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Welcome to Wales' premiere award-winning salon

For the best hairdressing and beauty experience, make your next appointment at the Ken Picton salon in the Cardiff Bay area of the Welsh capital.

A luxurious, modern environment with the most highly-skilled team of professionals to look after you, time here is time you can relish. Ken and his stylists, therapists and beauticians are truly the most gifted at making you feel and look fantastic. Enjoy!

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Dafydd Rhys - Senior Stylist

Hi! I've been working here at Ken Picton since early 2009, having previously worked for a number of years in Swansea.

My aim in my work is to create a great experience for my clients - from giving them a great haircut to having an enjoyable conversation. As a Welsh speaker, I'm regularly invited to participate in many BBC Wales and S4C TV shows, discussing and demonstrating the latest trends and hairstyles.

Dafydd Rhys - Senior Stylist

Ladies Cut and Finish £43.00
Gents Cut and Finish £30.00
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18.05.2012 @ 01:05:09

Busy Friday in the salon! Had a great staff meeting this morning! Learnt all about the new additions to the Keraskin range! I feel an Expencive skin care shopping spree coming up!!

16.05.2012 @ 11:57:04

Going over some last muinite checks on my 'IT Guy Award' entry for the Cteative Head IT awards. Cloasing date is looming and i need to get it printed! Its amazing looking back on previous blogs and tweets to see how much i have been lucky enough to have been involved in! Both internationaly and localy i really love every aspect of my job.

13.04.2012 @ 12:05:32

Can't wait for our Art Team meeting tomorrow to disuse our latest collection shoot! Exited!!

25.02.2012 @ 08:49:14

Just about getting back down to earth after a crazy week at London fashion week. The ken Picton team were there with L'Oreal from the Friday producing Work for some of the top designers of the week. My week began with the Central Saint Matins fashion show at the famous Somerset House. The look created be sesion stylist Jonny Engstorm was a loose 'lived in' style with the key product being the fantastic new L'Oreal Super Dust. It was then time to race back to Cardiff to work Saturday. After work it was strait back to London for the next day of madness. The Sunday was a day I had been waiting for woe weeks! Vivienne Westwood A/W 2012 Red Lable show. Call time was a reasonable 10am at the "my beautiful fashion" show space at the Goldsmith hall. It was a great opportunity to work along side Head stylist Samantha Hillberry who created the Multi textured Multi levelled style with a slight Punk edge to it. The hilight of the day was actually meeting Vivienne herself and having time to mull over the collection and discussing future trends. The Tuesday was then time to re-join the Ken Picton creative team who were led by Ali Pirzadeh for the Ashish show! An urban Street Side ponytail was the ask of the designer. It was great to work with the team in London. A personal massive thanks to both Ken and the L'Oreal team for giving me this opportunity, it's been great! So it's back to earth now for the rest of the week before returning to London Saturday night for a Prep Day with the L'Oreal HQ team. "I love my job!!"

19.10.2011 @ 10:30:20

So it's been a pretty busy weekend down in London for the Ken Picton Art team! It was time for Salon Int. one of Europe's biggest hairdressing events. We were their to display our skills on the Fellowship stage, an organisation that has been set up to inspire and educate young people. It was a very exiting, high energy show that took the theme Super Heroes as we were using the brand new Super heroes range by L'Oreal. The second day was just as early a start with us needing to get to the other side of London for a makeover shoot for Candice Magazine. We had three very inspiring readers as our first models who had all individually gone through a life changing experience and as a result found a new hobby. All the ladies looked great. For the second part of the shoot it was the turn of the readers competition winners. Two makeovers complete with cuts colours closeting and makeup. WAW-what a transformation! Thanks to Nic and Paul the colours looked amazing (even thou we had to was the colours off over a sink, not quite the luxuries our Ken Picton clients are used to!!) paired with dramatic cuts and gorgeous styling the looks were complete on two very happy models! Check out the editorials in the magazine early next year! Thanks to everyone who helped on making this weekend go smoothly! Dafydd xx

23.06.2011 @ 11:35:45

Earlier on this month ken and I had the amazing opportunity of flying out to Greece to Present 9 Models on an experience weekend for the Wella salons of Greece. The weekend was held in a beautiful cliff side hotel on the Island of Mikinos. After a long day travelling from Heathrow airport and a connection flight to the island it was straight down to work. The brief was showing the Ability of the SP range by Wella Professionals to achieve Smooth shiny silky hair. The day was a success, all the clients were more than happy and the message had been successfully been delivered. Id like to thank all the guys from Wella Greece for putting on such a success event and for a great welcome! hope to see you guys soon to OBA!!! Dafydd x

24.05.2011 @ 10:57:48

LADY GAGA! Ok i know its no secret that i am quite a GaGa fan! but i couldn't resist a quick Blog about her latest Album! "Born this way" with ought even listening to the music its totally inspiring! Her hair on the cover is Free and has an element of Zero Gravity! a Big trend in shoots this season! Second, the nails! if you look closely she has three sets on each finger that gives a claw like effect to them! the music is great too, I love the song 'Hair' "I've had enough, this is my Prare. That ill die living as free as my hair!" Sereously guys, she's not to everyone's taste but definitely Worth a listen...or two!! Daf x

24.05.2011 @ 10:46:52

Don't forget to follow our Salon Tweets on @kenpictonsalon and my personal Tweets at @Dafydd_Rhys ! I will be updating on my whereabouts trending pics of shoots shows and TV/Radio work! Daf x

23.05.2011 @ 11:33:46

MANCHESTER RED CARPET HAIR - This was a day i was looking forward to soo much but equally fairly nervous about. Ken had given me the opportunity to take my very own master class on Red Carpet hair. These are skills that i love doing and ejnoy watching on Oscar nights. I have Many experiences with styling Celebrity's for these red carpet events but also in London Fashion Weeks which give me the ability to give a modern twist on all these styles. The day began at 9.30am in the Manchester Wella studios where i had 10 eager Students with mixed experiences on hair up to teach and inspire. it gave me such a buzz to pass on knowledge and my experiences with people who were soo ready to take it all in and learn. it is definitely something i want to do again. At the end of the day it was great to reed the feed back forms to not see a glimpse of negative feedback. it was a proud moment to see the work these guys had done and the skills they had set out to learn had been taught. Its a shame it was such a long drive home!

23.05.2011 @ 11:20:27

ROYAL WEDDING - The last few months have been full of talk and speculation about the Royal Wedding, The dress and Hair have both been the centre of all these speculation. I was luck enough to be asked by both BBC Wales and S4C to travel down to London to experience the day first hand and to give my opinion on the Hair and fashion. It was turning out to be a very early start to the day as I was also asked to style the hair of Claire Jones who is the Royal harpist. In order for Claire to be in Central London to go live on American tv at 7am I was at her home with my kit bag at 3.45am!!! (i never thought id be doing hair this early in the morning) Next was a mad rush to central London to Record the First bullitine for Radio Cymru at 8am, all was going great. We were back on air at 10am-2pm with the live coverage of the Royal Wedding from Buckingham Palace. this was such an honour. and to have the opportunity to give my thoughts and opinions/predictions on the hair and fashion. i personally thought Katherine looked every inch the Princess, The McQueen dress was a perfect choice with delicate lace. The slight Victorian shape to the dress gave presence. the hair was a triumph. i wouldn't like to have seen her with her hair up as i don't feel this is her. wearing her hair down gave her a feeling of youth and tradition in how brides wear their hair for the wedding in history. Next at 3pm it was on the phone to S4C's Wedi3 where i was coming live from the Mall to give a brief breakdown of the day and the experience i had being there that day. A small break was in order now before going back on BBC Wales Tonight at 6.30-7 for an overview of the day. from 7-7.30 Back on S4C with the footage of styling Claire's hair was shown on Wedi7 and the Welsh news from 7.30-8pm What a day! soo busy but soo much fun!!

13.04.2011 @ 12:29:06

Monday was a busy day for us here at the Ken Picton Salon. Shu Uemura were in to top up our product knowlage and to show us some creative wayd to mix products to acheave a tailoured blend for our clients. It was great to brainstorm as a team and i feel training is a vital part of our industry and it is what keeps us on top here at the KP head quarters. Straight after the training it was straight to the car and start a long journey to london for myself and Daniella aswell as the new guys Rebecca and Scott. We were going to the Coterie event in central london where guest speakers Marian Newman, Darren Bradshaw and the team from Cloud9 would spend the night inspiring us with their creativity and passion. marriane Newman is a nail technition who has workes with the likes of Alexander Mcqueen, Galleano Vogue and Lady Gaga it was great to listen to her experience and the amount of creativity that can go into nails. Darren Bradshaw was there to do a quick demo on the Cloud9 equiptment befor introducing to head of cloud9 and origional creator of GHD! Cloud9 were there to launch a new product they have coming out, a curling wand! This is a great extension to the C9 family and bang on trend for the summer with the textured beach wave making a strong comback! Call into the salon soon to see it in action. Dafydd x

17.03.2011 @ 12:51:38

Just got back home from an Amazing two day shoot in london for More and Closer Magazines. The shoot on Tuesday was for Closer Magazine where the Brief was to help readers create a style at home where it would guarantee they will not want to 'De tag' them self off Facebook the next day (fool proof Hair) I had Two georgous models to work on and the Results were great. The Wendsday was for the popular magazine Closer. the brief on this day was to creat 3 easy ways for the reader to trandform the style 'from day to date' This was an exiting shoot to work on as it gave me a challenge to create a dramatic transformation but with keeping the technique simple for the reader to achive themselves. It was a fun shoot to work on with so many sets and props to work with. look out for these shoots in More! and Closer magazines in the coming issues (begining of April) Right im off to continue my holiday and jetting off to NYC where i might be helping on a shoot on Central park. weheyy!! take care, Dafydd

28.02.2011 @ 10:22:56

After last nights 83rd Academy Awards, or Oscars to you and me! I will be touring south wales today from studio to studio relaying all the best and worst looks of the Red Carpet! Ive just don a short and sweet interview on the early morning News show on Radio Cymru! 8.20am is not the time to start talking Hairspray and Teeth Whighting !! Im currently in the taxi back to the Bay so i can get my car to take me to the Tinopolis studio to film Wedi3 live at 3pm. Tune in on S4C. I will be re-creating some of my favourite looks (models hair providing) along with Welsh Fashion Designer Huw Rees who will be going through the best dresses. My winners so far are Mila Kunis from Black Swan for her romantic loose wave from a sharp side parting and swooped up into a loose Shin-ion at the back. A great effortless look that will draw good attention if worn correctly. Secondly was Jennifer Lawrence from Winters Bone for a young actress of only 20. She wore a sophisticated Kate Middleton Blowdry a popular style this season. But a risky move for the Red carpet as with spending 2hours parading up and down i hope she had plenty of Hairspray. But for the dress a flor draping red Calvin Klein number...fffwwoooorrr!!!!!! A slightly older lady doing it for the women was actress Sharon Stone wearing her hair tightly griped back at the sides but flattering her face with an "anti Product" volume at the top. A great look that we have been seeing a lot of of on the LFW catwalks this season. Im looking forward to sitting down to a little breakfast now to here the papers take on the looks. See you soon, Dafydd Rhys x

23.02.2011 @ 12:13:09

What a day at LFW! Great to see some amazing revues online already! Loved the collection and the hair was amazing! Second season at London fashion week DONE! Cant wait to show the guys at Ken Picton the latest trends tomorrow! This train journey is going sooo slow though! :(

22.02.2011 @ 09:37:00

On the 242 bus to Tottenham Court road! I will be styling backstage at the EMILIO DE LA MORENA show at London Fashion Week at Somerset House! Got Adel playing on my new headset, a large cappuccino, scanning the web for yesterday's LFW show blogs and Twitter! Ready for the day!! Check out layer for my Post show blog!

30.01.2011 @ 06:37:24

Hey guys! Hope you all had a great Christmas and ar enjoying the new year! It's great to be back in the salon after eating and drinking to much over the season. Its also great to see all my clients back in the salon especially with the mentality of new year = new hair! Let's get creative!! I'm currently in Cardiff airport on my way back to Edinburgh for the latest Wella tour 'the trend vision insights' wish me luck on this three day tour whitch will see me in Edinburgh Newcastle ant Nottingham! See you at the salon soon! All clear for take-off, Daf x

20.12.2010 @ 01:34:58

Frosty the Snow man!! Well what a week it has been at the Ken Picton Salon! like the rest of the uk we have been overwhelmed with the amount of snow we have had! On the plus side its been great to see all the staffs dedication and determination in getting in to work to honour the clients christmas appointments! Its also great to see so many of your clients still trying to make it for the last of the years appointments. All thats left to say is Hope you all have a great Christmas (take it easy on the Mulled wine!) and have a Happy and Prosperous New year!! Dafydd Rhys xx

08.12.2010 @ 10:37:35

Well what a buisy weekend its been!! After Last saturday in the Salon it was pretty obvious that christmas had deffinetley arrived! it was great to see the whole team buzzing and seeing some fantastic party looks leaving the salon door. After a busy day at the salon, Sunday was yet another early start for myself and ken! we were on the way to the NEC in Birmingham for the Clothes Show Live. I was a finalist at the Young hairdresser of The year and Ken Demoing At the Hair Ideas 'Chop Shop' Stand. At the Young Hairdresser stage i had 45min to recreate a front cover look on my model Bexi. It was also great to have the support of my friend and Make up Artist Charlotte Gilles who did an amazing jof of my models make up. Unfortunatley this was not to be my year but entering the competition for the first time and reaching the Finals it was a Proud moment. Monday came and it was time for the annual Fellowship of British hairdressing lunch. myself and Ken with the promise of lots of champagne decided it was best to catch the train. The lunch was being held at the Dorchester and was full of the Cream of the hairdrerssing industry. with the nominations not being announced and having won the British salon of the year before we were there just to have a good time!! This then resulted in a great shok to us both when it was then reveald that the Ken Picton Salon and Spa had won the salon of the award for the second time!! well we were Buzzing!! Congratulations to Ken and of cours to our Clients for thair continued support! The party was now in full swing and time to move on tho the after party at Mahikis...

28.11.2010 @ 07:30:12

On the Gatwick Express now bound for Edinburgh set for the start of the Wella Live on Location Tour! 6.30 London Victoria train may have been a little early thou! See you soon, Dafydd xx

25.11.2010 @ 11:40:25

Sorry guys! I'm quoting the wrong show!! It was the Dafydd Du and Caryl show! All went well! Caryl sang happy birthday to me for tomorrow live on air! Haha maybe I'll have more cards now!! Here's hoping!!

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25.11.2010 @ 10:09:19

On my way into the BBC studios in Llandaff to talk on NIa's breakfast show on BBC radio Cymru! Then it will be back to the salon for 12 to start my days work.

22.11.2010 @ 07:30:27

In the taxi on the way to the British Hairdressing awards where our Ken Picton is up for wales and south west hairdresser of the year! All the girls look amazing! Good luck Ken!! Party on!!!

12.11.2010 @ 10:05:56

Check out my latest Blog on Headfirst.net! Its allnabout my Pais Trip on Monday! Enjoy! http://www.head1st.net/blogs/guest-blogger/generation-now/jadore-paris

08.11.2010 @ 07:55:28

On the train to Paris! Will be leaving in 5min! All I need now is a expresso and a pan au chocolate to get me in the French mood!!

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David - Senior Stylist

I've been hairdressing for seven and a half years and am currently a senior stylist at the salon. Hair is something I'm very passionate about, and has become a massive part of my life in this time. It's a really great feeling when you love what you do and look forward to going to work everyday! It is the diversity that hairdressing delivers that really gives that feeling, and no two days are ever the same which in turn keeps me thinking of different ideas all of the time. I've been very lucky to have worked for and with some amazing people in my short career, finding each individual inspiring in their own way.

I've been a huge football fan for all my life and enjoy many sports - I like to keep my life as fun as possible. My most memorable experience was working as a stylist on Samuel L Jacksons White Ball – hopefully there are many more good times to come!

David - Senior Stylist

Ladies Cut and Finish £43.00
Gents Cut and Finish £30.00
Finishing £30.00

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13.09.2010 @ 10:28:53

really enjoyed the launch of Shu Uemura hair products in the salon today they look and feel absolutely amazing, really looking forward to getting to work with them soon. I think both stylist and client are very lucky to have such a beautiful product range available to us. Exciting times !!!!

13.06.2010 @ 05:00:52

i am seeing alot of maxi dresses already this summer, accompanied nicely by very loose movement in the hair and some relaxed homemade up do's topped off with a flower or some decorative hair peices, nice summer look!

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Sam - Senior Stylist

I am proud to say I have just recently joined the Ken Picton team as a senior stylist.I have been hairdressing for the past 7 years, and enjoy all aspects of my profession,from cutting both men's and women's hair,colouring,bridal and hair extentions.
My aim is to further my career by learning new creative techniques,getting involved in competition work,fashion shows and photoshoots. Also to build a strong clientele base by offering a great relaxing experiance.

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Millie - Senior Stylist

I've worked at the Ken Picton Salon since early 2005 when I returned from a career break travelling around Asia, Australia and New Zealand. I enjoy the variation of my job and specialise in cutting and colouring hair for both men and women. This allows me to take my clients through the whole salon experience, and give them the best service I can, making sure that they are relaxed.

I love to inspire my clients and get them to open up and see what else is possible to achieve with their style. Trying different things gives you confidence – even just finishing the hair a new way, and I can explain how to easily achieve this at home.

Over the years I've been fortunate enough to work with Ken on magazine photo shoots and be part of some of the shows he has put on for Wella. I was also involved in the compeition to ‘Find the Face of Ken Picton’! Whenever an opportunity arises for our highly talented team to work together, we all get involved because the outcome is always a great success.

I am very proud to be part of the Ken Picton team, it gives me great job satisfation and allows me to continue growing as a stylist.

Millie - Senior Stylist

Ladies Cut and Finish £43.00
Gents Cut and Finish £30.00
Finishing £30.00

Colouring (From)
Full Head Weaves £95.00
Half Head Weaves £85.00
Top Section £75.00
Semi/fx £70.00
Fashion Colour £70.00
Bleaching £55.00
Full Head Tint £52.00
Tint Regrowth £45.00
Ammonia Free Tint £57.00
Ammonia Free Regrowth £50.00
Slicing/Special Effects £55.00
Semi £37.00

Great Length hair extensions quote on consultation.

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19.06.2010 @ 10:03:33

busy busy busy....

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Natalie - Senior Stylist

Hi all, I am back in the salon from my maternity leave. Working part time at the moment, 3 days a week which include a late night and saturday of course. New services have been introduced since i've been away so i'm really excited to learn all about them. Look forward to seeing you soon.

Natalie - Senior Stylist

Ladies Cut Ad Finish £43.00
Gents Cut and Finish £30.00
Finishing £30.00

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Amy - Senior Stylist

I Joined Ken Picton salon in 1997 as an apprentice and gained My NVQ levels 2 & 3 Hairdressing qualifications.I have gained many friends during this time some I've worked with since day one.

I have been very fortunate in my career and have been given lots of opportunities such as trips to LA and Hawaii.
I love working in this industry and working with such a great team. The Fashion industry is constantly changing and you're always learning new techniques and services, I am always keen to learn. Enjoying nothing more than seeing the end results and helping clients achieve their desired look or helping them over come any problems they may have with their hair.

The latest service that I have trained in is the Brazilian Blowdry (kerastraight), the Results are fantastic!!

Amy - Senior Stylist

Ladies Cut & Finish £43.00
Gents Cut & Finish £30.00
Finishing £30.00

Colouring (From)
Full Head Weaves £95.00
Half Head Weaves £85.00
Top Section £75.00
Semi/fx £70.00
Fashion Colour £70.00
Bleaching £55.00
Full Head Tint £52.00
Tint Regrowth £45.00
Ammonia Free Tint £57.00
Ammonia Free Regrowth £50.00
Slicing/Special Effects £55.00
Semi £37.00

Brazilian Blow Dry (kera straight)
Short from £150.00
Medium from £200.00
Long from £250.00

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Chantal - Stylist

Ladies cut and finish	£39.00
Gents cut and finish	£28.00
Finishing	£25.00

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Jo - Graduate Stylist

Hello, I'm Jo and I've been working here since 2007, I'm very passionate about hairdressing. In this industry you're always learning which is great as I love to learn! I am currently picking up new straightening systems and advanced cutting techniques to offer more services. I enjoy the variety of services I perform on a daily basis, and love colouring, cutting and hair-up work. This is a great place to be and a great industry to be part of.

Jo - Graduate Stylist

Ladies cut & finish £35.00
Mens cut & Finish £25.00
Finishing £25.00

Colouring (From)
Full Head Weaves £95.00
Half Head Weaves £85.00
Top Section £75.00
Semi/fx £70.00
Fashion Colour £70.00
Bleaching £57.00
Full Head Tint £52.00
Tint Regrowth £45.00
Ammonia Free Tint £57.00
Ammonia Free Regrowth £50.00
Slicing/Special Effects £55.00
Semi £37.00