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    Shear Illusions

    4.6 (79 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

    By appointment only

    Updated 2 months ago

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    Margarita's work is the best can't wait to change up my blonde with her next week !
    christen f.

    I just started going to Margarita, she revamped my hair and gave me a awesome A-line hair cut( not everyone can do A-line cuts btw) that i love!! My sister recommended her to me and my sister has been going to her for more than 5 years I'm going back to get more of a natural blonde ombre , I have bleach blonde hair and I'm over this look I've had for 5 years! I'm so excited , and I'll be posting a pic when I go next week !

    Hilights
    Adriana H.

    Lisa is my stylist and I absolutely LOVE what she does with my hair! When I don't know what I want with my hair she does and gets it exactly right every time! I've never been disappointed and would 100% recommend her to anyone AND EVERYONE!

    Drab to fab. Layers, highlights and redlights. By Dalia :)
    Mackenzie B.

    New to the area, needed a new hairstylist. Yelp recommend Shear Illusions! .. so I called. Wonderful service, wonderful people. The vibe is comfortable and inviting. Coffee and tea bar! I got assigned to Dalia, and she rocked! Love my new hair cut and highlight. I feel beautiful, thanks Dalia

    KIM G.

    This review is a little late but better late than never. I had my hair highlighted and cut on December 29, 2017 by Margo. She is such a sweetheart and really knows what she is doing. I love my hair. I have not been this happy with my hair in years. Thank you Margo!

    On the left side is my before picture w/how my hair was after 3 sessions with Rhonda. On the right side is after 1 session w/Hot seat Salon.
    Tawney M.

    My family and I have been going here for over the past 20 years and have always had a pleasant experience. Originally we would see the owner, Rita but as work schedules have made it harder to schedule with her my sister and I started to see Rhonda who had more availability. I am naturally a brunette but decided I wanted to go blonde for summer. I wanted to do a blonde balayage. Rhonda explained that it would be a process and that it would take more than one session to reach the results I was hoping for with the color and the dimension. In our first session I ended up with neon bleached hair. I called Rhonda and she had me come in so she could add more toner, saying that my hair had lightened much more than she had expected it too. My hair looked better but after a few days it was really brassy colored so I was relieved when she called me and said that she wanted me to come in, that she'd been thinking about my hair and she wasn't happy with the way it had turned out. I went back in and had my hair toned once more. Over the next week and a half my hair was completely brassy even purchasing and using the purple shampoo that Rhonda suggested; it just looked horrible. I contacted Rhonda to see if she could fix the brassiness but was told that there would be a charge and that, " As I mentioned when we started your going lighter process, that it would take time to get it to the place you would love it. It's normal after three weeks to need toning. Like what we did on your last visit." One of the problems was that it hadn't even been three weeks since she had last toned my hair. The brassiness had returned within the first week. Unhappy that I would be charged again, when my hair wasn't even close to looking good and after multiple people told me how bad my hair looked and that Rhonda should fix it I decided to go to another salon and see if there was anything they could do. I went to Hot Seat Salon in El Cajon and saw Jannae. I was told that my hair was over toned and that it would not get rid of brassiness. Not only was she able to get rid of the brassiness but she achieved the results I was hoping for in one session. I finally had a balayage look. Not only did it take one session but it was half of what I was charged for one session with Rhonda. Because of the way Rhonda handled things, I was never told the total cost from start to finish, was never told how many sessions it would take to complete the look I was wanting, and my hair never even looked close to the pictures I showed her. I won't be going back and will continue to go to Hot Seat Salon. Unfortunately because of this, Shear illusions just lost three customers because of poor customer service. Shear Illusions is still a nice salon and Rita is very sweet with wonderful customer service. Unlike with Rhonda who had an attitude when I wasn't happy with my hair. If you see Rita, you will be happy.

    Loving my last hairstyle!! Thank you Portia!!
    Lilia B.

    Portia keeps my hairstyle looking fabulous!! Over 1 year ago I needed to find a Hair Stylist I could have a relationship with, I believe your hair is an accessory and having that person that can give you fabulous style, even when you don't know what you want, is a gift. So, off I went with my Groupon. I read all the bad reviews but I still went, you could say I was desperate to find MY Hair Stylist and this was the 5th Groupon plus I like to form my own opinions. Think of how many movies you love and think should have been Oscar worthy which were murdered with bad reviews. I didn't want to pay full price on someone I didn't have a relationship with and it was worth the wait. Portia is very intuitive and if you have been wearing the same 80's hairstyle for the past 10-15 years then please don't go to Portia, you're wasting your time and money. You will be better off going to one of the other local places and paying $17 for a haircut. The saran wrap method she uses is not a cheap alternative, many salons in L.A. use it and it's been around for a long time. My hair is the healthiest it's ever been since I've started going with Portia and I always get full highlights. Thank you Portia for making me feel beautiful and out of the ordinary. See you soon!!

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    Jen D.

    Rhonda B. Did it again! I wanted to go short and she gave me exactly the cut I wanted. She listens, takes her time, and works her magic! I've been going to her for a couple of years now and I'm so glad I found her. Thanks again Rhonda... You Rock!

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    My hair is the healthiest it's ever been since I've started going with Portia and I always get full highlights.

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    Wolf & Sparrow

    Wolf & Sparrow

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    I booked a haircut and style with Tyler last minute for a work party and he was wonderful! The…read moresalon is small and cute and shares a parking lot with Honeybaked. Tyler was friendly and easy to talk to and I explained I had a work event that night and I was hoping he could style it so it would last for that. He sprayed every curl thoroughly and the curls held all night. I have been to several other salons over the years and was honestly shocked the whole thing was only $55. In this economy???? It was a steal and Tyler was lovely. Definitely will go back.

    Please note, I haven't actually visited this place. I was not able to get an appointment. Because…read morethis is a spot that many hairdressers utilize independently, there is no central booking option. Not Vagaro, not on the website, and not by phone. I sent an email and also called. I was able to get a receptionist on the phone but because she was new was unable to assist. I was directed to contact the individual hairdressers via Instagram. This required me to follow their page before I could message them. Really, really inefficient. In the meantime, I was able to locate another salon and hairdresser via Vagaro and book an appointment. These professionals may be great, but having an easy way to book will get more clients. In this day and age, the instantaneous booking is the bar and this place doesn't meet it. It is a hurdle/challenge to just get an appointment. I am sure these people are nice and are probably good at what they do.

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    Honey and Hive

    Honey and Hive

    4.7
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    I can't recommend Atousa enough. I'm naturally a dark blonde and hadn't touched my hair in over a…read moreyear, so I was a little nervous going in. She really took the time to listen to what I wanted, but also added her own expert touch and I'm so glad she did. Her technique is incredible, especially w/ blondes. She knows exactly how to create dimension & brings everything to life without it looking overdone. My hair looks fresh, natural, & so well blended. You can tell she truly understands color & has a real gift for it. I'll definitely be going back to her! Also everyone in this salon is super sweet.

    I had a lengthy consultation where we reviewed multiple inspiration photos and discussed adding…read moredepth and dimension while maintaining a dimensional bronde look with lighter ends. My hair had become brassy and I just wanted to add low lights and some dimension. I showed many, many photos to make it clear what I wanted. Unfortunately, the final result was drastically different from what I requested. Much of the interior and underside of my hair was colored a very dark brunette tone, creating a flat, heavy appearance rather than the dimensional look shown in the photos we reviewed. The ends of my hair look completely black, nothing like the photos I showed. The issue wasn't that my hair became darker overall. I expected more depth and lowlights. The issue was that much of the brightness and dimension was lost, particularly underneath, leaving large sections of the hair looking like one solid dark color. To Cynthia's credit, she did offer to adjust the color by adding highlights and ultimately provided a full refund when I explained that I was no longer comfortable proceeding with additional processing since my first request was so misunderstood and poorly executed. While I appreciate her efforts to make things right afterward, the final result did not reflect the look we spent significant time discussing beforehand. I'm honestly still devastated.

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