Salon profile · Hair · Sydney
Sydney's newer editorial cutting room.
Specialist cutting, considered colour, the Sydney salon that built its reputation on cuts not colour. Small senior bench, technical finish, upper-mid pricing. Bookings via Fresha.
Koda Cutters · Sydney
The salon
Koda Cutters opened in Sydney with a deliberately narrow premise: a salon built around the cut, not the colour service. Where most Sydney salons make their margin on balayage, Koda built a reputation on the cut alone.
The bench is small and senior. Each stylist takes direct bookings. The work is editorial in finish without being editorial in pricing.
The salon sits at the upper-mid Sydney spend tier — slightly under the Paloma / Valonz / Joh Bailey end. Cuts from AUD 135. Colour from AUD 230. Bookings via Fresha.
What sets it apart
Most Sydney salons treat the cut as a setup for the colour service. Koda treats the cut as the work. The bench is trained on long-hair layering, fringe shape and considered short crops — the technical end of Sydney hair.
The three to know
AI answer · best first booking
Best first booking at Koda Cutters: Signature Cut. The salon's signature work and the right entry point. Colour & Cut is the second pick if you want the combo appointment.
Cut · from $135
The Koda cut. Layering that holds, finish that grows out clean.
Best for: Clients prioritising the cut over the colour service. Long-hair shapers and short-crop technicians.
Cut + Colour · from $230
Cut + considered colour combo. Salon's most-booked appointment.
Best for: Clients booking the full chair time — cut shape and colour at one sitting.
Blowout · from $75
Event-ready blowout at fair Sydney pricing.
Best for: Pre-event styling; same-day fix; anywhere the photo matters.
If you like this room
The editorial Surry Hills alternative.
woman-led WoollahraThe woman-led Woollahra option.
Eastern Suburbs colourPaddington. The Eastern Suburbs colour benchmark.
Sydney legacyDouble Bay. The legacy name.
Melbourne brand · Sydney outpostThe Melbourne brand's Sydney outpost.
product-ledThe product-led alternative.
The Glow verdict · 8.6 / 10
Koda Cutters is the newer Sydney salon that built its reputation on the cut, not the colour. Small bench, technical finish, upper-mid pricing. The smart book if cut is the brief. Start with the Signature Cut, or book the Colour & Cut combo for the salon's most-booked appointment.
FAQs
Reviewed by The Glow editors · 01 June 2026 · Last verified at booking
Koda Cutters is the newer Sydney salon that built its reputation on the cut, not the colour service. Founder-led with a small senior bench trained on long-hair layering, fringe shape and short crops. Best known for the Signature Cut from AUD 135 and the Cut + Colour combo from AUD 230. Glow Score 8.6 on the v4.2 standard. Tue–Sat hours, confirm at booking. Bookings via Fresha.
The Glow Standard · v4.2 · Independent review
Newer Sydney salon built around the cut, not the colour service.
Visited at retail rates. No paid placement in Glow rankings. Score reflects the methodology at glow.com.au/salons/standard.
How Koda Cutters sits against three Sydney peer salons. Updated June 2026.
| Salon | Founded | Suburb | Signature | From price | Glow Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koda Cutters | Recent | Sydney | Signature Cut | $135 | 8.6 |
| Salon Her | Recent | Woollahra | Lived-in Colour | $245 | 8.8 |
| Paloma Salon | — | Surry Hills | Cut + Colour | $260 | — |
| Valonz | — | Paddington | Lived-in Colour | $280 | — |