[Vocabulary] Beauty Parlour/Parlor or Beauty Salon

[Aamir Tariq]

Which one is more commonly used in the United States?

Beauty Parlor or Beauty Salon?

Which one is more commonly used in the United Kingdom?

Beauty Parlour or Beauty Salon?

We use "Beauty Parlour", while we speak Urdu, but it would sound a little awkward to me to use "beauty parlour" while I speak English. So I wanted to confirm which one is more common in the English speaking countries.

Regards
Aamir the Global Citizen

 

[GoesStation]

I think hair salon has become more common in the US.

 

[Aamir Tariq]

I think hair salon has become more common in the US.

I am not talking about hair salon. In beauty salon they provide all types of services related to make up, like hair styling, pedicure, manicure, make up. They do party make up, bridal make up, stuff like that. Whereas hair salon only provide services related to hair.

 

[teechar]

Have you clicked on the ngram links provided by Piscean?

 

[GoesStation]

I am not talking about hair salon. In beauty salon they provide all types of services related to make up, like hair styling, pedicure, manicure, make up. They do party make up, bridal make up, stuff like that. Whereas hair salon only provide services related to hair.

I'm no expert in the subject, but I wouldn't be surprised if many American hair salons offer non-hair-related services too. Google N-grams supports my intuition that this term has rapidly gained favor, but of course it doesn't tell us what services the establishments provide.

 

[Barb_D]

When I (an American) hear the phrase "beauty parlor" I think of something from my mother's day as a young woman with those old fashioned dyers you'd sit under with your hair in curlers as you waited for your "hairdo" to "set."

I definitely call the place where I get my hair cut a "hair salon" and their official name is "Escape Salon and Spa" since you can get a manicure, pedicure, or waxing done there too. I'm sure they have make-up artists they could bring in for a wedding party.

 

[jutfrank]

I agree with Barb_D that parlour sounds old-fashioned. I have a similar image in mind. There's one at the end of my road, which I think calls itself a 'studio.'

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

In my part of the US, it's usually called a hairdresser. A lot of them also call themselves day spas.

And in the US, parlor doesn't have a u.

 

[emsr2d2]

A "beauty salon" in the UK usually offers things like haircuts, manicures, makeovers, waxing, facials, massages and more.