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Gayle’s Beauty Salon Opens Second Shop
Owner Darren Ottati says two locations means more room for customers.
Darren Ottati, owner of on Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays is spreading his roots to another location just down the road at Gayle’s Beauty Salon West.
The new location will feature the same full-salon menu which includes, haircuts for men and women, manicures and pedicures, waxing and body treatments.
The original Gayle’s Beauty Salon holds an important history in the Hampton Bays community. The salon has been owned and managed within the Ottati family for 45 years. Through the years, the business has been passed down from Gayle, Darren’s late grandmother to his mother, Jamie and now he has taken over.
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“We’re all really excited about it,” shared Ottati. “Regardless of the season, people still want to look and feel beautiful and now we can accommodate more people with our new location.”
Having another location so close by is an added convenience for customers, he said.
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“Clients will have another option if we are all booked at one location,” he said.
The idea to open another shop came after Genesis, another salon, recently closed its doors. While they were in business, Ottati maintained a friendly relationship with the owner and her staff. When the salon closed, the employees were out of work and were seeking employment.
“The price was right and with some cleaning up it’s exciting to see it up and running,” he said, adding, “we’re super busy at the original one and since I didn’t have the room, it just made sense to open up another location.”
To be mindful of the tough economic times, Ottati has tried to keep the price for services steady. He also encourages clients to use the same stylist for all of their treatments to save money.
“It is important that our prices are affordable; we like to have the customer stay with the same stylist the whole way through,” he said, adding that by staying with one stylist it keeps the price down.
Gayle’s Beauty Salon West is located at 76 West Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays.
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