Creations Hair Salon

What Creations Hair Salon does

Creations Hair Salon is a privately held, single-location hair and beauty salon founded around 1997 in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, operating under the legal name Creations Hair & Beauty. The business provides a broad range of hairdressing services across four core pillars — Cut & Style, Colour (including a premium Ultimate Blonding Service), Creations Barbers, and Specialist Services (hair extensions, hair loss support, Keracomplex smoothing, curly hair) — alongside a retail shelf of professional haircare lines (milk_shake, Redken, Pureology, Davroe) and consumable supplements (Glowwa hair vitamins and collagen creamer).

The operating model is direct-to-consumer, with bookings taken via a third-party SalonIQ online portal, the in-house Creations Hair mobile app (iOS and Android), phone, and WhatsApp. Pricing is pay-as-you-go per service, ranging from £13 (academy gents cut) to £110 (Fabriq anti-frizz treatment), with Klarna introduced as a flexible consumer finance option. The company also runs two adjacent programmes: the Creations Training School, an in-house apprenticeship that the business states produces 90% of its stylists, and a Women's Wellness sub-brand offering breath-work, meditation, yoga and a local wellness directory.

Customer concentration is structurally low — the client base is individual retail consumers in Chichester and South East England, with no enterprise contracts disclosed. The competitive position rests on a 28+ year local brand, an in-house talent pipeline, and a safety differentiation via the Colourstart PPD allergy-testing partnership and passport. There is no disclosed funding, parent company, or M&A activity; ownership appears founder/owner-operated (Carolyn Sweeney identified as Founder; Debra Miller also referenced as owner/Founder in leadership notes).

Name

Creations Hair Salon

Legal name

Creations Hair & Beauty

Website

https://creationshairandbeauty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creations Hair Salon is a privately held, single-location hair and beauty salon in Chichester, UK, founded in 1997, serving local retail consumers with cuts, colour, barbering and specialist services, supported by an in-house training school and retail product sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hair Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Barber Shops (812111), Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services (81211), Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (456120)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Unisex/Family Hair Salons (HSALAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Haircutting & Styling Services (HSALAAAD), Barber Shop + Salon Hybrid Services (Unisex) (HSALABAF), Salon Hair Tools & Electricals (Dryers, Irons, Clippers) (CRABALAD)

Keywords

• Hair salon services
• Hair colouring treatments
• Hair cutting styling
• Men's barbering
• Hair extensions specialists

Headquarters

HQ city

Chichester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hair Services: Core revenue from hairdressing services including cuts, styling, colouring, balayage, highlights, barbering, specialist services, hair extensions, hair loss treatments, and smoothing treatments. Prices range from £15 for basic services to premium services.
2. Product Sales: Retail sales of professional hair care products including Milk_Shake, Redken, Pureology, and Davroe brands. Products available in-salon and via online shop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Creations Hair Salon is a single-location hair and beauty salon in Chichester, UK, offering professional hairdressing services including cuts and styling, hair colouring, barbering, and specialist services (hair extensions, hair loss services, smoothing treatments). The salon also retails professional haircare product lines and operates a mobile app for bookings, with an in-house training school producing the majority of its stylists.

Product overview

Creations Hair Salon is a single-location hair and beauty salon in Chichester offering a comprehensive range of hairdressing services centered around four core offerings: Cut & Style, Colour (including the premium Ultimate Blonding Service), Creations Barbers, and Specialist Services (hair extensions, hair loss, Keracomplex treatment, and curly hair). The salon also operates Creations Training School as an internal apprenticeship program and Women's Wellness as a holistic health education and events service. Retail offerings include professional haircare products from milk_Shake, Redken, Pureology, and Davroe, plus Glowwa hair vitamins and supplements. A mobile app is available for booking and loyalty management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Creations Training School: Hairdressing training school operated by the salon for developing future stylists. The salon states 90% of their team are trained in-house through this program.
• Creations Barbers
• Women's Wellness

Products and services

• Cut & Style Hair cutting and styling services performed by expert stylists for general consumers in Chichester.
• Colour Hair colouring services including highlights, balayage, ombre, grey coverage, and the Ultimate Blonding Service for individual clients.
• Creations Barbers Men's grooming services offering dry cuts, wash and cuts with luxury head neck and shoulder massage, beard trims, and neck shaves for individual male clients.
• Specialist Services Advanced hair services including hair extensions, hair loss services, and Keracomplex smoothing treatment for individual clients seeking specialty treatments.
• Curly Hair Service Specialized cutting and styling services tailored for curly hair textures.
• The Ultimate Blonding Service Premium blonding experience including full colour consultation, Colourstart patch test, high-performance lightening, custom toner, and intensive treatment for clients seeking a complete blonde transformation.
• Colourstart Allergy Testing Allergy testing using Colourstart for PPD (paraphenylenediamine) allergies, required before hair colouring appointments; one-off £15 fee. Includes Colourstart Passport for ongoing colour safety.
• Women's Wellness Holistic wellness services and events including breath-work, meditation, yoga, mindfulness, movement and exercise guidance, plus a resource directory of local wellness providers.
• Professional Haircare Products (milk_Shake, Redken, Pureology, Davroe, Glowwa) Retail sales of professional haircare product lines including milk_Shake, Redken, Pureology, and Davroe, plus Glowwa Hair Vitamins and collagen supplements; available in-salon and through the online shop.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ColourstartcoreTechnology or IntegrationAllergy testing partnership using Colourstart system to test for PPD (paraphenylenediamine) allergies. Includes Colourstart Passport allowing clients ongoing peace of mind for colour appointments. Tests are a one-off £15.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Regis UK: Large UK salon chain offering hair services and retail products in high-street locations. Comparable in core service offering to Creations, competing in similar price tiers for general consumers.
• Headmasters: Established UK hair salon chain offering cuts, colour and styling across multiple locations. Comparable to Creations as a professional hairdressing brand, though Headmasters operates at broader multi-site scale rather than a single location.
• Rush Hair: UK-based multi-location hair salon group providing cuts, colour, and styling services with professional product retail. Directly comparable service offering to Creations, but at greater geographic scale.
• HOB Salons: Multi-site UK hair and beauty salon chain offering cuts, colour and barbering. Comparable service mix and customer demographic to Creations, with broader geographic coverage.
• Toni&Guy: Internationally recognized hairdressing brand with UK salons and a renowned in-house training academy (Toni&Guy Academy). Highly comparable to Creations on the salon-plus-training-school model, though at much larger scale.
• Supercuts UK: UK high-street value-oriented hair salon chain offering accessible cuts and styling. Overlaps with Creations on the cut-and-style service line but at a lower price tier and broader scale.

Others

• Treatwell: UK online marketplace for booking hair and beauty appointments. Functions as a customer acquisition channel and competitive force for independent salons like Creations, which maintains its own booking portal to disintermediate from such platforms.

Direct peers

• Richard Ward Hair & Beauty: High-end UK hair salon offering premium colour, cutting, and styling with integrated beauty services. Comparable service mix and premium positioning to Creations' specialist services.
• Daniel Galvin: Premium London-based colour specialist salon with a strong colour and blonding reputation. Comparable to Creations' colour-focused positioning and Ultimate Blonding Service offering, though at the luxury end of the market.

Emerging players

• Josh Wood Colour: London-based colour-focused salon and at-home colour service. Comparable on premium colour expertise and brand-led positioning, and competes for the same client segment Creations serves for high-end blonding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/creationshairandbeauty
• Instagraminstagram.com/creationshairuk
• Xx.com/creationshairuk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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