Industry Beauty salon Website johnbarrett.com Founded 1996 | Founders John Barrett Founder John Barrett Type Privately held company | |
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Brands The John Barrett Salon at Bergdorf Goodman, John Barrett Bond Street, John Barrett Palm Beach Services High-End Hair Styling, Cutting, Coloring, Highlights, Blowouts, Treatments, Relaxing, Braiding, Ponytails, Spa Therapies, Makeup, Nails, Headquarters New York City, New York, United States | ||
John Barrett is the eponymous brand of beauty and hair salons by hairstylist John Barrett. The first salon opened in the penthouse of Bergdorf Goodman in 1996 where it still remains. Barrett also has locations on Bond Street in New York City, as well as in Palm Beach, Florida.
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History
The fifth in a family of ten, Barrett grew up in a modest household in Limerick, Ireland. He moved to London as a teenager in the mid-1970s, and became a hairdressing apprentice. In the late 1980s, Barrett moved to Los Angeles for several years, where he began to meet and befriend actresses and fashion editors.
After another stint back in London, Barrett moved to New York in the early 1990s. In 1996, Barrett was chosen to open his own salon at Bergdorf Goodman. This penthouse space—formerly the famous Goodman apartment—offers views of Central Park. The interior of the salon was designed by David Collins.
In April 2014, Barrett announced that he will expand the salon, planning two additional locations in New York City, on Bond Street and in 1 World Trade Center, as well as new locations in Palm Beach, Dallas, and Las Vegas.
John Barrett Salons
Each John Barrett Salon is a full-service luxury hair salon and beauty destination.
Current salon locations Include: The John Barrett Salon at Bergdorf Goodman, John Barrett Bond Street and John Barrett Palm Beach. Additional locations will be opening up throughout 2015 and 2016.
In 2011, Barrett launched a service called the Braid Bar in the salon, later renamed as Barrett's Braids. It is for clients that want to have their hair braided. John Barrett was the first salon to introduce the concept of a braid bar in 2011 and received a lot of media coverage for it. Three editors from the People magazine went to the braid bar in 2013 and reviewed that, "The three of us got so many compliments that it made the cost seem totally worth it." "If you’re stuck in a hair rut, a braid bar is the place for you. John Barrett Salon will have you ready for a girls’ night out in no time!" wrote the Latina magazine.
A ponytail bar has also opened in the salon. The ponytail bar also reviewed by multiple media outlets.
Ultimate Shu Uemura Ceremony, a massage and hair treatment package at the Salon has also been featured in magazines. Elle wrote that "you’ll leave the salon with muscles relaxed, mind centered, and hair back to the radiant state it has been yearning since last summer."
John Barrett Products
John Barrett also manufacturers and markets a collection of luxury hair care products. The product line is being revitalized and will re-launch with over 20 staple products with more to follow .
In the media
Isabella Behrens, Fashion market editor at Vanity Fair visited the salon and wrote "the sophisticated staff makes you feel so incredibly at ease. You will never want to go anywhere else. Can you already tell I am a John Barrett junkie?” Vogue wrote about the salon that "Barrett’s stylists can do everything from the artfully undone (bringing to mind the fall Lanvin and Rag & Bone shows) to the intricate and impeccable."
In 2014, the Neroli Portofino pedicure at John Barrett was featured in Vogue's Guide to the Country's Best Pedicure Salons. It was also featured by W Magazine in Best Pedicure Destinations in New York City in 2014.
In New York magazine's Reader Reviews section, as of November 16, 2014, the salon had "mixed reviews" and 44% of reviewers "would go back."