Gary Ingham Salons and Spas are a small independent group of salons in North London’s loveliest and leafiest villages – Hampstead and Primrose Hill.
We have two main focuses in everything we do – excellence and relaxation. We take our time to ensure you receive the highest quality service in a haven of tranquility and relaxation.
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Totally brilliant. Both the fantastic cut from Gary and the amazing colour from Maia
Great colourist, my hair tone always looks pitch perfect. Super friendly and polite person.
I normally don't leave reviews but Preeti definitely deserves one!
She was so lovely and sweet, I went in for a big change of hairstyle and she did a really great job and was very reassuring about my choice. I will definitely be visiting her again. Thank you so much this is exactly what I needed!
I felt very lucky to have such an experienced person styling my hair. If you want the best in the business as trusted by his elite clientele, then treat yourself to a haircut at Gary Inghams.
Brilliant haircut in a relaxing environment. What more could one want…
Always love my visit to Gary who takes great care to be sure that I am happy with my hair. Feeling great today after a fabulous cut yesterday.
No fuss, great haircut
Thanks!
I have coming to Aveda Gary Ingham Salon since the very beginning and always enjoyed the place, people & service. Funky, kind & professional. Super nice feeling. Top 10.
Preeti is lovely and was helpful in advising me on my cloud options. Also offered a great head massage which was extremely relaxing.
Maia is as always impeccable, professional and expert. She is sympathetic, appropriately and promptly anticipating any customer request! I always feel in good hands with her, taken care, and sent home satisfied and keen to go back the following time.
I had the fringe trimmed by Veronica, after the blow dry: she was lovely, mannered and absolutely competent, meeting my request in full!
The blow dry, across the whole experience, was the least enjoyable: a young man (I didn’t ask the name) with a dragon on his black jumper (not the cleanest either), took care of washing and drying my hair. He accomplished the task but, regardless I did notice his young age and rather junior level, and regardless I didn’t include a blow dry in my booking for today, so not expecting a full service in that respect, I found his service rather ‘rough’! He did ask multiple times if the water temperature was good and his hand pressure was ok. So I appreciated the effort. The drying service instead was poor: having a long fringe I expected to be asked where the partying was going, and not to have long hair from the back of my head to be pulled on my face to be dried and then with the hair dryer pointed to my face blown back to free up my face…. The long fringe (then trimmed after by Veronica) was shapeless, with the hair pointing in any directions! Veronica then, to trim it had to re-do the blow dry to be able to trim… and fix the result! I should have told him, but I thought he had his own technique and expected he would have rectified in some way what he did … I’m generally flexible and understanding, not making situations difficult, but given the level of the service offered at Gary Ingham Salon, I found today (wash/dry) experience not good at all, actually disappointing!
Hi Federica, thanks so much for much for your review. The helpful and constructive feedback is incredibly useful, and very much appreciated.
The young man in question is new and has only been with us for a couple of weeks. Although he's very experienced, he clearly would benefit from some additional and immediate training on the way we do things and the level of customer service we expect. Thanks so much for letting us know. x
Awesome bob - turned my hair back into a style. Thank you Veronica.
Great consultation and wonderful style choice to suit my preferences.
Holly adapted the colour as I asked, v pleased with the result. Blow dry by Hiro was wonderful as always. It survived a particularly wet and windy London day.
Excellent and very careful bob!
Great experience and lovely cut by Alina.
Alina was nice and everything but to be honest I don’t think she did a good job on the color and I was actually disappointed when I came out as although it looked natural it lacked spark which was the reason why I came…
Hi Lee,
So sorry to hear you're not happy with the results of your appointment with Alina. Thank you for letting us know - feedback is important to us. Could we offer you a complimentary redo at a time to suit?
Hair colour and cut is fabulous as always. Unfortunately, the overall experience was well below what it should be. The salon was freezing cold (even though I was told it wasn’t!), the coffee was undrinkable and the young person that washed my hair, coughed over me multiple times and clearly didn’t have a clue what he was doing. The manager was made aware of the issues I raised but didnt feel it was necessary to discuss the issues with me. Terrible customer service which would put me off going again: really disappointing as this use to be a fantastic salon and just isn’t anymore.
Whilst we're saddened by your comments above, you were clearly in a terrible mood before you even arrived at the salon. I'm sorry you were feeling cold. But the salon was not cold. The heating was set to 24 degrees, and we can't change the temperature for the whole building just for one guest. No matter how loud they complain. Our award-winning coffee is far from undrinkable. If the coffee was not what you ordered, you could have simply requested another. Calling it undrinkable is just silly. An assistant coughed in your presence - are you aware of the season? He apologised immediately.
Your rude and unreasonable behaviour in salon was unacceptable, and prompted complaints from other guests. The owner, Gary, decided it best not to approach you for fear of making things worse, as you were clearly on a very short fuse and about to blow. There is absolutely no justification for your behaviour, and aggression, and we completely refute your claims of poor service. Don't waste any time wondering about whether to return. You are not welcome.
Edit: please don’t call the salon again and call our receptionist a tosser.
Update: Yes, you're entitled to leave an honest review, what you're not entitled to do is project your own problems onto your experience, and lie about what actually happened in a public arena. Entitled...!
Great hairdresser. Always consistent and gives good advice n great communicator
Veronica is amazing - she knows curly hair and its rebellious nature. She used a special brush for curly hair today and my hair looks fabulous.
I was overdue a haircut and needed not only a tidy up but some new thoughts. Lulu played about and then made her suggestions. I went with that and love what she did. Thank you.
A really lovely experience from start to finish. My first time getting colour at you salon and I am very happy with it. Alina took great care in making colour decision, and finished with a fantastic Bob cut. I will come again to Alina. Thank you
A really lovely experience from start to finish. My first time getting colour at you salon and I am very happy with it. Alina took great care in making colour decision, and finished with a fantastic Bob cut. I will come again to Alina. Thank you
Thought I had the best cut ever the first time Hiro styled my hair, earlier in 2025. He has surpassed himself this time. The style he has given me is beautiful, taken a few years of my age, too. The cut is beautiful, precise and delicate. It’s light and balanced and I LOVE it!
Love coming here. Know it’s gonna be perfect every time. Have been coming a while and they’ve always served up perfection. Holly is considered more junior but love and trust her. She’s done balayage, and normal highlights for me. She’s a total perfectionist - really knows what she’s doing.
Gary Ingham in Hampstead is my go-to hairdresser when I need expert colour, precision cutting, and a style re-fresh. The service and salon is a cut above - you can see how much care goes into making sure every client has a first class experience. Gary himself is a leading light in British hairdressing, and the team behind him are the next generation in talent.
Holly is fantastic, always leaves my hair with a beautiful tone, brilliant colourist.
I cannot recommend the salon highly enough! Despite its swanky location, the salon has a relaxed, friendly vibe which NEVER feels intimidating. Both Davide and Gary are masterful, attentive stylists. They listen to what you want, as well as offering their own ideas. My previously sad, menopausal hair has never looked better since discovering the salon.
Always professional and so skilled! Love my haircut and colour- thank you!
I love this salon. All the hair stylists are great - would trust them all. Holly is awesome does exactly as you ask or does advise if I ask (every time lol)
Brilliant blow dry on long thick hair
amazing as always! Maia is such a fantastic colourist and Tracey cuts and styles beautifully!
I had a lovely haircut by Preeti. Wonderful experience, quality products and hair advice.
Thank you
I have been attending this salon for over 10yrs and have been Davide’s client for the majority of the time. Davide’s expertise is second to none and the staff are great. Always a treat and a pleasure to go.
It was my first time at Gary Ingham Salon and I will definitely be coming back. Hiro listened to what I wanted and then I just sat back and relaxed. If you want a great haircut I highly recommend you give this place a try.
Lovely colour and a different cut from usual with a lively chat - also learnt of a new product that will be stocked to support hair growth. Overall very good experience with Veronica
Another beautiful haircut from the very talented Tracey!
No colour services today but they're excellent as well!
Another great haircut from the very talented Davide. I’m growing my hair and thanks to Davide, it still looks great along the way. Such a warm and friendly team here too. Thank you.
Preeti does an amazing job cutting and styling hair and is a genuinely great person. The Salon is a lovely place and provides a great experience.
Really lovely salon, the staff are all friendly and Preeti is just fantastic. Took me from long to short hair and I couldn’t be happier. Lovely experience from start to finish. Thoroughly recommend.
Love my hair cut, and I will for sure be going back. My hairdresser Davide knew just what my hair needed. He cut my hair and blow dried it to perfection. He also advise me on how to look after my hair Also the young lady who washed my hair also gave me the best head massage. Thank you for a great first experience 😊
Brilliant hair cut, as usual. A looked-forward-to and relaxing morning, and worth every penny
Having Lou Lou taking care of the whole process (colour, cut and style) today was a real pleasure. She is extremely competent and skilled. She is mannered and polite. Id love to work with her again. I enjoyed (as always) coming to Gary Ingham salon. The entire team is impeccable and offer an incredible service. I have been customer at this salon for over 12 years and I wish this business to continue developing their offering in the future.. Prices are high but the service is highly valuable.
Never fail to deliver amazing customer service and a fantastic enthusiastic team of who never fail to deliver on the best hair experiences and results. 10/10
Always a great experience to come in and get my hair cut with Hirotaka. Thank you again ever so much.
had a great experience as always with Hiro.
Veronica is a superb stylist & colourist. She went the extra mile to make sure I left the salon feeling terrific.
I thoroughly recommend Tracey for a gents haircut. She has great attention to detail and it’s always a pleasure to see her too!
Great cut, very precise
As always, very grateful for such amazing care and detail.
Lulu was wonderful and understood exactly what I wanted and definitely achieved it.
I’ve been coming here for years and as far as I’m concerned my hair is in its best condition and saved a products despite the price tag are worth every penny.
Gary Ingham Salons and Spas are a small independent group of salons in North London’s loveliest and leafiest villages – Hampstead and Primrose Hill.
We have two main focuses in everything we do – excellence and relaxation. We take our time to ensure you receive the highest quality service in a haven of tranquility and relaxation.
