Foster London

Absolutely evangelical about Foster, and have recommended it to all my London friends. Unfortunately this was slightly tarnished today when I lost 6 months of painstaking hair growth (despite asking for only the merest snip off the length) and walked out with a shoulder-length 90s 'Rachel' do that is going to take months to grow out. There were tears. Hopefully this was an unfortunate once-off...

I'd been looking for a new salon for a while and having found Foster London online and then seen the reviews it seemed like the perfect place to go. I can't recommend Foster London enough - great relaxed salon, lovely people and brilliant service. Simon coloured and Claire cut my hair - both understood what I wanted straight away and did an excellant job. I'm really pleased with my new cut/colour and to have found Foster London - needless to say I'll definitely be going back.

I based my haircut appointment on Timeout reviews where Foster London scores top marks. I am delighted to tick another outstanding 5stars to them. Great experience; my hair was cut in a lovely relaxed atmosphere, got great professional advice and the haircut & blowdry?Top notch!

Had my hair cut at FoLo today and couldn't be happier. Like an earlier reviewer didn't quite believe the other reviews, but if my experience is typical it's all true. Ryan cut my hair, he listened to what I wanted and my concerns, took his time and I'm thoroughly impressed with the result. One of the best haircuts I've had, left feeling really confident. Highly recommend.

I finally found my hairdresser in East London: @ FoLo is great under every single aspect: the staff, the atmosphere, the service, the cut, and more. I tested quite few salons in the area since I moved in London 2 and a half years ago but no one was the right one. I checked online for new suggestions and I was impressed by the high number of good reviews that FoLo has. I also suspected they were inflated somehow. I realized they are not. Nadia simple loves her job and her clients. She is dedicated and highly qualified as much as her team. My case: I had very long hair and I decided to cut them short in December but I was struggling to find the right style for my bob till I visited FoLo last week. Special Thanks to Nadia and Anna for their work. and to Clare for her great smile. and to all the crew. Ps they also use/sell Redken products now which are my favorites!

I came to the salon with a challenging hair change. I wanted to go from Red to Green turns out that is the hardest thing to do in hair colour world. Simon was the lovely genius who made it happen in such a wonderful way. The first salon I have come across that genuinely care about their costumers. the team went above and beyond to make sure I was completely happy with my hair and guess what.... I am as happy as a giddy clam. I will return to them and recommend them to any one wants perfection! kind, professional and alot of fun! Thank you to the Foster Team.

I haven't found a hairdresser I wanted to keep coming back to since I moved to London four years ago. I visited Foster London earlier this year and have finally found a hairdresser to commit to. The staff and their skills are fantastic but what makes it lovely is all the little touches - the in-salon dogs, the little millionaire shortbreads you get with a drink, the wallpaper on the ceiling in the hair washing room. Quirky but not pretentious, with excellent service, I'm a huge fan.

I actually travel from right over the other side of London to see Josh at FoLo. I chose the salon and Josh based pretty much on the reviews here and I wasn't disappointed. Having had pretty bad hairdressing experiences in London over the years and went in nervous. I wanted a fairly drastic restyle (a heavy fringe cut into my hitherto pretty boring hair) and Josh did a brilliant job - he listened to what I wanted, looked at pictures I had brought in and made great suggestions about how to approach it, shaping etc. Josh is clearly a perfectionist (and a really nice bloke), he was confident but took his time to get it looking absolutely perfect. I absolutely love my new hair - best hair cut ever! I love the free in-between appointment fringe trims, Ramone the gorgeous resident dog and the free tea and sweets. It is well worth the 75 minute journey!

I recently moved to London from Toronto, Canada and found FoLo through the wonderful reviews on Yelp, Qype and TimeOut London. I am completely satisfied with the bleach+toner experience I had with Anna at FoLo. For reference, I have very long (waist-length) black hair but have been bleaching it to very light neutral blonde for 11 years. I usually wait about 10 weeks between root touch-ups so bleaching my hair and making it look even is not the simplest task. It requires a very meticulous colourist/technician, and Anna more than meets this requirement. Before we started, she sat down with me to go over what end result I wanted (golden vs. ashy) and we decided on beige blonde. Then she got to work. I have never seen anyone section hair the way she does to make sure that bleach is applied perfectly on each strand without overlapping previously-bleached parts. She must have quadruple-checked my hair and triple-reapplied bleach to remove the stubborn red undertones. I was absolutely amazed by her patience and talent. Next came the toner. I'm a big fan of Redken Shades EQ toner because it's gentle enough on just bleached scalp. Sadly, FoLo doesn't use Redken. Anna used a Schwarzkopf toner with a bit of peroxide in it, and my scalp felt like it was on fire. She could see that I was in a lot of pain and loosened the hair near my scalp to make it feel better. When the toner finally rinsed off, the colour looked fantastic!!! Perfectly even light beige blonde. The pain during the toning was definitely worth it. Overall, I am very happy with Anna and the team at FoLo, who shampooed and conditioned my hair, as well as offering me beverages and sweets. I highly recommend this salon.

I love Foster London, after years of searching I have now found my 'go to' hairdresser. Over the last year Josh has cut my hair and after being wowed by the initial cut I'm really pleased with how he's managed to keep the same style as fresh as the first time. Thumbs up from me.