Advantages: Freebie haircuts, friendly service,
Disadvantages: May take longer than a normal cut, as the tutors will double check everything!

...and advice if needed, and no-one is allowed to leave without being completely happy - and if you change your mind the next day, well just book in again a week later with someone else and try another style for free!!! SO, WOULD I GO THERE AGAIN? The answer, very simply is yes, and I am! As I have the week off this week, the guy who cut my hair asked me if I fancied coming back later this week, and having my 'classic bob', transformed into a 'graduated bob' also for assesment. Well what can be better than 1 free posh haircut - 2 obviously! Having had my doubts about hairdressers in general (and also Toni and Guy specifically - see pet hate 1), I actually really enjoyed this experience, and I have to admit that the added bonus of it being free did help. I always hate being in salons, not feeling entirely happy with the cut, or even just... Read review

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Advantages: You can say you got your hair cut at Toni and Guy
Disadvantages: People wont believe you by looking at it

...My hair is the most important feature to me and therefore I was really upset when I started losing it due to years of straightening. I decided to try out hair extensions and went to toni and guy for a free consultation as well as S&I another near by hair dressers. After having a consultation with both I went back to Toni and Guy to book it with them however they informed me that the way they did the extensions had changed and i now had to pay £30 for a consultation and over £1000 for the work where as my previous quote was around £800. I decided to get my hair done at S&I and I really like it there. When it was finally time to take the extensions out again I decided I would like to get my hair permanently straightened. Toni and Guy had two different treatments for this and at a consultation I was told they both worked about the same... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent, stylish cuts for FREE/£5; Pleasant surroundings
Disadvantages: Weekday appointments only; Restricted Times; Time consuming

...- cuts or colour etc. So I wanted both a cut AND highlights, so I decided to go for the branch in St Christopher's Place, Central London. Well, I tried calling them first, using the number was on the advert, but I couldn't get through as the "number was unavailable". So I decided to trudge down there myself. The location is relatively easy to get to, if not cunningly hidden - cross the road from Bond Street Station (on the Picadilly Line), walk in the direction AWAY from Selfridges, and you'll normally see a large sign advertising something in St Christopher's Place, pointing down a narrow alleyway (called "Gees Court") off Oxford Street. I swear I would have completely walked past it had the sign not been there - it's quite easy to miss! Walk down this alleyway and it leads to St Christopher's Place; the Toni&Guy building is on the left, past... Read review

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Advantages: Haircut for £5 or FREE
Disadvantages: Takes 2-3 hours

...The Toni and Guy Academy is perfect for those who want a fab new hairstyle but don’t have the millionaire’s bank account! *** How to get there *** The Toni and Guy Stamford Street academy is situated at 58 Stamford Street and is easily reached on foot from either Waterloo Train/Tube or Southwark tube station. The address: 58 Stamford Street London SE1 9LX Telephone: 0207 921 9100 There are 2 other academies in London so make sure you are going to the right one when you make your appointment. The academy in Stamford St. is mainly for funky and classic cuts. If you want a trim or colour/highlights you need to go to one of the other academies. *** How much does it cost*** Either £5, or free with a voucher. Vouchers are available for example in newspapers (I got mine in the Metro, a free paper available at most... Read review

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Advantages: Some excellent, talented staff. Latest styles and techniques
Disadvantages: Staff often in England just for a year or two. Appointments too short.

...(Okay, so this was meant to be a response to "Conveyor belt hair dressing" but I exceeded the word-limit so I am instead posting in a new thread for all to see.) It's not Toni & Guy salons that are at fault here - it's the individual colourist. You'll get good and bad colourists in any salon. I used to work as a senior technician (colourist) at Toni & Guy and whilst I do have my criticisms of the company I feel it's unfair to assume that problems such as this apply to all Toni & Guy staff. This stripey effect is something I saw a lot of regardless of where the colour was done. It is often laziness on the part of the colourist in colouring over the midlengths instead of just the regrowth. But there are a few things you can do yourself to minimise this, which is why I'm responding: 1. Keep to the same colourist. A different... Read review

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Advantages: Top Service, Professional
Disadvantages: None

...Toni & Guy I have visited a few of Toni & Guy salons, so I now feel that I can write this review. In 1963 Toni & Guy first salon opened in Clapham London. From there on in, there was no stopping them, nearly every big town has one. If I am correct they also have or are expanding abroad. If you have visited 1 or more Toni & Guy salon’s you will notice that they are all the same, from the chairs to the sinks, the walls to the floor. Each salon is identical, being the inside. They have a uniform of Black and White. Black bottoms with a White top, they do have their own logo t-shirts in which some staff do wear. The salons I have visited – Chichester in West Sussex, owned by a man called Jeff. Basildon in Essex, owned by a man called Billy. This opened in August 1999. Billy is sponsoring Miss Essex at the moment... Read review

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Advantages: Stylish, friendly and funky.
Disadvantages: Perhaps a little too adventurous for the old farts of the office.

...A haircut is a haircut, no? Well, no, actually – caught you out there, didn’t I, huh? Last year, during troubled times was the first time I treated myself to going into Toni and Guy’s in the town centre of Hastings. I made an appointment and off I went. The reason I went there was because I was unloved. Ahhh. Nobody wanted to make me feel good about myself, so I was going to have to enhance my appearance so that I’d feel good about myself. As I walked in I was greeted by a funky lady behind the counter, which itself was rather funky. Wouldn’t mind a shorter version as a coffee table, you know the sort. I told her my name and she asked me to take a seat. I had a look around, everything was spotless, more to the point, everything was hairless. There were people being served by other people, sat there in front of massive wooden... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Broken promises

...I saw an advert looking for model for colour, pasted outside Toni and Guy Victoria branch. I decided to walk in to enquire. The reception there set me an appointment to come in on a Thursday. As this was my first experience being a model for hair colour, I was a little unsure. Therefore I asked how experience the student who will be doing the colour is. I was given the assurance that Laura, the student is very good. However, I was prewarned that the whole process may take up to 3 hours. On Thursday, the day of my appointment I was very excited. I had earlier applied for time off with my company in order to come in for the colour session. So, you could imagine my disappointment when I went into Toni and Guy and was informed by Catherine, a supposedly colour instructor that I would need to come in for a scalp colour test prior to my... Read review

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Advantages: Can boost your hair-confidence
Disadvantages: Price, Staff, After-care

...Ever since my first trip around 3 yrs ago, ive been a dedicated Toni&Guy girl, even when thye messed my hair up! Howevere, i think now im starting to see the truth about them. Basically, the hype surrounding "Toni&Guy" overshadows the service. While you may get 9 out of ten people perfectly pleased with their style, you can guarantee that last person will not be pleased, and will be wondering how the hell the Stylist heard "Choppy bob" when they clearly asked for long layers. In short, sometimes it feels as though the stylists, although extremely skilled in what they do, are cutting your hair as if it were their own, as THEY would like, and not neccessarily relavent to how you have requested. The ever-so-stylish stylists can be somewhat overwhelming with their vision to create your hair into a catwalk masterpiece in 2 hours, while all... Read review

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Advantages: magazines and coffee on tap
Disadvantages: the hairdressers

...I recently had a terrible experience at Toni and Guy in Liverpool (Whitechapel) when tint was used on my hair when I specifically requested hi-lites. The experience caused my scalp to burn and it is still very sore to this day. I'm amazed I still have hair at all! And touch wood it will fully recover. I will have to invest in zinc tablets now.The stylist literally painted the top of my head with the solution and walked away. I now look like I have red roots when the rest of my hair is blonde. The service itself was very sloppy and apart from the terrible consultation, I was left on my own for an hour when I desperately wanted the hairdresser to wash the solution out as it was causing such discomfort. Since the disaster, I have been into the salon to complain and was given peppermint solution to soothe the burns! I have used a whole... Read review

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