Cardiff’s Top 10 Hair Salons & Hairdressers

The Profile

Lazarou Duke Street sits directly opposite Cardiff Castle and occupies a prominent city-centre corner at the entrance to Duke Street Arcade, trading as a family-run independent salon led by second-generation owners Andreas and Adam Lazarou. The business traces its heritage to 1966 and balances long-standing local roots with contemporary city styling and experienced multilingual staff.

The salon is one of Cardiff’s principal hair-extensions specialists and offers four distinct application methods: tape, nano ring, weft and U-tip keratin bonds. Clients are offered a free consultation that includes assessment, colour-matching and method choice, with refit schedules and aftercare guidance explained; the team notes expected refit windows of six to eight weeks for tape and weft and three to four months for nano and U-tip systems.

Alongside advanced extension work Lazarou provides a full colour and cutting menu including balayage, highlights, bleach and colour correction, plus keratin and scalp treatments and wedding styling. The Duke Street branch operates online bookings via Fresha, has a ground-floor accessible backwash area and runs a broad offers programme including weekday and member discounts advertised by the salon, creating practical flexibility for city-centre clients.

Why It Made the List and Why It’s Our Top Pick

Lazarou claims the top position on this list because its combination of deep local heritage, a visible city-centre location opposite Cardiff Castle and an unusually broad technical offering sets it apart; few Cardiff addresses match Lazarou’s mix of family ownership, multi-method extension expertise, advanced colour work and accessible appointments for the whole family.

Good to Know

A patch test is required at least 48 hours before a first colour appointment, extension pricing is confirmed after the consultation to reflect chosen method and hair required, and the Duke Street salon operates extended opening on selected weekdays with online booking through Fresha.

The Profile

TONI&GUY Cardiff on Churchill Way brings the group’s fashion-led approach to a central Cardiff location where stylists translate current trends into wearable, personalised hair. The branch has a history in the city and benefits from team members with session experience, including contributors to London Fashion Week and colour technicians holding Wella Master Colour Expert qualifications.

The salon offers the full TONI&GUY service range from signature cutting and barbering to freehand balayage, classic highlights, colour correction and keratin smoothing, and it recommends a complimentary consultation before booking. Practical details include an evening late opening on Thursdays, online booking, and a student discount of 15 per cent available Monday to Thursday.

Why It Made the List

Toni & Guy’s distinctive strength is the direct connection between internationally recognised education and locally delivered cutting and colour; the salon’s session-work background and Master Colour Expert credentials give Cardiff clients access to a technically deep, fashion-aware team while still offering routine salon services and bridal support.

Good to Know

Clients seeking Strength in Style cancer-support services or wig personalisation should contact reception so an appropriate specialist appointment can be arranged; students can expect a 15% discount Monday to Thursday and the salon opens late on Thursdays until 7pm.

The Profile

The Copper Room presents itself as a luxury hair destination in Whitchurch focused on delivering polished, high-impact results and an upscale salon experience. Its public positioning emphasises effortless, expensive-looking hair every visit, with a client-facing environment pitched at repeat appointments and a carefully curated in-salon finish for cutting, colour and styling.

The salon organises its booking into clear service sections, keeping colour appointments separate from cutting and styling and offering dedicated treatment slots and consultations for first visits or significant changes. The booking platform makes consultations straightforward, the team offers complimentary first-visit consultations, and opening times cover weekday evenings and Saturday appointments with live online booking available.

Why It Made the List

The Copper Room’s main appeal lies in the combination of a strong luxury identity and a deliberately organised service journey; separating colour appointments from cutting and giving treatments their own space creates a focused client experience that supports repeat business and makes complex colour or styling changes easier to manage.

Good to Know

New clients can book a complimentary consultation before committing to major colour or styling changes, the salon uses an online booking system showing current availability, and it publishes weekday evening hours including a later Wednesday option.

The Profile

Slunks opened in 2011 at Morgan Arcade as an explicitly alternative destination for clients seeking creative and expressive hair colour and alternative design. The salon emphasises open-minded, non-judgemental appointments and positions bold, vivid and unconventional colour work as a core specialism rather than an occasional option on a longer menu.

Working as a creative colour salon, Slunks encourages clients to plan ambitious transformations and often advises that complex changes may require consultation or multiple appointments. Practical details for visitors include six-day opening Monday to Saturday from mid-morning, telephone bookings through the salon’s listed number and online appointment handling via Fresha, with a stated welcome to diverse looks and experimental toning.

Why It Made the List

Slunks stands out for owning a clearly defined creative niche in Cardiff: its identity and booking practices are built around alternative colour, expressive tonal work and an inclusive atmosphere that suits clients who want to push beyond mainstream salon palettes and conventional shapes.

Good to Know

The salon is with opening hours generally 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, bookings can be made by telephone on the published number or via Fresha and clients planning complex colour changes should allow time for consultation and possible multiple visits.

The Profile

Henderson & Co on Crwys Road is led by Kellie Henderson, a Cardiff stylist with more than twenty-five years’ experience and senior-career roles at TONI&GUY and Saks. The salon was built around a supportive, inclusive model in which Kellie mentors and personally trains the team and rents chairs to experienced stylists she trusts, creating a flexible but consistently high-quality client environment.

Colour and sustainability are central to the salon’s identity: Henderson & Co uses COLOR.ME by Kevin Murphy and INCOLOUR by INSIGHT alongside Kevin Murphy care products and it is a member of the Green Salon Collective which recycles hair, foils and colour tubes. The salon also uses a Vish scale to weigh colour by the gram, aiming for transparent pricing linked to actual product use and it requires allergy testing at least 48 hours before certain colour services.

Why It Made the List

Henderson & Co’s distinctive merit is the pairing of long-established local technical experience with a genuinely considered environmental policy and transparent colour pricing; the combination means clients receive skilled, mentored hairdressing while the salon actively reduces waste and explains costs in measured terms.

Good to Know

The salon is in Cathays, online booking and Fresha pricing details are available, opening days alternate on some Mondays and Saturdays and new colour clients or those returning after six months must book a consultation with a 48-hour allergy test where required.

The Profile

Michelle Marshall’s Rhiwbina salon is presented as a combined hair and beauty destination with the hair salon complemented by a dedicated beauty space next door, offering a broad package of services from cuts and colour to facial and nail treatments. The business highlights its colour credentials and in-salon education as defining features of its offering in the Rhiwbina neighbourhood.

The salon presents notable Redken connections: it describes the team as Wales’ first Redken-certified hair colourists and states that owner Michelle Marshall is the country’s only Redken Global Artist, an identity that feeds the salon’s focus on advanced colour work including balayage, lived-in blondes, blended greys, keratin smoothing and professional extensions supplied from Racoon and Great Lengths.

Why It Made the List

Michelle Marshall’s principal distinction is a strong, demonstrable colour education and a wider hair-and-beauty ecosystem; the salon’s Redken certification and the owner’s global artist role underpin an offering that combines technical colour capability with complementary beauty treatments next door for an integrated client experience.

Good to Know

The salon operates in Rhiwbina, online booking is handled via Phorest, clients seeking colour transformations should book a consultation where testing and the desired result can be discussed and the salon offers late openings on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The Profile

Yume’s Rhydypenau salon was opened by Tristan and Giovanna in 2015 and is described as a neighbourhood hair-and-beauty hub serving families, school-run clients and local residents around Roath Park and nearby schools. The owners emphasise a welcoming atmosphere for all ages and offer later Thursday colour appointments to accommodate after-work bookings.

Technical education is a clear strength: the team includes a Wella Master Colour Expert alongside stylists specialising in precision cutting, creative toning, bridal work and hair-up styling. The salon supports online booking through its app and Phorest operates loyalty points in the app and advertises ample free roadside parking for clients visiting the Fidlas Road address.

Why It Made the List

Yume’s distinctive advantage is combining neighbourhood convenience and family-friendly hours with unusually deep in-salon colour education and a modern booking experience through its app, making both technical colour work and routine appointments straightforward for local clients.

Good to Know

The Rhydypenau salon, online booking is available via the Yume app or Phorest, Thursday is the late opening day and the location advertises ample free roadside parking for local visitors.

The Profile

Ken Picton Salon sits in Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay and presents itself as an award-winning, premium yet relaxed salon offering personalised service and event-focused hair-up work. The team positions the salon as a place for both maintenance trims and more dramatic restyles, combining an indulgent client experience with professional finishing and preparation for special occasions.

The service menu covers extensive colour work including balayage, toning and colour correction as well as specialist services such as Great Lengths premium extensions and the Fabriq smoothing system, plus luxury in-salon treatments. Operationally the salon is closed on Mondays and Sundays, opens late on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and requires a 48-hour skin patch test ahead of new colour services.

Why It Made the List

Ken Picton’s notable distinction is its Cardiff Bay setting married to a broad premium service offering: clients can access extensions, smoothing systems and luxury in-salon treatments alongside bespoke cutting and colour work in one conveniently located Mermaid Quay address.

Good to Know

The salon is at Unit, appointments can be booked online, specialist services such as extensions or smoothing should start with a consultation and a skin patch test is required 48 hours before a first colour service.

The Profile

Kalon Hair Studio in Canton is built around consultation, communication and personalised work, emphasising that every client is unique and worthy of time and attention. The salon offers a private upstairs area that cannot be seen from the street and operates an all-female team, features that appeal to clients seeking additional privacy during their appointment.

Sustainability is foregrounded at Kalon, which describes itself as an eco-salon using natural, environmentally conscious and animal-friendly products, while maintaining a practical booking and pricing model that requests consultations for new colour clients and provides quick, in-salon consultations during opening hours when a full pre-booked consultation is not needed.

Why It Made the List

Kalon’s distinguishing characteristic is the combination of a consultation-led, personalised service with an eco-conscious product policy and the availability of a private upstairs area, offering both environmental responsibility and practical privacy to clients in Canton and surrounding neighbourhoods.

Good to Know

The salon has convenient parking directly behind the building, publishes general price guides that vary by texture and length, and usually asks new colour clients to attend a consultation for a firm quote and any required testing.

The Profile

Simon Constantinou is a long-established family salon in Cathays with close to forty years of hairdressing history, presenting a full service that spans cutting, colour, barbering, bridal and party hair alongside specialist wig and hairpiece work. The business notes a wide trophy cabinet including World, British and Welsh championship titles and local industry recognition.

The salon is particularly known for its specialist wig fitting and hair-loss services, repeatedly achieving Gold Crown status as a trusted wig fitter for the Little Princess Trust, while also offering Great Lengths extensions and comprehensive consultation-based appointments to shape recommendations around hair type, lifestyle and the client’s ability to recreate results at home.

Why It Made the List

Simon Constantinou’s distinctive strength lies in combining championship-winning occasion styling and comprehensive family hairdressing with genuinely specialist wig and hairpiece services, creating an offer that suits brides, clients managing hair loss and anyone seeking technically confident salon work in Cathays.

Good to Know

Clients seeking wigs, hairpieces or hair-loss support should contact the salon so they can be matched with an appropriate specialist appointment; the salon provides online booking through Phorest with specified opening hours and evening availability on selected weekdays.