A small studio on Eyre Square. We don't do trends or packages — we do colour that's been thought about. Most of our work is repeat clients we've had for years.
The Loft is a small Galway hair studio. Run by Ailbhe Ní Bhriain since 2017, with a team of four stylists, one of whom does nothing but colour.
We won't take a booking we can't do well. If we're not the right studio for what you're after, we'll tell you on the consultation and recommend someone we trust. We'd rather lose the appointment than sell you a bad one.
What we're known for: lived-in balayage that grows out without a hard line, faithful single-process colour, and cuts that fall properly when you blow them out yourself at home. We're not the cheapest studio in town. We're not trying to be.
Hand-painted, lived-in colour. Grows out softly, lasts longer between visits.
See the work →Cuts that work with your hair, not against it. Long consult on the first visit.
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Trial appointment plus the day. Bride and up to three. Travel within Galway included.
See the work →"First salon in Galway that actually listened. My balayage has grown out for six months and I still don't have a regrowth line."
"Ailbhe talked me out of going lighter when she could've just done it. Came back six months later and we did it the right way. Trust her completely."
"Wedding hair was perfect. Two trial appointments, both included in the price they quoted me at the start. No surprise fees on the day."
"My partner books me here as a Christmas present every year. Conor cuts mine, Conall cuts his. We're both still going."
Trained at Toni&Guy London and Lloyd Court Dublin. Opened The Loft on Eyre Square in 2017. Specialises in honest blondes and grown-out balayage that needs less salon time, not more.
Eight years cutting at The Loft. Cuts that work with how your hair actually grows, not how it's "meant" to look. Especially good with curly and fine textures.
Wella Master Colour Expert. Joined us from Inanch in London. Saoirse only does colour — no cuts — so consults are detailed and timing is generous.
Fifteen minutes with Ailbhe or Saoirse. No pressure to book the colour after. You leave knowing exactly what would and wouldn't work for your hair.
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