Best hair salons for vibrant hair colours in Singapore 2016
It’s that time again when we unveil the top salon choices for the Beauty Undercover Hair Awards 2016!
The winning hair salons are selected based on the tabulated votes casted from 1 July 2016 – 30 September, and also take into consideration the editor’s opinion of Chief Agent G (she’s pretty much a whiz when it comes to local salons).
If you are still on the search for the best hair salon that can give you the vibrant hair colour you are thinking about, look no further.
These salons might be the one for you depending on which vibrant trend you are going for.
*Drum roll please…..*
Best hair salons for creative hair colours
1. Salon Vim
Type of hair colours we love here:
Fluid hair painting / balayage
Colour blocking
Pastel hair colours
Rainbow hair colours
Blue / purple hair colours
The MOST Instagrammable hair photos come from salon vim.
When thinking of VIbrant Hair Colours, Salon Vim is a hair salon you can’t miss! They have after all one of the most followed hair salons in Singapore on Instagram as well as strong relationships with bloggers and media personalities. Hence, you’re likely to have heard of them and seen their gorgeous hair works at one point or another.
If you’re intending to go down and get a hair colour from Salon Vim, remember to look through their Instagram and request for hairstylists who can create the hairstyles you desire. Not all stylists here have the same level of skill so its best to do your homework before going down!
P.S. Most of the beautiful colours here require bleaching so mentally prepare yourself for that!
2. 99 Percent Hair Studio @ Katong MODA / Orchard Central / Bugis Haji Lane
Type of hair colours we love here:
Balayage hair colours
Rainbow hair colours
Sand art hair colours
Pixelated hair colours
Grey hair colours
Rainbow hair colours
99 Percent Hair Studio is the type of hair salon Beauty Undercover will readily recommend for a hair colour that is uniquely yours.
The stylists here are extremely good with creating fashion-forward hair colour designs that are not yet seen elsewhere.
In fact, they often lead the industry in challenging hair colouring techniques such as colour gradation, are also one of the first to bring in granny hair colours.
Pixelated hair colours
The immensely talented stylists set aside time to try new techniques and new designs to make sure that they are at the top of their craft, which has led to 99 Percent Hair Studio being the only salon to nail the pixelated hair trend in Singapore so far.
3. Hair by Xavier Leong
Type of hair colours we love here
Ombre / balayage
Grey hair colours
Rose gold hair colour
Rainbow highlights
Grey hair colours by Xavier
You won’t find the word normal in the dictionary for well-known local colourist Xavier Leong.
With a heart yearning to give customers something special each time they visit, he is always buzzing with new hair designs and ideas to make the hair experience a unique one.
As grey hair colours require a lot of bleaching, Xavier’s ability to achieve a natural grey gradation makes him one of Beauty Undercover’s top hairstylists to go for for grey hair colours.
No matter how difficult the hair colour design is, Xavier is one of the hairstylists you can trust to achieve it.
In fact, he’s also one of the first hairstylists we know who is able to create rose gold hair colour without bleaching.
Besides his creative knack for hair colours, a hair experience at Hair by Xavier Leong includes exclusive attention from beginning to end. So you really get what you are paying for - Xavier’s expertise!
4. Picasso Hair Studio @ North Bridge Rd
Type of hair colours we love here
Ombre / balayage
Peek-a-boo hair colours
Blue / purple hair colours
Featured on Sunday Times, Picasso Hair Studio is definitely a hair salon worth trying out.
A mere peek at their immensely creative hair designs and it’s easy to see why this artsy salon located at North Bridge Road has patrons lusting over their skills.
The team here at Picasso doesn’t just create beautiful hair colour designs, they try to make it as work-friendly as possible, making this one of our top choices for vibrant hair colours for the office lady.
They may not be the first to bring the latest colour styles. but once they design something, rest assured that it is a design worth getting.
Did we also mention that one of their hairstylists has also won a recent hair competition in Singapore?
Other than their really natural gradation, we love it that the pricing is very transparent and the hair packages covers the cost of multiple bleaches and olaplex (an essential ingredient to minimize damage during bleach).
5. J7Image
Type of hair colours we love here:
Balayage
Colour blocking
Blue / purple hair colours
Rainbow hair colours
Those of you with sensitive scalp will understand the pain of not being able to bleach or even colour your hair.
J7Image Co-Founder James was in this predicament as his scalp would bleed even when he did a normal hair colour.
After spending a lot of time with his fellow hairstylist, Jeft, to find organic hair colours that are suitable for those with sensitive scalp, the duo finally opened J7Image to share their knowledge and newfound techniques with their customers.
Now, whichever colour you desire, be it pink, red or green, you can achieve it with non-ammonia bleach and not have to worry about your sensitive scalp.
The selection of colours that can be achieved without ammonia or toxic chemicals are pretty amazing.
Aside from non-ammonia bleach, we’re particularly impressed with their creative designs, especially by their ‘creative artists’.
They are able to make vibrant hair colours visible only in certain sections, or have a mix of hair colours so seamless that the designs look ‘natural’.
Finally, we’re happy to note that their pricing can be very competitive with their promotions, so do grab them while they last!
6. CLEO Hair & Make
Type of hair colours we love here:
Lavender ash hair colours
Vibrant colour highlights
Full head vibrant colours
CLEO Hair & Make is well known for their expertise in hair colours.
Stylists here are extremely skilled at creating the hair colour of your dreams and recreating colours you see from pictures.
Moreover, to ensure that customers’ hair are well protected despite going for intensive bleaching, the owner of CLEO has also brought in various Japanese treatments to make sure that your hair is kept in tip top condition.
7. Color Bar by Full House Salon @ Tampines
Type of hair colours we love here:
Cotton candy colour blocking
Blue hair colours
Balayage
Located right behind Tampines One, Color Bar by Full House Salon looks like a normal neighbourhood hair salon from the outside.
However, once you step inside, you’ll find some of the most knowledgeable and talented hairstylists for hair colouring.
The hair colours here don’t just look trendy, we hear that they last very long and don’t make your hair dry as well.
In fact, they are so good that various bloggers (who have been sponsored at other hair salons) actually come to Full House to colour their hair. And yes, we’ve personally verified their pictures.
Co-Founder Samantha credits their popularity to the use of high quality hair colour product Joico, which has been voted the World’s Best Hair Colour for several years.
Especially with the latest low-damage hair repair, Vero K Pak Reconstructor, Samantha finds that the hair colours they do for customers can last beyond 6 months while repairing customers’ existing damaged hair and achieving excellent grey coverage.
8. Hair Inc @ Serangoon Garden
Type of hair colours we love here
Vibrant colour highlights
Blue hair colours
Rainbow hair colours
Don’t go down without a promotion because Hair Inc is one of those which constantly puts out Facebook promotions for their crazy hair colours.
Their team has been boosted especially after Jameson Teh (@jameson_coiffure) moved from Artica Hair Studio to Hair Inc. Check out his Instagram page and you’ll know what we mean.
9. Avant Garde Plan B
Type of hair colours we love here:
Peek-a-boo highlights
Grey hair colours
Although best known for their bob haircuts, we like how the stylists here use top-quality bleach and other high quality hair products to minimize damage to the hair.
Unlike other salons which may require 3 bleaches or more, Plan B may be able to achieve your desired colour within 2 bleaches.
The colours here may not be the most crazy, but it will definitely make you look good when you leave the salon.
10. Hair Inn
Type of hair colours we love here:
Full head vibrant hair colours
We don’t have a page for them yet but we’ve heard many of our friends quoting Hair Inn as the cheap and good place for hair colours.
Their hair service may not be tip-top, and the hair colours results not the most consistent but hey, you can sometimes get vibrant hair colours for below $200! Great value-for-money, especially if you manage to find a good hairstylist.
P.S. we hear that their treatments may not be as effective so it may be better to go somewhere else for it.
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