Adam Reed

Adam Reed

Editorial Hairstylist and Salon Founder

Title:
Editorial Hairstylist and Salon Founder
Company:
ARKIVE Headcare
Location:
London, UK
Expertise:
Haircuts and cutting technique, Editorial and session styling, Haircare and scalp-care routines, Choosing and working with a stylist

Adam Reed is a London editorial hairstylist who has worked in fashion and beauty for more than 40 years, styling hair for magazines including Glamour, Marie Claire, Harper's and Nylon. He started at the salon in The Dorchester hotel in London and co-founded the Percy & Reed brand in 2007.

He now runs the Arkive by Adam Reed salon in London and founded ARKIVE Headcare, a vegan, B Corp-certified range launched in early 2022 that links haircare with scalp care. He is an Editorial Ambassador for L'Oréal Professionnel UK and teaches and mentors stylists internationally.

What Adam reviews for us

Cutting technique and what to ask for: pixies, bixies, bobs and the short-haircut hub.

Disclosure

Adam Reed founded ARKIVE Headcare and is an Editorial Ambassador for L'Oréal Professionnel UK. He does not review product recommendations or comparisons that involve those brands. Short Hairstyles Edit itself is brand-neutral: we recommend product types and ingredients, never brands. Read our editorial guidelines.

Elsewhere

Guides Adam wrote or reviewed