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As Seagull Turns 52, Our New West Village Salon Space Just turned 8!

Cool to revisit this article in The Architect's Newspaper featuring our architect Ben Warwas. As "New Seagull" turns eight, we're having fun looking back and getting 1/2 way to vintage! 

 

Here is a snippet from The Architect's Newspaper and you can read the whole thing HERE.

 

Since its founding more than four decades ago, Seagull Hair Salon has been a haven for queer culture in Manhattan’s West Village. The first unisex barbershop in New York City is the place to lounge, gossip, and unwind.

In September 2015, its latest generation of co-owners, veteran hairstylist Shaun “Surething” Cottle and former Le Tigre band member Johanna Fateman, moved Seagull to a larger, brighter shop around the block, commissioning Los Angeles–based architect Ben Warwas to design a space that would preserve Seagull’s signature campy irreverence.

“Those colors are very riot grrrl,” Warwas said, referring to the palette of black, white, and bright pink taken directly from the ’90s feminist movement. Postmodern flourishes abound in what the salon’s owners have described as an “upscale glam feminist Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” mainly in the form of allusions to the original space’s signature architectural features.

10 things you're doing wrong when you wash your hair — and they could be causing major damage - INSIDER Magazine

Seagull stylist Jeanise featured in INSIDER magazine talking at home hair maintenance. 

• INSIDER spoke to eight experts about mistakes you're making when washing your hair.
• Keep an eye on the ingredients in your shampoo and conditioner, along with what kind of hair type it'll work best on.
• If you've bleached your hair, use purple shampoo.
• Make sure you're shampooing your scalp and conditioning only your ends.
• Detangle your hair before you shower, and wash with warm water and rinse with cold.

 

Hair washing mistakes tend to be the most obvious when it comes to personal care.

Hair that isn't washed enough, or washed too much, can look stringy or greasy.

If any product is left in the hair for too long, or not rinsed out properly, it can cause build-up and even create dandruff-like flakes.

INSIDER talked to eight experts about the best way to wash hair, along with some product recommendations.

Washing your whole head with shampoo

A shampoo is a detergent used to clean your scalp of bacteria and product build-up, which sits on the scalp.

Michon Kessler, a licensed cosmetologist and owner of Studio M inside Haven Salon Studios in Reno, Nevada, told INSIDER that people often shampoo their whole head, including the hair, when they should focus on the scalp.

"Lathering up the ends is unnecessary, she said. "The dirt, sebum, and dead skin live on the scalp, not 12 inches out on your ends. So lather at scalp only. The shear action of the lather rinsing through your ends is enough to cleanse them."

 

Putting conditioner in your scalp

Likewise, Kessler said people should only use conditioner on their ends, where the moisture is needed the most.

"Condition the opposite way," she said. "Your ends need all the oil and nutrients, so condition from the ends in toward the scalp.

If you do use conditioner further up the hair shaft, be careful to keep it away from your scalp, which will make it oilier.

 

Using the wrong shampoo for your hair type

Like using the wrong face wash for your skin type, the improper shampoo and conditioner duo can cause more damage.

"Fine, medium and coarse hair each have different needs," Jeanise Aviles, a stylist at Seagull Hair Salon in New York City, told INSIDER.

"A shampoo for coarse hair may not have small enough molecules to penetrate fine hair. The importance of using the correct shampoo for your hair type is essential to the health of your hair. If you use the wrong shampoo for your hair type, you can find yourself overdoing it with handfuls of suds. Even worse, you can create a buildup that is hard to remove and can even lead to split ends, or worse, breakage."

Always look at the bottle before buying shampoo, and when in doubt, ask your hairstylist what they recommend for your hair type.

 

 

 

 

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Seagull veteran stylists, Luke Kalat and Laura Connors were asked by NYLON magazine the best way to take care of dyed red hair. 

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No, you're eyes aren't playing tricks on you. There really are more people walking around with red hair. It's become the color of the season and today, of all days, is National Love Your Red Hair Day. Turn up! As a person that has dyed their hair almost every color under the sun, I can safely say redheads have more fun. That firey color just does something to your personality, you know?

Dyed red hair, though, is the one of the—if not the—hardest colors to maintain. The first time I went red, I washed my hair too many times without the proper products and soon the Mary Jane Watson red looked like a musty mistake. No, thank you! Not again.

Now, after speaking with the red hair experts at New York City's Seagull salon, you, too, can rock red better and for longer than I did. Happy coloring.

 

"Don’t be afraid to go a bit brighter with your red than you may be initially intended to," Laura Connors tells me. "Bumping up the intensity of the pigment will get you a lot more mileage out of your color and it is a fun way to play around with different ginger incarnations."

Luke Kalat says, "The best way to get a long-lasting red is to actually start with a red that’s demi or semi-permanent because reds fade so much. The higher the volume of developer, the faster the color molecule falls out of the hair, leaving the hair drab and faded." Both Kalat and Connors stress the importance of using color-safe, sulfate-free shampoos sparingly. A proper color conditioner will add vibrancy and moisture. (More on that below!) Finally, Kalat suggests getting a glaze or toner in between root touchups. "This will extend your color and give you added shine," he says.

As for the products Connors and Kalat swear by? See below.

 

 

 

 

11 Genius Things To Do When It’s Raining So Your Hair And Makeup Stay Looking Great - Shaun SureThing for Bustle.com

11 Genius Things To Do When It’s Raining So Your Hair And Makeup Stay Looking Great

We were super stoked that Shaun and Seagull were included in this Bustle.com post about dealing with your hot looks when rain and humidity are drowning your style. THNX Bustle!

 

If you wake up to rainy skies, it's more than acceptable to rock a ponytail and zero makeup. (As it is any other day, obvs.) But if you have an event to attend, or simply want to feel more put together, then you might be interested in some ways to stay looking great in the rain.

After all, there's nothing like a downpour and a touch of humidity to make things difficult. Apart from melting makeup, you'll likely have frizz to contend with, as well as possible damp strands. (If you forget your umbrella, as I am wont to do.)

That's why the only thing you should keep in mind on a rainy day is the word simple. "Less is more on this day," says makeup artist and salon owner Brandy Gomez-Duplessis, in an email to Bustle. Not only will simpler makeup be less likely to run and smear, but it'll make quick touchups 100 times easier.

To start things off, I suggest popping off to the store to stock up on waterproof products. Get thyself a waterproof mascara, a humidity-defying cream blush, and that umbrella. Then read on for exactly what to do for great hair and makeup — even when it's raining.

If your hair wants to frizz up in the rain, go ahead and use it to your advantage. "Let your hair texture work for for you: With the right products, wavy and curly hair can can actually be optimized during wet weather," says Shaun SureThing, co-owner of Seagull Salon NYC, in an email to Bustle. "I've concocted my own tonics made up of coconut oil and essential oils of bergamot, vetiver, and rose water that I use in humid weather after blow dry styling to compliment the weather rather than fight it." Genius.

xoxoSeagullHairSalon  

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