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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2

                        CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts" and "The 
Barbers Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Information" and to the 
use of our report dated November 2, 1998, with respect to the financial 
statements of The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men and Women, Inc. included in 
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, that is made a part of the Registration 
Statement (Form S-4) of Regis Corporation.


                                         /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 5, 1999
