Sonya @ Enve Beauty Lounge

I have thick, coarse curly hair and always have a hard time finding a hairdresser who knows how to handle it. I've been to several other expensive salons in the city, and I can honestly say that Sonya has give me the best haircut I've ever gotten! She asks a lot of questions about your hair/styling habits to begin with so she knows exactly how to go about the cut. She also takes an extremely sculptural, or 3-dimensional approach to cutting hair so it looks amazing from all angles. Most hairdressers have always told me to keep my hair long, in order to calm it down, but Sonya decided that a short cut would be better and I've never been so pleased. My hair has never been so short but it looks fabulous due to her cut. I got compliment after compliment after the first time I went to her, and I will NEVER go to anyone else if I can help it!! On top of her amazing abilities in the salon, she sends all of her clients a follow-up e-mail with tips and name of styling products that she recommends for your personal hair type. And you can always e-mail her with questions, comments, new products that you've discovered, and she'll get right back to you...talk about personal service!! I really can't say enough good things about Sonya, not only in terms of her talent but her warm personality. If you have curly hair, you will be a new person after one of her amazing cuts!!

Sonya is an expert with curly hair and I won't be going anywhere else after the amazing cut she gave me. She spent a lot of time talking to me about the cut, what I wanted from it, how I usually style my hair, etc. She is also a fair price and a great chat. So, go see for yourself! You will leave happy, I am positive.

I've been to many highly recommended (and expensive) salons all over NYC, and never had cuts and color as good as the ones Sonya provides. If you want to grow your hair long, she will help. After years of being a blonde, I decided to go back to my natural color last year, and she never tried to persuade me not to even though it meant less money for her. She also expertly fixed a hair disaster created by another salon. Her prices are reasonable, and everything about the experience is positive. In addition, she's an extremely nice person who's always fun to catch up with.

After getting a bad haircut from Astor place (I just wanted a trim and I lost 4 inches and any semblance of a style) making a bad situation worse with a home hair dye disaster, and getting turned away for color correction by a different colorist, I came across Sonya's reviews (while frantically searching for color correction services). I have somewhat dry, color treated, curly hair that is still quite long despite the recent loss of inches. I read the other positive reviews and decided to try Sonya. She was so helpful from start to finish. She returned my frantic phone call and brought me in the next morning. As soon as I got there I was greeted with a warm, reassuring smile and a consultation that explained what we would do. She spent time getting to understand the texture of my hair and then went to work. I received consultation, a cut, color correction, deep conditioning treatment, and styling, followed by dry cut touch up and advice on how to style my hair and which products will work - all for a very reasonable $220 (cuts cost $95). She is going to email me the product list and invited me to come back any time this week if there is anything I'm not happy about so she can fix it for free. I know I won't have to though - I have gotten several compliments on my hair already today and its only been a few hours since I had it cut. I guess my hair disaster happened for a reason. I have found my stylist and won't go anywhere else. Make an appointment a week in advance and be aware, the salon is on the second floor and easy to miss.

I have waited to find just the right person to give me just the right cut. Sonya nailed it! She came highly recommended by a friend and now I'll be highly recommending her.