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Best of New York Beauty 2004

Best Hair Salon for Brunettes

  • Q Hair

    19 Bleecker Street, 212-614-8729

    Q Takahara and his wife, Karla Newgarden-Takahara, take brown, and its various hues, seriously. The couple has years of experience—Q worked as an editorial stylist, and Karla had a chair at Space in Soho—and they’ve made frequent trips to Japan, returning weighed down with innovative products. The Takaharas have a subtle touch that keeps clients happy—from the moment the addictive scalp massage begins till they walk out with even, natural color.

From the 2004 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine

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