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The Salon

Riccardo Maggiore salon is an up-scale, full service salon located in beautiful midtown Manhattan on 136 East 57th Street at Lexington Avenue.  The salon was at its previous location at 56th Street off 5th Avenue since 1995 at .  The Riccardo Maggiore Salon is owned and operated by renown Italian hairstylist, Riccardo Maggiore.  The salon provides an extensive array of services, including stylish, precise cuts, comprehensive color treatments, texturizing treatments, makeup application, skin care, nail care and waxing in a highly stylish yet relaxed environment.

At the Riccardo Maggiore salon, the staff is dedicated to creating beauty for your lifestyle. Our clients receive hairstyles that are tailored to their personalities, facial features, and way of life. Our skin and nail care experts will also tailor a beauty regimen specifically for you. We offer our clients the maximum in style, quality, and customer service. We invite you to experience the difference in our services.

The Salon is a modern, open space with subtle angles that create the illusion of motion and harmony. Floor-to-ceiling windows in combination with white interior lighting ensure the most natural-looking color will be achieved.

Riccardo Maggiore and his staff are seasoned professionals who have worked at some of the most famous salons in the world and have worked with numerous celebrities and supermodels including Jennifer Lopez, Helena Christianson, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Renee Russo, Christie Brinkley, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Carol Burnett, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Katie Couric, Iman, and more, as well as Star Jones, Joy Behar, Lisa Ling, and Meredith Viera of The View.



  
   

Ideology:
Beauty for your lifestyle

The foundation for each style obtained at the salon is an understanding of the individual client and his or her lifestyle. Riccardo and his stylists spend time with each client to ascertain each person's "look" (trendy, conservative, edgy, etc.) and how to enhance their natural attributes with a new hairstyle. Each client is asked questions about their current lifestyle to determine his or her daily shampooing/styling regimen as well as whether the desired hairstyle will work with their lifestyle and time allocated to styling the hair. In addition, Riccardo Maggiore believes in allowing his stylists to express their individual talent and creativity with each client.

"We start by looking at clients' natural attributes, and create a style that brings out the best in the individual," explains Maggiore. "We look at how they really live, and then create a beauty regimen that works within those boundaries."

After the initial consultation, Riccardo begins his cuts by asking his clients to stand, and he commences to cut on wet hair. When the bulk of the cut is completed, he then dries and styles the hair. Finally, Maggiore completes the cut by texturizing and perfecting the style on dry hair. Riccardo uses a special cutting method that gives hair the right equilibrium of texture and movement, allowing the hair to fall naturally and beautifully.

Riccardo Maggiore and his staff cater to a wide variety of clientele including Hollywood and TV celebrities, TV producers, Business executives, business owners, Executives from the beauty industry, artist, musicians and many others. We create beauty for your lifestyle so whether you're a wall street executive, a secretary, an actor, a stay at home mother, or a business owner we can create a style that is all your own.


Riccardo Maggiore

Born and raised in Catania, Sicily, Riccardo Maggiore began styling at the early age of fourteen. At fifteen, he moved north to Milan in pursuit of a career in the high-profile fashion industry. Training in Milan's most fashionable salons by day, and attending the prestigious Centro Style Moda School by night, Riccardo honed his craft and quickly gained a steady client list and a reputation as a skilled young artist.

Noted for his precise, versatile cuts and fashion-forward styling, Riccardo was soon invited to style at various fashion shows, including Laura Biagiotti, Missoni, and Armani. Over the next few years, Riccardo became a styling instructor, won a number of awards, and worked with industry legends including Vidal Sassoon, Louis Longueras, and Aldo Coppola. During this time, Riccardo was encouraged to bring his talent to America.

Once in New York, Riccardo quickly established himself as an artist and worked at some of the most prestigious salons in midtown Manhattan. Again, his ingenuity led to runway jobs for Escada, Bill Blass, and Geoffrey Beene, as well as advertising and editorial work. In 1995, after years of dedication, creativity, and superior styling, Riccardo opened his own full-service Manhattan salon.

Believing that individuals' looks should compliment their lifestyle, Riccardo spends time with each client to understand their daily lives and styling needs. Riccardo also takes into consideration his clients' physical attributes and thus tailors his styles to accentuate their inherent beauty.

In addition to acting as owner, stylist, and colorist at the Riccardo Maggiore Salon, Riccardo has offered his time and services in various philanthropic ventures, including the American Cancer Society, A Wish and a Smile fundraiser for St. Jude's Hospital, and The Leukemia Society.