Kimage Hair Salon (Tampines) is the neighbourhood branch of a boutique Singapore salon chain established in 1994, founded on the belief that an individual's personality can be amplified through the craft of hairdressing. Nearly three decades on, the brand counts 28 years in professional hair services, a team of around 68 professional hairdressers and a menu of 23 professional services — plus its own hairdressing school, the first in Singapore to be awarded EduTrust certification by the Committee for Private Education.
The Tampines studio offers the full Kimage service range: the 'Classics' core of essential hair services, treatments, hair colouring, hair perming and straightening, alongside dedicated keratin, scalp and hair colour treatment programmes. Services are delivered by either the senior stylist team or the junior stylist tier, so clients can choose the level that suits them and their needs.
Consultation is where Kimage stands out in customer feedback: stylists listen first, then show photos and examples of proposed styles and colours before any work begins. Reviews describe clean, updated interiors, comfortable chairs and prompt, attentive service — with the standing advice to book online ahead of peak hours. A Privilege Cards programme (including islandwide-redeemable gift cards), an e-shop for hair products and active social channels round out the experience.
Kimage Hair Salon (Tampines) brings the craft of one of Singapore's longest-standing boutique salon groups to a neighbourhood corner of Tampines Street 21. The brand was established in 1994 on a guiding belief that hasn't aged a day: an individual's personality can be amplified through the craft of hairdressing. Nearly three decades later — Kimage counts 28 years in professional hair services — that philosophy still shapes how its stylists consult, cut and colour.
Behind the branch is a substantial operation. Kimage runs hair studios across the island — from Northpoint City and Parkway Parade to Toa Payoh, Marina Square, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Lot 1 Shoppers' Mall and Bukit Panjang Plaza — supported by a team of around 68 professional hairdressers offering 23 professional services. Its stated vision is to be the hair professionals that Singapore turns to, with a mission anchored on global standards and consistency of service. Unusually for a salon group, Kimage also operates its own hairdressing school, the first in Singapore to receive EduTrust certification from the Committee for Private Education — a signal of how seriously training is taken before anyone touches a client's hair.
The service menu covers the full breadth of salon work. 'Classics' forms the core — the essential hair services, delivered by either the senior stylist team or the junior stylist tier, depending on what you need. Around that core sit the transformative services: hair colouring, hair perming and straightening, with a treatments category dedicated to keeping hair in good condition between the bigger jobs.
Kimage also runs specialist programmes that have earned their own followings. The keratin treatment smooths frizz and tames unruly hair. The scalp treatment focuses attention on the skin where healthy hair begins. Hair colour treatments pair colour work with dedicated care, so the shade lasts as well as it looks.
What customers consistently highlight, though, is the consultation. Reviews across the brand describe stylists who listen first — patient, warm and thorough — before showing photos and examples of proposed styles and colours so you know exactly what to expect. Stylists like Sean and Derrick are praised for great recommendations and genuine care; Chris Tan is called meticulous; Kelly Foong, attentive and polite. It's the kind of service that turns a once-in-two-years haircut into a habit, as one converted customer put it.
Feedback describes interiors that are clean and updated, with styling chairs comfortable enough to make an hour pass quickly — useful when a colour is processing. Service is prompt yet unhurried, and one piece of advice recurs among regulars: place your appointment online, especially during peak hours, when slots fill up.
Beyond the chair, there's a Privilege Cards programme worth knowing about. Gift cards, available in different designs, can be loaded with any value and redeemed at any Kimage outlet islandwide — though not at the hairdressing school and not for junior stylist services. Older prepaid and value packs are no longer sold, but existing packages can still be utilised at the salon. An e-shop carries hair products for home care, and the brand's Instagram and Facebook pages share hair guides, news and promos, with a mailing list offering exclusive discounts to those who sign up.
For Tampines residents, the appeal is the combination: heartland convenience paired with the capabilities of an established group — colour, perm, keratin, straightening, scalp care — all under one roof, delivered by stylists schooled in the brand's service philosophy. The founding idea still shows up in the small things: being asked what you actually want before anyone reaches for the scissors, and leaving with a style that fits the person, not the trend.
Whether you're after a straightforward trim, a considered colour change or a smoothing treatment to reset your hair, the Tampines team works the way Kimage always has — through understanding, relationship and trust. Book ahead online to secure a peak-hour slot, or drop by the studio on Tampines Street 21 to see what the island's hair professionals have been perfecting since 1994.