The LockWorks

Hairdressers seem to be very interested in broadening their services. Not content to just cut, curl up and dye, now there are salons that double as cafes, or as full day spas. The Lockworks moonlights as a gothic, rave and steampunk emporium.
A few messy racks stuffed full of reasonably priced corsets, dresses and other goodies (mostly from local designers) fills the entrance to the alternative boutique. Look around, and you’ll see some black-​light makeup, hair dyes, hair accessories, crazy boots and shoes, wigs, even jewellery. And at the other end is a hair salon that is afraid of nothing. If you want outlandish colours, dreadlock maintenance, kooky haircuts and or a high maintenance do, this is the place to go. Unlike other salons, they charge by the hour as well, so you’re really paying for effort and products, and not through the nose for a slight trim.