Hair Colour

If you are torn between going grey gracefully or carrying on covering it, here is the honest answer: both are completely fine. The right choice comes down to your natural hair, how much salon time you want to commit to, and how you feel when you catch yourself in the mirror. I have clients who love their silver and clients who will be tinting at 80, and neither one is wrong. The short version Going grey means growing out colour, often with a blended transition. Covering grey

Going blonde from dark hair is rarely a one appointment job. If you are anything darker than light brown, you are looking at two or three sessions to do it properly, and the price reflects that work. I get asked about this every week, usually after a client has seen a Pinterest photo and thought it was one trip to the salon. It is not. The good news is the result is gorgeous when it is done right. The bad news is that anyone who promises it in one visit is either going to wre

Going from box black to brunette balayage takes three sessions, not one. Session one is the first lift and a base toner. Session two builds dimension six to eight weeks later. Session three is the polish. Trying to do it in one appointment is how hair ends up snapping. The reason it is a three session plan is that box dye colour molecules are larger than salon colour and bind harder to the hair shaft. Three or four times a month a client sits in my chair and shows me a Pinter

If you have never had your hair coloured before, here is the short answer. Book a consultation first, do a skin test at least 48 hours ahead, expect the appointment to take two to three hours, and budget around fifty to fifty-five pounds for a full tint at our salon. Now the longer version. I see at least one first time colour client every week. The questions are nearly always the same, so here it is written down. The short version Book a free consultation before the colour a

People use these two words like they mean the same thing. They do not. They are different techniques, they look different, they cost different, and they suit different people. I explain this about three times a day in the salon, so here it is written down. Highlights Use Foils. Balayage Does Not. Highlights mean your stylist takes sections of hair, wraps them in foil, and applies colour. The foil keeps the colour contained so you get clean, defined streaks of light through th

Every week someone sits in my chair and asks me this. They have had a look online, seen five different prices, and now they do not know what is reasonable. I get it. Nobody wants to feel like they have been ripped off, and nobody wants to go cheap on their hair and regret it. So here is what I tell everyone. You Are Paying for the Time and the Skill Balayage is not a quick colour slap. Your stylist is painting every section by hand, deciding where the colour goes, how light,