The work
Ours. Taken in this room.
Every photograph here was shot at 412 Whitaker Street, of clients who said yes to being photographed. A gallery of borrowed stock images tells you nothing about what walks out of a particular door — so there isn't one on this site.
Cutting & colour
From Mireille and Sasha's chairs
Cut dry to keep the line honest, then washed and finished. Grows out in a straight line rather than a shelf, which is the whole point of a blunt cut.
Shaped curl by curl, dry, over about ninety minutes. No product stacked on to fake definition — the shape is doing the work.
Sixty minutes, hot towel, and the neckline finished with a razor rather than a clipper guard. It's the neckline that makes it look expensive.
The room
412 Whitaker Street
A ground-floor unit in a restored townhouse: three chairs, tall shuttered windows, and enough space between stations that you're not sharing a conversation with a stranger.
Getting in
Step-free entrance straight off Whitaker. One chair is height-adjustable and the basin has a fold-away arm — tell us when you book and we'll set the room up.
Parking
Metered along Whitaker, free after 5:00 pm and all day Sunday. The Whitaker Street garage is two blocks north and is the safer bet on a Saturday.
Photographs
We ask before we photograph anyone, every time, and it is entirely fine to say no. Ask us to take a picture down at any point and it comes down that day.
On before-and-afters
Why you won't see many here
Before-and-after pairs are the easiest thing in this industry to stage — bad lighting and flat hair on the left, a full blow-dry and a ring light on the right. We'd rather show you finished work, name the stylist, and tell you what it cost and how long it took. If you want to see a specific transformation, ask at your consultation and we'll show you real ones on the tablet, with the client's permission.