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Robert Gufler (left) and Johnny Bueno offer cuts and color in a new Union Square salon.

Photography courtesy of Johnny Bueno

For hair cut, color and styling services that come with Bay views, a garden setting and the freedom to choose the music tinkling or blaring (your choice, natch) from the speakers during your time in the chair, look no further than Union Square’s newly-opened Johnny Bueno Color Studio.

Vim and Vigor Salon

Photography courtesy of Vim and Vigor Salon

Step inside newly re-launched King Street salon Vim and Vigor, and the first thing you’re likely to notice about the club-like interiors are walls strewn with what, from afar at least, appear to be undulating tendrils of hair. But take a few steps closer, and you’ll find the swirling lines are actually mane-like fibers embedded in the walls. And thank the styling gods for that.

Photography courtesy of Spill Your Guts! via Flickr

When your locks need love for a whole lot less, try one of these tactics for scoring a haircut on the cheap: