The 13 Most-Recommended Hair Salons in Singapore
The hair salons Singapore's guide writers name most often.
Counted from 6 published guides as of 2026-09-06. 88 hair salons were named in total.
In short: Across 6 independently published Singapore guides to the best hair salons, Chez Vous, Picasso Hair Studio and Trimmings Salon & Spa (Dempsey Hill) are named most often — each on 3 of them.
We read 6 independently published Singapore guides to hair salons, took only the venue names, and counted how many named each one. Venues on the same count are tied. We have not visited these places, we take no payment for placement, and we reproduce none of the sources’ writing. Every guide we counted is linked at the foot of this page.
Trimmings Salon & Spa (Dempsey Hill)
Named on 3 of the 6 published guides we counted.
| # | Place | Guides | Walk from MRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Aube Beauty Salon | 2 | — |
| 7 | Bada Hair Salon | 2 | — |
| 8 | Blow + Bar | 2 | — |
| 9 | Chez Vous Hair Salon (Flagship) | 2 | — |
| 10 | Kimage | 2 | — |
| 11 | Salon Plus | 2 | — |
| 12 | Salon Vim | 2 | — |
| 13 | The Parlour | 2 | — |
About hair salons in Singapore
Singapore's salon market is large, competitive and heavily influenced by Korean and Japanese technique, which is why perms and colour work here are generally better executed than the price would suggest in a Western market.
The climate matters more than people expect. Constant humidity, heavy air conditioning and strong sun are hard on coloured and chemically treated hair, and the salons that get repeat business are the ones that adjust for it rather than applying a temperate-climate approach.
Counting across published guides picks up the established salons across price points, from heartland shops charging modestly to the specialist colour and treatment studios.
What separates a good one from an average one
- Whether the salon's specialism matches what you want — colour, perm, treatment and cut are different skills.
- Whether prices are by stylist seniority, which is standard here and can double the quoted figure.
- Whether a consultation is included before any chemical service.
- Product lines used, which for damaged or colour-treated hair in this climate matters.
Planning the visit
Ask for the full price by stylist level when booking, not on arrival. Tiered pricing is normal and entirely reasonable, but the headline number quoted online is usually the junior rate.
Book colour and chemical work with more lead time than a cut. The good colourists are booked weeks out, and a rushed appointment with whoever is free is how colour goes wrong.
Mistakes worth avoiding
- Assuming the advertised price applies to the senior stylist.
- Booking major colour work without a prior consultation, particularly on previously treated hair.
- Ignoring aftercare — humidity and air conditioning strip treated hair here faster than most people expect.
How the consensus actually fell
88 different hair salons were named across the 6 guides we read, and only 13 of them were named by more than one. That gap is the interesting part: it means the field is wide and the agreement is narrow, and the places that cleared the bar did so because separate editors, working independently, arrived at them anyway. At the top the count is genuinely tied — Chez Vous, Picasso Hair Studio, Trimmings Salon & Spa (Dempsey Hill) and Walking On Sunshine each appear on 3, and we show that rather than inventing a tiebreak.
Why we count instead of ranking
Every travel list is one writer’s day out. That is not a flaw — it is what makes a city guide worth reading — but it does mean a single list tells you more about the writer’s afternoon than about the field. Counting across 6 of them cancels out individual taste and leaves the places that different people, visiting on different days for different reasons, arrived at independently.
It is a deliberately narrow claim. This page does not tell you which hair salon is best; it tells you which ones Singapore’s guide writers keep returning to, and exactly how many times. Where the count is close, the honest answer is that the field is close — and we would rather show you that than manufacture a ranking to hide it.
What are the best hair salons in Singapore?
Across 6 independently published Singapore guides to the best hair salons, Chez Vous, Picasso Hair Studio and Trimmings Salon & Spa (Dempsey Hill) are named most often — each on 3 of them.
How is this hair salon ranking put together?
We read 6 independently published Singapore guides, took only the venue names, and counted how many of them named each place. 88 distinct hair salons were named in total; the 13 shown here appeared on at least 2. We do not visit, rate or accept payment for placement, and no source's writing is reproduced — every guide we counted is linked below.
Is this list sponsored or paid for?
No. Nothing on this page can be bought. The order is arithmetic — how many independent publications named each place — so the only way to move up it is for more of them to write about you. We earn nothing from any venue here and link to the sources so you can check the count yourself.
How much does a haircut cost at a salon in Singapore?
It varies widely and is usually tiered by stylist seniority, so the same salon may quote a modest junior rate and several times that for a director. Colour, perms and treatments are priced separately and by hair length.
Are Korean and Japanese salons common in Singapore?
Very — they are a large part of the market and much of the local technique for perms and colour comes from them. It is one reason chemical services here are generally well executed relative to price.
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- Tame Your Mane With The Best Hair Salons In Singapore | URBAN LIST SINGAPORE — www.theurbanlist.com
- 6 Best Hair Salons In Singapore For A Makeover — www.timeout.com
- 11 Affordable Hair Salons In Singapore For Quality Female Haircuts — thesmartlocal.com
- The 32 Best Hair Salons in Singapore to Transform Your Look [2026 ] — www.bestinsingapore.co
- Best Hair Salons in Singapore: Where To Trim & Treat Your Hair for the Sleekest Looks | City Nomads — citynomads.com
We counted place names from these guides and linked back to every one. Their words, photographs, ratings and ordering are their own and are not reproduced here. Locations and walking times come from OneMap. Contains information from data.gov.sg and OneMap, Singapore Land Authority.