DNB Hair Colour Group

I’ve been going to Edge (the owner) since I was in elementary school, growing up in NYC. He is a master at working with different hair types. Both me and my mom have gone to him and we have polar opposite hair… hers is thin and smooth and mine is curly and super frizzy. Edge is a master at the Japanese hair straightening, and charges reasonable prices for it, especially compared to so many other sub-​par salons in NYC. The whole salon atmosphere is super friendly and comfortable. I have recommended this salon, and Edge in particular, to countless friends and family members and needless to say they have all become regulars as well!

Did a Keratin Treatment and I am happy with the results. I used a Lifebooker voucher and was treated very well. The female stylist who handled my hair took her time and was gentle, even the shampoo girl gave me a little message! I really liked that she didn’t tell me I needed additional product, which happened to me the last time I went elsewhere for this! I do have alot of hair. They used a formaldehyde-​free product called Keratherapy Keratin Renewal System, which is very good. I recommend this place for Keratin Treatment!

I got a keratin treatment here last week and am very happy with the result. I used a voucher deal and was treated no differently: the lady took her time to go through all my thick hair, did not skimp on product or take any shortcuts. And they use the formaldehyde-​free formula, which is really great. I’d recommend this place for keratin, and would be happy to return myself.

Edge cut my hair, I love it! I like that I was able to have a quick, comfortable and happy first visit. For me, it felt like the holiday season inside, warm and cozy. The music is great (love songs from the 80s). My haircut took only ½ an hour and the cut that he did was just what I needed. No more «shaggy-​ness». I will be coming back for my next visit.

This is my first ever negative review on Unilocal simply because I know the importance of reviews for businesses, but I also know horrible it is to have a place ruin your hair and take absolutely no responsibility. I did the Keratin treatment through a lifebooker deal with the owner, Edge. For those of us who have had the treatment done before, the process takes approx. 2 – 3 hours. I entered and left the place in less than an hour and I kept on complaining that I thought my hair was breaking, because you know, I have the sense of feeling! But Edge kept on dodging my complaints saying that was it was not and that any breakage was completely normal. I should have just got up the minute I knew he was rushing me because another client arrived while he was applying the treatment. The breakage was visible after he finished, but I thought I’d wait a couple of days before jumping to conclusions. Let me say beforehand that my hair is already straight, I get the treatment to facilitate styling. Post-​treatment my hair is now completely frizzy, the hair is burned from the shoulders down and it looks like if I had terrible layers all over my head because of the horrible breakage. I went to him, showed him the damage and his response was that i needed a trim and took absolutely no responsibility for damaging my hair. He smirked when I told him a trim removes a couple of inches and that I would instead need to cut half of my hair off!!! He offered no solutions, and said, then «call lifebooker and deal with them, good-​bye». I can deal with repairing a mistake, hair grows back after all, but to deal with a business owner that takes no responsibility and shows poor personal skills when dealing with a complaint, no way, STAY AWAY AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!

I have been going here for over 15 years and I keep coming back. Edge is the best!

I love this place! I’ve had the keratin treatment done here twice and have been very happy both times! The customer service is great — it’s easy to get an appointment and everyone is very friendly — and the treatment is awesome! I love my hair afterwards!

Vivian is the best! Her cuts last 2 months. Her color is perfect every time. Prices are reasonable. I am now going to have to make special trips to New York to see her. This salon is a real find!

This place is a dud and Edge, one of the owners, is full of impatience and does not do what one wants. I just got my hair high-​lighed and it is dry and over-​processed and had to go to another place to get it «fixed.» They need to slow down and listen to their customers.

Vivian was my hair colorist. Her language is limited and thus nuances are not understood, which, one may like, to describe to a colorist, cannot be communicated. Nice even, she was overbooked and a man named Ken came to wash out my color. I have never in my life had such a rough treatment and my head was bandied about in the sink. This was rough play and I would never go back to this place nor recommend to anyone with the plethora of other salons, I’d rather go to SuperCuts wherein you at least can get some respect.

I had the keratin treatment done and it was amazing. The process was formaldehyde free and I left with my whole head feeling revitalized and fresh, and not to mention beautiful straight hair. They even gave me a mini massage. Really good I am a fan.

I’m thrilled to have found a place where I can get a GREAT cut at a reasonable price. Edge is the BEST! My hair looks better now then when I was paying double, even triple the amount… I knew such a place existed, it just took a while to find it.

I would recommend this hair salon to anyone looking for exceptional service with professionals who know how to care for all hair types. Kenneth was an expert applying the best keratin treatment I’ve ever had. I have very dry and curly hair yet he knew exactly how to handle it without pushing me to buy a million and one hair products. Not only did I feel in good hands, Kenneth had a superb personality and kept me more interested in the conversations than in hoping he finished soon. It’s been about three weeks since my treatment and my hair looks shinier and healthier than ever. I will certainly to back to DNB for services in the future.

The place itself looks like a place you wouldn’t want to get your hair done. It’s small and not glamorous at all. But the no formaldehyde-​free Keratin treatment is great.

I go here for highlights and trims. I have been coming here for the past 5 years or so.
Vivian is the only person in the city who gets my highlights and color right. My hair tends to lift orange and brassy but she manages to get the right level of ash in my highlights.
I wouldn’t call her the most artistic colorist in the city– they had never heard of ombré hair color when i wanted to take a break from the bleach and let my roots go dark over the winter. she had to go back in and correct some of the horizontal lines that were visible in the back of my head after she had done the color– but overall did a serviceable job with it. not a bad first attempt!
I can’t speak to her cutting skills b/​c i always get a basic trim with layers (it’s always just fine/​no complaints!).
They do run on the expensive side for what i feel i get out of a no-​nonsense type salon, but i will continue to pay the prices b/​c vivian’s the only person who i have found in the city who can color my hair (i’ve been to all kinds of places here in NYC, including oscar blandi & antonio prieto).
I know they can do platinum blonde color well– Edge, the other stylist, was doing a root touchup on a customer while I was there once last year and her color looked great.
one side note: The shampoo girl gives the best mini massage! I do love this perk!

Vivian colors my hair. it’s a no nonsense place. I prefer a place where there aren’t loud stylists gossiping and bullshitting around. So that’s why I keep coming back. Vivian has limited english and doesn’t burden me with inane small talk. Awesome! The color runs about $ 60 without tip. And the shampoo girl gives you a little message, very cute.
If I had to include anything negative, I would say that when they’re busy they get very sloppy. Once Vivian must’ve been so rushed that she diluted the color too much and it ran down my forhead for ½ an hour. No one came to check on it. It was a bitch rubbing that shit off for days later! But to be fair, since I brought it to her attention, she makes it a point to wipe excess color off right away. So I’m a happy camper.

This place might earn 5 stars yet. We shall see.
I have around ten percent gray hair (Just between you and me ;-) I like to have my hair colored with a «demi» permanent color that is a shade lighter than my natural hair. What this does is color the gray a slightly lighter brown than my natural brown hair while leaving my brown hair color unaltered. They gray sections end up looking like light light brown highlights.
The colorist (Edge) did not do exactly what I asked for, but instead made my hair overall a shade darker.
Sigh.
Was I not clear? Or did he not listen well? Hmmm.
I like his shop, his demeanor, the location, overall a fine experience, and hopefully he is trainable. So 4 stars pending further experience.