What we do, and how long it takes

We look at your hair dry and wet, go through what has been on it and how you care for it, and agree a plan and a time estimate. The place to start if you're new to us.

Shampoo, a conditioning step and a slow detangle in sections, then dried your way: under a diffuser, or stretched with a blow-dryer.

Everything in a wash and detangle, then a finished style: a puff, a bun, a braid-out, or loose and defined.

Out of twists or a braid-out? We take the style down, detangle and wash, and book your next one if you'd like.

Curls are cut dry, one section at a time, so we can see where each one sits. We talk through how it will fall when it's wet.

Ends trimmed and the outline tidied, between full cuts, for clients who already keep a shape.

For leaving relaxed or heat-straightened hair behind. We plan the length with you, cut it, and show you how to style the new shape.

A tapered or shaped-side cut on coily or curly hair, with the top left long, shaped or twisted. For anyone who wants the cut.

Two-strand twists set on freshly washed hair and taken down for definition and stretch. The wash, a conditioning step and the twisting are all in the time.

Hair is washed, conditioned and defined with gel or cream, applied in sections, then dried under a diffuser.

Flexi-rods or foam rods on damp hair for an even curl, dried under a hood dryer, then taken down and shaped.

Two-strand or flat twists in your own hair, as a style that lasts between wash days. Longer or denser hair takes longer.

Washed, conditioned, blow-dried and pressed smooth with a flat iron. It swings, and it returns to your pattern with water. We check how your hair responds to heat first, and results vary.

A silk press with a trim and a shape finished on the straightened hair, so the cut sits the way you wear it.

A gloss or toner refreshes the shade and shine of hair that is already colored. A strand check comes first.

One shade from roots to ends, mixed for your hair after a color consultation. A patch test may come first.

Lighter pieces lifted through textured hair, planned in sections to suit your curl pattern. Lightening takes several steps and varies with your hair's history.

For color that has turned a shade you didn't plan. We start with a long consultation and may split the work over more than one visit.