Does lighting really make a difference?

A significant one. Poor colour rendering makes hair, nails and makeup look one shade in the chair and another in the car park, which is how remakes and awkward conversations start. Colour work needs precision, so we use high colour rendering, daylight balanced lighting at each station, positioned so you are not casting a shadow over what you are doing. Large windows bring in natural light alongside it, which most clients notice before anything else in the room.