Tease Salon NYC

Margie is an artist. (And fun to talk to too.) I moved here from Canada and when I described the look I wanted, Margie immediately named the hair style I’d been asking my hair dresser back home for — for years — that she hadn’t given me. Within the hour I had my requested cut. I love the style and it’s growing out really well. Margie is brilliant.

I always had trouble finding a good place to get my hair cut, but I’ve been going to Margie for maybe two years now, since she was recommended by a friend, and I can’t say enough good things about her. As I get older, having good hair has become more and more important, and I think she’s probably the best stylist I’ve ever had. She really knows what she’s doing, and she listens. I started getting my hair colored here for the first time earlier this year; I was nervous because I’d never done it before, but she did a great job. And everyone at Tease is really sweet and kind; it’s always a fun experience. So glad to have been steered in their direction.

When I first moved to NYC, I cycled through hair salons constantly. I never felt great about the experiences I was having — mediocre cut, unfriendly staff, snobby clientele. I used to have long, thick curly hair and it seemed like every stylist was intimidated by or inexperienced with my kind of hair. I often left haircuts feeling bad about myself.
My sister recommended Margie at tease 3 years ago and I have never looked back. Margie is unbelievable — she didn’t seem at all flustered by my kind of hair and I left the first appointment feeling like my hair reflected my personality for the first time in my life. IN MY LIFE. I sent all of my hairstyle-​weary friends to Margie and they felt the same way!
About two years ago, I wanted to go from long curls to a pixie cut, but my friends didn’t think I could pull it off. I asked Margie and Lacy (who also does incredible styling and color at tease) what they thought and they both said, «it would be cute — lets do it.» When the deed was done, I looked in the mirror and cried happy tears — it looked great! Margie and Lacy made me feel like I could have the hair I wanted and pull it off, they had my best interest at heart, and I knew they wanted me to look and feel good and wouldn’t lead me astray. Ever since then I’ve been rocking a Margie pixie and get complimented on my new look even two years later.
I think there are artists working in every profession, and when it comes to hair Margie and Lacy are the real deal. They are absolute professionals with an incredible eye for style and soaring talent, but none of the pretension — you don’t have to feel like you’re not «hip» enough at Tease, even though Margie and Lacy and the team of women at Tease are some of the coolest gals in town. Getting my haircut is something I look forward to now — I’m so glad I found Margie and Lacy at Tease Salon!

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She is so talented!!! I came in with a terrible color job from another salon and she absolutely fixed it. I’m so much happier now! Plus, it’s such a cute salon. Intimate and fun space. We had red wine, listened to music, and everyone (me, the stylists, and the other customer) were chatting and having a great time.
Prompt service, fair prices, mad skills. What more could you want? Well, how about another glass of wine?

What a cute salon! My friend is a regular here and loves her stylist (male, I can’t remember his name), so finally I decided to make an appointment. It took me about a week for me to schedule something but I was not in a rush so I didn’t mind. I was slotted with the stylist Lacey.
As soon as I walked in I noticed there were only a couple of chairs in the establishment which is why it took me so long to get an appointment. I waited for about 5 minutes for Lacey to wrap up with a previous client, and once I was in the chair she offered me water or wine. Nice!
I explained to her my idea of a cut and a few highlights and she went to work. She kept the conversation going the whole time and was cracking jokes. I felt very comfortable during my visit. I was extremely pleased with the outcome. For a long to medium length of cut, a one large highlight (frame the face) it came out to less than $ 130. The only bad thing is it is cash only — womp womp.
If this place were more convenient for me to get to from work or home I would make this my go to salon. In the meantime, I will certainly keep this as my second choice.

This review is overdue, but here goes.
This place rocks. Honestly. I have moved from Canada and was left without a stylist.
Now let me tell you about my hair: It’s long, it’s thick, it’s frizzy, it never does what you want it to, and on top of that, it was blue and purple, as I had been using Elumen in it for 8 years.
My new job wanted me to get a more natural hair color (damn you American corporate world!), so I went to Lacey. She gave me a trim and colored my hair a super gorgeous shade of red, effectively covering both the blue and purple.
I went back 2 days later for an updo for a work function and I have never in my left felt so awesome about my hair.
This was about 2 months ago, and I will make an appointment for a cut/​refreshing my colour very shortly.

I love this place. I’ve been to Lacie a few times now for my hair, and I couldn’t be happier. Everyone here has a great attitude, and is a pleasure to chat with. It’s never been over-​crowded when I’ve been, but I’ve been her last appointment of the day at least once. And there’s wine. So… there’s that!
I am picky about my hair (aren’t we all?) and have spent years finding just the right color red for my naturally mousy-​brown hair. First time I went in Lacie and the owner conferred over the exact right mix to get my color, and it turned out PERFECT. And the cut has always been spot on, with Lacie being a fantastic listener and collaborator.
In terms of pricing, I think it’s pretty average. Comparable with the salon I was going to in N. Cal before I moved.
Appointment only, and CASH ONLY. They’ll take a check too.

I am 100% sold on this place. Checked it out on recommendation from a friend as I was having trouble navigating the 8 million salons in NYC, and I was lucky to randomly end up getting an appointment with Lacy. Every time I’ve been back has been SO worth it — Lacy flat out knows what she’s doing. I’ve had several great cuts as well as my first color in nearly 10 years that came out exactly as I wanted despite me giving little direction.
Everyone at the salon is friendly and after many years of having awkward forced conversations while getting my hair done I can safely say that is a thing of the past since I found Tease. Cash only, but offers free wine, free bang trims, done. Highly recommend!

I just moved to LES so I wandered in here while I was exploring salons and immediately felt the good vibes. Lacy did a stunning job on my first color in over 6 years!
A few things you should know:
1. The salon is appointment only so make sure you either stop in to make an appointment or call ahead.
2. They’re CASH ONLY. I was a little caught off guard by this, so just remember that if you’re going to get a full head of highlights you pretty much need to carry $ 200 on you.
Overall, however, I have over 22 inches of hair and Lacy took her time, and it was a masterpiece once she finished. I had no idea what to expect, and it looked totally natural even though she had changed lightened it up so much. I’ve gotten tons of compliments (even from strangers) ever since. I’m going back for my second appointment in a few weeks so I can only hope she does as good of a job as the first time.

I haven’t been to a salon in over 10 years, mostly because I’m poor (read: cheap), but also because I’m usually underwhelmed by the end result, and hate spending $ 100 on a haircut, on principle alone. On a whim, I came in without an appointment after 7pm, and Lacy was happy to fix up my self-​cut short hair do. I have thick, curly hair and recently decided to lop it all off, but couldn’t get the back quite how I wanted it… Really only needed a bit of trimming with clippers back there, but she gave me the full treatment, including a bit of thinning all around with special shears, shampoo and blow-​dry, for a nice price ($ 41.50 before tip). No judgement on my self-​cut (and recently bleached to platinum) do, and made me feel like my decision to come into a salon after all these years was the right one! The red wine and nice conversation didn’t hurt either! From someone who hasn’t stepped into a salon in over a decade, I am perfectly pleased with Lacy and Tease! (Thanks!)

It took me 9 years of living in NYC to find someone to cut my hair. Lacy was WELL worth the wait. She’s consistent and open to ideas, as well as sweet, funny and easy to chat with while she cuts my hair. Getting your hair cut shouldn’t be complicated, especially for guys. Tease makes it so!

I can’t even review a haircut because I cant get anyone on the phone to make an appointment and their website is down. I’ve left 3 messages, tried calling 6 times at all different times of the day and no one ever answers.
Maybe if they get a receptionist and I can actually get my hair done there. i’ll be able to review it.

I feel bad giving Tease a lower rating because Margie is so sweet, but I was really disappointed with my second haircut here. I wanted long side swept bangs, but I got short bangs that will take me several weeks to grow out :(At the end of the cut, Margie asked me if I wanted my hair blown out wavy or straight– I said wavy thinking I’d get styled waves. Instead, she dried my hair without a brush so it looked like it does when air dried (which is really ugly IMO). I then asked her to blow dry it straight and she did which was nice, but she didn’t really style it while drying it so it looked a bit flat.
To top it off, I was quoted $ 68 over the phone– I asked the guy twice for the price because I thought it would be more given I had been there before, but he said it was $ 68. Good thing I had enough cash on me, because it was $ 85 not including tip.
Margie really does do a good job cutting hair, and I’m sure I’ll like my hair in a couple months’ time. But I’m reluctant to risk spending $ 100 here again…

I have to start this review by explaining that I have not had a haircut from anyone else but Perry at Spa Bar (in San Francisco) for nearly seven years… until just a little over a week ago. I realized I could no longer rely on my trips to SF, which are sadly becoming less and less frequent… so I went to see Lacy at Tease to get a cut before starting my new job.
I was very pleased with how it turned out. My hair feels nice and light, and the new cut gave me that little boost of confidence when I started my new job. Lacy is great, very personable. I have very straight, fine hair, so I like to get layers to give it a little more body and not look so… boring. I appreciated her suggestion of going a little shorter in the front (but not quite short enough really to be considered bangs). I imagine it must be difficult as a stylist, because most people think they know exactly what they want, and can be dismissive when given suggestions. But she is a pro, so I went with it, and I like how it turned out.
I must digress a little from the haircut itself to mention how quickly Lacy and I bonded over our love for the modern vampire (Damon Salvatore is my fave, hands down). The cut went by so quickly, as we discussed True Blood and Vampire Diaries at length. I will definitely be back, hopefully around the time of the Vampire Diaries season finale, or next season of True Blood première. I’m sure we’ll have a lot to talk about!

Ok so I know that I’m just going to repeat all these other wonderful reviews… but this place deserves it.
This was my first time here, and with Lacy, and to a new hairstylist in 4 years…
Oh my god– she’s a genius and a master at her craft! She gave me the best haircut I’ve ever had in my whole life (my boyfriend agrees, I think he wants to thank her for making me so damn Hott) she also matched my previous blonde (and blended my roots that were outgrown to half my head) to make my hair’s color more fabulous.
Plus, she did this all with me mumbling and attempting to explain what I wanted in mismatched uncommunicative sentences lol.
She’s worth the money. I paid 180 for cut n color. Which is average for a girl in NYC.

The salon is cute inside, nice person at the desk, great magazines while you wait. I waited 45 minutes for Jessa because her train was late. Understandable. Was she cool about it? She apologized then was cranky and let me know that she doesn’t like to take early appointments (mine was at 1 pm).
I was really excited about donating my hair; been waiting to cut it for two years. The whole time I felt like I had to make the situation more comfortable for Jessa. She hated that I showed her pictures of what I wanted, and didn’t listen to what I said I needed. She did let me know that she doesn’t give bad haircuts. More or less, her haircuts are about her. Not you.
It’s a good cut. Just not at all what I went in for. The experience was really uncomfortable.

After being to other salons in NYC that cost MUCH more (they shall remain nameless) I have often been dissapointed… but Tease Salon is AMAZING! I love love love love the cut that Jessah gave me.
I went to beauty school myself and I’ve worked in salons so I understand hair and how to cut and Jessah gave me the one of the most amazing cuts I’ve ever had! She spent so much time on my hair, blew it out, and went back and did the finishing touches so meticulously. AND she curled my hair, which made it look so cute and most stylists can’t be bothered to even think about adding cute extra little finishing touches… plus most salons charge for that. I got exactly what I wanted, and more!
Agh. love this salon. Jessah was great! Totally recommend her. I think it’s cash only, and I know at other salons you spend like 80.90.100 $ for a cut and you hate it, but at this place you’ll LOVE IT! I will never go anywhere else again.
I think it’s 67.50 for a first time customer and $ 80 from there on, even broke as I am I’d be willing to pay that and more. I can’t stop going on about how much I love this place!

my new salon. I’ve never had a hairdresser or a memorable hair cut. this was definitely a great change. I cut off 13+ inches and Lacey was the girl to do it. She was so funny and incredible. I came in not knowing what i wanted and just asked her to cut away and make me feel awesome. She delivered. Not snobby attitudes here, all fun and wonderful women. Drinks served (I didn’t indulge but they were there) fo’free. Can’t wait to come back and try something else.
it can be expensive, but if you’re like me and only go when the blue moon shines then this place is a must. great great place to do away with yesterday’s do’s. Peace!

I absolutely positively 100% LOVE love love looooooove Tease! I did a lot of research before picking a place to get my hair cut/​colored and I am so glad I ended up at Tease.
Lacy is absolutely AMAZING!!! I brought in a picture of what color I wanted my hair to be and she totally delivered. All I said about the cut was — «it’s too thick, i need some layers, I like the angles in the front, and I don’t want a lot cut off»…it came out perfect. The length was just what I wanted and my hair felt lighter and healthier. When she finished blowing my hair out I just sat there and stared. I’ve never seen my hair look so good ever. I felt like a model in one of those hair ads and had the urge to swish my hair from side to side. Haha! No joke.
Now all I need is to get Lacy to blow out my hair every morning! :)
PS…also wanted to point out that Tease is so rock ‘n roll. I almost walked into a tattoo place for more ink after I left there… and I might try something edgier the next time I go. I totally trust Lacy to hook me up with whatever I want. :)

I got a great haircut tonight from Jessah. I did a walk in and she fit me in right away. I wanted something rocker and fun, but still with some length. She’s got great style and offered me advice on what she thought would look cute on me and did a great job! I feel like I just stepped out a salon!
Massage with thorough hair wash, free wine and beer and some relaxed conversation. I just enjoyed this thoroughly.
Wait a minute, this sounds like the other reviews. Dammit.