Finding a hairdressers and getting your hair cut in Ghent Life in Ghent by Guest author - 2 May, 201930 July, 2022 Where to get your hair cut in Ghent is a hot topic for expats. The cost of a Ghent hairdressers can be a bit of a shock to the system, especially if you’re used to paying 10-20 euros for a haircut back home. At a hairdressers in Ghent 20 euros is reasonable for a guy’s haircut, but women should expect to pay more like 50 euros just for a wash, cut and blow dry. Anything like colouring will likely cost over 100 euros. Some hairdressers don’t allow you to book an appointment, but be prepared to wait an hour in these salons. Also, most hairdressers in Ghent are closed on Sundays and Mondays, and only some are open in the evenings. The list we’ve put together below is a collection of hairdressers in Ghent recommended by the expats who live here. Location info, websites and Facebook pages, price ranges and days open will all help you find your way to the perfect locks. Plus we’ve added some specialised stores for buying hair products, and some all-important hairdresser’s Dutch so that you don’t have to just point and hope for the best. Gino’s Hairclub Location: Dampoortstraat 28, near Dampoort station Website: http://www.ginoshairclub.be/, https://www.facebook.com/GinosHairclub/ Closed: Sunday and Monday Women: 30 euros for mid-long hair Men: Up to 25 euros Good to know: Gino has been running this hairdressers since 1976, so there’s years of experience there. No blow drying or colouring. Kapsalon Hairstudiodesign Kapsalon Hairstudiodesign Location: De Pintelaan 158, near the UZ hospital Website: https://www.colombeendanny.be/kapsalon-hairstudiodesign/, https://www.facebook.com/Hairstudiodesign-Colombeen-Danny-153783081365875/ Closed: Sunday and Monday Women: 47-51 euros for cut and blowdry Men: 24 euros Good to know: Can make an appointment online Kapper Kwafe Kapper Kwafe Location: Lammerstraat 29, between Vooruit and the library Website: https://www.kwafe-gent.be/, https://www.facebook.com/kwafeGent/ Closed: Sunday and Monday Women: 54 euros for cut and blowdry Men: 22 euros Good to know: Appointment only. Open late (8pm) Wednesday and Thursday Bizar Hair Bizar Hair Location: Walpoort 6, near Vooruit Website: https://www.bizarhair.be/, https://www.facebook.com/BizarHair Closed: Sunday and Monday Women: 50-67 euros for cut and blowdry Men: 28-38 euros for cut and blowdry Good to know: Can make an appointment online (except for colouring) Il Divo Location: Dampoortstraat 19, near Portus Ganda Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kapsalon-Il-Divo/644465799089986 (unofficial) Closed: Tuesday Women: 44-49 euros for cut and blowdry Men: 22 euros Good to know: Open on Sundays. Over 30 years of experience. Biokapper Location: Zuidstationstraat 16, near Zuid Website: https://www.biokapper.be/nld/home, https://www.facebook.com/debiokapper/ Closed: Sunday and Monday Women: 52-62 euros for cut and blowdry Men: 35 euros Good to know: Hairdresser with 30 years experience. Focus on bio colouring products. Lo.Elle.Coiffure Lo.Elle.Coiffure Location: Groot-Brittanniëlaan 92, near the Bijloke Website: https://www.facebook.com/Lo.Elle.Coiffure/?hc_location=ufi Closed: Sunday and Monday Women: 40-55 euros for a cut and blowdry Good to know: Mother and daughter-run hairdressers, specialising in colouring. Women and children only. “Lo.Elle.Coiffure is amazing. They know all the latest trends in everything, so if you’re like me and people look blankly at you when you say “long layers with a sun-kissed balayage”, you’ll love it.” Mirna, from the Czech Republic Kapsalon Camillo Location: Koningin Elisabethlaan 1, near Gent St Pieters train station Website: https://www.facebook.com/kapsaloncamillo/?hc_location=ufi Closed: Sundays Women: 45-51 euros for cut and blowdry Men: 27 euros Good to know: No appointments, just drop in. Fridays open until 8pm. De Salon Location: DOK ZUID 3, near Dampoort train station Website: http://www.desalon.be, https://www.facebook.com/desalon Closed: Wednesdays and Sundays Women: From 69 euros for wash, cut and styling Men: From 35 euros for wash, cut and styling Good to know: Appointments only. Open till late (8pm) Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Kayohair Kayohair Location: Krijgslaan 279, near the Sterre campus, and UZ hospital Website: http://www.kayohair.be/, https://www.facebook.com/kayo.hair/ Closed: Sundays Women: Prices after consultation Men: Prices after consultation Cut Paste Paint Location: Gebroeders Vandeveldestraat 24/001, near Patrick Foley’s Irish Pub Website: http://www.cutpastepaint.be/, https://www.facebook.com/cutpastepaint/ Closed: Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays Women: 44-54 for cut and blowdry Men: 27 euros Good to know: Specialised in hair colouring, from the standard to stripes or rainbow patterns. And dreadlocks. No appointments but check their website for the handy ‘traffic light’ to give an indication of waiting time. English spoken. “Lieve and her team are quirky and fun. This is a place to go to for a great haircut and perfect colouring, all without the annoying hairdresser’s chitchat” Nina, from Slovenia Hairdressers for men only Most hairdressers in Ghent welcome women and men, but if you’re looking for a place only for men, or for a wet shave, then here are two recommendations: SideBurnBarbershop – https://www.facebook.com/SideBurnBarbershop/ Barbier Tom – http://www.barbiertom.be/gent.html Specialised stores for hair products If you’ve exhausted Kruidvat for shampoo and conditioner, and are looking for a more specialised store to buy your hair products, we recommend trying out these two options: Pro Duo Gent – https://www.pro-duo.be/nl/winkels/pro-duo-gent-1 Young and Dynamic Kapsalon – http://younganddynamickapsalon.be/nl Learn some hairdressing lingo It’s the stuff of nightmares – you’re so proud of yourself for making the appointment and getting through the door of the hairdressers, but then you realise you know no hair-related words (beyond ‘haar’) in Dutch. And of course there’s no ‘going to the hairdressers’ chapter in Dutch class…While a lot of hairdressers in Ghent will speak English, it might take some stress out of the whole process if you can commit the following words to memory before the snip-snip-snipping begins. Snit – style, ‘cut’, but ‘to cut’ is knippen Brushing – kind of misleading. Sounds like they’ll just brush your hair, but actually this means blowdrying it professionally, and is usually the bit that adds the euros to the bill Kleuring – colouring or dying your hair Verzorging – ‘treatment’, usually costs extra Laagjes/opknippen – layers Frou frou – fringe/bangs Scheiding – parting, as in side or middle (same word as ‘divorce’…) Have you been to any other hairdressers that you’d recommend to others? Let us know in the comments section below Author: Heather Sills Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Send email Mail Print Print
Dear Heather, Thank you for this article! I was struggling to find a good hairdresser since years. I already lost hope and made peace with the fact that I always have to go back to my home country for a proper cut, but now again I see the light at the end of the tunnel:) I was wondering whether you have a similar selection for the beauty saloons in Gent? It seems to me a similar challenge as the good hairstyle… Would be great to hear back from you. Thanks in advance, Kind regards! Reply
Hi Kami, happy it’s been useful to you! We don’t have anything on beauty salons – if you go regularly and you’d be interested in drawing up a list, then just let us know! Or we’ll put it on our list of ideas Reply
