Contesta Rock Hair

There is one person in the world I trust with styling my hair. Sadly he resides in an Edinburgh salon and could not be persuaded to accompany me to SH.

I am very pleased to report therefore that as of this weekend Andrea from Contesta has joined this exclusive club!

Best shampoo I have ever had, fantastic blow dry and straighten- lots of time and care taken to get it all perfect. He also listened to what I wanted and actually managed to achieve it- a rare thing!

The unorthodox rock and impromptu dancing definitely added to the experience, I had a lot of fun and would be a regular customer if I didn't have to head back to the UK in a couple of weeks!

Having been in SH for only a short time, and already becoming victim to some bad skin care, I was nervous looking for a good stylist – as I have shorter hair, and have gone to quality stylists back in the states for years, and am pretty much a hair snob when it comes to cut, products, etc.

So I came across Manu at Contesta — who did an awesome job on my hair! Great cut, exactly what I wanted. Fantastic new color – Manu guided me to the perfect red that I absolutely love.

The whole staff there was very courteous, helpful and professional. The young man that applied the color was attentive and thorough. After shampooing, there was no color on my scalp next to my hairline, nor any little strands of hair that were left out of the process.

Manu has a great personality, and took good care of all the clients while I was there — short/long/traditional/wild hair styles alike. Definitely worth checking out, and I will absolutely be going back.

i love the guys at Contesta... the main hair stylist Manuel) is hilarious.. it's like being at his own personal rock concert as he sings and parades around his salon. Keeps me entertained!

They definitely know what they are doing.. fixed my disastrous hair cut from a salon in HK... but I was disappointed with the color.

I have heard from several ladies that the color they do is usually what THEY want, and not necessarily what YOU want... so beware. Put your foot down and be specific with the color, the color is decent and they did a great job - just not quite what I was hoping for last time!

I will definitely be going back here though for the cut and color how I want it next time as the quality is superb.

I fully agree! I've been there once with my husband I had my colour and a cut and I paid 800 RMB.
Very cheap, nice guys and very pro.

After years of searching in Shanghai for the ever-elusive good hairdresser, I think I have finally come up with one! I have been going to this hairdresser now for almost a year and am very happy with the results in both colour and cut. They are an Italian chain and in relation to some of the other western hair salons in Shanghai they are really competitive with their pricing and do a fantastic job. Usually prices are around 750rmb if you are getting both colour and cut.