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The Studio Behind
The Chair

Saltmarsh Hair Room has been changing looks since 1998 — a neighbourhood studio with twenty-six specialists and one rule: honest advice first.

Saltmarsh stylist blow-drying a client’s hair

The Best Studio Since 1998

We Change Your Look, One Chair at a Time

We started with two chairs and a belief that a haircut should grow out as beautifully as it walks out. Twenty-four years later the room is bigger, but the belief hasn’t moved: consult first, cut second, and never sell a service your hair doesn’t need.

Every specialist trains in-house every season — on texture, on colour chemistry, on the quiet skill of listening. That is why first visits start with a ten-minute conversation, and why our regulars trust us with weddings, restyles and the occasional brave decision.

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Meet The Experts

Portrait of Mara Ellison, founder and colour lead

Mara Ellison

Founder · Colour Lead

Twenty years of foils, melts and patient corrections. Mara leads colour and still takes first consultations every morning.

Portrait of June Okafor, curl specialist

June Okafor

Curl Specialist

Dry curl-by-curl shaping and routines that survive real life. June’s chair is where curls stop being a struggle.

Portrait of Alina Petrova, styling lead

Alina Petrova

Styling Lead

Bridal parties, editorials and Friday-night blowouts. Alina’s updos hold until you take them down.

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