What Not To Shear – Nick Arrojo’s Studio in New York

I guess I come by my obsessions naturally – the apple does not fall too far from the tree as they say, because my mom has been completely obsessed with the show What Not To Wear for years now. She is especially obsessed with Nick Arrojo, the hairstylist from the TLC makeover show. She had been chattering for over two years about how much she wanted Nick to cut her hair – so this year for her birthday we surprised her with a haircut from Nick which we scheduled during our New York vacation. Needless to say my mom was SUPER EXCITED! She cried for about ten minutes after she found out.

Finding Nick’s salon was easy – I just did a Google search of Nick Arrojo and What Not To Wear, and his website – www.arrojostudio.com – popped up. Then I called and simply made an appointment. It was that easy.

img_0317.jpg Flash forward six weeks to our trip in New York – my mom was so excited she could hardly talk! I was a little nervous, as the receptionist had told me when I made the appointment that my mom would get 45 minutes with Nick. That didn’t seem like very much time and I was worried that the whole appointment would be rushed and my mom wouldn’t get the special attention I wanted her to have. I could not have been more wrong! We were at Nick’s studio for over 3 hours and my mom was made to feel like she was queen for the day. The appointment was not rushed in any way, shape or form, and Nick could not have been any more humble or down to earth. His assistant, Nicole, was fabulous, as well.

img_0321.jpg Overall, it was a perfect day for my mom, and an even more perfect birthday present. If you are a fan of Nick, I highly recommend saving your pennies and booking a haircut – you will not regret it.

img_0410.jpg

img_0412.jpg Oh and my mom’s hair turned out FABULOUS! She loves it -everyone loves it. The only downside is that now that we are back in LA she has no idea how she is going to find a stylist to maintain it. Guess we’ll just have to head back to New York!

Stalk It: Nick’s studio is located at 180 Varick Street in SoHo, New York. Their telephone number is (212)242-7786. I would recommend calling for an appointment at least a month in advance. A haircut from Nick will run you $500, but it is worth every penny! If you would like a less expensive haircut, you can get sheared by one of his trained stylists for a fraction of the cost.

9 Replies to “What Not To Shear – Nick Arrojo’s Studio in New York”

  1. The last half way decent haircut I had was in 2008, it was way too short but I styled it so it looked ok. Since then I have been the poster child of the worst haircuts in the universe. One was so bad I immediately found a wig shop and bought a wig, another was so bad I bought all these products that swore your hair would grow out fast, and one so bad I picked up my grandkids ages 5 and 6 and they looked at me and asked me what happened to my hair and that it didn’t look good that it looked funny. All the rest I just grinned and bared it until they all grew out. Each time thinking, this time they are going to do what the picture looks like, this time they are going to do as I say I want done, this time it will be good. But never was. Once I told the girl, I want a hairdo like Dorothy Hammil, when the wind blows I’d like it to just fall back in place like an ice skater. After she cut my hair she proceeded to rat it so hard and high and barely combed over it, feeling like 1967 all over again. So I have given up. I am pulling my hair back and putting a clippy thing on it. I have bangs so it’s not all pulled back. I admired someones hair so much I asked her who her stylist was, about a year ago. I was so excited I thought I would finally find my savior. I went to her 3 times and each time was worst than the last. My grandkids still laughed at my hair. I have given up.

  2. Sueno con un viaje a NY y con el mejor corte de pelo que encontrare nunca. Espero poder cumplir mi sueno algun dia.
    Soy fanatica del espacio No te lo pongas y de Nick. Espero dediquen un programa a las personas de mas de 50, no solo a las jovencitas.

Leave a Reply to Imnotastalker’s Weblog » Blog Archive » New York, New Look! Cancel reply