Enchantress Beaute Bar vs Beauty Brands in Independence: The Numbers

Enchantress Beaute Bar is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 121 Google reviews, against 4.5 from 833 for Beauty Brands. Both are Independence hair salons and both have been reviewed enough times that neither score is a fluke. Here is the honest comparison.

The comparison

"Not stated" below means exactly that: the claim is not made anywhere a customer could hold them to it. It is not an accusation, and it may simply mean the information lives on a wall inside the business.

What actually separates them

The rating gap comes first. 4.9 against 4.5 is a 0.4-star difference, and it is built on 121 reviews versus 833. The second difference is how much each is willing to put in public. Enchantress Beaute Bar publishes 50 services with a price on every one. Beauty Brands publishes no menu we could find, which is less a criticism than a fact about what you can know before you walk in.

What you are really asking

Most people comparing two Independence hair salons are not asking which is better in the abstract. They are asking something narrower: will this appointment be worth the money and the hour, and will I know the price before I am in the chair?

On the first half, Beauty Brands has the larger sample at 833 reviews, so its average is the more settled of the two. Enchantress Beaute Bar's 4.9 rests on 121 reviews, which is a smaller but still substantial base. On the second half, only one of them answers in public. A published price is a commitment. An unpublished one is not necessarily higher, but it is an unknown, and on a first visit an unknown is a cost of its own.

Where Beauty Brands still shines

833 reviews is a real customer base, not a thin listing, and a hair salon does not reach that number without regulars who keep coming back. A 4.5 average also hides a distribution: plenty of those reviews are five stars. If you already have someone there who knows your preferences, nothing above is a reason to switch. Nothing here is a criticism of the business.

The limits of the numbers

Ratings tell you how visits have gone on average. They do not tell you whether a particular specialist suits your hair, skin or schedule, and for anything technical a consultation settles more than a star rating ever will.

Which to book

If you want the most evidence before booking, Enchantress Beaute Bar gives you more to go on: a higher rating, a published price for all 50 services, and online booking. If you already have a trusted regular at Beauty Brands, stay. If you are choosing cold and price matters, only one of them will tell you the price before you arrive.

Figures come from Google Business listings and each business's published menu, checked in October 2026. Ratings move. Check the current numbers before you book.