Two People. One Vision. Twenty Years.
Miguel and Will met in 2002, opened the salon together in 2004, and have personally taken care of clients since.
The Beginning
Some salons are businesses. Some salons are run like factories. The great salons are something else — they are relationships, built one client at a time. Miguel and Will met in 2002. Two people with very different paths into the chair, one shared belief: In hair, the relationship between a client and their stylist matters more than any individual service.
In 2004, they opened the salon together — and that belief is still the foundation. Twenty years later, every consultation, every application, every color, every cut at Miguel Lopez Salon is performed by one of us. Personally. No junior stylists. No handoffs. No assistants finishing the work.
Our clients are not appointments. They are people we have taken care of for years — sometimes for decades. That is what founder led has always meant to us. It still is.
When you visit us, you are not handed off. You are not rushed. You are listened to. We pour you a glass of wine, ask the questions that matter, and then we get to work — slowly, carefully, and entirely in service of the result you came in hoping for.
Now, beginning a new chapter at 303 Fifth Avenue, the room is new. The standard is the same. Twenty years in, we are still doing this the way we promised ourselves we would on the day we opened the doors.
“In hair, it has never been about the individual service. It has always been about the relationship between a client and their stylist. That is what we have built — and that is what we protect.”
Miguel Lopez
Miguel Lopez after graduating beauty school furthered his education in the industry with many renowned academies. His unique style and process was shaped through years on the floors of some of the most demanding rooms in the industry. International hair shows, editorial chairs, and the kind of high pressure work that builds true precision — that is the foundation he brought to Manhattan more than 20 years ago.
He became a certified Hairdreams specialist in 2002 — one of the first in NYC — and over time grew the extension practice that is now central to the salon. He is also a Master Colorist, with a tonal precision that turns extension work into color work and color work into something quietly invisible. The compliments people get on his clients are rarely about the technique. They are about the result.
Miguel co founded the salon with Will in 2004 because he believed every client deserved the same thoughtful, personalized attention every single time — not just on the first visit. Twenty years later, that belief is still the reason there are no junior stylists at Miguel Lopez Salon.
“Your hair should feel like yours — only better.”
Will Kuprian
Will grew up on Long Island in a community where his reputation as a listener was built long before he ever picked up a pair of shears. He spent years in insurance before he realized the part he loved most about that work — sitting across from someone, hearing them out, helping them find a path forward — was actually the work itself, not the job. So in 2007, he started cosmetology school.
He met Miguel in 2002, and the relationship that became the partnership that became the salon was already in motion. By the time they opened together in 2004, the model was clear: every client deserves personal attention and a relationship with their stylist.
Today Will specializes in MicroLines density solutions, Keratin and texture treatments, dimensional color, and precision cuts. He is the calm in the room. He is the consultation that does not feel like a sales pitch. He is also, quietly, one of the most technically meticulous smoothing specialists in Manhattan.
“Great color is listening first, painting second.”
Relationships, not transactions.
We believe the best hair comes from the best relationships. Every service at Miguel Lopez Salon begins with a real conversation — understanding your goals, your lifestyle, and your hair history. No pressure. No guesswork. Just the work, done well, by the people who built this place.