Ok, now I get it. I get why people travel 3000
miles for a haircut. And it's good that I understand this, because I too will
be one of those freaks who pops on a plane and spends 6 hours to and from NYC
to get my HAIRCUT!!
RIC PIPINO is the REAL DEAL.
Obviously. There are few 30-year hair veterans of runway, supermodels and starlets to garner as much press as he does unless there's some serious talent to back it up. The man is a master. For reals.
First of all, let me discuss the design of the RIC PIPNIO SALON. Holy apartment envy. And I say apt. because the place looks like my dream HOME. Gray walls with white molding, a mauve tufted leather wall, the black Fendi faceted lacquer salon chairs, a gorgeous turquoise wallpapered tea room with fuchsia upholstered vintage chairs, black and white tiled bathroom, black and white zig-zag floor...truly, it's my kind of supreme glamour and chic von chicness. I wanted to sublet the joint and send for my suitcases. Coffee table books, mini-bar, pastries, wine, tea-time yummies, it's all meant to feel like a salon in your richest friend's uptown apartment. Glam vintage and super modern jewelry and nic-nacs are for sale, like couture feathery headpieces and one of a kind rings designed by Ric's friends.
The walls are lined with photos by Ben Watts, Vincent Skeltis
and Sante D’Orazio, and t two colorful limited-edition prints by the painter
Richard Phillips lie the wall. I love the topless, girl scout girl wearing
sunglasses. Totally hot and dirty and my kind of art. The tiny three
seater salon is so exclusive, it just all sort of makes sense why you GPS'ed
your way through Chinatown and Little Italy, avoiding Cannoli King, to find
this little tiny inch of a street called Centre Market Place. You walk in and
viola, you feel as though, you've arrived...
So yes, the celeb stylist, who has been cutting tresses in Miami for years, and cuts the hair of Ali Larter,Bridget Moynahan and Jaime Pressly, and we all know he was married to Hedi Klum, etc... but he's also one of the most authoritative voices in hair care. NO MORE ELASTIC BANDS EVER!!! Use pantyhose, cut little nylon circles and use those! (Revolutionary. No wonder my hair ripped to shreds. I live in ponytail holders!) Pipino is dedicated to building and refining the concept, artistry and technical competence of his hair cuts. He also has a line coming out that I am dying for because whatever pea sized cream he put in my hair while styling it made it shiner than that Fendi chair I was sitting in... But alas, it's not ready yet. Arggh!! It's called Revolution In Cut and I'll be blogging my brains out about it when it arrives.
Ok, my hair. It was super long, like Manon of the Spring long and I liked it that way. It needed some shaping but I was terrified of losing length. And when he told me the drastic discrepancy in length between the layers in the back was going to have to even out before I could get body in the back, I cringed at the thought of him bringing up the the length to meet those shorter layers. He promised he wouldn't and he didn't. Phew. In fact, he worked so subtlety to keep my length that he got in there like a surgeon and without cutting too much from anywhere, just sculpted the crap out of it...taking fullness out of the sides, angling the front in a sexy slope while I wait for that back shorter layer to grow out. He told me my bangs are too short for my face. So now I have a plan! I love that! And of course, I'm holding my breath until his product line comes out. Please hurry, Ric.
Ric, I love you. I promise no one will cut my hair until I come back in December for a another trim.
