his who I have known for years,
Aside from the fact that Michael seems like a nice enough man who has been doing this a LONG time the whole experience was awful. He never discussed the color with me — just had his assistant mix it up.
the color began to fade after the second week… really awful
Ive been to the best in NY — and this is NOT it… given the price, especially.
small additional item, but if you’re not 20, it might matter, the chairs for hair washing are torture to sit in…

I am so happy with my new hair!
I am usually not fond of New York hairdressers because they think they know better than the costumer and then just does what they want. Vartali is far from doing that, on the contrary, they did EXACTLY what I wanted and I could not be happier.
Besides from the colorist assistant (who thought she was to fight a war on my scalp when washing my hair) both Colorist and Cutter were perfect. Listened and knew what they were doing.
What I also loved about it was also that there were no products displayed at the desks you are sitting at. The haircuts are expensive enough for no need to display products in front of you to make you buy even more.
If you have the money to spend you want to go here.

I went to Vartali for the first time today and was very pleased. The staff was superb from the front desk, to my stylist. My stylist today was Masato and her was wonderful and I highly recommend him. I came in with a mess and left looking fabulous!

Marco is an amazing colorist!

I went to Michael for highlighting on my very short hair. This was my first visit to the salon and although I liked Michael’s work, I was appalled by the rudeness of the owner. When I requested to dry my own short hair, I was told I could not because of «safety reasons». When I requested to speak with the owner, he sent a young girl to speak with me who did not understand the reason either. I was finally given a hairdryer and allowed to dry my hair WITH THIS YOUNG GIRL WATCHING. This is a very expensive salon and with tip, the bill was close to $ 400 and the owner refused to speak with a customer???

I have been coming to Vartali for 10 years and I’m impressed every time.
Michael is an amazing colorist. My highlights always look natural, and I get tons of compliments on the color. He is a real sweetheart, and I always look forward to seeing him.
Asao gives quick, precise haircuts and gives me exactly what I ask for every time. He makes me laugh… but just enough so I don’t move my head and mess up the cut.
Everyone who works at Vartali is friendly, polite, considerate, and very accommodating. It’s always a pleasure to be there.
2015 Update — it’s now been 14 years as a happy customer. Asao did my hair for my wedding and Begonia my makeup, and I couldn’t have been happier with the results.

I’m hesitant to review. bc I don’t want my colorist to get totally booked. but Anna is amazing. I’ve been around the block with colorists, and no one compares. I have very fine hair, and she knows how to perfectly place my natural, thin, beautiful blond highlights. It helps that she’s super sweet. It’s always so comfortable there, she doesn’t force conversation. but if you’re willing to chat, so is she! and she remembers, so it feels authentic.
I’ve had a cut there… but I’d rather splurge on color, and get trims wherever.

Marco is my hero. He fixed my color after a bad experience elsewhere… He could have stuck it to me and charged for corrective color, but since he basically did highlights he just charged for that. My color looks great, totally natural. And I was in and out super quickly. I will definitely be back.