Tucked into a renovated brick building on Gansevoort Street in the heart of the meatpacking district just blocks from the Whitney Museum is The K & S Salon, a place I’m certain will be your new favorite destination for cuts and color.
It’s definitely mine. I state this unequivocally because I’ve been through the wringer with dubious colors and bad cuts. Now that I’ve found this professional gem of a hair salon, I want to sing its praises from the rooftops of Manhattan.
Owner Yan Kand has created a light, airy, relaxed atmosphere in the salon where the people who work for and with him truly enjoy themselves, yet he is a meticulous stickler about the purity in his products and the quality of results. Everything from the relaxing lounge music to the cappuccino with almond milk and a touch of caramel are chosen with care and thoughtfulness to delight his customers.
Yan uses only the cleanest shampoos and conditioners, including his own superb hair care line, K&S Shampoo & Conditioner, which is rife with healing ingredients such as sea B=buckthorn oil, rosemary, aloe vera, ginger, ginseng and other nourishing extracts. You can run these hair products through the Yuka app to verify their remarkable purity.
While Yan brings more than 20 years experience to his craft, his staff is equally top-notch and personable. Yan and his staff have worked with celebrities, fashion magazines, locals, and people from all walks of life. Yan’s creativity has also sparked countless iconic hair trends over the years. He opened his high-end salon on Gansevoort Street in 2017, and will be celebrating his 10th anniversary there next year.
So if you’re looking for a combination of flattering color, deep hydration, a glossy and healthy finish, and a face-flattering haircut that suits your particular features, this is the place. Here are some K&S Salon cut-and-color examples:
When I first entered the salon, a customer who was leaving turned to me and gushed “Yan knows about everything!” It turns out that she was correct. When you spend your days talking to people as you beautify them, you glean quite a lot to pass on. Go there and enjoy yourself, then savor the beautiful results. It’s a place where your cut-and-color dreams can finally come true.
Website: Check out the K&S Salon website HERE.
Purchase: the K&S Shampoo and Conditioner HERE.
