Downtown Roanoke is home to over a dozen hair services and three tattoo studios. Whether you need a fresh haircut, micro-bladed eyebrows, or a permanent piece of art, downtown is your beauty hub. 

Hair Salons 

A New Slate Salon - 15 Church Ave SW

Owner and stylist Monica Slate's specialty is creating dimensional looks with balayage and foilage techniques. Whether you need a root touchup or a full cut and color, you'll leave looking refreshed. Plus, the chic ambience is the idea setting to relax while receiving hair care. 

A New Slate has several stylists to choose from, and a few booth rental spaces open for stylists ready to take their services to the next level.

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Embellish Hair Studio - 123 Kirk Ave SW

The salon's hair artists are highly trained with diversity in all aspects of hair and offer a full range of services including deva curl, cezanne, balayage, and bridal hair. If you're looking for a salon that specializes in curly hair and color trends, head to Embellish.

To keep up on the latest trends, stylists continually attend education classes throughout the year.

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Golden Hour Hair Studio - 131 Campbell Ave SW

Golden Hour does a little bit of everything: haircuts, balayage, vivids, root melts, lived-in or naturals, blow outs, keratin straightening treatments, amika smoothing treatments, extensions, hair tinsel and even more.

Additionally, they have a Licensed Permanent Makeup Artist who specializes in eyebrows, which includes waxing, microblading and tattooing. Plus, they have a Master Esthetician and plan to soon offer facials, chemical peels and other esthetic services!

Use the code DOWNTOWN for 18% off all products online from now thru 04/30.

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J. Roberts Salon - 129 Campbell Ave SE

J. Roberts Salon specializes in advanced cutting and coloring techniques, as well as a strong focus in continuing education. The salon offers hair cutting, custom hair coloring, Brazilian blowout keratin service, hair extensions. Not only do they offer professional hair services, their customer service is unmatched. They even provide coffee, tea, wine, and beer as a complimentary treat for customers at least 21 years old. 

Employee and independent stylists synergistically work as a team to meet the needs and serve salon guests.

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Corporate Image Barber - 10 Church Ave SE

This woman-owned shop is open 7 days a week and specializes in men's grooming, offering services like fades, beard trims, straight razor shaves, facials, colors, new and later trends, and waxing. While Corporate Image does cater to men, the stylists are just as precise with the ladies' hair. 

In addition to providing an upbeat and professional atmosphere, the shop offers free haircuts to the unsheltered community once a year and veterans can get free haircuts on Veterans Day. 

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Gentleman's Cut - 7 Franklin Rd SW

Men's fine grooming is taken seriously at Gentleman's Cut, which was established in 2019. Whether you need a simple beard trim or a full haircut, Laura and Sarah have you covered. 

Additional services include rejuvenating express facials, waxing, and haircuts for a "Little Gentleman" (kid 8-12 years old). 

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Headquarters Barber Company - 1406 Williamson Rd SE

"Designed for men, perfected by women" is their motto. The shop provides high-quality, traditional men's grooming services with contagious enthusiasm and passion to create a memorable experience in a unique, personal environment.

You can't miss the shop next to the old Virginia Railway Station, with it's bright dog mural. 

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Jacks - 412 S Jefferson St

Designed specially for men, Jacks offers traditional barbershop services and more. The concept is to bring back the old time barbershop experience and provide the additional services required by today’s well groomed gentlemen, like beard and mustache trims, facial shaves, and manscaping. Jacks is conveniently located within Davidsons Clothing for Men.

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Star City Styles - 425 Campbell Ave SW

Star City Styles is simply a men's salon and spa. The extensive list of services includes haircuts, color, beard and mustache detail and care, charcoal masks, waxing from head to toe, epilating, and shaving. What's makes them different? They offer a FREE unibrow wax with every cut! 

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Additional Hair Salons & Barber Shops

Lay Em La - 16 Church Ave (Crafteria Building)

Mr. Bill's - 145 Campbell Ave

Persona - Men's Fine Grooming 16 Church Ave (Crafteria Building)

Total Elegance Salon & Barber Shop - 114A Kirk Ave SW

Wood's Cutz - 108 Salem Ave SE, Ste A

Tattoo Studios

Maiden and Crow Tattoo - 24 Kirk Ave

Maiden and Crow offers all styles of tattoos and cosmetic permanent makeup. Whether you're looking for custom ink or tattoo flash, they have it all (and more).

Plus, they won platinum in tattoos for The Roanoker's Best of Roanoke 2023. 

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Thieves Honor Tattoo - 513 S Jefferson St

Thieves Honor is a custom tattoo parlor on the corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Street. Here, artists view tattoos as more than just ink— they're seen as vibrant, expressions of personality! The studio can accommodate small and large-scale pieces to make your vision come to life.

According to social media, they currently have two artists: David Zobel and Joe Burrows.

Appointments are preferred, so make sure to book with an artist to ensure you can get work completed!

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True Craft Tattoo - 108 Church Ave SE

Jason Setchel opened True Craft Tattoo, Downtown's first tattoo shop, in 2015 in the historic district. His vision was to create a tattoo shop that held a higher standard for quality and an environment that resonates such values. True Craft has four artists, with most enjoying the American Traditional style. Clients can expect excellence in all styles, including Japanese, Neo-Traditional, black work, and color tattoos. 

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