Business

Mirrors The Salon rebrands as Ochre Hair Lounge

When Claire Boyle moved to the area, she knew Mirrors The Salon in Yelverton on the edge of Dartmoor, was just what she was looking for. Realising its potential, Claire bought the salon at the start of 2018 and put her three-year plan in motion to gradually transform it - even Covid-19 hasn’t set that back. She started at the core of the salon redesigning it with an ultra-modern décor, and then creating a professional yet lively, upbeat vibe with master cutters, colour and styling experts, and handpicked apprentices, before adding cutting-edge, upmarket products. The last stage of this process is to rebrand Mirrors The Salon with a new name - Ochre Hair Lounge. As a natural pigment and mineral, ‘ochre’ represents the salon’s introduction of a more environmentally-friendly approach to hairdressing. Claire has joined Green Salon Collective, which aims to recycle or compost the industry’s waste products, such as foils, empty colour tubes, chemicals and PPE, as well as sharing information on sustainability. Claire is the main colour educator within the salon, having completed numerous colour master courses, and ensures the salon uses eco-friendly products, such as premium colour brand Wella Professionals, as well as making use of a refilling service and stocking a range of shampoo bars. Claire says: “We have precision cutters and brilliant styling experts, an extentionist who specialises in hair thickness, and even a very experienced barber every Saturday. We strive to give our clients a relaxing salon experience, and their wellbeing is paramount to us - as well as of course making sure they leave with a gorgeous hair cut or colour! And on top of all of this we serve a delicious slice of cake - what more could you want?”

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