Shear Power

Thank you to the whole staff for your attention and time in my mad dash to get «groomed»! I look forward to seeing this crew every few months!

BJ at Shear Power has been doing my hair since I was a pre-​teen. She even did my hair for my wedding day! She is a remarkable lady with a lot of experience and an excellent touch. She’s exceptionally good at color, although that can get a little more expensive than I can afford right now. But for my regular hair cuts (and for treatment for my hair when I came back from being in Japan for two years, which made my hair feel strange), I won’t see anyone else. Sometimes the two ladies who own the salon can be a little high-​pressure (eyebrows! manicure! etc), but put down a firm «no» and BJ will take care of you. Hope you enjoy her as much as I have for 17 years!

My last haircut was not that great. And when I opted for the protein treatment I ended up staying a full hour under the dryer, while my hairdresser got her hair straightened. That was a little frustrating.

I’ve read various reviews on other sites and either you love the place or you’re turned off by the constant upselling. Here’s my take on the place. I probably would go somewhere else if it wasn’t for my stylist, Dillian. I’ve tried a number of salons in Charlottesville based off of various recommendations and he has given me the best cut so far. Everybody who works at Shear Power is extremely nice I do enjoy visiting. That being said, they will try to upsell you in every way possible, from deep conditons, to protein treatments, to eyebrow waxes to hair product. Just hold your ground and say no. I used to fall for it every time but ever since I was talked into getting a perm that I ended up hating, I’ve stopped falling for the upsells. Based on my concerns about the perm, they should have steered me away and into something else. I wanted a wave, not frizzy tight curls. They could have cared less, they just wanted the upsell. Btw — it’s not my stylist that pushes product, it’s everyone else. He stays out of it.
Oh, I also wouldn’t recommend getting your brows waxed there.