You may have seen it parked outside the clocktower many a time — the Tony Wood Hair van is a rare Morris Minor, a unique beauty which we feel reflects the stylish vintage aesthetic of the salon and the historic building we’re lucky enough to find ourselves in.
Read MoreWe gathered up boxes of double-sided flyers we never used, as our social media marketing took the wheel. One side of the flyer is for Tony Wood Hairdressing, and the other side focuses on our evolved colour offering.
Read MoreAs our de-renovation project really started picking up pace near the end of 2016, Portsmouth Society, a voluntary body who celebrate building preservation, rewarded us the ‘Best Restoration’ award for the work we do on our building.
Read MoreOver the past year, Tony Wood Hairdressing moved the experience of our salon forward in the best way yet: by moving it backwards.
Read MoreAs the eighties gave way to the nineties and a young Tony Wood first found himself in Castle Road, he was initially quite apprehensive of the foreboding Alf Fleming Eventually, Alf offered Tony the chance to buy the clocktower from him!
Read MoreThe place: 88 Castle Road, Southsea. The year: 1990. Tony bought his first salon, named Nickelby’s, after working there for a couple of years as a newly-qualified stylist following his time at Hair of London in Portsmouth’s now-demolished Tricorn Centre. Nickelby’s had been founded in the early 80s by a certain Diane Palmer, in the space where David Western’s bridal couture can be found today.
Read MoreTony’s true start in hairdressing pre-dated his 1990 takeover of Nickelby’s in Castle Road, and its subsequent rebrand to Ego. His hairdressing journey begins at a salon in the Tricorn Centre.
Read MoreMagic Scissors was a campaign I created with the Tony Wood Hair team which brought together the UK’s most iconic hairdressers to raise funds for the training of the next generation of hairdressers in Uganda, providing a route out of poverty for many young people.
Read MoreWhile all the boys at school were playing rugby and smoking behind the bike sheds, I had my head down in the art room, wearing my mum’s clothes. Let me explain!
Read MoreBefore Tony Wood Hair — before Tony Wood himself — there was the clocktower. Our home, sited where the street splits off into Castle Road and Great Southsea Street. Here’s a slice of its history.
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