At the heart of York’s most vibrant street Bishopthorpe Road sits Evolve Hairdressing, one of the city’s leading hair salons.
Established in 1994, Evolve Hairdressing York has gained a loyal customer base and a fantastic reputation for providing an exceptionally high level of service.
Our welcoming salon is relaxed yet contemporary with state of the art equipment, soft music, massage chairs and mood lighting.
Cutting edge or classic, our individual approach to unisex hairdressing is personalised to suit our individual client’s specific needs.
Evolve owner Linzi has more than 30 years’ experience within the hairdressing industry and was one of the first hairdressers in York to gain the WELLA Master Colour award, with extensive training within Wella Academies both in the UK and abroad.
Evolve use only the highest quality products including Wella and System Professional and can exclusively offer the Wella Alchemy Treatment Service - a luxury hair treatment service which matches specifically to your unique hair type to get the very best result.
Monday
09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
09:00 - 20:00
Thursday
09:00 - 20:00
Friday
09:00 - 18:00
Saturday
08:00 - 17:00
Sunday
Closed
At the heart of York’s most vibrant street Bishopthorpe Road sits Evolve Hairdressing, one of the city’s leading hair salons.
Established in 1994, Evolve Hairdressing York has gained a loyal customer base and a fantastic reputation for providing an exceptionally high level of service.
Our welcoming salon is relaxed yet contemporary with state of the art equipment, soft music, massage chairs and mood lighting.
Cutting edge or classic, our individual approach to unisex hairdressing is personalised to suit our individual client’s specific needs.
Evolve owner Linzi has more than 30 years’ experience within the hairdressing industry and was one of the first hairdressers in York to gain the WELLA Master Colour award, with extensive training within Wella Academies both in the UK and abroad.
Evolve use only the highest quality products including Wella and System Professional and can exclusively offer the Wella Alchemy Treatment Service - a luxury hair treatment service which matches specifically to your unique hair type to get the very best result.
If you want a calming, luxurious and friendly salon, Evolve is the one. Although the pricing is not cheap you really do get pampered.
Ebony really understood exactly what I asked for and I love my new cut.
Thank you Ebony!!!
Thankyou Lilli. Lovely to see you. We will pass this on to Ebony :)
A faultless man’s haircut, great conversation and a thorough CV-19 hygiene regime. I will be back for more!
Thankyou Gerry. See you again soon.
All great! Really pleased with my colour and cut. Thank you Ebony.
Thankyou Laura for your review and we are glad you are happy with your overall end result. Look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hi Laura just needed to add we do have free WiFi so I’m sorry you were not informed but we have now displayed the WiFi code along with the digi app.
Thank you,
Linzi x
Best hairdresser I have ever been to in my lifetime! I have very curly hair and hilly knows exactly how to cut it. Today as always my cut was perfect. Holly is not only a wonderful hairdresser but just a wonderful human as well. Thank you Holly ❤️
Lovely comments to read. We will pass these on to Holly. Great to see you again, see you soon
I have only recently moved to York and it took me awhile to find the perfect hairdresser and I have found that in Ebony. She is friendly and very professional. Ebony makes you feel at ease and talks me through my colour and what would look best ( as I get nervous making that change). I enjoy having a good chat while having my hair done and the time goes by really quickly. The salon is Superb and extremely clean. The measures that have been put in place due to Covid are exceptional and I do not feel worried about attending for my hair experience.
All the staff at Evolve are warm and welcoming every time I go and I am looking forward to my next visit.
Thankyou for taking the time to write such a lovely review. We hope you are settling in and we will see you again soon.
Always a treat to visit the salon. Despite the unprecedented situation we are in the shop is still a welcoming environment and I always get the professional experience I associate Evolve with .
I have used this salon for 22 years. I have been to other salons but always return to Linzi and her team, they cannot be beaten. Excellent, high standard, friendly salon.
Lovely to see you again Denise. See you again soon.
Very happy with my new hair cut. An efficient and friendly service as always.
Thankyou Joy, Glad you are happy with the service you receive. We will see you again soon!
Charlotte as always was perfect. Thoughtful and kind and just made me feel at ease.
Thanks again Charlotte see you soon xx
We will pass your kind words on to Charlotte. Take care and we will see you again soon.
Beautiful, clean salon. They go the extra mile to make you feel comfortable and safe (covid) the stylists listen and take on board what you want. Excellent service from Katie as well who worked hard to get me an appointment!
Thankyou Olivia. Katie will be really pleased to hear this. See you soon.
Fran was really friendly, quickly understood what I wanted, and gave me an excellent cut - my first in 6 months so quite a challenge.
Great to hear Pam. What a year its been so far. Lovely to have you back in the salon and see you again soon.
Another success, Dyan never fails to do a brilliant job always looks great when she's worked her magic on my hair
We will pass this onto Dyan, thankyou. See you again soon Chris
Just wanted to say thankyou to Holly for a gorgeous Davines colour treatment, cut, and style. My hair feels smooth now, looks healthy and feels so great. Holly offered great advice on managing my hair style, and as always gave 100% focus and care to both my hair and to me too. She is a consummate professional. Thanks Holly.
Great to hear your in love with Davines as we are. Thankyou for taking the time to review and we will see you soon.
Very pleasant, personable & thoughtful approach with great attention to detail. Excellent work displaying indepth knowledge, skill & creativity.
Lovely to hear Jo. Look forward to seeing you again soon.
Been a customer here for many years & always had good service- this post lockdown no exception. All staff very friendly & hygiene standards amazing!- better even than my dentist!
Well done & well thought out.
Excellent service under these very difficult times . Thank you.
Thankyou Christine. We appreciate your kind words and loyalty, we will see you again soon.
Ebony did a fantastic job. It was a challenging transformation to overall grey from ‘growing out’ highlights. She discussed it all and made sure I was happy with what was planned. The result is amazing. It was relaxed and I’m delighted with the result. Thank you to Ebony and all in the salon for making it an enjoyable experience. It’s great to be back and very much appreciated.
Thankyou for you lovely words. We will pass these onto Ebony. Take care and see you again soon.
Wonderful PPE measures, felt safe and comfortable throughout. This is a fantastic salon with highly talented miracle workers. Products and colours are gorgeous. Expensive but worth it!!
Lovely to see you and the family in the salon again Sophie. Thankyou for taking the time to review your visit to us. We will see you again soon
Holly is a lovely friendly girl & really listens to your requests. I was very happy with my colour & cut.
We shall pass your kind words on to Holly. We are glad you are happy with your end result from your visit. See you again soon
A great experience under the current situation.
Thankyou for taking the time to review us. :)
I felt well looked after. Changes to the salon are very reassuring and as usual a very good hair do.
Thankyou Rita for your positive review. We will see you in the salon again soon
Joanne gave great advice about highlights, I'm so pleased with both colour and cut. The salon is always clean and tidy, but Covid precautions were also done well and all the staff are friendly and helpful.
Lovely to see you Katherine. Lovely to hear your thoughts. Thankyou and we will pass on to Joanne.
Ebony as usual was lovely and looked after me very well. Very pleased with my hair, colour is great and the style cut and finish was just what I wanted. 11 out of 10.
Thankyou Deb. We appreciate all feedback, this helps us to build the best experience possible for you and others visiting. We shall pass on your words to Ebony and will see you again soon.
I can't deny that I was slightly nervous about having my first haircut since lockdown but Ebony was so reassuring and followed procedures but still made it relaxed and friendly. I am very pleased with my haircut as always, Ebony listens to what I want and advises appropriately. She always thinks about how I will manage the style myself and constantly checks how it feels and if I am happy. Thank you Ebony.
Lovely to hear Jenny. We will pass your kind words on to Ebony.. We are glad you felt reassured and had an enjoyable visit. See youa again soon.
Lovely all round and Holly did lowlights before Linzi’s cut
Lovely to see you Gabriel. See you again soon.
It was great to be back at Evolve after a long time away. Fran was as brilliant as ever, and gave me a fabulous cut.
Obviously it's all a bit different with the Covid measures in place, but they dealt with it all in a very professional manner.
Lovely to see you again Jo. We will pass this on to Fran. Take care
As always, great colour and cut by Linzi. Very professional and precise but also great relaxing atmosphere and friendly staff, even in these trying times!
Thankyou Elaine.Lovely to see you in the salon. Take care and we will see you again soon.
This was my first haircut in a while (due to lockdown) and I cherished every minute of it. I felt safe; as always the salon staff were friendly and the place looks spic and span. The safety precautions showed care and attention (sectioned off areas / staff wearing masks/visors) and the social interaction didn’t suffer even though we were all wearing masks.
It was great to get pampered, have my hair cut back to a manageable condition and leave feeling too if the world.
My haircut and colour were of their usual high standard and dare I say it, my experience felt normal (well typical of a normal experience at Evolve). Thanks everyone
Thankyou for your lovely words Louise. We are glad you had an experience that replicated your usual, in these difficult times. We love hearing feedback and appreciate the time to provide an in depth review of your visit. See you again soon
Firstly I would like to say how amazing Holly is as a hairdresser! I have followed her to this salon and absolutely love coming here, everyone is so welcoming and friendly.
I had a full head of highlights and although it hasn’t quite lifted As light as I wanted (and I left with damp hair so couldn’t fully tell in the salon), I messaged Holly and it is being sorted out this week. I am blown away by the efficiency and professionalism of holly and Lindsay and would recommend evolve and Holly to everyone. Thank you so much for looking after me team evolve! Definitely the best salon I’ve ever used xx
First class and a pleasant experience . The staff know about my condition and take the appropriate care and it’s appreciated
Lovely top see you Stuart. We are glad you had a pleasant experience. Thankyou for leaving a review. See you again soon.
It was so lovely being back in the salon. They are very well organised and definitely put me at ease. Holly is such an amazing stylist. Her enthusiasm for her work is inspiring.
We shall pass your lovely words onto Holly. Thankyou and se you soon.
Friendly, skilful, efficient.
Thankyou Derek for taking the time to review your experience. We will see you in the salon again soon.
Another fab colour and cut from Holly, so pleased with my new “pinker” colour.
Great to see you again Christine. We will pass your lovely words on to Holly. See you again soon.
As always my visit to evolve was a pleasant experience, I was made to feel welcome and Charlotte cut and styled my hair exactly how I wanted it I'm very pleased .
Thankyou Pamela. We will pas this on to Charlotte. Glad your experience was pleasant. We will see you soon.
Excellent experience from arrival to leaving as always. Good Covid 19 hygiene standards in place, felt saf e throughout.
Thankyou for taking the time to review your service with us. We are glad you felt safe throughout.
Had my regular root touch up with Holly, and am very happy. Holly’s advice on my colour has proved to be perfect - my hair shines and feels glossy. Love it! The salon feels very safe, full precautions being taken during COVID-19, which are not too intrusive on the experience. Brilliant job all round.
Thankyou Nikki, We are glad you are happy with the service you was given. Lovely to see you and see you again soon.
This was my first visit to Evolve since before lockdown so I was desperate for a haircut!! Poor Ebony was faced with 5 months of growth but she listened to what I wanted and cut and coloured it exactly as I had hoped. The salon felt so clean and safe and everyone, although busy and hot still had smiles on their faces! Thank you Ebony and all at Evolve for working your magic again
Thankyou Kerry. We shall pass your kind words on to Ebony. See you again soon
Good safety precautions, inobtrusive and very elegant screening. The whole experience was comfortable, pleasurable and transforming.
Came in to have transition from sun bleached hair and sneaky grey growth to something flattering and easy to style.
I got all of these aspects and I am very pleased indeed. Holly’s work has been much admired and I am very appreciative. Happy Hairdressing!!! Long may you continue.
Lovely to see you back in the salon again Yvonne. Take care and we will see you soon
Professional and friendly and very attentive to every need.
Thankyou for your kind words and time taken to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback
It was the first time Ebony had done my hair and she was very lovely. She listened to me and to what I wanted to do with my awful ‘lockdown’ mess of hair. She gave me excellent advice and I was confident from the start that she knew exactly what she was doing and trusted her opinions. My wash was great too and the lady that did it was very chatty and friendly. I had a treatment which was relaxing and I felt like I’d been pampered when I left. My final look was amazing !! I love it. Thankyou Ebony x
Great to hear your positive experience on your vist. We will pass on your lovely words to Ebony
Excellent in every regard.
Thankyou Paula. See you again soon
My last appointment at Evolve was 2 weeks before lockdown so I was desperate to visit again!! I was not disappointed. It felt so safe, clean but as always professional. Ebony was fantastic as always and although faced with my “lockdown’ hair was as ever professional in her opinion on where I should go with it. She coloured and cut my hair exactly as requested and I can’t express how different I feel as a result. Thank you Ebony and Evolve, as always for making me feel normal again!! You are all special angels ?
Thankyou for your lovely words.
Excellent as always
Thankyou Tracey, lovely to see you.
Great experience as usual , the salon has gone to great lengths to make it a safe pleasant experience during the COVID outbreak
We are glad your experience felt like normal under the curreny circumstances. See you again soon
I was welcomed outside the salon, my temperature was checked and I answered a few health questions before being welcomed into the salon
There was a stand with hand gel, disposable masks, and disposable gloves provided, I used the hand gel and selected a mask to wear for my appointment then was shown to my bay.
The salon is set up with socially distanced bays - screens and looks safe, light, very clean and attractive.
The staff were very welcoming.
Having tried a longer post covid hair style I’d decided I couldn’t cope with it anymore.
Linzi had cut my hair only 4 weeks before, she was lovely and understanding. She listened to my reservations and on being asked her advice suggested a brilliant new hairstyle which has updated me to 2020, is easy to maintain and looks amazing!
The staff at the salon have a serious commitment to safety measures. They wear PPE all the time, offer PPE to customers at the door, disinfect bays etc between clients and have extended the salon opening times to 12 hour days. They work in 2 teams at half capacity to allow for social distancing measures to be adhered to. They are currently open 7 days a week to ensure all their regular customers receive their post lockdown hair cuts as soon as possible.
Linzi owns the salon and is dedicated to giving their customers the best service and experience. She’s constantly reviewing the safety measures in place and how to improve on those she has taken, whilst maintaining her high standards of customer experience and satisfaction.
Did I feel safe? Definitely!
Was I satisfied with my experience? Absolutely!
What are the staff like? They are lovely - friendly, helpful and professional!
Would I return? My next appointment is already booked!
Thankyou for such a posive review and insight6 into your experience Fiona. This is lovely to read.
Lovely Holly as always, whose been styling me since noah was a lad! went for keeping the lockdown length and staying blonde yay.
Lovely to see you again Trish.
Everything is well organised. V pleased with colour results.
Great to hear Lynne. Thankyou for taking the time to leave a review.
I couldn't reccomend a hairdressers more, definitely the best hairdressers in York! The whole entire experience was calming and professional, something which is needed during the current pandemic. The staff as friendly and social and very attentive to making sure customers were comfortable and that they were happy.
Fran was the sweetest lady and truly gave me a confidence boost with how good I felt after my haircut! She made me feel very valued and I will be returning to her for sure! I have already reccomended her to anyone who will listen.
Lovely to hear Charlotte, thankyou! We will also pass your words on to Fran
Very relaxing safe professional
Thankyou Lorraine. We will see you again soon
Excellent. Lovely people and great cut! Thank you!
Thankyou Hilary. Great to hear
Dyan amazing as always. Each time I go I always learn something knew with how to look after my hair. Always a lovely experience and never disappointed - love my hair!
Thankyou Alice. Lovely to see you again.
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