Seven Daysies: Annual Guide to Readers' Picks

Best hair salon

Indigo

Winner: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006.

  • 189 Battery Street, Burlington, VT, 05401
  • 802-658-2010

Burlington salon Indigo has been in business on Battery Street since 1998, but owner Stephen Bevilacqua has been involved in the hair industry since 1975. A lot has changed since Sonny and Cher were on television, Bevilacqua notes. And not just styles, but the workforce, too. Thirty years ago, many young adults considered hairdressing a last-ditch job, he says; now, “we’ve got better employees coming in with college degrees.” Bevilacqua, who employs 32, places a premium on ongoing education for his team — there’s a lot to keep up with in this “growth” industry.

SEVEN DAYS: What is the worst thing people do that damages their hair?

STEPHEN BEVILACQUA: Trying to do their own hair [color] at home. The chemicals really dry it out.

SD: Why does society have such a thing against women with gray hair?

SB: Oh, we get that all the time! I don’t know, really. I guess everyone is looking for youth. Personally, I love a head of white hair.

—Pamela Polston

2012 Runner-up: Stephen & Burns Salon, Spa and Boutique

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