Hair Salons in San Clemente

Today's $20 Groupon gets you a $50-value MVP haircut at the sports-themed Reeder's Barbershop. Being an MVP at Reeder's (which looks sort of like a basketball court with blue stars painted on glossy hardwood) means one of its stylish stylists gives you a head massage, hand massage, hot towel, and nape shave with your haircut. If a lovely lady making hair-magic doesn't entertain you, a free beer or soda and a private flatscreen with DirecTV access probably will. If that still doesn't entertain you, request access to the barbershop's underground hybrid-animal petting zoo. But the haircut should be cause enough to head to 11515 W. Pico Blvd.; Reeder's is so sure its savvy stylists give the best trim in LA that it's free if you don't like it.

Just beyond crawling orchids, a reception desk so lacquered you can see your reflection, and a floor-to-ceiling rack of whimsical sun hats, a who's who of master stylists, colorists, and manicurists toil away, transforming clients into their best selves. Salon Radius 2 takes its cues from its co-owner, Michele, a master stylist who honed her skills training at Bumble and bumble, Toni & Guy, and Vidal Sassoon. Michele hails from a family of hair artists and draws on 25 years of her own experience. Alongside her husband, who shares the co-owner title, she guides a staff that consists of master stylists, a manicurist, and a board-certified dermatologist. As stylists sculpt fetching coifs with haircuts, tints, perms, and hair extensions, they use Bumble and bumble products to tame frizz, add volume, and cryogenically freeze tendrils.

Amid the full-length photographs of models with stylish cuts that cover Salon Kensington’s canary walls, a black-and-white portrait of Audrey Hepburn looks down coquettishly over the intimate boutique. Hepburn was famous for her European-like beauty, making her a fitting avatar for a salon steeped in both European decor—sleek black furnishings and warm wood accents fill the room—and European hair techniques. With more than 30 years experience in the industry, master stylist Marissa Hernais leads a team of stylists who beautify clients with a range of aesthetic services, from haircuts and highlights to thermal-straightening services. Within private treatment rooms, aestheticians smooth skin with papaya-enzyme peels and full-body waxing, and technicians decorate nails with UV gel polish, silk wraps, and complimentary nail art.

The team of stylists at Golden Touch includes individuals with more than 30 years of experience as well as aestheticians who specialize in facials and nail treatments. Clients can sip hot or cold beverages before aestheticians administer soothing facials or stylists rearrange hair into a towering double-helix structure.

The stylists at Grand Creation Salon cut, color, and coif tresses using products from Redken, Pureology, Moroccanoil, and other top-quality lines. Services skew toward the whole family, with guys stopping by for buzz cuts, neck trims, and speedy gray-blending color treatments and kids settling in for quick bang trims or party-ready french braids. To keep women's tresses on trend, stylists leave them looking sleek and chic with Brazilian blowouts and also weave in feather extensions, hair tinsels, and crystals to keep heads from being one-upped by their neighbor's holiday decorations.

Maryjane Salon’s skilled and accommodating stylists lavish coiffures with personalized service and handpicked products in a space accented by metallic porcelain floors, flowers, and ornately framed mirrors. Maryjane Salon also offers all clients free private parking. Complimentary mimosas wet whistles as noggins rest in the hands of a senior designer, who earned their title after shaping a lion’s mane into a sleek pompadour. Consultations prologue each treatment, with stylists determining each client’s follicular desires before snipping strands into a trendy cut or dependable ’do. Armed with products from Oribe and L’Oreal Professionnel, mane masters splash follicles with partial or full highlights, adding kaleidoscopic bursts of color that can earn catcalls from passing clown cars.