Exhibit : A Salon

Tried to go to some other shops, but have still been coming here since I moved to NY. Lynette is the absolute best!

I am new to New York and stopped in another hair salon a block away from Exhibit thinking that having my roots dyed shouldn’t be a difficult job. Well, my husband laughed and teased me mercilessly when I returned home and I sat on Unilocal looking for help! And I found it! Jennifer at Exhibit is a life saver. I loved all of the women there. They are professionals who know their trade very well. Jennifer fixed the mess with my roots and we had fun while she did it. She’s a lovely person and it’s a pleasure and comforting to sit in her chair. I’m so pleased to have found a stylist so quickly. I’ll be going back to Jennifer and Exhibit from now on. THANKS JENNIFER!

Kristen Bretz is magic.
Thanks to my friend who highly recommended her, I made an appointment for 2 weeks later (Call right now! She gets booked up fast!) for their first appointment at 12 noon. I walked into the salon and was blown away by the friendly receptionist and the funky décor. They were so nice!
Kristen asked me what I was looking for, and added her own input, and we got to chopping. I love that she listened to me and gave me a cut that flattered my face. I LOVE MY HAIRCUT. It took an hour and change, and I came out a new person.
They accept credit cards. Tips are paid in cash.
P. S. If you get there too early, go next door to Crema! They have great vanilla lattes.

This review is for Julie– I’ve seen Julie 3 times: first for a cut, second for touching up my roots (from a bleach job I had gotten done at a different salon in my hometown) and most recently to take my hair from a gross light green/​hay color to a beautiful dark blue. She studied the photo of the color I wanted in detail, and after the color didn’t turn out the way we both had hoped after the first gloss, she went ahead and tried a whole different gloss, even though it was 8:00 PM and I’m sure she was exhausted. Other hairdressers I’ve had have tried once and if it doesn’t look like the photo, oh well. Not Julie. She made sure I was satisfied with my color and told me to keep in touch in the following weeks to make sure it stayed the blue tone we both wanted it to be. On top of that, the prices are incredibly reasonable. I’ve found my NYC hair salon and I’m so happy!

After a few questionable colorists, my move to Bushwick had me looking for a new salon and hairdresser. Jocelyn was amazing. She listened and took into account all the things I wanted for my hair. She gave me beautiful golden caramel color to my drabby hair. She also gave a an awesome blow out and beachy waves I love.
Highly recommend Jocelyn — super sweet and attentive! The salon itself is clean and welcoming.

Love this place! I see Lynette and she is fabulous. I only wish it was easier to book there, be sure to plan ahead!

Went to see Jenn again. She was awesome as usual. She gave me a great cut and straightened my hair. I’m very happy with her. She is now my go-​to hair stylist. Go, Jenn, go!

Jocelyn is THE BEST. I found her after falling into an Instagram black hole and I’m so glad I did! I brought in a picture of a past cut she did I just had to have and I walked out with exactly what I wanted — a fun, modern, choppy bob. At the end of the cut she also showed me how to curl my hair with a straightening iron so I can get the soft wavy curls she gave me when I style myself. My friends and family love it and I do too! I’ll definitely be back for a cut and I’m going to book her for color as well — she answered all my color questions while she was doing my cut, so when I’m ready to go purple, she’s my gal. The salon was super cute and chill also. Overall, a great experience. Thanks Exhibit and Jocelyn!

Lynette!!! Not enough good things can be said! Asks enough questions, very attentive, super friendly has given me 2 incredible haircuts that are exactly what I envisioned. Long layers, perfectly framed around my face, styled to perfection. She knows what she’s doing.
Fell in love with this salon while living across the street and now it’s an hour commute via train and I keep coming back because it’s worth it!

I heart Alice. She’s an excellent stylist and can do fabulous color, awesome cuts and anything else you need.
She’s meticulous and creative, which is exactly what you want in a hair stylist. I get tons of compliments whenever she suggests something new, so I know she is usually right!
I have curly/​wavy hair and she does a dry cut then clean up later, which is the best way to get a good result with my kind of hair in my experience.

Awesome Job! Jocelyn is amazing! I suck at deciding what I want for my hair. The color and cut were perfect! So happy making this my regular salon!

Julie is the crème de la crème.
Here’s the deal: I am truthfully very hard to please. I always leave a hair appointment with an underlying sense of disappointment which leads me to believe my hairstylist Julie must be involved with some type of black magic because I adored my haircut the moment I left her chair and continue to adore my haircut weeks later and that has *never* happened before.
Julie has taught me growing out a pixie doesn’t have to be a traumatic experience. She gave me the most lovely transitional haircut and I am no longer afraid of the grow-​out process. I expressed my fear of suffering through the average post-​pixie haircuts (Repeating in my head, «Please don’t make me look like a soccer mum. Please don’t make me look like a soccer mum.) and Julie really listened to me and as a result totally slayed my expectations.
Before my haircut I was spending a minimum of 30 – 40 minutes trying to tame the beast and after it’s wash-​and-​go. You guys: I have never had a wash-​and-​go haircut in my ENTIRE LIFE. That qualifies as a life-​changing experience. Julie changed my life. Let her change yours.

I’ve been seeing Jen for almost a year now– as someone who used to chop off my own bangs and bleach my hair over the kitchen sink, it is so amazing to have hair that looks good now. I hadn’t had my whole head professionally dyed before going to her, and it was such an easy experience. Every time I come in, she seems genuinely excited to be working on my hair, and that’s such a great feeling. I used to live across the street from the place, and have since moved twice. I don’t live close to Exhibit anymore, but it’s still the only place I get my hair done. All the women there (sorry if there are men, I haven’t met them yet!) are super cool and easy to talk to. It’s such a stress-​free and positive environment. The salon itself is really cute– always has different art displayed, and old punk and rock music playing.
Real talk, Jen is a wizard with hair color– and I ain’t mad at free bang trims one bit!

I hate hate hate hate hate leaving negative reviews for anyone. I hate complaining, I hate calling people out, I hate anyone who doesn’t get that hey, sometimes bad things happen. I’ve never left a Unilocal review ever, and this is my first.
I had an appointment for Exhibit tonight, for what would have been my fourth or five appointment in the last few years. I work weird hours and have a trip planned out of town, but they were able to find me an appointment with my second-​choice stylist for tonight. I’m like six months overdue for a haircut and was really looking forward to chopping this mess off.
About eight hours before the appointment, Beth texts and says the stylist is «running super early» and asks if I can come in two hours early. Well, no I can’t, I say. Do you need to reschedule me for another time?
Oh no no no, everything’s fine, original appointment is just fine, Beth says.
Fast forward to the afternoon, three hours before the appointment, Beth says yes, they do need to reschedule because the stylist is sick. I fully understand that people get sick and that shit happens, but it’s how you handle curveballs that show how classy your business is.
I’m pissed because I GAVE YOU AN OUT this morning, and you assured me everything would be fine. I got mad, pointed out that if accommodating an evening appointment was going to be a problem, then please just tell me that when I call in the first place.
Only then do they offer me an appointment with Ashlee, one of the owners and the person I’d wanted to see in the first place.
What do you do in that situation? Take them up on an appointment they’re only offering to keep because you got mad? How much faith would you have in the cut you’re going to get under those circumstances? There’s zero chance it wouldn’t be awkward as hell.
And if Ashlee was willing to do a nice thing and stick around for the cut, then make that offer when you’re first cancelling my appointment, don’t reserve it for the person who gets mad — offer it in the first place. «I’m sorry, your stylist was ill. We can offer you a rescheduled appointment that fits your availability on another day, or a slightly delayed appointment tonight with one of our owners tonight.»
I’m really sad, because I liked Exhibit, and I liked talking them up to friends in the neighborhood. There are so many ways this could have been handled better.

Ashlee always does an amazing job on my platinum hair and as long as I keep up on my appointments I never have any yellowness or bands of different colors. I followed her here from Hair Metal where she took me from Feria red (sorry I used box color, please forgive me!) to blonde without too much of an awkward stage in between.
The prices are reasonable, especially for the area, and they do a really good job.

I seem to be the odd one out, but I’m really dissatisfied with the styling of my hair.
When I get my haircut, I love knowing I don’t have to wash it for a few days bc the styling is so amazing, but that was not the case here, not in the slightest. I went in for a basic trim/​wash and dry, and it looks like I dried my hair myself. The woman, Jen, not only parted my hair on the wrong side — even after I told her twice that I wanted it in the opposite direction — but also left a chunk of hair wet at the nape of my neck when she finished (I pointed it out to her). These complaints sound silly in and of themselves, but the end result is just lackluster, blah-​looking hair with curls that look like they were created with a curling iron — it doesn’t even look like I got my hair done, which you can usually tell after someone’s had a hair cut.
The cut itself is fine — all my split ends are gone — and Jen is sweet. Everyone there is really nice, in fact, but I am really unhappy with how my hair looks right now, and for $ 70+, it should look a lot better.
I’ve already decided I’m not going back. Some places just aren’t a great fit, I guess.

I’ve been going to Exhibit for over a year now. Like most women, I am fussy about who handles my hair, and did a lot of Unilocal research before booking an appointment. I have seen 3 different hairstylists, and have been satisfied with each experience. I have seen Alice the most though, and after my last haircut from her I received complements on the street about how it was the perfect haircut for my facial structure.
All the women I have worked with are cool, friendly, easy to talk to, and attentive to my haircut wishes. Being an artist myself, I also like that the salon doubles as a mini gallery and caters to creative-​types.
The only thing I can say as a negative, is that the haircuts are a little expensive for my budget ($ 70+ before tip) which is why I don’t go there more frequently. The stylists do offer free neck trims though, which helps the cut a little last longer.

What a great first hair dying experience! Jocelyn was so great and kept my expectations at bay. She explained that my hair probably would not take to the dye the first time. I appreciated it as it made me be reasonable about the process. However,
it turned out so well! Jocelyn even gave me the brand of the gloss she used so I can keep my color up between appointments. Would recommend to any first time dyer! I can’t wait to return.

Moved to NYC over a year ago and was reluctant to try to replace the stylist I left behind in my hometown. After months of salon shopping, I am ecstatic to say that the search is over!
I gave Exhibit a shot thanks to its shining reviews here on Unilocal,and this adorable little salon certainly lived up to my high standards. It was quiet and cozy, and my stylist Julie was one step ahead of every request I made. My hair is extremely damaged, but Julie turned my brassy blond «don’t» into a shimmery, cool platinum ‘do and gave me a sleek cut to boot. The girl knows what she’s doing! She’s hired indefinitely. :)

Lynnette at Exhibit is truly amazing. She practically saved my life a few weeks back. I had never been there before, but Lynnette went out of her way to really help me out in a pinch. I have nothing but praise for how kind and helpful she and everyone I encountered there was to me, and for what a good job Lynnette did on my hair.
The back story is that I had a really terrible experience earlier in the evening at Hair Metal in Williamsburg, with Shelly — who had gone and dyed my hair a mousy brown color, unwarranted, from my platinum blonde, and had given me a really bad cut… I had requested a little bit of a darker blonde shade at my roots to break up the platinum, and I had made it clear I wanted to grow my hair out in a blunt cut with no layers — So she made me a full on brunette with short choppy layers. Basically the dead opposite of what I asked for all around occurred, plus a really nasty attitude to boot. Not cool. (See my other review for full story).
Anyway — that being the case, I was pretty upset when I left Hair Metal that night and stopped into Exhibit on the way home on a whim, to see if there was some miracle worker who could help me out. The woman working the front desk that evening was amazing. I didn’t catch her name but she sensed my distress and was super kind. She went to the back and spoke with Lynnette who came over, sat me down, and decided that if it was her who had received a bad hair cut, she’d want to get it fixed right away. I was so thankful. She poured me some wine, and we got right into it. The salon closed a little while later but Lynnette stayed with me well into the night, color correcting and fixing uneven layers until after 11:30. Truly awesome. The best part is, she got the color absolutely perfect — back to my platinum blonde with a nice champagne toner. I was impressed.
If you are looking for a super kind stylist who really listens to what you are asking for, and actually cares to make you look your best — Lynnette is top notch. The overall atmosphere and vibe of Exhibit is really mellow and super friendly too, which is about dead opposite of Hair Metal, for what it’s worth. I’ll be going back to Lynnette as long as I’m here in New York. xx