Rakotta Hair Studio

If your last experience with tape extensions put you off for good, this one’s for you.

I hear this more than anything else in consultations. Slipping, visible tabs, hair that didn’t blend, or worse, damage when they came out. And every single time, it comes back to the same thing: the wrong product, or the wrong application.

GL Tapes done properly sit completely flat, feel weightless, and look completely undetectable. The hair is 100% ethically sourced Remy. It moves and behaves like your own because it essentially is your own, just more of it.

Every client at Rakotta starts with a honest conversation before anything else. If tapes are right for you, I’ll say so. If they’re not, I’ll say that too.

This is what low-maintenance hair actually looks like. ✨

Lived-in colour is one of my favourite things to create, and not just because of how it looks, but because of how it works for your life. It’s everything I love about slow beauty, it’s intentional, natural, and built to last.

✨ No harsh lines as it grows
✨ Warmth that works with your natural tones
✨ Fewer appointments

It’s designed to be low-commitment, high-impact, whether you come back in three months or six, it still looks intentional.

This is your sign to stop fighting your natural tones and start working with them 🤍

The link in bio is your next step 🤍

📍 Rakotta Hair Salon, Chester

She’s open. 🤍

I genuinely don’t have the words to fully capture how it feels to be writing this post right now — but I’ll try.

Rakotta is officially open, and I am so completely overwhelmed by the love and support that showed up for us at the launch. The prosecco was poured, the macarons were eaten, the goodie bags went to the most wonderful people, and I spent the whole evening pinching myself.

To every single person who came through the doors, sent a message, shared a story, cheered from afar, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. This dream didn’t happen alone, and I want you to know I feel that every single day.

These are just a few little glimpses from the evening… a full grand reveal of the salon is coming in the next few weeks, and I cannot wait to show you everything properly.

For now, we’re open, we’re ready, and we cannot wait to welcome you in.

Booking link in bio 🤍

Haircon 2026 with Great Lengths Hair Extensions and GLOWWA™, amazing time with great professionals, also some amazing creative work and the chance to meet new people. Had an amazing time 🙏🏻.

Haircon 2026 with Great Lengths Hair Extensions and GLOWWA™, amazing time with great professionals, also some amazing creative work and the chance to meet new people. Had an amazing time 🙏🏻.

Years of box dye and bleach at home → this.

Sometimes coming home to your natural colour is the most beautiful transformation of all. We took our time, worked with what her hair needed, and ended up with the most gorgeous mocha brown, perfectly matched to her root, full of depth and warmth.

The right process, done carefully.
If your hair hasn’t been feeling like you lately, this might be your sign to go back to your natural colour 🤍

What happens between appointments matters more than most people realise.

Healthy hair starts from within, and collagen is one of the building blocks that makes real, lasting hair health possible. That’s why I stock Glowwa Collagen in the salon. Its patented bioactive collagen peptides are clinically proven to stimulate natural collagen production , and with added biotin, zinc, MSM and vitamin C, it works to replenish, hydrate and strengthen hair from the inside out. 

When my clients are nourishing their hair at home, not just maintaining it on the outside, but actually feeding it, the difference I see in the chair is real. Stronger hair. Better condition. Results that actually last.

This is what I mean when I say healthy hair first, always 🤍

Available to purchase in the salon. Drop me a DM if you’d like to know more.

📍 Rakotta Hair Salon, Chester

Did you know some of the extension clients I work with don’t want to go longer? They’re looking for this. They want their hair to feel fuller. More like it used to.

Hair thinning and density changes are so common, and so rarely talked about. But I see it every week in the chair, and I know how much it can affect how you feel about yourself.

This beautiful client came to me wanting to restore some of that lost thickness. We used Great Lengths tape extensions — ethically sourced, human hair, blended gently through her own to create this result. Natural. Soft. Completely seamless.

Great Lengths is the only extension brand I trust in my salon. The hair is 100% ethically sourced, the application is designed to protect your natural hair, and when looked after properly, they last beautifully.

If this is something you’ve been thinking about, whether it’s thinning, uneven density, or just wanting to feel a little more like yourself, I’d love to have that conversation with you.

DM me, or book a consultation through the link in bio 🤍