Downtown Seattle

Billy is a Premier Designer and has been with Gene Juarez for 12 years. He brings 25 years total of professional experience as a hairdresser. He enjoys working with all textures and lengths of hair! Specializing in thorough, in-depth consultations, Billy takes bone structure, face shape, and hair texture into consideration to design a personalized haircut for each individual.

Charlie is the Director of Creative Development and has been a Designer with Gene Juarez for the past 18 years. He enjoys working with all hair lengths and loves working with clients to develop a personal style. “I copy many things. Almost everything I do could be a copy in some way. But I copy with a certain respect. I have a high regard for the original and also want to put my twist onto that.”

Christophe is the Vice President of Artistic Training at Gene Juarez. He is originally from Paris, France and has been in the business for 36 years. He’s been a Gene Juarez professional for 20 years and specializes in challenging hair, style changes and consultations. He is a talented Designer and creates customized looks for his clients. To assist in creating the total look, Christophe recommends that his clients bring a photo for reference and any accessories (necklace, earrings) that they typically wear.

Corrinna is a Premier Designer from Seattle, WA. She’s been a hairdresser for eight years and has spent the past seven years at Gene Juarez mastering long haircuts, bobs, bridal and major hair transformations! She enjoys working with all hair types.

Jen is from Seattle, WA and is a Men’s Designer. She’s been a hairdresser for 12 years and worked at Gene Juarez for six. She specializes in precision men’s cuts and beard trims.

Jordan is a Premier Designer from Seattle, WA and has been a hairdresser for 13 years. As a Gene Juarez professional for 12 years, Jordan loves all hair types! She enjoys working with both curly and straight hair textures and specializes in blowouts, styling for events and special occasions, bridal styles, and really loves to create a hair transformation! Hair extensions are another specialty Jordan brings to the Downtown team.

Ana is originally from New Mexico and has been a Designer at Gene Juarez for over four years. Bringing six years of experience to the Downtown team, Ana specializes in both curly and fine hair, short cuts and Keratin Smoothing Treatments.

Audrey is a true Seattleite at heart and has been a hairdresser for three years. She’s been with Gene Juarez for two years as a Designer and has become an expert at style changes! Audrey is also Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified. Follow her on Instagram @audrey.did.it

Blair-Nichole is from Seattle and has been a Designer with Gene Juarez for eight years, previously working on fashion shows and photo shoots. She specializes in fine hair of all lengths, style changes, short styles, bobs, alternative/editorial cuts and educating her clients how to achieve styles at home. Check out some of her work on Instagram at @nichole_sams.

Bre is from Los Angeles, CA and has been a hairdresser for eight years. She’s been a Designer at Gene Juarez for four years and enjoys styling bridal and special occasion hair. She loves a fashion-forward haircut and works with both long and short hair- including cutting bobs.

Carson is from Montana and began her journey in the hair industry in 2008. With an early love for hair at age ten, Carson brings her passion for hair design to Gene Juarez and been at the Downtown salon for the past eight years. She enjoys listening to her clients and making them feel confident!

Chi is from Seattle, WA and has been a hairdresser for 12 years. She’s worked with Gene Juarez for 17 years, starting at the front desk and moving on to become a Designer. She specializes in bobs, Asian hair, razor cuts and special occasion hair.

DJ has been with Gene Juarez for the past 15 years. She started her journey with the company housekeeping, then front desk. DJ was inspired to become a Designer and has been doing hair for the past seven years. She loves all hair types, specializing in Keratin Smoothing Treatments and is also a Men’s Specialist.

Emily has been a Designer with Gene Juarez for 12 years. She loves working with wavy and curly hair textures to create bridal styles, updos and bobs! She enjoys creating styles for both short and long hair lengths.

Gregory is originally from Michigan and has been a Designer at Gene Juarez for 27 years. He specializes in short hair, layering, classic wet sets, special occasion and costume styles.

Jasmine has been a Designer at Gene Juarez for the past three years and loves working to craft trendy styles with long textured waves to sleek, smooth bobs, to styling special occasion hair. She also enjoys working with long hair and giving her clients a beautiful finishing blowout. Jasmine is a certified Curl Expert and also enjoys Keratin Smoothing Treatments. Find her on Instagram for more! @jasmineochoahair

Jesse is from Seattle, WA and has been a Designer at Gene Juarez for 23 years. He specializes in men’s cuts, short hair, razor cuts and blowouts.

From San Diego but now a permanent Seattle resident, Justin has been with Gene Juarez for three years. He loves to educate clients on how to keep hair healthy and manageable. Justin is a huge fan of cutting long hair with layers, and beautiful style changes. He is a great conversationalist and provides excellent client service!

Katherine is from Seattle, WA and has been a hairdresser for over 30 years. She’s been a Designer at Gene Juarez for over 15 years and loves cutting short, fun hair as well as longer styles.

Nicole is originally from Colorado and has been a Designer with Gene Juarez since 1998. She’s been a hair professional for 22 years and loves connecting with her clients. Nicole is a patient person and great listener!

Rose is originally from South Dakota and brings 12 years of industry experience to Gene Juarez. She’s been a Designer for the past eight years and loves working with short, fine and/or thin hair as well as cutting bangs.

Shaia is no stranger to the beauty industry bringing 11 years of experience to the Gene Juarez team! He’s been a hairdresser for three years and joined GJ a year ago. His mantra is, “Hair is the ultimate accessory. It should complement your style and personality”. Check out his portfolio on Instagram @shaiahair!

Soumaly is from Seattle, WA and has been a Designer with Gene Juarez for her entire 12-year career in hair. She loves working with all hair types and lengths- especially bobs! She enjoys styling hair for events, including blowouts.

Tia is a Seattle native and started her career in the hair industry four years ago. She’s been a Designer with Gene Juarez for two years and loves helping her clients embrace their natural curls! Tia also specializes in edgy, trendy style changes for all hair types and textures. She especially enjoys educating clients on how to recreate their look at home to maintain their new style.

Valerie is originally from Moldova and has been a Designer at Gene Juarez for 20 years. She specializes in short hair styles.

Yahn is originally from Germany and has been a Designer at Gene Juarez for four years. With five years of industry experience, Yahn has worked with all lengths of hair. She enjoys working with curly hair and is a certified Curl Expert. In addition, she enjoys Keratin Smoothing Treatments, men’s cuts, beach wave services, and styling bridal and special occasion hair. She can create a runway or editorial look as desired.