Christopher Marcus Salon opens downtown location

A natural progression is how Christopher Marcus Salon owner and stylist, Mark Neff, describes the opening of their new location in downtown Cincinnati.  The new downtown location officially opened on March 30th and is the salon’s first location outside of the original Christopher Marcus Salon in the trendy Hyde Park Square that opened in 2007.

Neff saw this new location not only as an opportunity to expand their client base, but also be a part of an exciting trend towards urban living and the renaissance that is occurring in Cincinnati’s center city.  The spot also made a lot of sense as it was previously used as a salon and therefore was set up well for Neff to come in and apply the Christopher Marcus brand and style to the space.

Once arriving Neff was able to work with the Downtown Residents Council and Downtown Cincinnati Inc. in order to get acclimated and set up to be successful.  The initial response was great and illustrated a sincere desire from downtown residents and businesses to see the new salon succeed.  Shortly after arriving he also realized that the location would also sit along the proposed streetcar route and described that scenario as, “icing on the cake” for the downtown location.

The downtown salon presently boasts four stylists, but has the room to eventually grow to ten or twelve full-time stylists.  In addition to the typical hair styling, the downtown salon also includes a beauty bar for skin care products and application.