Beauty
MAMAWEST.
AHIA Victorian Salon of the Year colour room on Thread Lane. Unisex, LGBTQIA+ safe. Not Ballarat Road mail.
Location
What people get wrong
8 Thread Lane is the chair. 188 Ballarat Road is mail, not the salon. Miss Jays Nails shares the lane. Closed Sunday and Monday. We last walked this on 2026-09-25. Hours move with the week. Checking the shopfront keeps the night easy.
What is MAMAWEST known for?
You walk into a mint-and-red warehouse floor that Styleicons tagged MAMAWEST 2.0: heart mirrors, red basins, twenty chairs, six basins, a cafe edge, and a separate creative space with its own door. Colour is the headline. Balayage, vivids, regrowth, toning, then cuts and blowdries. House line: hair has no gender. LGBTQIA+ safe is printed, not whispered.
Sheridan Rose Shaw is the name Styleicons and the awards page put on the room. AHIA Victorian Salon of the Year sits on the trophy shelf they actually photograph. Walk-ins are advertised. A same-hour vivid is not. Silent appointments exist if you need a quiet chair. Say so when you book.
This is not Delhicuts at 547A, not Truly You at 581, not Studio Zero on Joseph Road, not Kultured on French Street. Four other 3011/3012 hair jobs. This one is Thread Lane colour at warehouse scale.
How do you book, and what do you bring?
Call 1300 645 082 or book through mamawest.com.au. Pricing is tiered by stylist. Bring a colour photo, the last service date, and the stylist name if you booked a tier. Ask about a patch test if you are new to the colour. Card is normal.
Miss Jays is the other desk in the lane. A nail booking does not include a balayage. Knock on the right glass. If you wanted builder gel on Barkly 3012, that is Truly You at 581. If you wanted Indian salon work, 547A.
Do not post a rideshare to 188 Ballarat Road. That is mail. Thread Lane is the Kinnears pocket off the West Footscray run. West Footscray station, not Footscray Market.
Hours and which door
Closed Sunday and Monday. Tuesday to Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-3pm on FindMe. House local-pickup hours match Tuesday to Friday and skip Saturday. Public holidays override both. Last checked 2026-09-25. Trust the glass.
8 Thread Lane, West Footscray 3012. Same building as Miss Jays Nails. Match Thread Lane. Not 547A. Not 581. Not Joseph Road.
The photograph is the Styleicons / Hyggelig floor of MAMAWEST 2.0: heart mirrors, red basins, mint walls. It is this Thread Lane room. It is not the Ballarat Road mail address.
How do you get to MAMAWEST?
West Footscray station on the Sunbury line, then the Kinnears / Thread Lane precinct. This is not the station plaza and not Footscray Market. Dosa Hut and Magic Momo sit on Barkly once you are in 3012.
Street parking around the rope-works pocket is short. Do not use the Irving market deck for a Thread Lane colour. After dark, stay on lit Barkly rather than cutting unknown factory lanes.
Miss Jays shares the lane. Pair them only if both clocks work. Saturday dies at 3pm on the FindMe grid. Plan the colour before lunch if that is your day.
What do people mix up about MAMAWEST?
They post a rideshare to Ballarat Road mail, or they book Miss Jays for colour, or they mash Thread Lane with Delhicuts at 547A and Truly You at 581.
- 8 Thread Lane, West Footscray VIC 3012. Phone 1300 645 082.
- Closed Sunday and Monday. Tue-Thu to 9pm. Sat to 3pm. Confirm glass.
- 188 Ballarat Road is mail, not the chair.
- Nails in the lane are Miss Jays. Hair is MAMAWEST.
- Styleicons salon-floor still. Not Ballarat Road fascia.
Questions people ask next
- Where is MAMAWEST?
- 8 Thread Lane, West Footscray VIC 3012. Not 188 Ballarat Road. West Footscray station. Miss Jays Nails shares the lane.
- What are MAMAWEST hours?
- Closed Sunday and Monday. Tuesday to Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-3pm on FindMe. House pickup skips Saturday. Confirm glass. Last checked 2026-09-25.
- Is MAMAWEST LGBTQIA+ safe?
- Yes. House copy prints LGBTQIA+ safe salon and hair has no gender. Silent appointments are offered if you ask.
- Can I get nails at MAMAWEST?
- Styleicons notes nail and beauty services inside the 2.0 fitout. The Thread Lane nail desk this directory lists separately is Miss Jays. Book the glass you meant.
Where we checked
More in Beauty
Miss Jay's Nails
Inclusive Thread Lane nail room next to MAMAWEST. Closed Sunday. Not market stall 91. Not 237 Barkly.
8 Thread Lane, West Footscray VIC 3012
Dosa Hut West Footscray
The 3012 origin dosa. Get off at West Footscray.
604 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012
Magic Momo Kafe
Momo on 3012 Barkly. Confirm Tuesday.
588 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012