Salon Name Inspiration

If you've thought at all about opening your own salon someday, then you've surely asked yourself “what's in a name.” In the end, the answer is a combination of what you put into it and what people can take out of it. If you're looking for help coming up with names you can find a lot of advice on marketable names with clever or catchy twists, or just simple words to stick in people's heads. But the best help with naming will come from looking at other names. So today we're looking at some of our favorite salon and barber shop names.

Head Rush Salon

There's a lot to this name, and the more you look at the work that comes out of it, the more appropriate it feels. The married owners, Rickey and Brandi Zito, are a heavily tattooed duo of vivid color action. Rickey is well known for the glowing hair he creates, and Head Rush is probably the most succinct description of Rickey's artistic style and the effect it's bound to have on you when you see it.

Color me RAD

In a similar vein, Color Me RAD has a sort of shameless, punny, rock and roll vibe that perfectly encapsulates the style of the artist behind it. Shonda Broadus prides herself in painting hair her way. Fortunately, her way turns heads into color-crazy hair art. If there's a problem with the name, it's the specific reference to hair color in a place where the stylists clearly know their way around the scissor and comb. But that can be forgiven for the roll and rhythm.

POMP Salon

This place is a masterpiece of a salon owned by Dino Ballin, the locally renowned crafter of upscale salons and skilled stylists. It's based in Stockton, close to our home, so we're a little biased about it. It's not so much the name POMP by itself that's appealing, as what you can do with it... Because there's a lot of POMP in this name. It's where you go to get POMP-ed up. And it's classy without being POMP-pous. And the stylists here are POMP-posterously good. Short names are often the most profound.

Bottle and Barlow

We looked at Bottle & Barlow when it opened not long ago. But aside from being run by some talented, low key duo Anthony and Jayson, it has a pretty solid name. The bar and barber hybrid shop has a leg up on most other salons and barber shops with its double nature. It would be easy to get too clever and get a name that's too obscure to indicate what the place actually is (Hair Hops? Anyone? No?... Okay, fine). But they kept it simple and rustic, according to their nature. Bottle for the beer, Barlow for shears.