East on the L
From Chelsea, Red Market is a straight run east: the L from Eighth or Sixth Avenue to Union Square, then one block. On foot from the lower Twenties it is around fifteen minutes. We are on the second floor at 13 East 13th Street, between Fifth Avenue and University Place.
Chelsea sends us a particular kind of brief. It is a neighborhood with a serious visual culture — galleries, studios, people who look at things for a living — and that shows up as guests who are specific about tone. Ashy rather than golden. Warm but not brassy. Grown-out on purpose rather than by neglect. Freehand painting is the technique that can actually hit those distinctions.
How the color is built
Balayage is painted by hand, reading how the light falls on your hair and how you wear it day to day, so the result looks lifted by the sun rather than laid down in rows. It grows out soft, with no regrowth line to manage.
Balayage from $350 including a personalized gloss; the Signature Balayage at $500 adds a deep restorative treatment, a luxury blowout and a take-home pigment shampoo. Consultation is complimentary.
Good to know
Frequently asked
What is the quickest way from Chelsea?
The L east from Eighth or Sixth Avenue to Union Square, then one block south to 13 East 13th Street. Walking from the lower Twenties takes about fifteen minutes.
Can you match a very specific tone?
That is what the complimentary consultation is for. Bring reference images — they are far more useful than describing a color in words — and your colorist will tell you honestly what is achievable on your hair, in how many appointments.