Gielly Green have thought of everything to make your appointment
a treat. As you'd expect of a beauty editor, I've experienced my
fair share of the old wash-and-blowdry routine. I've
actually hated having my hair washed since childhood - with
knotty hair falling way past my hips, I threatened a call to
Childline everytime my mother came at me with the falsely-named 'No
More Tears' shampoo. I've since got used to pitfalls of the
salon backwash - the cricked neck, the earful of suds, the squirt
of water in the eye, the pitiful drizzle of luke warm water from a
sub-par showerhead - but it still tends to be my least
favourite part of the hairdressing appointment. Until I went to
Gielly Green and discovered… the king of the backwash.
Modelled around a boutique hotel, considering hairdressing
a pleasure for its clients rather than just part of a mundane
routine, Gielly Green is a small but perfectly formed salon in
Marylebone. Owners, Shai Greenberg and Fred Gielly have focused
their entire team on the pursuit of a personalised service to suit
each client, set up in a stylishly designed space that heightens
this feeling of comfort.
But back to the backwash. I was led to the fully reclining
chairs - think a first class flight with Virgin - and settled in to
find my neck fully supported rather than dangling over the lip of a
basin. My head was then cradled throughout by the assistant, as
though my head was a most treasured head. He gently lifted it to
the left to make sure the right side of my scalp was fully rinsed,
then to the right and finally raised it slightly to make sure the
underneath was clean, something I've always had to ask for in the
past to avoid a greasy residue of product. The Indian head massage
had my tongue lolling rather attractively - the pressure was
perfect. My blowdry - a big, bouncy Manhattan-style look - took
into consideration my face shape, hair type and length, and so I
left feeling as though I had indeed received a treatment tailored
to my specific needs. One that I'm keen to experience again, if
only for the cradling.
Other services at Gielly Green include Brazilian straightening
by Shahar Geffen, Balayage highlighting with Laurent
Derame, plus a full make-over from Andre Suard and Ila and
Environ treatments with Holly Gumble. I highly recommend a
visit.
www.giellygreen.co.uk
Text: Grace Timothy
