Gene Juarez Salons & Spas Hair Color Prices

What the brand actually publishes

Everything below was published by a source listed at the foot of this page. Grouping matters: 12 of these 14 lines are actual services and the rest are add-ons, plans or policy charges that should never be averaged together.

Published prices change without warning. Check the review date above to see how current this set is.

Market ranges: what everyone else charges

Use this as a sanity check. If a quote lands well outside the national band below, ask what is included before writing it off — scope differences explain most outliers.

Compiled national figures for context only. No brand on this page has published these numbers, and none of them is a bookable rate.

Regional price bands for this service

Before deciding a quote is high, check it against your own market rather than the national number. A $158 quote is expensive in a tier-4 market and unremarkable in tier 1.

Bands scale the $105 national median by published metro cost multipliers. Planning ranges, not quotes.

The variables that move the number

All of these can be declined in the sense that you can refuse it — but only if you know it is coming before you are in the chair.

• Consultation or trial+$50–$150

  Bridal and major transformations regularly carry a paid trial.

• Length and density+$25–$90

  Below-shoulder or very thick hair adds time to every step.

• Blow-dry finish+$35–$75

  Some premium menus price the finish separately from the cut.

• Stylist level+15–70%

  Junior, senior, master and director tiers are priced in bands.

• Treatment add-ons+$25–$70

  Bond, gloss and scalp treatments are offered at the bowl.

Related cost breakdowns: Creative Hair Color Cost, Ombre Hair Color Cost and Permanent Hair Color Cost.

Menu price versus final bill

Work it forwards once and you will never be caught out again. A $71 service does not cost $71.

Worked at a $71 base with one add-on. Swap in your own quote and the proportions hold.

The rule of thumb: add around 51% to any menu price for all-over single-process colour to get your sensible out-the-door number.

Prefer not to do the arithmetic? You can calculate your own total.

What all-over single-process colour costs you over per year

Most budgets break at the cadence, not the price. All-over single-process colour maintained every 6-7 weeks works out to roughly $1,008 annually once gratuity is included.

Cadence reflects typical maintenance intervals. Your own interval is the biggest variable.

The lever most of us reach for - switching salons - is generally the weakest one. Moving from the $105 median to the $65 budget end saves $384 annually, but so does just stretching the interval by a quarter.

Gratuity, converted from percentages into money

Two rules do most of the work: tip on the service before tax, and tip the person who performed it.

• Do not tip on membership dues, booth rent, deposits, annual fees, gift-card loads or cancellation charges — no service was performed.
• On a $105 service, the gap between an 18% and a 20% tip is $2.10. It matters less than whether you tip at all.
• If the salon owner performed the service, tipping is optional by convention - though rarely refused.
• Missed-appointment charges are penalties rather than services. It is not tipped.

What people get wrong here

Each of these is common, avoidable, and has a dollar figure attached. None of them require haggling — only a well-timed question.

1. 1Missing the trial cost on bridal workcosts $75–$200

   Trials are generally a separate paid appointment.

2. 2Accepting treatments at the bowlcosts $25–$70

   Bond and scalp treatments are offered mid-service without a price.

3. 3Not confirming whether the finish is includedcosts $40–$80

   Premium menus regularly price cut and blow-dry separately.

4. 4Booking by salon rather than by stylist tiercosts $60–$200

   The same salon can be 70% more expensive with a director.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Hair Color Aftercare and Prepare For Hair Color.

Exactly what to ask when you book

Ask these when you book rather than on arrival. Once you are gowned and in the chair, declining an add-on becomes socially much harder — which is the reason they come up at that moment.

1. "Is removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
2. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"
3. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"
4. "Are taxes added at checkout, and do you have a card-payment surcharge?"
5. "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"
6. "What is the precise price for all-over single-process colour at my hair length and density?"
7. "Which provider tier is that quote for, and what does the next tier up cost?"

Then do one thing at checkout: ask for an itemised receipt. If a line appears that you were not told about, that is the moment to raise it — not after you have left.

Worth comparing before you commit

Before deciding, it is worth seeing where this lands against the nearest alternatives on both price and what you get for it.

Straight answers to the usual questions

Sources and how we checked them

Every published figure above traces to one of these. Where a source describes a single location or a time-limited offer, that scope stays attached to the number rather than being generalised.

1. Official South Hill locationLocation, hours and full service categories · updated 2026
2. Official U.S. brand websiteBrand identity, service scope, location/booking model and official-source gate · updated 2026
3. Hair dye and relaxer safety guidancePatch tests, scalp condition and timing after chemical services · updated 2026
4. Hair dyes official safety guidancePatch tests, allergy risk and eye-area restrictions · updated 2026
5. Hair smoothing and formaldehydeFormaldehyde exposure and smoothing-service safety · updated 2026

Menus change. If you were quoted something different, let us know and we will re-verify.