In 1924, Carl Griesser, who was instrumental in creating the American branch of Paris-based Intercoiffure America, founded Carl’s Salon and Day Spa. Stylists, some of whom have been employed at the salon since the 1950s, draw on extensive experience and specialization in dual-dimension hair-coloring techniques to perfect the 'dos of ladies and gents. Beneath freestanding mirrors and walls as pristinely white as a marshmallow during a job interview, Professional Series L’Oréal products give coiffures the capacity to draw pleasant double takes.

Chatter drifts from patrons twirling in black salon chairs up to rough timber ceilings, which add an organic accent to the salon's many sleek surfaces and right angles. Crowded shelves parade products from Moroccanoil, Dermalogica, and Murad, and vegan elixirs from Surface harness natural ingredients including wheat, mineral oil, and compliments from park rangers