Ticro Hair

Within 5min walk from Covent Garden or 10min walk from Holborn is a Japanese hair dresser that’s really good value for money. I’ve been going there for a while as they do the job and there’s no frills. A cut and blow dry is £33 and they do everything from highlights/​perm/​treatment/​colour. They usually give you advise on what kind of products to use and staff are very friendly. The only thing is most of the Japanese staff are in London on working holiday visa, so if you like sticking to that one person it might be difficult.

One * for the kind service and happy people in there. Zero for the haircut. Literally, the worst haircut I ever paid for. Half my hair is twice as long as the other half, it looks like a shitty, spotty old rug. No kidding, I showered and this wasn’t even fixable temporary with gel. Need to pay another haircut to get this fixed. Maybe my «hairstylist» wasn’t up for the curls, but this is ridiculous. Unfortunately, won’t be there again anytime soon.

Went there for the first time yesterday. All of them are Japanese hairdressers, and the one who was cutting my hair is a lady called Aya. She listened to my requirements very carefully, I kept it quite simple and spoke slowly, she understood what I wanted. She is very professional and she knows what she is doing. They are all very friendly people. Overall, very happy with my haircut and experience.

OK, So maybe I’m biased, as I’ve been coming here so long that the prices were sub £30 for a cut and blow dry (shock horror!); but this is a fab find. All the stylists here are Japanese and most come on a secondment from the Tokyo salon. As far as I’m concerned, if it’s good enough for the doyennes of style in Tokyo, it’s good enough for me! It’s cheap and cheerful-​a cut and blow dry is £33 which is astounding value for central London. But what I really really love is the lack of inane conversation. Unlike British hairdressers who feel the need to bother you with questions about your holidays/weekend/partner/pet/mum’s best friend, at Ticro they let you relax with a magazine of your choice and enjoy an hour of peace and quiet whilst they tend to your locks. How could I not love somewhere that makes me look fabulous and gives me some ‘me’ time, without having to take out a new credit card to pay for it?
A couple of caveats-​occasionally some of the stylists English isn’t fluent so you might find it easier to go in with a picture of what you want done. Also, as many are here on a secondment from Tokyo, they sometimes go back… so if you get too attached to a particular stylist, don’t say I didn’t warn you!