Somewhere to put the day down.
A hair studio with three treatment rooms behind it, in a converted brick building off a Woolloongabba laneway. Book both in one visit, or come only for the quiet — nobody minds either.
Robes and a quiet room, with nobody moving you along.
Solace & Steam began in 2014 as a single treatment room at the back of a Woolloongabba hair studio. The rooms came first; the rest of the salon grew around them, in a converted brick building off a laneway most people need to be told about once.
Three ways to spend an afternoon
Everything below can be paired with a cut or colour in the same visit — the diary is built to allow it.
Bodywork
Deep tissue, aromatherapy or a simple back and shoulder. Sixty or ninety minutes, in a room with the phone left at the door.
Skin
A consultation first, then a facial built around what your skin is actually doing that week rather than a set routine.
The long visit
Three hours: hair, one treatment, and a slow lunch in between. Booked as a single appointment so nothing is rushed.
Small rooms, kept simple
Photographed as they are, nothing staged for the visit.
The quiet room
Free before and after any treatment over an hour, for as long as it is free.
The robes
Robes and slippers, laundered here rather than hired in.
The foils
Colour prep happens quietly, sectioned rather than rushed — the reason a full colour takes the time it does.
Left after a visit
“I went in for a cut and ended up in the quiet room with a pot of tea because my next chair wasn’t free. Nobody rushed me back out.”
“The three-hour visit is not an easy thing to book off work for, but it is exactly what it says: hair, one treatment, lunch, and nobody checking the clock.”
“Robes were already out and the room was quiet the second the door closed, which after a few rushed salons was a relief.”
Fifteen minutes of slack is built into every booking.
Pair any treatment with a salon service in the same visit and take a little off the total.