Spanish to Use at a Hair Salon

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This article will teach you vocabulary and useful phrases in Spanish to use at a peluquería(hair salon).

Questions This Article Answers

How do you say to cut the tips in Spanish?

How do you say to thin in Spanish?

How do you say fade in Spanish?

How do you say bangs in Spanish?

How do you say sideburn in Spanish?

What does peluquero mean?

What does teñir mean?

What does cola de caballo mean?

What does entradas mean?

What does castaño mean?

Hair Salons and Barbershops

When you want to have something done to your hair, you can head to a peluquería, a salón de belleza(beauty salon), or a barbería(barbershop). Barberías are usually dedicated to men and also style barbas(beards).

At a peluquería you may find some of the following people.

Spanish	English
barbero, barbera	barber
colorista	colorist
cliente	customer
peluquero, peluquera	hairdresser
estilista	hairstylist
recepcionista	receptionist
peinador, peinadora	hairdresser

examples
La recepcionista me dio una cita para el miércoles a las 5 p.m. The receptionist gave me an appointment for Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Le pedí al peluquero que me hiciera un cambio de imagen. I asked my hairstylist for a makeover.
La estilista me preguntó cómo quería el pelo de corto. My hairstylist asked me how short I wanted my hair.

Here is a list of useful verbs you can use at a peluquería.

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
afeitar	to shave	hacer la raya	to part
alisar	to straighten	lavar	to wash
cepillar	to brush	peinar	to comb, to style
cortar	to cut, to trim	peinarse	to do one's hair
cortar con el pelo mojado	to wet trim	quitar volumen	to thin
cortar en seco	to dry trim	rapar	to shave
cortar las puntas	to cut the tips	recortar	to trim
crecer	to grow	secar	to dry
decolorar	to bleach	secar con secador	to blow dry
enjuagar	to rinse	secar con toalla	to towel dry
entresacar	to thin	teñir	to dye
hacerse la permanente	to get a perm	trenzar	to braid

examples
Primero vamos a lavarte y enjuagarte el pelo. Let’s wash and rinse your hair first.
¿Podrías quitarme volumen y cortarme las puntas? Could you thin my hair and cut the tips?
Me quiero teñir de rubio. I want to dye my hair blonde.

Hair and Color

The following words are related to cabello(hair) and peinados(hairstyles).

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
afro	afro	liso	straight
calvo	bald	mechas	highlights
cana	gray hair	mechas oscuras	lowlights
caspa	dandruff	moño	bun
cola de caballo	ponytail	nacimiento del pelo	hairline
corte con capas	layered cut	ondulado	wavy
corte degradado	fade	parado	spiky
corte hongo	bowl cut	patilla	sideburn
corte militar	crew cut	pelado	bald
corto	short	puntas abiertas	split ends
crespo	curly	puntas quemadas	split ends
de punta	spiky	rapado	buzz cut
enrulado	curly	rastas	dreadlocks
entradas	receding hairline	rasurado	shaved
fino	thin	raya	part, parting
flequillo	bangs, fringe	reflejos	highlights
grasoso	greasy	reflejos oscuros	lowlights
grueso	thick	rizado	curly
hasta los hombros	shoulder-length	trenza	braid, plait
largo	long	tupido	bushy

Here are some examples of colores de cabello(hair colors).

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
blanco	white	negro	black
castaño	brown, chestnut	oscuro	dark
castaño rojizo	auburn	rojizo	ginger
claro	light	rojo	red
gris	grey	rubio	blond, blonde, fair

examples
Me gustaría un corte degradado. I’d like a fade, please.
Voy a recortarte el flequillo y cortar las puntas abiertas. I’ll trim your bangs and cut your split ends.
¿Dónde te haces la raya? Where do you part your hair?
Mi cabello es castaño y rizado. I have curly brown hair.
Su cabello es fino, liso y rubio. She has thin and straight blonde hair.

More Vocabulary Related to Hair Salons

Finally, more words related to the peluquería.

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
acondicionador	conditioner	horquilla	hair clip
alisador de pelo	hair straightener	laca	lacquer
barba	beard	laca para el pelo	hairspray
bigote	moustache	maquinilla	clippers, trimmer
bucle	curl	navaja	razor
cabello	hair	papel de aluminio	foil
cambio de imagen	makeover	peinado	hair, haircut, hairstyle, hairdo
capa	layer	pelo	hair
cepillo	brush	permanente	perm
cera	wax	pinza de rizado	curling tong
champú	shampoo	plancha de pelo	hair straightener
cita	appointment	punta	tip
coleta	ponytail	puntas	ends
corte de pelo	haircut	queratina	keratin
crema de afeitar	shaving cream	recortadora	clippers, trimmer
dañado	damaged	rizador de pelo	curling iron
delicado	delicate	rizo	curl
enjuague(Lat. Am.)	conditioner	rulo(Southern Cone)	curl
enredado	tangled	secador de pelo	blow dryer
espejo	mirror	silla	chair
espuma	mousse	suavizante	conditioner
extensión de cabello	hair extension	tenacilla	curling tong
gancho	hair clip	tijera	scissors
gel	gel	tinte	dye
gorro de mechas	highlighting cap	volumen	volume

examples
¿Podrías usar el rizador de pelo? Could you use the curling iron?
Quisiera hacerme la permanente. I would like a perm.
¿Podrías cortarme con el número 3 de la recortadora? Could you use the number 3 of the trimmer, please?

Phrases to Use at a Hair Salon

You can use the following phrases at a peluquería.

examples
¿Qué te quieres hacer en el pelo? What do you want me to do to your hair today?
¿Quieres un peinado en particular? Do you want a particular style?
¿Cómo lo quieres de corto? How short do you want it?
¿Cuánto cuesta el corte? How much do you charge for a cut?
Solo recortar, por favor. Just a trim, please.
Quiero el mismo estilo que tengo, pero un poco más corto. I want to keep the same style, but a bit shorter.
Me gustaría un corte militar. I would like a crew cut, please.
Me gustaría alisarme el pelo. I'd like to have my hair straightened.
Quiero algo parecido a esta foto. I want something like this picture.
¿Me podrías recortar la barba? Could you trim my beard, please?

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