A tint brush and bowl of hair color on a dark ground — gray blending at Martial Vivot Salon Pour Hommes

Hair color

Gray Blending

Gray, blended rather than erased. Color work calibrated for men — hairline, sideburns, neckline — at New York’s first men’s salon.

The approach

Most men don’t want the gray gone. They want to look like themselves — only more rested.

That distinction is the whole service. Where gray sits matters: it arrives first at the hairline, the sideburns and the neckline, and that is where a discreet touch reads as nothing more than a good week’s sleep. A full base change is the other instrument, for the guest who wants an even field or a new tone altogether.

The wash basin area of the Martial Vivot West Village salon on Hudson Street

Since 2008

New York’s first men’s salon — precision haircutting, now with color for the gray you choose to keep.

Questions

What is gray blending for men?

Color placed where men show gray first — the hairline, the sideburns, the neckline — blended to your natural base rather than erased. At Martial Vivot: partial color $60, single process $120, beard color $60.

How long does men’s gray blending take?

Thirty to forty-five minutes depending on the service. Most guests book it alongside their haircut — the appointment runs one visit, not two.

Will it look natural?

The work is built to blend, not cover. Your colorist matches tone to your natural base in the consultation that starts every service, so the line between colored and gray hair disappears at conversational distance.

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