The back of a woman's head with long, defined light-brown curls against a pale wall.

Where curls are the whole point

A salon for curly hair, only

Cut dry, curl by curl, by people with curls of their own. Waves, ringlets, coils and everything in between, in Stokes Croft, Bristol.

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What we do

Our four appointments

  • A woman with long dark curly hair in profile against a warm brown wall.
    Curly cut90 min

    Shaped dry, one curl at a time. From £68.

  • Most bookedA woman with long copper curls blowing in the wind by the sea.
    Colour2–3 hrs

    Hand-painted, curl-safe, no bleach on fine curls. From £95.

  • A young woman with a full rounded afro looking at the camera.
    Coils2 hrs

    Shape-ups, twists and treatment for type 4 hair. From £75.

  • A stylist doing a little girl's hair by a bright window.
    Small curls45 min

    Children under twelve, with a parent's lesson included. £30.

Why Coilhouse

Most salons were built for straight hair

So most of us were cut wet, pulled straight and handed back a shape that sprang up two inches short. We opened Coilhouse in 2019 so that would never happen again. Every stylist here trained in curly cutting, and every one of them has curls.

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The back of a head of dark textured hair set in neat twists with lighter brown ends.

Treatments

Between cuts

  1. Deep moisture45 min · £40
  2. Protein reset45 min · £45
  3. Twist-out set75 min · £55
  4. Curl lesson60 min · £35
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Portfolio

Explore our work

  • A young woman with short golden-brown ringlets, her hand at her chin, outdoors.

    Aisha · curly cut

  • A smiling young woman with a big round afro and hoop earrings.

    Grace · coils

  • A woman with shoulder-length dark curls looking calmly at the camera.

    Nadia · cut and shape

What clients say

Heard in the chair

★★★★★

“Thirty-four years of hairdressers telling me my hair was difficult. Ninety minutes here and someone told me it was beautiful, cut it like she meant it, and taught me to do the same at home. I cried a bit. They have tissues.”
Portrait of a woman with an afro, her hands raised to her hair. Portrait of a woman with short natural hair in a white turtleneck. Portrait of a young woman with long dark curls. Funmi, and 900 others

For you

Before your first cut

  1. Come with your hair dry and loose, styled the way you wear it most days.
  2. Skip the ponytail on the day. We need to see where the curls fall.
  3. Bring a photo of a day your hair looked its best, and one of a bad day.
  4. Leave ninety minutes. Talking about your hair is half of the appointment.
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Do you have questions?

Frequently asked questions

Do you cut wet or dry?
Dry, almost always. Curls shrink when they dry, so we cut them as you wear them.
How often should I come?
Every three to four months for most curls. Coils can go longer between shape-ups.
Can I bring my own products?
Please do. We would rather teach you to use what you have than sell you something new.
My hair is only a bit wavy. Is it for me?
Yes. Many of our clients thought they had straight, frizzy hair until their first cut here.

Journal

Notes from the salon

A woman with a mass of dark curls falling over her face, against a pale green wall.

Why your curls look different every morning, and what to do about it

 Small pink and white bottles of hair oil lying among green leaves.

Products

Three oils and when to use them

 A woman with her back turned, lifting her long dark curls with both hands.

Routine

The ten-minute wash day

 Dark curls lit from the side, half covering a woman's face.

Growing out

Going curly after years of straightening

 A young person with a big cloud of curls in the sunshine.

Summer

Sea, sun and curls that survive both