We were headed to a special dinner after the musuem and wanted to have a fresh blow out. We came…read moreacross this business through a Google search and were pleasantly suprised! The location is quaint down a side street, and very unassuming. Our hair stylist was amazing and she did a great job with my thick hair. We looked amazing. I would definitely recommend.

I was easily able to snag a same day appointment for a blowout at Blow Dry Express…read more The appointment ahead of me ran a little long but Arkin was appropriately apologetic and, thankfully, I wasn't in a major rush. This location is tiny! And there's no mobile phone reception so make sure to ask for the wifi password if you have to wait. More importantly: Arkin is a hair wizard. I explained that I needed a long lasting style to take me through a dinner that night in London (Tuesday), a conference the following day (Wednesday), and a flight to Phoenix (Thursday). It was a tall order and he delivered. When I took the stage on Friday morning my hair still looked awesome!

I couldn't get hold of my usual hairdresser and it was 12 weeks after my last haircut. I have to…read moresay I was a bit wary of going to a chain salon but was desperate as my split ends were looking awful. But nevermind, the experience turned out fab! Booking the haircut was easy and efficient, the staff was quite nice, and the haircut itself was really great (thank you Kevin!). The salon is a bit small and but very clean and modern looking. And they provide a great plus: weeks after your haircut, you can pop in for a free fringe trim!

I went to Cheeky during its launch to take advantage of the super cheap introductory prices - just…read more£1 to get your nails shaped and painted. The atmosphere is spot on, with really friendly staff and lots of places to sit and relax while you wait for a nail technician to become available. There is a food and drink area which has a small menu offering cakes, quiches, juice, alcohol, tea and coffee. Unfortunately, you can't book in advance so, unless you arrive at a very quiet time, getting a coffee and flicking through magazines seems to be pretty much part of the experience. The usual prices for nails and hair are quite reasonable, considering that this beauty parlour is run by the same company behind Cowshed. They don't offer a full manicure, so at £10 for a shape and paint (with a free bottle of nail colour to take home) I'd say it's fairly good value if you just want a quick fix. Having nail art will vastly increase the price - especially if you're like me and prefer to have the whole set done - it's £1.50 per nail! My experience was somewhat marred by the sullen attitude of the woman doing my nails. However, I think I was just unlucky, as the other nail technicians seemed really chatty and nice. Don't get me wrong - I'm not expecting for someone to actually feign interest in my day, but a little bit of interaction and friendliness doesn't go amiss! My nail art also looked a bit amateurish, so my advice would be not to bother having nail art - it bumps up the price of your manicure and the options are fairly limited. For a special occasion, or before a big night out, this is a fun place to come with a friend. You could eat lunch or have a coffee depending on the waiting time, and after your treatments you could have a go in the 'selfie studio', which is free to use. Despite its name, I think you'd have to be a bit pathetic and vain to go in there alone!

I seem to have had a totally different experience to the previous two reviewers!…read more Initially I decided to get my hair done there, as I'd just come out of hospital and couldn't figure out how to have a shower without getting my stitches wet. They washed and blow dried my hair brilliantly twice and were charming, helpful, and the whole experience was lovely. After having such a great time with the hair side, I thought I'd get my nails done. I've had two manicures so far, which are just simple polish jobs, but it's been lovely, my technician has given me a little hand massage with each manicure and I've left with perfect nails, and super soft hands (I need to get some of their hand cream...) Did I mention that they let you take the polish home with you?? Yup! You pick your colour and get to take a lovely fresh bottle of gorgeous polish home with you. All for £15! I mean, seriously, how can you not be excited by that?? PS: They definitely do appointments now (a previous reviewer said they didn't)

Absolutely love the Hershesons blow bar at One New Change! The staff is friendly, they will always…read moretry to squeeze you in and they are really quick even with my super curly hard-to-tame hair :) Some other places, I get the looks like "Girl you crazy, your hair is so curly, how can we do blow dry that mane?" I never feel like that at Hershesons - they are ready to tackle the challenge! I think all of the stylists are really good, don't necessarily have a favorite one. You can also collect points with their point collection cards and then get a free blow dry after you get about 10, which is pretty good deal. Highly recommend!

I'm not one to normally spend this much on something as temporary as a blow dry, but I have to say…read morethat I was exceptionally pleased with the results here. The blowdry I got wasn't just one I could have easily done myself, and I feel the styles go above and beyond what one thinks of a normal blowout looking like. Basically, my hair was disgustingly dirty, I had no time to shower earlier that morning, and I had a concert that evening (performing in) I had to look presentable for. I went with the 'smooth wavy'. The girl washed my hair, blow dried it, curled the whole thing with a curing iron, brushed out the curls into waves, back brushed it a tiny bit for volume.... what can I say, it looked great! If I'm feeling spendy in the future, I'd certainly do it again.

Best hair styling I had my entire time in London. I never had to worry about how things would turn…read moreout, Hiro had me care me cared for - short or long and everything in between. The space was so calming and the location fabulously situated in the heart of Shoreditch.

Great place- got a good haircut after a lousy one last time. He listened and gave me a minimal…read moremaintenance haircut. Not cheap- be warned! One of my few indulgences.