Glow Guide · Adelaide

The best beauty in Adelaide.

Glow's editorial Top 20 for Adelaide — twenty salons, clinics and studios across North Adelaide, Norwood, Burnside, Glenelg, Unley and the CBD. No paid placements.

20 places ranked April 2026 editorial visit 7 categories 0 paid placements

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Where to start in Adelaide.

Three places to book first if you're new to Adelaide or just looking for a strong default. For the full Top 20 with category filters, see Glow's Best of Adelaide ranking.

№ 1

Hair · Norwood

Stelios Hair Adelaide

Long-running independent. Senior team has been together for over a decade. Conservative bleaching, premium toners.

№ 2

Hair · North Adelaide

Hair By Atlas

Design-led salon. Architectural cutting and considered colour. Strong on grown-out balayage.

№ 3

Skin / Facial · North Adelaide

Adelaide Skin Clinic

Dermal-clinician led. Strong on pigmentation from Adelaide sun. Visia-led protocol.

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Adelaide corridors

Where Adelaide's best operators cluster.

Adelaide's beauty corridors run through North Adelaide, Norwood, Burnside, Glenelg, Unley, CBD. Glow's editorial team tested across all of them. Each ranking on the Top 20 page lives at the intersection of suburb, category and the senior practitioner running the room.

For business owners

Adelaide businesses — read this.

Editorial review is free. Glow does not sell listings. If you operate a salon, clinic or studio in Adelaide that should be considered for the next review cycle, apply via the List your business page. Claims for existing profiles go through /guide/claim.