Hair Salons
Saba Road salon a short walk from Richmond-Brighouse station, popular for creative colour and lived-in blonde work. Appointment-based and on the smaller side, so it feels more like a private studio than a mall chair.
In the City Centre neighbourhood of Richmond.
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Ground-floor studio on Minoru Boulevard between Lansdowne and Richmond Centre, handy if you work downtown Richmond. Cuts, colour and styling by appointment, with transit and mall parking both a couple of minutes away.
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Small street-level studio on Elmbridge Way near the Canada Line, open four days a week. Cuts and colour plus hair weaves and permanent straightening, which is the reason most people phone ahead rather than drop in.
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Japanese-style salon in the newer Capstan Way towers, best known locally for its head spa treatments alongside standard cut, colour and straightening packages. Expect long combined appointments rather than a quick in-and-out trim.
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Japanese-trained stylists working out of a quiet Saba Road unit just off No. 3 Road. Cuts, perms, balayage and colour correction are the core of the book, plus scalp and hair treatments. Open Tuesday to Sunday, with visitor parking in the building.
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A small No. 3 Road salon built around colour work, from single-process tints to correction jobs people bring in from elsewhere. Appointments also include scalp massage and deep conditioning, so a colour visit runs long rather than rushed.
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Neighbourhood salon in the Blundell Centre strip, open Tuesday through Saturday. Straightforward cuts for the whole family, and it is one of the few nearby spots that also does eyebrow threading and facial waxing while you are in.
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