Common Questions
The questions people ask before reaching out, answered as honestly and unhurriedly as I'd answer them in person. If yours isn't here, send it.
For Curly Clients
Questions from people exploring an appointment at the studio, what a visit looks like, and how to know if it's the right fit.
If it's your first visit, start by filling out your Curl Profile. This helps me get to know your hair, your current routine, and what you're looking for before we meet.
Once you've submitted your Curl Profile, I'll send you a booking link so you can choose an appointment time that works for you.
Returning guests do not need to fill out the Curl Profile again.
Long, unhurried, one client at a time. We start with a real consultation about your curls, your routine, and what you actually want, not a rushed checklist. Cutting and styling follow, with the time to teach you what's happening as we go.
Please arrive with your hair washed (1-2 days before), completely dry, detangled, and styled as you normally wear it. Avoid ponytails, buns, hats, or anything else that leaves marks or changes how your curls naturally sit.
If there are products or tools you regularly use at home, you're welcome to bring them. Photos of your own hair on good and not-so-good days can also be helpful.
We'll decide on your cut together. We'll consider your density, movement, current shape, lifestyle, how you like to style your hair, and how much maintenance you actually want to do at home.
Yes, I'll also talk you through what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, and how you can approach it yourself at home.
Yes. The techniques we use are chosen with your real routine in mind, so you leave understanding what to do rather than trying to recreate a complicated salon-only result.
I recommend you return for a curly haircut between 3 to 5 months.
It's one of the most common reasons people end up here. Bring it. We start from where your curls actually are, not where they should have been.
For Stylists & Education
Questions about workshops, group sessions, the Curl Stylist Journey, and bringing Curl Identity education to your team.
It's for stylists who feel unsure when curls sit in their chair, stylists who want to work confidently with curls without pressure to specialise, curl specialists wanting to refine their foundations, and educators who value clarity over complexity.
Not at all. Not every stylist wants to be a curl specialist, but every stylist will work with curls. This education is designed to give you simple foundations, clear language, and confidence that meets you where you are.
Curl Identity Education is delivered as a series of intentional workshops, each building one layer of confidence at a time. You can enter where it makes sense for you, build strong foundations, and grow without overwhelm.
Yes. 1-on-1 Education is personalised, hands-on curl education for stylists wanting more 1 on 1 confidence and clarity working with textured hair in real salon environments. Reach out through the contact form with a little about where you're at and what you'd like to focus on, and I'll reply personally.
Yes, I travel for hosted workshops with salons and groups across Australia. Get in touch with rough numbers and what you're hoping to cover, and we'll work out a format that fits.
Yes, digital education is part of what's coming next at Curl Identity. If you'd like to be the first to know when it launches, get in touch and we'll add you to the early-access list.
Booking & Logistics
The practical questions, how to book, where things happen, and what to expect.
In Mandurah, Western Australia. The exact address is private and shared with you after booking, it's a calm, residential studio rather than a salon on a high street.
Workshop places are enquiry-based, send a message through the contact form with what you're looking for and I'll reply personally, usually the same day. If you're booking a studio appointment instead, start with the Curl Profile.
Life happens. Let us know as far ahead as you can and we'll find another time. Repeated last-minute cancellations may affect future bookings.
No, the studio is by appointment only. It's the only way to keep appointments long, unhurried, and one-at-a-time.
Guests travel in from across Western Australia, and stylists from further still. If you're flying in for a workshop or appointment, mention it when you reach out and we'll do our best to coordinate timing.
About the Studio
The story behind the practice, and the values that shape every appointment, workshop, and conversation about curls.
I'm the founder of Curl Identity. I opened the studio because, as someone with curly hair myself, I couldn't find a stylist locally who really understood my texture. Today I run the private studio in Mandurah and teach stylists across Australia.
Curls deserve unhurried attention. One client at a time, a calm room, and real conversation, instead of a busy salon floor, is what made the studio worth opening in the first place.
Both, in that order. The studio is the home base; education grew naturally from the same throughline, making curls make sense, for the people wearing them and the stylists working with them.
Understanding curls and building confidence, for people with curly hair and the stylists who work with them.
Still got a question?
If your question isn't here, the fastest way to get an answer is to ask. I reply personally, usually the same day.