Sands Hairdressing

7, Waterloo Gardens, Penylan, Cardiff / Caerdydd, South Glamorgan, CF23 5AA

About us

Sands Hairdressing, located in the tranquil setting of Pen-y-lan Cardiff, provides a relaxed and welcoming environment. Using the finest Aveda products the stylist offer exceptional cutting and colouring techniques. Inspired by the Ayurvedic Philosophy guests enjoy complimentary consultations, stress relieving massages and make up touch ups.

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Opening hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:30
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:30
Thursday 08:00 - 17:30
Friday 09:00 - 17:30
Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday Closed

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4.89
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Mary Thomas
27th Feb 2025
5.0
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Excellent service, very friendly.
Loved my hair

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New style and white with black under colour!

Linda Jones
27th Feb 2025
5.0
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I had a fantastic time at Sands Waterloo Gardens Cardiff! I had a full style change, going with the new wolfcut! I also had my already silver hair brightened so it looked whiter on top and the black colour put in underneath. The contrast looks amazing and the cut is so fun and much lighter to manage. I an very happy! Sarah did a great job!! All the staff were all very kind and good to talk to and I was offered lovely drinks with a nice little biscuit, as well as if I needed anything like a magazine while I waited for the colour to develop. I had a wonderful relaxed time and will be going back! I would highly recommend them!

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Stunning cut and colour by Ceri

Clare Gabriel
22nd Feb 2025
5.0
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Ceri excelled as usual and my request for the colour to be toned down was executed brilliantly. Thanks also to Ian!

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Stuart highlights

Anna Sainsbury-Thomas
22nd Feb 2025
5.0
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Always an amazing experience

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Another lovely appointment at Sands

Bethan Jones
20th Feb 2025
5.0
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I recently had one of my regular appointments with Carole at Sands. Lovely hair wash, cut and blow dry and hand and arm massage. All the team are unfailingly welcoming. Looking forward to next appointment!

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Great Service with a Smile!

Chris M
20th Feb 2025
5.0
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Early morning men’s haircut with the wonderful and happy Beni - great service as always, a fantastic start to the day!!

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Kim Jones
20th Feb 2025
5.0
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Had a really relaxing hair experience today, lovely shampoo/conditioning and head massage by Beni. Lovely hand massage too, thank you it was wonderful

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Great cut

gwennan leah williams
13th Feb 2025
5.0
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Felt listened to and got exactly what I wanted. Lovely relaxing hair wash too!

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Another pleasant experience

Linda Jones
7th Feb 2025
5.0
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As always a pleasant experience, friendly staff and always aim to please the customer, never been disappointed with any of the service provided

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Brilliant

Sian Williams
31st Jan 2025
5.0
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As ever Beni worked her magic.
Everyone at Sands is so friendly and goes out of their way to be helpful to ensure you get the best experience.

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Cut and colour with Kay

Barbara Labed
30th Jan 2025
5.0
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Great cut and colour. Thank you so much Kay for paying so much attention and care to get the colour right and and a great cut too. A lovely salon and such friendly , welcoming staff .

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Brilliant as always

Jane Hughes
30th Jan 2025
5.0
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I’ve been here for many many years and have never been disappointed with my hair. Kaye always does a lovely job and I always get compliments. Thank you Sands!

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Great pick me up pre turning 60!!

SHARON PAYNTER
28th Jan 2025
5.0
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A great calming experience with the lovely Ceri and the team. As always so pleased with my cut - hope to be back soon!!

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Hair colour , cut and finish

Raiea Yousif
23rd Jan 2025
5.0
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I had great experience at the sands hair dresser today, everyone was very nice and welcoming
Ceri was great and very professional , she did everything I asked for
Jackie was great in doing the hair wash and hair message
Olivia was great in doing the complementary hand message.
Big thank you to Ceri
Thank you all at the sand hair dresser

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Lovely experience

Rose Khan
16th Jan 2025
4.5
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Stuart was great and the service was wonderful definitely will be having another appointment:)

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What a treat!

Katja Krebs
11th Jan 2025
5.0
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I have been to many a hair salon and SANDS is so good that my journey across Cardiff is well worth it. The staff are excellent, the salon very nice, and I’m so glad I found them. Thank you!

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Excellent

Margaret Breen
10th Jan 2025
5.0
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My first visit. Stuart did my all over colour, cut and blow dry. The colour is perfect, the very colour I’ve been trying to achieve for sometime. Thank you Stuart. The staff are friendly, polite and welcoming not forgetting efficient. All in all a very enjoyable experience to a fab Salon! Thank you.

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Perfect, as always

Bethan Ullah
8th Jan 2025
5.0
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Benni really made a difference to me today. Was feeling stressed about my daughter’s wedding and she made me feel 100% better, both because my hair is great, and because she’s so kind. Thank you yet again to Benni & the team xxx

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2/1/2025

Juliet Hales
2nd Jan 2025
5.0
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Meg and I always enjoy coming to Sands, it’s such a relaxing place, full of lovely people.
I always feel so much better after my visit and Megan loves you all too, especially Stuart 😉🤣
Happy New Year 🥰

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Christmas weave colour and style. With Sarah.

Amanda Jenkins
24th Dec 2024
5.0
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Wonderfully festive, cosy, warm and friendly. Enjoyed the tea and mince pie; 🥧 An absolute treat and loved my hair. 🥰

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Bethan Henderson
20th Dec 2024
5.0
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Beni kaye has been my hairdresser for 16 years nearly and she always provides me with the best personal service . Thank you for your kindness care and always a fabulous cut and colour . All the staff are kind and friendly too xx

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Lovely as usual

Patricia
20th Dec 2024
5.0
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The whole team is great, Sarah gave me an amazing haircut. Everyone at the front desk are lovely (Josh, the nice girl with auburn hair). This mom was very grateful for some me time.

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Cheistmas Starts Here

Ger Evans
18th Dec 2024
5.0

As Ever Beni K delivered perfect cut and colour

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Wouldn’t go anywhere else

CHRISTINE Brooks
13th Dec 2024
5.0
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Carol does the best haircuts I’ve had
Very friendly staff

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Farnaz Rad
11th Dec 2024
5.0

Was amazing !

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Thanks

Janet Jefferson Clark
7th Dec 2024
5.0
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Lovely people. Even asked if I wanted a hot water bottle. That’s service.

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Great experience

Anna G
6th Dec 2024
5.0
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Many thanks for your expertise and service today. Very happy with the results as always. Thanks Beni K, and also Ian. See you again soon

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Brilliant visit

Anonymous
5th Dec 2024
5.0
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Color and cut with Ceri she always gets my color just right with a brilliant blow dry. Warm welcome from Laura who makes sure I have all my future appointments and well looked after.
Lovely hand massage from Olivia so relaxing my whole visit feels such a treat. Looking forward to seeing you all in January.

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Very good

Susie Cook
5th Dec 2024
5.0
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Stuart was great, very professional, excellent haircut, the whole experience was excellent!

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SUE SHARKEY
3rd Dec 2024
3.5
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Usually a great cut but this time it was an uneven bob style and I had to go back to correct this . No real apology was given to me. Disappointing .

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Lovely hair experience with Ian

Nic Morris
26th Nov 2024
5.0
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After a consultation, Ian coloured my hair beautifully. I had an amazing hand and arm massage with Aveda products. Ian then trimmed my hair with great care and then straightening to check his cut. He finished with defined curls. I felt very special in the salon with all the staff most attentive and went out feeling 💯 glamorous!

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Brilliant colour and cut

Clare Gabriel
24th Nov 2024
5.0
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Had a fab experience at Sands. Ceri’s attention to detail is always brilliant. And the Aveda products always give a stunning finish!

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Alex was AMAZING!

Soi LARA
17th Nov 2024
5.0
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I had the most amazing experience at SANDS with Alex. From the moment I walked in, I felt welcomed and at ease. Alex took the time to listen to what I wanted and offered great suggestions based on my hair type. The cut turned out absolutely perfect! I left feeling more confident and loving my hair more than I ever have. The salon itself is beautiful, clean, and has such a relaxing atmosphere. I highly recommend SANDS to anyone looking for a talented and professional stylist—I'll definitely be back!

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First visit

Clare
16th Nov 2024
5.0

Salon is lovely and my hair is exactly what I asked for! Will definitely be returning.

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Very happy!

Jennie Mack
12th Nov 2024
5.0

Great experience, Alex was lovely and made me feel very comfortable

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Had a fabulous experience

Mollie Pithaway
9th Nov 2024
5.0
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This was my first time visiting Sands - I had a great experience. A lot of hairdresser's aren't very experienced at cutting curly hair, but Olivia was excellent and she really knew what she was doing. I loved that she used curly products, used a diffuser and didn't totally dry it (so that it didn't go frizzy!). For the first time in a long time, I was really happy with the end result. Thanks so much!

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Highlights and cut and blow dry

Sue Gibbons
8th Nov 2024
5.0
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Amazing, as always Sarah. Thank you.

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Flawless experience

Leena Beaumont
26th Oct 2024
5.0
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Olivia was absolutely flawless. The most throughout cut and blow dry and took time to really understand my hair. The wash and head massage was next level and I felt extremely relaxed.

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Haircut with Sarah

Juliet Hales
25th Oct 2024
5.0
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Thanks for making me feel human again Sarah, sooo much better.
Have a wonderful holiday xx

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Lovely salon

Joanna Harding
25th Oct 2024
5.0
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I really enjoyed my visit. Lovely relaxing salon atmosphere and the staff are so friendly. Brilliant hair cut and will definitely be visiting again.

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Excellent experience

Susan Harris
23rd Oct 2024
5.0
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Sands hair salon is a friendly and very welcoming salon, the atmosphere made me feel comfortable throughout my visit I would certainly recommend Sands hair salon. A Great bunch

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Partial highlights

Ann Conway
23rd Oct 2024
4.5
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Very pleased with result. Excellent service.
Atmosphere was noisy - busy salon with some confusion over appointments. But Not a problem.

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Sue Parker
17th Oct 2024
5.0
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Had a lovely experience at Sands. It seems a really nice friendly salon. Sarah was really lovely and did a great cut - Josh washed my hair and made me feel very welcome. I’ll definitely go again.

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Superb!

Dr Peter Powell
16th Oct 2024
5.0
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Friendly cheerful reception with professional well trained staff in modern hygienic surroundings.
An enjoyable and very pleasing experience.

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Lovely Salon

Sue Court
10th Oct 2024
5.0
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Really lovely salon. Always a great service and fabulous cut. Thank you

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Gail Clague
9th Oct 2024
5.0
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I really enjoyed my visit to day , a thorough
hair wash Then Sarah finish off my hair she was delightful when my hair was dry she completed the look with irons

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Sands Hairdresser

Lucy
4th Oct 2024
5.0

I always love my experience at Sands. Everyone is lovely and I leave feeling rejuvenated and almost like I've been at a spa but with fabulous hair! It is pricey but I think it's definitely worth it!

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Thanks Beni!

Matt
4th Oct 2024
5.0
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I had a great time at the salon today. Lovely head massage, nice cup of coffee, sorted some work emails, had a great chat with Beni whilst she was cutting my hair, and I left looking (and feeling) cool! Thanks Beni!

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An excellent salon

Sue Rees
2nd Oct 2024
5.0
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Going to this salon is such a good experience. A big shout out to my lovely stylist Alex, who is both an excellent hairdresser and brilliant company during the appointment. A very skilled, careful and accomplished stylist who gives a great cut and is also great to talk to. Complimentary between cut, fringe trims are included. Also excellent wash, head massage and arm massage from Ian and very helpful and cheery welcome from Josh. In fact everyone in the salon is very welcoming, friendly and professional. Thank you all.

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Welcoming staff and a cosy salon

Anonymous
1st Oct 2024
5.0

I really enjoyed my recent experience at Sands!
Jasmine highlighted and cut my hair with amazing talent and i am so very pleased with the result🥰

All the staff were kind and helpful as well.

Will definitely be back!

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