Finding a good curly hair salon on the Gold Coast is harder than it should be. There’s a lot of noise out there, a lot of salons claiming to “get curls,” and not a lot of substance behind it. So if you’re actually trying to figure out who to trust with your hair, here’s what to genuinely look for, and why we think Aria Curly Salon fits the bill.
Do They Actually Understand Every Curl Type, Not Just the Instagram-Friendly Ones?
A lot of curly salons are great with big, bouncy, voluminous curls because that’s what looks good in a photo. Fine curls get overlooked constantly. If your curls are fine, low density, or don’t have a lot of natural volume, you’ve probably had a stylist either not know what to do with you, or just treat your hair like a smaller version of someone else’s thick curls.
That’s not how it works. Fine curls need a completely different approach to cutting, product, and styling than thick or coarse curls do. At Aria, we work with the full range, not just the curl types that are easy to make look good. Fine, thin, low density curls get just as much consideration and expertise as anyone else’s.
Is the Experience Actually There, or Just Claimed?
Anyone can put “curl specialist” in their bio. What actually matters is the real training and years behind it.
Hailey has over 20 years in the hair industry and has completed 8 specialised curly hair courses from around the world. That’s not a weekend workshop. That’s genuine, ongoing education in how curls behave, how they colour, how they cut, and how they grow out, across years of hands-on experience with real clients.
Who’s Actually Handling Your Products and Extensions?
Sara is our product expert and our extensions specialist. If you’ve ever walked out of a salon with products that didn’t actually suit your hair, or extensions that looked great for a week and then fell apart, that’s usually a knowledge gap, not a hair problem.
Sara knows the ingredients, the brands, and the techniques well enough to actually match what you’re using and wearing to what your hair needs, not just what’s popular that month. She has also travelled worldwide to do curly hair courses, but her more main love is in extensions!
Sara is also the founder of Curly Life, Australia’s leading curly hair store, so you’re in good hands with her!
Is It Actually a Team, or Just a Shopfront?
We’re family run, and it shows in how we work. Hailey and Sara aren’t just two stylists who happen to work in the same building. They’re a genuine team, each bringing a different specialty to the table, working together on clients rather than operating as separate businesses under one roof.
No Pretentiousness, Just Good Hair
We’re not interested in being the trendiest salon on the Gold Coast, or chasing whatever’s going to look best online that week. We’re interested in your curls actually looking and feeling good, every day, not just the day you leave the salon.
If that’s what you’re after, come see us.
Book with Aria Curly Salon and let’s talk about what your curls actually need.
See our work on our Instagram!