beauty salon

[ byoo-tee suh-lon ]

noun

1. an establishment where people, especially women, go for hairdressing, manicures, or other cosmetic treatments.

beauty salon

noun

1. an establishment providing women with services to improve their beauty, such as hairdressing, manicuring, facial treatment, and massage

Word History and Origins

Origin of beauty salon¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

On site, the players have individual dressing rooms, alongside a spa, beauty salon and a mental health office.

From BBC

Videos of a beautician performing surgical procedure liposuction in a beauty salon have been shared with the BBC after several women complained they were left injured and disfigured by the treatment.

From BBC

But from her beauty salon on Bishop’s Main Street, she tries to be upbeat about the county’s political divide.

From Los Angeles Times

A second woman from Newcastle, who bought semaglutide from a beauty salon, also became ill after her first dose.

From BBC

“Every time they distribute aid, they go up floor by floor and by the time they get to us it’s finished,” said Reham Fadlallah, a 21-year-old beauty salon stylist from the Dahieh, the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• beauty shop