Projet

I just had a fantastic experience at Projet, I love my color and my blowout. The staff is very attentive and provides the level of service that I expect at a high-​end salon. The attitude at Project is very professional and pampering and unlike many salons the staff doesn’t make you feel like you’re sitting at the Cool Kids table but weren’t really invited. My color was applied with a great deal of attention to detail and is a lovely, rich, dimensional and natural-​looking shade. The space is large enough that you have plenty of personal space. I would pay to stop by and take a nap in the shampoo chairs.

I was really excited to try Projet after booking them on Lifebooker this past summer. I should have known better than to trust a $ 60 haircut but they had good reviews and I was going to be in the area anyway.
The beginning was great — the shampoo was worth the price of the haircut alone, it was super relaxing and long. After that, though, things went downhill pretty quickly.
Admittedly, I’m a 20-​something from the Upper East Side, so I’m not the typical client for Projet. But the stylist, and the other stylists, made it abundantly clear that I didn’t fit in. The whole time I was getting my hair cut all of the stylists chatted about how great all of the other clients’ hair looked, and never mentioned anything about mine other than how great I would look if my hair was lighter (I have never colored my hair, and I made it clear that I had no desire to do so in the future). Then, they continued to talk about how great it would be to style a bunch of models for an event at a nightclub that evening, and how wonderful it was to work with such beautiful women.
OK, I’m not Heidi Klum, but I still prefer not to be treated as a second-​class client just because I’m not heading to some B-​list nightclub after!
At the end, when I went to check out, the receptionist (who did not speak great English) was completely out of it and tried to charge me twice, and got angry when I refused to pay for my haircut a second time, after I had paid and was waiting for my rain coat. It took about 5 minutes of heated debate until I finally procured my credit card receipt from my purse, which I had just thrown in, and she realized that she had already charged me. She didn’t even apologize! Just threw my coat at me.
It may be a good deal, and if you live in the area go for the shampoo, but avoid otherwise unless you’re a downtown socialite of sorts.

yes! i liked this place a lot. i came from seattle and decided to go blonde from brown. i called a half hour before they opened on wednesday and asked if they had an opening as soon as they opened and they accommodated me very well. i came in for a double process (done by benedict and… i forgot my other guy’s name. sorry! :() and they did a great job, even though i was in a hurry. so, they did what they could in the time that we had. i would definitely suggest this! except they had the same 5 norah jones songs playing the entire 2 hours :(:(:(
luv this place!
i only call this place pricey because i am not from new york, lol

I was a customer at Hairmate, midtown, $ 60/​cut. Not anymore!
I have found my way to fabulousity, thanks to Freddie at Project. Honestly, there is a major price difference (Project $$$), but I get many many compliments. Besides I walk out of Project feeling beautiful and the next visit isn’t until 3 months later!
Yes. I am Asian. My hair is straight and hard. I do not blow dry it. The most I do is mess up my hair with some hair wax. I LOVE my asymmetrical cut. LOVE IT.

Enough time and distance has passed that I can now confidently talk about my experience here.
I’ve been lucky to have been the recipient of some pretty amazing haircuts the last 4 years, done by some very talented women in San Francisco and one in New York who I sadly can not afford right now. I ended up going to Projet after receiving a gift code from Lifebooker and thought I would gamble again.
The house finally won, because while my stylist was very nice and pleasant, he didn’t really understand my instructions and I ended up with a very mediocre haircut. He wasn’t going to blow dry it at all, and when I asked for it to get blown with a diffuser (as is customary for curly hair) he couldn’t locate one.
Anyway, now I know to stick to the hipster salons where they’ll know how to hack my hair off with a razor and give me my short crazy bed-​head and not the way more conservative hair I walked out of here with.

3.5 stars on this one.
The service pre-​cut, is fabulous– I was early but they took my coat right away, sat me down for a quick consult with the stylist, and whisked me away to the shampoo room. Good lord– I want to live in there. The shampoo was excellent and at about 15min long– I was super relaxed and ready for the cut.
However, my stylist seemed less than thrilled to have me in her chair. Maybe I wasn’t cool enough or pretty enough for the vibe that Projet gives off– it’s a bit too snooty for me– but she did not talk to me for the whole 20 min she was cutting my hair. Actually, she did say that the cut would «give me a whole new shape» to my hair– but that was a lie.
The cut was nice, sure– and I can thank lifebooker for the discount– but I was uncomfortable the whole time I was in the chair. Not only did I feel like I was intruding on this girls’ day, but the fluorescent lighting was terrible and made me avoid looking in the mirror at all.
Maybe, for the $ 40 cut, I’d go back, but I’m not sure it’s worth feeling like an inconvenience.

I just got my hair cut on a whim at an awful place and am so upset for not waiting until tomorrow to go back to Projet. I have been here over the past several months getting great deals on haircuts through lifebooker. Cuts by Colin and Louis have always been amazing!

Booked a haircut here because my hair is long long long and thick thick thick, and with the heat and humidity of the summer, those things combine to make for one unruly head of hair. I went in wanting to keep the length, but lose the thickness, and I came out with exactly what I wanted. Everyone at the salon while I was there looked happy with their cut, and it was definitely one of the more pleasant haircuts I’ve had in my life. My shampoo was less of a shampoo and more like a mini-​scalp massage, which was only helped by the fact that you’re pretty much laying down while it happens. The haircut was great, they gave me green tea, and I got a discount through Lifebooker, which made everything even better. I’ll definitely be back for my next cut.

Huge disappointment given the reviews here on Unilocal.
One star because the place was super-​clean. Everyone was helpful and the shampoo was fab.
They get no stars for the cut… I asked for a cut with short layers and I got a full-​on bob! I look like a mushroom top. I definitely do not recommend this place.
Note: I am Asian, and I know that a lot of hairdressers don’t know how to cut Asian hair properly.
I should go back and ask them to fix my hair but, I don’t trust them to fix it, so I’m going to Flushing to get it fixed ASAP.

Yay! I love Projet F! There hair wash/​massages are fantastic! makes the price sooooooooo worth it.
James has been wonderful and everyone is really considerate. They just do a great job and they seem to have many loyal customers. Plus it’s clear that they all get along pretty well, which adds to the great atmosphere.
lifebooker gives you killer discounts sometimes.

I never thought I’d have to say this, but Projet needs to work on their customer service ASAP. After my first really great experience (5 stars), I’ve been let down.
I had eagerly booked another hair appointment on
, and I was ready to experience Projet the same way I had before. The day of my appointment, I was called by the salon and had to reschedule because James was out sick. I really needed a haircut for Valentine’s Day, so I didn’t want to wait for James. Friddie, the Director at Projet, said that he’d go ahead and take me, so I rescheduled for 7:15pm with him when my original appointment was at 5:45pm. It was annoying, but it wasn’t really that big a deal. Plus, appointments with Friddie are not discounted at all on Lifebooker (and more expensive in general), so I thought I was getting an amazing offer.
When I got there, I sat in Friddie’s chair and told him what I was looking for. To make a long story short, Friddie thinned out my hair waaaay too much (I have thick Asian hair). It looked like clumps of hair had fallen off. Even when I left the salon with my hair styled, I wasn’t so ecstatic. I kept trying to fix it on the train on the way home. I played around with my hair at home, but nothing I did made it look decent. Also, I didn’t get my hair rinsed out after the cut as I had been expecting. They did it for me last time, so why didn’t they do it this time?
I hated my haircut, and my boyfriend didn’t like it much either. So I went back the following Monday to get it fixed. They were really nice on the phone about coming back in, but unfortunately, there was no saving my hair. My hair had been so thinned out and butchered that the only thing to do was to take it all off and get a super short cut… one I could get at the barber shop with clippers for $ 11. Because this super short cut was not what I originally wanted, I asked Friddie if I could get my next cut at Projet for free. Friddie said that it wasn’t a problem.
When I went up to the front to check out, I told the woman what Friddie offered me. She was confused and went to ask Friddie. She came back saying that THIS cut was free, not a future cut. I mean, really? So I went back and forth with her for a bit, and she told me that she would ask Friddie again later since he was «busy» in the office. She took down my name and phone number and told me she would call me that day or the next.
That definitely didn’t happen. I have called Projet THREE TIMES in the past TWO WEEKS since then to follow up about my future free cut, but the woman says that they’ve been too busy… and apparently, too busy to ask Friddie. I don’t believe that for a second. Also, each time I call, the woman tells me to call back the next day or that she’ll call me back, but I always end up disappointed.
I really wanted to give Projet a chance to redeem themselves before I wrote this review, but it seems like they don’t mind losing a customer.
TIP: Go somewhere else. If you really want to try Projet still, see James.

i love love love my new haircut. James did an amazing job and is definitely a perfectionist which is what you want in a hair stylist.
Lets start off with the shampooing first… which is wayyyyyy more than getting your hair clean. Its also about a 10 minute head massage. I love that… i love my haircut but i would pay $ 80 just to have my head rubbed for an hour too.
So anyway… i booked through that lifebooker website… i kinda hate doing the whole «please discount your artistic services» sorta thing. I hate cheapening someones art. But times are tough and i could use the extra $ 40 in my pocket.
Both James and the shampoo guy (i forget his name IM SORRY YOU WERE SO SWEET I WANTED TO EAT YOU) were tipped well though.
Another thing i liked is that they dont try to hard sell you every product that they use: cough bumble cough blumble:

Yesterday I was in DIRE need of a haircut. I checked out
and made a discounted (!) appointment with Projet for that day. I had heard about Projet at work and I read some reviews and it all sounded pretty positive.
My appointment was at 2pm, which is so much better than the standard month I am normally forced to wait! I got there at 2pm sharp and didn’t have to wait at all! They took my jacket, put a smock on me and I sat down in James chair. We talked for a moment about what I wanted and then I was brought back to get my hair washed.
Let me just tell you — this was the best hair washing I have ever received! I got a scalp AND neck massage and this is the standard! They even looked at my scalp to determine what kind of conditioner would be best for me.
I sat back down in James chair and they brought me some green tea and started cutting. Overall, it was a very good haircut, very good service and I wouldn’t think twice about going back.

I was a client here a couple of months ago. I, too, booked through
blah blah blah.
The place is well decorated, though I remember the shampoo area being a little cramped.
My stylist was personable and nice. He listened to what I wanted, and my hair was styled nicely, but it wasn’t amazing. I do think he was annoyed that I wanted to keep it long. I guess short hair does dry faster. Oh well.
I guess I’ll go back, but I do have a problem with committing to one hair salon and one hair stylist.

As reviews go, I think that hair salons get the most shilling on Unilocal.If I had a nickel for every hair place that had a 5-​star rating from a person with 3 reviews to their name (the other 2 being a Burger King and a Dunkin Donuts) I would be able to pay off my student loans.
But I digress… so I waddled through the shill-​age and found myself Projet F. Sounds cool… booked me immediately. Cool space on lower Lafayette. My hairdresser was quite nice. I walked in with my hair in a bun, took it down and told him that despite the waves from the bun, my hair was actually straight. He flipped and flopped and played with my hair and we agreed to keep it shoulder length with more shape. Layers? Meh… me and layers, not so hot, but if he could do something interesting, I’d be willing to try it (again).
So he washed my hair and snip snip snip… Wait! WTF? Where is my hair? Before I knew it my hair was above my chin and layered. He then said to me, «Your hair is straight. Did you have it straightened?» Yes I did. See Courtney’s $ 200 pile up on the floor and get swept into the garbage. The shoulder length we had agreed on was clearly down the toilet and I was fairly sad.
Now to be fair, the cut is good, though it would have been better were my hair not stick straight. And my biggest problem is that I have to wear my hair back for work, and it is so short right now, I can’t keep it in a ponytail. So yes… they give good haircuts, but no, my stylist didn’t listen.
I’ve given myself about 1 – 1.5 months «cooling off» time to write this review, figuring maybe somehow I would magically like my cut. And while it is a good cut, it is not good for me. (I’m still getting yelled at at work for my hair sticking out of my O.R. hat because I can’t put it up.)
So would I recommend Projet F? Maybe. My favorite hair salon for a while will just be good ‘olé Father Time. I’m actually thinking about going back and being adamant about what I don’t want, because I feel like the cut is technically good. But really, overall, this was more of a lesson learned: No one else has to live with my hair but me.

I have NEVER written a review on Unilocal.THAT’S how upset I am. I was drawn to Projet F because of all the five-​star reviews.
So I sit in the chair and say «I do not want to lose length at all! I’ve been growing my hair out. I just want to clean up the layers and angles and frame my face.»
Forty five minutes later… I’m left with the shortest hair ever. I’m in SHOCK right now. What’s even worse, there is no shape. And he just kept feathering the ends for no reason. I HATE THIS HAIRCUT. It’s the worst one I’ve gotten since coming to the city three years ago.
I’m beyond upset and it’s going to take FOREVER for this to grow out.

This was my first haircut since moving to NYC in January, and this place definitely did not disappoint. I got to my appointment early and they took me in as soon as I got there. I was introduced to my stylist, Hector, and we discussed the type of cut I wanted. I was then taken to the back to get the most amazing wash and scalp massage I’ve ever had. So relaxing! The haircut itself took a little over an hour, but it was well worth it. Hector really did a fabulous job giving me the look I was going for. This was a pretty drastic cut, from mid-​back to mid-​neck, but the finished product was perfect! The price was half off through Lifebooker ($ 40, $ 80 regular), but I’ll definitely be going back even if it is the regular cost.
I highly recommend this place!

While on vacation in NY, and staying in Soho, I had passed by this salon at least twice a day while walking around the neighborhood. On a slow day I decided to get a haircut. Not being from the area I went to Unilocal to find a salon. Projet F just so happened to be listed on the site. The good reviews gave me courage to go make an appointment, BUT my experience encouraged me to signup with Unilocal so I could leave a review.
I love Friddie at Projet F. He cut my hair better than any stylist I’ve ever been to and he was nice and informative while maintaining an interesting conversation the entire time. He transformed my frizzy hair into a manageable more healthy ‘do.
I don’t even live in NY but whenever I return I am visiting Friddie again.

I can’t remember when I stumbled upon Friddie How but it was sometime ago. I get facials regularly next door and both the hair salon and spa used to be one establishment. Over time it became two different businesses and Friddie acquired the salon. It finally became Projet F.
Anyways, I remember that I was still looking for a good hairstylist in New York having lived there for several months at that time. I found the salon and got my haircut by Karen (?) and loved the cut b/​c she knew how to style asian hair really well. The pricing was wonderful too. The second time I came to get a haircut, Karen had left and I had Friddie.
He did an amazing job on my hair with the layers AND creating volume which I desperately needed with my fine thin asian locks. It also helps that he and I bond over Singapore b/​c I used to live there and I’m also a bridal/​fashion/​beauty make up artist. I helped him on a photo shoot once and we have talked about doing another one soon. I’ve been going to him for over a year now and I love his technique in cutting layers on my hair. My most recent cut was a month ago and I looked great coming out of the salon as well as now. My hair has grown since then but the best thing about his haircuts is that it grows well and is low-​maintenence. (I’m a make up/​skincare product junkie but for my hair I like to keep it simple to maintain healthy locks)

I stopped by this hair salon on the whim one day after a long shopping trip. Being a relatively new establishment, it was easy to secure a haircut without an appointment.
I went in without knowing really what I wanted in terms of hair style, so I left that decision to Sharon Kan, the artistic director of ProjetF. I know this sounds a little dangerous and kooky, especially if you don’t know what you’re going in for, but being risky is sort of neat.
I did, however, let her know that I needed a haircut that would be chic, yet professional due to a slew of lawfirm interviews I had lined up.
The shampooing, haircut, and styling took about 35 — 45 minutes and it looked awesome! The most important thing is that the hair stylist knew how to style ASIAN hair. It helped that she was Asian too. I noticed a few non-​Asian customers who seemed just as thrilled with their haircuts. My new haircut garnered rave reviews from my friends, and strangely, it looks even better now that it’s had a chance to grow in a bit.
At $ 45 + $ 20 tip (for the stylist) and $ 5 for the shampoo girl, it was well worth the cut. The salon uses Kerastase products almost exclusively and my hair felt great. Moreover, because Sharon cuts your hair with an outlook on how it’d look in about a month, your dollar value will last as long as your haircut. I live in California and I fly back to Sharon every 4 months for a haircut.