Best Hair Salons in Cincinnati, OH
Compare 69 hair salons in Cincinnati, Ohio with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is Hair by Andrea Goheen LLC with 5.0 stars from 13 Google reviews.
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Cincinnati's directory covers 69 salons and barbershops, from women's cuts and blowouts to fades, braids, and locs. Nearly all of them are rated — the average works out to 4.8 stars — and 70% take online booking. Here's how the local scene breaks down and how to choose from it.
What's well represented in Cincinnati
Everyday services are the deepest bench. Eighteen salons each handle women's cuts, styling, men's cuts, fades, and blowouts, and 17 offer beard trims — so for a standard cut or a wash-and-style, you'll have real choice.
Textured and natural hair is well covered too: 16 salons apiece offer protective styles, locs, and braids. The thinner categories are weaves and extensions, at 8 salons each, and color work — 6 salons handle hair color, highlights, or balayage — so expect a shorter list when you filter for those.
One caveat: service tags in this directory are broad. A tag means the salon does that work, not that it's the salon's focus. Confirm the specifics — hair type, length, technique — when you book.
Booking and ratings at a glance
70% of Cincinnati's 69 listings take online booking, which makes comparison shopping straightforward: you can check real availability before you commit instead of leaving voicemails. For the rest, contact the salon directly.
Ratings run high here — 99% of the salons are rated, and the average is 4.8 stars. That's good news, but it also means the star number alone won't separate one shop from another. Weight review volume and recency instead: a 4.8 built on hundreds of reviews is a stronger signal than the same number on a handful.
How to use this directory
Start with the service, not the salon name. Filter to what you actually need — fades, braids, balayage — and shortlist two or three salons with solid review counts. If a listing links an Instagram account, spend a minute there; recent posts show the actual work coming out of the chairs, which tells you more than any description.
Then use the booking link to check availability, or reach out and ask the one question a tag can't answer: does this salon regularly do your service on hair like yours? A shop that handles braids occasionally and one that does them all day carry the same tag.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Cincinnati salons in this directory take online booking?
- About 70% of the 69 listed salons have an online booking link, so for most you can check availability directly from the card. For the others, contact the salon to schedule.
- Which hair services are easiest to find in Cincinnati?
- Cuts and styling have the most coverage: 18 salons each handle women's cuts, styling, men's cuts, fades, and blowouts, with beard trims close behind at 17. Braids, locs, and protective styles are also well represented at 16 salons each. Color is the scarcest — 6 salons offer hair color, highlights, or balayage.
- How should I read the ratings on this page?
- 99% of the listed salons carry a rating and the group averages 4.8 stars, so stars alone won't narrow your list much. Compare review counts, read the most recent reviews, and confirm the salon regularly does the specific service you want before booking.