About Us
Look Your Best
Hair is our passion, and our passion shows on every client that walks out of our doors. Through ongoing education, our stylists stay up to date on the latest cutting and colouring techniques to bring you the look you desire. We are also specialists in hair extensions! Upstairs at Blinking Violets you can get beauty, lash & nail services, aesthetics, micro blading, brow services & body/ear piercings so you really can get it all under one roof!
Your True Colors
From natural colors to pastel hues our technicians can mix up almost anything! Then, follow it up with a fresh cut and style. You will leave here with vibrant hair and a plan to keep it vibrant between visits.
We offer all methods of colour, full head, highlights, foliage, ombre/balayage, extended root drag, fashion colours & colour correction.
Add on Olaplex for the ultimate hair insurance. Olaplex allows the use of stronger products to achieve higher lift without further damage as well as being the most luxurious stand alone hair treatment to get every strand looking its best.
Growing Relationships
If you have a look you want but don't know how to achieve, we can work together to form a plan. Stick with us, we offer solid advice on how to keep your hair healthy and achieve the look you desire!
Meet Our Team
Joanna Hodgson
Joanna Hodgson is the owner of Mirror Mirror Hairdressing which she began 20 years ago. Blinking Violets Limited was born some 12 years later. Specialising in classic ladies hairdressing & barbering with 35 years experience. Joanna now concentrates on marketing to make way for her up and coming future salon owners.
Amy Tyrrell
Amy is our new salon manager. Amy has gained a wealth of experience in the hair & beauty industry. She is a self confessed hair geek who continuously updates her skills through courses and tutorials. The go to girl for funky colour. Also fully trained in body/ear piercing, nails and beauty.
Aimee Donachie
Aimee Donachie is one of our self employed senior stylists with over 10 years salon experience in all aspects of ladies and gents classic and modern cutting and colouring techniques. Aimee provides support and education for the team with her vast knowledge. Aimee is also a fully trained body/ear piercer.
Sarah Louise Meakin
Sarah is one of our newest stylists but proving to be very popular with returning clients. Specialising in long hair she is also experienced in the application of all hair extension methods.
Kortney Williams
Kortney is fully qualified in ladies and gents hairdressing. Kortney also specialises in barbering, a dab hand with the cut throat for you boys wanting a pampered shave.
Harry Jones
One of our Self employed stylists, Harry is a very popular stylist offering all aspects of ladies and gents hairdressing. Harry is extremely knowledgeable in all cutting and colouring techniques.
Rebekah Knight
Bec is our fully qualified ladies hair stylist. Showing excellent talent, she specialises in the styling and colouring of long hair as well as the application of hair extensions. Three years extra salon experience has seen her excell in this area and she is now working towards training in barbering. Bek is currently on Maternity leave.
Laura Chambers
Laura Chambers works upstairs at Blinking Violets and is one of the beauty therapists/nail techs. Although Laura loves and has experience in an array of beauty and nail services she is the "lash queen" and is extremely popular in the application of classic, hybrid and russian volume semi permanent lashes. Laura also provides the very popular microblading and more recently aesthetics.
Shannon Anslow
Shannon now works at Blinking Violets after qualifying in brow, nail & lash services. she also specialises in up dos and braiding. Currently working towards a qualification in piercings
Casey Penlington
Blinking Violets newest level 3 beauty therapist, having good feedback from all clients. Casey is steadily growing with regulars offering Makeup, Massage, Facials, Brow Tinting & Shaping, Lash Tinting, Waxing, Manicures, Pedicures and Gels
Libby Dell
Libby Dell is our apprentice stylist and team hair assistant. Offering reduced price services every other Wednesday whilst being observed and guided by experienced stylists.