Getting A Haircut At Libertish Salon Cafe
Sherry Phoochai trained at Sassoon Academy and Toni & Guy in London, worked at Vidal Sassoon on Bond Street, then opened Libertish in Bangkok in 2003. Book before you fly home.
Bangkok is full of salons. Most are fine. Libertish Salon Cafe in Ekkamai is something else. Tipravee "Sherry" Phoochai trained in London at Sassoon Academy and Toni & Guy, then cut hair at Vidal Sassoon on Bond Street and John Frieda in Mayfair before returning to Bangkok to open Libertish in 2003. In 2014 she was backstage at London Fashion Week on the Percy & Reed team for House of Holland. If your hair needs attention before you leave Bangkok, book here.
The Space
The salon sits inside Le Khwam Luck restaurant on Ekkamai 22. From the outside it is understated: a black facade, gold cursive lettering and a white rabbit sculpture on the gravel in front. Inside, the design is maximalist. Crystal chandeliers hang over salon chairs. The walls carry four or five different wallpapers at once. Zebra print, dark floral, gold botanical. None of them fight. Velvet curtains in deep burgundy divide the space. A gold trolley holds Sherry's tools: combs, scissors and clippers, all gold-plated, laid out in a felt-lined tray. You notice them before you sit down.
A separate waiting area uses bistro tables and etched glass panels reading 'House of Hair Experts' and 'Good Hair Makes Everything Better'. It is a considered space, built over a long time.
What To Expect
Sherry sits with you before anything else happens. She asks what you want, what you have had before and what has not worked. The cut comes from that conversation, not from a photo on a phone screen. She is direct and easy to talk to. We have visited more than once and the result has been consistent each time.
She has cut and coloured hair for expat and visiting clients for years. If your hair type differs from what most Bangkok salons see regularly, she will have worked with it before.
What It Costs
Haircuts are ฿1,000 for children, ฿1,500 for men and ฿2,000 for women. The signature 3D colour service is priced by hair length and thickness: ฿8,750 (S), ฿9,750 (M), ฿10,750 (L) and ฿12,750 (XL). All colour prices include a wash and set.
Put it in context: Sassoon-trained, Bond Street-experienced, London Fashion Week-level work at those prices sits well below what comparable appointments cost in the UK.
A useful note: book the day before you fly home. You leave in good shape.
The Restaurant
Because the salon is inside Le Khwam Luck, you can order food or a drink while you wait or stay on for a meal when you are done. Mention you have come from Libertish and you get 15% off the bill. If you are looking for other places to eat while you are in Bangkok, we have covered that separately.
How To Book
Walk-ins may work, but a booking is safer for a stylist at this level.
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- Tel: +66 (0) 89-912-6666