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The Best Salons in Kansas City: A Guide

CITY LIFESTYLE'S TOP PICKS FOR 2020

Article by City Lifestyle

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Looking for quality salons in the Kansas City area?

It’s not easy identifying the best local companies, even if you’ve lived in the same city your whole life.

Don’t worry, we got you covered.

Using metrics from major local directories like Google, Yelp and social channels, we’ve created an algorithm that tracks the top businesses in the KC area. Of course, businesses are more than just their online presence. That’s why we’ve also worked with our local networks to factor in offline characteristics like local reputation, quality of services and other anecdotal evidence.

Find and support your favorite local salon with this exclusive guide today!

Chop Tops Hair Company

Chop Tops Hair Company has been among the top hair salons in Kansas City for eight consecutive years. It has a branch in Westport and Waldo/Brookside. The company has dedicated and highly skilled stylists who will make their clients look gorgeous with the latest and conventional hairstyles. Some of the salon's services include makeup, coloring, hair treatment, bridal services, hair extensions, beards and mustaches. Chop Tops has a spacious parking lot for cars and bikes. Clients must book an appointment in advance. The salon also accepts payments via credit card.

ROCA Salon & Spa

When a new client visits ROCA Salon & Spa, 1300 W. 39th St., he or she is welcomed with a guest gift. The salon and spa offers massage, bridal, skin, and nail services. The creative director has been voted as the best hairstylist in Kansas City. The CEO has received training from the best schools in the world and has worked on several celebrities who have visited Kansas City. ROCA has ample parking for cars and bikes, free Wi-Fi, and the salon accepts credit cards for payments.

The Glam Room Salon Spa + Beauty Bar

The Glam Room Salon Spa + Beauty Bar has been providing top salon services since 2010. Located at 308 Delaware St. in the River Market, it features high-quality products such as divine, GK, and Dermalogica. Its owner has been in the beauty industry for 20 years and has gained extensive experience in the field, which he passes on to his employees. Some of the salon services include back treatments, acne treatments, blowout services, haircuts and color, anti-aging treatments, makeup, and manicures and pedicures. The Glam Room also offers excellent services for kids. The spa and salon accepts credit cards, Android, and Apple Pay. The staff is highly experienced in handling any kind of hair and styles it to achieve magical looks.

Lumine Salon Waldo

Lumine Salon Waldo invests greatly in training its staff and researching trends in the beauty industry so its clients are always updated. Some of the salon's services include men's haircuts, bridal services, coloring, makeup, hair styling, and hair extension. Located in the heart of Waldo, Lumine Salon Waldo is organized and clean, with beautiful décor that will make leaving feel difficult. Everyone there is friendly and inviting.

Salon Halo

Located in the Columbus Park area, Salon Halo provides services such as body waxing, coloring, blowouts, bridal services, beards, mustaches, hair styling, and extensions. Its services are top standard, enabling the salon to develop innovative ideas unique to its clients. The staff is dedicated and friendly, and the salon charges reasonable prices. It's conducive for kids, has spacious parking space, and accepts credit cards for payments.

Skyline Salon

The stylists at Skyline Salon are talented and knowledgeable in the latest hairstyles. They provide impeccable services, including blowouts, coloring, hair treatments, makeup, hair extensions, and bridal services. It is conveniently located at 2001 Grand Blvd, Floor 4, in the Crossroads. It has been in operation since 2008. The salon's owner drew the inspiration to open the salon from Bumble and Bumble Salon in New York City. Excellence, creativity, and passion are the key drivers toward its success.                     

Purple Label Luxury Barbershop

Purple Label is known for offering excellent barber services and offers a wide array of services to the satisfaction of its clients. Purple Label provides ample parking for its clients, who visit the barbershop on an appointment basis. The staff is highly experienced with all haircut styles.

Buffalo Mane

Buffalo Mane has two locations: downtown KC and Lenexa. It offers services to men, women, and kids. With over two decades in the industry, Buffalo Mane offers exclusive barber styles to its clients. The staff is highly trained, keen on details, and friendly. The salon specialize in beard care, short hair, and shaves. Buffalo Mane also offers coloring services.

Studio 39 Salon

Studio 39 Salon has a team of talented and creative beauticians, colorists, and stylists that provides unique and satisfactory services to its customers. Services include chemical peels, blowouts, acne treatments, anti-aging treatments, bridal, eyebrows and more. Studio 39 aims to provide its customers with tailor-made services. It has been in operation since 20O1, and its founder was the first blonde expert in Kansas City.

Silver Screen Salon

Silver Screen Salon specializes in color melting, balayage, and haircuts. Other services include hair treatments, hair styling, blowouts, and bridal services. The salon uses L'Oreal professional products, one of the top beauty products manufacturing company. The salon is located at 1718 Wyandotte St. in the Crossroads. Silver Screen Salon's owner has always had an interest in hair and artistry since childhood. He operates the salon with his wife and has a dedicated, highly skilled staff that provides unique solutions to its clients.

New Creations Salon

New Creations Salon takes the training of its staff seriously to keep them updated on the latest color styles. The salon handles all types of hair, whether curly, straight, long, or short. The salon's area of specialization is hair coloring, but the stylists also do haircuts. The salon is located at 4344 Belleview Avenue in the West Plaza neighborhood. New Creations offers expert advice to clients who are unsure of what hairstyle would suit them better. The salon has a dedicated team that has vast experience in hair styling. They are excellent mixologists who will come up with any color a client desires.

Salon Mir

Salon Mir offers products for sale, men's haircuts, blowouts, hair color, hair styling hair treatments, and perming. The salon's area of specialization is hair coloring, and its talented colorists give each client tailor-made attention. The salon has been in operation since 2002 and has a team that has excelled in the beauty industry after attending top beauty schools. Some of Salon Mir's clients come from all over the KC metro to seek the salon's services. The owner had a dream of creating a harmonious and peaceful salon and ended up naming it Mir, which means peace.

Belle Epoque

Belle Epoque was founded with the aim of bringing out a client's beauty to make them feel good. Some of the salon's top services include hair extensions, hair styling, coloring, makeup, blowouts, men's and women's haircuts, beards, and mustaches. Coloring is the salon's area of specialization, and there are custom-made services for the ultimate satisfaction of the salon's clients. The staff is super creative and can handle even the most challenging situations.

Roots & Branches Salon

Roots & Branches Salon opened in 2014 and has continued to create unique looks for all its clients. The staff in the salon continually gets educated on the latest hair trends and techniques. The salon's work has been featured in Silpada, The Down Gallery, KC Wedding magazines, among others. Its location in the River Market neighborhood gives its clients a feel of downtown ambiance, as well as city sensation. Some of the services offered include men's and women's haircuts, bleach, color application, brow shaping, blow-dry, hair extensions, and bridal services.

Sonrisa Salon and Day Spa

Located at 6525 N. Cosby Ave., Kansas City, Sonrisa Salon and Day Spa provides excellent beauty services and products to its customers. Its owner has done extensive research on the dangers of some beauty products, which is why the salon offers healthy and safe solutions to its customers. The salon also provides coaching and wellness packages for individuals and groups. Some services offered include massages, facials, haircuts, coloring, and styling.

Salon Ado

The stylists at salon ado are always receiving training on the latest and updated hair techniques. Their clients enjoy advice on what would look good on them as they seek their services. The salon is located at 1813 W 45th St Kansas City. They use organic products from Kevin Murphy and Davines on their customers and also sell them. The salon opened its doors in 2013. Its owner, Misty Jennings, has been in the hair industry for more than ten years and is very passionate about hair care. Some of the services they offer include blowout, haircuts, coloring, organic spray turns, and products sale.

Speak Salon

Speak Salon, 1736 Broadway Blvd., offers services like highlights, eyebrow waxing and tinting, haircuts, toner, and treatments. It is both a boutique and apothecary salon that enables clients to embrace and celebrate who they are. The salon's areas of specialization are haircuts and coloring. It has been providing innovative and unique services to its clients since 2009. Clients' appointments are made online, and the process is straightforward and easy.

Bona Terra Salon

Bona Terra Salon offers $20 to first-time guests. The salon is located at 414 E. 63rd Street in Brookside. Some of the services include hair treatments, coloring, and haircuts. Bona Terra uses Aveda products to create long-lasting and beautiful hair techniques for its clients, with the help of a highly trained team. The salon is centrally located, and the stylists and welcoming and keen on details. No matter the type of hair, they have the experience and expertise to handle it professionally.

Talem Salon

Talem Salon is located in Olathe and uses plant-derived products from Kevin Murphy and Surface. Some of the salon's services include waxing, hair and eyelash extensions, wellness consulting, contour light therapy, and haircuts. Talem will be introducing massage therapy soon. It is a member of the Green Circle Salon sustainable beauty movement, whose key goal is to get rid of salon and spa waste from waterways and landfills. 

Talem Salon's wellness services have various products such as essential oils, skincare and cosmetics, household toxins, supplements, and vitamins. Packages include total body reboot, wellness quickie, bootie kick, among others. Talem also offers custom-made packages.

Luxe Salon + Spa

Luxe Salon + Spa was established 30 years ago and became the first Aveda salon in Kansas City. With a great passion for the beauty industry, the salon's mission is to offer unmatched services to its clients and leave them feeling more confident. Luxe offers blowouts, eyelash extensions, coloring, hair styling, hair treatments, hair extensions, haircuts, perming, makeup, skincare, beard and mustache care, and bridal services.

Rio Salon

Rio Salon believes and greatly invests in educating its staff on current hairstyles so clients can remain trendy. Some of the salon's services include haircuts, keratin straightening, special occasion styling, waxing, hair coloring, and highlights. It is conveniently located at 8878 NW 63rd St. in Parkville. Rio Salon has licensed stylists who are ready to advise clients on which hairstyle would be most suitable for them.

Kansas City Wellness Club

The stylists at Kansas City Wellness Club specialize in non-chemical hair treatment. They also emphasize taking care of hair by protecting it from external stressors. Some of the services offered include haircuts, bridal hair, blowouts, beard and mustache trimming, waxing, massage therapy, body treatments, spa facials, steam bath, and sauna. Kansas City Wellness Club has a diverse professional team dedicated to providing a wellness approach and helping clients overcome daily challenges.

Deidre's Hair Studio

Deidre's Hair Studio, located in Overland Park, offers VIP services to its customers and handles all hair types but specializes in textured and Black ethnic hair. The salon's area of specialization is hair extension. Other services include waxing, makeup, hair treatments, and facial services. The salon was established in 2010 and has continued to offer excellent services to its customers, making it among the top salons in Kansas City. Deidre's allows walk-ins as well as appointments.

BlueSky Salon Suites Corbin Park

BlueSky Salon Suites Corbin Park in Overland Park offers services such as waxing, manicures, pedicures, haircuts, balayage, hair extensions, full color, and perms. It has been in operation since 2015. Listening to what clients need is one of the salon's secrets toward helping them achieve their goals.

Roxana Dolson Hair & Makeup 

Roxana, the owner of the Roxana Dolson Hair & Makeup, has always been passionate about hair since her childhood days. Roxana Dolson Hair & Makeup offers services such as blowouts, hair color, balayage, wedding services, cuts, and styles. To help customers achieve their desired looks, Roxana listens to what they want and then offers expert advice on what would work for them, considering the texture of their hair, the shape of their faces, and lifestyle. She gives full attention and is keen on details.

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