I know curly hair.” Lucky for me, Yves does know curly hair! Yves’ signature shampoo techniqueĪfter the consultation I was dressed in a robe and lead to a sink where my hair was washed using Yves’ signature shampoo technique adapted for thick, curly hair like mine. You don’t know where it is going to land. It can be difficult to gage because it is unpredictable. When looking at my hair, Yves asserted “curly hair is typically the last texture that professionals master. It is my job to interpret that style and adapt it for them.”
Let me tell you what I see… There is nothing wrong when people come in with a picture of a style they like. “Many people come in with a strong sense of what they want, but often what they want is not well suited to their features and lifestyle. Instead of asking the client what she has in mind style-wise, Yves will first tell you what he thinks. A long face, like mine, needs volume on the sides to create an oval, whereas a round or upside down triangular shaped face requires volume at the top.
If the head is any other shape, the hair must be manipulated to form an oval in tandem with the face. Yves remarked that many Ethiopians, for example, have characteristically oval shaped faces and so these women can easily pull off a short buzz cut or completely bald look gracefully. Is the face oval? Round? An upside down triangle? Yes – those exist! If one has a perfectly oval shaped face, no hair is needed to complete a beautiful look. Yves explained that facial geometry is perhaps one of the most important details. He insists on meeting his clients, sans a salon robe, so he can assess their style and energy. The consultationįirst thing, I was whisked away for a brief consultation with Yves. I encountered a number of television personalities during my visit. The entrance has a distinctly old world European sophistication and warmth about it while the cutting room itself is bright and modern. The space is extremely luxurious and welcoming. These included Frederic Fekkai, Michel Aleman, Odile Gilbert, Serge Normant and many of the other coiffeurs that subsequently became the most sought after hairstylists of their time. In the mid 80s and early 90s Dessange was ground zero, turning out what was akin to the brat pack of celebrity hairdressers. At the age of 30, Yves moved to New York City expressly to work with the legendary Bruno Pittini at the Bruno Dessange Salon. By 21 he was working in Montreal where he mostly cut and styled hair on the set of films and television.
Yves was born in Grenoble, France and by the age of 17 had already begun his hair dressing career at the legendary Jacque Dessange Coiffure in Paris.
I was recently introduced to Yves Durif, the founder of The Yves Durif Salon at The Carlyle Hotel.
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