Your home for beautiful hair.

A boutique salon on Plenty Rd, Preston for curls, colour, smoothing and cuts, with free consultations and a pot of tea.

Book online Call (03) 9470 2488
  • Curly cuts
  • Balayage
  • Blondes
  • Vivid colour
  • Keratin smoothing
  • Nanoplasty
  • Yuko straightening
  • Olaplex
  • Jadore tape extensions
  • Men's hair

The Lux experience

Lux Hair is a boutique salon on Plenty Rd, Preston, built on 30 years of experience. It blends classic and contemporary hairdressing in an open, relaxed space where every hair length and texture is welcome.

Sit down for a free consultation, bring your inspiration pictures and talk through your hair's history. Then lean back for a head massage, a pot of tea and a stylist who listens.

Equality
Everyone who walks through the door is welcomed, respected and looked after.
Empowerment
A personalised approach, so you leave confident and excited about your hair.
Social good
Earth-conscious, vegan and cruelty-free products, and a salon working to lighten its footprint.
Oval mirrors and black styling chairs along the Lux Hair salon wall
A pot of tea and biscuit on a timber tray with a lux hair card

Services & prices

Prices are starting ranges and vary with hair length, condition and the result you want. Consultations are always free.

Haircuts

Every cut includes a wash, cut and blow-dry, plus tips for styling at home.

  • Curly cuts$145-250
  • Cut and style$95-240
  • Short back and sides$55-125
  • Kids under 8$60-110

Styling

Blow waves, Hollywood waves and up styles for any occasion.

  • Blow wave shampoo, condition and massage$65-165
  • Down style / Hollywood waves includes wash and blow-dry$65-250
  • Up styles washed and blow-dried beforehand$115-180

Highlights & balayage

Foils or hand-painted balayage for a soft blend that grows out gracefully. Toner, cut and blow-wave are extra.

  • Quarter foils$120-145
  • Half head$145-185
  • Three-quarter head$190-230
  • Full head$220-280
  • Toning$65-150

Colour

From blonde bombshell to sultry brunette, grey coverage or vivid fashion colour.

  • Regrowth up to 2 months$85-120
  • Medium to long$145-230
  • On-scalp bleach up to 2 inches of regrowth, toner extra$195-255
  • All-over toner$65-150
  • Vivid colour toning$80-200
  • Colour correction consultation firstOn application

Keratin treatments

Softer, smoother, shinier hair that tames frizz and humidity, lasting up to six months with aftercare. Ask about formaldehyde-free Nanoplasty too.

  • Express Cezanne$175-330
  • Classic Cezanne$295-500
  • Goldwell Keratin Smoothing$375-625

Yuko permanent straightening

For hair that keratin won't suit. Adriana is the specialist, so book well in advance.

  • Regrowth up to 6 months$800
  • Lengths$800-1,400

Jadore tape extensions

Instantly longer, fuller hair that can be cut, styled and colour-blended any way you like.

  • Jadore tape extensionsFrom $350

Also at Lux: Olaplex bond repair, hair & scalp treatments, Nanoplasty and men's hair for every hair type.

Book online

Seen in our mirrors

Balayage, blondes, curls, vivid colour and glass-smooth finishes, all done in the Preston salon.

  • Caramel balayage through loose curls
    Caramel balayage curls
  • Long, defined natural curls after a curly cut
    Defined curly cut
  • Silver platinum blonde waves
    Silver blonde waves
  • Vivid copper orange colour with soft waves
    Vivid copper
  • Brunette balayage with soft waves
    Brunette balayage
  • Glass-smooth, glossy straight hair after a smoothing treatment
    Glossy smoothing finish
  • Ruby red colour through curls
    Ruby red curls
  • Long blonde balayage waves in the salon
    Blonde balayage
  • Sleek brunette bob
    Sleek brunette bob
  • Bouncy curly ringlets after a curly cut
    Curly cut ringlets

Meet your stylists

  1. Andrew

    Curly hair, creative cutting, Nanoplasty and blondes

    20 years in hairdressing, many of them in education. An accredited Nanoplasty technician with curly cuts for every curl type.

  2. Adriana

    Yuko straightening, keratin smoothing and curls

    A master of straightening and smoothing whose clients travel from across Australia. Book well in advance.

  3. Elizabeth

    Precision cutting, curly hair and balayage

    Cuts tailored to each guest with careful attention to detail, from curly to straight hair.

  4. Saadet

    Senior stylist

    Cuts and colour changes from bright blonde to chocolate, and a head massage clients talk about.

  5. Sunil

    Stylist and colourist

    Foils, toners and treatments, with time taken over your inspiration pictures.

  6. Amanni

    Apprentice

    Learning the craft alongside the Lux team.

Made for your comfort

Private styling room behind a charcoal curtain, with an arched mirror

A private area when you want one

Wheelchair-accessible entrance, basins, car park and restroom, plus a curtained private room for anyone who'd like a little more privacy.

Quiet, safe and mum-friendly appointments

Special appointments for quiet visits, mums, children and people with disabilities. LGBTQ+ friendly, always.

Lux Hair salon with a long timber table, tulips, oval mirrors and a fiddle-leaf fig by the window

Vegan, cruelty-free, paraben-free

A hand-picked range of earth-conscious products, and a specialist Olaplex salon.

Retail shelves of hair products beside the timber reception desk

Kind words from the chair

4.2 496 Google reviews

“Saw Andrew for a complete restyle and could not be happier with the end result. I really valued the advice Andrew provided to achieve the same result at home.”

Sinead DolanRestyle with Andrew

“Sunil’s a skilled and thoughtful colourist and the salon atmosphere is warm and welcoming.”

ChrisColour with Sunil

“She always understands the brief & can bring my ever-changing visions from the brightest blonde bob to chocolate long locks to life.”

Chantal CostelloColour with Saadet

Come and visit

Unit 293/297 Plenty Rd
Preston VIC 3072

(03) 9470 2488Get directions

Opening hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am - 7pm
Wednesday10am - 8pm
Thursday10am - 8pm
Friday10am - 7pm
Saturday9am - 5pm
SundayClosed
Lux Hair shopfront: charcoal facade, full glass corner and round lux hair sign on Plenty Rd

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Bring your inspiration pictures, talk through the look you want and share your hair's history so your stylist can choose the right products and approach.

Deposits are required for all bookings and a 24-hour cancellation policy applies. You can book online any time, or call (03) 9470 2488.

Yes. Your stylist works with your natural curls, looking at their elasticity, shape, texture and pattern, and always consults first. A curly cut can last 2 to 8 months with the right care, and the salon uses Curl Manifesto products.

Keratin smooths frizz and lasts up to six months. Nanoplasty is a formaldehyde-free, one-step straightening system that lasts up to 7 to 8 months. Yuko is permanent straightening for hair that keratin won't suit. A free consultation will tell you which is right for your hair.

Wait 48 hours before washing your hair. With proper aftercare, results last up to six months.

Yes. The entrance, car park, restroom and basins are wheelchair accessible, and there's a private area if you'd prefer it. Quiet, safe and mum-friendly appointments are available too.

Yes. From small trims to big makeovers and colour for all hair types and all genders, plus short back and sides ($55-125) and kids' cuts for under 8s ($60-110).