The Standard Studio

"I had an amazing experience with Stacey! She was very attentive to detail and she didn’t rush at all. I’m usually a bit scared before getting a haircut as my hair is quite hard to manage, but Stacey did a wonderful job and her colleagues seemed extremely professional too. I certainly recommend this place if you have curly and frizzy hair and you’re looking for someone who knows how to manage it properly!"

"I had a fantastic curly cut by Sonia. She is really an expert with curly hair - I felt comfortable from start to finish and my hair has never looked better or felt softer! She also gave me some great advice on how best to look after my hair. Couldn’t recommend her more! Thanks so much Sonia"

"Everyone is in the salon seems to be very professional an engaged with their client. Sonia took care of me and I could not be happier for it. She washed, cut and dried my hair and achieved this beautiful look without a curling tong. She was keen to understand what look I want to achieve and educated me throughout my appointment how to take care of my hair. I received a tailored service to my hair, not just a general curly appointment. Thank you Sonia and Standard Studio for this experience!"

"I am very reluctant to post this but I feel I have to share this experience as it was so bizarre. I came to this salon after trying for many years to go to a curly hair specialist in London to get my hair highlighted and cut by people who had the same hair textures as me and who knew my hair type well. I came a few months ago for an initial consultation where I explained and showed the picture below of natural brown hair with small amounts of subtle highlight. I like my hair to look as if it has been sunkissed to bring out my natural colour, which I have always loved. After waiting 2 months for an appointment I was very excited to go on Saturday. My hairdresser wanted to use bleach to achieve my desired natural look, I insisted that high lift tint would be fine. After highlights were put in and my hair was washed I noticed my hair looked unnaturally bleached. After it was dried it turned a very white off tone bronze bleach (see below) I left the salon in shock and quite upset but I called and asked what I could get done to try and amend. I knew I would never see my natural hair for a long time after I spent a long time growing out relaxer from years ago. They said they could do low lights. I went in again today and low lights were put in, much darker than my natural hair colour to hide the bleach blonde. It’s fine for now as I know it will eventually grow out. I insisted I would like a refund for the highlight (not the cut) and after arguing for 15 mins the stylist reluctantly agreed. Even the stylist was confused at the bleach picture which she had done. I had to show the time stamps to make her believe that she had done that to my hair. I would like an explanation as to what actually happened to my hair after I showed NO pictures of a bleach blonde look and did not want my hair bleached. Was high lift tint even used?"