Hairdressing services are professional work on the hair and scalp, a stylist or colourist does in a salon. The main services in hairdressing are cutting, colouring, styling and care treatments, with extensions and perms for bigger changes in length or texture. Unlike makeup or brow work, the result of hairdressers’ services stays with you for weeks and changes as your hair grows, so every appointment starts with a look at its condition, density and natural shade.
Cutting and shaping
A cut sets the shape of your hair and removes split ends before they travel further up the strand. Stylists work with two approaches: layered cuts, where contrasting lengths build volume and movement, and one-length cuts with a clean, even line. Your stylist chooses from the full range of haircuts, from a fringe trim to a complete change of length, to match your face shape and the time you spend on styling. A ladies’ cut with blow dry takes about an hour on short hair, and a fringe trim around 15 minutes.
New colour or a refresh
Permanent colour changes the shade completely, covers grey and stays until it grows out. Toning works on the surface of the hair: it treats the structure more gently but fades faster. For lighter or multi-tonal results, colourists use balayage, Airtouch, shatush and face-framing highlights, and the hair colouring section shows how each technique looks on the hair. Full colour with a blow dry takes about 90 minutes on short hair, while lightening the whole head takes three to four hours.
Treatments for dry or damaged hair
Bleaching, daily heat styling and London’s hard water leave lengths dry and brittle, and a cut alone does not bring back softness. Salon hair care treatments act on the hair fibre: K18 and Olaplex rebuild bonds broken during lightening, while Tokio Inkarami, Brae and PIUR rituals restore moisture and shine. Most treatments take 45–60 minutes including a blow dry, and after bleaching the stylist will advise how many sessions your hair needs.
Styling for every day and for events
A professional blow dry gives smooth or voluminous hair that holds until your next wash and takes about 30 minutes. For weddings, proms and evening events, hair styling goes further, with updos, braids and set curls. An occasion hairstyle takes around 90 minutes, and a trial before a wedding shows how the style holds and how it works with the dress.
Extra length and volume
Hair extensions add length and density that your own hair would take years to grow. In our salons, stylists fix strands with tiny keratin micro bonds or with cold glue, or apply ready-made tape-in panels; micro bonds suit fine hair, while cold-glue strands work better on medium to thick hair. A full set of capsule extensions takes 4.5 to 6 hours and tape-in panels go on in 45–90 minutes, with every method starting from a consultation to match colour and texture.
Curls and texture
A perm gives straight or flat hair curls or soft waves that need no daily work with tongs. Curls hold for several months and relax gradually as the hair grows. A hair perm for women in our salons includes a cut and takes about two hours on short hair; men can book a cold perm to add texture on top.
Cuts and grooming for men
A men’s haircut takes about 40 minutes and a clipper cut 30; beard and moustache shaping adds 15 minutes. Camouflage colour softens grey in 45 minutes without a flat, dyed look. Before choosing the shape of a men’s haircut, the stylist checks how hair grows at the crown and hairline, since this decides where the cut can go shorter.
Who these services suit
Salon hair services make the most difference in specific situations:
- you plan a new colour or length and want to see what works for your face shape first;
- grey hair has started to show and you want it covered or softly blended;
- lengths break or feel rough after bleaching, swimming or daily straightening;
- you have a wedding, a party or a shoot and need hair that stays neat all day;
- fine hair lacks volume and you want more length or density.
How long results last
Hairdressing salon services each need repeat visits on a different schedule:
- short haircuts keep their shape for 4–6 weeks, longer ones for 8–12 weeks;
- permanent colour shows regrowth at the roots after 4–6 weeks;
- toner fades gradually over several weeks;
- a blow dry holds until the next wash;
- a perm lasts several months;
- tape-in extensions need maintenance every 6–8 weeks, while strand extensions are moved up once your own hair grows out, at a time the stylist sets.
Booking the next visit before you leave keeps the cut and colour consistent.
