Brown Sugar

They burnt my head and left me with a cut on my forehead and left my sisters dye in for too long and didn’t tell her until after they put loads of toner in that the water had gone and they whispered during this entire time. I wont be returning which is a real shame because I always got the same guy before this trip and It was fine. They gave us a discount but we should of not paid for the extremely poor service.

Ive been to many salons in Dublin including Toni & Guy, Petermark, Style Club among others and I must say, Brown Sugar is like the Gucci of Dublin Hair salons. It’s really luxurious with massage chairs and dim lighting at the wash basins, and they give you a nice mini head massage too. The stylists are great, so there’s no need to worry that they’ll screw up your hair. However, they are super expensive, double the cost of most other hair salons. I usually pay around 40 Euro for a wash cut blow-​dry in regular salons, but here the prices are 83 at the cheapest, going up to 91 euro for a top stylist. But if you’ve got money to burn, then this hair salon is one of the best I’ve been to, and would continue to come here if it wasn’t so expensive. Also, you also get a free cupcake with your drink!

After moving from Galway to Dublin I couldn’t find a decent hairdresser in the Big Smoke for about four years. That was until I came across Brown Sugar.
At first, I was a little intimidated as I had only read about it in glossy magazines as the new ‘place to be seen’ in Dublin. Frequented by the likes of top models Rosanna Davison, Amanda Byram and Sarah McGovern (they looked after her hair and make up for her recent wedding), I was a tad petrified they would take one look at me and point their perfectly manicured finger towards the nearest exit. But after doing a little research into the place, I was quite intrigued.
After learning it was run by top hairdresser Mark O’Keefe and his make up artist wife Paula, I decided to give it a go. They’ve been working in the industry for years and years and have loads of big profile clients. If it’s good enough for Rosanna and the girls, it’s good enough for me I thought to myself!
I started going to the salon in South William St first and although it’s a little pricey (app € 150 for a half head highlights and € 45 for a blow dry), it’s not hugely more expensive compared to the likes of Toni&Guy. The difference in Brown Sugar is that the service is amazing — the staff are excellent, you can enjoy a glass of wine/​champagne/​beer and the massage chairs in the wash area are to die for! They also apply make up (€ 50) and give make up lessons (price on request) and after numerous appointments, I can vouch that the girls do a fantastic job — you leave a shinier, happier, glossier version of yourself!
When my fantastic stylist Orla moved to their newly opened Blackrock salon, I followed suit and the new salon is just as glamorous and relaxing. I really cant recommend it enough.
So, if like me, getting your hair or make up done is a real treat, then get yourself into Brown Sugar sharpish. This is definitely a case of ‘you get what you pay for.’ The service is the best in Dublin.