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SAS — Appearance & Grooming
SAS runs a pragmatic Scandinavian grooming code: professional and cabin-safe, without the prescriptive detail of the Gulf or the formal image scoring of southern Europe. Most of it is set during the paid initial training at your base.
Grooming · SAS
- Hair
- Neat, off the collar and safe for the cabin, in a natural colour. SAS does not publish a list of permitted styles, and the Nordic standard leans towards practicality over prescription.
- Make-up
- No published specification, and no requirement to wear any. The expectation is a professional, put-together look rather than a mandated palette — one of the more relaxed positions in Europe.
- Facial hair
- SAS does not publish a beard rule. Neatly maintained facial hair is unremarkable at Scandinavian carriers, but confirm at the assessment day at your base rather than assuming.
- Nails
- Clean, short and practical, with no published shade or length limits. The Nordic standard is about looking cared-for rather than following a specified colour.
- Glasses & contacts
- Prescription glasses are accepted with conventional frames and no published restriction. A spare pair is sensible on the Copenhagen long-haul rotations.
- Piercings
- Discreet piercings are generally workable within a pragmatic code, though nothing facial. SAS does not publish a numbered limit, so keep the assessment day conservative.
- Jewellery
- Plain and professional. There is no published list; the operating principle is that it should be safe in the cabin and quiet against the uniform.
- Tattoos in uniform
- Tattoos must not be visible in uniform, but coverable ones are accepted in line with the pragmatic Scandinavian code — SAS is interested in what shows during service rather than in policing your body art. Hand, neck and face designs remain the exception.
- Headscarf
- SAS does not publish a headscarf option for cabin crew as a named uniform item. Ask recruitment when applying to a specific base rather than assuming a Nordic-wide position.
- Uniform
- A restrained navy Scandinavian design, issued and fitted during the four to six weeks of paid initial training at your assigned base. It is applied consistently across the Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo operations.
Grooming rules change more often than any other requirement. Verify them on the airline's official careers page before you buy anything or book a hair appointment.
Frequently asked questions
Can SAS cabin crew have tattoos?
Yes, provided the uniform covers them. The Scandinavian code is pragmatic about coverable tattoos; hand, neck and face designs are where it stops.
Do SAS cabin crew have to wear make-up?
No. SAS does not publish a make-up requirement — the standard is a professional, put-together look rather than a mandated palette, which is among the more relaxed positions in Europe.
What are SAS's grooming standards?
Pragmatic and Scandinavian: neat, cabin-safe and professional, without prescriptive shade lists. The detail is set during the paid initial training at your base.