COLOUR SPECIALIST — COUNTY DURHAM
Disciplined craft. Healthy hair. A luxury experience without the noise.
HAIR FOR THE PEOPLE
Two locations. One standard. No pretension.
Private Studio
Durham Studio
Appointment-only. One-to-one.
Address: 10 Victoria Terrace, Durham DH1 4RW
Hours: Mon & Wed 08:30–17:00 • Thu 08:30–21:00
Sun 10:00–17:00 • Sat selective
Services: Colour • Blonding • Balayage • K18 • Rituals • Memberships
40% Student Discount - Rituals - Memberships -Private Studio
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At Clique Salon
Newton Aycliffe
Expert colour. Lively salon atmosphere.
Address: 16 Parsons Court, Welbury Way, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6ZE
Hours: Tuesday 10-17:00, Friday 10-20:00, Saturday 09-15:00
Services: Colour • Blonding • Balayage • K18 • Cuts
Book Clique Newton Aycliffe
Hair for the People was built on a simple belief: that exceptional hair shouldn't come with attitude.
Founded by Lou — a fully qualified colour specialist with over 20 years of experience and training across the United States and New York City — HFTP has grown from a private studio in Durham city centre into a two-location operation serving clients across County Durham.
The Durham studio on Victoria Terrace is appointment-only and entirely one-to-one. It's a calm, considered space for clients who want to feel looked after from the moment they arrive. No salon floor noise. No rushing. Just focused, expert colour work.
Hair for the People @ Clique in Newton Aycliffe brings that same level of expertise into the lively, welcoming surroundings of Clique Salon — making specialist colour services accessible to a wider community across the region, without compromising on quality or technique.
Both locations are led personally by Lou. Whether you're sitting in the Durham studio or the chair at Clique, you're getting the same trained eye, the same specialist techniques, and the same commitment to healthy, beautiful hair.
WHAT WE DO
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Brazilian Blonding
Developed by Brazilian colourists and brought to global salons, Brazilian Blonding uses strategically placed, wider sections of lightness to create face-framing and ends-concentrated brightness with a naturally blended root. The result is high-impact colour that still manages to look like it belongs there — lived-in, luminous, and full of movement.
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The Anti-halo
Anti-Halo is a precision blonding technique designed to redirect lightness where it's needed most — at the ends — while keeping the root area soft, subtle, and deliberately understated. The result is a seamless, natural-looking blonde with genuine depth at the root and luminosity through the lengths and ends.
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Cloud Dancer Blonde
Pantone's colour of the year for 2026 is Cloud Dancer — and it happens to be exactly what we do. A soft, billowy white-blonde with warmth and movement, Cloud Dancer Blonde is the technique that delivers that effortless, luminous finish. Not stark. Not icy. Just beautifully balanced blonde that feels like it was always yours.
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Modern Traditional Balayage
Balayage means hand-painted — but somewhere along the way, the technique got watered down. True balayage is a freehand painting method, applied directly to the hair, creating a soft, sun-kissed result with natural graduation and zero hard lines. This is that. Consultation-led and tailored to your hair, colour, and lifestyle.
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Modern Traditional Highlighting
Highlights done properly leave no lines, no tell-tale regrowth, and no need to panic between appointments. Placement-led and tailored to your hair, this is classic highlighting with a modern eye.
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Vivid Colour
Vivid colour done well is about more than picking a shade. It's about understanding how colour sits on different bases, how it fades, and how to build a result that looks intentional at every stage of its life. Whether you're after a full vivid transformation or a few statement pieces of colour through your existing hair, every appointment is consultation-led and built around the health of your hair first.
