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Friseur NYC
Friseur NYC

Friseur NYC

Hair salon in New York, NY

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Friseur NYC is Jessica's hair salon, run from a semi-private studio at Mane Space, a co-working space for independent stylists in Chelsea with two floors of natural light. In-salon visits take place on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday by appointment. On Thursday and Friday, in-home, yard or office visits are offered, generally for established guests.

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About

Friseur NYC is Jessica's hair salon, run from a semi-private studio at Mane Space, a co-working space for independent stylists in Chelsea with two floors of natural light. In-salon visits take place on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday by appointment. On Thursday and Friday, in-home, yard or office visits are offered, generally for established guests.

The salon aims for a lower-pressure experience, with a welcome for salon-shy guests and for people seeking gender-affirming haircuts. Jessica has advocated for gender-free hair services and time-based pricing for more than 35 years, so prices depend on length and texture rather than gender. Gender-affirming haircuts are part of the work, including first ones, mostly for adolescents.

A first visit starts with pre-visit forms and an optional complimentary virtual consultation to learn about hair and scalp history. The visit itself includes an extended consultation, a hair and scalp analysis, a cleanse and condition, and a finish with styling tips. Guests can ask for a quiet moment at any time, signaled with a card, and clients are followed up with within a few days, with adjustments offered if needed. Time that other stylists might spend on photos goes into follow-up questions and styling tutorials instead.

The salon gives free haircuts to unhoused youth through mutual aid groups. It describes itself as zero waste and partners with Green Circle Salons, a B Corp, to recycle or repurpose hair, excess color, foils and disposable PPE from services. It does not carry retail stock and instead recommends products through affiliate links, which may earn a commission.

Friseur NYC favors a low-pressure, unhurried visit with a clear plan, shaped around each guest and their hair.

A quiet, semi-private studio in a shared artists' loft with natural light, with fidget toys, weighted pads and a kitchenette with tea, coffee and filtered water.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Cuts are priced by length, from short styles such as pixies and undercuts to mid-length bobs and shags and long cuts past the collarbone, with a dry shaping option for thick curls and coils.

  • +Dry shaping for thick curls and coils $50
  • Dry shaping for thick curls and coils (add-on) $50
  • Haircut Short (pixies, pompadour, undercut, short shag) $105
  • Short (pixies, pompadour, undercut, short shag) $105+
  • Haircut Mid-Length (bob, bowl cut, shag, bixie, wolf cut) $165
  • Mid-Length (bob, bowl cut, shag, bixie, wolf cut) $165+
  • Haircut Long (past the collar bone average density) $210
  • Long (past the collar bone average density) $210+

Color options range from solid single process changes and dimensional highlights or balayage to a combined color and haircut maintenance session and transformation work such as unicorn hair and corrections.

  • Highlight or Balayage (dimensional color) $130+
  • Single Process (solid all over color change) $130+
  • Color & Haircut Maintenance Session (single process) $300+
  • Transformation (Unicorn hair, corrections) $405+

Treatments include keratin smoothing, deep hair conditioning and a customized scalp treatment.

  • Customized Scalp Treatment $25+
  • Deep Hair Conditioning $25+
  • Keratin Smoothing Treatment $295+

Add-ons are a big style change and extra styling time or hands-on help, plus a dry shaping option for thick curls and coils.

  • Big Style Change Price at booking
  • Extra Styling Time or Help Price at booking

Photos

  • Salon interior with styling chairs and big window
  • Salon interior with styling chairs and big window
  • Teal and blue highlights in a pompadour updo
  • Pink ombre wavy hair outdoors
  • Bobbed cut with blonde balayage in salon
  • Blonde bob with all over highlights outdoors
  • Purple to pink color melt on long straight hair
  • Short pixie cut in bright green hair color
  • Salon lounge with seating, rug and wall art
  • Styling chair at blue-walled salon station
  • 5th floor lounge kitchenette with shelves and patterned floor
  • Wall station with amenities and a staff member's mirror selfie

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.friseurnyc.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Gender-free, time-based pricing by length and texture
  • Gender-affirming haircuts, including for adolescents
  • Low-pressure visits designed for salon-shy guests
  • Virtual consultation and virtual styling lessons available
  • Hands-on styling lesson offered as an add-on
  • Hair, foils and PPE recycled through Green Circle Salons
Good for
  • Salon-shy guests
  • Gender-affirming haircuts
  • Low-maintenance cuts and color
  • Thick curls and coils
  • First visit with a full consultation
  • Established guests for in-home visits
Treats
  • Low-maintenance haircuts
  • Dimensional color
  • Color correction
  • Thick curls and coils
  • Gender-affirming haircuts
  • Scalp and hair care
  • Frizz and smoothing
Techniques
  • Highlights and balayage
  • Single process color
  • Transformation color, including unicorn hair and corrections
  • Color and haircut maintenance session
  • Dry shaping
  • Keratin smoothing
  • Customized scalp treatment
  • Deep hair conditioning

Products & treatments

  • Harklinikken Thinning Hair Solution
  • Harklinikken Dip plastic-free bar shampoo
  • Harklinikken 3-in-1 conditioner
  • Celeb Luxury color refreshing shampoos and conditioners
  • HairStory refillable styling products

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