How to Pick the Right KOHORT Stylist for Your Hair Goals
KOHORT has seven independent stylists at 234 Bridge Road, Richmond, each with a distinct specialty. The difference between a great result and a mediocre one often comes down to whether you booked the right person for the job, not just the nearest available chair. This guide matches every major hair goal to the KOHORT stylist best placed to deliver it, with links to each stylist's booking page.
I'm Billie, and I founded KOHORT specifically because I believe the stylist-to-service match matters more than people realise. In a traditional salon, you often book whoever is free. At KOHORT, you choose the person whose entire practice is built around the thing you want. That is a different kind of appointment. But it only works if you know how to navigate it. So here is the full breakdown: every stylist, every real specialty, and how to figure out which one you should be booking.
Why the match matters more than the name
Hair services are not interchangeable. A colourist who spends four days a week lifting dark hair to clean blonde builds a depth of judgment in that specific process that a generalist cannot match. A stylist who cuts mostly bobs and shags develops an understanding of weight distribution and disconnection that goes beyond general cutting skill. The result you get from someone working in their specialty is categorically different from the result you get from someone doing your service as one of many.
At KOHORT, the seven stylists are not a broad team covering everything equally. Each of them has a lane. Some lanes overlap. Knowing who is who means you are booking with that context, not against it.
Taylah: brunette, bronde, and dimensional colour
If your goal is brunette or bronde colour, Taylah is the person to book. She is the only KOHORT stylist whose specialty centres specifically on brunette and bronde work, which is technically different from blonde colour work in ways that matter.
Dimensional brunette requires careful tonal decisions. The wrong warm tone reads orange. The wrong cool tone reads ashy-grey-green. Getting it right on hair with previous colour, varying porosity, and a natural base that differs from the ends requires someone who has solved that problem hundreds of times. Taylah also handles foil work and highlights within the brunette and bronde range. If you are a natural brunette who wants movement and depth without going full blonde, she is your first call.
She also covers the bronde territory: that deliberate warm blend between brown and blonde, sitting in the golden-honey range, that grows out without drama. This is increasingly requested as a destination colour rather than a compromise, and it is a service she has built real precision in.
Book with Taylah: /pages/taylah
Sheridan: lived-in colour and blended blonde
If your goal is lived-in blonde or a soft, natural grow-out, Sheridan is the specialist. Lived-in colour is a specific aesthetic outcome: a natural root, gradual lightening through the mid-lengths and ends, and regrowth that looks intentional at twelve weeks rather than like an overdue appointment.
Getting there requires understanding placement deeply. Where you start the lightener, how softly you blend the root, which toner ties the result together without making it look processed: these are judgment calls that come from doing this particular type of work consistently. Sheridan's practice is built around this. She also handles highlights and general blonde within the lived-in framing. If you want colour that looks like your hair on a very good day and asks very little of you between appointments, this is her specialty.
Book with Sheridan: /pages/sheridan
Grace: keratin, natural blonde, vivids, balayage, highlights
Grace covers the widest range of colour and treatment services at KOHORT. Her specialty spans keratin smoothing, natural blonde, vivid fashion colours, balayage, and highlights.
If you want to go naturally blonde from a lighter base, Grace is a strong match. If you are considering a keratin treatment and want someone with real product knowledge across formulas, she handles that. If you want a vivid or fashion colour, Grace is the only KOHORT stylist currently taking those bookings. Balayage and highlights are also part of her regular work, particularly on clients whose goal is brightness and lift rather than the specific lived-in or brunette outcomes Sheridan and Taylah specialise in.
Her range means she suits clients who want a combination service or who are not sure exactly which colour category they fall into. If you are between "I want to be lighter" and "I want something more dramatic," a consult with Grace will clarify it quickly.
Book with Grace: /pages/grace
Elodie: nanoplasty and glass hair
If glass hair or nanoplasty is your goal, Elodie is who you book. These are her specialties and she is the only KOHORT stylist whose practice centres on them.
Glass hair is not just a gloss treatment. The result, that lacquer-like, exceptionally reflective finish you see on a very clean, cool brunette, requires both the right colour base and the right finishing treatment applied correctly. A nanoplasty treatment seals the cuticle structurally, which is different from a surface gloss: it changes the texture and shine of the hair at a more fundamental level, and it lasts longer. Getting it right requires knowing the formula options, the application process, and how to advise on aftercare that preserves the result.
Elodie has built her book around clients who want these specific outcomes. If smooth, high-shine, frizz-free hair is the goal, this is not a service to book with someone for whom it is one offering among many. Book the specialist.
Book with Elodie: /pages/elodie
Zoe: shags, bobs, soft layering, and blonde
Zoe specialises in cut shapes with personality: shags, bobs, and soft layering. If you have been thinking about a shag cut, a textured bob, or a layered cut that moves well without looking overworked, she is the right choice.
These cuts are more architecturally demanding than they look. A shag, for instance, requires understanding where to remove weight and where to leave it to get the lived-in texture rather than a shapeless result. A bob requires precise geometry to sit right as it grows. Zoe's practice is centred on these shapes, so she has a calibrated eye for them that a generalist cutter does not develop without doing them constantly.
She also handles blonde colour, making her a natural option for clients who want a textured cut and some colour work in the same appointment.
For more on these cut styles, the shag vs wolf cut vs mullet guide is worth reading first.
Book with Zoe: /pages/zoe
Sheree: pixie cuts, short hair, and colour correction
Sheree specialises in pixie cuts, short hair, and colour correction. This is a combination that makes sense: both require a high level of technical precision and both are areas where choosing the wrong stylist costs you significantly more time and money to fix.
Pixie cuts are one of the most technically demanding cut shapes. The geometry has to work from every angle, the graduation around the nape has to be right, and the shape has to suit the client's specific head shape and face structure. Sheree's experience in this space means she has the eye for those decisions. She also handles short hair more broadly, including men's and short cuts, which she shares with me.
Colour correction is her other lane. If you are coming in with a home dye gone wrong, a botched balayage from elsewhere, a grown-out vivid, or an uneven colour history, Sheree is the person to assess and fix it. Correction is not a standard colour service. It requires a specific diagnostic process, an honest conversation about what is achievable and in how many sessions, and real experience with the chemistry of undoing previous work.
For context on what correction involves, the real cost of colour correction in Melbourne is worth reading before you book.
Book with Sheree: /pages/sheree
Billie: short hair, colour, editorial, and men's cuts
My specialty at KOHORT is short hair, editorial colour, and men's cuts. I founded the studio and I still spend most of my chair time in this space.
Short hair for women and editorial work sits at the intersection of cut and colour. Getting a strong short shape to look intentional rather than just short requires understanding how colour sits in short hair differently from longer lengths, how texture reads at short lengths, and how to make a bold cut wearable day-to-day rather than just looking good in a photo on the day. That intersection is where I do my best work.
Men's cuts are also part of my regular work, alongside Sheree. If you want a precise short cut, a strong disconnected shape, or something that photographs well and also grows out with structure, this is the service to book with me.
Book with Billie: /pages/billie
Quick reference: match your goal to your stylist
| Your goal | Book with |
|---|---|
| Dimensional brunette or bronde colour | Taylah |
| Lived-in blonde, soft grow-out | Sheridan |
| Natural blonde, highlights, balayage, vivids, keratin | Grace |
| Glass hair or nanoplasty | Elodie |
| Shag, bob, soft layered cut | Zoe |
| Pixie cut, short hair, colour correction | Sheree |
| Short cuts, editorial colour, men's cuts | Billie |
What if my goal crosses two specialties?
Some services overlap. If you want a shag cut and lived-in blonde colour, Zoe handles the cut and Sheridan handles the colour. You could book them separately, or message one of them and ask how they would approach a combined service. Many KOHORT clients do exactly this: they have a cut stylist and a colour stylist and book them in a coordinated way.
If you are still unsure after reading this, the Meet the Team page has everyone's specialties and booking links in one place. Or read the first-visit guide at what to expect at your first KOHORT visit for a broader picture of how the co-working model works.
Frequently asked questions
Who at KOHORT does brunette colour?
Taylah is the brunette and bronde specialist at KOHORT. She is the only stylist whose practice is specifically centred on brunette and dimensional brown work. For foils and highlights leaning blonde, Grace and Sheridan also handle that territory.
Who does glass hair at KOHORT?
Elodie is the glass hair and nanoplasty specialist. She is the only KOHORT stylist whose practice centres on this service. If a high-shine, smooth finish is your goal, she is who you book.
Who does pixie cuts at KOHORT?
Sheree specialises in pixie cuts and short hair. She also handles colour correction. Billie also cuts short hair and men's cuts. For a pixie specifically, Sheree is the primary specialist.
Who does colour correction at KOHORT?
Sheree specialises in colour correction alongside her short hair and pixie work. Correction work requires a specific diagnostic approach and experience undoing previous colour. It is not a service to book as a general colour appointment.
Can I book two KOHORT stylists for a cut and colour in the same visit?
Yes, though you would coordinate the booking with both stylists individually. Many KOHORT clients have a dedicated cut stylist and a dedicated colour stylist. Message the stylists you are thinking of and let them know you want to coordinate. They will advise on timing.
Who does men's cuts at KOHORT?
Billie and Sheree both handle men's and short cuts. Billie's work in this space tends toward editorial and precise short shapes. Sheree's short hair work overlaps with her pixie and precision cut specialty.
Who handles vivid or fashion colours at KOHORT?
Grace takes vivids and fashion colour bookings at KOHORT. Vivid colour is a specific commitment in terms of maintenance and hair condition, so a consult with Grace before booking a full vivid service is strongly recommended.
What if I am not sure which stylist I need?
Start on the Meet the Team page. Read through each stylist's specialty. If you are genuinely between two stylists, message one of them with a photo and a description of what you want. The right stylist will either take the booking or point you toward someone better suited.