Everyone likes to treat themselves to some self-care every now and again. It's good to take some time to relax, get freshened up, and feel good about yourself. One popular place people go to be spruced up is to the salon, of course. The salon is a place where people can relax while someone else is in charge of prepping and preening until the person looks perfect. It's fun to go and more fun to walk out looking amazing.
Going to the salon is something that people have been doing for many decades now. Of course, like everything else, going to the salon has changed a lot over the years. Things are pretty advanced now. Once upon a time hairdryers were like big helmets, hair styles were equally as big and bold, and the salon in general had a different vibe. Things may look different, but people still feel good going into and leaving the salon.
Here we have collected 24 images from the past that showcase what it looked like to go to the salon back in the day. Enjoy this major throwback and all of the nostalgia that comes along with it.
New York hair salon, 1970s
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Twiggy at the beauty salon, 1967
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Ladies under the dryer in a salon, 1960s
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Women in a Miami salon, 1939
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Beauty salon, London, 1960s
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At the salon in Michigan, 1968
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Johanna's Beauty Salon, California, 1970
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At the salon in France, 1937
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Grand opening of the Valley Girls Beauty Salon in LA, 1982
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Beauty class at the Helena Rubinstein Salon, New York, 1958
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A little girl at the salon, 1930s
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A woman and her poodle at a salon in New York, 1965
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Early hair dryer, Paris, 1920
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Waiting in line at Max Factor's salon, 1935
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Ladies in the salon in Nashville, TN, 1972
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Hair straightening in the 1960s
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Beauty school in the 1960s
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Drying hair under the dryers, 1950s
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Mick Jagger in the salon, 1960s
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The whole family getting their hair done, 1950s
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A beauty salon in Iran, 1941
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Hair salon in Melbourne, 1979
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At a Miami salon, 1984
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Audrey Hepburn at the salon, 1954
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