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Leona's Hair Salon
A beautiful, fresh looking salon. Super economical prices. I really felt comfortable talking to Leona, as she really understood the cut I wanted and followed it up with a fantastic set of highlites. And I think she gave me one of the most perfect blowdrys. Keep it up. Lucy, 31/08/10 Leona at Leona's, Iffley Road, Oxford. I went there for my Haircut & Touchup with Leona. I think she really takes care to understand your personality and suggests what will actually suit your personality. I had a wonderful haircut and a fantastic blowdry, which was better than all the salons I have been to before in Oxford,I would really recommend Leona to any person who needs a good and understanding hairdresser. stella, 22/08/10 Anne Veck Salon (St Clement's) I had a great experience here. I dyed my hair dark red (after being a blonde my entire life) and the staff were great in explaining everything to me and taking the time to go through my options. I also had my hair styled here for a ball, and the stylist was great. She took extra time (without charging me) to add more curls, when I asked. The best part was that they still looked great the next day, even after dancing all night and sleeping on them. Amanda, 17/07/10 Brother's (High Street) I had my haircut at Brother's today with Carol (Director) - so fast, professional, and lovely! Total cost was 50 pounds (wash, cut, blowdry, straighten). I had very long hair and Carol was attentive and I ended up with a lovely haircut and a wonderful experience. I would definitely recommend her to anyone! Kris, 19/06/10 Leonas (Iffley Road, Oxford) I had a cut at Leonas (Iffley Road, Oxford) - Leona is simply awesome! Has the perfect balance of friendly and professional. She cut it exactly as I asked and was quick and brilliant. Stylish but not pretentious and it cost less than most places in Oxford. I'd really recommend it. I think Leonas is simply the best!!!! Alison Nobbs, 06/06/10 Fiona's Hair and Beauty Highlights are fine - but sadly I had the worst haircut of my whole life there. Dis-jointed, wonky, helmet-like nightmare. Hideous. Shame as they're very friendly and clearly mean well. sadhairday, 21/04/10 Essence, Newbury A beautifiul salon but not one of the team look groomed and, unfortunately, despite the high prices, I felt that none of them really understood colour, and the blow dries were extremely old fashioned. Great coffee and nibbles. Lovely, light and airy but what is the point when the results are quite sad? Rosy, 20/04/10 Chameleon, 17 Cowley Rd, OX4 1HP, 01865 200988 Chameleon has been on Cowley Road for most of the years I've been in Oxford and I've had my mop of long, greying hair trimmed pretty regularly by James, a hairdresser who understands the most important things about my attitude to hair: I don't want to see him very often (though he's very nice); I don't want to do layers; I don't want anything 'soft' or 'interesting'; since I swim three times a week, the only colour I'll be changing to is greenish if you add chemicals; and most importantly, all my pretty long hair had to come off at some point. The point came today, when I had about a foot in length (and about half a kilo in weight) taken off and James did himself absolutely proud. He cuts beautifully, has a keen eye for balance, doesn't badger you into conversation (which I'm rubbish at), is lightning fast and really, really reasonable - £30 for a haircut which left me feeling like a totally new person felt like the best money I've spent in years! I'm not sorry to be leaving Oxford, but if I could sneak James into my suitcase I would! Anna, 20/03/10 Fiona's Hair and Beauty, 493 Marston Rd, Marston, Oxford OX3 0JQ Excellent service, friendly staff, good haircuts (haven't tried highlights yet but will do so soon!). And all of this for a very reasonable price (£26 today for washing, cutting and styling). I will definitely go back. Claudia, 28/11/09 Fiona's Hair and Beauty, 493 Marston Rd, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0JQ. Tel. 01865 246492 I have tried many places for gents' haircuts but Fiona's is one of the best places I have been to. The staff are excellent - they take their time and put effort into your hair, not like some other places, and it's cheap - £10 for a standard gents' haircut! I had the cut and wash for £15 - brilliant it was. :) I would recommend it to all my friends - big up Fiona's hair and beauty! Zakir (FAZ), 22/01/09 Fiona's Hair and Beauty, 493 Marston Rd, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0JQ This place used to be called 'Mccords'. I got back from there today after many visits over the last year and a half - and again, I am happy with my hair! I tried several places in Oxford - Mahoganys etc, before I saw this place near where I live. It is significantly cheaper than everywhere else in Oxford and they do a great job. I go in for highlights and cuts and they usually spend at least of couple hours - they take the time and make the effort and it does not cost a lot. Cut costs about £21. Half head highlights £45 and they have a beautician that does all services - facials, makeup, manicures etc. All at very reasonable prices. I have been there many times and it really is great to go to a hairdressers that does not rip you off and you come out with a decent look. The new owner is also a very decent person and a good hairdresser herself! The other people that have worked on my hair before were also very good. It is on bus routes (I live walkable distance so I am lucky!) so it is no further to go than into town. Highly recommended! VickyNewHair, 11/01/09 David Popham on North Parade I loved the experience at Popham. The stylist first asked me how often I wash my hair, how I like to wear my hair, etc., in a friendly and non-judgemental manner. She even asked me what kind of shampoo I use at home so that she can select the right kind of hair products for me at the salon. The strong and pleasant impressions I got from her were that the stylists at Popham are very conscientious about how you treat your own hair. They respect *your* decisions and *your* preferences regarding *your* hair. They are there to help you create a nice, manageable haircut that's suitable for your lifestyle - the one you can keep it in a good shape until the next visit. I was very happy with the cut, and liked that the salon was bright and had an open atmosphere. The price was alright - wasn't as high as some other places (they have student discount as well). I will certainly go back there for my next cut! HT, 13/12/08 Mahogany Turl Street I went to Mahogany's hair salon for a half head of highlites. It was a really good experience and would recommend them to all my friends too. They took time to dicuss what colour I wanted and what they thought would suit me. They made me feel very comfortable and gave me a choice of magazines and offered me hot or cold drinks of which i chose a cappuccino which was delicious and beautifully presented with some nice biscuits. I left the salon feeling great and totally loved my new hair colour and the best part was i didn't have to pay a single penny as the lady who did it was due to start working for Mahogany's and before she started she had to do a certain number of colours to ensure that she had the right skills etc to work for them. Very professionally done & a wondeful experience, far better than salons I have used in the past! ochi, 21/11/08 Pam's Hairdressers, Wallingford Community Hospital, Reading Road, Wallingford. (01491) 825277 I didn't even know this salon existed until a friend told me she goes there. I would have thought it was only for patients but I stand corrected. It's a quiet little salon in the community hospital which does get very busy and it is really friendly. As far as I can gather, the staff all work part time so the salon is open certain hours Monday to Saturday. I have had my hair cut and blow dried by two different staff members now and have been really pleased with what they had both done. It is so cheap as well. They have OAP prices all week. It's the only time I've admitted my age and it was worth it. Henny, Benson,, 10/10/08 Mahogany in Turl Street. I did not have a too bad experience in Mahogany the first time I went a few months ago. The hairdresser was friendly and had a good idea of what I should have done on my hair and would look good on me. Unfortunately, I was not ready to be adventurous and only had a regular haircut which was ok. The second time I went I was looking for exactly that, I was tired of my hairstyle and wanted a change, but I was not sure which way I wanted to go. I was taken by a young lady who seem more interested in how SHE was looking than how I was looking. She did not have any suggestions to what I could have done to my hair, seem completly uninterested and asked me constantly if cutting here or there was ok, as if she did not know what she was doing. She was obviously not very experienced. All and all I still paid £55 for my haircut. That made me a bit frustrated and even more indecisive of what I wanted done. When she realised that I was not sure and she did not have any suggestions, she rushed me out of the shop, my hair still wet while she was talking to the next customer. I hated my haircut and I felt like a chicken in a battery farm. She suggested that I came back another day for a new consultation but, honestly, who is going to go back and say that because you did not have a good haircut on Saturday, you wanted another go for free? I did not go back. I was very disappointed. For the prices they charge you, you would expect to get an excellent haircut and service, with good professional advice from an experienced person, every time. mary, 15/08/08 Mahogany, 30 Little Clarendon Street, Oxford. Tel: 552494 I had the most diabolical experience at this hairdressers back in February. In fairness the cut was quite good but the cost was very high. When you pay a substantial sum for a haircut you do not expect the following things to happen. Firstly, my hairdresser left me waiting for 15 minutes. I was asked if I would like tea but never got a cup. When my cut commenced she abandoned me mid sentence on three occasions to go and speak to other clients. You would not expect this from a hairdressers where the cut cost around £65. I won't be going back! Sally Tilley, 07/08/08 Akmal Hairdressers Corner of Leopold Street and Cowley Road Cheap and cheerful. Only £5.00 ibbs, 18/06/08 Fusion Hairdressers for men and women, 97 London Road, Headington, OX3 9AE. (01865) 762002. I would be the first to admit that hairdressers scare the living highlights out of me. I don't do the whole 'styling' thing either, and people who know me have frankly just got used to the whole 'just-got-out-of-bed' look. Or are mostly too polite to mention it. Mostly. But I also can never resist the adventurous, exotic or downright wacky. A hairdresser with an outdoor cafe, cocktails and internet terminals? Sign me up. So, what was it like? Well, firstly, and most importantly, the hair cut was good. Very, very good. I'm one of those awkward customers too, who have absolutely no idea what they want but will be miffed if they don't get it. So, we started with a consultation session. Gary quickly established that I wanted a zero-hassle, professional looking cut. Then he did some serious thinking, studying the craziness that is my hair and talking me through what lengths would suit the shape of my face. All the cuts there are done wet (wash and drying are included in all the prices), which normally would annoy me as I like to get these things over with quickly. I'm not sure what chilled me out this time - I think it might have been the fact that the wash included an Indian head massage, and a very nice massage chair... Either way, it was a cunning plan because I was relaxed to the point of happy-stupor by the time the actual cutting bit came round, and was quiet as a lamb. This may only seem a small thing to you, but the other thing I liked was that the magazines stacked everywhere were really varied. While I get a guilty, junk-food kind of pleasure from reading rubbish magazines, its really nice to have a choice of decent ones too for when you get bored of searching in vain for evidence of some Z-list celebrity's cellulite/underwear/intellect (delete as appropriate). Or reading some breathless 'I-lost-20-kilos-in-a-week-and-found-love' story. Followed immediately, of course, by 'How my anorexia nightmare destroyed my self-esteem and my marriage'. Anyway. The cafe, supplied with food and drink from Squash [see Daily Info's reviews here], looked o.k., basically pretty normal as cafes go. I suppose the big advantage would be that you could take a child/friend/boyfriend etc with you while you got your hair done and leave them happily, in sight, no doubt peering intently at a magazine (Biro in hand) and pigging out on the food and drink. Being penniless, the big downside is really the prices. The top stylist, Gary, charges up to £55 for a restyle. Having said that, though, you can also get cuts from £15 if you don't mind having a "model's cut", which is incidentally not a set style, as I always imagined, but is any style, done by a junior (trained) stylist and then checked at the end by the boss. Plus, I'm told that there is a 30% discount for NUS students and NHS staff on certain days. But basically, the big issue for me is that now when I wake up in the morning I can pull a comb through my hair and make it look just like it did in the salon. And how often can you say that? Isabel Owen, 11/06/08 Anne Veck on St Clements, Oxford 0870 0628927 I had a cut in Anne Veck (St Clements, Oxford) - they were awesome! Perfect balance of friendly and professional. They cut it exactly as I asked and were quick and brilliant. Stylish but not pretentious and it cost less than most places in Oxford. I'd really recommend it. Rosie, 25/05/08 MOD 31, 47 Stert St, Abingdon. 0800 458 1197 Excellent, had colour & cut at MOD 31 in Abingdon, really friendly staff. rosanne, 17/02/08 The Men's Room, 7 Cowley Road, 01865 242555 This was my fourth haircut at The Men’s Room in about a year. Previous to that I had not had a shop haircut since 1990, so you may assume that I am naturally suspicious of the experience. Of the four, three have been done by the same lady, who I believe is in charge of the place. They have all been of the same high standard. One, by a young chap with whom I had communication difficulties, was, not awful, but not quite right. A gentleman’s scissor cut costs £12.50 and takes about 30-40 minutes. Or maybe a little less. It certainly seems, when waiting in the queue, that the stylists are a little too thorough and painstaking. But once you are the subject, it’s reassuring that they take it slowly, and frequently check that everything is on course. I’m not sure what else can be said. The atmosphere is friendly and very unpretentious, the armchairs for waiting are very comfy, the lads’ mags suitably scurrilous. It’s all surprisingly painless. And, this last time, the lady agreed to extend her shift when she found out I was waiting specifically for her. All good. 16/10/07 Anne Veck on St Clements, Oxford 0870 0628927 Anne Veck on St Clements ("Your Hair, Our Passion") has a snazzy frontage in a shade of deep yellow that encourages change without demanding it. So I stuck with my natural caution and only had a trim with a bit of layering. While possibly not the best place for those who prefer statements to hair, it's good for people such as myself who want to be reassured that the staff are aiming to make the customer's hair look as good as possible rather than being the latest in avante garde sculpture. The staff are friendly without being sycophantic and your personal one sticks with you all the way through (one thing I hate about High Street hairdressers is the way you're shunted like a package through a production line of different operatives). Lots of consultation and they did exactly what I wanted, which is, after all, what it's all about. I mentioned I was thinking of getting my hair dyed and was presented with several free sample packets of a super-conditioner to use BEFORE taking this step. I really liked the way they planned ahead for me like that. I also left with a small bottle of shampoo which I possibly didn't need as much as I thought at the time: it wasn't a hard sales pitch, I just have a weakness for girly products. Someone with average sales resistance would be fine. Anne Veck Minnie the Muncher, 13/03/07 James Cowboymod, 33 Walton Street 01865 554241 If you've tried Tony and Guy and are tired of their haircut of the month then you must try out the Cowboymod haircut man on Walton Street. If you want undivided attention with a cup of tea and the papers thrown in then this is the place for you. This place is a cross between an art gallery, a big boys' toyshop and pampering shop for big girls with cash to spend. Plus you get the added bonus of talking to 'James' about his previous life as a photographer for the likes of Oasis and Morrisey. Scratch the surface and you will find a really interesting guy with a good story. By the way it's next to Raouls cocktail bar. Be prepared to sit on a saddle. You'll love it. I did. Went back and got my hair dyed last week. et, 06/03/07 Essensuals, High Street, Oxford. 01865 244888. Essensuals hair salon has a young, fresh, pop vibe with only funky, choppy, up-to-the-minute hairdos being allowed to leave the building. The salon's mission is to customise high fashion to fit the face and lifestyle of each individual client. Stylists scour the catwalks for the latest trends so you don't have to, and have a collection of hot styles at their finger tips so there is no need to worry if you can't explain what you want but are searching for a hot new look. At the heart of the Toni and Guy experience is the consultation. These are offered free of charge along with a follow-up fringe cut. My stylist (Jess) gets the honest truth out of me about how little time I spend on hair maintenance. This prevents grungy hair slobs like myself walking out with a high maintenance 'Setty Betty'. Jess tailors a hair care regime to suit my hair type (thin) and offers styling advice to best maintain my new hairdo (a long choppy bob). The tactical use of a metal cylindrical brush along with a slick of 'After Party' cream transforms me into a Holly Oaks babe (well nearly!) and I am ready to go-go! High fashion is rarely as cheap as chips but Essensuals have stylists to suit all pockets, (from £37 to £49); with 10% off for NUS cardholders Monday thro' Wednesday. To get the most out of your new cut, salon products are recommended but not pushed on you. 'Bed Head' is a popular and goof proof range, and I can certify 'Health Goddess' then 'Control Freak', both sprayed on towel-dried hair, do what they says on the tin. Catwalk 'Oatmeal and Honey' shampoo and conditioner adds volume and brings my thin hair back from the dead. If you try some reverse psychology and ask an assistant if they are going anywhere nice on holiday, you are more likely to hear tales about a white water rafting trip down under than a time-share in Marbella. Nowadays, getting a hair cut is merely dipping your toe in the water. The wild and wacky hairstyles sported by salon staff encourage you to take the plunge and splash out and go technicolour yourself; try stripes, streaks and slices of this season's shades. If you want to be in the cool gang try a burst of Inno Via 'Sea Salt Spray' for surf chick hair. With their own magazine, TV channel, and three ranges of 'off the hook' salon products the two Mascolo brothers (aka Toni & Guy) are taking over the High Street and the future's choppy! Lita Doolan, 21/06/05 Mattiew Clulee Hair Spas. City Centre – 01865 722400 Headington – 01865 765358 How refreshing to have at long last discovered a hairdressers in Oxford that not only offers a friendly and personal service, but one that actually takes the time to listen to what you want. Until I discovered Matthew Clulee Hair Spas, a visit to the hairdressers was about as enjoyable as a trip to the dentist for root canal treatment. Normally a confident and outgoing person, I would find myself reduced to vague nods and the inability to communicate by intimidating hairdressers who seemed intent on giving me a style I was never going to manage to replicate on my own. Having heard some resounding compliments and very positive comments about the team at Matthew Clulee, I ventured there for the first time over a year ago. After numerous visits I have to admit that I've never once been disappointed by the cuts, colouring or service I've received. I even look forward to my visits to the hairdressers now as the whole experience is relaxing, enjoyable and I know I'm going to come out feeling and looking like a million dollars! With a salon in Headington and one in Ship Street in the city centre (just up the road opposite Austin Reed and next to Russell & Bromley), Matthew Clulee is clearly getting things right. Both premises are ultra cool and combine the chic atmosphere with the polite and friendly service and you're guaranteed to come away feeling you've got value for your money. The entire team at Matthew Clulee seem to take a great deal of pride in their personal service. Whether you're with a junior stylist or Matthew himself, you really enjoy a non-rushed, personal treatment that leaves you confident in their ability and happy with the result. I'm also extremely excited that Matthew's just opened a fabulous new beauty suite in the city centre salon and having tried and tested a number of treatments (which include manicures, pedicures, waxing, tanning and facials) I'm pleased to say the fantastic service extends to this new venture! A big thank you and well done to all at Matthew Clulee Hair Spas!
Sarah Fielding, 24/01/05 Mahogany, 30 Little Clarendon Street, Oxford. Tel: 552494 If, like me, the very word hairdresser strikes terror into your heart, and you are reduced to a trembling idiot on walking into the shiny, mirror-encrusted interior of the hair salon, then do not fear, for this is the place for you. Mahogany might be a busy, trendy haircutting centre, but it also manages to cater for the hairdressing coward such as myself who requires gentle handling at all stages of the ordeal. Those impossibly cool people who always inhabit hair salons are not by any means as intimidating once you get inside, turning out to be normal humans who are friendly, unpatronising and helpful and who, most importantly, made me feel welcome. I had a cut and finish with Luke. He calmly and efficiently dealt with my disobliging hair and proceeded to banish the persitent split ends and shape it into a sleek layered style. When I admitted my ineptitude with all things hair-related, and my consistent inability to crack the glamorous hair secret, he told me to get a good shampoo, and showed me how to apply that gloss and even how to hold the hairdryer. He also went to the trouble to straighten my wavy hair, a thing I had not believed possible and which was astonishingly successful. Furthermore, the service is excellent, with tea, coffee (comes with proper little coffee-shop biscuits) and mineral water available on request. The salon itself is small and very personal, and there is always someone around to help you out. This must be the first time ever that I have actually enjoyed a visit to the hairdresser. This may be, according to Elle magazine ‘one of the top five colour hairdressing salons in the UK’, but it certainly manages to avoid the pretension that should accompany this accolade. They’ll cut your hair wonderfully, and are human along with it. I left with that ‘just stepped out of a salon’ feeling, and will certainly step in again. Definitely the place to go in Oxford.... Jane Labous, 10/12/99 |
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