Best Hair Care in Houston

Houston is humid. Houston is hot. Houston is also home – to many well-trained, well-versed, well-styled hairstylists. In fact, Houston actually houses one of the biggest, best beauty schools. Hence, the reason we’re raving about Houston’s salons, where hair comes first and cutting is the card to play. And although Texas is known for raising gals with big hair and lots of glitz, the Houston variety is a bit more laid back and all-around nature loving. So if you’re visiting Houston or are proud to call yourself a native, visit one of these salons to get locks you’ll love (even more):

Everyone loves a good deed – a do-gooder type of salon, and we’re no exception. Why we’re crazy about SOK (Salon on Kirby) at 2615 Southwest Freeway, where on July 25th you can get a killer cut for no cost, as long as you donate at least 10 inches of your hair to Locks of Love, a nationwide organization that provides wigs for kids with cancer. This is the second year SOK has participated; it’s a party with refreshments and all. And when SOK isn’t giving back via the Locks of Love program, the salon specialists are giving good cuts to all clients, period. The staff works hard to be a one-stop shop for all hair care and scalp concerns, offering color, perm, relaxing treatments, styling and deep conditioning treatments.

Chic. Sophisticated. Open. Hip. Modern. Adjectives we find fitting to describe Azur Salon on Shepherd Drive. The salon feels like a slice of NYC in the south, where stylists are top notch and skillset equally as savvy. Known for treating clients like gold (whether it’s through a massage post cut, glass of wine while you wait) and being uber friendly and considerate, Azur is the kind of salon people want to visit. The salon professionals use a selective line of haircare, including Aveda and Kerestase.

We joke about it all the time; thairapy – like, therapy for your hair, get it? Someone did: Thairapy Salon & Spa in Houston, where every service comes back to the core of therapy – retreat, relax, refresh. At this full-service beauty boutique, hair – and everything hair related, from color to cut, perm to straightening – is on the menu, as is massage, nailcare and body care. But don’t be fooled: just because hair is not the sole focus does not mean that hair is on the backburner.

Just outside Houston (but still in the metro area) is Memorial City, Texas; the most memorable thing? Visible Changes Precision Hair, a haven for cuts, snips, trims, bangs and more. The stylists at Visible Changes – specifically Xavier and Afsoon – have a following that brings Texans from across the state coming back for more lock loving. Chat up your stylist in this comfy, cozy, down-home southern salon.