The Best Beauty Salons
We graded 58 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 15,044 Google reviews of 58 top-rated beauty salons nationwide. Updated October 28, 2026.
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grow knoxville - a Shane Archer Concept SalonHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Gloss or Glaze”:Stars on this job 55%4.97★Number of such jobs 25%58Overall Experts Score 20%84Job match= 93Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.93
Amanda Maddox SalonHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Gloss or Glaze”:Stars on this job 55%4.98★Number of such jobs 25%49Overall Experts Score 20%76Job match= 91Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.91
Salon VisageHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Gloss or Glaze”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%12Overall Experts Score 20%85Job match= 82Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.82
Salon Yeager at Bearden StationHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Gloss or Glaze”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%7Overall Experts Score 20%91Job match= 78Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.78
Natural Alternatives Salon & Spa Western PlazaHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Gloss or Glaze”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%87Job match= 71Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.71
Belleza Salon and SpaHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Gloss or Glaze”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%89Job match= 71Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.71
Hudson Styling Co.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Gloss or Glaze”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%5Overall Experts Score 20%71Job match= 71Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.71Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Gloss or Glaze” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about gloss or glaze
grow knoxville - a Shane Archer C…LOVE this place and DOMI rocks!! I have curly hair and wouldn't trust anyone else. Highly recommend :)
Amanda Maddox SalonChloe provided a relaxing environment for a perfect color and cute. Great experience!
grow knoxville - a Shane Archer C…Grow is a beautiful salon!! And Kip is the absolute best with color and such a joy to be around. His sweet assistant, Nicole, styles hair beautifully.
Amanda Maddox SalonMy experience with Elizabeth Stooksbury has been amazing! She is warm, professional, knowledgeable, and so talented. My hair looks and feels amazing! She has given me such helpful home care recommendations. The salon is beautiful and the front desk staff is so friendly. It’s an all around lovely experience. Could not recommend more!
grow knoxville - a Shane Archer C…KyMiyah is an excellent hair stylist! She gave me a full color and curly cut with blow out (my first), and it could not have been a better experience! She's sweet, attentive, knowledgeable, and easy to talk to! I love the products she used - they all smelled so good and my hair has never felt better! I can't wait…
grow knoxville - a Shane Archer C…I gave GROW a try today and I am so happy I did! Lauren was so wonderful and gave me exactly what I asked for! The color and cut were both beautiful and the experience altogether was amazing! Also worth noting, their products smelled amazing and left my hair feeling even better! Definitely give them a try, you won't be disappointed!🤗😊
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of beauty salons).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 |  Blossomed Beauty LoungeHesperia, CA | A 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%97+67.2Reliability 31%98+30.2Experts Score= 97Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 4.97 | $85 |
| 2 | A 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%98+67.8Reliability 31%94+28.9Experts Score= 97Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 5.00 | $32 | |
| 3 |  Simply Glowing Beauty SalonDetroit, MI | A 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%97+61.6Reliability 28%99+28Replies to reviews 8%79+6.5Experts Score= 96Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––AB | 4.97 | $81 |
| 4 |  Hair By’CasiRolla, MO | A 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%96+66.5Reliability 31%95+29.2Experts Score= 96Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 5.00 | — |
| 5 |  Lavish Luxury SalonHesperia, CA | A 95How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%95+51.8Reliability 24%91+22.1Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%92+6.5Experts Score= 95Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.96 | $168 |
| 6 | HUSK Skin Care (Spa)Rolla, MO | A 95How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%96+66.5Reliability 31%94+28.9Experts Score= 95Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 5.00 | — |
| 7 |  Beauty Within Salon & SpaIva, SC | A 94How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%95+65.8Reliability 31%92+28.3Experts Score= 94Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 5.00 | — |
| 8 |  Serendipity Hair StudioKnoxville, TN | A 92How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%94+65.1Reliability 31%86+26.5Experts Score= 92Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 4.96 | $76 |
| 9 | Salon Yeager at Bearden StationKnoxville, TN | A 91How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%91+49.6Reliability 24%86+20.8Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%99+7Craft & service penalty92−0.8Experts Score= 91Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.89 | $108 |
| 10 |  Hi Beauty!Huntington Park, CA | A 91How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%92+63.7Reliability 31%88+27.1Experts Score= 91Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 4.94 | — |
| 11 | Studio VeraDetroit, MI | A 90How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%92+63.7Reliability 31%87+26.8Experts Score= 90Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 4.94 | $130 |
| 12 |  Naomi's Hair CareBerlin, NH | A 90How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%88+60.9Reliability 31%94+28.9Experts Score= 90Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 4.91 | $21 |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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| Haircut | $30 | $50 | $79 | 98% |
| Hairstyling | $30 | $48 | $76 | 96% |
| Hair coloring | $119 | $164 | $214 | 94% |
| Hair highlighting | $128 | $173 | $246 | 94% |
| Blowouts | $41 | $52 | $76 | 100% |
| Shampoo & conditioning | $56 | $86 | $129 | 100% |
| Manicure | $50 | $66 | $86 | 100% |
| Pedicure | $50 | $66 | $81 | 100% |
| Balayage | $151 | $214 | $371 | 100% |
| Curly hair | $52 | $69 | $134 | 100% |
| Kids' cuts | $23 | $30 | $38 | 100% |
| Acrylic nails | $63 | $76 | $93 | 0% |
Beauty Salons at a glance
How the 58 beauty salons we rated compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A2848%
- Grade B2238%
- Grade C712%
- Grade D12%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up1526%
- 4.80–4.89★1933%
- 4.60–4.79★2136%
- Below 4.60★35%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality44428%
- Professionalism49131%
- Responsiveness00%
- Punctuality32821%
- Value31420%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price3023%
- Reasonable9270%
- Overpriced32%
- Not sure65%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.