Best Children's Haircuts near me in Spitalfields, London
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Neil Moodie Studio
16A Lamb St, London E1 6EA, United Kingdom
+44 20 7646 7106+44 20 7646 7106Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Blow Dry
Curly Haircut
Hair Braiding
Muku Hair Commercial street
55 Commercial St, London E1 6BD, United Kingdom
+44 20 7247 5732+44 20 7247 5732Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Hair Colouring
Hair Treatment
Hurwundeki (HWDK)
39 Brick Ln, London, E1 6PU, United Kingdom
+44 20 8981 0267+44 20 8981 0267Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Keratin Treatment
Women's Haircut
Perm
London School of Barbering - Liverpool Street
13 Artillery Ln, London E1 7HY, United Kingdom
+44 20 7404 0998+44 20 7404 0998Call to bookMen's Haircut
Men's Shaving
Beard Trimming
Head Shave
Ena Salon
5 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5DG, United Kingdom
+44 20 3301 5451+44 20 3301 5451Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Balayage
Curly Haircut
Hair Colouring
Turkish Barber Line
58 Camden High St, London NW1 0LT, United Kingdom
+44 20 3302 1411+44 20 3302 1411Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Guillotine | London Bridge Barbers | SE1
151 Borough High St, London SE1 1HR, United Kingdom
+44 20 7062 5573+44 20 7062 5573Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
The Humble Barber London
157 King's Cross Rd, London WC1X 9BN, United Kingdom
+44 20 7833 2438+44 20 7833 2438Call to bookHead Shave
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Men's Haircut
StylesbyFola
Stylesbyfola, 4 High St, London E15 2GR, United Kingdom
+44 20 8534 8546+44 20 8534 8546Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Blow Dry
Hair Braiding
Beards & Shears Barbers London Bridge
60 Borough High St, London SE1 1XF, United Kingdom
+44 7862 775712+44 7862 775712Call to bookMen's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Ted's Grooming Room
Mall Level, 1 Churchill Pl, London E14 5RB, United Kingdom
+44 20 3397 9966+44 20 3397 9966Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Hershesons Fitzrovia
29-32 Berners St, London W1T 3LR, United Kingdom
+44 20 7434 1747+44 20 7434 1747Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Keratin Treatment
Perm
Permanent Hair Straightening
Shunji Hair & Makeup Covent Garden
16 Drury Ln, London WC2B 5RB, United Kingdom
+44 7565 827184+44 7565 827184Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Perm
Permanent Hair Straightening
Women's Haircut
Four Seasons Barber
128 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7PT, United Kingdom
+44 20 7377 1192+44 20 7377 1192Call to bookMen's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Feel Hairdressers
83 Berwick St, London W1F 8TS, United Kingdom
+44 7799 319797+44 7799 319797Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Women's Haircut
Blow Dry
Balayage
Choppers | London Bridge Barbers
210 Bermondsey St, London, SE1 3TQ, United Kingdom
+44 20 7403 8666+44 20 7403 8666Call to bookMen's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Beard Trimming
ESHK Hair Barbican
156 Goswell Rd., London EC1V 7DW, United Kingdom
+44 20 7253 9592+44 20 7253 9592Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Balayage
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Kitch Hair
4 Charlton Place, London N1 8AJ, United Kingdom
+44 20 3474 5303+44 20 3474 5303Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Blow Dry
Hair Colouring
Hair Treatment
ISAR GENTS HAİR BARBER SHOP 5 Cutler Street, London E1 7DJ
5 Cutler St, London E1 7DJ, United Kingdom
+44 20 7247 6657+44 20 7247 6657Call to bookBeard Trimming
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Men's Shaving
ESHK Hair Shoreditch
47-49 Charlotte Rd, London EC2A 3QT, United Kingdom
+44 20 7739 3211+44 20 7739 3211Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Hair Braiding
Balayage
Ted's Grooming Room
Unit 13 Cabot Square, London E14 4QT, United Kingdom
+44 20 3397 9966+44 20 3397 9966Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
CELAL BARBER
24 Tudor St, Blackfriars, London EC4Y 0AY, United Kingdom
+44 20 7583 4510+44 20 7583 4510Call to bookBeard Trimming
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Flanx | Hair Salon Islington
156 Essex Rd, London, N1 8LY, United Kingdom
+44 20 7359 7059+44 20 7359 7059Call to bookBack Waxing
Face Waxing
Full Body Waxing
Leg Waxing
Barber East London
86 Copenhagen Pl, London, E14 7DE, United Kingdom
+44 7490 454232+44 7490 454232Call to bookMen's Shaving
Beard Trimming
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Stunt Dolly
BLUE DOOR, Colvestone Buildings, 2 Colvestone Cres, London E8 2LG, United Kingdom
+44 20 8109 2831+44 20 8109 2831Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Treatment
Hair Weaves
Highlights
Robert e Lee
261 Poplar High St, London E14 0BE, United Kingdom
+44 20 7515 5372+44 20 7515 5372Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Blow Dry
Balayage
Windle London
41-45 Short's Gardens, London WC2H 9AP, United Kingdom
+44 20 7497 2393+44 20 7497 2393Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Permanent Hair Straightening
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Trevor Sorbie
27 Floral St, London WC2E 9DP, United Kingdom
+44 20 7379 6901+44 20 7379 6901Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Weaves
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Ismet (Barber/Hairdresser)
78 Essex Rd, London, N1 8LT, United Kingdom
+44 7916 287357+44 7916 287357Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Men's Haircut
Studio Phase Hair & Beauty Salon
283 Hoxton St, Whitmore Estate, London, N1 5JX, United Kingdom
+44 20 7739 1968+44 20 7739 1968Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Women's Haircut
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Hairform Studio
4 Procter St, London WC1V 6NX, United Kingdom
+44 20 7404 8726+44 20 7404 8726Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Treatment
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Hound Dog Barber Shop
473 Hackney Rd, London E2 9ED, United Kingdom
+44 20 7033 3966+44 20 7033 3966Call to bookMen's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Cutting Guru Highbury
296 St Paul's Rd, London N1 2LH, United Kingdom
+44 20 3489 1332+44 20 3489 1332Call to bookMen's Shaving
Head Shave
Beard Trimming
Men's Haircut
Aveda Men Cutters Yard London Bridge
Bridge Station, Unit 11, Western Arcade, London SE1 9RL, United Kingdom
+44 20 7015 9177+44 20 7015 9177Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Echo of Bloomsbury
49B Museum St, London WC1A 1LY, United Kingdom
+44 20 7405 1081+44 20 7405 1081Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Hairsta Barbers
244 Grays Inn Rd, London WC1X 8JR, United Kingdom
+44 20 7837 3263+44 20 7837 3263Call to bookMen's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Toni & Tiger Barber Club
Bethnal Green, London E1 4EA, United Kingdom
+44 7459 158708+44 7459 158708Call to bookHead Shave
Men's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Highbury Hair Studio
172A Blackstock Rd, London N5 1HA, United Kingdom
+44 7944 912598+44 7944 912598Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
butter cut
The old baths 80, Eastway, London E9 5JH, United Kingdom
+44 7375 515222+44 7375 515222Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Highlights
Women's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Nicholas James
106 Great Portland St, London W1W 6PF, United Kingdom
+44 20 3915 3922+44 20 3915 3922Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Hair Colouring
Hair Treatment
KR Hair Studio
2 Arnside St, London SE17 2AP, United Kingdom
+44 20 7703 9570+44 20 7703 9570Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Hair Braiding
Hair Colouring
Green Chaplin
58 Green Lanes, Newington Green, London N16 9NH, United Kingdom
+44 20 7254 5864+44 20 7254 5864Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Cutters Yard Bankside
28 Great Suffolk St, London SE1 0UE, United Kingdom
+44 20 7261 9090+44 20 7261 9090Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Pau Hair Salon
56 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7XB, United Kingdom
+44 7514 275460+44 7514 275460Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Women's Haircut
Balayage
Hair Colouring
Emma Forletta’s Wedding & Events Hairdressing
22, Chamberlain House, Ossulston St, London NW1 1ET, United Kingdom
+44 7909 796677+44 7909 796677Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Women's Haircut
Hair Braiding
Hair Colouring
Barberesso London
185 Blackstock Rd, London N5 2LL, United Kingdom
+44 20 3343 8478+44 20 3343 8478Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Percy & Reed Salon
157c Great Portland St, London W1W 6QS, United Kingdom
+44 20 7637 4634+44 20 7637 4634Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Balayage
Blow Dry
Boone and Last Hair Salon
65 Redchurch St, London E2 7DJ, United Kingdom
+44 20 3487 0097+44 20 3487 0097Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Keratin Treatment
Balayage
Curly Haircut
Josh - Hairdresser
Kings of Clerkenwell, 41 Clerkenwell Rd, London EC1M 4RS, United Kingdom
+44 7818 820627+44 7818 820627Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Permanent Hair Straightening
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
The Melange - Hair Salon & Coffee Shop
67 Chatsworth Rd, Lower Clapton, London, E5 0LH, United Kingdom
+44 20 8533 1313+44 20 8533 1313Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Keratin Treatment
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
minus studio
Studio 12, 14 Wyke Rd, Fish Island, London E3 2XD, United Kingdom
+44 7707 199310+44 7707 199310Call to bookBeard Trimming
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Whiteman @ Smiths Salon
57 Poland St, London W1F 7NW, United Kingdom
+44 20 7734 3004+44 20 7734 3004Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Hair Treatment
The Hair Lab
Tintagel House, 92 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TY, United Kingdom
+44 7307 181313+44 7307 181313Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Treatment
Hair Weaves
Highlights
Katie Coward - Bridal Hair and Make-up Artist
30 Princess May Rd, London N16 8DG, United Kingdom
+44 7811 075354+44 7811 075354Call to bookMakeup Service
Bridal Makeup
Yk barbers
295 Caledonian Rd, London N1 1EG, United Kingdom
+44 7983 291404+44 7983 291404Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Treatment
B H C hair
2nd Floor, 74 Tabernacle St, London EC2A 4EA, United Kingdom
+44 20 7833 1477+44 20 7833 1477Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Women's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Balayage
johncutshair
Downstairs @ Man-oj, 76 Fleet St, London EC4Y 1DH, United Kingdom
+44 7939 849937+44 7939 849937Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Balayage
Curly Haircut
Hadley Yates Salon
11, 13 Shelton St, London WC2H 9JN, United Kingdom
+44 20 7836 4032+44 20 7836 4032Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Weaves
Highlights
Women's Haircut
Canonbury Hair
12 Canonbury Pl, London, N1 2NQ, United Kingdom
+44 20 7226 6280+44 20 7226 6280Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Blow Dry
Balayage
No 74 Hair & Beauty London
74 Compton St, London EC1V 0BN, United Kingdom
+44 20 7490 8555+44 20 7490 8555Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Balayage
Curly Haircut
Ned's Babershop
27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ, United Kingdom
+44 20 3828 2000+44 20 3828 2000Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Women's Haircut
Keratin Treatment
Paintbox London
205 Hackney Rd, London E2 8JL, United Kingdom
+44 7886 444389+44 7886 444389Call to bookMakeup Service
Bridal Makeup
TotsCrops Children Hairdressing Experts
Smithfield House, 14 W Smithfield, London EC1A 9HY, United Kingdom
+44 20 7965 7368+44 20 7965 7368Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Blow Dry
Hair Braiding
Hair By Lizz
120 Islington High St, London N1 8EG, United Kingdom
+44 7792 804037+44 7792 804037Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Hair Extensions
H Hairdressing
15 John Ruskin St, London SE5 0NS, United Kingdom
+44 7852 297065+44 7852 297065Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Hair Treatment
Curly Haircut
Gentlemans Fade Barbers™️ East London 🇬🇧
15 Christian St, London E1 1SE
07832 91458307832 914583Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Hair Hunters
216 Walworth Rd, London, SE17 1JE, United Kingdom
+44 20 7703 2435+44 20 7703 2435Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Perm
Hair Extensions
Balayage
Mg Styles Uk
333 Walworth Rd, Elephant Passage, London SE17 2TG, United Kingdom
+44 7521 287175+44 7521 287175Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Hair Colouring
Blow Dry
Natalia Alves - Hair Atelier
103B Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0UD, United Kingdom
+44 7568 449032+44 7568 449032Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Balayage
Hair Colouring
Hair Treatment
Hair London
166 Old Kent Rd, London SE1 5TY, United Kingdom
+44 20 7703 2323+44 20 7703 2323Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Balayage
Curly Haircut
Hair Braiding
New Image Hairdressers
466 Old Ford Rd., Bow, London E3 5JP, United Kingdom
+44 20 8981 6047+44 20 8981 6047Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Hair Colouring
Angel Hair Atelier
240-242 Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4DA, United Kingdom
+44 20 7582 6260+44 20 7582 6260Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Women's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Balayage
Blow Dry Express
47 Carter Ln, London EC4V 5AE, United Kingdom
+44 20 7247 8081+44 20 7247 8081Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Blow Dry
Curly Haircut
Hair Braiding
Jay & Meira Hair Studio
132 New Cavendish St, London W1W 6YA, United Kingdom
+44 20 3940 3078+44 20 3940 3078Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Luis & Cos
1, Sinclair House, Hastings St, London WC1H 9PZ, United Kingdom
+44 20 7813 9435+44 20 7813 9435Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Blow Dry
Balayage
Rebel + Blow
1Rebel 63, St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8LE, United Kingdom
+44 20 3714 0710+44 20 3714 0710Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Blow Dry
Curly Haircut
WB Barbers and hairdressing
Unit 4, CityPoint, Ropemaker St, London EC2Y 9AS, United Kingdom
+44 20 7628 6565+44 20 7628 6565Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Women's Haircut
Kingz Barberz
Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Redriff Rd, London SE16 7LL, United Kingdom
+44 7770 601210+44 7770 601210Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Hair Treatment
Hair Weaves
The Lion & The Fox
28 Hatton Wall, London EC1N 8JH, United Kingdom
+44 20 3019 2250+44 20 3019 2250Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Hair Extensions
Hair Colouring
Castro’s Barbershop
49, Upstairs at Arch, Ropewalk, Maltby St, London SE1 3PA, United Kingdom
+44 7376 523067+44 7376 523067Call to bookMen's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Tania's Unisex Salon
39 Dockhead, London SE1 2BS, United Kingdom
+44 20 7064 9233+44 20 7064 9233Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Keratin Treatment
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Kleins Hair and Beauty
Port East Warehouse, 12 Hertsmere Rd, London E14 4AE, United Kingdom
+44 20 7987 9330+44 20 7987 9330Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Blue Tit Clapton
121 Lower Clapton Rd, Lower Clapton, London, E5 0NP, United Kingdom
+44 20 8985 3558+44 20 8985 3558Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Blow Dry
Hair Extensions
Barbers Lane - Barber Shop Stepney
55 Ben Jonson Rd, London E1 4SA, United Kingdom
+44 20 3561 6043+44 20 3561 6043Call to bookBeard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Chop-Chop Hair Salon Shoreditch
60 Charlotte Rd, London EC2A 3QT, United Kingdom
+44 20 3488 1492+44 20 3488 1492Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Curly Haircut
Hair Braiding
Hair Treatment
Hairtonic Stoke Newington Bespoke Barber’s
37 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0NX, United Kingdom
+44 20 7254 9401+44 20 7254 9401Call to bookHead Shave
Men's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Oliver Stephens Organic Hair Salon
2a D'Arblay St, London W1F 8DQ, United Kingdom
+44 20 7439 0666+44 20 7439 0666Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Balayage
Curly Haircut
Manoj Coffee and Cuts
10 Ludgate Broadway, London EC4V 6DU, United Kingdom
+44 20 7236 4801+44 20 7236 4801Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Colouring
Blow Dry
Hair Treatment
Cut At Waterloo
49 Baylis Rd, London SE1 7AU, United Kingdom
+44 20 3092 6931+44 20 3092 6931Call to bookHead Shave
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Men's Haircut
Sampson's Cuts
56 Holloway Rd, London N7 8JL, United Kingdom
+44 7714 897381+44 7714 897381Call to bookMen's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Men's Shaving
Head Shave
Lounge Hair & Beauty Salon
200 Jamaica Rd, London SE16 4RT, United Kingdom
+44 20 7237 2624+44 20 7237 2624Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Balayage
Curly Haircut
Dapper Grooming Lounge
98 Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 4TP, United Kingdom
+44 20 7237 2346+44 20 7237 2346Call to bookMen's Shaving
Head Shave
Men's Haircut
Beard Trimming
Studio Mag
65 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7PL, United Kingdom
+44 20 7650 8704+44 20 7650 8704Call to bookChildren's Haircut
Hair Extensions
Balayage
Highlights
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Children's Haircut FAQs
Booking your child in for regular hair appointments will depend on how quickly their hair grows, and how you like their hair to be styled. So relax; there’s no right or wrong age. Saying that, children typically start getting regular haircuts between the ages of 6 months and 2 years old.
Haircut regularity is largely dictated by your child’s age, how quickly their hair grows, and how you like their hair to be styled. Some recommend getting younger children’s hair cut at least once every three months; others advise getting it cut at more regular intervals of 3-8 weeks.
Choose a salon or barber that is patient, likes children and is experienced in cutting the hair of easily-distracted littlies. Word of mouth recommendations are always best, but if you don’t have that luxury, go online to seek out somewhere local that has exceptional reviews for their children’s haircuts.
The top three hairstyles for girls include Lemonade braids (à la Beyonce), the bob (hair sits inline with or just above the jawline and is cut in a sharply defined line with curved tips), and the pony tail. For boys it’s the classic taper (short back and sides), the textured French crop, and the mop top (tapered layers at the side, with longer free-falling hair at the top).
Your child’s stylist will probably pop a booster seat onto the regular salon chair, put their standard hairdressing cape around your child’s shoulders to prevent cut hair from getting on their clothes or falling down the back of their neck, and then comb or brush their hair ready to start trimming. Hairdressing scissors are sharp, so it’s important you help your child stay still. The stylist will have probably cut children’s hair before, so they’ll help with the encouragement, too.
Expect your child to either love it or hate it. They might find it scary, they might not. So prepare them by telling them what to expect, and bring distractions and treats along with you to give them during and after their haircut.
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Children's haircuts can often be quite the adventure. But brilliant hair stylists can cut out the chaos and create a fun bonding experience for both of you.
With the Fresha app, you can find salons in Spitalfields that cater specifically to kids. Kids cuts usually take around 30 minutes, and prices are a snip, starting from £13.50 in Spitalfields. You could be leaving the salon with a chirpy child who's a fully fledged member of the big kid's club.
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