Headfirst Hairdressers

590 Harrogate Rd, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 8DP

About us

There's a reason why Headfirst - The Hair Specialist has lasted the test of time! We've been looking after your hair needs for over 30 years now, creating beautiful haircuts & hair colours and superb customer service in our friendly and professional salon.

Our award-winning contemporary salon covers three floors, each one designed to enhance and complement the Headfirst experience. If you are looking for a hair makeover or a simple trim, a new hair colour or a root touch-up, hair extensions, hair smoothing, bridal hair or men's hair, make sure you visit the number 1 hair salon in Leeds.

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Opening hours

Monday 09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 20:00
Thursday 09:00 - 20:00
Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 08:30 - 17:30
Sunday 10:00 - 16:00

Services

Hair

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Lovely service and great results

Frankie Wilkinson
31st Mar 2026
Team Member: Natasha
4.5
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Amazing colour and cut! Thank you for friendly service and wonderful results

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Fabulous Mohawk as always!

Jo Lee
30th Mar 2026
Team Member: John
5.0
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As ever, John has done a great job cutting & styling my Mohawk to perfection! Highly recommend for a high cut that’s ‘a bit out there!’ Thanks John ☺️

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Blow dry

Lorraine Flahive
29th Mar 2026
Team Member: Stephen
5.0
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Excellent

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Perfection

Ellen Doherty
28th Mar 2026
Team Member: Stephen
5.0

Stephen in one word perfection in every way

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Cut and colour

Erica Galbraith
28th Mar 2026
Team Member: Stephen
5.0
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I had an amazing experience with Stephen yesterday. He suggested new ideas for my hair and explained what would suit me best. The head massage was absolutely heavenly!

Highly recommend!

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Colour and xut

Janet Landes
27th Mar 2026
5.0
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Godd as usuel

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Completely unsatisfied and disappointed

Hosna
26th Mar 2026
2.0

I came in for a balayage on my shoulder-length hair and it was a total disaster. My hair is now fried, bone-dry, and a patchy, brassy orange. It looks nothing like a balayage.
The worst part? They made me come back for a second day to "fix" it, only to tell me once I got there that they couldn't actually fix it Not only did they fail to achieve the look leaving me with orange tones and severely damaged, dry hair but they also lacked any accountability.
During the service, they tried to justify the failure by blaming my natural root color, which they should have addressed during the consultation if it was an issue… Why wasn't I told this during the consultation? Instead, Kate pushed me to pay a premium price (way higher than their website says) promising she could deliver a result that wasn’t even close to what I asked for.
To top it off, their lack of accountability is shocking. Even though they damaged my hair, they actually tried to charge me an extra £20 for a "treatment" to fix their own mistake! I had to tell them to swap that cost with the blowout I had already paid for and never received. They didn’t even apologize or refund me the price difference from the swap. I will never come back and I will say about my experience on my instagram with over 150k followers if do not receive refund and apologies and another appointment to fix it when it healed.

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My monthly haircut

Garry Appleyard
25th Mar 2026
Team Member: Ellie
5.0
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Once again another very pleasant experience having my haircut. Ellie always does an amazing job and is always very friendly as are all the staff. I'm always made welcome when ever I go.

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My monthly haircut

Garry Appleyard
25th Mar 2026
Team Member: Ellie
5.0
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Once again another very pleasant experience having my haircut. Ellie always does an amazing job and is always very friendly as are all the staff. I'm always made welcome when ever I go.

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Trying something new

Deborah Soloman
16th Mar 2026
Team Member: Zoe
5.0
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Visited today after a well overdue colour, greys around hairline particularly bad as well as those annoying salt n pepper strands that come with having dark hair.

Usually I have dark smudge if colour close to my roots but today Zoe and I decided we would skip the dark and try out highlights without the root smudge. Zoe’s was amazing as always - with my hair being very dark naturally it alway pulls a lot of warmth but Zoe wouldn’t let me leave until we were both 100% happy even if it meant having to redo the toner (3 times) to calm down the brassiness…she got it bang on, all with a smile on her face and not once made me feel like it was a problem. She definitely takes pride in her work and as a just in case she said to give her a call if I decided I wanted my dark roots back just before I left. Wouldn’t go anywhere else tbh - not sure if I will stick to just highlights or go back to a having a dark root smudge over them yet or not but my grey/salt and pepper is gone and my hair looks amazing, lovely trim (just enough to keep it looking healthy) and a perfect blow dry to match! Thanks Zoe and the team at HeadFirst - highly recommended and I have to say I am a rather fussy customer but always happy when I leave which says a lot! 😉

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My salon experience

Anonymous
15th Mar 2026
Team Member: Stephen
5.0

As always an amazing experience. Stephen is such a joy to be with. He is so professional, and knowledgeable. Fabulous an asset to the salon.

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Great job

Paula Wallis
15th Mar 2026
5.0
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Helen did a fantastic job on colour and cut. Definitely recommend.

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Toner cut blow dry

Anonymous
12th Mar 2026
Team Member: Natasha
5.0

Great experience everytime

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colour trim

Sam Cohen
11th Mar 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Always how i like my hair i am very happy when i leave the salon 😂

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Roots & cut

Suzanne Wainwright
10th Mar 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Katie put my colour in first then Richard did the rest. Great visit , taken care of and brilliant result

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Great blow dry

Jane Jefferies
9th Mar 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Thank you Richard for my great straight hair as always

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Good experience

Christine Joynson
6th Mar 2026
Team Member: Natasha
5.0
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As always Natasha gave me a great hair cut. She is always friendly and professional.

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Fabulous cut & blow dry as ever

Susan Lowe
6th Mar 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Richard always cuts my hair so well that on those busy days when I don’t get time to blow it dry myself it just falls into place and looks good - impressive for a shorter haircut! A very talented hairdresser, thanks again

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Neetu Panesar
2nd Mar 2026
Team Member: Bea
5.0
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Very professional and I love the style she created.

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Great 👍

Helen Berriff
1st Mar 2026
Team Member: Natasha
5.0
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Natasha didn’t disappoint as always!! left feeling and looking fab!

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Great straight hair

Jane Jefferies
25th Feb 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Fabulous straight hair thank you Richard

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Hair color cut and blow

Karen Reed
23rd Feb 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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I love coming to Headfirst. Always welcoming and the staff are great. Love how they treat me and how they do my hair. First class performance all round

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Hair color cut and blow

Karen Reed
23rd Feb 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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I love coming to Headfirst. Always welcoming and the staff are great. Love how they treat me and how they do my hair. First class performance all round

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Marci M
22nd Feb 2026
Team Member: Zoe
5.0
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I had a hair cut with blow-dry with Zoe as always she listened very carefully and delivered. I will go back to her as I have been doing during the past 3 years. She is always very pleasant, polite and professional. Thank you Zoe X

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Excellent

Gloria Cockerham
21st Feb 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Another excellent visit. Everybody very welcoming, time taken for consultation very appreciated.

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I ❤️ Headfirst Salon!

Alison Bainbridge
20th Feb 2026
5.0
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Helen is a brilliant hairstylist and colourist! I always love my hair when she’s done it. Before I started going to Headfirst and seeing Helen, my partner used to dread me having my hair done because I never liked it afterwards and used to moan on for ages. Now he’s very happy because I’m always very happy when I’ve been to see Helen 😃

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Fabulous

Lindsay Racz
19th Feb 2026
Team Member: Natasha
5.0
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Natasha always goes above and beyond and listens and always takes her time doing my hair with care I always leave feeling amazing the best

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Lovely job

Lisa Gough
19th Feb 2026
5.0
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Jas coloured my hair and did a lovely job, also cut a little ones hair which was gorgeous ! Thank you xx

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Excellent service

Jasvir Nahl
15th Feb 2026
Team Member: Natasha
5.0
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Tasha is an amazing stylist and does a marvellous job cutting my hair. I’m always pleased how she cuts and styles my hair

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Another Greet Visit

Alexandra Pullan
14th Feb 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Another great visit with Richard….. love the Salon and the Stylists who work there. Also, the online booking system for me is a game changer, no more messing about with phone calls, I can see Richard’s availability easily!

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Colour and cut

Emma Craske
11th Feb 2026
5.0
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Did what I asked for and really pleased with the colour and cut.

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Great blow wave

Jane Jefferies
10th Feb 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Thank you for my beautiful straight hair 💕

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Loving the new me

Anonymous
9th Feb 2026
5.0

Katie I came in new year new colour and you absolutely smashed it love the colour and the cut our chat about colour change before you started made my mind up Thankyou

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Blow dry

Lorraine Flahive
8th Feb 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Great as usual

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Irene Bagley
7th Feb 2026
Team Member: Stephen
5.0
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Excellent ,very friendly &professional.
Would recommend to my friends.

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Irene Bagley
7th Feb 2026
Team Member: Stephen
5.0
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Excellent ,very friendly &professional.
Would recommend to my friends.

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Perfect Highlights (by Jasmine ) — I Love My Hair!

Prachi Bais
4th Feb 2026
4.0

I went in for a root touch-up and highlights, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. Jasmine did an amazing job blending the color so naturally — my highlights look fresh, bright, and beautifully done. Everything was applied with great care and attention to detail.

The whole experience was relaxing, the salon was clean and welcoming, and the staff was very friendly. I left feeling confident and loving my hair. Highly recommend this salon for anyone looking for professional color work!

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Francine (shaffner)Cohen
28th Jan 2026
5.0
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Jasmine coloured my hair lovely. Explained exactly what wanted and she totally got it. Friendly,chatty and very professional

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Fab blow wave

Anonymous
26th Jan 2026
5.0

Thank you Richard for my amazing straight hair

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Great as always

Ferheen Khan
23rd Jan 2026
Team Member: Natasha
5.0
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Tasha was amazing, really helped me with my hair quality

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Hi - lights, cut and blow

Wendy Garlick
22nd Jan 2026
3.5
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Running very late, I think because some staff off ill.

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Dry cut

Jeremy S
22nd Jan 2026
Team Member: Jeremy
5.0
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Excellent tidy up and H approves!

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Marvellous Richard

Alison Margel
17th Jan 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Just a magician with my hair .

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Great salon and best stylist!!

Tarnya Joffe
17th Jan 2026
Team Member: Ellie
5.0
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I have recently moved to the area and was dreading finding a new hair dresser. A friend recommended Ellie and I’m so happy she did!
Ellie is amazing and listened to exactly what I wanted and my hair was even better than what I was hoping for … can’t recommend her enough! The salon is great, really friendly staff and I would highly recommend both Ellie and the salon itself

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Colour, cut and blow dry

Janet Landes
16th Jan 2026
Team Member: John
5.0
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Excellent as always

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The best hair salon in north Leeds

Ian Fairbank
15th Jan 2026
Team Member: Jeremy
5.0
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I’ve been going to Jeremy and his team for over 25 years. Their knowledge and expertise in hairdressing is second to none, together with excellent service.

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Fab

Sara Hamilton
14th Jan 2026
Team Member: Jeremy
5.0
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Fab visit as always. Great hair cut friendly staff lovely atmosphere. Thank you

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Great cut and blow dry

Jane Jefferies
13th Jan 2026
Team Member: Richard
5.0
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Thank you Richard for my fabulous cut and blow dry

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Wash cut and blow dry

Sue Swain
12th Jan 2026
Team Member: Bea
5.0
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Really happy with the service

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Great results

Karen Moran
12th Jan 2026
Team Member: Ellie
5.0
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Ellie always does a good job of my hair, so needless to say after tinting it the coverage was great & the bouncy blow wave also

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