Central Studio

I had my first appointment with Rhea the other day and I’ve never been so happy with a haircut. I got it cut short for the first time, and I haven’t had a single regret since. She was the first hairdresser that I came across who actually seemed enthused about doing a short cut, and she was totally receptive to what I had in mind. Additionally, she came across as being extremely confident in her skills, which is definitely a huge reassurance when making such a drastic change in appearance. The cut itself is super easy to style and is super versatile. Absolutely recommend, will definitely be back!
**Update! I recently got my hair cut by a hairdresser in the States (would have totally gone back to Rhea if I wasn’t in another country) and this new cut is absolutely dreadful compared to the cut that Rhea gave me. And even worse, this lady charged me more! Really accentuates the fantastic job that Rhea did on my hair. Can’t wait to get back to Bristol so she can fix it up :)

When I moved from London to Bristol, I had that fear of
trying to find a hairdresser (similar to the fear of going to a dentist) that I
was confident/​comfortable with. I chose Central Studio purely on its outside and inside
image, For Bristol I really thought it had that ‘London’ look and feel. I visited their website where they have a detailed
description of each staff member; I instantly warmed to the description of
Senior Stylist ‘Nina’. Nina is a genius stylist. I came in and told her what I disliked
about my current haircut, in rather vague terms, and, like a mind reader, she
cut and coloured it exactly how I envisioned it in my mind. She used visuals
during the consultation and didn’t start the process until I was 100% confident
with what was about to be done. During the whole process she was consistently
genuine, none of the ‘false’ hairdresser banter you generally expect from a
hairdresser. I was informed of the best routines/​products to get the best out
of my hair. I left the salon feeling a million dollars! I’m very happy because my cut and colour still looks amazing
2 weeks on. As long as I’m in Bristol, I’ll be visiting Nina at Central
Studio for all of my hair cutting/​styling/​colouring/​treatment needs. You
should, too!

I can find hair salons intimidating at times. There is nothing worse than being faced with super sleek youngsters who look at my mop and try and feign interest. To then be lumbered with them for up to 2 hours trying to make up something slightly interesting to talk about pretty much rounds out an altogether hellish experience.
But although Central Studios at first ticks a lot of those alarm raising boxes it’s worth hanging in there because although super stylish, the staff are personable and warm and tuned in enough to take the no talking message if I shove my face in a magazine.
I’ve been frequenting the place for the past two years and have always come away with a hair cur and colour that I am very pleased with and they never make me feel too bad when I show up months late with more roots than colour expecting them to fix it.
It’s been so long since I went to another salon I don’t know how the prices compare.