Cutting · Colour · Care
Hair that still looks right eight weeks later
Cloud Loom is a four-chair hair studio built around long consultations and cuts that grow out the way they were drawn. We work with curls, coils, fine hair and grown-out colour, and we would rather book you a longer slot than rush the one you have.
Studio notes
How the week runs
Tuesday to Friday we open late morning and keep the last cut of the day for long appointments. Saturdays are fully booked colour days, and Thursday evenings are reserved for consultations and colour corrections.
Hair we work with
Curls and coils cut dry, fine hair that needs weight left in, thick hair that needs weight taken out, and colour that has been grown out, boxed over or lightened too far. Say so when you book and we will plan the time.
Every appointment starts the same way
Fifteen minutes with dry hair, no gown yet, talking about how you actually wear it on a Tuesday morning. We agree the plan and the price before anything is cut or mixed.
Service & price index
Prices start from the figures below and are confirmed in your consultation, because length, density and colour history all change the time needed. Every colour service includes the finishing blow-dry.
Cutting
Studio cut
Consultation, shampoo, cut and a rough-dry finish. Includes a note on how it was cut so the next visit matches.
Curl & coil cut
Cut dry, curl by curl, then washed and diffused so you leave seeing the shape you will get at home.
Fringe or shape-up
Between-visit tidy for fringes and necklines. Free in the four weeks after a studio cut.
First cut, under twelve
A short, calm appointment at a quiet time of day, with a parent in the chair alongside if that helps.
Colour
Root tint
Regrowth coverage matched to your existing tone, with a gloss through the ends to even it out.
Half-head highlights
Lightening through the top sections and around the face. Good for a first step into a lighter look.
Full-head highlights or balayage
Lightening through the full head, toned to the finish we agreed, with a bond treatment built in.
Gloss & tone refresh
Shine and tone correction for colour that has gone brassy or flat. Often all a four-week-old colour needs.
Colour correction
Booked only after a consultation, sometimes across two or three sittings. Quoted in writing before we start.
Treatments
Bond repair course
In-studio strengthening for hair that has been lightened repeatedly, with a home routine written out for you.
Scalp reset
Clarifying wash and a slow scalp massage for build-up, flaking or itch. Add it to any cut or colour.
Moisture soak
Steam-assisted conditioning for curls, coils and lengths that have gone dry through the ends.
Styling & extensions
Blow-dry
Smooth, soft or set with rollers. Tell us which when you book so we allow the right time.
Occasion styling
Pinned or dressed styling, held with no visible hardware. Early-morning slots on Saturdays.
Tape or weft extensions
Fitted after a consultation and a colour match, with a maintenance visit booked at the same time.
Figures are starting prices in the studio's local currency. Long or very dense hair may need a longer slot, which we agree before your appointment rather than at the till.
Choosing your colour appointment
Three quarters of the questions we get are really one question: which appointment should I book? These are the three we book most, with who each one suits and how long to keep free.
Your first colour here
- Who it suits
- Anyone new to the studio, or returning after more than a year away from salon colour.
- What is included
- A consultation with dry hair, a strand test, the colour service itself and a patch test booked two days earlier.
- Time to allow
- Two to three and a half hours depending on the service we agree.
Keeping colour you already have
- Who it suits
- Regrowth of two to four centimetres, or ends that have turned warm since your last visit.
- What is included
- A root tint or half-head of highlights, plus a gloss to pull the old and new colour together.
- Time to allow
- Around two hours, or forty-five minutes if a gloss alone will do it.
A real change of colour
- Who it suits
- Going several shades lighter, moving away from box colour, or undoing a colour that did not work.
- What is included
- A consultation first, then a written plan that may run across two or three sittings with bond treatment at each.
- Time to allow
- Book the free consultation; we will tell you honestly what the full plan needs before you commit.
The studio & the chairs
Four chairs, one basin room, and a window we keep uncovered because colour should be checked in daylight. There is no music competing with conversation and no second client waiting in your chair. If you would rather not talk at all, say so on arrival — it is a perfectly normal request here.
The studio is on one level with a step-free entrance, and we keep the first and last appointment of each day quieter for anyone who finds a busy salon difficult.
Each chair takes different work. You can request someone when you book, or let us place you with whoever fits the service best.
Marisol Vane
Founder · Colour correction
Takes the long colour plans: box colour grown out, over-lightened ends, and anyone who has been told their goal is impossible. Works Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Ode Fairweather
Senior stylist · Curls & coils
Cuts curl patterns dry and teaches the finish at the mirror afterwards. Also the chair to ask for short, sharp shapes and clipper work.
Pell Ashford
Stylist · Fine hair & blow-dry
Builds weight back into fine hair and sets a blow-dry that survives a commute. Keeps the early Saturday occasion slots.
Juno Rask
Colour technician · Lightening
Highlights, balayage and toning, plus every bond treatment that runs alongside them. Works Wednesday to Saturday.
Request an appointment
Tell us roughly what you are after and when you can come in. We will reply with the times that genuinely fit the service, rather than squeezing it into the first free gap.
What happens next
- We read your request and work out how long the service actually needs.
- You get two or three times by email, with the starting price for that service written out.
- If colour is involved, we book your patch test for two days before the appointment.
- Nothing is held until you confirm, and changing your mind at that point costs nothing.
Before you book
The questions we are asked most often, answered the way we would answer them in the chair.