Beauty salon vocabulary

A place where beautician, hairdresser (also called hairstylist) or a masseur works to give people beauty treatment is called a beauty salon or beauty parlour (US beauty shop)

A place where barber works to cuts men’s hair and shave their beard is called a barber’s (US barbershop)

See:  Professions

Beauty salon services can include:

Facial (noun)

a beauty treatment to make the skin of the face soft, smooth and bright with creams, lotions or face masks

• She did a facial for the dry flaky skin on my face.

Manicure (noun)

a beauty treatment to make hands and fingernails healthy, soft and good-looking
Pedicure (noun)

a beauty treatment to make feet and toenails healthy, soft and good-looking

• She usually has a manicure and pedicure at home.

Blow-dry (noun)

a beauty treatment that involves drying and shaping hair

• She had a cut and blow-dry.

Dye (verb)

to give your hair a new colour by using a substance

• She decided to dye her hair red.

Curl (verb)

to give hair a curved shape by using hair rollers or curling iron

• She is thinking of curling her hair.

Perm (verb)

to give your hair curl for a long time using chemicals. It is also known as ‘permanent wave’

• I had my hair permed yesterday.

Perm (noun)

a chemical treatment to give your hair curl for a long time

• My hair is naturally curly. I haven’t had a perm.

Shampoo (verb)

to wash your hair with shampoo [liquid for cleaning hair]

• She shampooed her hair after dyeing it.

Straighten (verb)

to make hair straight by using a flat iron (also called straightener)

• She wants to straighten her curly hair.

Trim (verb)

to make hair tidy by cutting it

• I see she’s had her hair trimmed.

Rinse (verb)

to use clean water in order to remove soap or dirt

• First rinse your hair thoroughly then apply conditioner.

Wax (verb) 

to remove hair by using hot wax or wax strip

• She got her legs and armpits waxed at the salon.

List of tools used in beauty salon and barber’s

Towel

Hairdresser’s chair

Hair roller/curler

Comb

(Hair) Brush

Styling brush

Curling iron

Flat iron (straightener)

Scissors

Hand mirror

Hair clipper

Hairdryer

Products

Shampoo

Conditioner

Styling gel