Hair salon ready to mark its 10th birthday in style
A POPULAR salon in Southsea is looking forward to marking its 10th anniversary in business after making it through the toughest 18 months.
After spending a large part of the last year closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Medusa Hairdressing Salon is now open and hoping for a bright future.
Owner and stylist Belinda Clearly prides Medusa Hairdressing Salon on using the best quality products available and her team being trained to the highest standards, both in hairdressing and customer service.
Even though the hair salon, known for specialising in bespoke colouring and precision hair cutting, has been busy since reopening after the Covid lockdown, it is still unable to work at full capacity as a result of social distancing and allowing extra time for the clean-down of stations between each client.
Belinda, 54, who lives in Southsea, said: ‘Lockdown has been very hard for both myself and my team. I spent a lot of time interacting with them via Zoom and we held
our annual awards night via Zoom too!
‘In addition, I accessed online training from our colour supplier and various other sources for the team to attend so that they could upskill and refresh while they are off, as well as spending many hours online researching how we were going to reopen and still be able to give the same service.’
The price list at Medusa Hairdressing, in Marmion Road, depends on the level of experience of the stylist, where stylists will continue to train throughout their career to ensure they are able to bring all the latest techniques and professional advice for their customers.
Belinda, married with two children, said: ‘People are unaware of how much independent businesses have lost during the pandemic.
‘People have said to me, “you got a grant, though didn’t you?”. Yes we did, but we had rent to pay, VAT to pay, stock invoices that were due, amenity bills to pay and the last lockdown we had to pay the payee and pension contributions with no income.’
‘I feel very grateful to have survived and I’m looking forward to celebrating Medusa’s 10th birthday in December with my wonderful team and our lovely guests, where we will be having a party in the salon.’
The salon is open MondayThursday 9am- 6pm, Tuesday 9am-7pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm and Saturday 9am-5pm.