Alternative Hair Salon

An alternative hair salon specializes in an avante garde lifestyle, ready to buck the mainstream and journey down the road to creativity. If you're looking for something different than what you'd see on the television or in magazines, an alternative salon may be worth a swing.

Embrace your alternative style!

Some people just don't feel comfortable in the average beauty salon. While quality hair cuts can be had at most any upper end salon, many men and women choose to find an alternative hair salon that caters not only to their personal style, but to their lifestyle choices as well.

In urban, college soaked areas, alternative barber shops and salons are quickly filling up downtown storefronts and alleys. Often through a grassroots approach with little advertisement and promotion, these hip establishments tend to grow their following through word of mouth and multi-merchandising sales.

Because beauty, music, and fashion tend to roll side by side, an alternative shop is likely to have a combination vibe that caters to a multitude of consumers. Many alternative salons are paired up as follows:

• Piercing and Tattoo Parlors: Piercing and tattoo shops often have a hairstylist working in a booth rental business. On the flipside, many alternative salons have a tattooist or piercer on board for their adventurous clients.
• Beer and a Buzz: Alternative barber shops offer men the best of both worlds, beer and a buzz. Trendy hipster barber shops are becoming more and more common. Men can watch their favorite sports on television while enjoying a complimentary brew. These shops often offer additional grooming services such as hot cream and razor shaves.
• Rockabilly and Records: Betty Paige gals are welcome in these types of establishments. If you're looking for rockabilly hair, you'll probably find it in a salon combined with music and records. Record shop salons are often the afterthought of a music venture. Again, these shops often have one or two stylists working booth rental. The primary focus may be used record sales, but the fashion and hair aspect are alive and kicking.
• Thrift Stores and Live Music: Many alternative shop owners have a passion for live music and fashion, it only makes sense to blend all three in a unique and imaginative environment. Thrift shop hair salons are the perfect place to discover a new identity and embrace your creative roots.

In addition to unique hair cuts and color, these unusual salons may also offer services such as eyebrow threading, pin curls and finger waves, henna tattoo art, or permanent cosmetic tattoos. If you need a punk hair color consultation or crave a new wave style such as a mohawk, your best bet may be to look up one of these creative establishments and seek out their professional expertise.

Be different.

For your own protection, make sure before you're serviced at any salon or piercing studio that a state license is displayed. Hair service operators will need a cosmetology license in order to legally provide color, cut, or styling services.

Finding a hip hair salon often comes through word of mouth. If you're new to an area, check out locals and feel free to ask someone with cool hair what shop they frequent.

Think outsides the box and browse your favorite alley shops such as tattoo or piercing parlors, and stop in hipster places such as thrift or resale shops. Many alternative salons can be found via the yellow pages or an online search. Once you've found an alternative hair salon that caters to your professional beauty or barbershop needs, stay loyal and support the cause. These shops may not have the most lucrative service sales, they're in business to blend their talent with your passion, so spread the word and keep them afloat!

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