Ottawa’s beauty floor divides more sharply than it first looks. Most of this list is hair, and hair here means colour: Rose & Rebel Salon runs a colour bench from lived-in blonding to neon, Flawless Hair Salon made its name on blonde and on corrections other salons decline, Salon Rouge holds Redken, Schwarzkopf and Wella certification at once, and New York New York Hair Salon carries Redken Platinum standing in the south end. Beside them sit specialists of another kind: Smudge Beauty Bar and Beauty UA touch no hair at all, working on nails, brows, lashes and skin.
The second axis is scale. A wide bench, as at BossArts Salon and Spa, means a chair is findable at short notice and a hard correction can draw on more than one opinion; a small room built around its founder — Jet Black Hair & Studio, Salon SiBelle Ottawa, Julian.Marc.Salon — means the same hands every visit and an unhurried consultation. Choose by the job before the neighbourhood: the professional line a salon has committed to, whether Aveda, Oway, Wella or Schwarzkopf, tells you more than the distance travelled.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose & Rebel Salon | ⭐ 9.7 | 1 200 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | Flawless Hair Salon | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 002 | — |
| 3 | New York New York Hair Salon | ⭐ 9.9 | 858 | — |
| 4 | Salon Rouge | ⭐ 9.5 | 823 | — |
| 5 | Jet Black Hair & Studio | ⭐ 9.7 | 642 | — |
| 6 | Salon SiBelle Ottawa | ⭐ 9.9 | 619 | — |
| 7 | Smudge Beauty Bar | ⭐ 9.7 | 525 | — |
| 8 | BossArts Salon and Spa | ⭐ 9.5 | 416 | — |
| 9 | Julian.Marc.Salon | ⭐ 10.0 | 288 | People's favourite |
| 10 | Beauty UA | ⭐ 9.7 | 210 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Rose & Rebel Salon -
People's favourite:
Julian.Marc.Salon
Opening hours
Open early, from 8am or sooner: Flawless Hair Salon.
Closed on Sundays: Rose & Rebel Salon, New York New York Hair Salon, Salon Rouge, Jet Black Hair & Studio, BossArts Salon and Spa, Julian.Marc.Salon, Beauty UA.
Check the hours before you set out — they shift on holidays and out of season.
Full ranking
1. Rose & Rebel Salon · ⭐ 9.7
(1200 reviews)
+5 photos
200 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1, Canada
Rose & Rebel works out of downtown Ottawa, a short walk from Parliament Hill, and has grown one of the largest client followings in the city centre. Its edge is a deep colour bench running from lived-in blonding to neon, and Green Circle certification that recycles clippings, foils and leftover dye rather than rinsing them away. It is also a gender-neutral salon, with a menu or…
«Leah put me at ease right away. I appreciated the fact that she listened to me, asked me q…»
2. Flawless Hair Salon · ⭐ 9.3
(1002 reviews)
+5 photos
6 Antares Dr Unit 4, Ottawa, ON K2E 8A9, Canada
Flawless is a hair salon and spa in Nepean, in Ottawa's west end, and it has built its name above all on blonde. A large share of its work is corrective — banding, brass, a box-dye mistake or an outgrown lightening job that needs rebuilding rather than covering over. Alongside the hair floor it keeps a working spa side, so colour can be paired with nails or waxing in the same v…
«I had a wonderful experience at Flawless Hair Salon and Spa this past Saturday, and I cann…»
3. New York New York Hair Salon · ⭐ 9.9
(858 reviews)
+5 photos
3625 Rivergate Way, Ottawa, ON K1V 2A4, Canada
New York New York is a long-established hair salon serving Riverside South and the communities along the river south of the city. It carries Redken Platinum status, given to salons whose colourists commit to ongoing advanced education, and it leans into that reputation — the house line is that "okay" is not in its vocabulary, and the work on show is confident colour rather than…
«I had such a great experience with Maria for my very first visit to the salon! She did an…»
4. Salon Rouge · ⭐ 9.5
(823 reviews)
+5 photos
222 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON K1N 7C8, Canada
Salon Rouge has been a fixture of the ByWard Market since 2004, when master stylist Amir opened it as a small studio and later doubled it into a full modern salon. Colour is the house specialty: Amir has been named Best Colourist of the Year by the Schwarzkopf Academy three times and trained through Vidal Sassoon, Toni & Guy, Wella and Redken. Unusually, the salon holds certifi…
«Had such a great experience with Parisa! From the moment I arrived, she made me feel very…»
5. Jet Black Hair & Studio · ⭐ 9.7
(642 reviews)
+5 photos
386 MacLaren St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0M8, Canada
Jet Black is a colour-led hair studio in Centretown, opened in 2013 by Ilona and Brian Garson and run as an award-winning Wella Concept Salon. What sets it apart is the pricing: instead of a service list it charges by time, so the rate reflects the hours your hair actually takes, products included, with no gratuity expected.
«I had my hair done by Hannah today and I honestly couldn’t be happier with the result. I c…»
6. Salon SiBelle Ottawa · ⭐ 9.9
(619 reviews)
+5 photos
169 Lees Ave #5M2, Ottawa, ON K1S 5L5, Canada
Salon SiBelle is a well-liked unisex salon in Old Ottawa East, close to the university and the river. Its calling card is Dino Dawi, a Red Seal registered hairstylist deep in colour theory — he has completed the full run of Schwarzkopf courses over many years, plus Matrix and Wella certifications. The result is a small, personable salon where the same trusted hands see you each…
«I had a haircut and blowout with Kal today. It was fantastic. I have a lot of hair and it'…»
7. Smudge Beauty Bar · ⭐ 9.7
(525 reviews)
+5 photos
223 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON K1N 7E1, Canada
Smudge is an independent beauty bar in the ByWard Market, running since 2015 and known as much for how it operates as for what it does. It bills itself as a sustainable, inclusive salon: the interior is built from upcycled and thrifted pieces, and it stocks vegan, Canadian-made, female-led brands. It has grown a loyal following for nails, brows, lashes and skin.
«Wonderful experience at Smudge. Immediately from reception, the owner and Nicole were grac…»
8. BossArts Salon and Spa · ⭐ 9.5
(416 reviews)
+5 photos
located Beside Sonders, 161 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3, Canada
BossArts is one of downtown Ottawa's longest-running salons, near Parliament Hill and trading in one form or another since 1981. It is a full Aveda concept salon and spa, which shapes everything from the plant-based colour and care lines to a mission of helping people feel and look good on their own terms. It is also a teaching salon, so newer talent is developed under senior s…
«I had a curly cut done by Amy and I am in love with my curls! I have been trying to find a…»
9. Julian.Marc.Salon · ⭐ 10.0
(288 reviews)
+5 photos
228 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON K1N 7E2, Canada
Julian.Marc is a luxury hair salon in the ByWard Market, opened in 2008 by Julian Tagliavento, who began under Ray Civello and trained through Vidal Sassoon, Toni & Guy, Aveda, Davines and others, including Davines' international colour programme. That pedigree shows in two obsessions: precision cutting and custom, sustainably minded colour.
«I found what I was looking for for over 10 years. Someone that listens, understands and ca…»
10. Beauty UA · ⭐ 9.7
(210 reviews)
+5 photos
148-A Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON K1N 7C4, Canada
Beauty UA is a beauty salon in the heart of the ByWard Market, opened in 2023 by a Ukrainian team that carried its craft and hospitality to Ottawa. Designed to reflect Ukrainian culture and traditions, it shows that warmth as much in the experience as in the technical standard — European-style nail work, precise brow and lash artistry, and a genuinely personal welcome.
«I had the BEST experience with Kate from Beauty UA. She is incredibly careful and detail o…»
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Rose & Rebel Salon — score 9.7/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.7/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
Which place has the most reviews? Rose & Rebel Salon — 1200 visitor reviews.
Match the salon to the request. A transformation or a colour repair belongs with Flawless Hair Salon, Salon Rouge or Jet Black Hair & Studio, where a big change is planned as its own block of time. Nails, brows and lashes are a separate outing: Smudge Beauty Bar and Beauty UA are built for exactly that and stack several services into one sitting. For a precise cut, Julian.Marc.Salon; for men’s cutting and a straight-razor shave, Salon SiBelle Ottawa; for an occasion, hair and spa under one roof at BossArts Salon and Spa. On a first visit, a small studio consults where a large floor simply books you in.
The limits are worth stating. This is a colour-led list: no dedicated barbershop, no clinical or apparatus cosmetology — the facials here are salon treatments — and no studio given over to one narrow craft. Geographically it clusters downtown, in the ByWard Market and Centretown, with the west and south ends represented once each and the east end not at all.
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