The best salons & beauty spots in Alachua County

Beauty Lounge & Co keeps Gainesville humidity from wrecking your getting-ready game with tailored lash extensions or lifts, brow shaping, tint or lamination, and expert permanent makeup like microbladed brows, eyeliner, and lip blushing.

From the Gainesville newsletter, September 13, 2026

Eco-minded and curl-savvy, Eden Michele Salon is Gainesville’s first certified sustainable salon, voted Favorite Local Salon two years running by Our Town magazine readers, with a team that customizes every cut, styling session, and luxurious extensions.

From the Gainesville newsletter, September 21, 2026

Su Lu Room is a one-chair, Davines-focused studio in Gainesville that keeps things blissfully calm and environmentally conscious while delivering precision cuts, thoughtful color, grey blending, and scalp-melting massages.

From the Gainesville newsletter, September 14, 2026

If your roots are plotting a coup, Confidence Hair Salon is Gainesville-grown and seriously good at bespoke color, modern blonding, and hand-tied extensions. Book a quick consult and let their crew match you with the right stylist so you leave looking like... you, but upgraded.

From the Gainesville newsletter, October 12, 2026

Whether you want wake-up-and-go lashes, crisp brows that finally cooperate, or permanent makeup that simplifies your routine, Blissful Blinks Lash & Brow Artistry has an award winning team specializing in all three.

From the Gainesville newsletter, October 10, 2026

African Unique - International Marketplace is your Gainesville plug for authentic African groceries and diaspora favorites, from fufu flours, kenkey cornmeal, and spice blends to Milo and mackerel.

From the Gainesville newsletter, September 19, 2026

For that “I have my life together” look without the drama, Studio B Hair Salon keeps it classic with precision cuts, thoughtful color, and styling that actually listens to your hair. Book it this week, then casually accept all the compliments like it’s your normal.

From the Gainesville newsletter, September 28, 2026

Mode Aveda is a state-of-the-art, two-story salon offering hair care, skincare, and nail services that actually feel tailored to you. Book online any time, then knock out roots, brows, and stress in one trip thanks to their salon-and-spa lineup.

From the Gainesville newsletter, September 4, 2026

Primrose PMU does cosmetic tattoos in GNV for brows, lips, and the lash line, perfect if your routine could use a time-saving upgrade. Subtle, polished results that look like you, just more consistent, for everyday Gainesville life.

From the Gainesville newsletter, October 17, 2026

If your brows are doing their own thing this week, Brow Center has been Gainesville’s go-to since 2013 for face-framing magic, from meticulous threading and tinting to microblading and permanent makeup.

From the Gainesville newsletter, September 26, 2026

Level 10 Salon nails precision haircuts, luxury color, and styling that actually listens to you, thanks to pros who start with real consultations and use top-tier products. Book it this week if your hair needs a glow-up that’s as healthy as it is polished.

From the Gainesville newsletter, October 5, 2026

Avant-Garde Salon is an Aveda salon that nails the basics with precision cuts, lived-in color, and blowouts that behave even in August. When you need extra TLC, their plant-powered facials, customized massages, and polished manis/pedis turn a quick errand into real-deal self care.

From the Gainesville newsletter, October 19, 2026

Mode Salon brings creative color with neighborly Gainesville vibes. Balayage, precision cuts and full-on color are their thing, with manicures, microblading and makeup in the same spot. They lean into Aveda products and an eco-friendly mindset, so you leave polished, not over-processed.

From the Gainesville newsletter, September 7, 2026

From premium lace-front wigs and braiding hair to clip-ins, tape-ins, and curly-hair care, U-Got Beauty Hair & Supply Store with Hair Salon has the goods to switch up your look fast.

From the Gainesville newsletter, October 2, 2026