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Scissors Paper Rock Salon
Scissors Paper Rock Salon

Scissors Paper Rock Salon

Hair salon in Pasadena, CA

Rated 4.7 out of 5 (16 on Google Maps) (opens in a new tab)

Yolande Carson started the salon in 2006. It first operated on Allen and New York Drive and has moved twice since, and it now sits on North Hill Avenue in Pasadena.

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About

Yolande Carson started the salon in 2006. It first operated on Allen and New York Drive and has moved twice since, and it now sits on North Hill Avenue in Pasadena.

The salon's stated mission is to do consistently good work and help people look and feel their best in a more natural, healthy way. It specializes in hairstyles that are healthy and easy to care for between visits. The salon describes itself as a true salon in every sense of the word.

Beyond appointments, the salon aims to be a community space where stylists, other artists, neighbors and clients can express themselves. It has hosted an annual acoustic summer concert series, open mics, art exhibits and pop-up shops, and it has run charity drives collecting shoes, hair clippings, toys and holiday gifts. It has also held Cut-a-thon and Day of Beauty events.

Services not listed on the website can be requested by inquiry. Prices vary by stylist, hair length and hair density. Specialty and corrective color can take extra time, so those appointments are best scheduled by calling the salon. Appointments missed, cancelled or rescheduled with less than 24 hours notice are charged $50. The salon is open Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 7pm and Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm, with Sunday and Monday visits by appointment only. The phone number is 626-791-5354.

Aims for consistently good work and natural, healthy-looking results, with styles that are easy to maintain.

A community-minded salon that has hosted concerts, open mics and art exhibits.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Cut and Style, Barber Scissor Cut and Barber Clipper Cut for women and men.

  • Barber Clipper Cut Price at booking
  • Barber Scissor Cut Price at booking
  • Cut and Style Price at booking

Full color, touch-ups, bleach and toner, gloss and tone, foil and surface highlights, balayage and ombre hand painting, and other hand painting.

  • Balayage Hand Painting Price at booking
  • Bleach and Toner Price at booking
  • Color Gloss/Tone Price at booking
  • Foils Balayage Price at booking
  • Foils Full Highlight Price at booking
  • Full Color Price at booking
  • Full Highlight Foils Price at booking
  • Hand Painting Ombre Price at booking
  • Hand Painting Other Price at booking
  • Ombre Hand Painting Price at booking
  • Surface Highlight Price at booking
  • Surface Highlight Foils Price at booking
  • Touch Up Price at booking

Keratin treatment, Brazilian Blowout, makeup, airbrush makeup and brow shaping.

  • Airbrush Make Up Price at booking
  • Brazilian Blowout Price at booking
  • Brow Shaping Price at booking
  • Keratin Treatment Price at booking
  • Make Up Price at booking
  • Blow Dry and Style Price at booking
  • Updo/ Formal Style Price at booking

Photos

  • Salon storefront with burgundy awning and window displays at night
  • Street-facing window with the scissors.paper.rock SALON decal
  • Side view of a woman's layered bob with warm highlights
  • Woman with shaggy layered brown hair and bangs
  • Side profile of a sleek dark bob with rounded edges
  • Woman with a copper-red chin-length bob, side view
  • Before and after comparison of long dark hair, one side straight and sleek
  • Woman with a blonde highlighted bob and bangs, a cut and color result
  • Before and after of a man's hair, from long curly to a slicked-back style
  • Woman with dark layered curly shag haircut

Meet the team

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Highlights
  • Brazilian Blowout and keratin treatments for smoothing
  • Balayage and ombre hand painting
  • Barber scissor and clipper cuts
  • Specialty and corrective color booked by phone
  • $50 charge for appointments changed with less than 24 hours notice
Good for
  • Healthy, easy-care hairstyles
  • Grey coverage
  • Men's barber cuts
  • Balayage and highlights
  • Formal updos and event styling
  • Clients booking specialty or corrective color
Treats
  • Grey coverage
  • Corrective color
  • Smoothing
  • Texture
Techniques
  • Balayage hand painting
  • Ombre hand painting
  • Foil highlights
  • Surface highlights
  • Bleach and toner
  • Color gloss and tone
  • Brazilian Blowout
  • Keratin treatment
  • Texturizing
  • Smoothing chemical services

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