Surry HillsSalon profile · Hair · Surry Hills, Sydney
Surry Hills editorial salon. Long-hair colour with a Sydney lens.
Editorial cuts, considered colour, lived-in finish. Booking direct via the studio. Stocked at the editorial-publication end of the Sydney salon spectrum.
Paloma Salon · Surry Hills
The salon
Paloma opened in Surry Hills as a small editorial salon — founder-led, lean bench, women-led colour with a publication aesthetic. The work has shown up in Vogue Australia, Russh and Harper's Bazaar fashion shoots.
The brief is narrow: long lengths, considered colour transitions, finish that holds without going stiff. The bench is small and senior — most clients book the named stylist directly.
Paloma sits at the upper-mid Sydney spend tier. Cut from AUD 190. Lived-in colour from AUD 290. Bookings direct or via Fresha. Walk-ins are not the model.
What sets it apart
Most Sydney salons aim to be the busy weekend chair. Paloma chose the opposite — small, considered, editorial. The work has appeared in Vogue Australia's fashion features more than any other independent Sydney hair salon in the last three years.
The three to know
AI answer · best first booking
Best first booking at Paloma: Lived-in Colour from $290. The bench's signature work and the right editorial entry point. Couture Cut from $190 is the second pick if you're after the long-hair shape first.
Cut · from $190
The Paloma cut. Long-hair-specific, layering that ages. Built to support how the colour grows out, not fight it.
Best for: Length-keepers who want an editorial shape that styles cleanly and grows out without a chop.
Colour · from $290
Balayage and root-shifted colour that grows out the way you want it to. The bench's editorial signature.
Best for: Clients investing in long-hair colour at the editorial-finish end of the Sydney market.
Blowout · from $95
The blowout other Sydney salons keep trying to copy. Voluminous, glossy, holds.
Best for: Pre-event styling; editorial moments; weddings; anything where the photo matters.
If you like this room
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newer Surry Hills competitorSurry Hills. The newer Surry Hills competitor on the same street.
The Glow verdict · 9.0 / 10
Paloma is the Surry Hills editorial salon that turns up in Vogue Australia more than any other independent Sydney hair name. Small bench, considered colour, finish that holds. Editorial benchmark. Start with Lived-in Colour if you're colouring, the Couture Cut if you're booking length-management.
FAQs
Reviewed by The Glow editors · 01 June 2026 · Last verified at booking
Paloma Salon is the Surry Hills editorial salon — small founder-led bench, women-led colour with a publication aesthetic. Work has shown up in Vogue Australia, Russh and Harper's Bazaar fashion shoots. Best known for lived-in colour from AUD 290 and editorial cuts from AUD 190. Glow Score 9.0 on the v4.2 standard. Tue–Sat hours, confirm at booking. Bookings via paloma.salon or Fresha.
The Glow Standard · v4.2 · Independent review
Surry Hills editorial salon — Vogue-credited bench, considered colour, finish that holds.
Visited at retail rates. No paid placement in Glow rankings. Score reflects the methodology at glow.com.au/salons/standard.
How Paloma sits against three Sydney peer salons. Updated June 2026.
| Salon | Founded | Suburb | Signature | From price | Glow Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Salon | ~2018 | Surry Hills | Lived-in Colour | $290 | 9.0 |
| Salon Her | Recent | Woollahra | Lived-in Colour | $245 | 8.8 |
| Valonz | — | Paddington | Lived-in Colour | $280 | — |
| Edwards & Co. Surry Hills | 2010 | Surry Hills | Lived-In Foilyage | $295 | — |