Shear Shack Salon and Spa

Best kept secret!!! Always a wonderful experience, threading, color and haircut, mani and pedicures. My favorite is Shelley she does an amazing job! The salon is very clean and has a relaxing atmosphere. The stylists are extremely friendly, helpful and cheery. Love this place!

I love Shear Shack! My stylist always gets my color perfect and is very accommodating and sweet.

Went again to Katie. Got a trim and a demi color to even out my hair tone. She will do exactly what you ask her — she has an eye for color and explains everything she will do.

I was on my way to Ginger & Spice Market and Indaroma when I spotted this salon. I was desperately in need of some eyebrow threading so I decided to give it a try. The lady who took me did a OK job, but it burned and hurt quite a bit. Also she did not clean up my eyebrows or put any cooling lotion on it, I thought this was very unprofessional. For a $ 12 service I expect a little more. I will not be back.

Updating my review now that I’ve visited for a massage. My original review is at the end. Here’s why I downgraded my rating:
My massage therapist was very friendly and super nice, so much so that I feel kind of bad to say this, but the truth is the massage was pretty bad. It was supposed to be deep tissue but was more like vigorous swedish. I asked for more pressure and she did but the rubbing was still very fast and not like previous deep tissue massages I’ve had where the therapist evaluates the tightness of my muscles and applies pressure accordingly. I am used to massage therapists that identify problem areas and work to get the knots out, and that didn’t happen. I asked ahead of time for her to focus on my arms and shoulders but she spent most of her attention on my legs. On the plus side, the facial massage was nice as were the warm towels at the end.
I really wanted to like this massage. The therapist was personable, I was able to get a same-​day appointment, the facility is clean, the price wasn’t too bad and the location was convenient. But it’s really all about the massage, so I don’t think I’ll be back, at least not for a massage. Too bad.
I’m continuing my quest to find an excellent deep tissue massage in Alexandria.
Original review:
Good colorist, friendly enough staff, great availability of walk-​in appointments.
I went for a color and cut and was pleased with the result. Also enjoyed the scalp massage and would like to go back again for a full-​body massage and/​or facial.
Other reviewers say they felt like they were pressured to try other services but I didn’t feel that was. I was offered a scalp massage (a minute or two was included in the shampoo) and I accepted a few more minutes at a buck a minute. I didn’t feel like I had to say yes. Also I wasn’t pressured to make a massage appointment even after I asked about what massage services they offer. I just said that I’d probably do that some time in the future and there was no mention of booking it now or anything.
I was happy with my experience here and plan to go back.
Also, I like that they took me as a walk-​in, which made it really convenient for me.
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MASSAGE: 2 stars
HAIR SERVICES: 4 stars
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Do NOT get your eyebrows done in this dump. These people have ZERO customer service. This was my first time going there and I asked the front desk for threading… there were like three women just standing around chatting with each other. They just looked at me and continued chatting.
And the place is DARK, how can anyone see anything?! After getting my brows done, I went back to my car and looked in the mirror and she missed so many hairs! Have you guys ever heard of LIGHTS… yea, well you should install them in your salon so you can SEE what you’re doing!
It’s very simple: TREAT your customers courteously and provide good service. It’s really not that hard.

Words of warning… DO NOT GO HERE AT ANY COST.
I purchased a Living Social deal for the Shear Shack, and if I hadn’t it would have saved me at least a year of heartache and attempting to grow out the worst cut I have ever had.
I have a very discerning eye when it comes to haircuts. I notice the little details that some people may overlook. At this time, I was wearing my hair in an inverted bob, and I really just asked the lady to give me the same thing but shorter. However, what she gave me was really uneven with pieces that were longer on one side.
I went back and asked her to fix it, but she just ended up making the OTHER side shorter. At that point the owner stepped in and offered the fix it. I asked her to also fix the back, because the layers were too long. I wish I had just never gone back! The owner cut the back of my hair with clippers like a man or an old lady. You would not believe how many tears I shed over this ridiculous haircut.
I ended up getting my hair trimmed every couple of weeks after that to try to slowly make it a more feminine shape. Please just take my advice and do not go to the Shear Shack.

A while ago I went here to get my eyebrows threaded because it was only place I could find nearby that was open at 10am. I didn’t notice until I got home that they were COMPLETELY UNEVEN; one was threaded properly, the other she had taken way too much off. I looked surprised, but only on one half of my face. When I was paying up afterwards the person at the front desk tried to push me to buy some scarves they had for sale. Really, lady? It was like 80 degrees that day! Who’s buying scarves right before summer hits?
Anyway, their other services may be ok, but I’ll never go again. The whole vibe of this place was just weird and uncomfortable, and they ruined my eyebrows for weeks to come.

I eat at Indaroma all the time and one of the staff there recommended this place. They were super nice, not busy on a Friday afternoon, so they took me in quickly, got my pedicure done in about 20 min and had plenty of time to spare to dry my nails in the ultraviolet light thing before meeting my boyfriend next door for dinner. My toes turned out nice and it felt good (Añu did a nice job), it was quick, pretty clean with sterilized tools (though I took off two stars for using really gross looking hot towels on my legs– one had a pink stain and the other one had a brown stain and the emery boards/​nail buffers looked pretty used, most places will wash those out between uses).
In the end, they did a very good, efficient job. The pedicure was $ 30 and reasonable given the speed and efficiency. And my toes look great. I’m happy with the end result.

I went to Shear Shack because I needed my roots done for my highlights. I told them just to do my roots, because the color takes a massive toll on my hair and I have long hair. Literally, two inches of my roots is all they needed to do! I was very specific.
When I got there, the girl seemed to be confused as to how I had blonde hair to begin with. She said she would bleach it and then see how I like the color. She put me in the chair, and I couldn’t see what she was doing because of the foils. She ended up doing highlights all over my hair even though I had told her specifically not to.
When she rinses it she tried to upsell me the deep conditioner, which I didn’t want. Usually, the hairdressers know how hard the process is on my hair so they put extra conditioner in it anyway, without even bothering to try to make a sell on it. When I said I didn’t want the hair conditioner treatment, she didn’t even bother to condition my hair, which again is a massive mistake.
She put me in the chair and my hair started falling out! She fried my hair off and then had the nerve to say «Does your hair always fall out when you get this done?» I wanted to scream at her!!! She did exactly what I told her not to do and acted like it was normal. As a hairdresser, she should have LISTENED to what I had to say! I wasn’t too fond of the color, but I know that hair looks different after you wash it, so I decided to give it a few days and a wash to see what it did. She told me I could come back and she would tone it if I didn’t like the color.
To make matters worse, she made my hair fall out and literally put no highlights on my roots. I had hair falling out because she did the entire strand and had like maybe 8 or 9 strands of my roots highlighted. It was a complete waste of money. I would have told her to put in more like I had specifically told her to, but then she probably would have just fried off the rest of my hair!
After washing it, it turned a nasty yellow color! I went back to the salon and told them I wanted it toned so it wasn’t that color. I was very specific and told her I didn’t want it to turn copper or ash because ash in my hair looks green. My mom and I picked out exactly the swatch I wanted and she went to put the toner in my hair.
As she was doing that, another woman who worked there went and started her asking questions like «didn’t she want it light? why would she complain about the color when you did what she wanted?» and made all these rude comments about me as the girl is putting toner in my hair and I’m sitting right there.
The girl then said she would keep an eye on it to make sure that it didn’t get too dark. I sat in the chair and she went and played with her phone, then began helping another customer before she remembered to come see how I was doing. She asked if I liked the color and I told her I couldn’t see my own head so I had my mom come and check it out.
After rinsing it out, it ended up being a mousey brown color with the roots she hadn’t done turned copper. To make it worse, she didn’t do it even so I have the front of my head, with no lights and no toner that is brown and then the top of my head with no highlights a copper red, and my highlights a orangey color. When they were drying off my hair so I could see it, I started crying in the chair while the rude lady kept repeating «look how nice the color is»… I started to freak out so they took me to the window to see how bright it was in the window. Well yeah, hair looks brighter in the sun, but thats still NOT what I had wanted.
Now I’m stuck with this hideous hair color. It took me over 2 years to get my hair to color I wanted, and this salon not even three hours to mess it up completely. I am so angry and cannot believe how unprofessional and incompetent these people are!
DO NOT COME TO THIS SALON! They are rude and don’t know what they are doing. Save your hair and yourself and go anywhere else!!!

I have been to Shear Shack several times to get my eye brows threaded and really right now is the only place I trust to touch my brows.
There are many pluses… it’s not to far down the road from my house, the ladies are always very nice, walk ins are welcome — I’ve never had to wait very long even when other people are also there waiting, they have a punch card system so you can eventually get a free something, parking is free, the price is right — comparable to just about every other threading place in the area and the shop is clean.
I will say though to let who ever is threading your brows how you want them… thin, thick, cleaned up, etc. Otherwise they will do what they want.
ALSO if you have never had your eyebrows threaded I highly suggest it! It really does clean them up nicely and is pretty painless (and I have a very very VERY low tolerance for pain).
And again this review is only for the eye brow threading.

Groupon brought me to Shear Shack.
As a faithful Unilocaler, I read the reviews prior to booking my threading appointment. Upon reading the reviews, I booked with Surekha. Surekha was a nice lady and she did a rather clean job on my brows. Minimal pain, no holes… she just cleaned them up.
A point that turned me off, eliminating a star from this review was the snide tone that the lady in the front took when she realized that I had a Groupon. Her whole demeanor changed, she lost interest in whatever she had begun to say and thankfully went away.

I went to Shear Shack a few month back and wasn’t impressed. I has my chin threaded and a facial.
The threading was fine, painful but that was to be expected.
My facial wasn’t good at all. She hurt me several times when she did extractions, and when I told her this all she said was «Im sorry,» with an attitude. The facial wasn’t anything more than a wash, mask, and moisturizer.
Positives– it was clean and I received prompt service. But I won’t going back.

Went in to have a cut and highlights done. My stylist was a super nice lady named Axit. She did just what I wanted– the highlights were perfect, she trimmed just the right amount, and while I was there I also opted to get my eyebrows threaded (Axit also did this– super fast & great job). First time I’ve ever had that done and I would highly recommend it– much less painful than getting them waxed in my opinion! :)
I will definitely go back and highly recommend them.
5 stars for the cut. 5 stars for the color. 5 stars for the threading.

I’ve only been here to get my eyebrows threaded. I love Surekha! She’s gentle, talkative, and makes you feel at ease. She also does an awesome job with eyebrows — I’ve always left satisfied. But when she’s not there, I would resort to going to the other girls that work there, who are a little abrasive with my eyebrows and also ALWAYS try to up-​sell other salon services, such as haircuts, highlights, etc.

Tried more services. .. Facial was great! (but it was my first, and I have nothing to compare it to)
Mani/​Pedi. .. meh.

I have been to shear shack twice — once for a facial (5 stars!!!) and once for a haircut and eyebrow threading (2 stars). The haircut itself turned out to be quite lovely, and the threading did away with my stray eye strands — but the whole time, I had the feeling that I’d walked into CoCo Chanel with a target bag.
«Hmmm… what shampoo do you use?» I have a dry scalp, and at the time I was using the glorious product head and shoulders. She responded with raised eyebrows. «That’s the same stuff you clean your floor with.» Ah, yes, but my floors are clean and have no dandruff. Also, head and shoulders = $ 5, your shit in a blue bottle = $ 30. End of story.
I also had dyed my own hair, and asked for highlights on top of it, which she actually refused to do, unless I paid to have my whole head redyed. She then continued to tell me stories about people who ruined their hair with at home dye.
Now, flip side: The facial, given to me by a lady who’s name I can’t remember, but is a small older lady with an accent, WAS INCREDIBLE. She was so nice and skilled that it felt like a full body relaxation massage, rather than just a facial. I was utterly satisfied, and she finished the facial by just leaving the room and letting me lay there in peace. MMMMmmm be my friend forever.
ALSO they only tip in cash! So bring dollas!

I wish I could write a good review – I WANTED so much to like this place. But I will not be going back. Long story short, I went in this am to treat myself for my 40^th bday. I had an appt. for a facial, eyebrow threading, manicure, and pedicure.
Ding 1: I had to wait 20 minutes for Erica, the woman assigned to be with me for the morning.
Ding 2: She completely screwed up my eyebrows. Completely. I asked to keep them thick – one was kept thick, the other super thin. I looked ridiculous.
Ding 3 and 4: Really lousy pedi/​mani. Lousy. Carelessly, sloppily done.
The facial was terrific, but didn’t make up for everything else that went wrong. I did have the woman at the front desk fix my brow, so now at least they match – but they’re not what I wanted.
I was looking for something special for my bday, and came home really disappointed.
Follow up (³⁄₁₉) The owners must read Unilocal – I just got a call with an apology and an offer for a free manicure/​pedicure. While I appreciate the effort, for me, it’s too late. They shouldn’t have screwed up the first time, you know?

I’ve only had threading services done here and they were excellent. My favorite person there is Surekha. She reminds me of a sweet Indian auntie. She’s meticulous and caring and she understands that it HURTS!
You can probably get an eyebrow threading without appointment with little wait time for anyone, but if you want a specific person, it’s better to make an appointment.

I’ve been going to Shear Shack for threading and hair cuts for as long as I can remember. Earlier this year, I added massages along with facials and all the other good stuff they offer to the list.
The women are always professional yet personable. The quality of service far exceeds any of the other salons in the area yet the prices are reasonable.
What I love the most is that the girls take the time to listen to my concerns and will actually have a conversation regarding workarounds and/​or possible alternatives. Imagine that! They don’t just take my money after doing whatever it is they want to do. They do what I want them to do!!!