§ Service
3 salons on the directory.
Men’s cuts at a hair salon are a different service from a barbershop cut, even when the result looks similar. The salon emphasis is on the hair itself: how it grows out, how it sits with the face shape, how the line in front holds up between visits. A skilled stylist working a men’s cut isn’t just doing a quick clipper-fade. They’re cutting for two to four weeks of growth.
Most salons offering men’s cuts use a mix of clipper, scissor-over-comb, and texturizing work. Beard trims are often included or offered as an add-on. Some salons that lean barbershop carry hot-towel shave services. Others stop at the haircut.
Pricing in Raleigh runs $35 to $85 for a salon men’s cut, with the higher end usually including a beard trim or a styling consultation. Long men’s cuts are usually priced like women’s cuts because the cutting work is similar. Ask how the stylist handles your hair type (fine, thick, coarse, wavy, curly), whether they include a beard trim, and whether they style or just cut.
Downtown
A family-owned salon in a Hargett Street loft, open since 2008. Owners Dana Hunter Rosa, Aspen Johnson, and Meghann Holland still take chairs. The work skews toward color, with balayage, blonding, and correction across the menu, plus DevaCurl-certified cutting for natural texture. Two downtown locations share a roster.
Known for: Color & curls
North Hills
Ashley McCauley runs Salon Veritas out of a private studio inside Trade Salon Studios off Six Forks Road in Midtown Raleigh. Roughly twenty years behind the chair, with a service menu that publishes 'starting at' prices on most lines. Color, extensions (HotHeads), keratin, and wedding-day work all on the menu.
Known for: Pricing transparency, Midtown
North Raleigh
Taji Natural Hair Styling runs two locations, one off Sawmill Road in North Raleigh and one on Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard in Durham. The specialty stack is broader than most natural-hair salons: knotless braids, micro and bridal locs, two-strand twists, children's hair, transitioning hair, and men's cuts.
Known for: Natural-hair specialty, two locations
§ FAQ
A barbershop typically specializes in short clipper-based cuts and beard work, often quick-turn. A salon men's cut tends to use more scissor work, focus on growth-out, and include styling. Both have their place.
Sometimes. Some salons include a beard trim in the price; others charge separately. Most price separately at $10 to $30 for the add-on. Confirm at booking.
$35 to $85, with the higher end including styling, consultation, or beard work. Long men's cuts are often priced like women's cuts.
Most salons offering men's cuts also offer men's color (grey blending, lowlights) and smoothing services. Color is usually $50 to $90 for a men's application. Smoothing services are priced separately, generally consultation-based.
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