Shep Studio

After seeing lots of friends with amazing hair who get their hair done at Shep, I convinced my husband to take my son here. I REALLY wanted to love this place, but it just didn’t live up to the hype.
Was it a bad haircut? No. Was it worth $ 50 to cut an 8 year olds hair? Not at all. It was no better than the haircuts I’ve paid $ 15 for. I couldn’t wait to see him come home with something amazing and cool, and was surprised and disappointed to see him show up with just your typical little boy haircut from dollar cuts.
From what I understand certain stylists here are better than others, but I doubt we will be back to try the others.

Shep studio: where they listen and don’t judge!
That’s my radio tag-​line for the studio. With jokes aside, I feel great about my haircut each time I’m there. Erica rocks! I never have that week-​long awkward stage where it looks like I just got a haircut, which can be difficult for a men’s cut. I also appreciate that even though it feels like a pretty chic place, you don’t have to walk out with a totally strange post-​modern haircut. I’ve had more «hip» and also conventional haircuts and they both turned out great. Also the stylists there are all really positive and friendly– good vibes here. This place is awesome because it’s versatile and comfortable; I can’t think of what I’d want more getting my haircut.

I received a personal text message from the owner of the salon when he discovered I’d changed my previous rating of five stars to three, accusing me of being prompted to alter it online and for being bitter.
I’d like to set the record straight here. The reason I updated my review six months after my last visit was because at the time, I was updating ALL old reviews on Unilocal to ensure they reflected my current feelings. His was not the only one changed that day. Under no circumstances was I prompted to change it — my opinions are always my own, and I pride myself on that, especially when it comes to Unilocal,because I want to make sure whenever stumbles upon a business I’ve reviewed they can be guaranteed to know I’m not sugar coating anything but also not being mean for no real reason (I believe made evident by the fact that I still gave them and still am giving them a three-​star rating rather than one).
I began to feel uncomfortable going to their salon — it’s great if their other long-​term customers did not, and I applaud them for being less self-​conscious than I. The other stylists, though still generally friendly and chatty with me, just had a different attitude towards me, and as I mentioned in my previous update, when my stylist departed from the salon, I didn’t return. I had no clue she’d be opening her own home salon, I didn’t know I’d EVER get a cut from her again, but I still hesitated to return to Shep Studio because she was the only one who was genuinely kind to me (note: genuinely. No one, aside from one stylist, has EVER been rude to me because they’ve maintained professionalism in front of customers). Did I know I would get a solidly great haircut? Absolutely. There’s one stylist there I wouldn’t ever see again, but the rest are really excellent at their craft. But the thought of being there for an hour with, essentially, strangers, felt really discomforting.
I was especially put off that, rather than attempting to absolve the situation, Shep sent me an accusatory text with a real parting shot at the end («sorry for your bitterness hope you can find happiness»). As a business owner myself, I know you always have to treat the customer as though he/​she is always right, even if it seems unfair, even if you think it’s unfounded, even if you think that person is straight up wrong. I’m a bitter-​free, happy individual who simply wanted to be honest. Not much else to look into besides that.
Shep Studio might be the perfect salon for you — they offer neck massages, have nice massage chairs while your hair is washed, (generally) expert stylists, and a very hip/​contemporary ambience. It’s a little on the pricey side, but their newer stylists charge less than the seasoned ones.

I got my hair cut and colored by Lauren. She is THE sweetest girl but I did NOT get the look I wanted. I told her I wanted a natural ombré and that I wanted my hair NOTICEABLY light. I told her I’d go blonde if I could. During the process I even showed her a picture of the color I saw on the magazine and she said that it would be pretty light.
I’m satisfied with my cut but you look at the picture and tell me if it looks like a blonde ombré. It does not. She explained at the end that she can’t make it go any lighter bc my hair is so dark to begin with. I’ve had ombré that turned out better and a LOT lighter than this out of a box before. She should have told me that before she started that she can’t make it very light. The reason why you go to the salon is to get things done exactly the way you want by a PROFESSIONAL. This was my first time getting my hair professionally colored and I regret paying to get my hair colored as well as I could have done by myself. I have tiger stripes on the side of my face (which I told her exactly what I didn’t want) and indoors, you can’t really see the color at all.
Waste of money. Shes a sweet girl so I hope she learns how to color better. She did offer to color my hair back to black but the color and cut had already taken up 3 ½ hours so I could not be there any longer. Sweet girl but I hate my hair color. Period.

The salon was clean, had great light, and the people were friendly. I really like the products they carry.
My hair was cut a couple inches shorter than I asked for. I’m trying really really hard not to be sad about it. Tears were shed.

Had the worst haircut of my life there today. While my stylist seems like a quality human being, this cut will take WEEKS (if not months) to redeem. It was so butchered that I cried all the way home. Soooooo sad.
The search for the «right» stylist continues. ..