Tried & Tested: The Gloss Salon and Academy experience
The lowdown: Salon Educators recently rebranded and re-launched as Gloss Salon and Academy with perhaps the most notable sign of this transformation being its stylish new Dubai premises. Boasting a chic industrial interior inspired by New York’s Soho district, the salon is located in the lower level of the premises with the academy situated on the upper level.
Carefully designed, the salon floor incorporates a wash area, treatment area, several styling stations, a consulting space featuring a large table for client and team meetings and a separate nail lounge. The upstairs area, meanwhile, has been designed to cater to training sessions that range in nature from practical, technical and visual, and will continue to offer high quality hairdressing education and City & Guilds qualifications. With such a strong commitment to education, it’s perhaps no surprise to discover that all the hairdressing staff working at Gloss are either qualified hairdressers or hairdressers in training. Treatments utilise products from Goldwell, Kevin Murphy and Nashi for haircare and LCN for nail treatments. PB says: I’ve headed to Gloss for a refresh of my highlights and a general colour touch up together with a trim to freshen up my hair.
The salon interior and its sleek finish, not to mention the warm greeting from the reception staff, immediately impress me. My consultation is thorough and detailed and I explain that I had a keratin treatment in recent weeks, which is then factored into the products that are used for the washing, conditioning and styling – Kevin Murphy for its sulphate-free properties. The washing stage of my treatment use filtered water and is particularly relaxed, a reclining chair provides a massage as my hair is washed and conditioned. Service throughout is warm, friendly, personalised and professional, and I leave the salon with hair that looks and feels glossy, shiny and revitalised.
Tested by Zoe Moleshead
Tried & Tested is a monthly feature in Professional Beauty GCC magazine. Read the current issue here
