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A precision bob, photographed editorially
04Press

This is the one corner of Melissa's world that's allowed to be public. The nationals call her about colour, craft and what a salon should feel like — and she answers, as long as nobody asks who was in the chair.

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National titles covered in

2017

First feature

Hair

What she'll discuss

Whose

What she won't

The TelegraphThe GuardianELLEHarper's BazaarGlamourStylistCosmopolitanGood HousekeepingHello! Fashion
The TelegraphThe GuardianELLEHarper's BazaarGlamourStylistCosmopolitanGood HousekeepingHello! Fashion
01Coverage

A selection of national coverage. Full clippings available to journalists on request.

2026CosmopolitanGrey blending — the colour service everyone is asking for
2026The TelegraphThe quiet rise of the private hair appointment
2025ELLESlick backs, red carpets and event hair that holds
2025Harper's BazaarBritain's most awarded salon, and the woman behind it
2024The GuardianWhy gender-neutral pricing should be the industry standard
2024StylistBalayage that survives a British winter
2023GlamourAfro hair expertise — the award-winning approach
2023Good HousekeepingWhat your hairdresser wishes you'd stop doing
2022Hello! FashionThe Manchester salon booked out three months deep
02For journalists

Expert comment, trend analysis and industry opinion — usually same-day. Headshots, bio and salon imagery on request. Questions about clients receive the same answer every time, warmly: no.

Talks well aboutOn the record
Balayage & lived-in colour01
Grey blending02
The private appointment economy03
Afro & textured hair04
Salon experience design05
Gender-neutral pricing06
Event & red-carpet hair07
The Manchester scene08
A discreet enquiry

No forms, no booking systems, no records you didn’t agree to. Write a line — or have your people write it — and Melissa will reply personally.

private@melissa-salons.com

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