Hair Salons in Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains, NJ

Hair Salons in Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains, NJ

By Tiffany Slowinski

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Morristown has no shortage of salons.

Which sounds helpful until you are actually trying to choose one.

Then suddenly you are 42 Instagram accounts deep comparing blondes, bobs, balayage, extensions and something called “lived-in color” while trying to remember what you originally searched for.

This guide is here to pull you back.

If you are looking for hair salons in Morristown, Morris Township or Morris Plains, start with the result you want instead of the salon you have heard of.

That sounds obvious.

Women absolutely do not do it.

We ask a friend, “Where do you get your hair done?” even though she has fine blonde hair and we have thick dark curls.

Her stylist may be incredible.

She may also be incredible at the exact opposite of what you need.

So get specific.

Are you looking for a haircut?

Balayage?

Blonde highlights?

Dimensional brunette color?

Gray coverage?

Gray blending?

Extensions?

Curly hair expertise?

Keratin or smoothing treatments?

A blowout?

Formal hair?

Bridal styling?

Color correction because we are not discussing what happened last weekend?

Now we have a search.

For color, the portfolio matters.

Look at the stylist’s actual work, not just the salon’s overall feed. Stylists often develop specialties and aesthetics of their own.

If you want a bright blonde, look for it.

If you want soft, expensive-looking brunette color, make sure brunettes exist in the portfolio.

If you are trying to blend gray instead of cover it completely, look for that work specifically.

And if you are over 40 and feel like your hair has decided to change texture, density and personality without consulting you, bring that into the conversation too.

The haircut and color that worked 10 years ago may not be what works now.

That does not mean you need “older woman hair.”

Absolutely not.

It means the stylist should understand the hair currently attached to your head.

There is also lifestyle.

Morristown is one of those places where you may want a salon that can handle your regular color appointment and also save you before a wedding, dinner, gala, headshot, reunion or whatever else suddenly appears on the calendar.

If blowouts and formal styling matter, look for them.

If Sunday availability matters, check it.

If you need early or late appointments, check that before falling in love with the salon online.

A salon you cannot book is not your salon.

This Garden State Circle guide helps women compare hair salons in Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains based on what each salon publishes about its services and the New Jersey shop-license record.

The guide is not a ranking.

Because “best hair salon in Morristown” depends heavily on what you are asking someone to do.

Use it if you are searching for hair salons Morristown NJ, best salon for balayage Morristown, blonde specialists, brunette color, gray blending, gray coverage, curly hair salons, women’s haircuts, hair extensions, blowouts, keratin treatments, bridal hair, formal styling or color correction.

Then look at the stylist.

Ask about the maintenance.

Ask about the price.

Book the consultation when the change is big.

And bring the photos.

The good ones and the bad ones.

Especially the bad ones.

Sometimes “please never do this again” is extremely useful creative direction.