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WE ARE OAKLEY AND IRVINE | HAIRDRESSERS
Oakley and Irvine are a cutting edge hairdressers in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, offering modern and traditional hairdressing for men, women and children, prom hair, mobile wedding hair, professional hair colour and beauty treatments . We take a holistic approach to each individual to produce the best salon experience possible.
Location
We are situated within the heart of the romantic and historic town of Stratford Upon Avon, at Old Red Lion Court.
Services
Our services include the full range of unisex hairdressing including cutting, styling, colouring, wedding hair and make-up packages and flip in hair extensions.
Philosophy
Oakley and Irvine passionately believe in the “whole” package, looking your best AND feeling your best. As hairdressers we pride ourselves on a balance of creative artistry and skill combined with a unique holistic approach to hair design and well being. Please enjoy the complimentary offerings. Relax with a chilled alcoholic beverage, a selection of herbal teas or our fresh ground coffee in the most amenable of environments whilst contemplating the “new you” to evolve.
Read more About UsStaff
Oakley and Irvine have retained the excellent staff and fantastic reputation of the previous award winning hairdressers Lawrence Anthony, whilst adding their own philosophy for the ultimate tailored and bespoke grooming experience.
We Offer
FANTASTIC GIFT IDEAS
Bespoke gift vouchers are available, a wonderful treat for family and friends! Please enquire for details.
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are available for consultations (Just a chat!) about your hair requirements without charge or obligation.
Our Commitment to
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
We provide high end training in house by avery well established hairdresser.
We continue to keep our staff informed and educated in the ever-changing fashion industry, we believe in expanding knowledge both through in house training and external educational bodies.
Clare Irvine is our in house training assessor and external verifier credited with D32, D33 and D34 certification.
OUR PORTFOLIO
WHAT WE DO
Please see our “Board of fame” gallery inside the salon for all our recent creations and our lovely client comment’s. You will also find our professional shoots below and on our Flickr page and many other images on our social media sites.
Like what you see? Take a look at our Flickr page for more inspiration.
OUR STAFF
GET TO KNOW US BETTER
Director
Clare Irvine
Clare Irvine, at just 13 years old began an apprenticeship at Structures hair design Henley in Arden in 1990.
Clare shares a love of many activities other than hairdressing, Clare’s passion for dance kept her on “her toes” right up until their first child. She has performed in many shows from a small child. And also enjoys pilates, music and various other sports.
Clare’s 30+-year career has seen her move only within a small radius due to demand from her extremely loyal client base.
From Henley to Solihull and then to Stratford, many of Clare’s clients have been with her from the start. Some of you may recognise her from her many years as a team member at Stratford’s ‘VIP’ Salon.
Clare is fully qualified as a hairdressing teacher, an assessor and an external verifier which will be facilitated in Oakley and Irvine’s in house training centre/program.
Alongside her expansive hairdressing career Clare enjoys family life with her two beautiful daughters (who conveniently also happen to be our models!).
Master Stylist
Karen Kelly
Our longest serving member of the team, Karen has been creating inspiring hair in this salon for an impressive 16 years!
Together with her NVQ 2 and 3 she also is a qualified assessor.
Very knowledgeable about her craft Karen has been on a great many additional courses on both colouring and cutting from the likes of Wella and TIGI.
In her spare time she is somewhat of a social butterfly, managing to combine family life with various short breaks, and seeing her friends and going given the opportunity!
Hugely passionate about her job she finds pleasure in making people happy, she enjoys conversation and has a wide range of pastimes including, Shopping and fashion, reading and music.
Colour Specialist
Michelle Leigh
Michelle has worked in the industry for over 20 years across Stratford and Henley working for some of the best names in the area.
She gained her qualifications aged 18 then decided to specialise as a colour technician and has become very well regarded in her field. She is very passionate about all aspects of colour and likes nothing more than transforming someone's hair, she has attended many L'Oréal and Tigi courses over the years and has taken part in the L'Oréal Colour Trophy many times reaching the regional finals.
Master Stylist
Charlotte
Charlotte has many years’ of experience in Hairdressing, starting out in the industry in 1993 she completed a 6 month course with Tigi before starting at an award winning Midlands salon Lawerence Anthony in 1994 which Charlotte worked her way up to becoming the manager.
She was twice awarded the finalist position for Midlands Hairdresser of the year, has completed Wella /Tigi/American Crew courses & is a Keraste Ambassador. She has worked a lot on photo shoots throughout her years of hairdressing. Charlotte is experienced in all aspects of hair industry including men's hairdressing. She particularly enjoys cutting short hair but Is also up for the challenge of a re-style.
Rising Star
Annie
Annie is our first-year apprentice here at Oakley and Irvine. She loves watching the girls transform their client’s hair and hearing them give clients advice on how to look after and improve their hair. She loves learning new things every day, challenging herself and always pushing to succeed. She has enjoyed doing peoples hair since she was younger and has always dreamt of being as successful and creative as possible. Annie always says, ‘I want to be able to make peoples hair dreams come true’. In her spare time, she loves to socialise and explore new places.
Rising Star
Emma
At only sixteen years old, Emma started her apprenticeship here at Oakley and Irvine back in September 2021. Even at such a young age, it is clear that she is extremely focussed and is keen to learn from the best of the best within the hair industry. Emma splits her weeks, working in both the Alcester and Stratford upon Avon salon, meaning she can see how the stylists work in both salons which she finds really benefits her learning. Out of work, she really enjoys an active lifestyle, loves to shop and spending time with her loved ones.
OUR BRANDS
PRODUCT RANGE
We hold a wide range of retail products, please visit us in store for our collections from TIGI, Kerastase, L’Oreal, Label M, Moroccan oil, GHD, Cloud nine and Flip in Hair extensions.
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We like to keep you informed, and encourage your feedback!