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THE PINK DREAM ENTER A DAZZLING PINK OASIS WITH LUXE BOHO VIBES, A HANGING GARDEN, BEAUTY SURROUNDING CLIENTS AT EVERY TURN AND WHERE ANYONE CAN FEEL AT HOME WHILE HAVING A DREAMY HAIR SERVICE IN ASH CROKER’S CHAIR, WRITES ARIANA PEZESHKI.
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he Salon by Ash Croker is a boho oasis from the moment you enter the Clovelly based salon doors. You are immediately transported into a pink-washed space pulling from eccentric Filmmaker “Wes Anderson’s artistic vibes” and one of the world’s bestknown hotels associated with Hollywood stars, the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The Salon is filled with charm and playful beats drifting through its walls while clients sit back and enjoy their hair services sipping on sparkling water, beautiful Byron Bay teas, coffee or Tanica botanical spirits. Next year, The Salon will also be looking to introduce a food menu for clients to enjoy during their service. Entering Ash Croker’s stylish salon not only offers a wellrounded holistic experience but an environment that leaves clients with heavenly hair and the best vibes to carry through the day. Through the corridor and down to the back is a hanging garden courtyard inspired by Palm Springs. “It’s a creative, feminine, fun and most of all welcoming space, my inspiration evolved over time and I started focusing on mood boards for each space in the salon. Soon the salon was filled up with plants and variations of shape and shades of pink with the Palm Springs courtyard vibe to follow,” Ash said. Ash has come a long way from her mood boards and inspiration, now laughing at her original vision for The Salon being “two chairs and then a processing table”. Now, you’ll find an array of pleasing architectural visuals from the gold finishes, arched mirrors, pink 62 INSTYLE
epoxy floors, Italian sourced (and of course painted pink) light fixtures, and beautiful hanging plants and internal gardens in the spa area. In the courtyard, a custom made pink table boasting red metal and vibrant pink leather is a statement piece. Designing The Salon came with its challenges. “The biggest challenge was that we were still open for business while renovating, so the front of The Salon was done and then they did the back and joined the spaces together and, of course, the job ran months late over Christmas last year,” Ash explained. In the past two years, Ash has done two renovations and one expansion and, as most renovation projects do, the project “went
