Why I stopped going to the hair salon

I was spending a ridiculous amount of money on maintaining my colour—so much that I’m embarrassed to even put it in numbers. From the cost of service at my local salon to the need to tip my colourist on every visit (even after she did a terrible job on one occasion), I felt like I was wasting my money and potential. The breaking point for me happened when I was at my salon one Saturday, and I was literally waiting by the receptionist for almost an hour. Meanwhile, I could clearly hear my colourist gossiping with other clients in the main room. That’s when I decided to take matters into my own hands. My friend had told me about this at-home hair colouring service called eSalon that was both affordable and easy to use.

The next day, I went online to customise my colour, and within a week my colour had arrived at my door. It came in a cute blush pink box engraved with my name on it with a set of personalised instructions. I followed the instructions, applied the colour, and waited.

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When it was all said and done, my hair looked gorgeous. The colouring was fierce, bold, and beautiful. The following weekend, I strutted into my former salon and my old colourist was awestruck. I was only there to get my hair trimmed, but it still felt great showing off my new shade. And considering that I was only spending £22 per colouring rather than the—I don’t even want to say how much—I was spending at the salon, my wallet felt happier too!

I usually colour my hair every 4 weeks and each time I do it, I’m impressed by just how effortless the process is. I just turn on my favourite TV show, and in under an hour my hair game is looking stronger than ever. Customised colour truly does make a difference. I eventually recommended eSalon to my mom—she was skeptical at first, but after I helped her choose her personalised colour, she was head over heels and excited to cover her greys. The next time I saw her, she was looking glamorous and audacious. I don’t ever remember seeing a more perfect shade of colour on my mom.

Listen—I don’t want to sound anti-salon here. Salons are great for cutting and styling! But colouring at home is a whole new level of awesome. No more scheduling conflicts. No more poor service. And no more money wasted. Home hair colouring with eSalon has been everything I’ve always wanted. It’s just me, my colour, and my hair.

eSalon has won Allure’s “Best Home Hair Colour” award seven times for a reason. They know what they’re doing. High-quality ingredients and pigments go into the advanced salon-grade formulas, which allow eSalon to deliver vibrant, long lasting and personalised colours. Plus, each hair colour is made-to-order by eSalon's colour experts in the UK. Take the personalised hair colouring quiz and get your first custom kit for only £22 ( a 20% savings! ), with a satisfaction guarantee or your money back.