Carol Bowden Salon

You get a good feeling the minute you walk into Carol’s salon. It’s neighborhood-​y and personal and intimate. No booming pop music here or intimidating hair stylists. Carol is a woman who takes her hair expertise seriously while getting to know you and what you’re looking for.
I have very curly hair and have gone to so many salons, including the «Temple» of curls downtown. But Carol gave me a much better cut and exactly the color I always wanted.
Very highly recommended.

This is my Valentine to Carol Bowden, who has been masterfully and gently coloring my hair for 14 years. Walking into her salon is like going to a friend’s house, a unique environment in my experience. She’s so warm and welcoming that many of her clients become friends (with her and each other!).
If you’re looking for a salon where you can get personal, expert attention (she’s a one-​woman shop) and have some laughs, treat yourself to an appointment with Carol Bowden.

I have thick, curly hair that requires skill to handle properly. As a result, I have been a client at many well known salons in NYC seeking out great stylists and colorists. Thankfully, I did find some great people, but getting to their chair required dealing with a posh but factory-​like or a too-​cool-​for-​school environment in their salons.
Finally, I found Carol Bowden. Carol’s salon is an oasis of professionalism, organization and fun. Carol is highly skilled and creative with credentials from top salons in NY, Paris and London. My hair has never looked better (and somehow she manages a perfect blow dry in a record 20 minutes). Carol creates an harmonious atmosphere where her clients (both women and men) relax, confident that they will leave her salon looking their best.