It’s been another year around the sun. With a new dawn upon us, the gears are slowly kicking in, of calendar invites, professional engagements and more. Amidst the familiar hustle we know all too well, carving out space and time can be a challenge when it comes to our beauty endeavours. Which is why, in times of need—whether it be a fancy dinner date or a pampering session to relieve the stresses of the world—the next best thing would fall on a good blowout. Often, an efficient play-by-play sequence that even professional hairdryers at home can’t beat—boasting of a relaxing head massage, a thorough wash and a final blowout that assures a healthy, bouncy mane at the end of it all.
It’s a perfect solution for those who are clueless about hair-styling or incapable of attaining volume in our climate’s relentless humidity, but even if you already are a self-taught hair whiz, one can never turn down the momentary reprieve a good hair wash gives. Bonus points for that time-saving aspect, since most sessions typically come under an hour.
Lucky for us, there’s a handful of hair salons where you can get a good blowout. Below, Vogue Singapore shortlists our favourites.
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Yann Beyrie
French-born hairstylist Yann Beyrie has had quite an illustrious career—with past collaborations featuring the likes of Jean Paul Gautier and Vivenne Westwood. Now, his eponymous salon at Wisma Atria is a visual haven that offers a myriad of outstanding hair services commandeered by his team of experts. Expect to experience Yann Beyrie’s in-house haircare range that has been formulated to protect and preserve the vibrancy and radiance of coloured and treated hair. Made in France, the Amelis Shampoo is a gentle, almond-scented cleanser for dyed or treated hair that locks in colour, shine and vitality. Enriched with 85 per cent natural ingredients, the line is free from sulfates, silicones and parabens.
Book an appointment here.
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Suchehwa
Upon entry, this Korean hair salon warrants an instant sense of calm, with its roomy and botanical-inspired interiors accompanied with the friendly staff on-site. A luxurious hair wash will lull you to a restorative state—with massages that start from your scalp and end with your shoulders and lower back. The key to Suchehwa’s services boil down to moisture: where they use a special kind of water from the pristine mountains of Quebac for one’s crop of of hair to be thoroughly moisturised and hydrated. By the time your hair gets its blowout, expect to see fluffy, airy and “good-as-new” locks cascade down in a healthy shine.
Book an appointment here.
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The Fluxus House
The minimalistic space of Fluxus Hair makes good on its promise to deliver an outstanding blowout. With its sharp contrast of a hair wash in the dark-walled room to the blowout in the light-filled marble-clad main area, the stunning salon boasts a team of Japanese stylists that are adept in hairstyling—from the classic to the subversive.
Book an appointment here.
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Viva
A lavish avenue at Sentosa for all things wellness—think the likes of Pilates, manicures and hair services—Viva is where you can let your hair down (literally) by ticking a few boxes on your to-do list, in the presence of calming harbour views. Led by the jovial and amiable team at Viva, a day worth of pampering and invigorating sessions would be well accommodated with your best girlfriends.
Book an appointment here.
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Sankakkei
In this women’s only salon, a tranquil experience awaits in the heart of Duxton. Only housing four seats to ensure the utmost care and privacy during a treatment, this shophouse salon’s hair wash comprises a micro mist machine to transmit moisture, hot towels alongside a deeply relaxing scalp massage. As opposed to the practicalities of a quick blowout, the experience at Sankakkei is one you wish could last just a tad longer.
Book an appointment here.
