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Our services in detail

Colour, highlights
& treatments

Hair Poetry is a women's and children's hair salon in Kenwyn, Cape Town. Here's a closer look at our two most-loved categories — what each service does, who it's best for, and the benefits you can expect from the chair.

Colour & Highlights Treatments

01 · Colour & Highlights

Colour that's made for you

From subtle root touch-ups to full balayage transformations, our colour work uses premium professional lines and bond-protecting care to keep your hair healthy while you change your look. Every colour service starts with a consultation and a bespoke shade match — so the result suits your skin tone, lifestyle and how much upkeep you want.

Professional hair colouring tools, violet dye and tint brush at Hair Poetry

Root touch-up & blow-dry

Refreshes new regrowth and blends greys with a precise colour match at the roots, finished with a wash and blow-dry so you leave polished.

Best for keeping existing colour looking fresh

Full colour

An all-over application for rich, even tone from root to tip — ideal for a complete colour change or full, natural-looking grey coverage.

Best for a new shade or complete grey coverage

Half & full highlights

Hand-foiled highlights woven through the hair to add brightness, depth and dimension — placed to frame your face and suit your base colour.

Best for lightness and movement without all-over colour

Balayage

A freehand, hand-painted lightening technique for a soft, sun-kissed, lived-in finish that grows out beautifully — with no harsh regrowth line.

Best for low-maintenance, natural dimension

Toner & gloss

A finishing gloss that neutralises brassy or unwanted tones and perfects your shade, leaving a glassy, healthy-looking shine.

Best for refining blondes and reviving faded colour

Bleach & bleach bath

Carefully controlled lightening — a full bleach or a gentler bleach bath — to reach lighter levels as safely as possible, protecting hair integrity along the way.

Best for prepping for bright, pastel or platinum looks

01Premium colour linesProfessional, salon-grade colour for true, lasting results.

02Bespoke shade matchColour chosen for your skin tone and upkeep.

03Bond & scalp careProtective steps to keep colour-treated hair healthy.

04Consultation includedEvery colour service begins with a chat about your goals.

02 · Treatments

Repair, smooth & revive

Our treatments restore health and control frizz — whether you want a quick moisture boost or a long-lasting smooth. Smoothing treatments like keratin and Brazilian are ideal for Cape Town's humidity: they cut your daily styling time while adding serious shine, so your hair behaves between visits.

Basin treatment

An intensive conditioning mask applied at the basin to rehydrate, soften and add slip in minutes — the perfect add-on to any colour or cut service.

Best for a fast moisture and shine boost

Hair botox

A deep-repair treatment that fills and smooths the hair fibre for renewed softness, body and shine. (No needles — it's named for its filling effect.)

Best for dull, damaged or porous hair

Brazilian blowout

A smoothing treatment that tames frizz and reduces styling time while keeping natural movement and bounce — a softer alternative to a full keratin.

Best for frizzy, humidity-prone hair that still wants volume

Signature · R750 +

Keramess keratin

Our signature keratin smoothing treatment for long-lasting frizz control, sleekness and shine. R750 + for all lengths — and it includes a free follow-up wash & blow-dry.

Best for frizzy hair wanting a sleek, glossy finish

Micro keratin

A lighter keratin treatment that softens frizz and improves manageability while keeping more of your hair's natural texture — a gentle introduction to smoothing.

Best for a subtle, natural smoothing result

Nanoplastia

A formaldehyde-free smoothing and repair treatment that relaxes frizz and restores the hair fibre, leaving a healthy, glossy finish — a gentler route to smooth, manageable hair.

Best for frizzy or damaged hair wanting a gentler smoothing

Japanese Silky

A straightening and smoothing treatment for a sleek, glass-straight finish that lasts — ideal when you want poker-straight hair with minimal daily styling.

Best for long-lasting, poker-straight results

01Lasting frizz controlSmooth, manageable hair that holds between washes.

02Faster styling at homeLess time with the dryer and flat iron each morning.

03Added shine & softnessHealthier-looking, glossy hair with renewed softness.

04Suitable for all lengthsPricing is for all hair lengths — short to long.

Treatments are currently 25% off for a limited time. Ask us on WhatsApp about current offers and which treatment suits your hair best.

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Colour, highlights& treatments