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We’ve had a few clients emailing us in the last fortnight asking variations of the same question, namely ‘Should I colour my hair with a box dye during Bristol lockdown’ and the response from our Baldwin Street salon is No.

Whilst it might be tempting to try out a shop-bought box dye during the current lockdown, nothing beats the professionalism that’s delivered from a fully-qualified hair colouring expert at our Baldwin Street hair salon.

Our advice, particularly for delicate hairdressing services such as hair colouring in Bristol, would be to wait until hair salons are open again.

This provides a number of benefits to both clients and Bristol salons:

It creates more work for the hairdressing industry

It reduces the number of hair colouring mistakes

It provides better overall haircare for all clients

It enables skilled hair colourists to work their magic

If you’re concerned about the current state of your hair colour in the Bristol lockdown, please visit here to see how we can help you.

Whilst it might not be ideal to have a hair colour you’re not happy with, there are ways around this during lockdown. Why not try a low maintenance hairstyle instead? Visit here to find out more.

Some clients have been confused about whether to opt for hair colouring or hair correction when lockdown lifts – please visit this blog post to find out more.

We’ve already advised our hair colouring clients to wait until our central Bristol salon is open again, so we can deliver our skills once more.

We anticipate an exceptionally busy 4-6 weeks after the current lockdown lifts, so please keep an eye our Bristol Hairdressing Blog for details.

It’s also important to add that avoiding box dyes can also be critical to maintaining good hair condition in lockdown, as well as helping to avoid potentially costly-mistakes and long-term damage from hair colouring errors.

If you’d like more information about the hair colouring services offered at our Baldwin Street hair salon in central Bristol, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

The impact of Covid-19 has been huge for many of our clients, so we decided to write a blog post dedicated to free hair care resources in lockdown from Bristol hairdressers.

Despite our Baldwin Street salon currently being shut, we’ve got a number of online blogs, hints, tips and free advice readily available from our team of Bristol hairdressers, so clients can still get the best hair care help possible.

We’re getting emails every week from lovely clients, with a range of hair care, hair colouring, hairstyling and general hair health queries during lockdown.

Here are our most popular recent hair care resources during previous lockdowns in Bristol, containing helpful ways to keep your hair healthy.

Hair care advice from our central Bristol hairdressers in lockdown

Hair colouring help during Bristol lockdowns

Low maintenance hairstyles to try in 2021 Bristol lockdown

Online ordering for hair care products during lockdown

Advice from our Bristol hairdressers on handing longer hair in lockdown

Easy access to the best hair products in Bristol lockdown

We are currently advising clients during the 2021 lockdown that the most important factor to remember is to keep hair hydrated and in condition, with moisture-based products. This is relevant for hair of any length or type.

Without moisturising and hydrating the hair and scalp on a daily basis, it’s easy to cause damage that can affect hair health for weeks or months after.

As long as hair is healthy and hydrated, our team of central Bristol hairdressers will be on hand when lockdown ends to professionally take care of all your hairstyling and hair colouring needs in our gorgeous new salon.

To find out more about any hair care resources you need during the lockdown in Bristol, please email the salon via hair@aidangarlington.co.uk and mention this blog post.

If you’d like more information about our Baldwin Street hair salon in central Bristol, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

Having had clients getting in touch with various hair issues recently, we’ve decided to offer free online hair consultations from our central Bristol hairdressers in lockdown.

The current lockdown has seen some interesting emails and messages via social media platforms coming in, with clients concerned about a range of hairstyling, hair colouring, hair care and related issues as salons stay shut.

So, to respond quickly and as best as we can whilst our Baldwin Street hair salon stays shut in line with Government restrictions, we’re going to open up a dedicated email address for clients old and new to contact us directly.

Our hair care advice is always highly prescriptive, and unique to each client, so feel free to get in touch during the current Bristol lockdown via hair@aidangarlington.co.uk to ask us questions or to highlight any concerns.

We’ll be on hand to provide bespoke and individual hair advice to our lovely clients, to ensure that your hair stays in the best possible condition during the lockdown period, and to enable us to better service you on your next visit.

We’ll then book in each client contact via the email address for either a 15-minute phone call or live Zoom video chat, as best suits your requirements.

There are a few free existing resources online which might also be helpful for clients looking for advice on hair colouring, hairstyling and hair care hints – please see below for previous informative blog posts that we’ve written.

We wrote a hair care advice in Bristol lockdown blog post recently – visit here to get access to our expertise.

If you need help with hair colouring issues during lockdown, but are unsure what to do with Bristol hair salons being closed, please visit here to get some simple and clear advice.

If you’re looking for low-maintenance hairstyles to try in the current lockdown, check out this blog post with helpful hints and a few of our favourites.

If you’d like more information about our Baldwin Street hair salon in central Bristol, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

Many clients will be wondering where to buy Covid-safe Valentine’s Day gifts in Bristol this year, and here at Aidan Garlington Hair Design, we can help.

Despite the ongoing restrictions in place across the city, our Baldwin Street hair salon has a simple suggestion for the special person in your life for Valentine’s Day 2021.

At our central Bristol salon, one of the most popular items we sell throughout the year and which also sells extremely well are our Gift Vouchers.

Valid for 12 months from purchase, our gift vouchers make the perfect Valentine’s Day present for Him or Her, and can be redeemed against either products or services, or a combination of both as required by the client.

Printed from any amount starting at £10, a gift voucher from our Bristol hair salon can be used for ladies on items and services such as hair colouring, haircutting and creative styling, hair care products and hair styling products from leading brands such as L’Oreal, Moroccan Oil, and many more.

Male clients can use gift vouchers for numerous men’s hair and male grooming products from leading brands such as Seb Man, as well as bespoke services we offer for gents, such as our recently-introduced hair straightening for men as well classic cuts for gents.

Each Aidan Garlington Hair Design gift voucher comes printed with the amount available to spend on it as well as our salon logo, and is one of the most versatile and Covid-safe Valentine’s Day gifts in Bristol for 2021.

To find our more, and to order your gift vouchers, please get in touch with the salon via hair@aidangarlington.co.uk and mention this blog post.

If you’d like more information about our Baldwin Street hair salon in central Bristol, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

Some of our clients have been in touch, and concerned about how to get easy access to the best hair products in Bristol during the current lockdown.

With all Bristol hair salons currently being closed under Government guidelines, it can be a real problem getting hair products, hair care items, hair colouring advice, as well as general hair tips from central Bristol hairdressers.

As with the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020, the hairstyling and haircare team at Aidan Garlington Hair Design are on hand to advise and assist clients further.

We can help and guide, giving free advice on hair issues such as:

Managing longer hair in Bristol lockdown

Hair care and handling poorly nourished hair

Daily hair routines to try during lockdown

Clients can easily access the best hair products in Bristol during the current lockdown by simply emailing us on hair@aidangarlington.co.uk.

We’re here to help and can give you advice on any hair issues you’re currently experiencing.

Our main haircare tip in lockdown is to ensure that your hair is clean, hydrated and in good condition. This applies to all hair types and hair of all lengths.

Good quality shampoo, conditioner, and hair moisturising products are vital. Be gentle with your hair, and watch out for heat damage whist indoors during the lockdown period.

Winter weather can also be harsh on hair, so when taking your daily exercise be careful if outdoors. Heavy wind, colder temperatures and rain can be issues that lead to damaging hair.

Our hair care advice is always highly prescriptive, and unique to each client, so feel free to get in touch during the current Bristol lockdown via hair@aidangarlington.co.uk to ask us questions and order any products.

We wrote a hair care advice in Bristol lockdown blog post recently – visit here to get access to our expertise.

If you need help with hair colouring during lockdown, but are unsure what to do with Bristol hair salons being closed, please visit here.

If you’re looking for low-maintenance hairstyles to try in the current lockdown, check out this blog post with helpful hints.

If you’d like more information about our Baldwin Street hair salon in central Bristol, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

Although our Baldwin Street hair salon is currently shut due to the national lockdown as per Government requirements, we thought it would be a good time to share our predictions for hair colour trends in Bristol during 2021.

So, we’ve got a few gorgeous hair colours for our lovely Bristol clients to consider once the current lockdown ends, including:

Balayage and Ombre

As you can see from the gorgeous Copper Balayage example above taken at our central Bristol salon, the balayage trend will stay with us in 2021.

Balayage gives a low maintenance hair colour option with subtle re-growth, whilst balayage lowlights and highlights don’t show a hard cut line.

Ombre is making a comeback this year too, with the graduation from dark to the roots to light at the ends, providing clients with another really low-maintenance hair colour that’s particularly good for brunette clients who aren’t able to visit the salon every eight weeks to maintain a blonde hair colour.

Ombre is versatile with colours, and can be mixed with direct dyes such as pink and coral shades to deliver flashes of colour.

Dirty Blonde

This hair colour combines warmer blonde tones with a smudged natural root, and has been especially popular with our Bristol clients during 2020, when Covid-19 first arrived and many people went almost feral with their hair.

It’s a simple grungy hair colour look with darker shades underneath, and is sometimes also called 70s Blonde. Ask in-salon for further details after lockdown lifts.

Ravishing Reds

Sales of red hair colouring went through the roof at our central Bristol salon in 2020, with many celebrities opting for red, copper and cherry red colours.

Semi-permanent glosses will also prove more popular in 2021, to give clients a real statement hair colour. We’re seeing a surge of interest in Renaissance Reds, which embody deep rich red hair colouring with copper and bronze tones.

If you’d like to book a Covid-safe hair colouring appointment in Bristol for when the current lockdown ends, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

So, the Christmas festivities are over, and we’re starting the New Year positively at Aidan Garlington Hair Design, with an exclusive January Sale on selected hair products in Bristol.

As a leading Baldwin Street hair salon we stock the best hair products, and have special offers available in January on styling, conditioning and hair care products from L’Oreal Tecni Art, Serie Expert, Olaplex, Moroccan Oil, Source Essentielle and Seb Man for a limited time.

Firstly, we’re offering buy one get one half-price on all of our L’Oreal Tecni Art hairstyling products, while stocks last.

Our popular Serie Expert range are also now available during January on a buy one, get one half-price basis.

The world famous range of Olaplex hair care products are also now on offer, with clients able to purchase Number 4 and Number 5 plus either Number 3 or Number 7, all for £75. Usual RRP is £83.90.

Moroccan Oil gift sets can be purchased on a first-come-first-served from only £25, and our experienced hair care team are on hand to guide and advise you on the best hair care products for your individual needs.

Our best-selling Source Essentielle hair products are also part of the January Salon on hair products at our central Bristol salon. Buy any two shampoos, conditioners or hair masques, and get one half-price.

We have the full range of Seb Man hair and grooming products in-stock as well, with a buy one get one half-price on any other product in the range.

The above hair product offers in Bristol are strictly while stocks last, and only during January 2021. Please feel free to ask in-salon for further details.

If you’d like to book a Covid-safe hair appointment in Bristol for January, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

One of the most common questions our clients are asking us is what are the hottest 2021 hair trends in Bristol to watch out for – and we’ve got a few top secret bits of expert advice for you to consider.

Our Baldwin Street hairstylists are predicting that the following hairstyles, creative cuts, and gorgeous hair colours will be popular in Bristol for 2021:

Rose brown hair – this will become a hot hair colour for early 2021, as it’s a low-maintenance option that gives extra dimension to brown hair tones. It’s also really versatile, and works well for clients who are blondes and redheads, albeit with slightly more upkeep.

Pixie haircut – this became a firm favourite during 2020, as short hair became more popular as a manageable hair choice with the onset of Covid-19. Short hair makes life much easier for clients if the salon is forced to go into lockdown, and we’ve seen a big boost in demand for pixie haircuts in Bristol.

Purple silver hair – hybrid hair colours in Bristol will be hugely popular in 2021, with clients looking to blend two colours into one look. Purple silver hair delivers bold, shimmering tints. If you dare to go for it, we can deliver it.

Side-sweeping Bangs – Bang hairstyles will be back on-trend in Bristol this year, and side-sweeping Bangs are going to be hot in 2021. This superb hairstyle gives movement, and highlights facial features. It’s especially strong for those with higher foreheads, as it moves the focus onto a client’s eyes.

Shag haircuts – this look is a great way of adding edge to a hairstyle, giving multiple layers, flowing bangs, and a simple cool look for the year ahead.

Assorted Bobs – whether it’s a Blunt Bob, a Textured Bob, or an Asymmetrical Bob, our Baldwin Street stylists can help. We predict that the Bob in all its forms will be a big hit in 2021, due to its versatility and low maintenance. This will be especially important as we move into Spring.

Lob haircut with chop – the classic Lob haircut has been popular with many of our clients for at least 18 months, but we think 2021 will see a massive rise in the popularity of this look. It gives the ability to play with length without going too short, and a lob with choppy layers delivers texture on thin and fine hair.

Hair extensions – although we’ve been a leading hair extension salon in Bristol for years, they remain a specialist hairdressing service. We predict that hair extensions will boom in 2021, as they give such a huge amount of flexibility whilst also delivering a luxurious look throughout the entire year.

Twilight hair colouring – this is a hair colouring technique that is powerful yet subtle. It combines babylights and ombre, which provides clients with a strong look that isn’t dramatic. Our hair colouring experts in Bristol will advise you.

Please keep an eye on our Bristol hairdressing blog here for the latest updates on Bristol hair trends.

If you’d like to book a Covid-safe hair appointment in Bristol with us, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

With a New Year on the way, we thought it would be worth a Round-Up of 2020 from our Baldwin Street Bristol hair salon after a turbulent 12 months.

Despite the devastating impact of Covid-19 for people and businesses across the city, we managed to move into a brand new salon on Baldwin Street, with incredible feedback from clients after lockdown when we could safely open.

Our stunning Baldwin Street hair studio may only be next door to our previous salon (where we were based for 10 years) but the new space and re-design with full re-fit has allowed us to provide a luxurious and Covid-safe hairdressing experience in central Bristol for clients old and new.

We’ve invested heavily in making Aidan Garlington Hair Design a relaxing, professional, calm and Covid-safe hair salon in Bristol for all of our clients.

The challenges of opening a new hair salon in central Bristol are tricky enough, but to do it during a global pandemic was very tough indeed.

Thankfully, the moving process was relatively straightforward, and despite a few refit rollovers on deadlines, we managed to get the stunning new salon open in-between the first and second lockdowns.

Our small but dedicated team of Bristol hairdressers looks likely to grow in 2021 too, with a Senior Stylist possibly being recruited in the New Year following an incredibly busy December period for the current team.

And, finally, our current ranges of global brands for hair styling products, hair conditioning products, hair care products and hair straighteners – as well as men’s hair and grooming products – have been even more popular this year.

We’re so grateful to our clients for making sure that we all got through 2020 relatively sane, and are looking forward to seeing you all again in January.

If you’re wondering what a Covid-safe Bristol hair salon should be doing to protect clients and stylists in 2021, we wrote a blog post about the measures being taken at our central Bristol salon – find out more here.

If you’d like to book a Covid-safe hair appointment in Bristol for January, please feel free to get in touch with us here.

Here at Aidan Garlington Hair Design, we’re now able to provide clients with the best Autumn hair care in Bristol using Olaplex No.7 Bonding oil.

This hair care product is perfect for application during Autumn months, and offers unrivalled support and strength for hair condition, hair repair, hair bonding, and hair conditioning during the wetter, colder months to come.

This superb product has been available at our Baldwin Street salon since February, but the March lockdown has meant that client weren’t able to access it as readily as now. This has been our most popular Autumn hair care product in stock in recent weeks, and clients are giving us great feedback.

No.7 Bonding Oil is a re-bonding and hair strengthening hair product, which reduced frizzy and flyaway hair. It absorbs into the structure of the hair, and only a small amount is needed to deliver big benefits in hair care, hair protection, and the reduction of hair drying time needed on a daily basis.

Suitable for all hair types, it is a vegan-friendly hair care product, animal cruelty-free, gluten free, paraben free, phthalates free, nut free and PH balanced, giving clients complete confidence whilst utilising its benefits.

It’s available in-salon in a 30ml bottle, and costing £28.

The patented hair care system from Olaplex works in a number of ways at a molecular level. To find out more, please visit here.

We’ve been huge advocates of the full range of Olaplex hair care and hair strengthening products for some time now, and client love these products.

We wrote recently about another amazing Olaplex hair conditioning product – read here to find out more.

To find out more about No.7 Bonding Oil, please visit here.

If you’d like to find out more about the best Autumn hair care in Bristol, please feel free to get in touch with us here.