Good Hair Day Salon Brings New Model Of Hair Salon To Babylon Village

BABYLON, NY — A new hair salon opened this week in Babylon Village, but with an innovative business model. Good Hair Day Babylon is a new venture from long-time hairdresser and Babylon Village native Crystal Freyer who wanted to find a way to allow stylists to work independently, but in a downtown village salon setting.

Previously Freyer, who now lives in West Islip, was working in a so-called booth rental space, where those in the beauty industry rent a small space inside a larger space. She says she missed being in Babylon Village and thought taking over the former Hair Stories space at 260 Deer Park Avenue and creating a hybrid of the independent rental model with a salon atmosphere was a perfect mix.

"It's a nice mix of the two. Everyone works for themselves, sets their own prices, and it's a nice atmosphere where customers aren't rushed and the salon isn't rushing to get people in and out."

Good Hair Day Babylon had a soft opening Thursday, and Freyer plans a grand opening to coincide with Babylon Village's Pride Parade in June.

Freyer specializes in color and Sarah Anderson is her first coworker in the space, focusing on extensions and blonde color.

"I wanted it to be a chill, positive, calm place," Freyer told Patch.

She plans to add a library for customers to borrow books between appointments. She says she's enjoying having a storefront in Babylon Village, where friends and families can drop in and out. And she hopes her new business model will fit changing trends in the industry.

"Hairdressers now want to work for themselves, and be more independent. They can charge what they want, work when and how they want. But this way we also get to stay in the salon world and have the salon setting."