Ochre
Ochre staff
When Claire Boyle moved to the area, she knew Yelverton on the edge of Dartmoor was the perfect setting for her salon.
Realising its potential, Claire bought the salon (formerly Mirrors) at the start of 2018 and put her three-year plan in motion to gradually transform it - even Covid-19 didn’t set that back. She started at the core of the salon redesigning it with an ultra-modern décor, and then creating a professional yet lively, upbeat vibe with master cutters, colour and styling experts, and handpicked apprentices, before adding cutting-edge, upmarket products.
As a natural pigment and mineral, ‘ochre’ represents the salon’s introduction of a more environmentally-friendly approach to hairdressing. Claire has joined Green Salon Collective, which aims to recycle or compost the industry’s waste products, such as foils, empty colour tubes, chemicals and PPE, as well as sharing information on sustainability. Claire is the main colour educator within the salon, having completed numerous colour master courses, and ensures the salon uses eco-friendly products, such as premium colour brand Wella Professionals, as well as making use of a refilling service and stocking a range of shampoo bars.
Claire said: ‘We have precision cutters and brilliant styling experts, an extentionist who specialises in hair thickness, and even a very experienced barber every Friday and Saturday.
‘We strive to give our clients a relaxing salon experience, and their well-being is paramount to us - as well as of course making sure they leave with a gorgeous hair cut or colour!
‘We’ve created a place that gives high end hair within an easy going atmosphere - I felt this type of salon was missing and our clients really like what we have to offer.’
And on top of all of that, Ochre serves a tasty coffee and a delicious slice of cake during your visit - what more could you want!