The Vogue team’s guide to Sydney’s best hair salons and stylists
These are the hair salons loved by the women of Vogue Australia.
When it comes to finding the best hairdressers in Sydney, the search is about more than just a good cut and blow dry—it’s about discovering a space where artistry meets luxury. Whether you’re after something effortless, dealing with specific hair concerns (wavy-curly ladies, we hear you) or want to copy the looks gracing New York Fashion Week, Australia’s leading stylists can do it all.
There is no denying we’re often faithful to certain cuts, colours and even styles. We know what suits us, and we’re usually confident we’ve subscribed to looks that highlight our favourite features—whether that be a wispy fringe designed to hide a high forehead, layered lengths that frame a fuller face, a long bob that alludes to thickness or a blunt chop that promises added volume.
However, it’s not just the clever cuts but the people who perform these cuts that we are often loyal to. Ask any woman about her hairdresser, and we’re almost certain she’ll be able to tell you everything you need to know about the level of skill the stylist or colourist possesses. Why? Because there are only a handful of people we’d trust with our treasured locks—the locks we’ve spent years brushing, masking and maintaining.
The members of the Vogue team, each with different textures and types of hair, are no exception to this rule. From the publication’s digital editorial director, to its beauty editor and designer, the women behind the physical and digital pages of Vogue Australia are just as faithful to their favourite hairdressers as you are to yours. So, if you’re curious as to who the various members of the team trust with their manes, scroll on for our guide to the best hair salons.
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Salon: RAW Anthony Nader & Salon HER
Francesca Wallace, director of digital strategy
Name: RAW Anthony Nader
Instagram: @rawanthonynader
Anthony is a favourite of the style set for a reason — he’s a master at cuts. If you need a solid cut or want to make the plunge into something different, Anthony has you sorted. Plus, his team give the most relaxing head massages ever!
Name: Salon Her
Instagram: @salonher_
Tip: “I recently transformed into a blonde, and Salon Her’s ‘home of transformations’ reputation definitely lived up to its hype. I see the founder and owner Michael Kelly and he’s truly a master of blonde, and all things colour really. Plus, the decor is SO chic and Michael’s sausage dogs are often there to sit in your lap — a bonus!”
Salon: Edwards and Co
Arquette Cooke, designer
Name: Edwards and Co
Instagram: @_edwardsandco
Tip: “I always walk out of Edwards feeling brand new. And I love the Virtue range of shampoos, conditioners and treatments. Edwards and Co and Sephora are their only Australian stockists.”
Salon: Infringe Hair Co
Angelica Xidias, head of shopping
Name: Infringe Hair Co
Instagram: @infringehairco
Tip: “My talented mum, Denise, is my hairdresser but she often works with my godmother, Georgina, at Infringe Hair Co. These women are superstars.”
Salon: Beau Monde Hair
Nikki Chowdhury, audience lead
Name: Beau Monde Hair (Rush cutters Bay)
Instagram: @beau.monde.hair
Tip: “Katie at Beau Monde has been cutting my hair since 2020, and thus was also involved in the repair of my self-inflicted 2020 bangs. She is an artist and you’ll also leave with the best blow dry of your life. If you’re lucky, you’ll be joined by her puppy, Peppa, who loves to sit on laps.”
Salon: QUE Colour
Ella O’Keeffe, head of brand
Name: Que Colour
Instagram: @quecolour
Tip: “I’ve been going to Que for years and as a redhead, they are the only place I trust if I ever want to brighten up my locks with a natural looking gloss. Leave with the most flattering cut, the glossiest strands, and the bounciest blow dry in Sydney.”
Salon: Barney Martin Hair
Alice Birrell, fashion features director
Name: Barney Martin Hair
Instagram: @barney_martin_hair
Tip: “Lizzie just chopped my hair the shortest I’ve ever gone. She’ll look at your proportions and hair type and cut around them and it always makes sense what she says, even when I don’t and am thrusting a picture of Joan Baez or someone similar in her face. She makes it clear that you can live in the hair for a few days or a week and see how it’s going and then make adjustments (not that I’ve needed to yet!). ”
Salon: Koda Cutters
Louise Bryant, managing editor
Name: Koda Cutters
Instagram: @kodacutters_bondi
Tip: “Founder and creative director, Diane Giorgievski is the best in the biz, not only for colour, but for a precision trim. I love her relaxed way with hair and I owe her for getting my locks back on track with both my colour and style.”
Salon: Koda Cutters and Valonz
Remy Rippon, senior beauty and health editor
Name: Koda Cutters (Bondi)
Instagram: @kodacutters_bondi
Tip: “Koda does the best creamy blondes and balayage.”
Name: Valonz
Instagram: @valonzhaircutters
Tip: “Renya at Valonz is my go-to whenever I need a decent chop.”
Salon: Koda Cutters
Ana Eksouzian-Cavadas, contributing editor
Name: Koda Cutters
Instagram: @kodacutters_bondi
Tip: “I’ve said time and time before that most colourists don’t really know what to do with brunette hair—they’re well and truly experts at blonde hair, but when it comes to those with warmer tones, they’re not so well versed. So when I found KODA at Bondi Beach years ago, I never looked back. I’ve been loyal to the colour director, Adam Hopkins, from day one, and there’s no one I trust more with seamlessly foiling, expertly blending and beautifully toning my colour—and the rest of the team is just as supremely talented. And on top of the skilled colourists and stylists that will look after you, KODA’s spaces are oh so beautifully designed, the recently-opened QVB salon (designed by Arent&Pyke) in particular proving breathtaking.”