From Saturday girl to owner: A hairdresser’s dream to own a hair salon has come true

Over the years, the hairdresser developed a desire to open her own shop or even take over Nirvana when the time was right, and after a long road, she has finally succeeded in making her dream a reality.

Louise said: ‘I started as a Saturday girl when I was 15 so now that I have taken over, it feels really nice. It is something that I have thought about for a long time but the time was never right.’

The 40-year-old, from Fareham, had a close relationship with her former boss Tim Swain who anticipated that she would take over the salon one day.Sadly he passed away. The salon then went on to have new ownership.

The prospect of Louise taking over in the near future dwindled, but when the most recent manager decided to move onto a different hair venture, there was hope in sight.

Now the owner of Nirvana, Louise is relaunching the salon and branding it her own with a mini renovation and an open day welcome for all in the area.

Louise said that when Nirvana came on offer she ‘decided to just go for it’ and has not looked back.

She said: ‘It feels amazing. I didn’t think it was going to happen. I got to the point where I thought it wasn’t going to happen. I don’t think it has sunk in yet that I have done it.’

She has spruced the salon up with a new lick of paint everywhere, a brand new sign and has added flowers in and out of the store.

She added: ‘We kept the name Nirvana because it has been a household name to many over the years and it has been here for such a long time.’

The open day, which took place on August 21, saw people from all over the area come and enjoy prosecco, goody bags full of testers and free consultations, as well as a voucher for their next hair cut.

The salon and the owner are set for a prosperous future after years of working towards her dream.

Nirvana is offering 25 per cent off to mark 25 years.