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Illustration by Dennis Eriksson
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Best Platinum
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- Simone Mangano at Headdress
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312 E. 9th St., nr. 2nd Ave.; 212-979-2199
If you want to be as blonde as chemically possible�without the burning scalp or strawlike hair�Mangano, colorist of Taylor Schilling and Jessica Stam, will take you there with an appointment that stretches over several days (from $1,000).
Best Ombre
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- Chase Kusero at IGK
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355 W. 16th St., nr. 9th Ave.; 646-625-4844
The man behind Jordan Catalano’s ombre has a two-month waiting list. But his surferlike paintbrush highlights are worth it, allowing for several months between appointments (from $210).
Best Salt-and-Pepper
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- Jackson Simmonds at Julien Farel Fifth Avenue
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400 Fifth Ave., 4th fl., nr. 36th St.; 212-613-8720
The more natural (and easier to maintain) alternative to dyeing gray hair all over is the black-and-white approach. Simmonds uses an array of ash and neutral tones for a warm, realistic look (from $225).
Best Pink
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- Joseph Mullen at Original & Mineral
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55 Little W 12 St., nr. 10th Ave.; 212-255-2445
�Crazy colors don’t have to be St. Marks Place looking,� says Mullen, who takes clients’ colors to a cotton-candy shade of pink (from $240).
Best Red
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- Dana Ionato at Sally Hershberger Downtown
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423 W. 14th St., 2nd fl, nr. Ninth Ave.; 212-206-8700
Ionato applies three separate formulas to the roots, mid-length, and ends to create dimension for would-be Amy Adamses and Debra Messings (from $250).