Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow... Secret Salons Explores the Best Hair Salon Names
We’ve all had those double-take moments when we are strolling happily down a street, seeing Tescos, Boots, Topshop go by... then, bam. The most brilliantly punning hair salon name, ever.
What it is about hairdressers that allow them to be so liberal with their humour when it comes to creating their name, we're not sure; it’s not like you’d ever get a bank called ‘Show Me The Money’ or ‘Johnny Cash’. Kebab vans, fair enough (there’s one in Bristol called ‘Jason’s Donnervan’ which we personally think is sheer genius) but then they can’t really be taken seriously in the sense that most of their business comes from drunk people on a Saturday night. In contrast to this, customers wishing to get their hair cut are always, one would hope, completely sober. Moreover, it is a well known fact that hairdressers take their job very seriously – as they should, when they’re responsible for a customer walking out either smiling or sobbing. There’s a very fine line between a good hair day, and a bad one.
Not that we're complaining. Some of the puns have afforded some hearty laughter, and much repeating to friends after spotting them. There’s even a group on Flickr dedicated to ‘Hairdressers with Supposedly Funny Pun Names’ (the founder of the group is clearly more cynical than us).
So at Secret Salons, we’ve rooted out some of the best. ‘Good Hair Day’ is a traditional, and excellent, name for a hair salon, as it suggests you’ll be one of the smiling customers. Three cheers to ‘Pat on the Head’ in Bournemouth. One can only hope that the style director is indeed called Pat, and this is not referring to what may leave the rear end of a cow. Other amazing names include ‘Beyond the Fringe’ (because of course hairdressing ventures far beyond the forehead, to perming, shaving, colouring...), ‘Syndicut’ and ‘Headonizm’. Ones you’d probably avoid are ‘Mad Hacker’ (lunatic rabbit with a scythe, anyone?), Edward Scissorhands (speaks for itself), and ‘Dumb Blondes’ (they probably don’t sell many highlights). ‘Curl Up and Dye’ doesn’t inspire much confidence, although it’s a winner in terms of wit.
In reality, a funny (or even disturbing) name might put us off a salon that is actually brilliant. Just as we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, we certainly shouldn’t judge a hairdresser by its comedy name. After all, why shouldn’t Julius Scissor do a great blow dry?