Street art-styled salon turns heads at Flemingate

An on-trend salon has quickly become the go-to place for beauty in Beverley after opening at the Flemingate centre.

Vintage & Co is one of the largest salons in Hull and the East Riding and brings barber shop services, hairdressing and beauty treatments together under one roof in seriously stylish surroundings.

The Insta-worthy salon comes complete with a coffee bar and a green “selfie wall”, with bright pink angel wings for customers to capture their cut or colour on camera.

The talented Vintage & Co team at Flemingate has almost 150 years of combined experience in the hair and beauty industry, with several having worked nationally and internationally, winning awards and honing their craft at award-winning salons.

The salon is already fully booked until the end of May with further pre-booked and walk-in appointments being taken as the team continues to grow.

Vintage & Co is the second hair and beauty salon opened by hairdresser and barber Lee Carmichael following a successful opening in Hull’s St Stephen’s Shopping Centre last year.

Lee, who is supported by business partners Tom Pearson and Jack Hardcastle and whose domestic partner, Amelia Humphrey, is the Salon Manager, said: “We’ve had a brilliant response since we opened and so many people have walked in to find out more and book appointments. I couldn’t be happier.

“Our Beverley salon is double the size of our St Stephen’s base and it was all hands on deck to open as lockdown restrictions eased.

“Flemingate has a brilliant vibe and the footfall is excellent. It’s great to see people sitting outside coffee bars and enjoying some normality, and for us to be part of that.”

Vintage & Co’s interior is styled with bespoke street art-inspired décor created by local artist Tom Brown.

Lee said: “Tom is a fantastic artist and we worked together on the creative brief to give the salon a totally unique design.

“Customers are loving the style of the salon. It brings a really inspirational and creative focus to the salon scene.

“There is a huge demand for what we offer. We have everything under one roof for men and women, all offered in comfortable surroundings with a chilled-out vibe and reasonable prices.”

Barber shop services at Vintage & Co include wet shaves, beard trims, buzzcuts and haircuts, while hairdressing services include blow drys, cuts, highlights, colours, colour correction, and hair appointments for children.

Beauty services include nail treatments and extensions, luxury facials, eyelash and eyebrow treatments and waxing.

ReShapeU Aesthetics Clinic is also based at Vintage & Co, specialising in a variety of skin and body treatments including weight loss, anti-aging and dermal filler injectable treatments.

Lee, a qualified hair industry trainer and assessor, is also keen to form a partnership with East Riding College, which has its Beverley campus at Flemingate, to inspire rising hair and beauty stars of the future through work experience and training.

David Donkin, Property Director at Hull-based Wykeland Group, owner and developer of Flemingate, said: “The response to Vintage & Co has been fantastic and it’s quickly become very popular.

“The fit-out is really striking and has created a very special environment unlike anything else locally. It’s another great addition to Flemingate and brings something new and very different to the centre as customers return following the lockdown.”

The 5,000 sq ft open-plan space at Vintage & Co can accommodate seven barbers, seven hairdressers, four nail technicians and three beauty rooms.

More than 20 jobs are being created by Vintage & Co’s opening and, while several employed and self-employed positions have been filled, some vacancies are still available for hair, barber and beauty roles.

Anyone who would like to find out more and apply for available positions at Vintage & Co is asked to email chapelstreetbarbershop@gmail.com with their contact details, CV and examples of their work.

Appointments at Vintage & Co can be made via Facebook @vintage-co-beverley, Instagram via @vintageandco_beverley, or by contacting the stylist or beautician directly, allowing 48 hours for messages to be responded to.

Barber shop appointments can be made via https://phorest.com/book/salons/vintagebarbershopcoltd#/

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Lee Carmichael and Manager Amelia Humphrey, middle front, with team members at the stylish new Vintage & Co salon that has opened at Beverley’s Flemingate centre.

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Owner Lee Carmichael and Salon Manager Amelia Humphrey inside the Vintage & Co salon that has quickly become the go-to place for beauty in Beverley after opening at the Flemingate centre.

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Domestic partners Lee Carmichael and Salon Manager Amelia Humphrey have worked together to launch Vintage & Co at Beverley’s Flemingate centre.

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Creative Stylist Laura Truscott tries out the selfie wall at Vintage & Co where customers can capture their cut or colour on camera.

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Vintage & Co brings barber shop services, hairdressing and beauty treatments together in one place.

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Vintage & Co features bespoke street art-inspired décor created by local artist Tom Brown.

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With a floorspace of 5,000 sq ft, Vintage & Co is one of the largest salons in Hull and the East Riding.

Pictures R&R Studio.