Chattanooga’s Top 10 Hair Salons & Hairdressers

The Profile

Kaleidoscope Salon is an Aveda Concept Salon offering a full menu of colour, cuts and blowouts from its North Shore location. The salon openly promotes Aveda Pure Privilege and stocks Aveda products which shapes the service approach and the styling products clients take home for maintenance.

Kaleidoscope’s team includes long-serving professionals led by Dennis, a co-owner with twenty years in the industry and Brooke Wardlaw, an Aveda-trained stylist who helped shape the salon’s modern aesthetic. The staff emphasis on syncing colour to cut and on tailoring results to each guest is a repeated theme in the salon’s presentation and team biographies.

The salon operates primarily by appointment, with regular weekday hours and Saturdays available by appointment only and asks clients to book by phone or text at the published number. That clear appointment policy, together with the Aveda product focus and an intentionally calm, inviting interior, describes how Kaleidoscope structures both time and outcome for each visit.

Why It Made the List and Why It’s Our Top Pick

Kaleidoscope tops this list because it combines Aveda training and product focus with veteran stylists who prioritise personalised colour and cut pairings, all delivered from a consistent North Shore schedule and appointment system. That mix of technical experience, product consistency and a deliberately calm client experience sets Kaleidoscope apart as a reliable choice for tailored colour and finishing.

Good to Know

Appointments are handled by phone or text only at 423-321-8056 and the salon notes that any apparent online booking links are not theirs; Saturday service is available by appointment only, so plan ahead when you need a weekend slot.

The Profile

Edit Salon sits on Chattanooga’s Northshore and presents itself as a hair design studio that handles everything from classic cuts to vivid colour, extensions and makeup. The team uses gender-neutral pricing and emphasises stylist education, positioning the salon as a place for clients who want up-to-date techniques alongside welcome, professional styling.

The business also functions as a local learning centre, regularly hosting educators and sending staff to industry events while acting as an educational hub for other stylists. Edit lists partner product lines such as Eufora and backs its technical services with continuing training and a commitment to safety, sustainability and current colouring techniques.

Why It Made the List

Edit’s defining merit is its combination of advanced technical focus and community education: the salon invests in staff training, brings in outside educators, and keeps its offerings current while serving a broad client base on the Northshore, which makes it a practical option for clients who value ongoing technical development in their stylists.

Good to Know

Edit offers free parking behind the salon and enforces a 12–24 hour cancellation window; missed appointments and late cancellations incur rescheduling or no-show fees, and some staff-day discounts apply to service industry and neighbouring Northshore employees.

The Profile

Studio 59 is an Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Spa that frames its services around customised hair cutting and colour work, supported by the full Aveda product range. The salon highlights natural and organic ingredients in its retail selection and aims to provide clients with products that recreate the salon experience at home.

The salon lists a roster of cutting and colour specialists who design bespoke services and operates from a single published address on Hickory Valley Road, with weekday hours that include evenings on select days. Studio 59 couples its personalised styling approach with the environmental and ingredient messaging associated with the Aveda line.

Why It Made the List

Studio 59’s standout quality is the Aveda Lifestyle positioning paired with customised specialist services: clients seeking plant-based product options alongside tailored cutting and colouring will find the salon’s product-led approach and consultant-style appointments particularly well aligned with those priorities.

Good to Know

Studio 59’s published address is open and weekday hours include several evening openings; the salon’s phone number is listed for bookings, and it notes that Saturdays and Sundays are closed, so weekday appointments are the primary option.

The Profile

The Strand Salon is a family-owned business established in 2013 that emphasises relaxed, greenery-filled interiors and planet-friendly values in its day-to-day operations. The team describes itself as a Green Leader and highlights eco-conscious choices alongside contemporary hair services, aiming to deliver a welcoming and restorative salon experience.

Alongside precision cutting and modern colouring techniques, The Strand offers texture services, extensions and on-location styling for weddings and special events. The salon also stresses continuing education for its staff so that styles are tailored to client lifestyles while staying current with emerging techniques and trends.

Why It Made the List

The Strand’s distinctive merit is its pairing of eco-aware salon practice with a full-service offering that includes extensions and event styling; clients who want a personalised style in an environmentally attentive setting will appreciate the combination of technical skill and the salon’s green-minded approach.

Good to Know

The Strand is located and offers online booking; typical hours run Monday through Friday with Saturday by appointment only, so weekend event bookings should be arranged in advance.

The Profile

Chosen Feather Salon presents itself as a welcoming, intentionally designed space with a particular strength in hair extensions, including hand-tied methods, and a suite of colour and balayage services. The team highlights extension training and natural-looking results, which makes the salon a local referral for clients seeking discreet, high-quality extension work.

The salon shares a building with complementary services, a professional tattoo artist and an adjacent medspa and licensed massage therapist, so clients can combine hair appointments with other beauty or wellness visits. Chosen Feather also lists Milbon as a preferred product line, which the stylists use to support technical colouring and maintenance.

Why It Made the List

Chosen Feather’s primary merit is its specialised expertise in extensions and its trained approach to hand-tied installations, supported by a calm, well-kept salon environment and the availability of related services in the same building for clients wanting a broader beauty or wellness appointment experience.

Good to Know

Chosen Feather’s address is 6830 Lee Parkway West and its hours include evenings on several weekdays with Saturday mornings available; clients seeking extensions should note that the salon advertises trained extension service and recommends booking ahead.

The Profile

Pasha Salon promotes a head spa programme that pairs relaxing shiatsu-style pressure point massage with professional scalp and hair treatments and it offers Oway and other specialist treatments designed to improve scalp health and strand condition. The head spa concept is highlighted alongside more conventional cut and colour services.

The salon also lists a partnership with House of Colour, using referrals and cross-offers between the two businesses to help clients explore seasonal palettes and makeup purchases. Pasha positions itself as an inclusive salon with a consultative approach, a focus on listening to client needs and an emphasis on personalised results.

Why It Made the List

Pasha’s distinctive strength is the combination of scalp-focused head spa services and its consultative colour work, supported by partnerships that expand client options for colour palettes and post-service beauty purchases which gives guests multiple pathways to refine both hair and overall appearance.

Good to Know

Pasha’s listed location is Suite 110, with weekday hours that include early evenings and Saturday openings; the site also provides a contact email and phone number for booking and head spa consultations, so plan bookings through those published channels.

The Profile

Hair Benders at North Shore identifies itself as an Intercoiffure salon and one of the area’s few Redken Black Elite partners, emphasising a long local history, decades of service, and a commitment to high-level technical standards. The salon promotes expertise in advanced colouring and styling alongside a retail range of professional products.

Clients will find a salon environment that highlights accessibility and full-service offerings, including product retail, gift cards and an emphasis on creating exacting colour results from reference photos. The site also notes an entrance ramp and a flat floor plan, which addresses access needs for visitors seeking barrier-free entry.

Why It Made the List

Hair Benders’ defining merit is the combination of elite professional accreditation and long-standing local experience: as an Intercoiffure and Redken Black Elite salon, it offers advanced colour protocols and a service structure built around technical precision and a comprehensive product range.

Good to Know

The salon operates retail on-site and sells professional haircare products; it also notes accessible entry with a ramp, and clients can buy gift cards or book specific stylists through the published online booking links for the Northshore team.

The Profile

Hair Benders at East Brainerd markets itself as a full salon-and-spa destination, pairing advanced hair colouring and cutting services with on-site spa treatments in TheSPA at HairBenders. The East Brainerd location offers facials, waxing, lash and brow enhancements, and nail services in addition to hair, supporting a head-to-toe client visit.

The salon promotes a client-centred consultation process and experienced stylists trained in contemporary colouring, cuts and event styling, while the presence of a multi-floor facility allows guests to combine longer hair services with dedicated spa treatments during a single visit.

Why It Made the List

Hair Benders East Brainerd stands out for combining a recognized salon colour and cut programme with an on-site spa, enabling clients to book integrated appointments for hair, skin and nails and receive coordinated care from specialists in one location.

Good to Know

The East Brainerd site houses TheSPA on its upper floor offering facials, waxing and nail services; clients planning combined salon and spa sessions should book the relevant treatments in advance to ensure coordinated timing.

The Profile

Love It Salon is an owner-operated studio where the principal stylist, Kim, highlights personalised colour work using advanced techniques such as balayage and gloss treatment. The salon’s messaging stresses one-on-one attention and a tailored consultation that feeds directly into the colouring and cutting plan clients receive.

Every new hair colour service at Love It Salon includes a complimentary personalised consultation and the business offers flexible booking through an easy online system, text or phone contact. The salon emphasises professional products and techniques and positions itself for clients who want carefully considered colour outcomes.

Why It Made the List

Love It Salon’s key strength is the owner-led emphasis on personalised consultations tied to advanced colouring techniques, giving clients a consistent single-stylist experience where a free consultation is part of establishing the correct approach to a new colour service.

Good to Know

New colour services include a free personalised consultation that can be done in person or by video; online booking is available and the salon supports contact by text, call or an on-site widget for quick questions before an appointment.

The Profile

Studio B-3 operates from two addresses, Riverview on Hixson Pike and a Main Street location, promoting itself as an L'Oreal Professional salon under co-owners Andrew Burns and Olivia Robinson. The dual sites allow the team to serve different neighbourhoods while maintaining a consistent training and service philosophy across both studios.

The salon offers a broad menu that covers men’s services, colour and highlights, extensions, texture treatments and event styling, and it publishes package options such as multi-blowout deals and bundled men’s haircuts. Ongoing education and classic-plus-trend training for staff are central to the studio’s stated approach.

Why It Made the List

Studio B-3’s notable merit is the combination of two convenient locations and a wide-ranging service list that includes packages and special product promotions, making it practical for clients who want flexible scheduling or access to multiple stylists and service bundles across town.

Good to Know

Studio B-3 lists two addresses and consistent weekday hours starting early in the morning with Saturday availability; the salon also notes that listed prices vary by length and thickness of hair and that online booking is available for both locations.