great wee friendly hair dressers. Make you feel comfortable and relaxed. im always happy with my…read morehair, when i get it done. Up to date and modern. Tea and coffee offered. I wouldnt go anywhere else now! :)

Alexander Hair is a relatively new salon in Airdrie, located near the train station. They have a…read morecouple of stylists, both of whom are very good at what they do. Inside it's decorated quite basically and could probably do with some sprucing up, which I'm sure they'll get round to when they're a bit more established. But they have everything they need to do a good cut and colour and that's all I need from them. They also do very nice head massages which is always a treat. One thing they could change is that they currently don't take credit or debit cards and I find this annoying.

Mum has been going for years! She always looks brill when she comes back! Must be worth every penny!read more

This was an unexpected and particularly useful wee find, I have to say!…read moreRecently, I've decided to go "cruelty-free" to an extent, by only using cosmetics/other products which are from companies who don't test on animals. I'm not against testing on animals for medical purposes, but for makeup and things I just feel there's no need, basically. (I'm not vegan or anything either, I love bacon and cheese far too much for that, I'm afraid!) Usually when I book an appointment to get my hair done, I just go for something through 5pm as A) I'm a bit of a cheapskate when it comes to my hair and B) I never need anything particularly complicated done, just a cut and blow dry for me! However, upon realisation that hairdressers are prone to using products from L'Oréal and the like, I decided to try and find a cruelty-free-esque place that wouldn't break the bank. Having discovered that the Paul Mitchell range of professional hair products is cruelty-free, I checked out their website and used the Salon Locator to find G&S. There were a few places closer to me than Coatbridge, but I liked the website and Facebook page for here as the hair photos looked great and their customers really seemed to love them. A Cut & Blow Dry was also stated on the website as being £20, so I was well in. They have a salon in Holytown as well, but that's a bit further out from where I am. This place is nestled in a wee housing estate in Coatbridge, alongside a couple of other shops/takeaways etc. My appointment was at 9am on a Saturday so there was plenty of parking to be had right outside - but I was informed by staff that it gets seriously busy in there on Saturday afternoons! The salon itself is pretty much what you would expect - a typical hairdressers inside but very nicely decorated with lots of bright pink everywhere, very girly indeed! It's also pretty spacious which is great as some hair places can often feel a bit claustrophobic! I was taken straight away and got my hair done by Katie, who was great. They'd just switched the hot water on when I got there so when my hair was getting washed it was a bit less warm than I'd have liked, but she did make sure that I was ok with the temperature before I got my hair washed. Katie also made sure to only use Paul Mitchell products with me once I mentioned my cruelty-free thing (they also use Schwarzkopf products but hey, nobody's perfect!) which I really appreciated, and she recommended a root booster from them when I said that my hair is usually pretty fine and flat. I found all the staff members to be really friendly and easy to talk to, which is good when you're going to be somewhere for 45 minutes, or much longer if you get more interesting things done with your hair. My haircut was actually £22 instead of £20 (although I didn't challenge it, to be fair) but I still think it was well worth it! I was really pleased with my hair and I felt that my stylist really knew her stuff, so I can definitely see myself coming back here!

I only came here on a last minute appointment as I needed to get my hair dyed for my cousin's…read morewedding. Yes, I'm being lazy, I could do it myself, but it was mum who suggested as she was heading down anyway to get her hair done. I phoned up and I said I have my own hair dye, my lovely uber bright pink, and they said that would be fine and could fit me in that same day. Yay! I was overjoyed as it saves me from becoming very pink and all the cleaning up afterwards. It's like Dr Suess' Cat in a Hat. Hehe!! I've not been to this hairdressers in years as I'm always a bit weary but I have to say they did a fantastic job. I did ask the girl if my hair was as splitty as I thought and she said yes and showed me, so I said just to trim it as well. She asked me how I would normally dye it and how long I left it, so she did what I would normally do, which was great. I am super happy and my skin is pink free. Yay! I do feel bad for the girl who had to wash and blow dry my hair, I could see her fingers going pink. Ooops! Sorry! All in all it was £30 smackers but then I did get a cut and blow dry. It was cheaper as I supplied my own £2.99 dye. It'll be interesting to see how much they charge without the hair cut if I decide to go down this route again, which is extremely tempting.