Salon profile · Hair · Multi-location, Melbourne
Specialist Asian hair texture and precision cutting.
Xiang is the Melbourne multi-room group whose 2020 AHFA Hairdresser of the Year win codified a single house standard distributed across rooms. Consistent technical work, quiet by design.
The salon
Xiang is the Melbourne multi-room group whose 2020 AHFA Hairdresser of the Year win codified a single house standard distributed across rooms. Consistent technical work, quiet by design.
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
Xiang's 2020 AHFA win wasn't a one-stylist anomaly — it was the house standard. Across multiple Melbourne rooms, the precision cut bench delivers consistent technical work, especially on Asian hair texture where most rooms underdeliver.
The three to know
AI answer · best first booking
Best first booking at Xiang Hair: Precision Cut. The salon's signature work and the right entry point. Colour & Refresh is the second pick if the first isn't the brief.
Cut · from $140
The signature. Architecturally precise cut work; the technique that won the AHFA.
Best for: Precision-led clients; Asian hair texture; anyone who needs the cut to hold its line.
Colour · from $180
Tonal colour and dimensional refresh from a bench that holds craft as the priority.
Best for: Considered colour without the editorial volume.
Style · from $80
Finishing that lets the cut do the work.
Best for: Pre-event styling and weekly maintenance.
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.
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.
The Glow verdict · 8.6 / 10
Xiang Hair is the Melbourne group where precision cutting is the house standard. Start with the Precision Cut — it's the technique that won the AHFA.
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Reviewed by The Glow editors · 30 May 2026 · Last verified at booking
Xiang Hair is the Melbourne multi-location hair group that won 2020 Australian Hairdresser of the Year. Specialist Asian hair texture work and precision cutting. The signature is a Precision Cut from AUD 140. Glow Score 8.6.
The Glow Standard · v4.2 · Independent review
AHFA-credentialed precision cut bench. Quiet by design, technical by craft.
Visited at retail rates. No paid placement in Glow rankings. Score reflects the methodology at glow.com.au/salons/standard.
How Xiang Hair sits against three Melbourne peer salons. Updated May 2026.
| Salon | Founded | Suburb | Signature | From price | Glow Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiang Hair | 2008 | Multi-location | Precision Cut | $140 | 8.6 |
| Everyday Salon Brunswick | 2017 | Brunswick | Cut & Style | $150 | 8.7 |
| UVA Salon | 2012 | Prahran | Seamless Colour | $260 | 8.8 |
| Saint Louie Hair | 2014 | Melbourne CBD | Editorial Cut | $180 | 8.8 |