Our Stylists
Let our highly trained team empower you with the beauty you deserve.
You know what they say..."Invest in your hair, it is the crown you never take off!"
Lara
Owner/Session Stylist/Hair Loss Specialist/ Colour AnalysistWith an impressive 25 years in the hairdressing industry, Lara has been at the heart of Arena Creative Hair for 17 years. Her passion, expertise, and dedication have been instrumental in Arena’s continued growth and success.
After decades of working behind the chair, Lara has now chosen to step back from day-to-day styling to focus on driving Arena forward from behind the scenes. She will, however, continue to offer her beautifully curated bridal hair and makeup packages, an area she continues to adore and excel in.
With extensive experience and exceptional technical and creative skill, Lara is also committed to expanding her work in education. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge with other salons and guiding the next generation of stylists. Having seen first-hand the remarkable impact that premium consultations and colour analysis have had on Arena, she is dedicated to helping Salon owners and their teams create the same level of transformation for their clients.
In December 2026, Lara launched her new education business: True Colours Education. Created to elevate standards across the industry, True Colours teaches salons how to deliver high-level consultations and truly bespoke colour through Colour Analysis. Teaching the same approach that has helped Arena flourish. Lara is excited to share her expertise nationwide, empowering stylists and raising the bar for professional hairdressing.
Lara remains committed to ensuring Arena continues to be a warm, welcoming, and inclusive space for everyone, while also leading the salon’s ongoing mission to become a zero-waste establishment. Her dedication to excellence, her team, and the environment continues to shape Arena’s future and inspire everything she does.
Top Stylist / Hair Loss Specialist / Salon Manager / Session Stylist / Colour analysis specialist / Grey transformations specialist
Lara-Rose
Lara-Rose began her Arena journey 12 years ago as our Saturday girl, and through dedication, talent, and a deep passion for hairdressing, she has grown into one of our most accomplished stylists.
She is currently completing her Assessor qualification, reflecting her passion for mentoring and supporting younger members of the team. This qualification will be hugely beneficial for the team and will play an important role in shaping the future growth and development of Arena.
With over a decade of personal experience with hair loss, Lara-Rose brings genuine empathy and understanding to her work. She is deeply committed to supporting clients facing similar challenges, offering expert advice and personalised solutions. She also has a strong passion for cutting, alternative cuts, and creative styles, ensuring every look feels unique and considered.
She specialises in:
-Rich brunettes and stunning coppers
-Grey transformations and natural grey enhancement, led by Colour Analysis ,helping you understand whether embracing grey will truly suit you
-Balayage and lived-in colour
-Fashion shades and creative techniques
-Believing the right fringe or bangs can completely elevate a haircut and enhance your features. Face shape is taken very seriously during every cut, as she believes this is the key to creating a truly bespoke style that feels balanced, flattering, and personal
-Extensions and added-hair solutions for thickness, fullness, and hair-loss support
-Colour Analysis to find the perfect hair colour for your skin tone and personal style
As a Kevin Murphy Session Stylist graduate, Lara-Rose brings fresh, editorial techniques into the salon and now mentors the Arena team, helping to elevate skills, creativity, and confidence across the board.
Her combination of technical excellence, personal experience, and heartfelt care makes her an invaluable part of Arena Creative Hair. Whether you’re looking for a colour that truly enhances you, support through hair loss, or a complete confidence-boosting transformation, Lara-Rose will guide you every step of the way.
She looks forward to welcoming you to the salon and helping you feel your most confident, beautiful self.
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Senior Stylist/Colour Analysis Specialist/ Session stylist / Team Mentor
Liuba
With nearly a decade of experience in the hairdressing industry, Liuba has built a reputation for her warmth, honesty, and exceptional creativity. She combines advanced technical skill with a genuinely caring approach, ensuring every client leaves feeling confident, understood, and beautifully styled.
Liuba specialises in precision cutting and has a real passion for curly and textured hair. From razor cutting to mullets, shags, bangs and everything in between. She has you covered when it comes to cutting. She loves creating shapes that feel modern, wearable, and perfectly suited to each individual.
She also specialises in vibrant and lived-in colour and is fully trained in Colour Analysis. This allows her to carefully select hair colours that complement your skin tone, features, and personality, creating a look that feels truly “you”.
With a growing passion for supporting clients with fine hair and hair loss, Liuba offers tailored advice, compassionate guidance, and personalised home-care routines. She loves solving hair problems — because we wear our hair every day, and it should feel right for you. She has endless tips and advice to help you create and maintain your perfect look at home.
Liuba has completed her Session Styling course in London, an intensive five-day programme where she developed advanced skills in product knowledge, styling, and creating different textures within the hair. This training allows her to bring a more editorial, polished finish to both everyday hair and special occasions.
As a mentor to the Arena team, she plays an important role in supporting and developing other stylists, sharing her knowledge, creativity, and passion for the craft.
What Liuba loves most about her work is making people smile and helping them feel more confident with every visit. Whether you’re looking for a bold transformation, a signature cut, a colour that truly suits your natural colouring, or expert advice on caring for your hair, Liuba will guide you every step of the way.
Book your appointment with Liu today and experience her talent, creativity, and personalised care for yourself.
STYLIST/MARGETING MANAGER
eMILY
Emily brings passion, creativity, and fresh talent to everything she does, specialising in bespoke colour work tailored to suit your personality, lifestyle, and personal style. She loves creating beautiful blondes, rich brunettes, and soft lived-in colour, always focusing on results that feel effortless, modern, and wearable.
With naturally curly hair herself, Emily has a real passion for working with curls and loves teaching clients how to care for, style, and truly understand their hair at home. She’s also known for her love of bobs and shorter styles, creating cuts that feel flattering, contemporary, and easy to maintain.
Emily specialises in keratin smoothing treatments, helping clients achieve hair that feels sleek, healthy, glossy, and more manageable, while always prioritising hair condition and long-term hair health.
Her fun, sweet, and caring personality ensures every appointment feels relaxed, enjoyable, and completely tailored to you. You’ll often see Emily capturing content for Arena’s social media, showcasing her creativity and sharing the salon’s work behind the scenes.
Whether you’re looking for a fresh cut, personalised colour, expert curl advice, or a beautiful blow-dry finish, Emily loves creating stunning finishes and is deeply passionate about looking after your hair’s health, making sure you leave Arena feeling confident, cared for, and amazing.
New Talent / Colour analysist / Keratin specialist
Lexi
Lexi is a talented stylist whose passion for hairdressing stretches back as long as she can remember. She has a particular love for creative hair-ups and is a key member of the Arena wedding team, creating beautiful, polished styles for special occasions. With a passion for make up that suits your skin tone , Lexi is now offering occasion make up with a naturel glow that suits you. Elevate you look for those special occasions.
She is a Colour Analysis specialist, with a strong focus on bespoke colour. Lexi works closely with you to create a personalised colour plan tailored to your season, skin tone, and face shape, ensuring your hair colour truly enhances your features and personal style. She connects this to her love for colour Analysis. She collaborates with her guests to find the perfect Hair colours and cuts.
Alongside her colour expertise, Lexi enjoys creating beautiful blondes, bouncy blow-dries, and refined, polished finishes that leave clients looking and feeling amazing. She also specialises in keratin smoothing treatments, helping guests manage frizz and achieve smoother, more manageable hair.
Lexi’s high standards, dedication, and attention to detail are exceptional, and anyone who meets her can see she is destined to go far in the industry.
Book an appointment with Lexi today and experience her talent for yourself.
Nikki - Front of House
Your warm welcome awaits...
Nikki is the welcoming face of Arena Hair, ready to greet you with warmth and expertise.
With her extensive experience in hairdressing, she ensures that your appointments, hair advice, or any inquiries are handled efficiently and with care. Your experience at Arena Hair is made seamless and enjoyable, thanks to Nikki's dedicated service and knowledge