Tacoma
The Gene Juarez Salon & Spa inside Tacoma Mall is a large and vibrant hair salon and spa, full of bright personalities and phenomenal services. From hairstyles to skin care and body treatments, this location has you covered.
Start things off right with a relaxing aromatic foot soak, or make the most of our premier spa, with a steam and Swiss shower. No matter what the service, you’ll emerge relaxed, rejuvenated, and ready to meet your day.
OUR TEAM
Color
Premier Artists

Adrienne
Premier Colorist
Adrienne is a premier and master colorist from the PNW. She has been with Gene Juarez for 17 years and loves the challenge of corrective colors. Adrienne loves working with reds and doing balayages. She is also a color educator for Gene Juarez, teaching other artists new techniques, products and more.

Amy
Premier Colorist
Amy is a premier and master colorist from Gig Harbor, WA. She has spent all of her 26-year career with Gene Juarez and specializes in a range of color services. Amy loves creating custom colors for clients, dimensional colors, highlights, grey blending, and is a balayage specialist. She most enjoys creative solutions for low maintenance, beautiful hair!

Jacquie
Premier Colorist
Jacquie has been a colorist for 19 years. Originally from Auburn, WA, Jacquie has been with Gene Juarez her entire 19-year career and is a premier and master colorist. She loves working with beautiful blondes, doing perms, and helping women embrace their greys!

Tija
Premier Colorist
Tija is a premier and master colorist from right here in Tacoma! She has been at Gene Juarez for her entire 18-year career. She specializes in balayage.
Artists

Abby
Colorist
Abby is from South Korea and has been a Colorist for four years. She’s been with Gene Juarez for a year and loves creating dimensional highlights, balayage and ombre. Abby is also Keratin Smoothing certified. Check her out on Instagram @downtownabby.gj.

Elaine
Colorist
Elaine is a master colorist from Lake Tapps, WA and has been in the industry for 19 years. She has been with Gene Juarez for 16 years and is certified in Keratin Smoothing Treatments, perms and balayage.

Kaelinn
Colorist
Kaelinn is a master colorist from Puyallup and has been in the industry for six years. In her four years at Gene Juarez, Kaelinn has grown to love creating beautiful balayages.

Marsha
Colorist
Marsha is from Jacksonville, FL. She has been with Gene Juarez for seven years and is certified in balayage and Keratin Smoothing Treatments.

Nadia
Colorist
Nadia is originally from Hot Springs, AR and has been a colorist with Gene Juarez for nine years. She loves enhancing her clients’ natural hair colors!

Rose
Colorist
Rose has been in the industry for over five years and is from Tacoma. She loves doing highlights, balayage, seasonal color changes and bleach and tones.

Shayla
Colorist
Shayla is a master colorist and has been a colorist at Gene Juarez her entire 22-year career. Originally from Olympia, Shayla is certified in Keratin Smoothing Treatments, relaxers and perms. She loves working with blondes.

Sienna
Colorist
Years of Experience: 14, 13 Gene Juarez
Specialty Services: blonding

Sunny
Colorist
Sunny is a Master Colorist originally from Gig Harbor, WA and has been in the industry for five years. As a Gene Juarez Colorist the past three years, Sunny has developed a love for balayage. She is also Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified.
Design
Premier Artists

Chandra
Premier Designer
Chandra is a premier designer and educator and has been with Gene Juarez for nine years. She is Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified and loves working with all hair types: thick, curly, fine, short, you name it!

Cole
Premier Designer
Years of Experience: 10, all at Gene Juarez
Specialty Services: men’s cuts, calligraphy cuts, special occasion hair

Heather
Premier Designer
Heather is a premier designer from University Place, WA. She has been in the hair industry for 25 years, all at GJ. She loves women’s cuts and special occasion hair.

Jae
Premier Designer
Jae is a premier designer from Lakewood, WA and has been a hairdresser for 21 years. In his 11 years at Gene Juarez, Jae has become a certified curl expert and certified in Keratin Smoothing Treatments.
Artists

Amanda
Designer
Years of Experience: 11, all at Gene Juarez
Specialty Services: Men’s cuts, extensions, curl expert certified, Keratin treatments, special occasion hair

Cori
Designer
Cori has been a hairdresser for 26 years and is from right here in the PNW. She has been with Gene Juarez for 25 years and prides herself on being a great listener and making her clients feel beautiful and confident.

Drew
Designer
Drew has been in the hair industry since 1998 and has been with Gene Juarez for 18 years. She loves to analyze what hair style will work best for her clients’ lifestyle and face shape. She loves doing special occasion updos and working with all hair lengths and types.

Edward
Designer
Edward is from Seattle, WA and has been a designer at the Tacoma Gene Juarez for his entire 21-year career. He loves doing precision haircuts.

Genevieve
Designer
Genevieve has been a hairdresser for 14 years and is from right here in Tacoma! She has been with Gene Juarez for seven years, where she loves working with curls and doing men’s hair. She is a great listener and is very understanding when faced with hair challenges. Genevieve is a certified curl expert.

Hope
Designer
Years of Experience: 16, all at Gene Juarez
Specialty Services: Men’s cuts, razor cutting, kids’ cuts, soft-to-medium texture curls
Languages spoken: Tagalog, Ilocano

Ivy
Designer
Ivy was born in Spokane but lived in England as a child; military family! She has been a hairdresser and at Gene Juarez for 20 years. Ivy loves working with short and long hair – a little bit of everything!

Katie
Designer
Katie was born in Downey, CA but was raised in Milton, WA. She has been in the hair industry for 13 years and has been with Gene Juarez for 12. She loves big volume blowouts and short, fun women’s cuts!

Kristen
Designer
Kristen is from Puyallup, WA and has been a hairdresser for eight years. She has been working at Gene Juarez for six years and loves doing beautiful special occasion hair.

Kylee
Designer
Years of Experience: 6, 5 at Gene Juarez
Specialty Services: Keratin treatments, extensions
Advanced training: Ease-hair pro extension certified, Cezanne certified

Lindsey
Designer
Lindsey has been a hairdresser for 18 years and is from Lake Tapps, WA. In her 16 years at Gene Juarez, she has grown to love working with fine hair and creating gorgeous updos. Lindsey is Calligraphy Cut certified.

Olivia
Designer
Olivia has been in the hair industry for 19 years, all at Gene Juarez. She is from Tacoma, WA and loves cutting men’s hair and doing beautiful special occasion hair. Olivia is a certified curl expert and is Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified.

Tasha
Designer
Tasha is from Eastern Washington and has been in the hair industry for over six years. She enjoys working with a variety of hair and styles! Men’s cuts, fun styles, Keratin Smoothing Treatments- you name it! She’s passionate about her craft and really enjoys getting to know her clients.

William
Designer
William is from Tacoma, WA and has been a designer for 20 years! We are lucky that he has spent his entire career at Gene Juarez. William loves giving haircuts and loves working with short hair.
Makeup
Therapist Profile Coming Soon!
Massage
Premier Therapists

Cydne
Premier Massage Therapist
Cydne is from Frederickson, WA and has been a massage therapist for 22 years and with Gene Juarez for 21 years. She is certified in reflexology and maternity massage. Deep Tissue massage is another of Cydne’s specialties! She also enjoys working with hot stones and helping her clients achieve general body care.
Therapists

Susanna
Massage Therapist
Susanna has been with Gene Juarez for 12 years and is from Tacoma, WA. She has been a massage therapist for the past 14 years and loves deep tissue massage, relaxation massage, body treatments and maternity massage.
Skin Care
Premier Therapists

Aurea
Premier Skin Care Therapist
Years of Experience: 16, 15 at Gene Juarez
Specialty Services: Brow shaping, lash and brow tinting, HydraFacial, resurfacing treatments, waxing, bikini wax, back facial, ultrasound facial
Advanced Training: Licensed esthetics instructor

Faith
Premier Skin Care Therapist
Years of Experience: 13, 7 at Gene Juarez
Specialty Services: Microblading, brow shaping, lash and brow tinting, lash extensions, HydraFacial, resurfacing treatments, waxing, bikini wax, Brazilian wax
@faitholibrows

Heidi
Premier Skin Care Therapist
Heidi is a premier skincare therapist from Tacoma, WA and has been in the skincare industry for 27 years. She has spent the last 25 years at Gene Juarez where she loves to do microneedling, Brazilian waxes and helping clients with acne.
Therapists

Karissa
Skin Care Therapist
Karissa is a skincare therapist from Steilacoom, WA. She has been with Gene Juarez for five and a half years, but has been in the skincare industry for 14 years. She loves doing Microdermabrasion facials, lash lifts, Brazilian waxing and helping clients with acne.

Luca
Skin Care Therapist
Luca is from Tacoma, WA and has been an esthetician for 15 years. In her five years as a Gene Juarez skincare therapist, Luca has come to love brow shaping, facials and reflexology.

Vina
Skin Care Therapist
Years of Experience: 18, 17 at Gene Juarez
Specialty Services: Brow shaping, lash and brow tinting, HydraFacial, resurfacing treatments, waxing, bikini wax, Brazilian wax
Languages Spoken: Hmong
Nails

Cayenne
Nail Artist
Cayenne is originally from Stockton, CA and has been in the nail industry for nine years. She has been a nail artist at Gene Juarez for four years and loves to do shellac manicures, nail art and rockstar glitter. She loves to give her clients firm massages!

Chloe
Nail Artist
Chloe is from Puerto Rico! She has been a nail artist for seven years and has been with Gene Juarez for five and a half.

Dorothy
Nail Artist
Dorothy has been a nail artist at Gene Juarez for her entire 30-year career. She is originally from Tacoma, WA and loves to give her clients pedicures.

Jen
Nail Artist
Jen is originally from California. She has been in the nail industry for 27 years and has been at Gene Juarez for the past 22. She loves shellac manicures, nail art and acrylics.

Liz
Nail Artist
Liz is from right here in Tacoma. She has been a nail artist at Gene Juarez for 32 years and loves to give awesome pedicures.

Loann
Nail Artist
Loann is a nail artist originally from Vietnam. She has been in the industry since 1994 and has been working at Gene Juarez for the past six years. She loves giving her clients relaxing spa pedicures and shellac manicures.
Visit Us
4502 South Steele Street
Suite 1139
Tacoma, WA 98409
Please note our holiday and temporary operating hours
Monday 9am – 8pm
Tuesday 9am – 8pm
Wednesday 9am – 8pm
Thursday 9am – 8pm
Friday 9am – 8pm
Saturday 9am – 8pm
Sunday 9am – 7pm
Driving Directions
Northbound on I-5: Take 38th Street Exit 132 towards Gig Harbor/Bremerton, merge onto South 38th Street, and turn left onto South Steele Street.
Southbound on I-5: Take 38th Street Exit 132 towards Gig Harbor/Bremerton, merge onto South 38th Street, and turn left onto South Steele Street.
Available Services
- Balayage
- Base Color
- Body Treatments
- Bridal Hair
- Calligraphy Cut
- European Facial
- GJ Express Blowdry & Finish
- GJ Signature Blowdry
- Haircut
- Highlights
- Kérastase Salon Conditioning Treatments
- Keratin Smoothing Treatment
- Lash Extensions
- Manicures
- Massage
- Massage & Body Treatments
- Nail Extensions
- Pedicures
- Permanent Wave
- Relaxers
- Special Occasion Makeup
- Thermal Straightening
- Waxing