Genesis Hair Salon

I am not sure which stylist I had, she didn’t introduce herself. I think it may have been the owner. I was the first customer of the day, so I think she was flustered coming in because she had left her car double parked. I am giving three stars because I believe she is a nice lady and feels she delivered the service I came for. But for $ 75 she was more concerned with making sure her car didn’t get a ticket than with finishing my haircut. Blow dry was sloppy, contemplating washing and re-​drying myself for an event I have tonight.

Had a pretty good experience here. I got a blowout and a trim using the Unilocal deal. My only gripe was that when I was getting my hair trimmed, it was going all over me because the cape wasn’t covering me properly, and the stylist was letting all the cut hair just plop on my head. I don’t know if he just wasn’t paying attention but when I’ve been to other places, I’ve never had that happen. I just thought it was standard that they cut away from you.
Other than that, they were very hospitable and sweet. I might actually go back today for a blowout!

Giving this place 1 star is being generous. I went in for a simple blow out and it took over an hour and a half. My hair was still wet and curled. The owner saw I was distraught but her only response was «you have a lot of hair». The professionalism and performance of their services was absolutely horrible. There are plenty of quality hair salons in hoboken so it would be a HUGE mistake to even try this place out (if you haven’t yet already).

Jonathan was my stylist and he did a great job! I’ll definitely come back here. It’s also very pretty inside with the exposed brick and chandeliers. Good service overall!

Francesca was awesome. She did my highlights today and I am ecstatic. I am very picky and she did a perfect job.

Truly an incredible experience! I am usually very nervous about trying new salons because I have such thick, curly hair. However, my experience at Genesis and the stylist, Pauli, was awesome. The Salon is clean, comfortable, and very well kept. Everyone was really friendly and laid back. Very relaxing environment. I walked in without an appointment at around 2:30 on a Thursday afternoon, and they set me up with a stylist right away. And I can’t talk highly enough about the fabulous hair cut I received from Pauli! He was so knowledgeable about how to care for my hair, and he did such a great job on my hair. He took extra time to make sure my hair was cut just perfectly (which is not an easy task). He even cut my hair on the curl, which shows what great experience he has as a stylist. I have very high standards, and I would recommend this salon to all my friends and family!

Paulie is the best! I’ve had some bad haircut experiences before, and always feel hesitant about getting my hair cut, even for a trim. I came in to Genesis as one of the last customers of the day and he took the time to talk to me beforehand and help figure out the best style for me. This is easily the best haircut of my life. I’m already looking forward to coming back in a few months. I’ve also come here on a separate occasion for their $ 25 blowout special. My hair has never looked better. So thankful to find a nearby salon in Hoboken with talented people.

Very professional and skilled hairdressers. Thank you for the great job as always, now I can go and party. You guys are the best. Love you.

Worst salon I’ve ever been to. I believe it was the owner who worked on my hair. I’ve been getting blonde hi-​lights for many years. I went here to have mine touched up. She decided that ombré would look better, but the style she did looked more like blonde tips. There was no gradual ombré effect. It looked like I just dipped my hair directly in bleach. My very long hair was fried and destroyed from all the harsh bleach they used. I had to have it all chopped off. Many months later, and my hair is still recovering. They also charged me way more than they said they would. Never again!

The raved reviews MUST be written by their staff personally because they are very far off point.
I should have left when I overheard the receptionist trying to calm a crying woman on the phone about the apparent crappy cut she just received. The receptionist was embarrassed after he hung up the phone and announced to all of us customers «she is hormonal and pregnant. That’s why»
Moments later, the hysterical pregnant woman came in yelling about her very recent bad hair cut at Genesis. You could tell the staff was trying for damage control but it wasn’t working.
I sat in my treatment chair for 45 minutes after my appointment time just waiting to TALK to my hair colorist/​stylist! (Note, the guy who destroyed my hair, Paul, has since been fired).
I walked in with VIRGIN dark hair; as in, it had not even been blow dried for 3 years. Silky, shiny but dark and I wanted to go blonde. I told them my fears: that I really just wanted ONE treatment, as I did not want to damage my hair. But that is exactly what happened.
After an hour passed they finally got busy with my hair and they put the color directly on the roots first, which is never the correct way to do it if you are going from dark to light for the whole head of hair as the roots grab the color first. I was horrified already.
I told them I wanted a warm golden blond color, like Kate Hudson. I got PISS YELLOW and orange! The roots were piss yellow and ends were RED. I looked like the Heat Meister! I was so pissed. So then after all that they decided I needed highlights to break up the nasty color. That took another couple of hours. I was there SEVEN HOURS and they just kept damaging my hair more and more. I almost cried as I had let it grow for years and never blow dried it etc, to keep it as healthy as possible in order to go blond and to make it look healthy at the same time. All that effort was thrown out the window.
So they had to close and told me to come back tomorrow as not even the highlights helped. They all looked at it outside in the natural light and agreed that it was way too yellow and the ends too red.
So I came back the next day and was there SIX more hours– they poured even more chemicals on my hair to tone it down (now my hair is like a brillo pad thanks to this salon!!)
And the price, well, don’t get me started! I spent $ 300 the first day and they charged me the 2^nd day too for correcting THEIR mess (another $ 200).
Now I regret ever going there and when I called to complain the owner snapped at me and said she refuses to fix it free of charge. So now I am just going to have a friend dye it dark brown again and start all over.
This place is rude, gossipy (they speak badly about clients after they leave and also before they arrive– like with the pregnant woman who hated her cut).
I would NEVER go back there. Horrible service, prices way too high and clearly they need to hire a colorist who knows what they are doing.
I do have to admit though, the cut the stylist gave me, to cut away some of the hair he damaged, was a very good cut. That is the ONLY positive point I can find about this place. grrrrrrrr

I love this place! The whole staff is wonderful and very talented. I had long platinum blonde hair which I ended up dyeing purple! It was horrible– I went to see Celeste who fixed me up. She slowly deposited color back into my damaged locks and gave me this rich brown color that was so flattering. I returned to the salon almost two months later just for a color glaze and deep conditioning that’s how great of a job she did. I decided to even keep my brown hair in the long run– what a life saver! Totally recommend this place for color correction, highlights, cuts and color. Thanks guys! See you soon! A+ Kris xo

I LOVE PAULIE!!! I’ve never looked this good. I have volume and the best, most detailed cut of my life. What can I say except my hair looks fab. Paulie, I hope you read this. I’ve always had big hair dreams and he made them come true. I’m coming back for him!
Love,
Your favorite Asian client :)
P. S. My name isn’t really Holly like it says on here.

Cute salon in a great uptown location! Domino was so sweet and had a good vision for what to do with my thin hair. She wasn’t scissor happy and styled my limp hair beautifully! Looking forward to going back soon!

I hadn’t gotten a haircut in 6+ months, and I needed one bad. I hadn’t tried any place in Hoboken yet, and I typically don’t spend too much when getting my hair cut. After comparing prices and reviews and seeing that Genesis was offering a $ 70 for $ 50 deal and reading all the great things others have said, I decided to make an appointment. Super friendly staff and very easy to make an appointment. My appointment was with Jill. She was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and took her time and did a great job. I can honestly say this was one of the best haircut experiences I’ve had. The only reason I gave it 4 stars, was although it was one of the best haircuts I’ve ever gotten, my haircut price range isn’t typically that of the price list at Genesis.

I bought the recent Unilocal deal for Genesis and was very happy with my experience there. Domino cut my hair and did and awesome blow dry! I have thick long hair, so the cut itself is fairly straight forward but she still took her time in the cut. She also went back and touched up the cut after she dried it which is always a good sign!
The stylists were friendly and the salon itself is clean and well decorated. I will definitely be back. Especially for the $ 25 blow dry deal they have.

Wicked! I loved that place. Ut was my first visit and OMG, they are so sweet and my hair looks exactly the way I wanted for what? $ 25, people! Can you believe it! It’s cozy and cute! The guy who styled my hair (so i forgot ur name) was so good. He took a little longer than usual but I understand cause I got a lot of hair on me (like that is a bad thing!) I even had a problem with my card and they were so patient with me. Awesome, awesome service.

Wow! Have lived around the corner from Genesis for 20 years and for some reason never gave it a try. Actually saw their Unilocal Deal so thought I would give it a try. Sent them an email through their website and someone got back to me. twice…right away via email and then by phone to book an appointment.
Pauly cut and colored my hair and he did such a beautiful job, the first real haircut I’ve ever had. I have shoulder length very fine hair and he gave me a real layered cut, nothing scary short or silly for my age but one that frames my face and creates volume in the back with layering. He took such care in getting it just right. I can’t get over how beautiful it looks! The color we chose together for my hair was perfect and his company and conversation during the 2.5 hours I spent there (really needed a color!!) was so nice.
And even without the Unilocal Deal the price was spot on. I’ll be back without a doubt! Thanks again Pauly! As we both said before I left, I looked 10 years younger than when I came in!

I had a last-​minute invite and had to find a local salon to go to. The Unilocal deal and the stellar reviews enticed me to use Genesis. Everyone is really really nice and it’s a nice set up. However, the cut was very basic compared to my usual salon in Manhattan. I’m used to dry cutting where the stylist reviews the hair cut after being blown out. The stylist seemed preoccupied with her usual clients who had appointments that morning. While cutting my hair, she didn’t seem 100% focused on my cut but rather was instructing other workers to pull her other client’s color formulas and was asking a clerk about product inventory. After the cut, the stylist disappeared.
I would give this salon a solid «Good»…definitely not great as the other reviews seem to be skewed towards.

Went in off Unilocal reviews. So happy I did. I had been going to Tony and Guy salon for the last few years and I got tired of the pretentious atmosphere there, not to mention the price gauging. Not only are they very down to earth at Genisis, but they are friendly, talented and reasonably priced. Fran seems to be a bit of a comedian, pretty entertaining. I brought a photo with me and as a result Paulie gave me a fabulous haircut! Exactly what I wanted!

I love this place for my regular cut and color! They use Wella products, which work really well on me. Wella makes amazing reddish-​brown options for hair color and Fran nails it everytime. I’ve never been happier with my hair color. She gives me a very voluminous cut and since I’m trying to grow my hair longer, it holds the shape very well in between cuts.
I’ve also gotten a blowout there for a wedding, my hair lasted the whole day/night…they use the best techniques for long hair.