Salon Peachy: The Third Time's A Charm: Mover and Shaker Edward Tricomi, Master Stylist, and Master Colorist Joel Warren Update Peachy's Hair for Spring and Discuss What They'd Accomplish in Office! Joel Warren for Mayor of The City of New York with a Pro-Small Business Platform! Edward Tricomi for President of the USA! The Best Salon in Manhattan and beyond & Official Salon of Whom You Know Warren Tricomi
Mover and Shaker Edward Tricomi working on Peachy
Master Colorist Joel Warren working on an esteemed client
You know what they say: the third time's a charm.
Warren Tricomi was first featured in 2014:
and next in January 2015:
They have several locations, (see Peachy's Professionals or go to the conclusion of this review to see the list) and we visited The Plaza Hotel. Ooooh Eloise we couldn't find you but we are excited for Hilary Knight's new HBO special. We think we are going to love, love, love it just like we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our hair. Eloise, if you make an appearance on HBO we do hope you went to see Joel and Edward before you appeared on camera. Because Eloise, going to see Edward and Joel is even more fun than taking Weenie for a walk or calling room service.
Why do we love our hair? Edward and Joel exude talent and intelligence like no one we've met in hair before. They understand what to do and how to do execute to make Peachy look phenomenal with practically no instruction. She is still saying "please no red!" as a reminder as she does have nightmares about ever having red in her hair, but other than that, they can see her hair grows in and it needs to be restored to its former beauty they created of course. You will not meet more consummate professionals in hair.
We cannot tell you how many people have been saying to us:
"Peachy, you look really great! What did you change?
"Peachy, did you lose weight?"
"Peachy, did you get taller?"
"Are you using different skin care, Peachy? Different makeup?"
No, the only thing that has changed is Joel and Edward. Peachy is not shorter or taller, she is not heavier or lighter, she still wears Geiger and Paul Mayer Attitudes and swears by La Prairie. As in previous visits, Joel added a multitude of well-placed golden highlights all over her head, while Maddie, an assistant placed the single process brown inbetween. A treatment was applied afterwards and Peachy sat under a steamer. Lisamarie Passarello expertly blew out Peachy's hair, and Edward cut it dry, shaping the look to Peachy's features like the true professional he is. We of course chat about hair while we visit. On Peachy this time, Joel says, "We're just getting rid of your roots, refreshing your highlights, and covering up. And of course, no red!" On Peachy this time, Edward gave her a trim of one inch and shaped the layers. As women get older, can they still have long hair we asked Edward. "You can be 80 and still carry out long hair successfully!" says Edward. Peachy hopes Edward will still want to do her hair when she is 80!
And how about the world of hair right now?
"I think you'll see a double-processed blonde as a trend in 2015, since Kim Kardashian just did it," says Joel Warren. "Some people like it. Some people hate it. This is something that people have to think about before they dive in and do it because it could end up being a disaster to your hair, depending on your hair type. But it will definitely be a trend in 2015."
Peachy to Joel: "Do you think it looks good on people?"
Joel: "Yes, it does on some, and terrible on others. I wouldn't recommend it for you, Peachy! It would look good on people with short hair. Easier to maintain. It's hard to do on long hair."
Warren Tricomi is a highly coveted salon to collaborate with for the most discerning designers of New York's fashion week.
Warren Tricomi is a highly coveted salon to collaborate with for the most discerning designers of New York's fashion week.
"We did Nicole Miller," says Edward Tricomi. "We did one called Mongo, and Hanley Mellon. Trends were braids up the middle with loose ponytails in the back. Really interesting. You're seeing a lot of disheveled hair. I think a lot of designers do that because they don't want to take away from their clothes. Really great designers like Valentino and Dior, they do hair-tailored, clean-looking hair. Every designer is different. A lot of times it's just a natural simple look which is fine too."
Here's some of their work that Edward shared with us:
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So, it is not breaking news that Edward and Joel dominate this industry! What is something you may not know is what they chatted about on this visit, which we'll let you in on. There's a general level of discontent in current-day Manhattan, especially with small business owners. We'd say from our observation, this is not limited to our island, and it does extend to America. Though we are not getting into politics on Whom You Know, we are patriotic and pro-business and always have been. Joel Warren could improve the business climate by being Mayor of New York City! Joel Warren: "First of all, I'm a Manhattan resident and I have been for over thirty years. I know New York City, I have a daytime business, I know nighttime business, I know how to get around, I know all the ins and outs of how to open a business, run a business here in New York, I know all about minimum wage, taxes, infrastructure of New York, and the challenges of how hard it is to run a business here. Small business in New York City is its heartbeat. I don't think anyone is looking out for small business people. I want to be the lightening rod to help small businesses in New York survive. It's very difficult today." Joel also suggests you check out Mayor Giuliani on the Golf Channel.
"All parades should be held in Central Park, and they should be more than just parades. They should be festivals celebrating what the parade is about. For Columbus Day, you'd bring in food trucks, Italian performers and concerts and charge people to come. Then you'd take a negative cash flow that a parade is in New York and turn it into a positive one and put it towards [helpful initiatives.]" Joel Warren adds.
"So Edward, are you going to help Joel CUT the red tape?" asks Peachy, as she lets Edward in on Joel's new idea.
"I'm going to run for President!" answers Edward Tricomi. "But for changes in New York, the taxi cabs should get rid of those stupid electronic screening devices. They drive everyone crazy. They should plant more trees around the city. I'd work on affordable housing. But I'd rather run for President. In all seriousness if I did run for President, I would get the country going business-wise. The first thing I would make the process to get a patent easier and quicker- a couple of months rather than a couple of years. I would hire more people for that division. I would tell Congress they could not take the revenue from patents and spend it, and use the revenue instead to reignite the space program. And to negotiate foreign policy particularly with the more challenging Asian countries, I'd send the Jewish guys from the Garment District in New York to negotiate. And the best export America has got is our pop culture. Our pop culture could defeat anything. If we want to defeat Isis, we should drop old videotapes of Playboy and Penthouse all over the Middle East and we'd be done. They see all those girls, and they're finished! They'd be looking at those, and that's what they would really want anyway. Our pop culture is the best thing that we have. [Foreign people] want to buy blue jeans, listen to MTV, they want the newest records that are out; they are like any other kids in the world. You have to have a little bit of socialism with capitalism: capitalism with a heart. Not every kid is a leader: there are natural leaders. You'll always have leaders and workers. As a leader, you are responsible for being charitable and being nice, and taking care of others."
As you can surmise at this point, going to Warren Tricomi is not only about hair!
It is totally fun and intelligent.
Edward Tricomi and Joel Warren continue to earn our Highest Recommendation, and our experience at Warren Tricomi can't be beat.
About the Warren Tricomi Salon Business from their website:
Master colorist Joel Warren and master stylist Edward Tricomi are authorities in the world of hair. Their unrivaled expertise sets trends and has defined beauty across the globe. Joel’s talent for customized hair color and Edward’s high precision dry cuts make the Warren-Tricomi Salons a one-stop beauty destination.
In 1990, the duo collaborated with business guru Roxana Pintilie, a third and equal partner and the driving force behind every facet of the business. Collectively they debuted the first Warren-Tricomi Salon in midtown Manhattan. In 2008, they opened the luxurious Plaza Hotel flagship location and today the thriving empire features eight U.S salons, each designed uniquely to fit its geographic location with a modern twist.
Beyond the salon business, Edward and Joel continue to cultivate their namesake product line, Warren-Tricomi Haircare, the first to be developed by both a colorist and a stylist. Together, the pair is a force to be reckoned with, constantly striving to reach new heights within the beauty industry.
Joel Warren is one of the world’s most recognized colorists, but he started out as an aspiring chef. Inspired by his girlfriend, a beautician, Joel decided to try his hand at beauty school. In his early twenties, he took a job at a Manhattan salon and was fascinated by the process of mixing formulas. He found that the rewarding feeling of creating beautiful hair color was similar to coming up with the perfect recipe.
Joel Warren, Master Colorist and Co-Founder at Warren-Tricomi Salons
As renowned colorist Louis Licari’s first male assistant, Joel learned from the best. He became widely known for his ability to perfectly customize every client’s color using advanced techniques. Modern in his methods, he is adamant about constantly expanding his horizons, keeping up with the latest hair trends and mastering the skills for creating them. What sets him apart is his masterful eye for contrast, shadow and depth.
Joel joined forces with master stylist Edward Tricomi and business guru Roxana Pintilie to open a salon in Midtown Manhattan in 1990. In 2008, they launched the luxurious Plaza Hotel flagship location and today the team leads a thriving business of eight salons in the U.S., each designed uniquely to fit its geographic location with a modern twist. Joel and Edward also own a product line, Warren-Tricomi Haircare, the first to be developed by both a colorist and a stylist.
Edward Tricomi, Master Stylist and Co-Founder at Warren-Tricomi Salons
Linda Fargo – “Edward is THE Rock Star of the hair biz. He plays his scissors with as much groove, intuition, precision, finesse and inspired excellence as the Hall of Famer that he is. He created my signature bob and I am his forever!”
Legendary Warren-Tricomi Salons co-founder Edward Tricomi is known for demanding excellence in everything he does. Be it hair, fashion, or music – when Tricomi is involved, perfection isn’t just expected: it’s inevitable.The roots (no pun intended) of his renowned career began after a suggestion from his sister that he try cutting hair to supplement his income as a musician. Growing up, Edward read Vogue religiously, devouring and absorbing the art within it. Moreover, as the grandson of a fashion designer, he was always surrounded and inspired by the world of fashion. Decades later, Edward is perhaps the most iconic and influential hair historian of our era.
Working his first New York City salon job in the 1970s (working with the likes of Bianca Jagger and Salvador Dali) inspired in him an ambition to create his own beauty empire. He began doing editorial hairstyling, landing his unique and innovative work on numerous prominent fashion magazine spreads and covers.
Edward achieved the position of Art Director at the Jaxavier Salon, widely considered to be the epicenter of style at the time. There, Edward was introduced to world famous stylist and Vogue editor Polly Mellen, whose profound influence helped propel his career to the next level. Through mutual respect and admiration for each other’s talent and work, Polly booked Edward to collaborate alongside iconic fashion photographers including Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Patrick Demarchelier and Helmut Newton. Edward also met Deborah Turbeville, with whom he began a 40 yearlong professional relationship, each one inspiring and impacting the other’s illustrious career. The transformational artistic integrity, avant-garde travel and art exposure that Edward’s editorial career afforded him continue to inspire him decades later.
Glowing reviews from fashion photographers and a sparkling reputation prompted fashion designers to take note of Tricomi, who soon began styling the looks for fashion shows for brands including Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Emanuel Ungaro, Calvin Klein, Dior and many other top tier designers around the world. Edward’s innate understanding of hair and fashion coupled with his visionary ideas regarding their potential to intersect in order to enhance one another propelled him to the forefront of the industry.
Working at strong editorial-based salons helped Edward hone (and eventually perfect) his craft, leading to the development of his signature dry-hair precision technique and rapid-fire method of cutting, which is frequently compared to an artist sketching. It also serves as the inspiration for his loving nickname, “Edward Scissorhands.” This unusual style of cutting mimicks the hair’s natural state with ‘perfectly imperfect,’ abstract layers and allows him to see how the cut will look in the hair’s natural state. Edward is known and respected for this intellectualized approach to hair by elevating the process, he is also elevating the result and ability to understand how each haircut needs to be uniquely tailored and designed to suit the individual for whom it is for.
At the top of his game, Edward decided to leave the editorial world and focus on building his namesake salon business. In 1989, he joined forces with colorist Joel Warren to open the first Warren-Tricomi Salon on East 57th Street in New York City. In addition to fashion and music, Edward has a strong passion for architecture his keen artistic eye, understanding of structure, and dedicated passion have lead him to be integral in the design and layout of every single Warren-Tricomi Salon. The original location closed in 2009 when the salon moved to its current flagship local in the iconic and incomparable Plaza Hotel. Each Warren-Tricomi Salon is incredibly unique, with different décor to reflect the location and personality and essence of the city or neighborhood within which it resides. The brand has a rich history of designing and building some of the most unique salons in the world.
Warren-Tricomi prides itself on being more than just a hair and beauty salon. All stylists trained at Warren-Tricomi are required to study and become experts in not only styling, but also fashion history. It is fundamental to the Warren-Tricomi brand that this extensive knowledge and perspective is present in every single haircut given in their salons. Few other salons can also make this claim, in the same way that few other salons are perpetually and actively on the forefront of beauty and fashion in the way Warren-Tricomi has been for the last 25 years. This significance and influence is evident in many facets of Tricomi’s business, one of which is the fact that they do at least three fashion shows each season, all over the world.
Throughout his prolific career Edward has mentored many well-known stylists including Italo Gregorio, Patrick Melville and Ric Popino. He has worked with virtually every celebrity, including Barbara Streisand, Mick Jagger, Nicky and Paris Hilton, the Kardashians, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon. Edward is constantly garnering inspiration from the people he works with: models like Patti Hansen, makeup artists like Pat McGrath and photographers like Roxanne Lowit.
The legacy of Edward and the Warren-Tricomi Salons continue to be a driving force and influential cornerstone of both the beauty and fashion industries. Their cutting-edge techniques, coupled with their deep appreciation and understanding of history and those who have come before and inspired them, enables Edward’s business to be the embodiment of modern fashion and beauty; at once both trendsetting and classic. Yet despite his significant impact and illustrious, celebrated career one esteemed fashion photographer and devoted Warren-Tricomi customer calls Edward a “phenomenon and one of the most talented hair dressers in the world” passionate and devoted beauty pioneer and mogul Edward Tricomi will tell you he’s never worked a day in his life.
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