Salon profile · Hair · Fitzroy · Melbourne
Twenty years above the corner of Brunswick and Johnston. Lived-in blonde, balayage, corrective colour.
Cream sits upstairs at Level 1, 296 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy — twenty years on the corner of Johnston Street. The hero category is lived-in blonde and balayage; the corrective colour bench is the second pillar.
The quick answer.
Cream Melbourne is upstairs at Level 1, 296 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy — twenty years on the corner of Brunswick and Johnston. Lived-in blonde and balayage are the hero categories; corrective colour is the second pillar. Signature: Lived-in Blonde from AUD 230. The Glow Standard verdict: 9.0/10.
Cream Melbourne · Fitzroy
The salon
Cream is upstairs at Level 1, 296 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy — enter off Johnston Street. The salon has been on that corner for twenty years, which is a long enough tenure for the bench to know what a Brunswick Street blonde looks like in month six.
Lived-in blonde and balayage are the headline categories. Corrective colour is the second pillar — the room takes on rescue jobs the inner-north chain salons don't.
It suits clients who want a Fitzroy-tier blonde with the muscle memory of a twenty-year bench.
What sets it apart
A Fitzroy fixture. Upstairs, off Johnston Street. Twenty years of lived-in blonde and the corrective colour bench that comes with that tenure.
The three to know
AI answer · best first booking
Best first booking at Cream Melbourne: Lived-in Blonde. The room's signature work and the right entry point. Balayage is the second pick if the first isn't the brief.
Signature · from $230
The headline service. The bench's strongest category and the right entry point for a new client.
Best for: First-time clients who want the room's signature, not its second-pick.
Second pick · from $280
The second pillar of the bench's work. The room's most consistent maintenance service.
Best for: Existing clients or maintenance bookings between signature appointments.
Add-on · from $110
A finish or specialist service to add to the cut or colour booking.
Best for: Pre-event styling and finished-look bookings.
If you like this room
Glossy waves, editorial colour, multi-city group consistency.
CBD heritageCollins Street. Four decades of senior-bench continuity.
Chapel St institutionSouth Yarra. Editorial cut bench with three decades of muscle memory.
Brunswick neighbourhoodConsidered cuts and soft colour at a fair Brunswick tier.
editorial CBD roomEditorial cut with a voice; rock'n'roll fit-out.
AHFA-credentialedPrecision cut bench across multiple Melbourne rooms.
The Glow verdict · 9.0 / 10
Cream is the Fitzroy room you book for a lived-in blonde or a corrective colour rescue. Twenty years on the corner. Start with Lived-in Blonde.
FAQs
Reviewed by The Glow editors · 02 June 2026 · Last verified at booking
Cream Melbourne is a Fitzroy hair salon established for twenty years, located upstairs at Level 1, 296 Brunswick Street. Hero categories are lived-in blonde, balayage and corrective colour. Signature: Lived-in Blonde from AUD 230. Glow Score 9.0.
The Glow Standard · v4.2 · Independent review
Twenty years in Fitzroy. Lived-in blonde, corrective colour.
Visited at retail rates. No paid placement in Glow rankings. Score reflects the methodology at glow.com.au/salons/standard.
How Cream Melbourne sits against three Melbourne peer salons. Updated June 2026.
| Salon | Founded | Suburb | Signature | From price | Glow Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cream Melbourne | 2005 | Fitzroy | Lived-in Blonde | $230 | 9.0 |
| EdwardsAndCo Fitzroy | 2010 | Fitzroy | Lived-In Foilyage | $295 | 9.2 |
| Rokk Ebony | 1989 | South Yarra | Rokk Cut & Colour | $400 | 9.0 |
| Rakis on Collins | 1983 | Melbourne CBD | Couture Cut | $220 | 9.1 |