Hair Story

Today my daughter and I went to this place and gave it trying for our haircuts. Joanna is great & perfect at well skilled for our haircuts we really wanted. She s good job at understanding we wanted it to make sure. Oh it turned out awesome, that made us so happy how much we love our haircuts ! Yes of course we will come back again next time for the haircuts. Joanna is so sweet friendly & kind to me and my daughter, she’s best stylist ever ! Thank you for your patience with me and my daughter Sophia !

Today was my second hair cut at this place. Joanne recognized me even though it’s been like 7 months since the first time I got my hair cut by her. Both times she did an amazing job and I’m very pleased. She listens to how you want hair done and explains what she’s going to do very well. Not to mention the price is right!
She will be my go to person for a haircut as long as I’m in San Antonio.

I have been getting my hair cut here for two years now. She’s good at what she does and will tell it like it is. Many of the complaints here are justified, but I feel like they could use a little explication. Joanne is usually the only one in the studio, which is why the hours are weird sometimes. I would always call ahead. She can almost always make time for you on your schedule. And she is opinionated, but she will do what you want — she knows her stuff though, so I would suggest considering what she has to say. She’ll be relocating in a few months and I hope she doesn’t move too far!

I did Japanese and hair cut i and i was amazed, first i was new to the area and I tried this salon because of the reviews and it looks cheaper than other salons, the owner and who does the whole work is a a very nice Korean lady named Joan, the store is very clean, she listen to you carefully to do what exactly you want and make sure she understands what you like, my hair was damaged and i always do keratin but this time i tried the Japanese to see the different, my hair is very thick and almost consumed one and have cream bottle and she only charged me 250 which is so cheap compared to other salons and the results was great, and she gave me shampoos and conditioner as a gift to wash my hair with it to keep the treatment good and it was really nice of her, i also did once also hair cut and she did the layers blended and nice and it was about 35 dollars with blow dry, overall i recommend it to anyone wants good service with low budget and she does a great job

Called to set an appointment and was told there was none available. They offered to do it tomorrow, but I declined due to work. I asked if they had any available for Friday and was told they’re not open on Friday’s. If their hours have changed they should update their profile, but honestly I don’t know any salons that aren’t open Friday.

I was a little scared of the bad reviews for this place but decided to give it a try because of all the good reviews and because I had REALLY long hair with plenty room to have a goof up. Joanne probably cut about 7 or 8 inches in the longest parts and thinned it out a lot too. She scared me a little with the texturing scissors at first but she did a really good job. I’m glad I came because now I have a very convenient place to go for my haircuts and she made me very happy. She knows her stuff and she was very nice and made fast work of my very long and thick hair. I would and will recommend her to my friends and anyone else looking for a hair stylist. My bangs were like I wanted and so were the layers as well.

So glad I found this place. Founder my hairdresser in San antonio. She liston to everything I wanted and the color color and cut came out great. She pays very close attention to what she does and is awesome.

I have been going to Joanne for over a year now. I am never disappointed. The shop is nice and clean, the price is good, Joanne is amazing, and my hair is beautiful whenever I walk out. I can’t understand how anyone could have a negative experience here, except for maybe a lack of communication. The first time I went, I brought a picture of what I wanted. That was it! Took it the next time, and after that she said she didn’t need it anymore. I love Hair Story and will miss having a great stylist when we move.

This place is bad. RUN AWAY! Do not trust her with your hair.
And she just laughs it off! Sleazy!
This place has atleast ten chairs but she is the only one working there. That is a huge RED sign!
She seems to hate to work! Her haircut attitude is her way or the highway!
New customers beware. Regulars if her work is not consistent, beware of what is just waiting to happen.

Stopped by because of the great ratings but I guess someone slept in today… myself and another customer are waiting for someone to open the shop. Door says they open at 10am today… It’s 10:16 and still no one is here… Should have at least posted a sign to say they were closed or opening late today. bummer guess my search continues for a salon today.

I’m so glad that i found Joanne at Hair Story. When we moved from San Diego, i was so sad to have to leave my old hair stylist, but I’m happy again now that i found Hair Story (and at $ 25 for a cut/​wash/​dry that’s almost half of what i was paying in San DIego!).
Joanne owns and runs Hair Story almost single handedly. During my first visit i was surprised that we were the only ones there in such a huge storefront, but i soon learned that she gets a near-​constant stream of customers. Joanne is very friendly and cuts my hair exactly as i ask (no «i asked for 2 inches off and she cut off 6 inches!» kind of place lol). She knows how to take the thickness out of my hair and was even the first person to tell me that i had coarse hair by my neck because i sometimes sleep with wet hair (I had no idea — bad, me!). She was right though, after that first visit i dutifully started blow drying at night and my hair no longer has coarse areas!
I’ve seen quite a few people at Hair Story for cut/​color/​etc and everyone always seems wonderfully happy with Joanne. I believe that she does take walk-​ins, but it’s always better to make an appointment since she can be really busy and booked up.
I’m already sad that i’ll have to find a new place when we move again.

I am not a regular Unilocaler but I have to leave a review. I am a relocating military spouse who has recently moved to San Antonio. I came in here for my first haircut upon getting to San Antonio. As I sat in the chair, I asked some simple questions about the upcoming haircut. Will it be cut wet or dry? Will I be able to go shorter? She was not happy as I asked more questions. I could see I was offending her with, in my opinion, non offending questions. I was told she was not comfortable cutting my hair. I told her I was sorry to have offended her. I had no intention. I was asked to leave. Take this Unilocal review as your warning.

Joanne is really as great as the reviews say. I was half an hour late for my appt. due to a job interview and she did not mind at all. She’s so very friendly and so knowledgable about what she’s doing and takes her customers very seriously. My hair turned out just the way I wanted it! She exceeded my expectations. They also offer massages, they have a professional therapist that just got to the location. She’s very friendly and eager to get her hands on some people in need of a great massage. She gave me a sample massage for a couple minutes and it was great! I tipped her for the gesture. If your just waiting for someone or for your appt it’s 1 $ a minute. So y’all have to come down to hair story for hair and massages. They have great prices for exceptional service. I got a color and cut for 65 $!!! How fricken awesome! This is my new hair home :)

This place is a gem in the Willshire Terrace area. I found it thanks to the reviews here on Unilocal and I am so glad I did! The Hair Story is cute, clean and very affordable (haircuts for women $ 25 plus tip). My wait times have been minimal, and they do accept walk-​ins. The owner, Joann Davis, is extremely meticulous and pays attention to detail. I loved how she styled my curly hair and blended my layers. My locks have found a new home.

The good: clean place, friendly staff, quick service, cheap deal
The okay: layers*
The bad: none
Overall: It’s a clean, small shop with the Korean owner, Joanne, always there. I had an hour to get a haircut before going in to work (mind you I was a walk in who called to see what the wait was), and when I got there, Joanne was already with a guest doing root touch-​ups. I didn’t tell her I was on a time crunch, but mentally told myself if I wasn’t seen in 15 minutes I’d leave. However, she managed to wash, cut, and style my hair in 30 – 45 minutes all for $ 25. I was so pleased with how efficient she was– even with another customer. The cut is framed nicely to my face and she recommended some grocery store products for my cheap budget; the only «okay» part of this experience were the layers I received, they were not as blended as I would have like.

I was in need of a haircut, DESPERATELY! I found Joanne here on Unilocal and was impressed by her ratings. Got in the same day, I did have to wait an hour after my scheduled appointment but I will say it was worth it! I decided to go with highlights along with my cut. Everything turned out AMAZING! I was very pleased, and to make up for being an hour behind, she have me a HUGE discount. My hair now belongs to Joanne!

Read all the great reviews and so I booked my appointment and asked Joann if she’d clean up my ends and add some layers so I’d have volume. She used the razor which I didn’t like because I have thin hair to begin with, and feel the razor comb just thinned it out more and gave me flyaways. I met up with my sister afterwards and she says to me, «Nice mullet.» I was mortified. For Joann having such experience and great reviews I trusted her to cut my hair so that it was complementary. Instead I walked away with a business up front & a party in the back hair do.

Joann is so good! I am always skeptical when i’m on the search of a new hair– dresser, but she is just awesome. She did her job giving me some suggestions and i can’t be happier with the results! I wish i was back there so she can do my hair all the time! Give it a try her prices are unbeatable too $ 25 for a wash, cut and styling!

I have absolutely nothing negative to say.
For the past four years I’ve only been to one hair stylist. But I moved out of state. I was so nervous about trying to find someone else I could trust with my hair, but one visit with Joanne and I felt right at home. She really listens to what you want and knows what she’s doing. I have no problems trusting her with my hair!

Great salon! Visiting family from out of town when I decided I needed a break. This break conveniently coincided with an unplanned hair stop. Called when they opened on a Saturday morning to set up an appointment that afternoon. JoAnn wrote the wrong time down, so when I arrived, she thought I was a half hour late and was already busy. Kinda disappointed since I’d selected this place based on Unilocal reviews of her magic touch, but there was another girl available. Feeling that I knew so much about JoAnn from reading about her, I figured she vouched for this lady and went for it. She was very nice and quick. Didn’t do exactly what I originally wanted, but loved it all the same. Didn’t try to up sell and products or color or treatment, which I love. And only $ 25 for shampoo, cut, dry, and style! Can’t beat that. Definitely will try to return when I’m back in town.