Shampoo Hair Bar
We opened Shampoo Hair Bar’s doors in July 2006 in Victoria, BC. Inside, you’ll find a fun and fashionable — yet inviting and unpretentious — salon.
At the Beginning...
Back in ‘96, our three founders, Jen, Dylan and Laurie, met for the first time. Laurie was Jens stylist at the time, and inspired Jen to get into the industry herself. Over the next few years, Jen and Laurie worked together, and dreamed about what owning their own salon would be like. It took a while, but after a decade of friendship, Jen convinced Laurie that they needed to make their dreams a reality.
With Laurie behind the chair, Jen managing the salon, and Dylan on the books, Shampoo Hair Bar took off. The salon hasn’t stopped growing since, and now has two locations in beautiful Victoria offering a full range of services.
Why We're One Of Victoria's Best Hair Salons
Shampoo Hair Bar is a salon founded by friends and family, and those are the relationships we seek to build 15 years later.
Our Shampfam strives to make everyone who walks through our doors feel at home. What our team of highly trained stylists really want is to make you look and feel good, and have a great time doing it.
We're here to foster a culture of inspired creativity through extensive education and a supportive team-focused environment. We love to see our team members succeed in both career and personal goals. We hope you'll feel how happy and passionate our team members are. And leave your appointments feeling inspired, excited, and beautiful.
Gender Neutral & Inclusive of all
Gender-neutral pricing is based on the hair treatments, stylists you choose, and how much time you spend in the salon - not your gender. We want to provide a space where everyone feels comfortable and welcome. Services at Shampoo are all about you - your hair, and your goals - no matter what! You'll find our salons safe, inclusive, and comfortable for all.
Values - Our Foundation
Community Support
Our success is built upon the support of our clients, and it is important to us to show our appreciation by giving back to our community every chance we get.
Through the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association and the Downtown Victoria Business Association we are able to stay connected to community initiatives.
Social Responsibility
We are proud supporters of womens health and wellness initiatives, 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations, and reconciliation activities, through organizations like Wear 2 Start, the Orange Shirt society, and the Victoria Pride Society.
Inclusivity and support for marginalized communities is at the core of our value system.
Environmental Responsibility
We chose organizations and salon activities with environmental sustainability in mind. Our partnerships and daily practices are built around a mutual care for sustainability.
Meticulous recycling, thoughtful ordering, and careful planning means we can reduce waste and minimize our impact on the environment.
Education
In an industry with ever-changing trends, continuing education for stylists is a necessity. Our philosophy is that education fosters creativity and grows inspiration. Taking classes brings new practical skills to our everyday services, as well as inspires us to take new risks and create our own Shamp trends.
We don’t just offer classes for cuts, colours, and learning the same old things. We seek out education that pushes boundaries and pushes us out of our comfort zone. Our Shamp classes include things like creative braiding, backstage styling, colour correction, and *gasp* public speaking.
We can't do it all, but it's fun to try!
A well-rounded and ever-changing line-up of continuing education means our stylists are prepared for anything, and we think this helps them to continue to love the industry and see their careers in a new and exciting light.
In addition to monthly education classes for all of our stylists, we offer an intensive apprenticeship program that aims to build brand new Shampfam members from the ground up! This program is highly curated by our team of mentors in collaboration with each individual student.
Students are given the space to choose their favourite things to work on while learning a super solid technical skill base to set them up for a long and successful career. Bringing new and talented stylists into the industry is something we are extremely passionate about. Each stylist brings their own individual energy to our salon and we love that we can share our resources with new talent.
Sound like a team you'd like to be a part of?
