Smith’s Salon

Lucky with Vincent — shortened my thick and unruly hair and made it look soft and natural :)

If you’re going to Smiths see Grace. She is absolutely fabulous! The location is great. The staff are all wonderful. I can’t say anything bad about this place.

Smiths have just taken ownership of the beauty salon downstairs which was formerly owned by Beauty Essence (although the staff remain the same). I went for a bikini wax which I was actually quite worried about as they tend to be quite painful. I was pleasantly surprised when it didn’t hurt much at all. Yvette who waxed me was very thorough and was genuinely concerned about doing a good job. Plus she was friendly and chatty too.
Prices are what you’d expect to pay in the West End not too cheap, although Yvette did say that they lowered their prices recently to stay competitive in the area.
Overall I was really pleased and I’d go back.

Great location! Great spot! Great looking exterior! Great looking interior!
Staff are lovely and friendly, though I went on a day that not many were around. I was offered refreshments, and they were brought promptly.
Loved the head massage with the shampoo. And Diane, who cut my hair, was sublime. She managed to turn my mop into something fabulous! I felt taller when I left the salon!

Something that has been a total mixed blessing for me has been finding my perfect hairdresser, Hide. It’s wonderful because he’s lovely, friendly, always up for a chat and always knows what’s going on in my life. Most importantly, he always knows what I mean when I give him sort of vague but specific instructions and has given me consistently good hair for the first time in my life. I’ve had short hair, long hair, dyed hair, fringed hair, straight hair, wavy hair, all with him and it’s always been great.
The very bad thing is that his current salon he works at is not cheap and so, since I now won’t go anywhere else, I can only afford to get my hair cut about 3 times a year. Not cool. He used to always make sure I got a student discount but sadly I graduated. However, the salon is nice, very convenient for Liberty and you get a delicious head massage in with your hair wash which makes the whole experience totally relaxing.