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Current residencies:

Whistle Salon in the East Village

for Conscious Beauty sessions on Fridays & Saturdays

Shampoo Avenue B in West Village

for regular salon services on Wednesdays

 

NeW stuff:

NYC Salon Directory coming soon!

a collection of reviews by licensed beauty industry professionals

 

Meet Michelle 2

Michelle Hammel | me/her | neuroqueer; bisexual dyke vibe; holistic; audacious witch; indie artist; chronic entrepreneur; coach. Master Stylist | Redken Certified Colorist & Design Master Healer | HIGH'R Healing Herbalist, Light/Energy Worker, Psychic Medium, Mental Health Peer Support Facilitator & Mentor, Yogi in Recovery Artist | Market Haus Art & stonerqueer.com Resident Artist, Co-founder and Coach These forced combined with confidence and stability = magic

what everyone says

density & texture: medium, medium

routine: wash once a week, air dry, dry shampoo

sessions types:

  • single process (6x/yr)

  • blonding + fashion colors (3-4x/yr)

  • revival (4-6x/yr)

  • rebrand (twice ever)

  • designer (6x/yr)

 

currently: designer every 8 weeks

Legacy Member | 2019

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CB Sessions & Rates

Sessions & Rates

designer Cut

revival cut

rebrand cut

quick bop

color project

  • 30m | barbering, short hair, dry cut maintenance or precision haircut for existing guests within an 8 weeks of last service.

  • 60m | consult/check-in, haircut & shaping, "trim" or curly cut maintenance for existing guests within 12 weeks of last service. 

  • 75m | affirming transformation consult, haircut & design, healthy-hearty cut with or without major changes for new & existing guests.

  • 15m | A quick cleanup or detail session—bang trim, neckline, beard, or a little extra time when needed. Add to an existing appointment or book solo if we've seen each other recently.

 

  • 2hr | balayage, fashion colors, projects, color blocking, color correction for new and existing guests **free session required

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Michelle

  • $200/hr | New Guest Sessions

  • $180/hr | Legacy Rate (after 3 sessions)

CB STYLISTS

  • $180/hr | New Guest Sessions

  • $162/hr | Legacy Rate (after 3 sessions)

 

↪ Every session includes tax & tip

Policy & FAQ

  • no upselling

  • no double book

  • no masking

just beauty.

What is a Conscious Beauty session?

Conscious Beauty is my deeper, mindful approach to beauty work—where technical work meets lifestyle care, healing, and energy support. In these sessions, we go beyond the cut: we look at your nervous system, daily rhythms, sensory needs, and the emotional weight you’re carrying. It’s a slower pace, more presence, and more hands-on guidance so your hair, body, and life stay in sync. "Regular" studio sessions give you my signature high-standard, low-maintenance look & feel. Conscious Beauty gives you all of that plus the extra layers—energetic work, grounded conversation, and a level of care designed for folks who need more support than a standard appointment can hold. We cater to communities who often don't feel in line with societies traditional beauty standards and lifestyles.

People who work with me crave:

↪​​​​ low-maintenance + high-standards ↪​​​​ beauty + balance, inside + out ↪​​​​ depth + strategy, not surface-level fixes ↪​​​​ honesty, clarity, and authenticity ↪​​​​ showing up curious + change ↪​​​​ structure + creativity and chaos ↪​​​​ going off-script, rebels at heart ↪​​​​ seeing our work together as an investment ↪​​​​ their outside to reflect what they’re building inside ↪​​​​ is this you? call me, babe

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"high

standards,

low maintenance"

we believe in principles-based learning which makes sessions an experience where guests get to learn about their specific needs and also the basic understandings of how everything works. this allows fresh homies to own the tools to take care of their body with the utmost respect with the least-amount of high quality resources. we also prefer to provide tested and approved resources so guests don't have to rely on marketplace manipulation.

beau·​ty / noun /ˈbyü-tē/

beau·ti·ful / adjective /ˈbyo͞odəfəl/

: delighting the senses or mind; full acceptance of who we are; constant refinement of becoming a better human. : pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically. : the quality or group of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or the mind; loveliness ​: possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc. : humane, helpful, patient, resilient, kind, loving, joyful, peaceful, attractive to look at, pleasing

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