JC Penney Salon

Samantha left not too long after this review. Sad face. That said, I’ve had a few friends come here since (and I had one follow up) and it was a good value for the cost. The stylists are friendly and do a decent job. I’ve only had cuts here, no color, but was happy with my other cut. I did always bring a photo to show what I wanted. One friend didn’t bring a photo and wasn’t overjoyed at the result — which looked perfectly presentable. The other three did bring photos and all were happy.
All in all, for a $ 20 – 40 cut, this is still a fantastic value and I’d certainly come here again if my new favorite salon ever vanished from my life for some reason.

Ladies with very short hair, listen up! Niki at JC Penny Tech Ridge is the best!
I have had very short hair since the ninth grade and have always had pretty good luck with hairdressers. That is, until I moved to Austin. I have had a least a dozen terrible haircuts here. From ones that cost $ 100 to ones that cost $ 30 at Birds or Floyd’s. Some have actually made me cry. I was giving up hope that I would ever find anyone who knew the difference between a feminine short do and a little boy’s cut. The trick is getting it right around the ears. This is the critical part of a short haircut on a girl. This is where is can go oh, so wrong, and had many times for me in Austin.
Niki takes her time and nails it every time. I discovered her completely by accident. I was just shopping at the Sephora and walked past a mirror and realized I REALLY needed the back of my hair trimmed. I was nearing mullet stage. I thought, «what the hell?» and popped into the salon. As a walk in, I took who they gave me and that was Niki. After she was done I almost cried… tears of joy. She is truly amazing. Not only is the cut out of this world, but it even grows out perfectly. I didn’t need to go back until the back got too long again. I got my second cut from her yesterday, right before a first date, and I was just as impressed this time as I was the first.
Please, please, please trust me on this one. I definitely did my research the hard way and have found a real gem. Learn from my mistakes and save yourself the heartache and go straight to Niki.
AND, to top it all off… 22 bucks!

After searching for more than a year for someone who does African-​American hair professionally in Austin, I found Ivory at JC Penny salon. She is really the best. Ivory uses quality products, takes her time, and listens. After going through 6 stylist, I’m happy to say my search is over.

Southpark Meadows. Tina made me look amazing… even 2 weeks later I am even happier with it. She fixed and brought together 2 prior highlights to my natural color. Took her time and made me look more natural than I have in years. Perfect color match and not a grey hair to be found. She took 10 years off me. Thanks Tina!

I won’t use the girl I got last time for sure. I had the fix the cut when I got home. She had cut some of my hair so short it had to be blended in with my bangs. And my layers were only supposed to go up to my cheek bones. Went in a pinch. Wish I hadn’t tipped her now.

I’ve been going to this salon for a year, since losing track of the guy who used to cut my hair. Thinh N. is my stylist, and does both my color and cut. She consistently does a wonderful job, remembers what I like and don’t like (no poufy hair!), and actually listens to what I want. She was even patient with me the day I forgot I had an appointment — when I didn’t show, she called me, and then WAITED for me to get there and worked me in. Highly recommend!