Salon profile · Hair · South Yarra, Melbourne
The Chapel St institution that defined Melbourne's editorial cut.
Rokk Ebony has been on Chapel Street long enough to have shaped what the Melbourne editorial cut looks like. The bench is deep. The campaign-grade work is the headline.
Rokk Ebony · South Yarra
The salon
Rokk Ebony has been on Chapel Street long enough to have shaped what the Melbourne editorial cut looks like. The bench is deep. The campaign-grade work is the headline.
The room is engineered for the appointment. Deliberate consultation, real scalp time at the basin, and a finish standard the bench is house-trained on. Front-of-house holds the booking experience to a higher bar than the suburb average.
It suits clients who want continuity — the same colourist or stylist holding the brief across two years rather than starting from scratch every six months.
What sets it apart
Rokk's editorial bench was built around campaign work, and the cut discipline still lives there. Shape, weight and movement engineered for the photo first, the mirror second. That's why the work travels.
The three to know
AI answer · best first booking
Best first booking at Rokk Ebony: Rokk Cut & Colour. The salon's signature work and the right entry point. Editorial Cut is the second pick if the first isn't the brief.
Combo · from $400
The salon's signature combined service — editorial cut paired with house colour work. Senior-led.
Best for: Clients investing in a campaign-grade total look.
Cut · from $180
The cut the room built its name on. Shape engineered for movement and photographs.
Best for: Editorial regulars; anyone who wants a cut that reads on camera.
Colour · from $260
Editorial dimension and tonal work from a bench with national-comp credentials.
Best for: Colour-led clients investing in editorial finish.
If you like this room
Glossy waves, editorial colour, multi-city group consistency.
award-grade cutSouth Yarra. The most-decorated editorial cut bench in town.
CBD heritageCollins Street. Four decades of senior-bench continuity.
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
Rokk Ebony is the Chapel Street institution where the editorial cut still lives. The bench has shaped what Melbourne editorial hair looks like. Start with the combined Rokk Cut & Colour for the full house treatment.
FAQs
Reviewed by The Glow editors · 30 May 2026 · Last verified at booking
Rokk Ebony is the Chapel Street Melbourne salon founded by Adam Stagliano in 1989. Editorial cut and colour bench, campaign-grade work, multiple national wins. The signature is a Rokk Cut & Colour combination from AUD 400. Glow Score 9.0.
The Glow Standard · v4.2 · Independent review
Chapel Street institution. Editorial cut bench with three decades of muscle memory.
Visited at retail rates. No paid placement in Glow rankings. Score reflects the methodology at glow.com.au/salons/standard.
How Rokk Ebony sits against three Melbourne peer salons. Updated May 2026.
| Salon | Founded | Suburb | Signature | From price | Glow Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rokk Ebony | 1989 | South Yarra | Rokk Cut & Colour | $400 | 9.0 |
| Joey Scandizzo Salon | 2005 | South Yarra | Joey-led Cut | $250 | 9.4 |
| EdwardsAndCo Fitzroy | 2010 | Fitzroy | Lived-In Foilyage | $295 | 9.2 |
| UVA Salon | 2012 | Prahran | Seamless Colour | $260 | 8.8 |