A good local hair salon

[dimples]

my daughter would love some highlights done ,

can anyone suggest which salon and which hairdresser they would recommend for this ?

thanks so much 

[ctovey]

Kuki Hair on Bellenden rd

[pikeyed]

I love Village Way. They are all really good in there, but my regular hairdresser is Victoria.

[Sue]

1 hour ago, ctovey said:

Kuki Hair on Bellenden rd

Another vote for Kuki.

I have been going there for years. I wouldn't go anywhere else. Loads of recommendations on here, if you do a search.

I have only ever had Shingo, the owner, but to the best of my knowledge everyone else there  is very good.

https://kukihair.com/

[Azalea]

1 hour ago, Sue said:

Another vote for Kuki.

I have been going there for years. I wouldn't go anywhere else. Loads of recommendations on here, if you do a search.

I have only ever had Shingo, the owner, but to the best of my knowledge everyone else there  is very good.

https://kukihair.com/

I’ve been there a few times in the past.  It’s shocking to me that a woman’s haircut is £20 more than a man’s - £40 vs £60.

[dimples]

Thankyou for replying , I’ll look into these xx

[pearl1]

Geddes in forest hill is good for colour too. I usually have Jo.

[Pugwash]

I use Adam in Forest Hill (opposite the swimming pool)

[TWB Cat Sitter]

Charlotte Cave on Blackwater St, East Dulwich SE22 8SD Award-Winning colourists. They have just opened up their ED branch.

The entire team can be trusted, unlike other local salons (won't mention the others that have totally destroyed my hair over the years).

Just go to a professional:

https://charlottecave.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/charlotte_cave/

[tracyk]

I go to Honeys on Cheltenham Road (SE15 3AR) - really reasonable prices and only 10 minutes on the 484 bus

Edited September 14 by tracyk

[NewWave]

Crab Salad In Peckham high street.. I reccomend Toby I don't know if he does colour however

But I have friends who had colour done by Masie there and are very happy..and their colour looks great

[Sazzle30]

Another recomendation for Honeys on Cheltenham Road. Hayley is lovely, been going there for years and always happy. 

[Sue]

19 hours ago, Azalea said:

I’ve been there a few times in the past.  It’s shocking to me that a woman’s haircut is £20 more than a man’s - £40 vs £60.

I imagine this is because of the average  additional time involved, due to the styles.

You could have asked the reason?

I will ask, next time I'm in there. 

Many salons have this differential pricing.

 

[The Scorpion]

15 hours ago, Pugwash said:

I use Adam in Forest Hill (opposite the swimming pool)

Another recommendation for Adam on the Dartmouth Road. Have been going there for years. I will never go anywhere else (unless I move home to somewhere far away!)

No faff, very reasonal price and nice atmosphere 👍

Edited September 15 by The Scorpion

[Oxalis]

Aimee on north cross rd is great. I followed her from Kuki hair

https://www.aimeeblu.com/

 

[Azalea]

13 hours ago, The Scorpion said:

Another recommendation for Adam on the Dartmouth Road. Have been going there for years. I will never go anywhere else (unless I move home to somewhere far away!)

No faff, very reasonal price and nice atmosphere 👍

What is the name of his business/salon?

[The Scorpion]

Azalea, it is Hair & Beauty at 79 Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill. Next door to the Alex TLC charity shop and opposite side to Forest Hill pools.

The salon used to be further up the road towards FH station but moved to current location a few years ago.

Closed on Mondays and Sundays.

Phone number is 02086992020

My sister also goes to Adam, for cuts and colours/tints.

If you choose to go there, tell him that Sue (and Jenni) recommended him 😉

Edited September 16 by The Scorpion
Small addition.

[Azalea]

3 hours ago, The Scorpion said:

Azalea, it is Hair & Beauty at 79 Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill. Next door to the Alex TLC charity shop and opposite side to Forest Hill pools.

The salon used to be further up the road towards FH station but moved to current location a few years ago.

Closed on Mondays and Sundays.

Phone number is 02086992020

My sister also goes to Adam, for cuts and colours/tints.

If you choose to go there, tell him that Sue (and Jenni) recommended him 😉

Thanks so much for the information. I called Adam and he sounds extremely lovely and  I asked what his hair cut prices are.  They too sound extremely lovely if you are on a budget and are more than fifty percent cheaper than the places quoted on this thread.

Edited September 16 by Azalea
Addition

[Azalea]

On 14/09/2025 at 20:15, tracyk said:

I go to Honeys on Cheltenham Road (SE15 3AR) - really reasonable prices and only 10 minutes on the 484 bus

I telephoned this salon too and their haircut prices are also extremely reasonable.

[Pugwash]

I have used Adam for many years. I have cut and blow dry for £23. Lowlights twice a year - I think I paid around £45 for this.  A friend went to an ED hairdressers and was charged £40 for a trim only with no wash.

[Sue]

On 16/09/2025 at 13:37, Azalea said:

Thanks so much for the information. I called Adam and he sounds extremely lovely and  I asked what his hair cut prices are.  They too sound extremely lovely if you are on a budget and are more than fifty percent cheaper than the places quoted on this thread.

To be fair, it depends on the style you want, what texture of hair you have and  how much of a precision cut the style needs.

I have very thin fine hair (or did have, before it started going grey) and it needs a really excellent cut to make it look good.

I'm on a pension, but I don't mind paying more for a cut which I know will make me feel good.

Shingo at Kuki works wonders (though I'm presently growing my hair in preparation for a particular style, so if anyone knows me please don't judge his talents by my present "halfway" cut!)

**Edited to add, Shingo worked his usual wonders yesterday and I now have the style I was working towards 👍 **

I think it's a matter of trying people out until you find someone who suits you and your hair. If that person is also relatively cheap, then that's great!

I've had some truly awful cuts over the decades, and in the past whenever I found someone good, they at some point moved on,  and (a bit like dentists) you could never find out where they had gone.

At least Shingo owns the salon, so is unlikely to leave!

On 01/10/2025 at 00:54, Pugwash said:

 A friend went to an ED hairdressers and was charged £40 for a trim only with no wash.

That sounds extremely expensive!

Where was it?  Why did they not wash the hair?

Was that the advertised price, for a trim (not a restyle?)  with no wash?

Edited October 4 by Sue

[RubyGraeme]

Based on recommendations here for Adam at Forest Hill, went today. Extremely good experience, wash and reshape cut. Definitely would go again.

[Pugwash]

My friend is an elderly lady and prefers to wash her own hair. She also has mobility problems and is dependant on mini cabs. They took her to the hairdresser and waited whilst she had it cut.. She obviously paid extra to the driver. If she had her hair washed- would have been in the salon a lot longer. They did spray wet her hair.

[Azalea]

On 01/10/2025 at 08:57, Sue said:

To be fair, it depends on the style you want, what texture of hair you have and  how much of a precision cut the style needs.

I have very thin fine hair (or did have, before it started going grey) and it needs a really excellent cut to make it look good.

I'm on a pension, but I don't mind paying more for a cut which I know will make me feel good.

Shingo at Kuki works wonders (though I'm presently growing my hair in preparation for a particular style, so if anyone knows me please don't judge his talents by my present "halfway" cut!)

I think it's a matter of trying people out until you find someone who suits you and your hair. If that person is also relatively cheap, then that's great!

I've had some truly awful cuts over the decades, and in the past whenever I found someone good, they at some point moved on,  and (a bit like dentists) you could never find out where they had gone.

At least Shingo owns the salon, so is unlikely to leave!

That sounds extremely expensive!

Where was it?  Why did they not wash the hair?

Was that the advertised price, for a trim (not a restyle?)  with no wash?

Usually if a hairdresser moves,  they have a book with their clients’ contact details and they then let you know that they’ve moved so you can follow them if you want to.  That’s happened to me several times in the past.  One person had set up working from home and another changed salons.

I’m happy that this thread has introduced more reasonably priced hairdressers to us all.  With food and utilities costing a lot more, it could mean the difference between being able to afford a haircut or not.  There is, without a doubt, some extremely odd and high pricing going on in this area, including the different pricing depending on length.   The new place on Grove Vale is one that does that.

 

 

[Sue]

1 hour ago, Azalea said:

Usually if a hairdresser moves,  they have a book with their clients’ contact details and they then let you know that they’ve moved so you can follow them if you want to.  That’s happened to me several times in the past.  One person had set up working from home and another changed salons.

That hasn't been my experience, but admittedly it was a long time ago.

For example, I had an excellent cutter at one of the central London Charles Worthington salons, I think it was in Covent Garden.

I would be highly surprised if anyone who worked there was allowed to keep their own book of clients' details, because the salon itself  obviously wants to keep their clients.

I can't remember the exact details, but if memory serves she left, and when I asked where she had gone  I was told she had "gone travelling", which may or may not have been true (I am not someone who keeps up a constant conversation with whoever is cutting my hair, which may be a surprise to those who know me 😂).

The next person I had there made an absolute dog's breakfast of my cut, to such an extent that I had to have several (free) cuts from somebody else at that salon to bring it back to some semblance of what it was supposed to look like.

Edited October 4 by Sue