Hey hey everyone!
Gosh my last post was really Aug 2025?! Sigh! I took an extended break from blogging but I’m back and hope to bring regular updates like before!
This year I want to try out new salons. Whilst I love Maison style (my usual go to salon) I don’t like the wait, it’s a small salon so it comes with the territory, but it just takes forever and the nearby parking is not cheap. Plus, it’s really in my nature to try new things so this year I’m bringing back my salon series and I have 3 salons in mind I want to visit.
At each new salon I will be going for my usual hair services: wash, treatment, blow-dry and trim when needed. I will then review the salon and customer services.
My first salon of the year was Elevate based in Brixton. Ive been considering this place for a long time! Back in 2024 when I was thinking about texture releases, it was between Elevate and Maison style and the only reason I went with the latter was because the head stylist there had done it herself and had so many informational videos on it.
Elevate have 2 locations in Brixton which is about 5 mins walk apart. I didn’t drive this time but its right in the heart of Brixton, I saw some side roads for parking but there’s also a few car parks near by. I got there on time for my app and I was shown to a chair right away! The first stylist came over for a mini consultation and Latisha the stylist I had booked also came over for the consultation. I was given some advice and some new product recommendations. I loved she didn’t just say to stop everything and switch but to finish them and try the new products(I’ve had that before)! She also asked for the products she recommended to be used for my shampoo and treatment and I LOVE that! I got to test the products right there and then- this is something I’ve never had before.
After a thorough wash, I sat under the dryer for 20 mins, was rinsed then back to the chair for my blow-dry. There was a short wait between the rinse and the start of the blow-dry but it was very short probably about 15 mins or so. ( I have waited longer). Blow-dry was gentle, no excessive heat or pulling. My hair was trimmed- I didn’t need much taken off then I was done
The whole service took about 2 hours and I was happy with the fact that there wasn’t a lot of waiting time in between services.
My only issue is that I was told because it was my first visit to the salon, it is classed as a cut rather than a trim I believe that added about an extra £10 to my total- not sure why because it was a trim ???
Overall verdict
Will I visit again? Yes, my stylists were welcoming and knowledgeable and I didn’t have to wait around too much. I went on a Friday afternoon, the salon was busy, but I found the service to be efficient. I love that I got to test out the recommended products , she used the Loreal Absolute Molecular Repair (black packaging) which I have just purchased. I loved how soft and good my hair felt, even the stylist caught me playing with my hair LOOL.
It seemed to be a good vibe in there. Music and jokes between the stylists made it a nice atmosphere. Drinks and snacks were offered which were a nice touch. I would recommend Elevate and I will go back
This post is very late lmao. I went to Elevate in January , wrote the review but never got round to posting.
Ive already been to the 2nd place on my list twice and I will post the review shortly
Catch you later!
Take care