When the theatres empty onto Shaftesbury Avenue and the West End turns from dinner towards nightcaps, black hair comes into its own. It holds the glow of a back bar mirror, looks striking against a crisp white collar and suits every kind of lighting London can throw at it, from neon in Soho to candles in Belgravia. Six girls ride our route with long black hair, most of them wearing it perfectly straight, and they are as different in temperament as they are alike in colour.
Their interests read like a good night out in themselves: jazz and opera, classic cinema and stand-up comedy, poetry, podcasts and ceramics. Choose by the evening you have in mind and you will rarely go wrong.
Angelika lives in Mayfair and starts most days on a tennis court, which shows in her athletic 172 cm frame. By night she prefers jazz in small rooms and contemporary art worth crossing town for. Karolina, tall and slim at 174 cm, lives in Covent Garden, a fitting address for a pianist and opera lover who explores London street by street for its buildings.
Both live in South Kensington and both are curvy with brown eyes, but there the likeness ends. Danielle loves classic cinema, poetry and the museums along Exhibition Road, so an evening with her can easily begin at a film and end in a long conversation about it. Milena, statuesque at 175 cm, plays tennis, makes ceramics and takes her espresso seriously.
Roxi, curvy at 168 cm with glossy black hair, lives in Pimlico, a short walk from Victoria. She trains at boxing fitness, surfs whenever she reaches the coast and always has a podcast recommendation ready.
Violetta stands 178 cm, the tallest girl on the route, with sleek straight hair and a low, measured voice. She lives in Belgravia, swims, lingers in bookshops and loves stand-up comedy, so expect her to laugh generously and to remember the best line of the night.
This look belongs to the later hours. The late route night out suits it best: a jazz basement, a comedy club near Leicester Square, a cocktail somewhere dim and velvet, and a companion still wide awake when the night buses take over the streets. An evening like that usually wants two hours at £750 or three at £1,050, and the desk will happily suggest which of the six enjoys your kind of night most.
Tell the desk the plan as you book, and her outfit will follow it. A jazz room in Soho calls for something relaxed and dark, a supper at The Connaught for something sharper, a quiet evening in your suite for something simple and soft. Black hair makes every one of those choices look deliberate. Whatever she wears, she arrives looking like a friend meeting you for the evening, never like someone who wants the lobby to notice.
Four of these six, Angelika, Karolina, Milena and Violetta, also appear with the statuesque girls, while Danielle, Milena and Roxi are among the curvaceous. If you love dark colouring but want a softer shade, the deepest of our brunettes are only a step away. Fares begin at £400 an hour; message the desk through booking once you know her name.
Say where tonight finds you and roughly what time, and the desk replies with the names of who can meet you there. WhatsApp or Telegram, answered all night long.
