Harebrained Names for Beauty Salons
77Silly is always best.
Fanciful and attention getting names are apparently mandatory for hair and nail salons. But you can tell that salon names are not to be taken seriously, because people fearlessly and intentionally walk into businesses called things like: The Clip Joint, Bushwhackers, and Headhunters without a second thought.
Alliterative appellations also abound, and they fearlessly take spelling liberties. Ken's Kuts & Kolors wins the prize for using the most K's in one town. There are also salons offering Klassy Kuts or Kuts 'n' Kurls. Other spelling woes plagued the namers of Hair Stranz and Hanz On Nail Designs, both of which are in Corona, CA or might that be Korona, KA? My theory about this is the salon sign-makers have taken over some of the underused letters in our alphabet (like K and Z) and given them something to do.
Rhyming names are popular for such establishments, as well. Hair Affair, The Hair Lair, Great Lines Hair Designs, Nail Detail, Gail's Nails, and Dale's Nails, are a few examples.
Delilah's Hair Salon
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Perhaps the frivolous and imaginative nomenclature is meant to convince us not to take our vanities too seriously, but wouldn't it be interesting if other businesses had similar naming strategies? With the possible exception of some imbibing establishments, most enterprises don't do this. Can you imagine imagine a financial institution calling itself Manny's Money Making Machine or The Kash Stash, or Fundz, Chekz and Loanz?
We might make assumptions about salons by their names. Acapella Salon probably does it's styling without instrumental musical accompaniment and The Hands Up Nail Boutique may have had it's name inspired by a recent robbery. The Hairsmith salon sounds like they use hammers and anvils, which seems an unpleasant way to have your hair styled.
There is a College Green Hair Cutters. Do they cut only green hair? Do they also clip lawns? Mille's Hair Mine probably opened in California's gold rush country some time after the gold mines stopped being productive, and people began mining hair instead.
For sheer puns you can get Shear Design, Shear Heaven, Shear Magic, Shear Creations, Shear Delight, Shears To You, Shear Brilliance, Shear Elegance, Blood Sweat & Shears, as well as Shear Madness . . . beauty . . . talent or even Shearly Beloved.
Hair Etc. seems to be a popular name, but it leaves much to the imagination. For those who like something a little more historical or traditional, there's Hairloom , or a number of Hairitage salons.
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Up, Up and Away...
A lot of salons seem to think that having a French name is classy, or even Klassy. Among them are, La Coiffure Salon, Le Nail Salon, Hair Nouveau, La Petite Salon, Le Mys Nails, and Hair Sebon. The Harlow Jantee salon has a "Manicureste". If law firms did this they might come up with Le Trois Advoctes, or Le Ballet du Justice.
In one city you can choose between Hair Images, Hair Reflections, Hair Accents , Hair Attitudes, The Hair Shack or Foxxy's, perhaps depending upon the demeanor you are trying to project.
Some salons seem inspired by popular entertainment. For Your Nails Only sounds like a clandestine adventure. There's also The Last Tangle, but it's not in Paris, it's in Chico. More than one shop has called itself Hollywood Nails (not in Hollywood, by the way) , Then there's the more Shakespearean, As You Like It Hair Studio.
A few hint at vanity on a higher plane like Angel Nails or Heaven On Earth. A New Creation Hair & Nails hints at rebirth while, Alpha & Omega Hairstyling Salon covers the subject completely. You can get Heavenly Nails & Hair in a town which also has a shop for extreme nail emergencies, 911 Nails. Then there's Hair We Are, and if you're not sure where that is, this one is in Cotati, CA .
First Lady Nails.. seems like they have limited their clientele as much as Holiday Nails has limited it's seasons. Hair Cut 2000 may have changed their name by now or else their calendar is a little slow.
As you can see, puns, alliteration, questionable rhyme and pure silliness are used with reckless abandon by many salons.
Prime Cuts, Upper Cuts, Just Cut Loose, The Final Cut, and A Cut Above attract attention along with Hair Apparent, Hair and Beyond, Hair Raisers, Hair To Please You, and Hair To Stay are apparently here to stay.
The Best Little Hairhouse in (whatever state) might make you do a double take. There's even a Hairhouse Warehouse for beauty supplies.
Hair Today, Bangs For The Memories, Mane Event, All Tressed up, Hair to Please. The Bobshed, Scissorhands, Headmistresses, Tre'ss Bien (another French corruption) Cut and Caboodle, all of these compete for silliness with Headquarters, Heads Up, Just Teasin, The Pomp Room, Clippety-Do-Dah, Comb as You Are and All Tressed Up,
Hairborn, Hairport, American Hair Lines and American Hair Force,-- all sound aeronautic, perhaps they are located at airline terminals. Speaking of terminal, there's To Dye For, Dye Hard, Hair to Eternity and Permanent Solutions. My favorite along those lines is Curl up and Dye. The one I happened to see with that evocative name, was located near a retirement community -- and yes, the residents were using their services.
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Do it, Donna! And expalin it if you can-- I know that a lot of race hore nanes come from combining the dam and sire (mommy and daddy-- not sure if that is the correct terminology).
Thanks for commenting.
Rochelle! what a fun hub... We have "Head Hunters", "Noggins", the next town over also has a "Best little hairhouse". I just love these play on word names for businesses... I named my tailor-shops 'Sew its seams'...
I loved the hub regards Zsuzsy
Now that would work---so it seems. I got to thinking about utility companies, dental clinics, car repair shops, home improvement stores and funeral homes.-- everybody should lighten up, don't you think?
Hi Rochelle, I've long suspected that half the world's creative potential goes into naming hair salons and you've just confirmed the fact for me! Please note that this is an international phenonemon - the names in Europe are equally "hair-raising."
There's a hairdressers about 10 miles from us (south coast of England) called 'Hair Flicks'. The name should raise a smile from Brits of a certain age, but younger ones will be mystified!
IN another nearby town there is 'Barber Blacksheep's' (say it aloud).
Awesome hub. I love seeing funny signs and business names!!
can you imagine my dissapointment when I made a hazordous you turn to pull into " bangs for a bucK"!
Sounds lke a bargain, no matter what.
"Hair Today..." would probably be a bad name, eh?
Excellent! Much better than a lot of them.
Glad I found this one...never thought to compare names of hair salons with banks or law firms...but have never personally chosen to have my hair cared for at an establishment with a 'cute' name. Connection? Who knows...maybe I'm just a cautious sort when it comes to my hair.
Blondes have more fun?
I used to be a blonde,...Naturally as a kid, and less naturally as a teen. Then I decided to let nature take its course and became a brownette. Now that a little grey is seeping in. i'm considering blonde again-- probably will do what seems easiest.
LOL! Great hub and yes it does work for the HubMob!
My sister is a hairdresser (on the side now) and she used to work for a place whose name made me cringe. It was called "Hair on the Hill."
This is great, Have you noticed that there seems to be an increasing number of hair salons popping up on every corner. Thanks
Maybe that's true in some places, Research Analyst--(I see squirrels on every corner-- but I'm not in a city). Might be because it is often a woman who opens this kind of business-- and for starting a small business it is one that doesn't need a lot of start-up capital, compared to others.
reading is fun because of hubs like these.
Great Hub, again! I loved the Bushwackers one. I wonder how many customers they actually have. I don't think I could walk in there lokking for a haircut, I might if I needed a bikini waxing.
Thanks Benson and Gwendymom--
This hub is not one of my personal favorites, but it has by far and away the most views of any I have written -- especially by sources outside of HubPages-- don't really know why. Must be high on some search.
Great Hub! We have some of those too, but we also have "Just Cuttin'", "Cuttin' Up", "The Cutting Edge", "The Wild Hair", "The Cuttery", "Hair Masters", and "Hair We Are".
Thanks-- this is my highest hub in visits-- but I really don't know why, probably some other sites picked it up. It was fun, but not my best in my own opinion.
 Thanks for commenting-- I appreciate every visit. And I love what I have read of yours.
There are some unique names out there. I've always thought of how funny they were and who could come up with these.
Looking for a name for a shop I will be opening in my house. We live on a corner, and I will be having a Coastal theme in the shop, however I do not live on the coast. I was trying to use words that relate to the coast and hair for an excample Waves of the hair and waves of the ocean. HELP!
Interesting concept. Don't know if I can help... Ocean waves.... Shore to please Styles ...
SurfStyles...? I'm sure yu will find something perfect. Anyone else have suggestions?
Thanks for replying!
I do wish to add I wish to have incorporated into the name somewhere, "Corner"
Like Corner Shades & Waves However I think it sounds like I'm selling sunglasses on a corner in the shade. Ha Ha Ha. This is why I am asking for Help.
Corner Cuts, Shades & Waves ???? Too long
Okay, I came up with a name that is shorter and catchy as well. I orignally wanted something to link up with Beach Theme like " Waves in the hair and waves at the beach" However... I wanted something with the word corner in it too because I live on a corner. So sometimes simple is best I've decided on
Cutting Corners and placing this with a pair of sissors opened up to make it look like 4 corners!
I can still have the Salon in a coastal theme. People will see it soon enough. However when I make my price list for the people I will make the words come alive.
Thanks for the help
Good luck in your business!
Haha, nice! My sister-in-law used to have a beauty shop called "Hair and Company". Also there's in town "Cool Noggings", "Mere Image".
Great hub! "A cut above" is depressingly common here, and I've come across a hairdresser's called "Hair today..."
ReuVera-- Mere Image is kind of cool, because it IS all about the image.
Londongirl-- "Hair Today" really does make you wonder if they will be around tomorrow.
as somene said earlier this is a fun hub. just what i needed - to let my hair down! im going see if i can get some bed hair. my hair looks like fun hub hair but it sure is work!
I have quite a few things for sale before my big move. One thing that I have for sale is an Eugene LTD Perming Machine and matching Dryer from the 1900's, would anyone know what this would be valued at or anyone have any idea's on what I should sell it for??? This isn't something I can keep as for I will not have the room for it. (I hope no one will buy it thinking there going to use the thing)! Ha Ha Ha I know things make come backs, but God I hope our jobs get easier not harder.
Thanks Lori
I got these at nameyoursalon.com - they let you push buttons to create a profile that their names match
Give The Girl Her Do
Dandy locks
Hair - Things Happen
Cheap Frills
Family Hairloom
Miss Tress
Very funny! I don't think I have any funny name salons in my town. I feel left out. I tried to come up with some, but it seems as though they are all actually taken. How about wig shops? "Flip your Wig," or "You Grow Em, We Sew Em!" Nah.
Anyway, great hub. Sorry I missed it first time around. I've got lots of catching up to do!
Thanks, Christoph.
This one has been posted for quite awhile-- and though I don't think it is my best , it has been ( far and away ) the most viewed each day -- must be linked somewhere.
It's still a mystery to me why it continues to get 30 to 50 views a day, while others are lucky to get one.
More names :
Hair We Are
Hair I am
Hair 4 U
We Tease 2 Please
Fringes and more
Trimming your Tangles
Cosmo Day Spa
Bella Vita Day Spa
Rituals
Hubba Hubba Hair Designs
These Salon names above are used around my area.
Thanks
Lori
The more the merrier! Thanks, Lori.
Just had to throw these in:
Hair Maintenance (except in their TV ad, the H is obliterated with some sort of graphic, so all you see is "Air Maintenance". Meaning when the stylists that come on next talk about the services offered, you aren't sure if. it's a hair salon or a heating/AC company)
Hair Razors
Eclipz Studio
Jagged Edge
Mane Thing Salon & Spa
Not So Plain Jane's
The Snippery
Running With Scissors (?????????)
Tips 2 Toes
Twirl-A-Kurl
And no pun intended, one that cuts right to the chase: You're SO Vain (caps theirs, not mine)
As for why people keep finding this hub - who cares? A page view is a page view, whether you consider it one of your best or not. ;)
Thanks, JamaGenee !
I would be afraid of "Running with Scissors"-- we were always told not to. My haircutter uses a razor, but doesn't run.
I agree about the views-- but seems very wierd that it has almost 3000-- and the next highest has 600-- then 500-- and steep decline from there. As you say, who looks at numbers?
The Jaggered Edge, The Hair World, Larry Moe and Curly Doo's, The Curly Q Studio, Shades & Waves, The Country Clipper, All the Trimming's
And the winner is........................
"Bangs for a Buck"
Too many words to describe......
I got nothing. Oh, wait -- One of my favorite episodes of Bugs Bunny opened with him singing "I dream of Jeanie, she's a light brown hare. . ."
How come I'm not surprised you are a Bugs Bunny fan?
what about:
hair inside
planethairium
characthair
samson and deliliah ....or
s-he
cutnsmile
hair de lux
once i saw a slon named -picadelly circus-
why not
Rightful Heir
Hair of the Dog
Lunatic Fringe
Bob's Bobs
I loved the hub. My mom is a retired hair dresser, she was a beautician for over 40 years, I can't wait to show her this hub. Back when she was a beautician the biggest names were just plain like Cut and Curl, everything sure has changed. When I lived in New York, I used to go to the "Mane Attraction."
This hub has been farrrr and awayyyy my most sucessful in numbers. Even though I think I have a lot that are better.
Hair is a major subject. you might want to try it .
Thanks for looking in.
my good friend i went to cosmo school with bought a salon its been there as long as we can remember but the lady before named it mi salon! we are not sure if my salon was taken!lol any ideas?
Maybe French? or another language? Do you knw the nationality derivation of the previous owners?
100% pure bred american red neck older woman! she just wants a new name for the new look! i dont blame her people get confused about the name but my friend is an aries so its gotta be fun and catchy!
Good luck. Let us know what you come up with.
Getting one's hair coiffed should not be a hair-raising experience. I personally would worry about the capabilities of the stylists (not to mention the mental acuity of the salon owner) in many of these establishments. Call me a snob, but if it's got alliteration using "k's" I'm keeping my kurls out of their klutches for sure!
A similar phenom seems to be occurring with spas these days. Spas are proliferating in my town (which means they must be proliferating elsewhere) like Starbucks in the 1990s. Seems there's on on every korner. Oops -- spas don't go for that.
Fun hub, Rochelle.
For the record, I used to get my hair done at Laura duPriest (the salon owner's name), then Encore Hair Designs, then Paula V's (again, owner's name) until Paula moved over to Bloom Salon...
My nail salon has changed names so long I no longer change the entry in my cell phone:-). MM
thanks for the input let me know if come up with anything!
Pretty beauty
beauty host
beauty workshop
Thanks Mighty mom, Babymomma and Michael (seems like a trend here.)
Always nice to have a chuckle, even at the perceived mighty names that people may have come up with, perhaps that was the view of their 'kingdoms' and some make more sense at the time of making them up and later on down the line.
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DonnaCSmith says:
16 months ago
LOL, we have some of those, too.Hair Trends Studio, Heads Up Hair DEsign, Kidz Kuts and Kutz & Such, Nu Locks, Nu Look Beauty Salon, Suntanz Tanning, Hair, Nails & Tattoo, Skilz Unlimited, Shear Brilliance, Shear Magic, To Dye For Hair and Nail Spa are a few in the yellow pages.
That's nothing. I should write a hub on naming horses: Sweetheart on Parade, Thunder's Spotted Bull, Spatter Butt, Hih Lite's Hallelujah Cody, Dash for Cash, etc.