KAM Hair & Body Spa celebrate three decades of award-winning hair and beauty.
KAM Hair & Body Spa in Lossiemouth has hit an incredible milestone - 35 years in business. Owned by Karen Thomson, KAM Hair & Body Spa opened in 1991 with the aim of creating a sanctuary for clients in the North of Scotland, where they could come for all their hair and beauty needs under one roof.
35 years on, the salon doesn't just cater for clients in the North of Scotland, but from all over, with many travelling for hours for appointments with KAM's award-winning and highly experienced team.
The salon started as a small unit, but with an ever-growing clientele, Karen decided 2014 was the year to expand the salon, adding more beauty rooms, a spa, a dedicated hair and makeup bar, and improved accessibility, including a disabled bathroom.
In addition to KAM's vast range of services, another pivotal reason for the salon's success is Karen's dedication to investing in her team. At KAM, every team member is employed, receives a competitive salary, benefits from an unlimited commission and bonus structure, and is provided with award-winning training and excellent progression opportunities. The team is also involved in the way the salon operates, with Karen listening to their suggestions through regular meetings. Many of the team also assist at industry and local events, as well as on photographic shoots. All of this has led to high job satisfaction and morale, with the team, in turn, providing the very best customer care to clients.
During its 35 years in business, KAM Hair & Body Spa has won an extensive number of awards and accolades. These include Best Regional Salon (Scotland) at the Hair Awards, Best Fashion Salon at the Salon Business Awards, and Gold Awards for Best Hair Salon and Best Beauty Salon at the British Hair & Beauty Awards, to name just a few.
Individually, Karen has received several highly acclaimed awards over the years, including Salon Business Curl Specialist and the British Hairdressing Awards Scottish Hairdresser of the Year. The vast number of awards won, and those for which both the salon and Karen have been finalists, demonstrate not only Karen and the team's incredible creative talent through award-winning photographic imagery, but also Karen's highly praised business acumen, which has enabled her to build such a successful salon in a remote area over the past 35 years.
More recently, KAM has taken the significant step of becoming an Aveda salon, further enhancing its sustainability journey by using cruelty-free hair and beauty products. This followed Karen joining the Aveda Artistic Team in 2023. Prior to this, Karen was a Matrix Artist, and with both brands she delivered presentations and seminars on stage not only across the UK but around the world, including one of her most recent trips to the Aveda Congress in Minneapolis in 2024.
It's clear to see that Karen and KAM Hair & Body Spa have been on an incredible journey over the past 35 years, establishing the salon as one of the best in the UK. We can't wait to see what the future holds as KAM continues to grow and thrive.