Testimonials

Annemarie liberated me from the wretched process of dying my hair.

After 30 years of dying my hair I reached a decision that enough is enough. I wanted to enjoy my natural hair color and be free. My roots indicated that my hair was mostly white. My hairdresser and almost all of my friends thought I was crazy. They loved the color I had, it was so becoming, etc. etc. I just wasn't swayed by anything they said I was determined to do this. I spent a better part of 3 months trying to find someone that could help me. Of the many hair colorists that I saw not one offered a solution. I even sought out the idea of purchasing a wig. I went to two different wig shops, but knew that I couldn't possibly conform to wearing what felt like a hat on my head for several months. I went back to the Internet and came across Gerard Bollei, one of the few places I hadn't investigated. Their website was very appealing especially when I came across the name``AnnaMarie``. So many favorable comments had been posted about her that I made an appointment for a consultation.

Finally I found someone that was very encouraging and reassuring about what I was proposing to do. I immediately knew that I would be in capable hands the moment she explained the process she would take. Anna Marie is truly a remarkable person and an expert in her field. She impeccably matched my roots, my hair felt so silky and soft, not what I expected after bleaching it. I highly recommend Anna Marie and the salon to everyone; you will be in the most capable hands imaginable. Many thanks to you Anna Marie; you made me a liberated woman.

Servanda

Anna Marie is truly a genius! Saved my hair and my self-confidence! Before going to Anne Marie I had a horrible experience at a different (very posh) salon .. Being new to the city I didn't know where to go. I wanted to get my highlights touched up in my originally blond hair. All I needed was a slight touch-up, but I ended up with a totally different color which was between orange and yellow. So now not only my highlights were gone, but I had a yellow base. I found Anne Marie online and scheduled an appointment for a free consultation. (For the next day!) I went in with pictures and Anne Marie new in a heartbeat what I was looking for and new exactly what went wrong in the first place. She seemed very confident and ready to solve the problem. So I stayed and I still don't know how, but she got me back to my regular base color with beautiful highlights in about an hour. I didn't have to wait and she was very good at listening to what I needed. She gave me back my natural-looking, ashy blonde hair. She's a coloring master, I won't ever let anyone else touch my hair again. Lesson learned!

AnneMarie has been helping me look as good as possible for more than 25 years. When I see older photos, I realize she is the BEST hair colorist! I have less and less hair as I get older, but AnnMarie just does her magic and I look and feel good. I get compliments and most people donot see the thinning hair..just the lovely color and flattering hair cut.

I would follow AnneMarie and Ruban anyplace and if I move I will always return to AnneMarie. She also works with Sanda, the BEST pedicure and manicure in the world..and they work so well together!!!

My first yelp review ever, had to share with others. If you are thinking of ending the battle with your roots and embracing your silver self - run, do not walk, to Anne Marie! I started going grey in my mid-twenties, and coloring in my thirties, and now in mid-forties was having to color roots every 3 weeks. With dark hair, I felt like I was more often showing grey roots than not. I searched online for options, since for me just letting the line grow out was not an option. I am so glad I found Anne Marie. She was available by phone after hours and was generous with her time. I sent her a few pics of my roots and she talked me through the process. It was just as she had told me, and I absolutely love the results. I have gotten nothing but compliments. It took 5 hours and was expensive, but I was prepared. Anne Marie told me it would likely take 3 sessions to get to completely natural. She warned me that given how dark my hair was, it may not be completely white but have some blonde after first session. But the results were better than I'd expected. My hair looked streaked, mostly with white and in some places more blonde. It has now been a month, and there is more white growing in, but it is fairly blended and does not have the horrible line of demarcation. I am planning to go back to continue the process. The only downside is that the bleaching, which took a long time especially since my hair was colored a very dark brown, did damage my hair. I have somewhat curly hair, with a tendency to frizz, and the top layer is definitely more damaged now. I have been deep conditioning constantly, which helps but only to a certain extent. However, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I was so grateful to find Anne Marie online, and hope that others will find this and take the plunge.

Originally I had my hair done at a different salon with the intention of getting an ombre dye job, but when i left, my whole head was bleach blond. Then I went to another salon to get it fixed, but it ultimately made it worse, adding brassy tones that I definitely didn't need. At that point my hair was ruined in 2 ways. In desperation, I google searched ``bleach hair disaster and repair nyc`` and found Anne Marie of Rubann Salon. Thank God! I called her right away because I was leaving for paris in 2 days, and she said I could come in right away. Anne Marie was seriously my hero. She spent all afternoon patiently color correcting my hair until we both loved the way it looked. She went above and beyond and would have continued well into the night if she had to. I will definitely be going to her regularly, no question! Other hair stylists said my hair couldn't be fixed, but Anne Marie fixed it perfectly. I can't wait to get my hair done by her again. Seriously a miracle worker!!

Since I spent the entire afternoon at the salon I also got a feel for it as a whole and I would trust any of the stylists there to do my hair. Every client had amazing hair when their appointments were through and every hair dresser worked so hard with each and every appointment. It was beautiful, clean and very professional. Good salons are hard to come by here in NYC and this one is worth the trek from Brooklyn.

Anne Marie is amazing! About 3.5 years ago after another colorist turned my hair orange I was desperate for some help. I found Anne Marie online and went to see her with a hat on my head. Not only did she fix the orange hair, but she made my hair the most beautiful shade of auburn imaginable. I've never let anyone else touch my hair since I met Anne Marie and she now colors my mom's and sister's hair as well. I get daily compliments on my hair color and its all thanks to Anne Marie and her incredible talent. Thank you!

At Rubann, both Ann Marie and Rubin are hair color experts. I have been to so many salons; none have offered the hair color expertise they do. I started going to Rubin/ Ann Marie (depending on availability) over 8 years ago and I will never go anywhere else! Even though I moved, I still drive over 100 miles to go to them for hair color!

Last week 02/07/13 Annemarie liberated me from the wretched process of dying my hair.
After 30 years of dying my hair I reached a decision that enough is enough. I wanted to enjoy my natural hair color and be free. My roots indicated that my hair was mostly white. My hairdresser and almost all of my friends thought I was crazy. They loved the color I had, it was so becoming, etc. etc. I just wasn't swayed by anything they said I was determined to do this. I spent a better part of 3 months trying to find someone that could help me. Of the many hair colorists that I saw not one offered a solution. I even sought out the idea of purchasing a wig. I went to two different wig shops, but knew that I couldn't possibly conform to wearing what felt like a hat on my head for several months. I went back to the Internet and came across Gerard Bollei, one of the few places I hadn't investigated. Their website was very appealing especially when I came across the name``AnnaMarie``. So many favorable comments had been posted about her that I made an appointment for a consultation.

Finally I found someone that was very encouraging and reassuring about what I was proposing to do. I immediately knew that I would be in capable hands the moment she explained the process she would take. Anna Marie is truly a remarkable person and an expert in her field. She impeccably matched my roots, my hair felt so silky and soft, not what I expected after bleaching it. I highly recommend Anna Marie and the salon to everyone; you will be in the most capable hands imaginable.
Many thanks to you Anna Marie; you made me a liberated woman.
Servanda

Ann Marie is a Saint!!!
I must admit that I am a hair color slut. I have been to many famous and expensive salons in NYC. I have have orange/red high lights more times than i want to admit,
and I always felt so uncomfortable going back and asking them to fix ..and at least listen to what I am trying to accomplish.

I came in red and brassy to Ann Marie. She is so incredibly nice, and has worked with more over the last several months to get me to the color I want to be.
I have has not been easy, but she is so kind and patient and always encourages me to come back and tweak things.

I love my color now, and I am so thankful that she has taken the time to listen
and work with me through the color disasters that I have had.

I've been coloring my hair to cover the gray since my early 20's. All these years I've been happy with my med-dark reddish brown (sometimes with highlights, sometimes without) shade. However, for the last three years it's felt like a losing battle. I was getting my roots touched up every 4 weeks, and even then by about week 3 the skunk stripe in my part was very obvious. After a lot of searching (internet and soul) I decided to embrace my natural gray. BUT, there was no way I was going to be able to grow it out naturally and not be self-conscious about the obvious ``line of demarcation`` between old growth and new and I also wasn't willing to go super short to cut off all the dyed parts. Enter Rubann.

For those who prefer the summary, here's the verdict. More about the process below for those who prefer all the details.

VERDICT: Although I'm not exactly gray yet, I'm about as close as I hoped. The growing in period will be easy and I'm making the transition to gray without losing my dignity! It's been one month since my 2nd visit and about 3 months since I've stopped covering my gray. If I look closely, I can find the line between my old and new hair, but I don't think the average person looking at me would see it. I'll let it grow for a few more months and if need be, I'll go back from some additional blending just along the ``line of demarcation.`` I am so glad I chose Rubann to help me make this journey!

I have complete faith in Anne Marie. I wanted a specific strawberry blonde tone and she has worked with me to make it right. She is patient, and extremely knowledgeable. I have always been able to reach her and she has always made more than adequate time for me. I know that I wanted a very specific color and she has made that a reality. I give her my full recommendation! She is also sharing great hair care tips and wants nothing more than her clients to look great.

This is without a doubt the best salon in Manhattan. Received a Full Day of Beauty at Gerard Bollei for my birthday. This was an experience I will NEVER FORGET. I was treated like royalty. It felt like every staff member was there to take care of me. I went from the Spa, to the colorist and then the stylist . Each person did a superb job. When I was finished, I felt like a MILLION DOLLARS. If you want to give a Gift that will Always Be remembered, get a Gift Certificate to this salon. I Highly Recommend this salon!!!

I do my highlights with color expert ruban and let me tell u he is def an expert! I came the first time for color correction and since then I will never go anywhere else! He def knows how to nake u look fabolous!