Hollylocks

Worst cuts I’ve ever seen. Waited an hour and came out terrible. Will never ever ever go back.

I took my 5 year old daughter here for her very first haircut. We were both a bit nervous… She had hair down to her bum… and baby curls.
I choose this place because of the many many great reviews. It is definitely kid oriented. Movies, toys, and popcorn. Which my daughter saw and of course, wanted some.
Katie cut her hair, and did a great job. I had her hair in a pony and asked for her to cut right above the pony so I could keep her curls. She did just that and gave her a cute hair cut. She braided it and gave her color spray and glitter.
To top it off, she got a great «First Haircut» certificate, and a «prize.»
We had a wonderful experience and I didn’t even shed any tears!
I would definitely recommend Hollylocks to anyone looking for a professional, kid friendly, affordable place to have their child’s hair cut.

I booked a birthday party with snip-it’s and when we arrived they were not open! This party was confirmed and deposit paid for! No sign, phone call or nothing! Just not open on a Saturday afternoon. I had 6 little girls who were ready to get their hair done and celebrate my daughter’s birthday party. After giving up on snip its, I called hollylocks and explained to the situation to Nicole. With ease, she said to come on in. We showed up and I felt horrible for showing up when they were busy. However, they never made me feel like we were a burden. They took the girls and treated them like princesses. They were truly a lifesaver. I could never thank them enough! My girls only talked about hollylocks, didn’t even mention the drama with snip its. Hollylocks will have our business from now on!

Today was our first time in and I’m so happy to say that we had a great experience! I’m actually ecstatic! I was very apprehensive on getting my son’s hair cut again after our horrible experience at Snip-​Its. I waited to get my son’s hair cut for as long as possible, trying to embrace the shag look. Since school is starting in a few weeks I took him in because he’s long over due.
His stylist was Kathy and let me just say that she is absolutely phenomenal!!! She is the epitome of what every child stylist should aspire to be, in my opinion. I let her know ahead of time that my son is autistic and has sensory issues and that he was a bit traumatized by his last haircut. She was so thoughtful and understanding, she took extra time to acclimate him and build up a rapport. Needless to say that by doing this she built his confidence to the point that he felt completely comfortable with her. He did great, no melt downs at all! She even took little breaks when she saw that he was becoming anxious and took that time to reassure him. I’ve never had a stylist be so thoughtful and take such good care of him! I was impressed to say the least and my tip reflected it.
I am so glad we found a new spot to get his hair cut! A place that truly caters to children and goes above and beyond to accommodate them. I literally had tears of joy, this means so much to me! Thank you again Kathy & Hollylocks, you made our day!

Hollylocks is simply your best option for a great kids haircut in the Reno area. I have four. They all love Hollylocks. Even when its not their turn for a haircut, they all want to go. Popcorn. Movies. Toys (OK the toys for sale can cause some problems — but parents be strong and set the stage before going in. Or what the hell. TOYS!!!) They can do princess parties and if you become a member and pre pay for cuts you can make appointments. I just get there early. Otherwise first come first serve and then the TOYs really start to weigh on you. The cuts are always top quality and for the more adventurous you can finish with punk rock spray colors. A last word of advise; Don’t do the spray color before a swim party. True story. My son finished with a red faux hawk before a day at the Peppermill. After he jumped in pool the life guard started blowing whistle and jumped in and pulled him out thinking he had slit his head open. Whoops. My bad. Thanks you H Locks staff for all you do!

Took our son for his first haircut. We really liked how the stylist and staff helped our son (and his parents as well) get through this milestone. We’ll definitely be back for more haircuts.

Brought my 3 yo daughter here for her first «official» haircut outside of mommy trims, and sat in Stylist Kori’s chair. She listened to what I wanted, reiterated my preferences, worked quickly and delivered EXACTLY what I wanted! Bulls-​eye!
The setting is perfect for kids, offers some cute perks like movies & popcorn, and did I mention they work quickly? Wiggly kids offer a limited window to cut hair, so there gals know what they’re doing.
Kori even let my son (who was there observing, not getting a cut) have a little popcorn snack and play while his sister got her hair done, she offered him a sucker, too! Way to win over this mama! My son will be coming here too, from now on. A little good customer service gesture goes a long way since he wasn’t actually a customer.
The prices are reasonable, my kids enjoyed being there, and my lil girl left with a cute cut from a stylist what listened and delivered. What more could a mom ask for? Thanks Kori! We’ll definitely return!

Well. Its a cool place but I couldn’t get a straight mohawk?(excuse spelling) my son wanted a Mohawk all the way to the back and in the middle was a big circle? HOW CANT YOU MAKE THAT A STRAIGHT FRACKING LINE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE

I’ve been twice now, once for a bangs cut and second for my daughters first haircut and both times they were great! I was lucky to have the same hairdresser and she was great with my daughter. Will definitely be going back and recommend them to all!

Update: took my son back, and Katie fixed it for us, free of charge. From now on we’ll ask for her.

We were in town visiting family over Easter and decided to take my lil there for his 2^nd ever haircut and we were nervous because he had a bad experience at another place.
We were quickly surprised to find how wonderful this place is! They were kind and catered to my child so well! And they did an excellent job! I will definitely be taking Jaxon back there the next time we are in town!

We love HOllylocks! They do an amazing job, the kids love going, and its affordable

This is by far the best place around the area to get my son’s haircut. Free popcorn, train table, video games, bubbles and more importantly very friendly staff.
My son is 3 and fussy but yet they are very patient and kind and they always know exactly how to cut his hair. They also do an amazing job lining it up. They also make it fun and put color in his hair. I would not take him anywhere else for a haircut.

My son absolutely LOVES getting his hair done by Nicole at Hollylocks in Reno! She has been cutting his hair for the last 7 years (even before she opened Hollylocks). We met her when she worked at Snip-​Its and ever since then, he has insisted on Nicole doing his hair! He has Asperger’s and she is AMAZING with him and others I have recommended to go her.
My son thinks of her as his «Friend Nicole», which is wonderful since he still isn’t comfortable with people doing things like cutting his hair (because of his Asperger’s and sensory issues). Before any cutting begins, Nicole asks him if he has any new stories or jokes for her and he usually comes prepared! :) To top it all off, he gets to watch a movie at his station on a flat-​screen TV and play a game on a Nintendo 3DS. He probably wishes that she would take longer to cut his hair… lol
I HIGHLY recommend Nicole and her salon Hollylocks to everyone I hear is looking for a salon for kiddos ~ especially those with kiddos whom have special needs! She is a natural with children and is extremely patient and comforting! There is also a lot to keep everyone entertained while you wait your turn, which usually isn’t long anyway.
Hollylocks does something special to commemorate First Haircuts and also does parties for Rock Stars, Divas, and Princesses. We haven’t done these, but they look cute.

BEST place to get a kids cut! Katie knew exactly how I wanted my sons longer wavy hair to be cut and it looks awesome. He was entertained the whole time from the train table while waiting, to a movie during the cut and even a prize after! He still talks about all the fun he had there, a month later!
Thank you!!!

I have been taking my boys to Nicole since they were little. Nicole does a great job. Wouldn’t go any where else.

This is an absolutely adorable kids’ salon! My nieces absolutely love it! The owners of this salon completely understands how kids work! The salon has toys and games in the waiting area, as well as a large T.V. that is always playing a popular kids’ movie. At each booth, they also have smaller T.V.s playing the same movie. The customer service is fabulous! The receptionist is sweet and helpful, even when she didn’t know the answer to my question, she immediately found someone who could answer it! With each haircut, they’ll put fun color or glitter spray, in your little one’s hair. The kids love it! All the hairdressers seem to love what they do and that makes the environment just that much better. They host birthday parties too! They have a whole room for the kids to dress up in and get funky fun hairdos! This is just a really cute kids salon! My only complaint is the last time I took my niece here, for her Birthday, I asked the hairdresser to do a certain hairdo and she said the price would be $ 25 and since my niece was having a pool party, it didn’t make that much since to pay that much for a style that was going to get ruined a short while later. Well, she came up with her own idea to do my niece’s hair, which consisted of a simple braid and then she charged me just as much. I wish she would’ve just done what my niece wanted, in the first place, if she was going to charge that much for a kid’s style only. Aside from the mistake of that hairdresser, alone, the salon is adorable and a great place to take your little ones!

As far as the customer service and friendliness, they are great! They have so many ways to entertain the kids and they are very nice. As far as the haircut, it isn’t always exactly how I want it, but my son is 4 and he isn’t exactly the best at sitting still! The wait never seems long because they have so many things for the kids to do as they wait.
They do not take appointments.

They do not accept appointments apparently. The only people allowed to make appointments are people who buy the package. This was my only complaint.
The wait didn’t seem very long because my boys were entertained with the set up they have. They have a movie playing, today was Madagascar. There is a cool wooden race car track with cars to play with, a bench to color, and balls to play with. It was nice to get down on my kids level and play with them even though we were there for business.
I didn’t catch the name of the gal that cut my boys’ hait, but she was very sweet. It looked like they only sprayed one color on their hair after they cut it, but she sprayed two because my oldest son wanted to look like spider man.
My baby turned one the day we went in. (8÷6÷14) She was really gentle and patient with him although he gave her no trouble. I decided to get the first haircut package. For 21.95 you can have a picture of your child with a magnetic frame to hang on the fridge and a certificate with a lock of hair.

I came here for my little boy’s first haircut due to all the high reviews and they were right! The staff was friendly and accommodating. When she knew this was our first haircut and saw how nervous I was about keeping length, etc., she was nice to cut a little at a time and show pictures of other boy cuts to get it just right. My son was happy the whole time blowing bubbles they provided. :)
I’d say its a bit pricey considering how quickly you’re in and out but worth it for us. About $ 17 for a 1 year old boy haircut, before tip. Also, they don’t take appts just walk in during business hours. We were there around noon on a Friday and waited less than five minutes (while playing at the train table). We got a certificate with a lock of his hair and got to take home a «prize» little plastic dinosaur that he loved to bits. Thanks Hollylocks!