Gary and Elaine Reed opened their first hair salon in 1971 in Rochester, NY, originally named “Browncroft Beauty Salon.” Just two years later, in 1973, they rebranded it as “Talk of the Town.”
One busy Saturday afternoon, a guest hurriedly passed through the salon, accidentally bumped into Gary, quickly apologized, and exclaimed: “this place is as busy as a zoo”. Gary loved the reference and changed the name immediately to “Hairzoo.” Resulting in the name of what has grown to become a leading salon brand, Hairzoo. Hairzoo is still a family owned, community-spirited, full-service hair salon company, now with salons from coast to coast.
Every Hairzoo offers the latest take-home products and hair care tools. The Hairzoo Ultimate Guest Experience aka HUGE ensures that guests leave looking fabulous and feeling their best. That’s why we are Hairzoo, the hair experts.
Founder, Gary Reed at the first Hairzoo in Penfield, NY in 1975
Our Mission:
Hairzoo’s mission is to provide modern, stylish and affordable hair care to everyone across America. We are dedicated to inspiring style, community spirit, and success.
