Complete Salon Experience At Edward James London

Getting my hair cut is one of the most enjoyable days of the month for me. It’s a chance for me to have some ‘me time’ and get to enjoy being pampered by somebody else. This is how I felt when I went to my regular hairdresser that just gave me a simple cut and style.

When I was invited to get my hair done by the manager named Mide at Edward James hair salon, I was excited to see what they had in store for me. The salon was situated a little further than where I would normally go, but for this kind of experience you would want to go the extra mile too.

Walking into what was a beautifully presented salon, that instantly made you feel at home with the beautiful decor and the picture perfect Aveda products display. All you beauty fanatics out there will know Aveda well, so it was great to see such a phenomenal brand being the sole brand used in Edward James salon.

Shortly after I had arrived, I was seated and brought over a coffee in a cafetiere along side a small bowl of sugar cubes and a couple of lotus biscuits. I was also handed a couple of travel and fashion magazines – clearly the staff were educated on my interests prior to my arrival!

Once I had settled, I was given a head and shoulder massage using Aveda calming oils. I was instructed to keep my eyes closed, to breathe deeply and just relax. The massage lasted roughly 15 minutes and was throughly enjoyable, especially if you have a busy, stressful lifestyle like mine.

Post head and shoulder massage, waiting for a hair wash then cut and style! ✂️ #bbloggers

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After my stress relieving massage, I was taken into another room to get my hair washed. As soon as I popped onto the chair, the foot rest started to recline and the back panel started to descend enough so that my head rested on the wash basin. The chair even had a built in deep tissue back massage, which commenced when my hair started to get washed… Wow!

I made the most of it, shut my eyes and enjoyed the wash, condition and further head massage, before meeting Mide back in the main room. She sat down with me and assessed my hair and asked what I wanted. Once she clearly understood what I wanted, she began the cutting process.

I think I talked her ear off throughout the whole cut, but it is so nice to get to know other people from different backgrounds. I think it is one of my favourite parts about what I do.

Once my cut was complete and I was happy with it. I was taken back into the other room to get my hair re-washed, following the same process as before, except after washing my hair I was given a lovely soothing facial too. I wish I took my camera along too, but it is rather difficult to take photos with your eyes closed! 😉

Post-facial, I was returned back to Mide at Edward James, ready for the final part – the styling session.

A combination of Aveda pure performance grooming clay and hairspray created this neat and sharp look. I loved it!!

Best of all, gents get a complimentary cut after three weeks of their initial cut to keep it all neat and tame. Amazing right? I will definitely be heading back to see Mide soon.

Until next time…