I have been going to Shear Elegance for years but sometimes I wait too long. I'm always pleasantly surprised when Joel works his magic. He always makes me feel relaxed because I know I will always leave happy with the results! I highly recommend this salon read more

Shear Elegance - Before Shear Elegance photo. My hair is stringy and there are a lot of silver highlights. - Hair Salons Near Me - Vernon Rockville, Connecticut

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I love this salon! Great vibe, super nice employees and a great haircut! The atmosphere is very relaxing, something that many other salons don't offer. I have curly hair and prefer a Deva cut, which is available here and the reason I chose this salon. Adria is the Deva queen and has helped me be able to manage my frizzy curls at last! The rates are reasonable and service is superb. read more

Great experience here. The owner who cut my hair is not just talented, but kind and generous as well. I could tell he really cares about his clients. He gave me a beautiful cut while also explaining to me the best ways to care for it based on how much time I wanted to spend on my hair each day. I recommend for anyone. read more

I'm new to Vernon. I made an appointment with Joel. I don't know how he did it, but he worked a miracle! I had a cut and a color. The color is beautiful and the haircut, I loved! Somehow, he made my thin, dry hair look full and luscious! I will definitely be going back to see Joel again and I highly recommend him. read more

I got the worst haircut of my life from this place. And I am not exaggerating. I had long hair (maybe 10-12 inches) and wanted to get a pixie cut. I had a clear idea of the exact style I wanted and went with several pictures of pixie cuts from different angles so that there is nothing lost in communication. The haircut I finally got was nowhere close to the pictures I showed and worse, it looks uneven, choppy and very rudimentary. Funny thing is, though it didn't look like the style I wanted,it looked ok on the day of the haircut. Now it's been a few days and it looks terrible. Almost like a ten year old gave my haircut. Joel was very polite through the process and eventually didn't charge me. But I would rather pay the money and look decent. Now the problem is he cut the hair SO short that it will take me months to even go to another salon to fix this. Another afterthought I had was that Joel didn't ask me what I wanted to do that the cut hair. It was 10" long absolutely untreated hair and I missed the opportunity to donate it. :( read more

I have never, ever been as pleased with a hair salon like I have with Shear Elegance. Joel is a jem! He is both friendly and professional, and I get the feeling he just GETS it. I was happy the first time with a hair cut, and the time I returned to get my hair colored (it was one of those "I messed it up and then tried to fix it, but liked the way it turned out" scenarios - and he matched it perfectly the first time!). If you get on their mailing list, Joel sends out weekly hand-typed updates about himself and promotions he has going on at the salon, like fundraisers and freebies. Ask him about your once-yearly haircut, or his I'm-having-a-bad-day shampoo and rinse! Only caveat: call or e-mail first. They take walk-ins, but are on the small side; I tried to drop in for a haircut and was told they had already been booked full for the day so had to return later with an appointment. If you are looking for a local small-town salon with great people and a great owner, look no further. I love this place! read more

I'm new to the area and needed a haircut, badly. I took a chance after reading online reviews and I'm so glad I did! I went in to see Joel for a haircut and he was great! He asked me how much time I wanted to spend on my hair in the morning (answer: 10-15 minutes). Then he cut and styled according to my needs. He even taught me a new way of styling my hair, by "scrunching" it while it is wet, and drying with a diffuser. In 28 years, I have never had anyone tell me that MY hair could do that. I thought I was doomed to flat, straight, boring hair. But I'm not! I went back today for highlights. Being a hair color virgin I was a bit nervous. I have brunette hair and didn't want it to look unnatural. I told Joel I didn't want it to be TOO crazy, and he said he would make sure it was noticeable but natural. And he did!! My hair looks great and I'll be going back for sure and recommend it to anyone in the area. The salon is clean and Joel is friendly and very knowledgeable without being pushy. I've had a lot of stylists who just can't grasp that I'm a low-maintenance kinda girl who just wants a little something to make my hair look nicer. They spend so much time styling my hair without explaining how to replicate it, and I wake up the next day looking like a mess because I don't know how to do it myself. Joel knows how to enhance your natural beauty - and teaches you how to do it yourself - what more could I ask for! read more

My bride has been going to Shear Elegance & Joel since at least 2012. Joel runs a tight ship. Always in a timely fashion. Pays attention to detail whether its a touch or going for the works. Wife comes home a happy camper. Makes me a Happy Camper too. Thanks to Joel & his team. Carl. read more

I decided to check out Shear Elegance after purchasing a Groupon deal for the salon. I have to say I was very impressed! I have not had many good experiences in the past at hair salons--I found that most hairdressers that I visited wouldn't listen to what I asked for and do their own thing--I would end up leaving feeling unconfident and miserable with the way my hair looked. This was the first time that I went to a salon and left happy and that says something! I was impressed with how knowledgable Joel was and his recommendations-my haircut came out fabulous and I left with a smile on my face-which never happens! Do yourself a favor and if you want to get a haircut and actually feel good when you leave this is the place to go! Joel and his staff will make sure you leave feeling good! read more

I went to sheer Elegance after having a Living Social deal that I needed to use since I was moving out of state. Joel saw me before the store actually opened and was so kind and friendly, cut my hair in 15 minutes (which is what I needed since I was on a time crunch), and did a great job with it (trim of bangs and hair). When it was time to pay, he refused to take my living social deal - he gave me a haircut on the house! He told me that next time I'm in the state , I can use that deal even tho it will have been expired by then. Now I get that he probably doesn't do that and won't do that for everyone, but he was so generous and kind to me and accommodating that I would definitely recommend this place. Not to mention he is definitely skilled at what he does. I will definitely be going there again, and you should too! read more

I recently moved here from out of state and was VERY apprehensive about trusting a new hair salon/stylist. I am getting married in a month, so I knew that I HAD to find someone trustworthy for my haircut. After reading glowing review after glowing review on Yelp, I made an appointment with Joel online, (sooo helpful to book this way since I didn't have time to make a phone call!) I was taken in for my appointment on time, was treated like a queen, got some very useful advice on how to keep my hair healthy and full - the list goes on. Joel did exactly what I requested and could not have been more pleasant, positive and professional. Truthfully, I am a very picky New Yorker who is not easily impressed and Joel blew me away. I CANNOT WAIT to go back. Hands down the best customer service experience I have ever, ever, ever had. read more

I came here for a simple haircut and walked out totally educated on how to effectively take care of my hair. The owner, Joel, did a phenomenal job and made me feel relaxed and completely taken care of. He is so welcoming and kind, and the experience overall was great. I'm so glad I came here- I definitely found my new favorite place! read more

Called this salon after reading the reviews here. Got an appointment right away which was nice. I went in, showed Joel a picture, and he discussed with me what he was seeing and he got to work. I got color done. It was almost exactly the color in the picture and I'm very happy with it. He was a little rough while washing my hair, but maybe it's just me. Very nice though. read more