hair styling and updos in Edinburgh

Welcome to Brian Rafferty Hair, your go-to destination for exquisite hairdressing in Edinburgh. Located in the heart of the city, our salon combines creativity and precision to deliver exceptional hair treatments tailored to your unique style and preferences.

Whether you're looking for a bold new cut, vibrant colour, or elegant updo, our talented stylists are dedicated to creating stunning looks that leave you feeling confident and beautiful.

At Brian Rafferty Hair, we prioritise quality and customer satisfaction, ensuring each client receives personalised attention and expert care. Step into our salon and experience the artistry of hairdressing at its finest.

The Team:

They are highly trained beautician, with many years of experience under their belt.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Calm and friendly.
• Specialises in: Hairdressing.
• Brands and products used: Goldwell, Moroccan Oil and Kerasilk.
• The extra: They are masters in the industry.

Welcome to Amber Hair and Beauty, located at 3 Mountcastle Drive North in the charming city of Edinburgh. This chic salon blends elegance with comfort, offering a refined space where style and relaxation go hand in hand. Whether you're after a sleek new cut, a vibrant colour refresh or a classic blow-dry, Amber Hair and Beauty delivers with flair and finesse, ensuring every visit leaves you feeling your absolute best.

Nearest public transport
The salon is conveniently situated near the Mountcastle Grove bus stop, making it easily accessible for clients across the city.

The team
Amber Hair and Beauty is home to a talented team of stylists who are passionate about helping you express your personal style. With a keen eye for detail and a warm, welcoming approach, they ensure every appointment is a treat.

What we like about the venue :

• Atmosphere : Luxurious, modern and calm.
• Specialises in : Hair.

Step into a sleek sanctuary, where the vibes are as vibrant as the colours and the style game is always on point with Cascal Hair Studio, Edinburgh. These colour connoisseurs are here to elevate your look with a bespoke combination of creative colouring, hot haircuts and flawless finishes. Whether you're craving bold brunettes, fire-engine reds, or brilliant blondes, the spectrum of shades and classic cut services will leave you trimming over with confidence! Check out the hair extension services that are tailored to perfection, offering a variety of premium options, from seamless tape-ins to voluminous weaves and natural-looking clip-ins. Whether you're after length, volume, or a complete hair transformation, these expert stylists ensure flawless application and a perfectly blended, natural finish. So, don't get yourself into a hairy situation, stick with the pros at Cascal Hair Studio!

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently situated close to plenty of public transport options, ensuring a hassle-free journey to the venue for all hair enthusiasts.

The team:

This dream team has years of experience, yet they all ensure they are trained in the newest styles and to the highest standards.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Transforming, professional chic, modern and friendly.
• Specialises in: Creating beauty, building relationships, and empowering individuals to embrace their unique identity through the art of hairdressing.
• The extra touches: As you settle in for your treatment you'll be invited to enjoy complimentary beverages, enhancing the pampering experience.

McLaren Ross Hair Studio in central Edinburgh is a well-established spot for precision cuts, creative colouring and elegant styling.

This chic salon is home to a dream team who together have more than 20 years of experience bringing men, women and children the best haircuts around.

They're known for their impressive colour skills, giving you highlights, tinting and balayage that will really lift your features and put a spring in your step.

Classic blow drys and updos are also available to get you prepped for that big event.

McLaren Ross Hair Studio is wheelchair accessible, just five-minutes from Haymarket Station and has bus stops nearby. Book in today and refresh your locks.

Give your hair the treatment it deserves at Escara Hairdressing in Musselburgh. Balayage, highlights, haircutting, and hair conditioning are just a few of the treatments on offer at this top salon.

Nearest public transport:

The salon can be found using local bus services.

The team:

All the technicians are experienced, friendly professionals who are known for building human connections. They live, breathe, and sleep customer service, always going the extra mile.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, professional.
• Specialises in: Hair.
• Brands and products used: Wellaplex, Illumina.

Located in Roseburn, Claire Doig Hairdressing is a small and friendly salon offering ladies, men's and children's haircuts, colouring and much more. The salon is a cosy space, with a lovely antique decor.

Their team create a calm atmosphere, giving you an enjoyable experience. They make sure you feel refreshed and pleased with the results when you leave. Whether you go in for hair up or a full head tint, you can really relax and enjoy being pampered. There is plenty of free parking nearby.

Get back to the hair necessities, with James Dickson Hair, Edinburgh and give yourself something to root home about. Through this scissor scholar's expert cutting and colouring techniques, you'll re-discover the art of hair customization and those bad hair days will soon become a pigment of your imagination. Whatever you desire, from raven blacks, copper reds and caramel blondes, the spectrum of shades and classic cut services aim to leave you and your hair with a newfound lustre and life. Pencil in and start living for that mirror moment!

Nearest public transport:

A 17-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station will lead you to the hairdresser's hot seat at James Dickson Hair.

The team:

This one-to-one service aims to leave you feeling so relaxed and comfortable that you can't wait for your next visit.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Transforming, professional and friendly.
• Specialises in: Creating beauty, building relationships, and empowering individuals to embrace their unique identity through the art of hairdressing.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair accessible and as you settle in for your treatment you'll be invited to enjoy complimentary beverages, enhancing the pampering experience.

Welcome to Keratin & Co at Amber's Hair and Beauty, an independent hair specialist based within a vibrant and stylish salon in Edinburgh. This dedicated professional provides a focused menu of high-end hair transformations, specializing in long-term smoothing treatments and premium length and volume enhancements.

Nearest public transport:

With several local bus routes stopping nearby.

The team:

The service is led by Alana, a highly skilled independent hair specialist who operates as a chair renter within the salon. By focusing exclusively on technical hair enhancements, this practitioner offers a master-level approach to hair health and aesthetics, providing personalized consultations to ensure every transformation is perfectly suited to the client's hair type and lifestyle.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Professional, trendy, and high-energy.
• Specialises in: Keratin, blow-dry and hair extensions.
• The extra touches: Free parking available.

Brave Strong Beautiful, based in the heart of Edinburgh and just an 11-minute walk from Haymarket train station, is not only a hair salon, but a community interest company investing in the future of young people. Along with delivering quality hairdressing and beauty services, they offer opportunities for young people to study towards an svq2 in hairdressing, delivering extensive, ongoing education. They understand that young people also need additional support, and that good mental health is important in ensuring a young person stays on track. That’s why their hair salon provides additional well-being services. Their social mission is to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain employment while providing quality hairdressing and feeling supported and understood within the process.

Nearest public transport: There are various stops nearby for buses to and from the city centre, Haymarket train station is within an 11-minute walk and there is a tram stop within 5 minutes.

The team: There are 5 team members each of whom are qualified in the hairdressing industry.

What we like about the venue: Atmosphere: Bright, friendly and spacious. Brands and products used: Eleven Australia, Wella, GHD. Specialises in: Haircuts and colouring services. The extra touches: Complimentary refreshments are available and there's a super friendly salon dog.

The stunning Neil Maclean Hair Studio - Hopetoun Road in South Queensferry Edingburgh is your go-to destination for a regular blowdry, cut, hair extensions or a complete colour change.

Nearest public transport:
You’ll find this venue very accessible by bus on the main road with free parking available. Queensferry train station is a couple of minutes walk away.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, professional, small and chilled.
• Specialises in: Colour.
• Brands and products used: Keratase, GHD and Wella.

Hello!

I'm experienced stylist who has worked internationally and ran my own salon in Barcelona for over 10 years.

I can provide a full range of services to give you a totally personalise style. Specialist in fine hair and texture/wavy hair.

Looking forward to you joining me on my adventure!

Nearest public transport:

A 19-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station will lead you to the hairdresser's hot seat at Geles Stylist. Plenty of paid parking can be found close by.

The team:

Geles, your Stylist, will always aim to provide your service with greatest attention to detail.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Chic, professional and friendly.
• Specialises in: Curly/Wavy Hair, helping individual's look and feel their best by harnessing the transformative power of hairdressing.
• Brands and products used: Only Curls, Davines, Wella, Label.M. Olaplex & K18.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair accessible.
• Languages spoken: Spanish, Català

An experienced team dedicated to helping you look and feel your best at Diamond Hair by Oana, Edinburgh. This hair studio is dedicated to high-end transformations and precision hair care. Specialising in bespoke hair colouring techniques, this studio is established as a chic and creative sanctuary for those seeking editorial-standard results

Nearest public transport:

The studio is exceptionally well-positioned on a major thoroughfare, close to plenty of public transport options. It is just a short 5-minute walk from South Gyle train station or a quick trip from the Gyle Centre tram stop. Numerous main bus routes also stop right outside on St John's Road, making it incredibly accessible.

The team:

Oana’s expertise lies in her technical mastery of complex hair goals - whether it’s achieving the perfect seamless balayage or bespoke technical colouring. Her attentive care and professional integrity ensure that every treatment is tailored to maintain hair health while achieving a flawless, diamond-standard finish.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Friendly and modern setting
• Specialises in: Professional cuts, colouring, styling and treatment.
• The extra touches: Oana’s commitment to education; her background with top international academies means she brings the latest global trends and healthiest techniques directly to her clients.

Bijou Hair, located in Leith in Edinburgh, offers a unique, intimate and friendly atmosphere, ideal for being pampered. Offering treatments ranging from hair colouring to Brazilian blow drys, the professional hairstylists will match your every needs using their extensive experience and skills, leaving you looking and feeling fabulous.

Nearest public transport:
The salon is very well-connected by bus and there is a bus stop just outside.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Friendly, professional, cosy.
• Specialises in: Haircuts and colouring.
• Brands and products used: K18, Moroccan Oil, Evo, Cloud Nine, Colour wow.
• The extra touches: The salon uses vegan, natural and cruelty-free products.

Update your hair in an instant with Styling Hair By Katie within LMQ Hair & Beauty, Edinburgh. With a healthy dose of all the major colour trends, you'll find this house of hues has an extensive menu of colour services, with options in glossy tints, sun-kissed and autumnal highlights and the intricate hand-painted balayage technique. This is creative colouring done right. So, sit back, relax, and the resident scissor scholar will soon have you swooning over your luscious locks. Remember, brand-new hair is the ultimate power statement, plus looking good never goes out of style.

Nearest public transport:

South Gyle station is a 17-minute walk away.

The team:

This one-to-one service aims to leave you feeling so relaxed and comfortable that you can't wait for your next visit.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Chic, professional and friendly.
• Specialises in: Hair, helping others look and feel their best by harnessing the transformative power of hairdressing.

Welcome to By Hayley, a hairdresser within Lady Boss Hair & Beauty Academy, Musselburgh. The venue prides itself on providing a personalised and dedicated service to each client.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently situated close to plenty of public transport options, ensuring a hassle-free journey to the venue for all hair enthusiasts.

The team:

The owner is at the heart of the business. With a passion for hair and a commitment to customer satisfaction, they ensure that every client feels cared for and leaves feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Clean, modern and friendly.
• Specialises in: Cultivating a welcoming and comfortable environment where clients feel valued, respected and at ease, as well as providing expert advice and guidance.

Now you can feel like a million dollars at Luxury McQueenies Hair and beauty in Corstorphine, from their grand selection choose from nail care, haircutting, colouring and styling, facials, massages and a huge amount more to help you really stand out in the crowd.

The creative team's mission is to send you into an A-list experience through their crafty haircutting and colouring techniques, admirable beauty skills and bubbly charm. Rest assured whether you're craving a full-on pampering experience or a simple manicure, you'll be a top priority every second during your visit in this ornate salon. All services are carried out with some key brands to help enhance your results and provide a lasting finish.

The salon is situated in Edinburgh's suburban area of Corstorphine, 16 minutes walk away from South Gyle train station. There's also parking and bus stops along the road for other means of transport. Plunge yourself into a world where only unbeatable beauty will do at this top dollar establishment.

Bring your visions to reality and transform your fingertips into miniature masterpieces with Glamorous Desire, Edinburgh. This chic and lively neverending candy shop of polishes will tend to your talons with à la mode manicures and precision pedicures. These talented technicians specialise in nail art that dazzles and delights; from glamourous glitter patterns and delicate floral motifs to bold, vibrant expressions and psychedelic patterns with a whimsical edge. Whatever you desire this dream team will primp, preen, polish and pamper to to create a look that's as unique as you are. So, step into a cosy world of colour and creativity with Glamorous Desire, where dreams are painted and confidence is unleashed.

Nearest public transport:

Edinburgh Waverley station is just a 20-minute walk away, take a moment for yourself at Glamorous Desire today. You can also find paid parking close by,

The team:

The glamour gurus will curate a palette of colours and styles that will leave you breathless. Experience the perfection of precision shaping and flawless polishing that will make heads turn.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, vibrant and friendly.
• Specialises in: All types of nails, from bright and dynamic to classy and chic.
• The extra touches: As you settle in for your treatment you'll be invited to enjoy complimentary beverages, enhancing the pampering experience.

Step into the divine realm of Highlighted, where buff brows and lashes are crafted with meticulous care and expertise. This place specialises in creating masterpieces that will leave you feeling like a goddess. At Highlighted, they believe that your eyes are not just a mere feature; they elevate your entire face. Understanding this, the expert on hand treats each appointment with a unique approach, so let this talented technician elevate your eyes to heavenly heights, giving you the confidence to conquer the world, one perfectly arched brow at a time.

Nearest public transport:

Based just on Saughton Road, you'll find plenty of local connections in the surrounding area.
There is free parking on Saughton Road. There is a bus stop just a 3-minute walk from the venue and you can find free parking nearby.

The team:

With a delicate touch and an eye for symmetry, this glamour guru brings out your natural beauty and enhances your facial features. Whatever you desire, this skilled artist will customise a look that harmonises with your unique style and personality.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Transforming, professional and friendly.
• Specialises in: Brows and lashes.

Update your hair in an instant at Indo Soul Hair, Edinburgh. Sit back, relax and the resident owner, Ani, will soon have you swooning over your luscious locks. Remember, brand-new hair is the ultimate power statement (plus looking good never goes out of style).

Nearest public transport:

The salon is located in front of Balfour Street tram station.

The team:

This dream team has years of experience, yet they all ensure they are trained in the newest styles and to the highest standards.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Transforming, professional and friendly
• Specialises in: Hairdressing

Hair by Sally is a hairdresser in Edinburgh within Kings Barbers. The venue provides personalised and trendy hair services to each client. The energetic atmosphere of this salon, alongside the quality of the treatments offered, makes Hair by Sally a must-visit for every haircare enthusiast. Book now and enhance your look!

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently situated close to plenty of public transport options, such as the Leven Street bus stop, ensuring a stress-free journey to the venue.

The team:

Hair by Sally is your go-to option for all things hair. Sally is an expert hairstylist with many years of experience in the field. She is passionate about her job and her biggest ambition is to deliver exceptional results to her clients, tailoring every experience to their preferences.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Trendy, professional and welcoming.
• Specialises in: Colouring services to help you achieve the look of your dreams.
• Brands and products used: Wella and Color Wow, to guarantee the best long-lasting results.