Creative colour · Headingley, Leeds
Colour to get obsessed with
Independent, colour-led and proudly a little alternative — HIVE has been Headingley’s home for vivids, blondes and clever cuts since 2014. Cruelty-free, kind to your hair, and always your idea, just better.
- 5.0★
- Fresha rating
- 6,783
- Instagram fans
- 2014
- Established
Our story
Colour is our craft — and Leeds is our home
We’re an independent salon on Otley Road in the heart of Headingley — colour-led, a little alternative, and here for the brave changes as much as the subtle ones.
Since 2014 we’ve built HIVE around one simple idea: your hair should look like the best version of your idea, never a template. You’ll be in the hands of Ash, Rosie, Caitlin, Tom, Olivia, Amy and Scott — colourists and stylists who genuinely love a good transformation.
We back our lightening work with Olaplex and K18 bond-building, we’re cruelty-free and sustainability conscious, and every colour change starts with a free, no-pressure consultation.
What we do
Colour, cuts & the clever bits
From lived-in blondes and balayage to full-on vivids and creative restyles — have a look, then book your slot online. Not sure where to start? The colour consultation’s on us.
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Vivid & creative colour
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Balayage & babylights
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Blondes & highlights
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Cuts & restyles
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Bonds & treatments
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The silent haircut
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Prices are a guide and vary a little by stylist, length and thickness — your exact quote comes at your consultation. See the full price list →
Our colour work
Proof we don’t do boring
A little wall of recent favourites. Oil-slick rainbows, cherry melts, ocean blues — this is the stuff we live for.
Why HIVE
The bits that matter
No gimmicks — just honest, kind, colour-obsessed hairdressing in the heart of Headingley.
- Est. 2014
A decade-plus of colour
Independent and Headingley-based since 2014 — this is home, not a chain.
- Cruelty-free
Kinder by default
Sustainability conscious and cruelty-free, so it’s better for your hair and the planet.
- Olaplex + K18
Bonds built back in
Bond-building treatments on hand to keep colour-worked hair strong and glossy.
- 5.0★ on Fresha
Rated by real clients
A perfect 5.0 from 34 Fresha reviews — and counting.
- Free consults
Talk colour first
Every colour change starts with a free, no-pressure consultation and skin test.
- Independent
A proper Leeds salon
Owner-run on Otley Road, with a team who live for a good transformation.
Loved in Leeds
- 5.0★
- Average rating
- 34
- Client reviews
- 6,783
- Followers
Kind words
Straight from the chair
A few words from the HIVE chair — and yes, Amy’s one of our colourists.
Amazing , I trust Amy to listen and uses her expertise to do what I want, just better!
Ruth
Amazing as always x
Charlene
Find us
Come and say hi
You’ll find us at 88 Otley Road, right in the heart of Headingley — Tuesday to Saturday. Pop in, or book online and we’ll take it from there.
Open now · until 6pm
88 Otley Road, Headingley Leeds, LS6 4BA 0113 278 1946- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10am – 6pm
- Wednesday
- 10am – 6pm
- Thursday
- 10am – 6pm
- Friday
- 10am – 6pm
- Saturday
- 10am – 6pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Ready when you are
Let’s talk colour
Free consultations, honest advice, and colour you’ll actually want to show off. Booking takes a couple of taps.
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