5 /5 Caroline: SK is one of the hidden jewels of Belgravia. The salon has been here for a very long time and is known to everyone in the area (and to its many faithful followers who turn up from the four quarters of the globe for their roots and extensions, their perms, treatments and trims).
I go (almost every day, actually ) for the coffee, the news update (beats Radio 4) and the extraordinarily welcoming atmosphere, as well as for marvellous hairdressing from Sylvia, Jaz and Elena.
The staff are unique in that they actually listen to you (half an inch means half an inch) and are always willing to adjust what they do if you are fading or turning brassy.
They are also adept at encouraging change. Sylvia has just encouraged me, softly, to put my hair up for the first time in several decades. The stylists are all gentle, kind, sensible and caring, as well as being brilliant at their work.
My hair has never looked as good as it has done since I started coming to SK, and life has never been as interesting.