Deal with: Brooks & Brooks, 28 Nice Queen Road, London, WC2B 5BB.
“I have been very fortunate to have my hair minimize in a number of London salons – all of them great – however I’ve by no means been happier with a restyle than I used to be after I stepped out of Brooks & Brooks earlier this yr. I hadn’t had my hair trimmed in virtually a yr (shameful, I do know), so the group had their work minimize out. However from the second I arrived on the salon – which not too long ago relocated to a historic Grade II-listed constructing set towards the backdrop of bustling Covent Backyard – the group did not make something really feel like an excessive amount of work. Not even a change of my break up, dry locks.
“I used to be put within the secure arms of Marlon Hawkins, the salon’s Inventive Director who has, because the model advised me, been an ‘integral a part of the group for the previous 5 years’. He is a well-respected educator for among the largest hair manufacturers within the trade, has gained a Visionary Award on the Artistic Head Most Needed Awards – and was a complete pleasure to be within the firm of.
“After an extended and completely personalised session – fuelled by espresso and chocolate brownies – we determined to refresh my balayage, add bangs and provides my lengths a choppier end; the whole course of was a complete dream. I obtained a complimentary head therapeutic massage, free-flowing refreshments, and Marlon took time to clarify each step of the method intimately. We completed up with my hair wanting more healthy than it had in years – and since visiting, the minimize and color have been straightforward to type myself.
“The salon itself, a takeover of the house as soon as occupied by Charles Worthington, displays each the wealthy historical past of the placement and the progressive spirit of the creative group. It is dwelling to numerous elite creative hair stylists from completely different backgrounds who’ve mixed expertise which spans decade. I’ll, most undoubtedly, be again.” Sophie Cockett, GLAMOUR’s European Senior Commerce Editor.