In May 2018, Tony and Liam led some bespoke cutting training for a small salon in Dubrovnik, a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.
Read MoreIn February of 2018, we had the pleasure of welcoming renowned hair educator Ben Brown to the clocktower for an educational experience with our stylists, as part of our Year of the Cut theme for the year.
Read MoreSo let this be a huge expression of gratitude to everyone who set foot inside our salon in 2017 — both our family of beautiful clients and our team of talented stylists. Thanks to you, there’s not a dull day at Tony Wood Hair.
Read MoreHere it is — the big one. For our final Advent calendar giveaway we’re gifting one lucky newsletter subscriber a year of free hairdressing, worth over £1,000. That’s huge.
Read MoreTwo years on, The Colour Factory has earned a reputation for being the best colour-focused space in the south of England. A glance at our Instagram will show you some of the astounding colour work Tony Wood Hair stylists achieve.
Read MoreWe’re gifting a year of free Haircare Haul subscription to one lucky winner — it’s like a subscription box of top-quality industry-standard KMS products which ensure you never run out of the stuff which keeps your hair beautiful after you’ve left the salon.
Read MoreIn 2017, Tony had the opportunity to continue fulfilling one of his strongest passions — sharing his knowledge and inspiring others — when he represented Goldwell at the industry’s largest trade event: Hairdressers Journal’s Salon International.
Read MoreSince 2015, we’ve spent some time behind the scenes each year gunning for top national awards and earning national acclaim for the Tony Wood Hair at leading industry events. We keep winning local awards, too, both in Portsmouth and in the wider Hampshire/south coast regions.
Read MoreWhen we first heard about Colour Zoom 2017, we put Lydia forward, and she won Gold in the UK before going on to claim Stylists’ Favourite internationally! Here’s her story.
Read MoreIn September 2017, Dyson asked us to create beautiful hair for their ‘On Trend’ catwalk show at the Westfield shopping centre in London. Over the course of six days, our team led the way on 38 shows, using the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer and products from KMS and Goldwell.
Read MoreFor Tony Wood Hair, the whole purpose of social media marketing quickly became defined as any way in which clients’ experiences were extended beyond the walls of the salon.
Read MoreThe awe-inspiring clocktower exterior, stunning multi-layered historic interior, and strong social media presence would mean nothing if it weren’t for our incredible team of stylists and the diverse talents they bring to the salon floor. Over the years, Tony has developed something called the ‘WOOD Work’ scheme, which hones the specialist interests and passions of each new stylist, as well as their natural abilities.
Read MoreTony Wood Hair and Dyson have teamed up to give away one Dyson Supersonic hair dryer, just in time for Christmas — whether you’re giving it as a gift or keeping it for yourself!
Read MoreYou may have seen it parked outside the clocktower many a time — the Tony Wood Hair van is a rare Morris Minor, a unique beauty which we feel reflects the stylish vintage aesthetic of the salon and the historic building we’re lucky enough to find ourselves in.
Read MoreWe gathered up boxes of double-sided flyers we never used, as our social media marketing took the wheel. One side of the flyer is for Tony Wood Hairdressing, and the other side focuses on our evolved colour offering.
Read MoreAs our de-renovation project really started picking up pace near the end of 2016, Portsmouth Society, a voluntary body who celebrate building preservation, rewarded us the ‘Best Restoration’ award for the work we do on our building.
Read MoreOver the past year, Tony Wood Hairdressing moved the experience of our salon forward in the best way yet: by moving it backwards.
Read MoreAfter a decade and a half of trade down the street at 88 Castle Road, Tony moved into the iconic clocktower, initially under the ‘United Salons’ brand. He finally put his name above the door in 2013, adopting the beautiful scissor logo, which was based on Tony’s first ever pair of hairdressing scissors
Read MoreAs the eighties gave way to the nineties and a young Tony Wood first found himself in Castle Road, he was initially quite apprehensive of the foreboding Alf Fleming Eventually, Alf offered Tony the chance to buy the clocktower from him!
Read MoreThe place: 88 Castle Road, Southsea. The year: 1990. Tony bought his first salon, named Nickelby’s, after working there for a couple of years as a newly-qualified stylist following his time at Hair of London in Portsmouth’s now-demolished Tricorn Centre. Nickelby’s had been founded in the early 80s by a certain Diane Palmer, in the space where David Western’s bridal couture can be found today.
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