Hair Enhance Carlton
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WAVES
Melbourne.
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- Name
- WAVES Melbourne
- Type
- Hair
- Suburb
- Carlton VIC 3053
- Address
- 365 Drummond Street
- Phone
- 0422 145 160
- Website
- waves.melbourne
- Hours
- Tue-Thu 9am-8pm, Fri by appointment only, Sat 8am-3pm on the official contact page
WAVES Melbourne still occupies 365 Drummond Street for blonde and balayage work, with https on waves.melbourne.
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Self-Care's take
Why book
this room.
WAVES Melbourne is Drummond Street's blonde and balayage specialist, wearable colour in a contemporary room, not a Lygon walk-in. Official copy is platinum, soft gold or icy, a first map that needs a named stylist and time in the bowl. Balayage starts from 230 dollars on the studio list. Friday is by appointment only. Saturday finishes at 3pm. Fresha prints a fuller Friday and a later Saturday, so trust the contact page. All appointments run through the online system or in person during published hours. Book if you want a Drummond blonding chair with patience in the formula. Skip it if you need a same-day Lygon cut. Ask which stylist owns your first blonde map, then sit.
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BlondingHair
Blonding is the house craft: platinum, soft gold or icy, a first map that needs patience in the bowl, not a twenty-dollar toner. Official copy is wearable colour that still looks like you. Book a named stylist. Skip it if you need a same-day Lygon walk-in. Friday is by appointment only. Ask how many hours the first lift actually takes before you diary a dinner.
$$BalayageHair
Balayage starts from 230 dollars on the studio list, seamless placement rather than stripes. Book it if you want lived-in blonde on Drummond. Skip it if you wanted a cheap all-over box. Confirm whether the from-price includes toner and dry-off. Trust official hours over Fresha if they disagree.
$$CutsHair
Cuts sit beside colour in a contemporary room, the shape that makes wearable blonde actually wearable. Book a cut with the colour hour if the cart allows. Skip it if you only wanted a Lygon trim. Ask whether the blonding slot already includes the cut.
$$ColourHair
Colour is the broader tile around the blonde speciality: formulas for people who still want pigment without a strip walk-in. Book if WAVES will take a non-blonde brief. Skip it if you need organic head-spa colour on Elgin. Ask the stylist. Price band $$.
$$The craft
What this room
actually owns.
WAVES is a blonde and balayage specialist on Drummond, wearable colour in a contemporary room, not a Lygon walk-in. Official copy is platinum, soft gold or icy, a first map that needs a named stylist and time in the bowl. Balayage starts from 230 dollars on the studio list. Friday is by appointment only. Saturday finishes at 3pm on the contact page. Fresha prints a fuller Friday and a later Saturday. Trust the contact page. Skip a same-day Lygon cut. Ask which stylist owns your first blonde map, then sit.
First visit
How the hour
should go.
Book on waves.melbourne or the named Fresha venue, or in person during published hours. Official contact: Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 8pm, Friday by appointment only, Saturday 8am to 3pm. Fresha prints Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturday to 4pm. Trust the contact page. All appointments run through the online system. First blonde maps need a named stylist and time. Skip a walk-in. Call 0422 145 160 if the cart is unclear. Ask who owns the formula. Say WAVES Melbourne at 365 Drummond Street when you book, not a neighbouring pin.
The street
Why this place,
on this street.
365 Drummond Street
Carlton VIC 3053
Number 365 is Drummond, the residential-studio stretch, not the Lygon restaurant run and not Elgin's 161 and 163 colour pair. University-edge, quieter door, harder to wander into. Come for a blonding chair. Do not come because a map still thinks every Carlton hair pin is a walk-in on Lygon. Phone 0422 145 160. Park on inner-north timed bays. Read the signs. Confirm 365 before you talk icy platinum to a strip salon. Hair Enhance Carlton at 251 Lygon Street is a different Carlton door, not this glass. Walk into the wrong number and you will be in Madam Frou Frou at 110 Rathdowne Street is a different Carlton door.
Known for
What should I
book here?
- Blonde and balayage specialists on Drummond Street
- Wearable platinum, soft gold or icy maps
- Friday by appointment only on official contact
- Saturday to 3pm on the contact page, not Fresha's later close
- Online booking, not a Lygon walk-in
Know before you book
Hours, hygiene,
friction.
- Phone 0422 145 160.
- Use official Friday by appointment and Saturday 8am-3pm. Fresha prints Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday to 4pm.
- Not a Lygon Street walk-in.
- Book online or in person during published hours.
- Price band $$. Balayage listed from 230 dollars on the studio list.
What guests mention
Review themes,
not a quote wall.
Praise
- A Drummond blonding room that treats platinum as a map, not a toner splash.
- Wearable colour language that matches people who still have to go to work.
- A contemporary studio off Lygon, which is the point if you hate strip pace.
Watchouts
- Friday is by appointment only. Saturday ends at 3pm on the contact page.
- Fresha hours disagree. Trust the official contact grid before you travel.
Themes paraphrased from WAVES Hair Studio official contact.Self-Care does not paste review text.
Questions people ask
Answers you can
cite.
Where is WAVES Melbourne?
365 Drummond Street, Carlton VIC 3053. Phone 0422 145 160. Official site is waves.melbourne. This is a residential-studio stretch, not Lygon, not Elgin 161 or 163. Confirm 365 if a map still drops you on the restaurant run for a walk-in cut. Inner-north parking is timed.
What are WAVES Melbourne hours?
Official contact: Tuesday to Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday by appointment only, Saturday 8am-3pm. Named Fresha prints Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 8am-4pm. Trust the contact page. Friday without an appointment is a wasted trip. Saturday after 3pm is shut on the official grid even if Fresha looks kinder.
Is WAVES a Lygon Street walk-in?
No. It is a Drummond Street blonding and balayage room. Book online or visit during published hours. First blonde maps need a named stylist and time in the bowl. If you wanted a twenty-dollar Lygon cut, keep walking toward 251. If you wanted a head spa, that is 161 Elgin, a different door.
How do I book WAVES?
Use the official site or the named Fresha venue. Official copy says all appointments run through the online system or in person during published hours. Call 0422 145 160 if the cart is unclear. Ask which stylist owns your first blonde map. Skip a walk-up on Friday. Confirm Saturday's 3pm official close.
How much does balayage start at WAVES?
The studio list has published balayage from 230 dollars. That is a starting price, not a custom map. Platinum, soft gold and icy work can run longer than a lunch break. Ask whether toner and dry-off sit inside the from-price. Price band $$.
Who should skip WAVES Melbourne?
Skip it if you need a same-day Lygon cut, a Sunday slot, or a Friday hour you did not book. Skip it if Fresha's later Saturday is how you planned the trip. Book it if you want a Drummond blonding chair with patience in the formula. Ask who owns the map. Sit.
Sources
Where these facts
came from.
- WAVES Hair Studio official contact, 365 Drummond, retrieved 2026-09-18
- WAVES Hair Studio official homepage, retrieved 2026-09-18
- WAVES Hair Studio named Fresha venue, retrieved 2026-09-18
Public details retrieved 2026-09-17 from the sources above. Email is listed only when the business publishes one.
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