About Me

Hi! I’m Rebecca, and I guess this is the place where I tell you a bit about myself. I’m honestly not a huge fan of talking about myself so I’ll try to keep this quick 🙂

I’m a freelance hairdresser based in Manchester city centre. I’ve been hairdressing for 12 years and started my career in Chorley and Lytham-st-Annes before making the move to Manchester in 2015. Since then, I’ve been working as hard as possible to be the best hairdresser I can be, I used to come in on my day off to watch and learn from senior stylists. More recently, I’ve have been involved with the Fellowship for British Hairdressing, where I completed Project: Colour in 2021 and Project: X in 2023 alongside getting involved in some other amazing things.

The main services I offer and the things I love doing are:

  • Haircuts (I especially enjoy shorter, precision cuts and working with curly hair but honestly I just love cutting hair full stop. It’s my happy place)
  • Highlighting (I’ll use more foils than you’ve ever seen before, and get your hair brighter and cleaner than it’s ever been before)
  • Balayage (I specialise in freehand balayage which creates a gorgeous natural look).
  • Blow drying (a curly blow dry is undefeated in creating an amazing, voluminous style)

I’m also a big fan of being straight with people, and with that in mind, I’m probably not the hairdresser for you if you’re looking for:

  • Crazy colours. The looks people create with bright oranges, greens, blues and other colours are breathtaking, but it’s just never something I’ve enjoyed working with. I love pastels and neutrals, but bright colours just aren’t for me.
  • Hair-ups. If you want a killer blow dry, curly or straight, I’m your girl. If you want a beautiful hair-up for a wedding or other formal event, I’m definitely not. It honestly just never interested me as much as other aspects of hairdressing and I think you get the best results when you do something you’re really passionate about.

And if you want to know a bit more about me as a person then you should know I’m:

  • A Man Utd supporter
  • A lover of modern architecture (the Shard is my favourite building)
  • A fan of alternative and heavier music (bit of pop punk, bit of metalcore, some amount of angry people shouting)
  • A gym-goer (I’m currently aiming for 80kg squat and 100kg deadlift by the end of the year)
  • A dog person (if you have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and let me spend the day with it you’ll also have a free haircut)

Any other questions? Email me, DM me on Instagram or book in for a free, no-obligation consultation today.

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