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Shear Excellence

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(789 reviews)
Review highlights

"… staff. They're all super friendly and welcoming as soon as you walk through the door. The care and expertise that is provided is well worth the price. Brittany had …"

"Friendly staff, great haircut, and a beer to drink while you wait."

"The cut, the service, and the experience are more than worth the price."


Overview

Categories

Hair salon, Waxing hair removal service

Appointments

Book appointment

Hours

Sunday

Closed

Monday

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Tuesday

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Wednesday

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Thursday

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Friday

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Saturday

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM


Description

Shear Excellence is an upscale men's grooming salon located on East Blvd in the heart of Dilworth minutes from uptown Charlotte and South End. We provide precision men's haircuts, traditional straight razor face shaves, waxing, beard trims, facials, scalp & shoulder massages and more! Relax in our lounge and enjoy a complimentary beer, bourbon, bloody mary, soda or coffee. Free customer parking is available in our building.


Reviews

Feb 01, 2025

Cool trendy location! Very knowledge and friendly staff!


Jan 30, 2025

The stylists were really great with my sons, did a great job. Overall top notch service.


Jan 23, 2025

Great attention to detail, good conversation, and a great haircut. Katrina is an A+ stylist!


Jan 23, 2025

Katrina always does a great job. Happy to be her client


Jan 23, 2025

Katrina has cut my hair since moving to Charlotte. She is incredible at what she does and I would recommend to everyone!


Jan 23, 2025

This place is great. Always nice to start a haircut with a good beer, and there's not much more satisfying than a good nose wax. Stylists have always been nice and know what they're doing even with my thin hair. I never request anyone in particular but had a lot of fun with Katrina last time I was there, so will probably do that next time unless schedule conflicts


Jan 16, 2025

Katrina does a wonderful job with the haircut and is always a fun conversation. I enjoy seeing her every time.


Jan 06, 2025

First time going here for a haircut. Been living in charlotte for a year and haven't found a barbershop that does good skin fades. Got my hair cut from Hope, and she did a fantastic job. The $45 price includes hot towel, straight razor, shampoo wash, scalp massage, hair product, complimentary drink, and there is free retail parking in the building garage. So lots of bang for your buck and this place is a hidden gem. I will definitely be back.


Jan 06, 2025

Good haircut and experience


Jan 06, 2025

Great haircuts but it's not a barbershop. Not a beard specialists.


Jan 06, 2025

Hope was phenomenal, and so was the welcoming staff. Wonderful environment, will definitely be back again.


Dec 06, 2024

Alexi and staff are the best! A friendly greeting when you walk in the door and a great waiting area. Haircuts always have me looking good and feeling even better!


Dec 06, 2024

Amazing Ash as always!


Dec 06, 2024

Easy of scheduling, even before a major holiday. Hope, the stylist, although being her 1st time with me, did an outstanding job! I have been receiving compliments on my “new hair” for over a week now! Only suggestion would be to you create some sort of membership (pardon me if it exists and I am not aware) to allow for discounted, however more frequent visits. But overall, highly recommend the location (free parking, clean, plenty of amenities while waiting), great personnel (front desk / scheduler included), and especially Hope, the stylist. Great job!! I will be returning!


Dec 06, 2024

Excellent service


Dec 06, 2024

Great atmosphere and very personable people! Hope made my hair look great and she is one of the nicest hairstylists I’ve met, this is my new go-to place for haircuts!


Dec 06, 2024

I booked a deluxe haircut. I only received a hot rag and a temp fade. Non of the other services were provided. When I asked about the package they said they didn’t have time and that they was on the impression that I only wanted a edge up. when I told them I needed my beard edged up they said I would have to book another appointment. Totally disappointed


Dec 06, 2024

I really wanted to make this my new go to spot for my bi weekly haircut. However I made the mistake of scheduling for 1 the day before Thanksgiving and thought it was for 2 instead. Honest mistake. I called and spoke with someone and they were fully booked and could not get me in. They charged me $60 for the no show and I went to thanksgiving dinner looking a little rough around the edges. $60 seems a little steep for no service


Dec 06, 2024

The level of professionalism shown by the staff. From the receptionists Hailey and Katrina, to my stylist Ash, everyone does a fantastic job.


Dec 06, 2024

Hope knew what u wanted and helped me achieve the look I was hoping for. Super nice and helpful and gave me detailed instructions on how to keep my look.


Oct 05, 2024

Ash was fantastic!! It was my first time with her, but she made me feel super comfortable. She started some nice conversation as she cut my hair. I felt like she listened to what I wanted and gave me a little suggestion (happily took btw). I feel like she really takes the time to make a great experience for the customer. I look forward to coming back! Thank you :) Update: I still come here once a month. Ash is phenomenal. She takes the time to chat about life and always goes above & beyond. Thankful for her!


Oct 05, 2024

Great stylist and environment. I felt welcomed with my gaggle of kids.


Oct 05, 2024

If you want a great haircut with friendly staff and cold drinks, this place is for you! Been coming here for years and always love my experience!


Oct 05, 2024

My wife has been cutting my hair since the COVID shut down. I finally felt like I needed to get a more refined cut. So glad I found this place. Lexi did an outstanding job. If I lived in town, I’d be a regular.


Sep 05, 2024

Always a pleasant experience. They took great care of my teenage son and addressed his long-term styling plans perfectly.


Sep 05, 2024

Avoid, stay away, do not go. Pictures old. Marketing Crap. Huge turnover. Client for 6 years. Even thru pandemic. Salon dirty. No manager. Stylist was rude….talked about how she hated her job. Hated working on Saturday. Was shocked how I was treated. Clients =$. Treated like meat. Rarely do I do this kind of review. Likely they getting ready to go of business Do not be their last customer! Response to owner ; I know how your system works. You have my “ cut history “ on your system via phone no. So when I call to schedule an appointment I ask your receptionist “ who cut me last ? “. Cause usually I come to you all for an hour “ treatment “….I.e. like you advertise. Meaning haircut, razor shave, wax treatment ( yuck.. hair in nose, etc). But the” Universe “of your stylist who are trained to do the full hour service has shrunk. See,the back area of the shop is specifically designed ( hot wax cabinet, reclining chairs, separate hot towels, shave cream AND RAZORS)for the “full treatment”. One hour =cut, plus (more expensive larger tip…..cool) Well my experience is not that “ I do not care who cuts my hair”. Rather I have an impossible time scheduling the services you offer So…. In my opinion 1) you are not spending $$ to train your team of stylists to provide the full service 2) high turnover and /or 3) for financial reasons you are steering people away from the full service because of the above reasons and i guess on a cost per customer basis it’s cheaper to do the “cut and go”. (I.e. you spend the $$ to hire or train a stylist for the one hour “full service” and they leave the next month, you wasted money re their experience or training.). Plus more towels to clean, sterilizing issues, etc). Your manager called and apologized. But I did not jump around to different stylists over the last year because I” did not care” who cut my hair “. I asked for a full service and there was a very limited number of stylists who could provide it. Hence my comment about discouraging the full service because of financial reasons( bigger profit from cut- and- go, vs cost to train stylist re razor shave, more pay for that rare stylist who comes with that experience, etc) Now this last visit I told your entire team….including the stylist that I needed a quick cut because I was having shoulder replacement surgery ( not to get into the weeds of this event). And I wanted a really short cut because post surgery I would not be in a position to wash my hair for a few weeks. I told that to everyone including the stylist who I was assigned to( the last 2 or 3 people I used were “no longer with you”. ) So I was assured the stylist ( new to me) who would cut my hair was great and experienced. Well she jerked me around, knowing I had a dislocated shoulder, and mentally disappeared into her own narcissistic world. “ don’t move my head because SHE may get cut”. Long story about boyfriend’s cut fingers……Sure I was carrying on a conversation with her but god help you if she really injures a disabled or neck problem customer. Cause she really jerked my neck, shoulder and head around. Or put up a sign “ we do not cut the hair of injured or older ( me 64) people”. But you can’t discriminate like that. So instead I got assigned a stylist who treated me like meat and told me how much she hated working on Saturday and“ she had just one more”… I guess that’s the new pejorative for a $45 customer. But no manager(?). For the services and cost you charge you should always have a responsible person on site No? Your not a $10.99 cut and go and you have the computer pay system designed to steer customers to a $20 or 20% trip. Well that “ tip “ as you know implies good service and good management, on site oversight. So you responded to my review but you opened the door to push me to provide an even more detailed description of how I was treated. I reiterate my original review.


Sep 05, 2024

I've had my hair cut here for over 7 years now, every time from a different person - there is no other local mens salon I would recommend above this.


Aug 05, 2024

First of all this salon is amazing. The vibe is very chill and the space is very masculine and beautiful. My stylist, Taryn is simply amazing and always gives me an amazing cut and she is super fast, too.


Aug 05, 2024

Great haircut and overall experience


Aug 05, 2024

Great haircut!


Aug 05, 2024

This place is a 10/10 because of Ash. She's always pleasant and a legitimate joy to work with, on top of that, she does a great job cutting my hair! If you're looking for a new hair stylist/barber, I would highly recommend going to Sheer Excellence in Dilworth to see Ash! You’ll be grateful you did!


Jul 05, 2024

Friendly staff that gives great cuts


Jul 05, 2024

I got a haircut here but Taryn this past Monday and it was genuinely one of the best cuts I’ve ever had. Extremely pleased and will be requesting her for cuts again next time. Thanks again!