The Parlour Brooklyn

Description
There’s no false advertising here: Nackie Karcher’s new Greenpoint salon has the warmly lit wood and exposed-brick interior of a whiskey saloon—or what you’d expect a spiffed-up gaming parlor to look like. Karcher, formerly the director of education at Suite 303 in the famous Chelsea Hotel, wanted to make the salon as hip and friendly as her new neighborhood, so she installed a coffee bar (with the help of designer Mark Diaz of MAD Design) where clients and walk-ins alike can hang out and chat. In keeping with the communal vibe, Karcher’s friend, designer Mara Hoffman, created graphic silk robes that are infinitely cooler than any other topper we’ve seen at a salon. The Parlour Brooklyn specializes in long and curly hair, as well as men’s grooming—there will even be a men’s package that includes shampoo, a hot towel, a neck trim and a mustache trim for just $25. Clearly, Karcher is thinking of her mustachioed neighbors.