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Best of New York Beauty 2004

Best Hair Salon for Blondes

  • Simon Salon

    874 Lexington Avenue, 212-717-2060

    Every time Catherine Deneuve is in town, Paris-trained Simon Sabag does her hair. Who can argue with that? Indeed, a trip to his salon is like leaving Manhattan behind for a very short, restorative trip to the seizième. His daily blow-dry regulars (including Jean Doumanian) often come with bodyguards—the jewelry, of course—but his blonde highlights, applied with a knife, are the work of an old master.

From the 2004 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine

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