If you’ve ever scrounged at the last minute for a salon that could take your hair from dull to divine…only to run home to wash a pound of hairspray down the drain and sweep your hair up a sock bun, read on. This list of tried-and-true Vancouver salons will ensure that your blowout or updo are on point this holiday season.
Although Bangtown’s name and interior decor evoke the Old West, trust that you won’t emerge from here looking like Dolly Parton in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The gifted stylists here can make your updo or blowout as classic or as edgy as you like, ensuring that your look works from uptown to downtown as you party hop the night away.
With three locations in Vancouver, Blo is the king of the blow-and-go blowout. The stylists at this salon don’t cut and colour, but focus solely on what they do best: blowouts ranging from sleek to tousled and updos for every occasion.
This Kitsilano salon has an airy, minimalist feel, so the stylist’s focus will be on you and what you’re looking for in a blowout or updo. Superior service and a keen knowledge of what works for different hair lengths and textures keep clients looking their best for their festive fêtes.
A sweet petite salon, whose vintage look is almost as charming as its stylists. This is the place to come for a throwback to the time when updos were not just for special occasions. Thinking of rocking a shift and a beehive this holiday season? Mount Pleasant’s East Vanity Parlour has you covered.
Remember that updo you wore to your graduation formal, before you knew that all hair salons were not created equal? You needn’t fear that kind of stiff, shellacked style from Pomp & Proper. Instead, think sleek, sophisticated style that will make you the hot topic around the water cooler the day after the party…for all the right reasons.
A Vancouver staple for 15 years running, this salon doesn’t take its name in vain, and it offers blowouts worthy of Jane Fonda’s trip on the Orgasmatron. If you have no idea what that means, and aren’t in the market for a retro-sixties blowout or updo…not to worry, the stylists here will send you to your party on trend.
The list of celebrities that have had their hair done at Moods is as diverse as it is long (Carly Rae Jepsen and David Lee Roth are among those who have had their hair coiffed here). If pop and rock royalty have trusted their tresses to this salon before walking the red carpet, you can rest assured that these stylists are the best in the biz.
Have to work right up to the last minute before that holiday party? Not to worry; the Lounge has lightening-fast WiFi for clients’ to use while stylists work their magic on their manes. Stylists here keep au courrant thanks to the salon’s ongoing education program.
Trim specializes in breezy styles that will make you look naturally beautiful at your holiday celebration (think soft, touchable updos and blowouts that move). Thinking you need a trim before your style? Well…in case the name didn’t give it away…this is just the place for that, too.