Jade Beauty Salon by Alex

Alex is rude and I’ll never go back. I’ve been there about three times. He was borderline acceptable the first time and did a decent job. The second time he was pretty rude but I thought it was just me. The third time I asked for some suggestions on a color and cut which seemed to really piss him off. We went back and forth with me trying to get any kind of input on length, style or shade but he flat out would not make any suggestion and seemed to be getting progressively angrier. He finally told me to look at magazines. There’s plenty of hairdressers out there who offer ideas so I figured there’s no reason to put up with him. It’s never been busy when I’ve been there so I don’t know why he thinks he can afford such bad customer service. I don’t even know how well he can cut since every time I just asked for long layers since that is the only cut I can think of for myself.

I want to start by saying this, I was a client of Alex for a very long time, almost a decade, I even gave him an excellent review on
! I have 3B curls which are thick and coarse, not to mention A LOT of hair. He has always been able to manage it and cut it just how I like it, I had gone a year without cutting my hair because I couldn’t find the time having school and work, now on vacation I made an appointment with him and I couldn’t get anything except for in the morning. Running around getting ready for Christmas made me late which made him angry. He leaves me in the sink for 20 MINUTES with hair conditioner while he goes and cuts someone else’s hair, I’m not upset about that, I could care less about that. What I do care about is when I told him to cut about 3 and a half inches HE CUTS ABOUT 8 INCHES OFF!!! 8 TO 10 INCHES!!! I do not care how pissed off you are about my tardines, be professional, tell me «No, sorry, you’re late.» BUT DO NOT CUT OFF ALMOST A FOOT OF MY HAIR!!! my hair use to be slightly above my waist, now it’s slightly below my shoulder, I cannot pass a reflection without bursting into tears. Almost a decade of customer loyalty, regardless of prices, availability or the fact that he moved and HE CUTS ALMOST A FOOT OF MY HAIR!!! This is the kind of person he is, don’t be late, don’t upset him, don’t tell him what you want or like if you want to be his customer, as for me? I’m not going to deal with a person like that, I’m finding a new hair dresser, one who caters to ME, which is something Alex has NERVER UNDERSTOOD ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE!

Alex is at Shear Envy in downtown Chula Vista. He’s literally down the street from his old shop. He’s still around ladies and gents!
He still has his shop telephone number — so give him a buzz!
(619) 427‑6460

Fried n dyed! After his none doing hair wife over processed my roots —- he continued to dye my hair «ombré» by highlighting parts of the ends of my hair after being with dye on my hair for close to two hours my cuticle was blown out and I had theeeee worse ombré I had ever seen!!! My scalp had scab bed over throughout the week my hair not only fell out but went from beautiful curls to straw! $ 170 he had the nerve to charge me knowing he made years of mess and damage to my hair. I remember his assistant rinsing and him going thru my hair and had this look– he called Alex over and Alex gave him the «shut up and keep washing look» and looks at me «don’t worry it looks great” — anything but great. Money hungry snake! My hair is now chopped to my ear lobes because it was so damaged. I had to go thru madness to get my money back. I’m talking evaluations from two other professionals and crying with pictures of my blisters to my bank! I am still to this day so saddened my hair went from a ten to zero in the three hours of being in his unprofessional Money hungry hands!

FOUND HIM! 264 Third Ave., Chula Vista near EL Comal; will be back for my haircut!

Alex is the best. Their is no reason to go elsewhere.
He knows what he is doing. And very professional. I love the way he cuts hair.
Since the first time he cut my hair back in 2010 I never forgot about that amazing hair cut. So that’s why I came back and got another cut.
Totally worth $ 50.00 for a fantastic cut.
*I’ll be back to get some color & highlights soon.

Worst customer service I have experienced in a salon. Alex is rude and mean, and his attitude gets worse when asked to even make the smallest change. To make matters worse, he talks bad about you in Spanish with his co worker while he cuts your hair. I’ll will not be not be returning, and would advise you to take your hard earned money somewhere else where they will treat you with respect.

I was quoted «no more than $ 200» but after color, highlights, cut and style, it ended up being $ 250. Other than that gripe, I have to say I am pleased with my results. This was my first visit and after I selected a generic color group I wanted for my base color, I gave him free reign for the highlight. Alex made all the right choices and I looked and felt years younger. I met my husband and kids afterwards for lunch and shopping… hubby actually TOOK A PICTURE of my new hair-​do, which he’s never done in the 13 years I have been with him. Not only that, both he and the kids complimented me on it more than once. I totally dig Alex’s style and it didn’t hurt that he was rockin’ nice highlights with a suit and tie. What a great first impression. I’ll be returning from now on, even if the prices are a bit steep. Nothing replaces a stylist you can trust!
I was in there for almost 4 hours and parked in a side street lot for dirt cheap. Just a quarter per hour. I figured I’d only be there 3 hours tops but when 3 came and went, I asked if I could pop on out there to throw another quarter in. Alex asked for a description of my vehicle and Carlos ran out, took care of it, came in, and casually continued to put the finishing touches to my hair. WOW! I’d give 5 stars if water or coffee was offered.
I loved how relaxed they both were the entire time I was there and how clean the shop was.

First off this guy gives good haircuts and would normally give a 5 star he gets a 1 star.
First off the guy is cool and everything but I just got my haircut and he used a razor to shave the back of my neck and it was burning when I came home and I checked the back of my neck it was bleeding and covered in a HUGE rash. I have a small mole/​freckle on the back of my neck and that was bleeding. As I was coming home I felt it with my fingers and they were slightly bleeding.
Bottom line the guy didn’t even say a word about it and just smiled while I paid. Maybe he didn’t know it was there but I don’t see how you can’t tell when a HUGE rash with blood is staring at you in the face. I feel like I got punked and won’t come here again.
1 star

The first time I brought my girl here it was good no problems, she even liked her hair, done by Carlos. The second time, I brought her 15 mins to early, and Alex made a huge freaking deal about it to Carlos and then us. So I guess your not allowed to come early to your hair appointment or you get hell from Alex. After this bad experience, we are no longer going there, we found someone better and way cheaper, and who doesn’t make you feel like shit.

I took a chance going to this place by reading the reviews he’s great with cutting curly hair… sure enough I got my hair colored and cut… and I had an amazing experience… I definitely recommend this spot to everyone.

I found this place on Unilocal.I am new to the area and have not had good luck with salons. I decided to give it a try because there is one thing I have learned about hair is that it will grow back. I took in some photos of how I wanted my hair cut and I was more than pleased with the results. I’ve never been to a salon where one person washed my hair, a different person cut it and then the first person styled it. However they want to do it is fine by me as long as I get what I want… and I did. I can’t say I’ve ever been happier with my hair and I hope my tip reflected how I felt. I will definitely be going back!

Been searching for a great salon, looked around online, and thought I’d just cruise over to 3^rd Avenue and see what local spots I could find. I walked-​in and luckily there was time for me to get a hair cut! Everyone was so friendly and courteous and the salon was clean and comfortable. I will definitely be back, love the cut, especialy my new bangs! Thanks Charlie :)

Sunday I was in a panic to get a hair cut. I had so many things wrong with my hair. It was dry, brittle, uneven from chopping a chunk of untangle able hair in the back and I was going to go buy my tiara and veil for my wedding. Coming from the east coast getting a hair cut at the spur of the moment is no issue due to the abundance of hair salons. Here in the Southernmost part of California its a different story. I had to have call about 20 salons, most were not open or not answering their phone or no one was available for a haircut. I was getting so frustrated until I found Jade Beauty Salon. I called at 12:20pm (I had been calling salons for one hour and 20 minutes). I spoke to Alex, the owner, and he said come in at 1:15pm. I put on my shoes and r an out the door, picked up my mother-​in-​law because she was going tiara and veil shopping with me. I arrived early and he was working on another client so I got to see his work and browse around his salon. It’s a very nice and clean salon with plenty of accessories and products to buy. Also there is plenty of parking in front of the salon. The best part is that he is opened 7 days a week!
When it was my turn, I was a little concerned, just because I have very curly hair but Alex is a master stylist and can work with any type of hair. He assured me that he can work with my hair and make it look great and that he did.
When I went in there my hair looking like Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow. A hot scary mess. When Alex was done, my hair looked and felt amazing! He works really fast and keeps you entertained during the cut. He talked with me and my mother in law the entire time he styled my hair which I thought was nice. He charged $ 50, which is less than I was paying at another salon I had been going to. I was very happy with the results and made an appointment in two weeks to have a color correction. I highly recommend Alex to fix any Bellatrix Lestrange situation you got going on.

Just got back from my first visit to Jade Beauty Salon. Walked in there on the spur of the moment expecting to have to make an appointment for later in the week. They were actually able to see me right away. Staff is extremely friendly and accommodating. Love my haircut. Carlos did such a great job! All around great service. Why oh why didn’t I find this salon sooner!!!

I can’t review the services because I am a client for the products they sell. They are one of the few places that sell a hair product I like at a reasonable price. The people behind the counter have been nice enough and I can’t say I’ve any bad experiences with them at all. I just appreciate that they don’t jack up prices on products like most places do.

Let me preface all of this with. I am very happy with my cut, color and highlights. I found Jade through Unilocal.
I first stopped by Jade on a Wednesday afternoon around 3. The sign on the door said they were open 10 – 8 M-​F. BUT the door was locked. So I waited around for about 15 minutes, thinking maybe they locked the doors so they could use the restroom. NO problem. But 15 minutes of waiting and nothing. So went back to the dentist across the street.(where my husband was having some work done.) Around 5 I noticed that there were people inside. I went over and talked to Alex about what I wanted. I wanted to cut about 8 – 10 inches off, color my hair to a medium blond, and do BLUE highlights. For that, (bleaching for the highlights, all over color, blue highlights, a deep conditioning treatment and my cut) I was there for 4 hours. Because they have a beauty supply in the salon, they had the BLUE dye that I wanted. I LOVE my color.
Let me get into my positives and negatives.
+ I love my color
— They did not do the obligatory, towel under the collar of the cape. When I got home I found that the back of my shirt was bleached about 6 inches down. Most likely during the rinse out from my color. HOWEVER, the shirt is ruined and it could have been prevented. (+it wasn’t one of my favorite new cute shirts, it was about 6 years old and pretty casual. Still I don’t have clothes that I DON’T like and now I have one less that I did like)
+They had the blue I wanted, no one tried to talk me out of such a drastic change. They were very helpful and polite.
— At $ 150, I would think there could be an offer of a bottle of water, cup of coffee, danish or something.
+ My cut is a bob. That is longer in the front. I was wanting a little bit more dramatic angle. But I love it.
+ He made the appointment for me for the next day, and accommodated me even though I was late. They could use a person to answer the phones. I almost didn’t go because I called and got an answering machine. I kinda felt like, if they can’t bother to answer the phone. But I am glad I went in.
— THEY DO NOT ACCEPT CHECKS. (My hubby had to call in with a credit card.)
— Parking on the street is metered with a posted 2 hour time limit. I was there for 4, and managed not to get a ticket. BUT I wouldn’t press your luck. I don’t know if there is a parking lot in back.
— If you come on a thursday. get an early appointment or plan time to find parking. The salon is VERY close to the weekly Farmers Market.
All in all you can see the reasons for the 4 stars. I do plan to go back for my color and trim.

I’m really not in the mood to write at the moment, but since I looked up this place on Unilocal before I went, I promised myself to write a review as soon as i got back. As my rating reflects my opinion, i really enjoyed my experience here. The guy who cut my hair (Carlos) was very friendly. He did treat, massage, shampoo, and style my hair besides the haircut. Wonderful style, wonderful cut, wonderful experience. It’s the best haircut experience I’ve had in a long time. I’ve already recommended it to my mom and cousin.

Alex is always able to accommodate my crazy schedule, he listens to what I want to do and he’s very skilled and has a ton of talent! So glad to have found him! He’s now doing hair for me, my husband and my son :)

So where do I start. I love this place so much I had to make a review for other women or men struggling to find a great hair stylist, cut you some time and avoiding bad hair cuts.
I’ve been living in San Diego for about 2 years, my old hair stylist is 5 hours away and my schedule is so busy I couldn’t find time to drive 5 hours just for a haircut. So that’s where my adventure begins. I’ve tried so many hair salons for cut and color but I was never satisfied with the results. Trust me I went all over San Diego searching for a great stylist, I tried places in Chula Vista, National City, South San Diego and even PB, and yet no luck, until I stumble across Alex my hairstylist who fortunately owns Jade’s Beauty Salon. ooohhh… and let me tell you I’ve had many bad haircuts where it took me at least 6 months just to grow that shit out it was really bad. I was not a happy camper.
Any who, I found this place by accident. Originally I went on Unilocal and found great reviews on this other salon but unfortunately there were closed when they were suppose to be open WTF. so that was already a bad sign. So I drove back home and did some more Unilocaling, at this time I was in dire need for a haircut, the thing that caught my eye was the name of this salon, it didn’t have much reviews but it had great ratings so I went with my gut with this one. Ironically this salon was just a block away from the salon I was suppose to go to.
Alex is very knowledgeable with hair and fashion. He corrected the bad haircut and I love how he cut my bangs. My second time there which was just recent I decided to go short. I like how I asked him for opinions and he gave me honest answers, not like other salons who just try and butter you up. Alex makes hair-​cutting so much fun and entertaining. I brought him a picture of how I want my hair and the results was exactly like it. I love how my hair looks and I’ve been getting so much compliments. The other great thing about this salon is I believe there open 7 days a week so they accommodate someones busy schedule. So definitely make sure to make an appointment with him if you want a great haircut, you won’t be disappointed.
P. S. I haven’t gotten my hair colored with him, but I asked a customer at work where she got her highlights and what a cowinkadink she gets it done with him, and her hair was gorgeous. She had dark hair but her highlight were blonde blonde no orange or other tones in there. So whenever I’m considering a color I’m definitely going to him for sure without a doubt.