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The Cut Above

The Cut Above

Hair salon in Running Springs, CA

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The Cut Above has operated in Running Springs for more than 40 years, and the salon dates its start to 1980. Susan Heisler owns the business, which is located downstairs at its Hilltop Boulevard address.

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The Cut Above has operated in Running Springs for more than 40 years, and the salon dates its start to 1980. Susan Heisler owns the business, which is located downstairs at its Hilltop Boulevard address.

Services span family haircuts for babies through teens, women's cuts and styles, coloring, weaves and perms, and men's haircuts, fades, clipper cuts and beard trims. Families can book father and sons' cuts or mother and daughters' cuts at family pricing.

Haircuts start at $25, with children's cuts from $20 and cuts for ages 12 and up at $30. Color and highlight services are priced by type and by whether a cut is added, with new or full highlights starting at $150. Bang trims are priced by the salon.

Senior and referral discounts are available, and any service can be discounted when the website is mentioned at booking. Earlier or later appointments can be requested. The salon describes its services as premier and its prices as competitive, and says it keeps up with current techniques and styles.

Specials & promotions

  • Senior and referral discounts on hair care

    Just mention this website for a great discount on your next appointment

    On their website as of Oct 31, 2026 · Where we saw it

Services

Final prices may vary.

Beard trims, priced at $15.

  • Beard trim $15

Base touch-ups, face framing, all-over solid color and color changes, alone or with a haircut or styling.

  • Color base touch up $55
  • Color Face Framing $60
  • Color base touch up w/haircut $75
  • Color Face Framing w/Cut/Style $75
  • Color solid all over $90
  • Color solid change w/haircut $110

A consultation is offered as its own listed service.

  • Consultation Consultation

Paired cuts for fathers with sons and mothers with daughters.

  • Father and sons' haircuts Price at booking
  • Mother and daughters' haircuts Price at booking

Cuts for children, teens and adults, plus haircut changes, bang trims and cuts with styling.

  • Haircut for elementary school age $20
  • Haircut $25
  • Haircut for 12 yrs old and above $30
  • Haircut change $35
  • Haircut with Styling $60
  • Haircut Bangs Price at booking

Touch-ups and new or full highlights, with or without a cut.

  • Highlights Touch Up $85
  • Highlights Touch Up w/cut $110
  • Highlights New/Full $150
  • Highlights New/Full w/cut $175

Perms with or without a cut and style.

  • Perms (no styling) $65
  • Perms w/ cut & style $100

Haircuts and styles for men and women, fades, clipper cuts, beard trims and hairstyles for women.

  • Beard Trims Price at booking
  • Clipper Cuts Price at booking
  • Fades Price at booking
  • Haircuts/Styles for Men & Women Price at booking
  • Hairstyles for Women Price at booking
  • Color solid change w/hairct $110+

Wash and blow dry, with an option to add flat or curling iron styling.

  • Wash/Blow Dry $25
  • Wash/Blow Dry/Flat, Curling Iron $50

Photos

  • Stylist working on a client's hair in the salon, black and white
  • Stylist cutting a man's hair with comb and scissors
  • Barber using a razor on a man's haircut at the neckline
  • Hair being lightened with foil and paint application during coloring service
  • Men's haircut being trimmed with comb and scissors
  • Brown hair color with soft waves, salon result
  • Blonde highlights on wavy hair, salon result

Meet the team

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Highlights
  • Family cuts at family prices for fathers with sons and mothers with daughters
  • Children's haircuts from $20 and cuts for ages 12 and up at $30
  • Senior and referral discounts, plus discounts when the website is mentioned at booking
  • Walk-ins welcome during posted walk-in hours
  • Fades, clipper cuts and beard trims for men
Good for
  • families with babies, children and teens
  • men seeking fades, clipper cuts or beard trims
  • women seeking cuts, color or perms
  • walk-in clients
  • seniors and referrals
Treats
  • haircuts
  • hair coloring
  • highlights
  • perms
  • beard trims
  • fades
Techniques
  • fades
  • clipper cuts
  • face framing
  • highlights
  • solid color
  • perms
  • blow dry
  • flat iron and curling iron styling
  • weaves

Products & treatments

  • Range of hair care products sold at the salon
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