The first time I step into this baby tony and guy I was asked to sign a waiver then hand over ten…read morepounds. I soon as I did this I began imaging how I was going to cover my bald head or perhaps that I should try and call my GP to try and get a free wig off the NHS. Either way my trembling fragile mop sat staring at me in the mirror all delicate and resting on my head, so unsuspecting of what was to come. Turns out they don't let just about anybody off the street do it, the students are all well practised and some just at the turning point where the cut would of cost you £50. My hair was very pleased and I've been somewhat of a regular since. Once there was too many students and I ended up getting my haircut by a teacher, so essentially got a hundred pound haircut. My hair was over the moon that time. Yours might be too?

I love getting my hair done at Academy's! They're cheap or free, they have great people always…read moreexperienced doing your hair and you're going to be supervised! Perfect! My friend went in for a hair cut here and came out looking so great! It looked worth 50-60 pounds and she merely paid a £15! Toni and Guy Academy is as great as any other and the staff is very friendly. You just have to sign a contract stating that a trainee will be doing your hair and then it's all a joy ride! So if you would like to get your hair done for a small spend, go for the Academies!

As promised, une update de la colourist dans Fretwell Bennet, oui? Oui…read more Well, boys and girls. This little piggy didn't go blonde, but she did go a helllllllluva lot darker, at the capable hands of Adam. From the moment I stepped foot back into FB, I was even more well-taken-care-of than the first time. While I waited for Adam to finish up someone else, I read an actual current copy of Glamour, and was given a free fringe trim and tidy-up. And then Adam did my hair. Adam is one of the most fun hairdressers I have ever encountered. Funny, sharp and with a definite wild streak. He tried to get me to go for some kind of crazy colour flash, but finally acccepted that I wanted to go for the deepest dark brown instead. He helped me choose the best possible shade, taking into account my skin and eye colours (as usual) and also my natural *lip* colour! That's some colour consultation, non? The resultant colour is possibly the best I have ever had, and certainly buries dead my relationship with Razors Edge. Though it's just one colour with no extra tones put in, Adam worked the colour and application to accentuate the natural tones in my hair, and it's a flawless job. A full head tint costs £42 with Adam, and it'll be the best £42 your hair has ever had spent on it.

Been here twice now for all over color. I am used to Aveda (coming from the US) so I had to try it…read moreout. My second experience was a lot better than my first. My first wasn't bad though. I came in for all over color and highlight (requiring bleach). Midway through, my colorist had another appointment so I got an intern. She finished my hair and all seemed okay. However, when I went home (I have dark hair) I noticed a huge patch of yellow/blonde in my black hair that they didn't cover up. Also, as my boyfriend nicely pointed out, they color my sideburns a little too much and now part of my cheek peach fuzz is black. I went in to have the bleached corrected and the colorist corrected it no problem. My second time I just did an all over color and it was a fine experience! Nothing bad this time! One thing I miss about Aveda back home is there Aveda tea and they give you a free hand massage while your hair is getting dyed. They say they give free hang massages online but I've never been offered one. I'll continue to go cause its close and the girl who does my hair is pleasant.

Had a good haircut here last week, this place is more about style than fashion, its a good chilled…read morevibe and not too expensive. I'd recommend it and have been back twice, they were very flexible fitting me in on a busy Saturday when I was going for an interview. My wife like my haircut - she said I looked cool, like a cross between Blake Fielder-Civil and a moor hen. The staff are really friendly GO! Next time I go I am going to ask them to give me a price to open on a Sunday and help me shave a donkey on a number 1, so I can try and make some money renting the donkey out for Hare Krishna picnics during the summer.

Well, it was only a matter of time before I would begin the healing process. After all, one's…read morehairdresser disappearing from this plane of existence shouldn't mean my barnet will go forever untouched, no. And as you may be aware from my former Mufti review, I badgered a friend of mine into visiting them. I booked myself an appointment for Saturday with very high expectations, and they were met gallantly. Mufti is cool, there's no denying it. It's in the Northern Quarter for starters, it's run by guys, the music is unbelievably mellow and lovely and it's simple, clean and relaxing. They had me at the film magazines by the sofa. You might not be able to pick a hairdo from them but you can read through which films should have been TV shows. Agreed, journalists! Empire Records should SO have been a series, as should Watchmen. Ahem, where was I. Not that I'm leaving Salvation (http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/salvation-hair-ltd-salford#hrid:iRY12h4CSS4gugZ1e-S2Pg), it just feels a little weird to walk in there without Alex, but I was more than intrigued to see what Mufti could do with my stupid hair type. Over the years I've tried and failed to make it more manageable, the only thing that really worked for me was a pixie cut. Now I've ill-advisedly grown it long again and its natural wave and supposed 'thinness but lots of it' have got the better of me. Hair, meet Karl, a genius, a lovely guy who washed my hair himself without getting some floor sweeper to do it and asked me questions about my hair routine throughout. I think he could tell from the clobber that I'm something of a vintage junkie, and my resulting style reflected that. A snip, a tweak, some conversations about Alex (he knew him very vaguely), advice on hair products and a confirmation that my hair is indeed thick (take THAT, Headmasters) and that short layers are fooling me into thinking my hair's manageable later, I looked in the mirror and was greeted with a silky head of waves worthy of a 40s movie star. I'm a convert.

I didn't think i'd find another hairdressers in Manchester that i'd love as much as my old place,…read morebut I most definitely have. On Peter St, this large salon caters for hairdressing for both women and men and also offer beauty treatments, spray tans, manicures and pedicures etc.. On both occasions I've been here the staff have been so very polite! And I have always left with my hair looking and feeling amazing. The prices aren't too expensive either, so for the exceptional standard of service you're getting I think it's very reasonable. The owners, Peter and Marcus (spooky eh) are always knocking around and are lovely too!

In first year I had a horrendous incident where I went for a haircut to remedy a terrible haircut…read moreI'd had the previous day and I ended up looking like Princess Diana, declared myself a hermit and didn't see another human soul for four weeks unless I was wearing a hat. It was a bad time. Bemoaning my experiences to Stylish Friend, I was admonished for going to not one, but two hairdressers in a new city without asking friends for recommendations or checking any websites (though to be fair, even if I had checked the website for the second hairdressers, I doubt it would have said 'be careful or you will end up looking like Princess Diana', but never mind). Anyway, Stylish Friend recommended Razors Edge on Oxford Road, which turned out to be not only my saviour, but 5 years on I'm still going there. All in all, the haircuts I've had at Razors Edge have been excellent. They clearly employ skilled hairdressers and the general standard is great. I've had different variations on the same haircut since I was about 11, except for the aberration in first year that saw me end up with the Lady Di bouff, and some hairdressers have gotten it very wrong. At Razors Edge, however, I am always happy with the results. Tip, for those girls who find that hairdressers always get your fringe wrong, I find that saying "the fringe is really important" at the beginning of the haircut really helps. I've said it every time someone new has cut my hair at Razors Edge (which happens often, as I always go for stylist, rather than senior stylist, and good hairdressers seem to get promoted quite quickly here) and I've never come away with a bad fringe. Right now my favourite (and my Stylish Friend's) is Charlotte. She can be hard to get an appointment with, so get on the phone well in advance! On my last visit to Razors Edge I was a bit disappointed, though. I fancied a change so asked for a few bright blonde chunks to be put in, to complement my new 'do. After about 2 hours of sitting around with foil on my head, reading the same Glamour over and over again, my hair was dried and styled, and I discovered that instead of edgy chunks of platinum, I had instead been given a few tasteful swipes of caramel. Not blonde enough, or chunky enough, for the £69 I ended up paying, too embarrassed and British to say "this isn't what I ordered". When I mentioned this to Another Stylish Friend, I was informed that although she trusts the Razors Edge crew with her cut, she always goes elsewhere to get a colour. Given my experience, I'd recommend you do the same. They have recently started offering eyebrow threading, which is basically my favourite beauty treatment. Sure, it stings like a beast, but you end up with eyebrows Vivienne Leigh would be proud of. The best thing about Razors Edge is the student discount. 25% off, Monday to Saturday. For the best deal, go for stylist, not senior stylist. With the student discount, you end up paying £26, rather than £35, for a cut and blow dry, leaving you with some pennies to go and spend in Odder up the road, to show off your brand new 'do!

When times are hard and there isn't two hours to spare to get rid of those dry bits, where to go…read morefor the dreaded but seemingly simple fringe trim? Razor's Edge charged me £5 for this pleasure, the downside to being loyal to the Toni and Guy Academy. I've gone blunt. It's different. It's scary. They weren't particularly nice about any of it. Make a decision, side fringe or full fringe? Yes I'm indecisive, my mane is quite precious and still you pressurised me and look what I now have. Not going back to Razor's edge that's for sure.

SuperCuts is one of those companies, which surprises me with its' level of success, being a barber…read moreshop which has gone international, it has over 2,000 stores in the US alone. I always have found Supercuts to be a little expensive, charging £14.95 for a dry cut but for a city center, it is reasonable, especially considering my local barber at Kim-Creative was out, and she normally charges that anyway. The woman who served me was quite quick, and got me seated straight away. I told her about my past luck with barbers and she told me to let her know if she caught me, which was kind, and she also tried to have it as quick as possible, while also trying to make it "still look good" It is quite a nice salon in general, but is near enough the typical Supercuts layout. This SuperCuts is in a good location in the Manchester Arndale, and can be found on the top floor fairly close to Currys PC World and The Food Court. She got my haircut done quickly, and she done a good job of it too, for me to actually get numerous compliments, she tried her best not to "catch" me with the blades, as they normally seem to do, although she did catch me a few times. She also didn't soak my head in water, like the flooding of The River Thames, as I've had before which also shown that she was actually qualified. This was my first time in SuperCuts, and I was very pleased so I'm happy to award 3 stars, which is right on the brink of a 4 star review, which will be awarded if my 2nd visit maintains this standard, and I don't suffer from "2nd visit blues" as I have had at Jack Edward in Middleton, Mad Luck in Rochdale and various other barbers, so I do want to make sure a 4 star rating is deserved first. UPDATE: Due to huge inconsistencies in service from different members of staff, which could include treatments such as shaves to sometimes be denied or accepted and priced anywhere between £3.95 and £5.95, while also considering this and the quality of the finished cut and the service from certain staff members, it's hard to even know what you're getting from Supercuts anymore, and that's if you ever do get it, and the price you're getting it for, so sadly this has become much poorer recently and warrants a single one-star rating, I'm sorry to report. Being unable to make appointments and the fact you have to sit in for wait, where even one could be expected to wait an hour for a treatment expected to last 1/10 of that time is ridiculously stupid.

After having a shaky start with with this place I have since been back...and it really does depend…read morewho you get that changes the experience. When I first came here I was continiously insulted by the hair dresser how horrible my hair was , and how it needed cutting from waist length to below my shoulders...and when he finished he curled it so i couldnt see the end result. Since then I have brought my partner in (who has long hair) and was treated so lovely, and they did a great job. I came in again and got served by the lady...wow what a lovely difference. This time she kept complimenting my hair and knew exactly what I wanted. She knew I was trying to keep it long so she skillfully layered my hair so the snapped ends were removed. I felt completely relaxed and trusted her which is rare in my case. She also showed me the back ,recommended products and styled my hair beautifully..just a shame it was raining outside! The prices start at £14 for a dry cut, £20 for a cut and wash and anything up to £38 for a cut , wash and blow dry. I just go in for a dry cut, there is no booking system so I recommend you go before 5pm as a lot of people use it when they finish work.

I discovered Denny's when I went to university in Manchester and there's no place I would rather go…read moreto get my haircut. I travel from Chorley every time I need my hair cutting because I get such amazing service every time. I have never had a bad haircut here. Located less than 10 minutes walk from the city centre yet they don't charge city prices. There are a number of stylists available but I have only ever been to the owner Denny. You will be guaranteed great service and a nice chat with styles that are upto date with latest trends and fit your personal requirements. They always have local students studying and getting experience of working in a salon so they even give back to the community and help up and coming stylists. I highly recommend Denny's as the place to go in Manchester to get your hair styled. 8 years of visits and always a stylish cut and never a bad one. Can't argue with those numbers.

My housemate uses Denny for all her hairdressing needs and always speaks highly of it. A quick look…read moreat their website tells you that it's a pretty serious hair dressing business, which prides itself on both unique and traditional styles. However, it doesn't cost a bomb. Its around £25 for a standard trim, and you get it a bit cheaper on your first visit. There's also a student discount. They have a wide range of specialists and some are cheaper than others. They also do blokes hair for as little as £12. Inside its sheek and shiny, with a large bright sign and colourful interior, making your hair dressing experience feel that little bit more trendy.

If the dictionary had pictures in it (which it doesn't, except on television) and it had full…read morephrases (which it doesn't, even on television) then next to the definition of 'cheap and cheerful' would be a picture of the student's union hairdressers. Until my discovery of the brilliant Mufti this was the only place in Manchester would I would consistently get my hair cut. This was for two reasons: 1. Because, at £5 no matter the length of your hair, it was incredibly cheap. 2. Because the hairdressers who work there are so resoundingly, unrepentantly cheerful. They will talk to you about anything and not in the way that some hairdressers will, talking at you about the weather or what kind of mobile phone their boyfriend is getting. They will talk to you about what you're doing and be genuinely interested. They will tell you about interesting things that have happened to them. They will be interesting and interested and even though I don't usually enjoy making small talk with hairdressers I will find myself enjoying talking to them. The haircuts are nothing fancy; just a simple trim; a short back and sides; a buzzcut, if you're that way inclined, but you're happy with it in the end because they're happy and that makes you happy. And you'll walk up the stairs in a little happy daze, maybe doing a little happy jig, until you realise there's hair in your collar and now you'll be itching all day.

Yeah this was a great discovery for me, which I somehow managed to make only after completing four…read moreyears as a student at The University of Manchester. I used to care a little too much about my hair, but now I just get it shaved because its faster and cheaper and it doesn't really matter what ones hair looks like if you are a lad. Until this Christmas though, I didn't have my own shaving thingymajig, so I used to pay for it. Some places, and this is ridiculous, even charge more for a shaved head than a normal hair cut! The horrible man at St James' barbers, claimed that he would have to cut my hair normally, and then shave it, so it would be two separate jobs! Then he charged me something like £12. Silly twit. Here its £5. That'll just do wont it. Job done. £5. I'm not even bothered if its cheaper elsewhere, because I'm completely happy to pay a fiver. In fact, I want to pay a fiver. So there.

Sabiha's hair and beauty is an okay place to get a nice haircut. The staff are generally friendly…read moreand women and blokes have their haircut separately. The guy who I got a cut off was passionate about what he did; courteous and we had a good chat about the curry mile. Students stand to get a discount and there's elaborate selection of potential dos with all sorts of colourings and what have you at different price kicking off from the 10 pound mark.

I went in for this blow dry, which I had never done at a salon before. I wasn't completely sure…read morewhat I wanted so I left it in the supremely capable hands of Bhean. She made my crazy, poofy, frizzy hair look like I had just stepped out of an "After" photo of those before/after hair product advertisements. I felt confident as I stepped out into the world, and definitely felt like I had a little swagger hahah. Highly recommended. Afterall, isn't that why we go to "beauty" salons, to feel beautiful? Great location. at the top of Whitworth Park before Rusholme if you're coming from the uni (just a tip, since I got lost)

Had artistic gels nails done here a couple of weeks ago with lynsey and hd brows with kelsey very…read morehappy with both treatments,the therapist and salon. Very professional but fun at the same time, highly recommend this salon will be returning soon for more fabulous treatments.

This solon came very highly recommended by my friend, who's hair always looks lovely after she has…read morehad it done here. On that recommendation I decided to try it myself. Unfortunately the hairdresser my friend used was unavailable in the week that I wanted to get my hair done. I opted to use someone of equivalent level and thought that given the salons good reviews that would be just as good. At the salon I found the staff to be pleasant but uninterested in me. The hairdresser I used kept watching the door as if I was just a filler appointment in between their more important clients. I found the same with the reception staff who just left me standing there aimlessly for a while whilst they chatted. I wouldn't have minded the staff's dismissiveness so much if the cut had been good. However, once I got home I noticed that there were long pieces of hair that that the hairdresser has missed and I ended up having to cut these piece to length myself at home. I understand that it might be easy to miss small bits of hair but these were reasonable sizeable sections. Overall I was just disappointed. My friend had spoken about how much she liked the salon as they were very friendly and the cut/colours were always good. I had to sadly disagree. However, I do note that this could be a one time lapse in service and I am going back again tomorrow to the hairdresser actually recommended by my friend so if they are much better I will happily change my views and let you all know.