Lara De Donno Coiffeur

Lara De Donno Coiffeur is a hair salon in Geroldswil, in the Limmattal in the canton of Zurich, run by hairstylist Lara De Donno and her team, with a bridal service that publishes its prices. The salon's own tagline reads "Mit Leidenschaft, Kreativität & Erfahrung erkennen wir das Feine im Schönen" (with passion, creativity and experience we recognize the fine detail in the beautiful). Its bridal page says Lara De Donno has twice been recognized with the Wedding Award Switzerland in the category «Frisuren & Visagisten» (hairstyles and makeup artists), and the site footer names the years as 2019 and 2021, "ausgezeichnet mit 14 von 16 Goldenen Bändern" (awarded 14 of 16 golden ribbons). The address carries the Intercoiffure name as well as the salon's own.

The bridal hairstyle

The bridal page opens with the line that emotions are reflected in the bridal hairstyle. Lara De Donno creates a wedding hairstyle suited to each bride's type, which the page says can be classic, creative, playful or romantic, and which is always matched to the bride's wishes, her personality and her dress. The salon offers a personal consultation beforehand and describes its manner on the day as calm and composed. The hair is the salon's own work; makeup comes from a partner makeup artist (Partner-Visagistin), whose makeup the page describes as professional and tear-proof (tränensicher). The page does not name the makeup artist.

Bridal packages and prices

The page sets out two bridal styling packages, an add-on room and a makeup price.

Braut-Styling im Coiffeursalon (bridal styling in the salon), CHF 450. Included: a personal consultation with a trial hairstyle and makeup; preparation of the hair on the evening before the wedding, together with a gentle, firming and energizing facial massage; and the hairstyle and styling on the wedding day, including breakfast at the salon.

Separates Brautzimmer (a separate bridal room at the salon), CHF 100. The bride gets privacy in a decorated room and can put on her wedding dress there straight after the styling. The page offers this optionally with a larger breakfast or an apéro riche, and with a photographer and the loved ones of the bride's choice present. For a bride staying in a hotel or vacation rental rather than a family home, a private room to dress in, with space for a photographer, is a practical detail.

Braut-Styling in Ihrer Wunschlocation (bridal styling at a location of the bride's choice), CHF 800. Included: a personal consultation with a trial hairstyle at the salon; preparation of the hair on the evening before at the salon, if wanted; and the hairstyle and styling on the wedding day at the place the bride chooses.

Make-up mit Probe (makeup with a trial), CHF 160.

Read together, the salon package already lists a trial with makeup, while the location package lists the hair trial only, so a bride booking the on-location package who wants makeup as well should ask whether the CHF 160 makeup is added to it and whether the makeup artist also travels. The page does not say how far the salon will travel for the location package, or whether a travel charge applies on top of the CHF 800.

Bachelorette parties

Under the heading "Polterabend bei Lara", the salon offers a bachelorette celebration (Junggesellinnen-Abschied) for the bride and her friends: styling, Italian delicacies with an apéro and prosecco party, and a limousine ride afterwards to a destination of the group's choice. The price is on request. For a couple whose friends are traveling in for the wedding, it is an unusual way to fill an evening before the day.

Everyday hair services

Outside weddings, the salon works with the LA FINICE Swing Cut, which the homepage describes as a cut for volume, curls and tamer, fuller hair, with flowing transitions instead of visible layers, and which it says gives hair new liveliness, energy and lightness. Its coloration uses products on an organic basis with botanical and essential oils. There is a small in-house boutique, and the site's menu also lists shootings, an about page and an academy. The homepage describes the salon as a place where a client should feel at home among friends, and names fashion, art and architecture as its sources of inspiration. New customers get a 10% bonus, according to the homepage.

Hours, booking and getting there

The salon is at Huebwiesenstrasse 21, 8954 Geroldswil (Zürich). It is open Tuesday to Friday from 8:30 to 16:30, with Wednesday afternoon closed, and Saturday from 8:30 to 13:00; it is closed on Mondays. Appointments are only by arrangement over the phone ("Termine nur nach telefonischer Absprache"), on +41 44 310 23 23, and the salon can also be reached by email at info@lara-coiffeur.ch. For a couple abroad, a first email to set up a call is the realistic route, since bookings themselves are made by phone.

The Saturday hours end at 13:00, which matters for the salon package: a bride marrying on a Saturday and using the salon's breakfast and bridal room should confirm her start time early. The site gives no directions, parking information or public transport details for the salon, so a bride traveling in should check how she will get to Geroldswil on the morning and from there to the venue.

What the site does not settle

The website is in German throughout, and it does not say whether the team works in English; that should be the first question for a couple from abroad. The page does not say how long before the wedding the trial takes place, how many people the salon can style on one morning, or whether bridesmaids and mothers can be booked alongside the bride and at what price. It does not give a deposit or cancellation rule. It also does not say whether the partner makeup artist works at the salon on the wedding morning or only by separate arrangement.

Who it suits

Lara De Donno Coiffeur suits a bride who wants her hair done by an award-recognized stylist near Zurich and likes seeing clear prices before the first call. The salon package, with the evening-before preparation, breakfast and an optional private room to dress in, suits a bride who can be in Geroldswil the evening before and the morning of the wedding. The location package suits a bride who prefers to get ready at her venue. The caveats are the phone-only appointments, a German-only website, and open questions on travel, the wedding party and the makeup artist's role, all of which a couple from abroad should settle before booking.