True Grit’s been in Melbourne for the Hair Expo!

18 June 2016

Ashlee with Michael Beel

Jacqui, Sarah and Ashlee have been in Melbourne for the Australian Hair Expo and Awards. We were nominated for Best Salon Design and although we didn’t win (congratulations Edward and Co Alexandra!) the team had a fantastic time and were wowed by the truly inspirational hairdressers in Australia. They attended many look-and-learns and discovered new styles of cutting and colouring which they’re keen to put into practice back home in the True Grit salon. The work was original, pushed boundraies with colour and inspired Sarah to create her own collection, ‘Aztec’ (see photos below!) Jacqui attended the Top Salon Summit… Read More

Breast Cancer Cure Fundraiser Done & Dusted!

25 May 2016

True Grit Breast Cancer Cure Winner Image

We’ve tallied up the funds and are incredibly excited to announce we raised $14,273.25 for Breast Cancer Cure!!! A MASSIVE thank you to all our amazing sponsors, supporters and donors. We couldn’t have done it without you! Here are some highlights from our six week campaign … * We had a fantastic fundraiser luncheon with Shortland Street star Shane Cortese and the truly inspirational Kamya Ghose (aka Queen Zaria), a breast cancer survivor and entrepreneur. There was champagne, goodie bags and spot prizes galore. Thank you Baretta for hosting us! * Jacqui not only went on CTV to champion our… Read More

Good luck Libby and True Grit!

21 November 2015

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True Grit and our New Generation stylist Libby are heading up to Wellington this weekend to compete in the HITO Industry Awards. Libby is competing for the national title of ‘Apprentice of the Year’ and we are planning on retaining our status as ‘Training Salon of the Year’. Wish us luck! In the preliminary competition in October, our wonderful style director Haley Scandrett received the third place award in New Zealand for ‘The Cut’ at the NZARH Supreme Awards and Libby Morton took out the HITO North of the South Regional Apprentice of the Year! Check out some photos of… Read More

Our new salon …

13 November 2015

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Our new salon at 87 Manchester Street has just been photographed by the amazing Dave Richards. Check out some of his other fabulous work on his website.    … Read More