For English Language Learners. Vocabulary with images for the beauty service instusty.

1. Salons &
Barber Shops
Hair, Nails, Make-Up, & Beards

2. Barber Shop
A place of business where barbers work.

3. Barber
A person who cuts men’s hair and and shaves or
trims beards as an occupation.

4. Shaves, Beards, & Hair
Cuts
Trimmed above the ears
Beard trim
Shave; The removal of facial or body hair with
the use of a razor.
A man without a beard is called clean shaven.

5. Salon
A business where customers can purchase beauty
services.

6. Hair Salon
A business that offers hair care & styling services.

7. Hairdresser
or Hair Stylist
A person who cuts and styles hair as a profession.
Hair stylist is a modern term for hairdresser.

8. Beautician
A person a person whose job is to give beauty treatments to
women by washing and cutting hair, applying makeup, etc.

9. Shampoo/Wash
Generally this service is included as part of a hair
cut, highlight, color, or other hair services.

10. Blow-Dry

11. Split-Ends
When the hair shafts begin to split and fray at the
ends. May also be referred to as dead-ends.

12. Hair Trim
Getting a trim generally implies you want to keep your hair around
the same length. Asking for a trim may also imply you want your hair
reshaped to look like it did just after you had it cut originally.

13. Hair Cut
A hair cut involves changing the length or style of your hair.

14. Bangs
A fringe of hair that covers all or part of the
forehead.

15. Layers
In most cases, it is best to show your hair stylist a
picture of how you would like your hair cut.

16. Hair Color
The altering of one’s natural hair color.
Root Touch-Up:
recoloring only the roots where
the hair has grown out.

17. Highlights
Refers to changing a person's hair color, using lightener or hair color to color
hair strands. Highlights can be done in natural or unnatural colors.

18. Blow Out
Refers to styling your hair with a round brush as you
blow it dry -- no curling iron or flat iron needed.

19. Straightening
You can have this service done at a salon when
you have your hair cut or trimmed.
Chemical Straightening:
will rid it of kinks, curls and waves, leaving it
straight, shinny and much more manageable.
It is permanent, but like coloring your hair
you will need to gets the roots touched up as
your curly hair grows out.

20. Curled Hair
If you ask the hair stylist to curl your hair it is generally assumed you would like
him/her to curl your hair with a curling iron unless you ask for it to be curled with a
round brush (generally know as a blow out).

21. Hair Extensions
A process by which the hair is lengthened or
thickened by incorporating artificial or natural hair.

22. Other Salon Services:
Waxing
A process in which wax is heated and applied to the skin. Once the wax has cooled it is removed
taking with it the hairs down to the hair follicle. Provides longer lasting results for hair removal.
Brow wax
Lip wax
Leg
wax

23. Nail Salon
A business that offers nail services.

24. Manicurist
A professional who provides manicure & pedicure
services.

25. Manicure
A cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping of the
nails, removal of the cuticles, softening of the skin, and often
painting of the nails.

26. Pedicure
A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.