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L'espoir

Studio in New York, NY

Open now · until 7 PM

L'espoir is a private Japanese head spa and hair studio in Manhattan, run from Suite 18 at Sola Salon Studios. Each visit happens in a private treatment room with one client at a time. The studio is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM and closed on Mondays. Appointments are booked by email or by direct message on Instagram.

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L'espoir is a private Japanese head spa and hair studio in Manhattan, run from Suite 18 at Sola Salon Studios. Each visit happens in a private treatment room with one client at a time. The studio is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM and closed on Mondays. Appointments are booked by email or by direct message on Instagram.

The studio is built on the idea that the head and the mind are connected. Its head spa work looks at the scalp, neck, face and shoulders as a whole, with the aim of easing tension and encouraging relaxation. Every visit starts with a consultation to look at the scalp and talk through the client's concerns and goals. All head spa services include that consultation and a simple hair drying. The site states that head spa treatments are not a medical cure.

Beyond head spa sessions, the studio offers haircuts, a barber service, blow-outs, color work including root touch-ups, toners and full-head color, and keratin treatments. Milbon hair treatment is offered as a deep conditioning option for all hair types. A Substack reviewer called L'espoir a boutique hidden gem and shortlisted it as a top head spa in New York.

Treatments combine Japanese head spa technique with attention to the scalp, massage and relaxation, starting from a consultation before any service.

A private, one-client-at-a-time studio setting.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Single-process root touch-ups, whole-head color and toners.

  • Toner $50–$100
  • Single process roots touch up $150
  • Whole head color process $220

Haircuts, a barber service, children's haircuts and blow-outs, including a blow-out after spa services.

  • Blow out after spa services $60
  • Kids $75+
  • Kids haircut $75
  • Blow out $85
  • Barber $125
  • Hair cut $175

Japanese-style head spa sessions with scalp detox and massage, including a maternity option, Milbon hair treatment, and add-on scalp treatments that can go with any service.

  • Scalp detox with spa mist (add-on) $40
  • Scalp detox with spa mist (not single menu, add on any service) $40
  • Quick scalp massage (add-on) $60
  • Quick scalp massage (not single menu, add on any service) $60
  • Milbon hair treatment $130–$150
  • Deep relaxing head spa $200
  • L'espoir special head spa $240
  • Maternity & new mom head spa $240

Keratin treatments made with a non-formaldehyde formula.

  • Keratin treatment (100% non-formaldehyde) $400–$600
  • Keratin treatment (non-formaldehyde) $400–$600

Photos

  • Woman walking along a wooded forest path, a brand-style photo representing the business
  • Spiky sculpted hairstyle and dramatic makeup on a model, with credits
  • Model with armored headpiece and dark lips, editorial beauty look
  • Model with pink curly hair, crystal headpiece and face jewels
  • Close-up beauty shot with black lips, silver eyeshadow and black hat
  • Model with tousled dark hair and smoky eye makeup, looking over shoulder
  • Model with slicked hair, smoky eyes and striped suspenders

Meet the team

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

Highlights
  • Private treatment room with one client at a time
  • Spa Micro Mist scalp treatment, described as warming the scalp and helping ingredients penetrate the hair shaft
  • Consultation and hair drying included with every head spa service
  • Maternity and new mom head spa for prenatal and postnatal clients
  • Milbon hair treatment in three steps, with results the site says last up to five weeks
Good for
  • Head spa first-timers
  • Prenatal and postnatal clients
  • Clients wanting a private, unhurried session
  • Color touch-ups
  • Add-on scalp treatments alongside a haircut or color
Treats
  • Scalp care
  • Tension in the scalp, neck and shoulders
  • Relaxation
  • Color touch-ups
  • Keratin smoothing
Techniques
  • Japanese-style head spa massage
  • Spa Micro Mist
  • Scalp detox
  • Aromatic oils
  • Lymphatic-focused massage
  • Keratin treatment
  • Balanced root and full-head color
  • Toner

Products & treatments

  • Milbon

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