I've been going to Anita for years. She's caring and intuitively knows what's best for me. I trust her judgement and skill set as it's been proven to be excellent consistently over the years. I highly recommend Shear Synergy Studio for your hair needs! read more

I get so happy every three months, and it has nothing to do with the changing of the seasons nor does it have to do with my need to buy new clothing. Every three months is when I get my haircut and Shear Synergy Salon is where I like to go but specifically to Anita. Lovely Anita who does the most amazing head massage while she shampoos you that makes your toes curl while sending you into a slight orbital coma onto another galaxy and into another time. Situated in the east side of the Dragon City Mall in the heart of pulsating Chinatown, Shear Synergy Salon is the place I go to get beautified. I usually will whet my haircut time with a dim sun lunch at the Regency Restaurant and then top it off with a delicious bubble tea. Shear Synergy is so conveniently situated too, I simply have to take the number 3 bus a block from my home and I land smack dab in front of the Dragon City Mall. My haircut lasts usually anywhere from 45 to 60 minutes for a mere 30 dollars and I believe Shear Synergy has 3 stylists to choose from, I am a loyal client however to Anita who simply understands Asian hair, when leaving other hair salons in the past I am usually very dissatisfied with my haircut simply because they don't understand the properties of Asian hair and its temperament and I usually end up walking away looking like my uncle. But Anita does it just right, she's hip to popular Japanese hairdos and has a knack for the anime. So if you want a stylish trim or an all out make-over try Shear Synergy Salon. read more

Shear Synergy Studio - Hair Salons Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

The first time I met Anita, I thought she is only a receptionist there, she is young and beautiful, I can't imagine how good she is. I love how She gives a good head massage after shampooing my hair. She handles really well on typical thick bulky Asian's hair. Where can you find such excellent hair dresser in Calgary? PS: She is always on schedule, you won't have to wait ;) read more

This is from a few years ago (about 3), so maybe things are different, maybe not. I booked an appointment for the afternoon of a workday, so I figured it wouldn't be busy. When I went in, there was maybe 2 other people getting their haircuts. One woman was getting a perm and one gentleman was just getting a haircut. When I went up to the receptionist, she said I'd have to wait for the hairdresser working on the woman to be free, even though I had made an appointment. I said fine and anticipated waiting for only about 15 minutes. Nope, waited for close to 30 minutes. When I was finally seated, I showed the hairdresser what type of haircut I wanted. She said it was doable and gave me some suggestions to improve the haircut for my features. I took her advice and trusted her... bad idea. I sat in that chair for something almost 2 hours for a haircut!!! It was madness! The worst part was that I had a friend waiting for me and I figured at most she'd wait 40 minutes. I did get a significant cut (about 3-4 inches off), but I didn't ask for anything elaborate, just layers. The woman took forever to cut my hair... so long that my friend thought I was getting a dye or perm done. Ridiculous!!! When I tried to hurry her along, the hairdresser got snippy with me and told me that working with my hair type was difficult and required more time. She also said that the haircut I asked her was very complicated (then why didn't you say so at the start?). I was insulted and too angry to deal with her anymore. Overall, I felt like it was an awful experience. The hairdresser started off seemingly knowledgeable and friendly, but ultimately didn't seem to know what she was doing and was snippy when I questioned the amount of time she spent on my hair. I've of course had my hair cut before and I've never had to take 2 hours to do it. Haircut turned out alright - nothing special and nothing worth 2 hours plus wait time for. Never going back here. read more

Loved my experience here. I had the first appointment of the day, and although I was a bit early, my stylist Amy was already there. Very friendly and excellent customer service. She took her time and did a thorough job; will be back! read more

After my initial visit, I came back for the same treatment. The procedure took all day, around 7 hours, and near the end of my treatment, they had begun closing. I didn't want to keep the staff, so instead of having my haircut (which is included in the $180) I opted to have it done another day, so it wouldn't keep them from closing. When I call back a few days later to book my remaining haircut, they told me that since I didn't take my haircut then, it would be another $65 for a haircut. I had done them a favor and lost for it. Haven't come back since. read more

Awesome salon with really great stylists. They are experienced yet approachable and down to earth. The ladies here provide great advice and have built up a loyal customer base comprised of the young, sort-of-young and the old! read more

Waited for a good 30 minutes (even though I made an appointment) and ended up with a hair dresser that started working the DAY before. She spent ONE whole hour just trimming off 3 inches of my hair and then spent another 1.5 hrs working on the actual "cut" ... After all that (2.5 hours people!!) I was completely unsatisfied with the hair cut. Instead of layers, I got choppy chunks cut out of my hair. I'm no hairdresser but even I know that when you cut hair, you want to make it even on one side and the other. It wasn't. Wasn't even close. Not only that, the stylist screwed up so many times (trying to get the bottom straight) that she ended up a full inch shorter than I had wanted. Looked nothing like the photo I brought in (which happens to be from a salon book, so it has pictures of the cut from many angles) and still ended up costing me $60, even after I loudly complained to the manager how absolutely horrible the cut was and how much time I wasted. read more

I recently moved to Calgary and was looking for a new hair stylist that was experienced in working with asian hair. After reading some reviews I booked an appointment to have my hair cut by Anita. I booked my appointment first thing on a monday morning, the salon was pretty quiet and I was taken in right away. Anita did a great job with my hair. She really spent the time cutting it, I needed it shortened as well as thinned out and layered. I've been to DIVA salon where the stylist spent a lot of time on fluff and spent about 10 min actually cutting my hair. I will be going back to Anita to cut my hair again. Maybe even for my Ombre too! Has anyone on here ever had their hair coloured by Anita? read more

I got my hair cut by Anita and was very happy with the results. She took her time and I never felt rushed. I returned to have her colour my hair but it didn't turn out so great. I have Asian hair and wanted a blonde ombre. It turned out very patchy and brassy $350 later. Then I was told a second lightening treatment would cost me another $160. I do understand that my hair is difficult to lighten but Anita should have reviewed expectations with me that it would be a multi-step process so I would be aware that I would have to come back and pay more. I'd get my hair cut by Anita again, just not coloured. read more

I've had my hair cut by Anita and other stylist at Shear Synergy Salon, IMHO, Anita does not seem to know how to cut men's hair, they may cut female hair ok, based on what I hear from my female friends but for men, Anita shaved my back hair so much that, Ouch ! it made me look like a little kid lol. They have consistently under perform even If I showed them the photos (front, side and back). To be fair, I've tried other hair-stylist and she still could not cut to my satisfaction. On top of that Anita has a very unprofessional attitude and racist towards her Asian customer (me). I've asked my friend who is not Asian and does not have thick hair and he have said the same thing to me. Very unsatisfactory cut. Don't forget that they charge you hefty $35 and already included ($3 tips) and of course without telling you and without saying "thank you", not the honest people that I've met when I went to this hair salon and their customer service skill is poor. They need to polish on their customer service skill, before they are allowed to even cut customer's hairs. read more

I've had my hair cut by Anita and Jen, and I would say my experience has been positive with both of them. Anita gives great advice and styling tips while Jen seems to understand the texture of my thick, straight hair and gave me a hair cut that worked for my low maintenance lifestyle yet was flattering to my face. My friend has also got her hair cut by the Japanese stylist, she is also very attentive and takes a lot of time to make sure the style is right, and you'll never have to worry that you'll go to short because she will always double make sure that is what you want. The only grip I have is that their receptionist (or whoever picks up the phone) is abrasive and off putting - especially when you are calling them to tell them you will be late, she'll tell you that it will be difficult and that you shouldn't be late blah blah... other than that I would recommend the stylists at this salon. read more

Shear Synergy Salon is my go-to salon for now on. I feel like their price is fair, the location is convenient for me, and the service is good. I really love going to Anita as her work on your hair is excellent. The washes are relaxing and despite them being fairly long she never seems to be annoyed and inconvenience by them which is awesome since she does use quite a bit of strength to thoroughly massage your scalp. The cut she gives are great, I can never complain about them and her personality is utterly adorable. She's so sweet and it doesn't feel awkward at all having her cut my hair. She is my go-to stylist. However, I did decide to try a different stylist at the salon and quite frankly, my experience was unfortunately not the same. I wish I could tell you which hairdresser it was but she didn't even introduce herself when I came in. She seemed aggravated which I thought was fair because everyone has bad days and I don't mind just sitting in silence. To be honest, with her I really wish it was in silent. Whenever we talked I felt like she would CONSTANTLY go back into talking about how awful and weak the condition of my hair was. At the beginning I thought it was fine, I recognize my hair isn't the greatest quality and I'm really trying to work on that. I would love to get some advice from a hairdresser however having her constantly go on about the condition of my hair got really tiring. Truthfully, it felt like all she did was try to push the products to me instead of trying to give actual advice. I recognize hairdressers get commission from selling products but I think spending an hour insulting someone's hair really isn't the way to do it. I left without buying anything because the sale just felt very in genuine. As for the service, the hair really wasn't anything to write home about and was fine and the head massage was quite short and less intense then Anita's. Overall, my advice is to go to Anita. Gives excellent work and if I had just exclusively gone to her, my review would be 5/5. read more

Really wanted to like this place as I needed a hair stylist, but if I could I would give the salon a 0. Anita butchered my hair. She is nice but my hair is so obviously uneven especially in the front! When I called back pleading for the earliest time to fix it the woman that answered the phone was unaccommodating and unapologetic. So sorry but expecting a customer to skip off work to come back so they can fix their mistake after walking around for a week with one side of my hair almost an inch longer than the other side is unacceptable. Just warning others who may also have high hopes due to the Yelp rating. Customer service and skills are lacking. Never again! read more

Usually, Shear Synergy is the place I go to to get my haircut. They've done a good job in the past but recently when I went to get my haircut, I said I wanted it overall short (cut up to my shoulders), no layers (because this causes my hair to get super poofy). The hairstylist said okay, but what ended up happening, was he essentially gave me a long hair and long bob combination - the "lob" was layered so unevenly and he didn't take into consideration my usual hair part so it's more choppy on the side with more hair. He really liked it, but I didn't. I've had trouble styling it and I haven't been confident anymore. I've had better haircuts, so I don't think I'll be coming back for a long while. read more