Best Hair Salons & Barbers in Cedar Park, TX

What to look for in hair salons

A great stylist is one of those local relationships that's worth investing in — and worth shopping carefully for. Cedar Park has a wide range of hair salons and barbershops, from high-end color specialists charging $200+ for a full session to neighborhood barbershops offering $20 haircuts in 20 minutes. The salons below are organized by reviews from your Cedar Park neighbors with Best Of winners marked clearly.

Full-service salons offer cuts, color, treatments, and styling for all hair types. Typical pricing in Cedar Park: women's cut and style $55-$120, men's cut $30-$60, single-process color $80-$150, highlights or balayage $150-$300, full color correction $250-$600+. Many salons offer special services like keratin smoothing, extensions, and event styling.

Barbershops in Cedar Park range from traditional shops offering classic cuts and straight-razor shaves to modern barbers specializing in fades, designs, and beard work. Pricing typically runs $20-$50 for a haircut and $25-$60 for a haircut and beard combo. Many barbershops use online booking apps (Squire, GlossGenius) — appointments are recommended on weekends.

Color specialists are where Cedar Park shines. Several local salons specialize in balayage, highlights, lowlights, color correction, and creative color. These typically require longer appointments (2-4 hours for color services) and a consultation before booking. If you're new to a colorist, request a consultation first — many stylists offer them free of charge. Photos of your goal helps enormously.

Kid-friendly salons: several Cedar Park salons specialize in children's haircuts with TVs, video games, novelty chairs, and trained stylists who handle the wiggle-and-cry of toddler haircuts. Prices typically run $20-$35 for kids' cuts. Look for the Family-Friendly tag on listings.

For specialty hair types — curly hair, textured hair, gray coverage, fine/thinning hair — Cedar Park has stylists who specifically train and certify in these areas. Look for "DevaCurl certified," "Ouidad certified," or specific training notes in stylist bios. Trying a generic stylist for textured hair often doesn't work well; spending the extra to see a specialist is worth it.

Tipping in Cedar Park salons follows standard service-industry norms: 18-22% for the stylist, $2-$5 for the shampoo person, $5-$10 for the assistant who applies color. If the salon owner cuts your hair, tipping is appreciated but not strictly expected.