| a of the beauty salon is not a new one. In fact, going | | | | their heads. The upper classes were tended to by |
| back to ancient civilizations, we can see that hairstyles | | | | slave cosmetologists and there emerged many beauty |
| and the people who loved them have been setting | | | | salons and barber shops for different classes to |
| fashion trends for thousands of years. Even though | | | | frequent. In the Middle East, hair was traditionally hidden |
| through the ages hairstyles, cuts, and trends have | | | | completely when out in public, although men would go |
| changed hundreds of times, there are some things that | | | | to salon bathhouses and wash their long hair in a |
| have remained constant through time, like women | | | | henna rinse, compliments of the local salon stylist. |
| wearing long braids or wigs, men keeping hair clipped | | | | Traditionally in China, young girls wore their hair in |
| or shaved short, and even coloring hair is not a new, | | | | braids, which required the help of a friend or hair stylist, |
| modern practice. | | | | and womens hair was pulled back and wound around |
| The ancient Egyptians would get their hair clipped very | | | | in a bun. Mens heads were traditionally shaved, except |
| close to the head, especially in the upper classes, in | | | | for part of the back of the head, which would grow |
| order to don full, fancy wigs atop their heads for | | | | long and stay braided. In Japan, the hairdresser of a |
| special occasions, public outings, and ceremonies. The | | | | Geisha certainly had her work cut out for her, styling |
| womens wigs were adorned with gold and ivory | | | | the womens hair heavily with lacquer decorations in |
| trinkets, and were long and often braided. The beauty | | | | very large ornate styles. |
| salons back then were where these wigs were | | | | During the 15th century, the time of the Renaissance |
| ordered and made. Women in ancient Greece often | | | | saw one of the most painful hair trends ever to hit |
| had long hair, tightly pulled back. Even at this early time, | | | | beauty salons. Women during this era would not only |
| women would dye their hair red and sprinkle gold | | | | pluck their eyebrows, but would pluck the entire front |
| powder on the hair, decorating their coiffures with | | | | hairline that ran across their head in order to make it |
| tiaras and flowers. Men wore their hair short and often | | | | look like they had higher foreheads! Obviously the old |
| shaved, probably for comfort and convenience when | | | | saying Beauty is Pain rang loud and clear to women |
| putting on their gladiator helmets. Beauty salons during | | | | back then, too. This crazy era was followed by |
| this time were inside palaces of the rich and noble, | | | | women rushing to beauty salons for white face |
| though there were also some on the streets for the | | | | powder and red wigs, in order to keep up with the |
| commoners as well. | | | | fashion trends that had been set by Queen Elizabeth |
| Ancient Rome for much of its time had been a society | | | | with her super pale complexion and bright red hair. |
| of copycats, where the norm was to follow the lead | | | | Thus we have a very brief summary of some of the |
| of the Greek fashions. Some Roman styles saw | | | | different hairstyles that beauty salons everywhere |
| women dying their hair blond or wearing wigs made | | | | were called upon to create for customers. Whether it |
| from the hair of slaves that had been captured. | | | | was a long braided wig in Ancient Egypt or a good old |
| Beauty salons in Rome began to make hairstyles | | | | fashioned hairline plucking, hairstylists have always |
| more ornate and elaborate, to the point that hair was | | | | been sought after to give people what they want in |
| often styled around wire frames that women wore on | | | | hairstyles. |