Best Hair Salons in Los Angeles, CA
Compare 114 hair salons in Los Angeles, California with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is Hair Boss Salon ✂ with 5.0 stars from 87 Google reviews.
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This directory lists 114 salons in Los Angeles, and the ones carrying a rating average 4.76 stars. You'll find barbers running fades and beard trims, braiders and loc specialists, plus stylists doing cuts, blowouts, and color. About 71% take online booking, so you can often reserve a chair without a phone call.
What's well covered in LA
Barbering is the deepest category here: 22 salons handle men's cuts, 22 do fades, and 19 offer beard trims. Textured and natural hair is close behind, with 19 salons each for braids, locs, and protective styles.
Everyday styling holds steady in the high teens — 18 salons each for women's cuts, styling, and blowouts. Color and add-on work is thinner on the ground: 10 salons apiece offer weaves and extensions, and 8 each handle hair color, highlights, and balayage. Fewer listings doesn't mean less skill — it just means it's worth booking color and extension appointments further ahead.
The booking and rating picture
Roughly 71% of the salons here support online booking, so most of the time you can lock in a slot without calling around. For the remaining third, plan to phone or message the shop directly.
Ratings run high where they exist. About 68% of these salons carry a rating, and those average 4.76 stars. The salons without a rating aren't a red flag — a blank score usually just points to a newer or lower-volume shop that hasn't gathered enough reviews yet.
How to use this directory
Start with the service you actually need. The tags on each card tell you which salons offer men's cuts, braids, balayage, and the rest — but a tag means the work happens there, not that the shop is built around it, so read it as a filter rather than a verdict.
From there, weigh rating and review count together: a high rating backed by hundreds of reviews is a stronger signal than the same score from only a handful. And if scheduling online matters to you, filter for booking — about seven in ten salons here support it.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hair salons are in this Los Angeles directory?
- There are 114 salons listed for Los Angeles. Among those with a rating, the average is 4.76 stars, and about 71% offer online booking.
- Which hair services are easiest to find in Los Angeles?
- Barber services lead the way — 22 salons handle men's cuts and 22 do fades, with 19 offering beard trims. Braids, locs, and protective styles are also well covered at 19 salons each, while color services like balayage and highlights are more limited, at 8 salons each.
- Can I book a Los Angeles salon online?
- Often, yes — about 71% of the salons in this directory support online booking. For the rest, you'll need to call or message the shop directly. Look for the booking link on each salon's card.