ACOE is a hairsalon founded by Kiki (Shanghai) and Elsa (Taipei), two experienced stylists with over 15 years of experience in Shanghai's hair fashion industry. When they're not running their salon, they can be often found at design contests, fashions shows or taking... Read more
Located at a quiet hidden alley in busy Huangpu district, Martin & Jin Hair Salon specialize foreign hair textures and styles. Their stylists are English-speaking. Prices start from 150rmb for men's haircut and 200rmb for women's haircut, and coloring starts at... Read more
The politest salon in Shanghai since 2011, Urban Roots caters largely to monied Japanese and Korean expats in Gubei. Chinese and Japanese are the main languages spoken by the stylists here. There’s normally at least one who speaks English, but it wouldn’t matter if... Read more
iBen Hair is a boutique hair salon offering haircuts, highlights, coloring, perms, and treatments from internationally trained, English-speaking stylists who use imported products. Haircuts start at 380rmb, hair treatments start at 400rmb, root color touch-ups start... Read more
Found in 2006, Benson Salon has been one of the more reputable hair stylists in Shanghai. Their staff of local stylists are trained in hair care for all different types of hair. Founder and head stylist's Benson got his initial education through Vidal Sassoon, which... Read more
The only Vidal Sassoon school in Asia. Hairdressers are teachers from the school, so must be reserved ahead of time. Prices range from 250rmb to 1250rmb. Read more
Hair salon with brightly lit, white interiors and an internationally-trained staff of stylists and technicians. They offer color treatments, conditioning, perms, and styling. Cuts start at 150rmb. Read more
Salon located on the first floor of a lane house. Read more
Doc Guthrie's is an old school barber shop that does straight razor shaves, men's haircuts, fades, and trims. They'll also pour you a glass of whiskey while you get freshened up. It's run by some of the folks behind Brash, another barber shop and tattoo parlor around... Read more
Run by veteran Shanghai expat Gillian Farrell, the studio says they’ve got 151 services available, from massages, coloring, and extensions. Prices go all the way up to 2000+rmb for esoteric things like Schwarzkopf enriching straightening, but a haircut’ll run you... Read more
Fade Room 83 goes for the urban barbershop vibe, with whisky and PlayStation on offer, but they don't over do it, and the atmosphere is friendly and international. The owner of nightlife venues Shake and Heyday is a partner here, which you can tell by the posters on... Read more
His is a throwback-themed barbershop with strong Prohibition and vintage vibes, from the glass lighting fixtures to the suspenders on the barbers. The feel is residential, with a dark cranberry wallpaper, which is fitting, since it's on the ground floor of that big... Read more
A fixture since 2008, Peter is an international hair salon with a team of hairdressers who can speak both English and Chinese. Services available include haircuts, hair treaments, perms, color service, manicures and make up. Read more
ContestaRockHair is an international brand with an urban soul founded in 1996 in Italy that's been in Shanghai since 2007. Their space is part hair-salon and part event space, staffed by internationally trained, English-speaking Western and Chinese stylists. Haircuts... Read more
Found in 2006, Benson Salon has been one of the more reputable hair stylists in Shanghai. Their staff of local stylists are trained in hair care for all different types of hair. Founder and head stylist's Benson got his initial education through Vidal Sassoon, which... Read more
Fitness, tanning and beauty salon. Smile House offers time slots for their upright UV tanning machines. It does not provide spray tans. Read more
Mikael Bottero is a freelance stylist who works with Amani, an ambitious salon chain founded by a young Shanghainese entrepreneur. Mikael corners the market for expats. He started out with Toni and Guy before moving around to different salons and settling in Shanghai... Read more
The newest location of Le Salon, a French style hair salon previously located in Surpass Court. Haircuts range from 260–550rmb, coloring ranges from 500-880rmb, and highlights cost 610-810rmb. Read more
Bijin is in the airy health and beauty complex within the Kunlun Hotel on Huashan Lu. Old-timers might remember it as Beijing Hair Culture, once home to the one-name Matsume. It’s a classy space: glass doors and walls, stylish stylists and a mezzanine level with a... Read more
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