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    Shear Genius Salon

    4.3 (41 reviews)
    ModerateHair Salons
    Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    By appointment only

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    Applying hair extensions

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    My new hair style by Norma!
    Sheila D.

    I'm here visiting our son in San Antonio Texas. I was well over due for a cut and color. I decided to call Shear Genius salon since it was close to his apartment. Norma answered my call immediately and made an appointment for me. I was feeling desperate! She got me in right away. I found a cut and color example on the website to share with her. Norma did an excellent job in matching the style I preferred. If I lived here in SAT, I would definitely make her my permanent hair stylist. She is professional, personable and is a fabulous hair stylist. I wish I had taken a before photo to share with you!

    P K.

    This place is a total fraud. Came for Japanese hair straightening and my hair was not changed at all. I reached out to Ms. Norma to let her know and she claimed the product rep had given her "the wrong treatment". Came back to get it correct with the right treatment a month later as she claimed and still no difference on my curls. Even purchased hair products from her and it was no good. Ive been getting Japanese hair treatments for years and never experienced anything like this. Now my hair is damaged and I cannot even get it fixed by a professional for another 6 months. I feel like I was a experiment on and she definitely has no experience on how to do Japanese hair treatments. After spending hundreds of dollars Im very disappointed and would not recommend this place.

    Lys N.

    norma is an angel! i just moved here and am brand new to the area. i came to her salon with a very challenging color correction balayage. i had stripey, patchy, uneven hair from a previous stylist. norma completely transformed my hair! she is talented, kind, honest, and creates beautiful art when she styles hair. i left the salon looking and feeling absolutely gorgeous! i'm in love with my hair! i highly recommend visiting norma, you'll fall in love with your hair and norma's amazing personality! just look at these photos

    Wendy P.

    You guys!! Norma is amazing around! She is so sweet and definitely very skilled! She makes you feel comfy and welcomed! I am so glad to have met her!. Book Norma you definitely will not be disappointed.

    Zelina R.

    While I did like my haircut services, simple trim and bangs, the stylist did not offer to straighten or style my hair so I had to do that when I got home to get the full effect of the haircut. Other than that, the salon had several passive aggressive signs about masks that I felt was unnecessary. On the door to the salon is the sign below.. which acknowledges the idea of choice but also is rude if you choose to wear one. Lower is the phrase "Let's Go Brandon". I decided to continue with my haircut because I really wanted one, and I do believe in putting politics aside, but these signs alone made me very hesitant. The salon design was very cute, but of course on the mirror is a mask that says "this mask is as useless as Biden" also were signs about inflation also blaming Biden. My biggest problem is again the passive aggressive nature of the mask signs. If you acknowledge the choice aspect then why have signs that make your costumer feel stupid for wearing one? Because of the immature nature of these signs, I will not be going back to this salon.

    I was very pleased with my haircut and blow dry. Although I had to wait longer than I expected to be seen by Angelica, it was worth the wait. I appreciated that she didn't make repetitive comments about how thick my hair is. I get that a lot and it gets a bit annoying, specially when I'm at the hair salon. She took time to blow dry my hair and I absolutely loved it. While I was there I enjoyed reading the cute and funny signs they have as decor. I look forward to coming back!

    Before and after...Norma is a Shear Genius!  Love the cut and color

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    11 months ago

    Great place to get a haircut all barbers are skilled and love what they do... Old school atmosphere...

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    1 year ago

    I called to make an appointment. Went through prompts and was asked to leave a message for Norma. I never received a call back.

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    11 months ago

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    3 years ago

    Great place to get a rug for your head. Facials are a must and nails done. Perfect for a girlfriend play date.

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    4 years ago

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    Thanks so much for your review. You have fabulous hair to work with .

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    Norma R.

    Wow I’m the lucky one your hair is fabulous!

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    4 years ago

    Did not like how my haircut came out, was not what I wanted at all. Will never come back

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    5 years ago

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    Norma R.

    Thank you for letting me bring you HAIR VISION TO FRUITION !!!

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    4 years ago

    Can't wait for my next appointment with Norma. I'll be checking on your availability soon. Thanks

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    Thanks so much

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    Thank you, your daughter was a pleasure to spend time with!

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    65 and grey haired totally. Went in trying to figure out what to do for more body, bangs or no…read morebangs and Kathy was a great listener. Told me why she thought she should do the cut she did and I was thrilled .... turns out it looks really great. Was my first time there and you have to know what your looking for otherwise you might just miss it. I scoped out a few days before my appt. They have four painted parking spaces; however, one has a third of the parking space taken up by a dumpster. The next two are fine and the last space is for handicap parking. You can park across the street in a secure parking lot but then you have to cross McCullough Avenue. It wasn't a problem for me as far as problems go, but McCullough Avenue is tricky when you're driving a car much less trying to cross the street ..... next time I'll wait across the street and pull into a parking space as soon as it opens up. For me, because I'm 65 years young, it's the best solution.

    I normally do not write reviews but I feel like I have to warn others about my experience here. I…read morewent to this salon on November 15, 2023 trying to save some money and booked with a level 1 stylist fresh out of cosmetology school. I deeply regret that decision. I asked for simple curtain bangs and the stylist completely butchered the right side of my hair. She told me she was fresh out of cosmetology school and it honestly showed. The cut was uneven, choppy, and way shorter than I asked for. It was so bad that I have been self conscious about my hair ever since. What makes it worse is that my hair has never been the same. I take very good care of my hair and it used to grow evenly and healthy. Three years later and that section still has not grown back properly. I have had to style around it constantly and it has been extremely frustrating. I trusted this salon and left feeling upset and embarrassed. If you care about your hair at all, I would strongly reconsider booking with a level 1 stylist here. Saving money is not worth dealing with damage that lasts for years.

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