





All those ladies who have been salon searching or staring longingly into the mirror, wishing their hair would suddenly look like a Victoria's Secret model's (or like a David Yurman campaign), look no further! I spent a long time reading reviews and looking at "best of" lists before booking with Jaleh at AKS Salon. I was nervous, because this was my first venture into a true "New York" salon.
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I hate to be the one to break AKS Salon's 5-Star streak on here, but I really was not that happy with my experience at this salon.
First of all, the receptionists are not friendly, nor are they knowledgable. I had specifically explained what kind of color service I needed, and yet, the person that scheduled my appointment did not allot enough time for my color, and therefore, the stylist wa...
Carolyn DePalma is an incredibly gifted colorist. I change my hair color regularly and am *never* disappointed with the results. Over the past four years I've gone from nearly black to cherry chocolate to auburn to copper, through six shades of red from cranberry to pale strawberry, back to near my natural blonde, lighter than my natural color and then dark again -- and and it has looked fabulo...
Even when I have moved across the country, I would fly back. There is no one better. He works wonders on my wavy curly hair. He knows what will look best on me - and what wonderful conversations we have had over the last 15 years!
Jaleh was the first person to color my hair 10 years ago and I will never trust anyone else. She is not only the BEST hair care profesional i have ever encountered, but pleasure to visit with every 4 months. People constantly praise my "natural" color locks - and if i like them, i reveal my secret weapon - Jaleh at AKS.
I've had my hair styled by Mika for years and I constantly get compliments on it. My hair is very curly and very difficult to work with. Mika has not only been able to tame my curls but also gives me tips on how to style it and the products I should use. Whether I wear my hair curly or straight, it always looks great and I owe that all to Mika!
HAS ANYONE BEEN TO SALON AKS???!! I JUST HAD TO WRITE A REVIEW FOR MIKA!!! :) I HAD A "MUST LOOK FAB" PARTY TO ATTEND. USUALLY, I HAVE NO ISSUES, BUT IT WAS TERENTIAL DOWN POOR AND I HAVE CRAZY FRIZZY HAIR. MIKA.. YOU SAVED MY LIFE... THROUGH ALL THE RAIN MY HAIR STAYED PERFECT, AND EVERYONE JOKED THAT I HAD THE STYLIST DO MY HAIR IN THE VENUE!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!...
I've been going to Mika Rummo since forever and she never fails to give me a great refresher and fabulously styled cut. She gives great tips to mend all your hair problems and has recommended some of my favorite hair products! The salon is very hospitable and professitonal, great experience every time and of course love Mika!
I was a stressed out bride looking for the right stylist to give me the perfect look on my wedding day. MIKA did that and more! She is so easy to work with, she knows what looks right on a persons face and gives great suggestions. I was so happy with the hairstyle on my wedding day. Three other friends of mine have gone to her for their wedding since. She is an amazing stylist!
Generally my hair is an unruly mess. Every since going to Mika, that has changed. She gave me a cut and style, I can work with. She also taught me which products and techniques work with my hair and which products to avoid. If you are looking for a trim or a drastic change, I recommend asking for MIKA!
I've been going to Larissa for several years now and my hair looks better and better each time I go. I continue to get amazing compliments on my highlights! She is extremely talented, professional and one of the sweetest people I know.
The entire staff at AKS always make my experience there wonderful!
So I heard this salon is really good so I decided to try it out. I get highlights and a haircut everyone is raving about, and I don't know what everyone is saying that is so good. If I'm going to pay all this money shouldn't they have gotten my highlights close to the root? When I looked in the back of my head in the mirror, my highlights have orange at the top of them and THEN fade into blonde. ...
Larissa Fortuno at AKS Salon is simply the best! By subtly applying her artistry, she succeeds in raising the bar on "natural". I leave feeling refreshed and 10 years younger. I highly recommend Larissa.
I had been 7 months with no color (my husband lost his job) and was worried about going anywhere but Bergdorf's for blonde, but Jaleh is as good as it gets, and I am back in blonde.
My Colorist, Izabella, is amazing. My color is exactly what I wanted. She read my mind. I ve received so many compliments.
I have been going to Salon AKS for a few years now and I absolutely love it. Isabela is a wonderful colorist and I always get so many compliments on my hair after getting highlights. She is super friendly and always makes sure that I have a great experience. And the best part is that everyone at the salon is friendly. I would recommend Salon AKS and Isabela to anyone with pride.
I travel all over the world for work. I have had my hair cut and colored in Paris, Milan Australia and the list goes on. Hands down, the best highlights I have EVER had were done by Carmen Rossi . She is just an amazing colorist and human person. You really don't have to say anything, she knows exactly what to do for your hair. No need to travel half way across the world when the very best is C...
I live in the South and Visit NY several times a year. AKS was recommened and it was suggested I see Dante. The experiance was great. My hair looked great. I keep going back. It is very relaxing.
I have been getting highlights in NYC for 20 years and Jaleh is the best! She's an artist with highlights/lowlights and base color!
As a person on tv, there is few I trust with my hair and Jaleh is the only one that I will allow to highlight!
The best hair colorist does not even need you to say anything, they just know exactly what would suit your face, personality and hair type. That is exactly what Carmen Rossi did for me. I have never been happier with my hair!
Carmen, you are truly amazing!!!!
i have been getting my hair highlighted for over 20 years, in various parts of the country. i have never been happier with my hair and its color than since i started going to jaleh over 3 years ago...i always leave the salon feeling beautiful, and loving my hair color. she is very talented and skilled, and knows exactly what to do to make my hair look fantastic. she never rushes, and always does ...
I can't write enough words of praise for the amazing job that Carmen Rossi did on my hair!! She was not only professional, but was also such a warm, kind person. In this day and age, it is not often you get such personal service!! I will definitely be coming back to her every time.
I have been unhappy with my highlights ever since I can remember. Until I met Carmen Rossi at AKS salon. She has given me the hair color makeover I so desperately needed. She did such an awesome job finding the right color tones for me, so the highlights look so natural. I have gotten so many compliments for my hair. Thank you Carmen!!!
I have been a client of J Antony's for over eight years, and I would NEVER go anywhere else. I would follow him anywhere--except new Jersey maybe. J Antony is so skillful in adjusting my color as needed to keep it fresh and attractive. I never worry, never even ask why he's doing anything--I know it will look perfect.
I have also sent out-of-town friends to him. They were consistently wowe...
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS I THOUGHT I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH MY HAIR COLOR....UNTIL I WAS INTRODUCED TO JALEH OF AKS SALON.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAND PAINTED HIGH LIGHTS, YOU MUST GO TO AKS AND HAVE IT DONE BY JALEH!!!
HER WORK IS AMAZING AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER TO THE LADIES WHO WANT TO HAVE THE BEST HAIR COLOR!!!
Larissa has colored my hair for the last 3 years and has gotten it right every time!! I have a single process and half head of highlights and receive so many compliments on how beautiful and natural it looks. Larissa is a pleasure to deal with and really listens to what you want , but is not afraid to suggest her own ideas as well. I am a brunette, but Larissa also does an amazing job on friends ...
This is a fantastic salon and the stories about being stopped on the street when your hair looks so great are what led me to AKS. I stopped a woman in West Hartford Connecticut to ask who did her color and she knew the AKS number by heart. Every woman walks out of this salon looking fantastic. I highly recommend Sam for blonde highlights.
First, of all, I want to start off by saying that I am a beauty writer, which (I think) makes me somewhat more qualified to review a salon! I was a bit skeptical of haircolor when I first went with my friend to Salon AKS. I was instantly convinced that color can really enhance your look when I saw my dark haired friend become transformed into a natural looking blonde (really difficult to do). ...
I have been going to *Jaleh* at Salon AKS for 10yrs+ and wouldn't think of going anywhere else! Her hand-painted highlights are unrivaled and always look as natural as if i had spent a summer out in the sun. Worried about the maintenance? Jaleh is the first colorist I've ever met whose skillful technique hides roots as your hair grows out. Spending an afternoon in her sunny nook of the salon ...
I've considered coloring my hair for years, but never touched it. I recently needed a change, so I got a friend's recommendation for a colorist. She told me about Sam at AKS. I was so nervous going in since it was my first time. I have dark brown hair, so I was afraid of getting that orangey-color you see on girls. I told Sam all of my fears and she assured me with her sharp consultation and...
Jaleh is pitch-perfect when it comes to color. I came to her after I'd gotten a botched color job elsewhere and she somehow made my hair look great. Her assistant Mingma made me feel pampered and in good hands. Keo does my cut -- he is the rare hair stylist who understands fine hair. He also understands timeless style, which really just boils down to making each person look her best.
I have been client of JALEH, the excelent hair colorist at Salon AKS for almost twelve years. She has a magic touch with elegance and she creats AMAZING HIGH LIGHTS with a great contrast with the hair color. She is an excelent hair colorist in New York city and she was an excelent colorist in Beverly Hills as well. I am not an easy going person when it comes to my hair, but she always managed to ...
I seriously have some trepidation about telling the world via citysearch about J. Antony @ AKS, because he is by far the very best, most professional, most knowledgeable (style-wise), etc.,hair colorist in NYC, and I'm afraid if too many people find out about him, I will no longer be able to get an appointment. I have had my hair done by J. Antony for the past 10 years, and there has never been ...
Jonn Rhamanni is a superb hairstylist. He was recommended by AKS colorist Carmen Rossi - also terrific and has proved to be an artist whose skills I completely trust. In the many years I've been visiting hair salons I've never felt secure enough to say to a stylist "just create a look that you think is best for me". I know that each time Jonn styles my hair it will enhance my appearance, reflect ...
Alain Pinon has been cutting my hair for nearly 20 years! Not only is he a skilled and talented stylist, but he is also a genuinely good and thoughtful person. Alain and his partners, Kao and Susanna, have created a warm, friendly, and professional environment at Salon AKS. I feel their staff is trained to be courteous and to make customers feel comfortable and welcome.
My teenage daughter ...
I have been a long-time client of partner Alain Pinon, who left Frederic Fekkai with Susanna and Kao to start AKS years ago (I followed). I have learned so much from him about how to care for and love my curly hair. I never loved it until he showed me what to do. He gives the most fantastic cuts, and then teaches you how to maintain the look at home. Eventually I added color to my list of ser...
Carolyn DePalma is the best hair colorist I've ever had and I've had a lot over the past 60 years. I was with her at Fekkai and found her again at AKS. She is so personable and always remembers your name and the last conversation you've had with her. My haircolor is perfect - she's the best with highlights!! People have actually stopped me on the street to remark about my color. No matter what t...
Carmen Rossi, of the AKS Salon, is the best colorist in New York and I've tried them all. She's the beauty's world's best kept secret. A fashion editor for a top magazine first told me about her and I've since learned that many top editors and beauty directors go to her. I really can't rave enough about her and my color always looks terrific. Best of all, she is a lovely and gracious lady.
I moved back to NYC a year ago and since then I have changed salons every time I needed a touch-up. I only heard of AKS Salon through my roommate who had a gift certificate she didn't care to use. When it was time for my appointment, I wasn't really looking forward to the result being anything other than what's its been in the past...just "okay"
They booked me with Sam Mara and not only did sh...
Speaking as a loyal client (4+ years and counting), i cannot imagine trusting any two hair professionals more than i trust Allison and Christopher. That's not to say it took 4 years to build that trust either - from the first cut and color to the most recent, I have had nothing but fabulous hair. They are both eager to listen to my ideas and offer their own, which are always in tune with the "s...
I live downtown and I would not think of going anywhere else. Antony is hands down the best colorist in NYC!!!!
Excellent Cut and Color by Alain and Allison. Two professionals with their client's best interest at heart.
Alain is both an excellent hair stylist and artist. I have a lot of medium texture hair. Dry from coloring. Alain works with my hair texture and cuts it so that it falls into place beautifully. The true test is that when I wash and dry my hair. It falls into place without any fuss.
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I have very long, very curly/ frizzy hair and I could tell you some nightmare stories about some cuts and blowouts I have had. That being said, I have had only positive experiences at Salon AKS and with Nyree in particular. My hair always looks beautiful, just the way I want it, and when I look around I can tell that all of the other customers are happy with their results as well. The few times t...
The best colorist in the tri-state area is J. Antony at AKS Salon. I maintain a home in Greenwich CT as well as an apartment in NYC but if I moved out west I would still have Antony as my "colorist supreme!" I have had my hair color beautifully pampered by Antony for over 15 years. He is also the Creative Director of AKS so he?s not just a technician: he teaches his entire color department the ne...
Carmen Rossi has been coloring my hair for the past 10 years during which time I've lost count as to how many times strangers on the street have stopped to ask me where I get my hair colored. My color is so natural looking that people actually think that I'm a real blonde! After following Carmen to AKS, I started to use Jonn for my cuts. He has a fantastic sense of style and I always leave fee...
Some strive to wear the latest fashions, be it Armani, Vera Wang, or Oscar De La Renta. Myself, my hair is a fashion statement I wear daily. That's why I recommend Jonn Rhamani at Salon AKS. He's well trained, personable, and makes me feel as though I can step out fashionably on a daily basis.
I decided to let my hair "grow out" and become it's natural silver and gray with the original dark color showing here and there. I was very nervous about how I would look. Too old? I looked to Kao at AKS Salon to help me through the transition with the hope I wouldn't freak out myself or those who knew me. With his expertise in hair cutting, and his background in owning a fabulous hair salon I al...
I've seen some of the best hair colorists in Manhattan over the last 20 years to maintain my blond locks - colorists with whom I've been extremely happy - but J. Antony is the best BY FAR. I'm 100% satisfied with his work every time. He's a true artist with a "less is more" approach. He's also a perfectionist (like I am), who pays close attention to each and every strand of hair he touches, givin...
I've been following J Antony around New York since 1982. My two daughters have had their hair highlighted by him, all to rave reviews. Because I live close to the Long Island border, I get my hair styled in Long Island and I've received repeated compliments by my hair stylist. J Antony has never let me down always giving me that lift I need. His personality is lively, entertaining and profess...
I have been indulging in the best haircuts for over 10 years now. Susanna Romano has magic in her shears. The shampoo head massage is superb. Everyone on the staff from the front desk to coat check greet you with a smile and warm hello whether its your first visit or your hundreth. I highly recommend you call and see for yourself. You will thank me.
After trying many top tier salons, I finally found J.Anthony at AKS Salon. J.Anthony took the time to talk to me before my first appointment, consider my goals and consider what would look best. He was genuine, friendly and I felt comfortable and confident in his ideas. Thanks to him, I now have the most gorgeous, blonde hair in the world.
AKS has one of the best colorists in town, Jay Anthony; I've followed him from one salon to another over more years than he or I would care to admit, and am thrilled that he's now the head of the color dept here. He has a wonderful sense of what is tasteful, appropriate and flattering, and I have sent everyone from my daughter to the women in my office to him. The results are always superb: natu...
J Antony is the very BEST hair colorist. My hair looks natural and makes me feel like I did as a teenager. My clients and friends ask where I get my hair done and I always tell them J Anotony at Salon AKS. He is the best.
Thank god for John, my hair was butchered when my regular hair dresser went out on maternity leave at my local salon. I work in NYC, and couldn't style or stand to look at my hair. I was recommended by 2 friends to go to see John and he worked magic with what he had to work with. Thanks to him, I have a much more manageable cut and can't wait till it grows out to go back and work with him som...
I love this salon. It's my favorite in new york city with the best hair stylists. I have been using J. Antony for the past few years and my mother is also a faithful client of his.
This is my first time to write a review, But not the first time I've told everyone how wonderful Salon AKS is.First let me tell you that women - perfect strangers- constantly stop me and ask where I get my hair done...and because of that I now carry their business cards with me and hand them out with pleasure . Now regarding the care and service in the salon; My shampoo is an experience in itsel...
JAntony is an exceptional colorist at AKS Salon. I have been a client of his for 20 years, from henna treatments in the early years, to highlighting processes. I was born a redhead and he has kept me in the most natual color for all these years. His brunettes are warm and beautiful, and of course he can achieve any tone with blondes. I find his personality so enjoyable and he is always attemp...
I've been going to AKS for a decade and have NEVER had a bad haircut. Absolutely professional service. And all the staff are personable and warm. Couldn't recommend it more highly.
Salon AKS is simply the best all around experience I have ever had at a salon (I've been to many of them in Manhattan and elsewhere over the years). I have nothing but good to say about this place: the staff is warm and helpful when you arrive and makes sure you are comfortable. Nyree Busby, my stylist, met with me for my consultation, which she took her time on and then brought me to get shampoo...
I found AKS salon on Citysearch and loved it. I was meeting some friends in midtown over the weekend for dinner after a day of shopping and wanted a place near the restaurant. AKS was able to accomodate me for a cut and 1/2 head of highlights. I ended up loving my stylist as well as the person who did my color! Everyone was so nice an accomodating. I will definitely recommend AKS to anyone lookin...
Master colorist (and salon creative director) J Antony has been enhancing my locks for 20+ years (we were both adolescents!). I've followed him from salon to salon, till he landed at AKS when it first opened -- and there we have both happily remained ever since. He is simply the MOST talented colorist out there -- an artist at his craft -- and also a wonderful person. A perfectionist with gre...
This salon has seen better days. At one time the
stylists were all very good, the assistants were
trying their best, the blow-drying team were as
good as to be expected. This is all in the past.
The salon is run like K-Marts, the standards are low,
the best have left for higher-end salons--still there
are mediocre technicians and clients that are
actually falling asleep in their chairs b...
First let me say I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Color. I have been going To Allison at AKS for Years ... She always gets my hair just right. I have never been happier with my color. She does beautiful and natural highlights on my dark blonde hair, I get compliments on a daily basis about my color. She makes you feel like your her only client, taking her time to make you feel confortable and relaxed. It...
Allsion is by far the best colorist I have ever been to and I have been highlighting my hair for 16 years. Salon AKS is fabulous. It is no wonder that it is all the NYC socialites go-to salon.
if your one of those people who believe your hair can make or break your look, you can trust AKS will make your look. Allison Gandolfo is now the only one i trust with my hair color, and has been for at least 4 years now. no matter who styles my hair following color, my hair always looks its best. there is no reason to go anywhere else.
I have been a client at AKS for years now and Christopher has been one of the reasons why. Christopher has always given me a great cut and has made suggestions to keep my style fresh and current...he's also just a really nice guy..no attitude like I have found at other salons in the area. I am always impressed by the overall experience I have at AKS. They know how to provide people with a grea...
I have been a customer of Salon AKS since inception. I am very familiar with the staff & can honestly recommend the entire AKS Team as they are all well trained, & polite & most importantly an expert in each of their indivudual field.
Kathleen Flynn Hui is my colorist. . Kathleen is on top of her coloring game at all times. Her technique & masterful color blends will leave your hair radiant....
I had been to AKS several times years ago and then began using a local hair stylist/colorist that was less expensive. The fact is, AKS may be pricey--but that's because you walk out with EXCEPTIONAL hair.
This past fall I decided to try a new salon when I moved to Hoboken to have the roots of my highlighted hair touched up (not a difficult task since my hair is blond with natural highlights a...
I've been going to Christopher for years. I prefered their old location, with the large windows overlooking Madison Ave., but when Christopher moved, I was going with him. I've strayed here and there to try to save money, but I'm always disappointed and come back to Christopher. He always remembers me, even though I only get my hair cut 2-3 times a year, and he knows how I like it styled. He's al...
I went to them just prior to their relocation two years ago. On the phone with the receptionist I described my hair (long, blond, with long, loose layers) and asked for a stylist who would listen to what I wanted and who was not scissor happy. I went as far as asking for someone who would cut off only an inch if I asked. They gave me an appointment with Christopher - who is capable of leaving...
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