Choose from 30 venues offering blow dries in Islington, London

Jenelle Thompson Hair, located within the iconic Giovanni’s on Upper Street, has over 25 years of expertise in this vibrant and stylish location. With a career spanning work with celebrity clients, editorial shoots, and fashion shows, they specialise in delivering bespoke hair services tailored to each client’s unique needs.

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 beauty enthusiasts.

The team:

The owner of the venue is at the heart of the business. With a passion for beauty 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.
• Specialises in: Cultivating a welcoming and comfortable environment, where clients feel valued, respected and at ease, as well as providing expert advice and guidance.

Boost your mood with a treatment at Hair Spring Studio in Angel, Chapel Market London. Whether you are looking for a new hairstyle or a nail treatment, get ready to sit back and get truly pampered in the hands of the expert staff at this venue.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is located just 4 minutes away from Angel Station and 15 min away from King’s Cross Station,

The team:

The talented team has over 10 years of experience in the beauty industry.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Friendly, cosy environment, modern style with pink and floral accents.
• Specialises in: Hair and nails.
• Brands and products used: Davines, Olaplex, OPI, The Gel Bottle.

BEAUTY IN LONDON is a dynamic hair and beauty salon offering a wide variety of glamourising treatments. They aim to provide the quintessential salon experience to help you look and feel flawless.

Inside, you are treated to a contemporary space housing all the latest up to date, innovative technologies and techniques. Striving to provide more than the conventional beauty salon, treatments range from the time-honoured, such as threading and waxing to more progressive procedures like laser hair removal. Providing an affordable experience with a touch of luxury, Premier Beauty Clinic promise to revolutionise your traditional beauty regime.

Le Chapeau Cloche is a gender-neutral & green hair salon based in the heart of Angel, Islington. It was founded in 2019 by Thierry Benavides, expert hair stylist & colourist with over 25 years of experience who surrounded himself with a talented and friendly team.

It is also home to "Au Chapeau" café & cocktail bar.

Sit back, enjoy a barista coffee or one of our handcrafted cocktails and escape from reality in our 1920’s inspired interior while we look after your hair.

We are proud to team up with Oway, a luxury, biodynamic, organic, fairtrade brand that uses non-toxic ingredients and helped us reduce our plastic use by 99%!

By introducing our gender-neutral hair menu, we are offering fair pricing for all which is purely based on the length and thickness of your hair as well as the result wanted.

Established in 1992, Angel's Hairbase is an independent, diverse unisex salon. They specialise in cutting, colouring, styling and extensions.

Attracting a very loyal following throughout the year, their team of talented hair stylists and professional beauty therapists will provide you with a highly professional hair care and beauty in a high standard and friendly environment. The salon is known throughout Islington for being upbeat and friendly with each client leaving not only with great hair but also in great spirits, also offering customers 10% off any Kerastase products brought in store.

Along Angel’s Chapel Market you can visit Prestige Hair, Beauty and Tanning Salon for your next haircut, wax or facial.

Their hair menu is packed with goodies including haircuts, blow dries, Olaplex, highlights and balayages to help you update your current look or go for a daring new style.

Get your feet sandal-ready with a luxury pedicure or bring your nails to life with a glamourous Shellac manicure. Let your lashes flutter with a full set of Russian volume and pair it with an eyebrow tint to help you stand out from the crowd.

Polite, thorough and efficient staff provide great value treatments to help you feel happier and healthier in a modern, clean space, 5 minutes walk from Angel station. Book in at Prestige Hair, Beauty and Tanning Salon today.

Refresh your hair with a cut, colour, or treatment at Hair by Clint in Angel Islington.

Based within Hairbase, Clint has a decade of experience and uses products from brands like Matrix and Olaplex to give you a truly professional experience, whether you're after a full head of highlights or a Keratin treatment.

The salon is just 4 minutes from Angel station and has plenty of bus stops nearby.

Vanity Hair & Beauty, based within Studio N7 Salon, offers a variety of hair services including colouring, hair treatments and haircuts for men, women, and children. They also provide waxing, makeup, and threading services.

Inside the salon, you can expect to find a modern, new, light and bright atmosphere. A luxury feels for pampering with crushed velvet furnishings and statement wallpaper. Fatish, the owner, has over ten years of experience in the hair and beauty industry.

The salon is based in a convenient location, just a few minutes walk from Holloway Road and Drayton Park stations.

Doug Gallert is a Hairstylist and Colourist based in Newington Green offering Haircut, Blow Dry and Styling; Permanent, Demi-Permanent and Vibrant Colours; all sort of blondings as Highlights, Balayage or Platinum; also Nanokeratin, Olaplex and K18 treatments.

All genders welcome and vegan options available.

Check my work on Instagram @douggallerthair

Nearest public transport:

5 min from Canonbury Station on the Overground.

The team:

Doug have more than 20 years of experience and a mission:

To create magical hair experiences that blend artistry, innovation, healing and well-being, fostering strong client relationships and giving back to our community.

“Will truth, beauty and love save the world? Let’s find out.” - Jordan Peterson

What we like about the venue:

• Friendly, anti-meangirl and nonjudgemental atmosphere.
• Specialises in fidelizing clients through the best service they will ever have.
• Brands and products used: L'Oreal Professional colours, Inoa, Nanokeratin, K18, Olaplex, Insight.

There's always a time and a place for pampering and you've found it with Galaxy Nails (Holloway Road), London. If you're looking for a lick of paint then this talon salon has you covered (primped, preened, polished and pampered). So go ahead and spoil your nails with all the latest manicure and pedicure perks, as this neverending candy shop of colour polishes brings your visions to reality, transforming your fingertips into miniature masterpieces. Or check out the treasure troves of extras, with everything from bespoke brows to restorative rubdowns, this is a salon fit for every occasion.

Nearest public transport:

Highbury & Islington station is a stone's throw away, being just down the road from the venue.

The team:

These gurus of glamour 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: Nails.
• Brands and products used: Lycon, Dermalogica, Essie, SNS, OPI and Gelish.

Welcome to Sarah Hepburn, the hair salon located in Islington, London. Sara is a Spanish hairdresser fascinated with all things hair-related, as well as making her client feel fantastic; if you love highlights or balayage, Sara's your girl!

Nearest public transport: Located on Essex Road, the venue is close to many bus stops and on the other side of the road from the Essex Road tube station.

The Team: Sara is an expert hairdresser who will go the extra mile to give you the look you want.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Friendly, inviting.
• Specialises in: Hair colour and styling.
• Brands and products used: Olaplex, Wella, L'Oréal.
• The extra: Refreshments like tea, coffee, and soft drinks are available at the venue.

Located a minutes walk from Highbury Corner, Basecuts is a contemporary salon providing an innovative hairdressing experience to the Islington area.

Basecuts offers a variety of hair treatments carried out by a team of creative stylists and colourists. Their attention to detail means they take the time to ensure your hair is at it’s best. This chic and stylish salon first opened its doors in 1993, so take a seat and feel safe in the knowledge that your hair is in the hands of a tried and tested professional.

(Please note that the deals we offer are day specific, if you reschedule we may charge full price for the appointment)

Seher at House Of Coco is a hairdresser located in London. With a team of passionate staff, this venue offers a range of hair treatments to enhance your natural beauty.

Nearest public transport:

Angel station is only 3-minute walk away.

The team:

You will be attended by a dedicated team of professionals. With their expertise and experience, you can trust that you are in capable hands.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Welcoming and inviting.
• Specialises in: Hair.
• Brands and products: Wella and Davines.

Established back in 1966, this quirky independent salon has now moved into Flok 358 Caledonian Road

In the salon, you'll find all the colour essentials with detailed highlights and intense block tints as well as unisex cuts, styling.

Located near Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Road overground station, Harold & Leslie is also easily reached via both Caledonian Road and Highbury & Islington tube stations.

Situated at the heart of Islington, just a minute walk from Angel Station, Awa at House of Coco is a contemporary salon and your go-to for all things hair.

Nearest public transport:

At walking distance from Angel Tube Station and several bus stops on Islington High Street.

The team:

Awa is an experienced, friendly professional who is known for her magic touch with hair.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern and relaxing.
• Specialises in: Haircuts, Balayage, Highlights and a variety of hair treatments and colour techniques.
• Brands and products used: L'Oréal, Wella, Keratin Revolution, Ecoz.

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Brush it off with DreamyHair by Daniele, London. 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, sunkissed 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:

An 8-minute walk from Angel station will lead you to the hairdresser's hot seat at DreamyHair by Daniele.

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: Helping others look and feel their best by harnessing the transformative power of hairdressing.
• Brands and products used: Olaplex, Wella and L'Oréal.
• 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.

"HAIR THAT FITS YOU, NOT TRENDS"

Welcome to Joe Franciosa, nestled within Hairbase at the heart of Angel Islington, London. Joe is a true legend in the world of hairdressing, boasting an illustrious 40-year career, whose mission is to craft bespoke haircuts and styles that seamlessly harmonise with your unique face shape and lifestyle. Joe understands the value of time and that your hair is an extension of your identity, effortlessly reflecting who you are, every day.

Nearest public transport:
Just a short 2-minute walk from Angel tube station, making it a breeze to reach.

The team:
Expect your appointment with Joe to be more than just a transaction – it’s a journey. Joe believes that when your hair looks good, you feel exceptional, and that sensation is what drives his passion even further.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Energetic, creative, and welcoming, providing a delightful experience for all.
• Specialises in: Designer haircuts and colouring, achieving beautifully tailored elegance.

Located on Islington's Caledonian Road, Flok Hair Salon & Art Gallery provides a cutting edge hairdressing service with a quirky vibe. This vibrant salon supports up-and-coming artists alongside offering treatments from brands such as Olaplex and Keune, allowing you to enjoy the best of the local art scene while you enjoy your cut, colour or restyle.

Nearest public transport:

Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station is a 4-minute walk away.

The team:

Equally creative, the Flok team specialise in organic colouring with everything from Seaweed highlights to natural full-head tints and touch-ups. So whether you want a fringe trim or a complete restyle, this super-friendly team are on hand to ensure you leave looking and feeling great!

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, clean and friendly.
• Specialises in: Helping others look and feel their best by harnessing the transformative power of hairdressing.

Hikari is a hair salon located just off Upper Street in Islington, North London. Their professionally trained staff offer a variety of haircuts and colouring or highlighting services to suit everybody, all within a friendly and happy environment which is built on a passion for hair and beauty.

The team believe that each individual that enters the Islington salon deserves the greatest hair experience. Their wealth of knowledge, in combination with their passion for continually performing to the highest standards, means an appointment at Hikari feels more like an experience. Whether you're after a new look or a regular trim, you will feel comfortable the moment you arrive and leave feeling great about yourself. The carefully selected products available ensure a quality finish every time, and the complimentary back and leg massage chairs will help to rejuvenate and relax you.

The salon can be reached via Angel or Highbury & Islington underground station and the road which connects the two, Upper Street, is a major bus route.