Popular as a tourist destination and a perfect blend of heritage and modernity, the beautiful twin cities of Hyderabad/Secunderabad are now a booming hub for salons that provide a luxurious experience to their clients.
Swag4hair Salon
Founded in 2015, Swag4hair Salon was started by Aly Hirani and Sai Kiran and was named as Swag as it is all about fashion and style. The salon specializes in hair where all the stylists are trained professionally under the guidance of Aly Hirani who has a rich experience of 16 years. He has represented the salon in TIGI BackStage Heroes 2 and was awarded as the winner in Up Front category.
Salon Strength: 12
Salon Timings: 10:00 am to 8:30 pm
Prices: (on an average)
Hair cut: 500/- onwards & blow dry: 600/- onwards
Facial & skin treatment: 1,200/- onwards
Make-up: 1,500/- onwards
Celebrity clients: No
Average client spends: 800/-
Commercial work: Yes (Fashion shows and films)
Popular services: Haircut and fashion colour (starting from blue, green, pink, purple)
Qualified stylist earns: 20,000/-
F7 Salon
Equipped with hair and beauty technicians who are dedicated to the profession with passion, the strength of F7 Salon is its unique services. The highly professional approach and an understanding of client requirements ensure client satisfaction at the salon. Every technician at F7 salon is a skilled professional with updated knowledge of new styles across the globe.
Salon Strength: 28
Salon Timings: 09:00 am to 09:00 pm
Prices: (on an average)
Hair cut & blow dry: 2,500/- to 4,000/- (female) and 1,500/- to 3,000/- (male)
Facial & skin treatment: 1,000/- to 5,000/- (depending on skin and treatments)
Make-up: up to 5,000/- (light make-up)
up to 10,000/- (eye make-up)
up to 25,000/- (bridal make-up)
Celebrity clients: Jagan Mohan Reddy, Vijay Devarakonda, Nagarjuna, Rajamouli, Raghavendra Rao, Ramgopal Verma and many other sports, business, TV actors and politicians
Average client spends: 3,000/- to 6,000/-
Commercial work: Yes
Popular services: Hair colouring, highlights, smoothening, different types of blow dry, tongs, ironing, updos and makeovers
Qualified stylist earns: 30,000/- to 60,000/- (depending on talent, creativity, self-motivation and client feedback)
Alexander Salon
Alexander Salon was established in 1938 by Ram Chander, who was a hair stylist for the Nizam in those days, later managed by his son, Bala Prasad. Currently the salon is handled by Alex Vijaykanth (the third generation), himself a celebrity hairstylist. The mission of Alexander Salon is to be the most customer centric and employee-friendly salon which provides a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere to the clients. Their vision is to add 20+ salons and 1000 + super team by 2022, across the country. The salon was awarded with the Times Awards for Best Salon 2019 and Bharat World Record for completing 80 years.
Salon Strength: 140 (Hyderabad team)
Salon Timings: 09:00 am to 10:00 pm
Prices: (on an average)
Hair cut & blow dry: 1,000/- onwards (female)
Hair cut: 500/- (male)
Facial & skin treatment: 3,000/- onwards
Make-up: 10,000/- onwards
Celebrity clients: Chiranjeevi, Sudeep Kicha, Venkatesh, Allu Arjun, Rana Dagubati, Shardanand, Ram Charan etc.
Average client spends: 800/- to 1,000/-
Commercial work: Yes (Fashion shows, films, ad shoots)
Popular services: Haircuts and colouring, makeover, chemical treatments
Qualified stylist earns: 25,000/- onwards
AAKAARA Salon
Located in Road No 2, Banjara Hills, AAKAARA Salon is the perfect beauty and salon paradise for anybody who loves to experiment or pamper themselves by highly acclaimed professionals in skincare, hair and makeup at an affordable cost. AAKAARA assures the best hair and skin services within the relaxing ambience of a world class infrastructure to accentuate your experience of personal care.
Salon Strength: 18 employees (at present)
Salon Timings: 11:00am to 08:00pm
Prices: (on an average)
Hair cut & blow-dry:
Charged by:
Stylist: 950/-
Senior Stylist: 1,300/-
Top Stylist: 1,800/-
Creative Director: 4,000/-
Facial & skin treatment:
Express Clean-Up (30 minute): 1,800/-
Facials (60 minutes): 2,700/-
Treatment Facial (90 minutes): 3,900/-
Make-up: We do not wish to share the details of our prices as our makeup services are customised to meet the exact requirements of our clients.
Celebrity clients: Yes, we do have celebrity clients but do not wish to reveal any names.
Average client spends: 3,500/-
Commercial work: Events and shows.
Popular services: Hair Styling, colouring, facial and skincare services
Qualified stylist earns: 25,000/- to 38,000/- (depending on experience and performance)
Manik Salon
Established in 2006, Manik Salon is a premium hair salon, representing the highest standards in the hair industry creating a comfortable environment and delivering the best hair and skin services available. As industry leaders, they strive to offer premium services and high quality products to their customers. The highly-skilled staff at Manik Salon is dedicated to maintaining the highest level of service, while catering to their clients’ individual needs and desires.
Salon Strength: 25
Salon Timings: 11:00 am to 08:00 pm
Prices: (on an average)
Hair cut& blow dry: 1,180/- and GST
Facial & skin treatment: 3,000/- and GST
Make-up: 20,000/- and GST
Celebrity clients: Yes (Tollywood celebrities)
Average client spends: 5,000/-
Commercial work: Yes
Popular services: Stylish haircut and professional make-up
Qualified stylist earns: 60,000/-
Mahesh Academy & Salon
Founded in 1989 by Y. Ramchander, Mahesh Academy & Salon which is currently owned by Y. Mahesh runs by the concept of giving the best salon services and a memorable experience at affordable prices. Every staff member undergoes a training module at the academy where they are are given a practical experience of working in the industry and are trained rigorously on work ethics, client interaction and hygiene. Through their academy, they have trained 3,500 students so far in hair, beauty and make-up course and aim to train and provide employment to more students.
Salon Strength: 9
Salon Timings: 10:00 am to 09:00 pm
Prices: (on an average)
Hair cut & blow dry: 350/- (for men)
Basic: 500/- & Advanced: 1500/- (for women)
Facial & skin treatment: 600/- to 3500/-
Make-up: Basic make-up: 3,000/- to 6,000/-
Bridal make-up: 25,000/- onwards
Celebrity clients: Yes
Average client spends: 2,000/-
Commercial work: Yes (Seminars and Workshops)
Popular services: Haircuts, bridal make-up, facial and skincare treatment
Qualified stylist earns: 25,000/-
Lucas Salon
Lucas Salon, founded in 2011, is owned and managed by Lucas Chinappa, the Style Director and Yasmin Chinappa, Stylist & Make-up expert. The salon is one of the top-rated salons of Hyderabad, known for makeovers. The head branch is located at Jubilee Hills with 21 work stations, six skin rooms four manicure & pedicure stations, and one customized VIP lounge.
Salon Strength: 15
Salon Timings: 10:30 am to 09:00 pm
Prices: It varies based on the client’s requirements and the services
Hair cut & blow dry: 1,500/- to 3,000/-
Facial & skin treatment: 1,800/- to 4,800/-
Make-up: 4,500/- to 25,000/-
Celebrity clients: We cater to Page 3 socialites, entrepreneurs, movie stars (As per company policy, we cannot disclose our clients names)
Commercial work: We as a team do and have done several ad films and movie styling as our stylist are tied up with movie stars
Popular services: Hair makeovers (cut, colour texture change services and make-up with Yasmin)
Qualified stylist earns: On an average 35,000/- and during peak seasons 65,000/-