beauty salon
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Definition
Noun: A commercial establishment where professional services are provided to enhance or maintain a person's physical appearance, primarily relating to hair and skin care.
Usage
A "beauty salon" is a place where customers go to receive personal grooming and cosmetic treatments. It is a service-oriented business.
Examples
- She has an appointment at the beauty salon for a haircut and manicure.
- The new beauty salon on Main Street offers facials and waxing.
- He manages a beauty salon that specializes in modern hairstyles.
Advanced Usage
- "to run/operate a beauty salon": To own and manage such a business.
- After years as a stylist, she saved enough money to open and run her own beauty salon.
- "beauty salon services/treatments": Refers to the specific procedures offered.
- The spa's menu includes both massage and standard beauty salon treatments.
Variants and Related Words
- Beauty parlor (noun): A synonym for "beauty salon," though sometimes perceived as a slightly older term.
- Salon (noun): Can be a shortened, informal form of "beauty salon." It can also refer more broadly to a stylish shop or a gathering of intellectuals.
- Hair salon (noun): A salon that focuses specifically on hair services (cutting, coloring, styling), which is a core part of most beauty salons.
- Day spa (noun): An establishment that typically offers a wider range of relaxing and beautifying services than a traditional beauty salon, often including massages and hydrotherapy.
Synonyms
- Beauty shop
- Hairdresser's (UK English, primarily for hair services)
Related Phrases
- Beauty salon owner/technician: A person who owns or works in a beauty salon.
- The beauty salon owner trained all the new staff.
Noun
- a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work