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Best Hairdressers in South Yarra for the Ultimate Glow Up
Treat yourself to a hair appointment with one of the best hairdressers in South Yarra.
With more hairdressers per square kilometre than pretty much anywhere in Melbourne, you can trust the glamazons of South Yarra to keep the suburb’s locks in tip top shape. Servicing everyone from celebs to the loyal locals and style-conscious fashionistas, these are the places we trust for a cut, colour and blowdry that’ll have you turning heads, because everyone deserves to live out their main-character fantasy.
In need of a trim, or maybe a total hair makeover? Here’s our pick of the best hairdressers in South Yarra.
Elly Hair Paynter
For anyone who prefers their hair appointments a little more personal, Elly Hair Paynter is one to know. Working one-on-one from SIX-A, the South Yarra co-working studio she created for independent hairdressers, Elly has more than a decade of experience across cutting, colour and styling, with a particular talent for highly individual colour work.
Her credentials stack up, too. Elly was a 2025 AHIA finalist for Master Colourist and Sole Operator of the Year, works as a guest artist educator with Rogue Beauty and is part of the R+Co Australian Collective. Every appointment starts with a proper consultation, with colour services booked by time rather than technique so the focus stays firmly on your hair, lifestyle and the result you actually want.
6A Wilson Street, South Yarra
Meraki Haus
Meraki Haus does things a little differently. Rather than a traditional salon floor, this South Yarra studio is designed as a co-working home for independent hairdressers and makeup artists, giving each stylist the freedom to work one-on-one with their clients in a calmer, more personal setting.
Sustainability sits at the centre of it all, with cruelty-free products and membership with Sustainable Salons helping approximately 95% of the studio’s waste find a second life through recycling and repurposing. Come for cuts, colour and styling, stay for the slower pace, thoughtful service and the feeling that your appointment actually belongs to you.
159 Williams Road, South Yarra
Frankie Salon
Frankie Salon has built serious momentum across Richmond and South Yarra, with more than 1000 five-star reviews across its two locations and a reputation for colour that feels polished without looking overworked.
The South Yarra salon sits just off Chapel Street on Powell Street, inside a light-filled space designed by Joanne Green. Consultations are treated as part of the appointment rather than a preamble, with the team working across lived-in balayage, foils, blonding, colour correction, cuts and keratin treatments. There’s also a private relaxation bar and an Aveda partnership built around naturally derived, plant-based products.
If you want a colour refresh that still feels like your hair, only sharper, glossier and much better behaved, Frankie is an easy South Yarra booking.
Unit 4/9 Dyer Street, Richmond
3 Powell Street, South Yarra
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Colin Moxey
Colin Moxey pairs polished cuts and colour with a genuine commitment to sustainability. A proud member of Sustainable Salons, the South Yarra studio takes a more considered approach to the usual salon waste, while keeping the atmosphere warm, relaxed and refreshingly unpretentious.
With more than 15 years of experience behind the team, appointments feel assured rather than intimidating, with thoughtful consultations and hair designed to work well long after you’ve left the chair.
53 Barry Street, South Yarra
BOB
Natural ingredients and sustainable practice sit at the heart of BOB, the South Yarra salon founded by Charlotte Archer. The airy, softly coloured space feels as considered as the cuts and colour coming out of it, with a focus on thoughtful haircare, low-waste products and a slower, more mindful salon experience.
Charlotte and her team are passionate about natural ingredients, intelligent design and helping clients understand what works best for their hair. Even the smaller details, from the curated product selection to the tea poured during appointments, feel deliberate rather than decorative.
Come for the cut or colour, stay for the calm.
Shop 6, 286 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Spencer & Co
Spencer & Co is the South Yarra salon to know when your hair needs a little more than a quick tidy-up. The boutique Toorak Road studio specialises in lived-in blondes, dimensional brunettes, colour correction, precision cuts, keratin smoothing and extensions, with every appointment shaped around your hair, lifestyle and how much maintenance you actually want.
Hair health sits firmly at the centre, with K18, Olaplex and intensive repair treatments available alongside colour and styling, while new balayage, correction and extension clients are encouraged to start with a consultation before anything gets underway. And yes, the blow waves remain worth booking for: smooth, glossy and full of movement without tipping into pageant territory.
337 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Joey Scandizzo
There are hairdressers, and then there are Melbourne hair names. Joey Scandizzo sits firmly in the latter camp. A multiple Australian Hairdresser of the Year winner and co-founder of ELEVEN Australia, Scandizzo has spent decades at the sharp end of the industry, with his bustling Toorak Road salon attracting everyone from long-time locals to clients chasing a major colour change.
The menu runs from cuts, colour and balayage to extensions, keratin treatments and occasion hair, backed by a sizeable team of colourists and stylists with serious industry credentials. For a big chop, blonde overhaul or the sort of blow-dry that calls for dinner plans afterwards, it remains one of the best hairdressers in South Yarra.
168–172 Toorak Road, South Yarra
TONI&GUY
TONI&GUY has long sat at the intersection of salon hair and fashion, and its Chapel Street outpost carries that same editorial edge. Cuts feel directional without tipping into unwearable, while colour ranges from subtle tonal shifts to bold, high-impact changes.
The South Yarra team also works across keratin treatments, straightening and extensions, backed by the technical training and fashion pedigree the global name is known for. It’s a strong pick for anyone after hair that feels current, considered and a little sharper than the everyday.
579 Chapel Street, South Yarra
Wieselmann Salon
Wieselmann has been cutting hair on Toorak Road since 1974, and more than five decades later, it still has serious industry clout. The South Yarra institution has three Australian Hairdresser of the Year titles to its name, along with fresh 2025 wins across the Australian Hair Industry Awards and #OneShot International.
Founder David Wieselmann remains renowned for short hair, while colour director Rob brings more than 20 years of balayage and foil work to the floor. The wider team covers everything from blondes and precision cuts to keratin smoothing and treatments, all from the original South Yarra address. For longevity, pedigree and a team that knows its way around both a major transformation and a beautifully cut bob, Wieselmann remains one of the best hairdressers in South Yarra.
Unit 1/305 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Bradley James
Colour is the calling card at Bradley James, where foils, balayage, bleaching and tonal work make up a large part of the menu. The award-winning South Yarra salon is also cruelty-free, working with Kevin Murphy and Olaplex across colour, treatments and styling.
If your brief involves going lighter, cleaning up an existing blonde or finally landing on the right shade, this is a team that knows the territory. Cuts and blow-dries round things out, with the finish kept glossy, modern and wearable.
215 Commercial Road, South Yarra
BIBA
Few Melbourne salon names have the history of BIBA. The homegrown hairdressing institution has spent decades shaping the city’s style, while its celebrated academy has trained generations of hairdressers who have gone on to work across Melbourne and beyond.
Its South Yarra salon carries that pedigree onto Toorak Road, covering cuts, colour, foils and treatments with the technical confidence you’d expect from a name so deeply embedded in the industry. For a sharp cut, a colour overhaul or simply putting your hair in very experienced hands, BIBA remains one of the best hairdressers in South Yarra.
56 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Mikal Dunn
Blondes, both natural and aspiring, should entrust their locks to Mikal Dunn. Masters of balayage and blonde tones (forget brassy, they only trade in the likes of ashy, honey and sun-kissed here) this southside salon specialises in making you feel incredible – offering measured, expert advice on the looks best suited to you and your lifestyle plus blow waves, fringe trims, tints, highlights, toners and luxurious Olaplex treatments that’ll have you rocking shiny, bouncy, bombshell hair.
141 Osborne Street, South Yarra
Shibui
Shibui takes its name from the Japanese idea of beauty found in simplicity, subtlety and imperfection, and that philosophy runs through the salon’s approach to hair. Rather than forcing every cut or colour into the same mould, the team works with your natural texture, movement and quirks to create something that feels considered without looking overdone.
The result is hair that sits beautifully in real life, not just when you leave the chair. Easy shapes, intelligent colour and an instinct for knowing when not to push things too far make Shibui a quietly confident South Yarra favourite.
139 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Rokk Ebony
Few Melbourne salon names have the longevity or industry footprint of Rokk Ebony. Founded in 1988, the homegrown group has collected more than 800 awards over the years, including 17 Salon of the Year titles, and its Toorak Village address remains one of its best-known outposts.
The menu covers cuts, colour, foils, balayage, blow waves and treatments, with stylists ranked by experience from qualified stylists through to technical and creative directors. That depth makes it especially great if you want the resources of a larger salon without losing access to highly specialised colour and cutting expertise.
430 Toorak Road, Toorak
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