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 15 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 24-year career with Gene Juarez and is a 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 17 years. Originally from Auburn, WA, Jacquie has been with Gene Juarez her entire 17-year career and is a Premier and Master Colorist. She loves working with beautiful blondes, doing perms, and helping women embrace their greys!
Kathryn
Premier Colorist
Kathryn is a Washington native. She has spent all of her eight-year career at Gene Juarez and is balayage and Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified. She loves foil services and grey coverage. Kathryn works at both our Bellevue and Tacoma salons.
Rayanne
Premier Colorist
Rayanne is a Premier Colorist from Gig Harbor. She has been at Gene Juarez for the entirety of her 20-year career and is Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified. She loves balayage, highlights and “her job and salon!”.
Tija
Premier Colorist
Tija is a Premier and Master Colorist from right here in Tacoma! She has been at Gene Juarez for her entire 16-year career. She specializes in balayage.
Artists
Elaine
Colorist
Elaine is a Master Colorist from Lake Tapps, WA and has been in the industry for 17 years. She has been with Gene Juarez for 14 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 four years. In her two years at Gene Juarez, Kaelinn has grown to love creating beautiful balayages.
Kenzie
Colorist
Kenzie has been a Colorist for two years and is from University Place, WA. She loves to balayage and to create awesome works of art with fashion colors!
Marsha
Colorist
Marsha is from Jacksonville, FL. She has been with Gene Juarez for five 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 seven years. She loves enhancing her clients’ natural hair colors!
Rose
Colorist
Rose has been in the industry for over three 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 20-year career. Originally from Olympia, Shayla is certified in Keratin Smoothing Treatments, relaxers and perms. She loves working with blondes.
Sienna
Colorist
Sienna is from Puyallup, WA and has been a Colorist for 10 years. She has spent her entire career at Gene Juarez! She is always sure to listen to client needs to achieve amazing results.
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 seven years. She is Smoothing Keratin Treatment certified and loves working with all hair types: thick, curly, fine, short, you name it!
Heather
Premier Designer
Heather is a Premier Designer from University Place, WA. She has been in the hair industry for 23 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 19 years. In his nine years at Gene Juarez, Jae has become a certified Curl Expert and certified in Smoothing Keratin Treatments.
Artists
Alexis
Designer
Alexis is a self-proclaimed “army brat” and grew up all over the place. Having settled in Washington, she became a Designer at Gene Juarez six years ago. She specializes in Keratin Smoothing Treatments and loves working with hair of all lengths! She enjoys helping her clients strengthen their hair and promote growth.
Amanda
Designer
Amanda is originally from California. She has been with Gene Juarez for eight years; her entire career in the industry. She is a certified Curl Expert, Smoothing Keratin Treatment certified, Men’s Specialist and Special Occasion hair certified. She loves working with all hair types and loves all of her clients. “I love what I do!”.
Cori
Designer
Cori has been a hairdresser for 24 years and is from right here in the PNW. She has been with Gene Juarez for 23 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 16 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.
Emma
Designer
Emma is from Burien, WA and has been a hairdresser for 8 years, all spent at GJ. She loves doing gorgeous updos and short women’s cuts.
Genevieve
Designer
Genevieve has been a hairdresser for 12 years and is from right here in Tacoma! She has been with Gene Juarez for five years, where she loves working with curls and doing men’s hair. She is a great listener and very understanding when faced with hair challenges. Genevieve is a certified Curl Expert.
Hope
Designer
Hope is originally from Hawaii and has been a Designer for 14 years. In her 13 years at Gene Juarez, she always makes sure to listen to her clients wants and loves short and razor cuts.
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 18 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 11 years and has been with Gene Juarez for 10. She loves big volume blowouts and short, fun women’s cuts!
Kristen
Designer
Kristen is from Puyallup, WA and has been a hairdresser for six years. She has been working at Gene Juarez for four years and loves doing beautiful special occasion hair.
Kylee
Designer
Kylee is from Bonney Lake, WA and has been in the hair industry for three years. In her two years at Gene Juarez, Kylee has become Smoothing Keratin Treatment certified and loves working with short hair.
Lindsey
Designer
Lindsey has been a hairdresser for 16 years and is from Lake Tapps, WA. In her 14 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 17 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 Smoothing Keratin Treatment certified.
Polly
Designer
Polly is originally from Cambodia! She has spent her whole 17-year career at Gene Juarez and loves working with women’s short hair and special occasion updos.
William
Designer
William is from Tacoma, WA and has been a Designer for 18 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 with Gene Juarez for 17 years. She is certified in reflexology and maternity massage. Deep Tissue massage is another of Cydne’s specialties!
Therapists
Danae
Massage Therapist
Danae has been a Massage Therapist for over five years and is from Vashon, WA. She enjoys hot stones, deep tissue, and relaxation massages. Danae has been with Gene Juarez for one year.
Susanna
Massage Therapist
Susanna has been with Gene Juarez for five years and is from Tacoma, WA. She has been a Massage Therapist for the past 11 years and loves deep tissue massage, body treatments and maternity massage.
Skin Care
Premier Therapists
Faith
Premier Skin Care Therapist
Faith is a Premier Skin Care Therapist from Silverdale, WA. Fun fact: she was originally born in Italy! Faith has been an industry professional for 10 years and been at Gene Juarez for four. She specializes in creating beautiful brow shapes through Microblading. Follow her on Instagram @faitholibrows
Heidi
Premier Skin Care Therapist
Heidi is a Premier Skincare Therapist from Tacoma, WA and has been in the skincare industry for 25 years. She has spent the last 23 years at Gene Juarez where she loves to do microneedling, Brazilian waxes and helping clients with acne.
Therapists
Aurea
Skin Care Therapist
Aurea is a Skincare Therapist and Educator from Tacoma, WA. She has been in the industry for 13 years, spending the last 12 at Gene Juarez. She loves to give classic facials, microderm facials, eyebrow tinting and eyebrow waxing. Aurea loves to pamper every guest that comes to see her and strives to exceed their expectations.
Karissa
Skin Care Therapist
Karissa is a Skincare Therapist from Steilacoom, WA. She has been with Gene Juarez for three and a half years, but has been in the skincare industry for 12 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 13 years. In her three years as a Gene Juarez Skincare Therapist, Luca has come to love brow shaping, facials and reflexology.
Nails
Cayenne
Nail Artist
Cayenne is originally from Stockton, CA and has been in the nail industry for seven years. She has been a Nail Artist at Gene Juarez for two 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 five years and has been with Gene Juarez for three and a half.
Dorothy
Nail Artist
Dorothy has been a Nail Artist at Gene Juarez for her entire 28-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 25 years and has been at Gene Juarez for the past 20. 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 30 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 four years. She loves giving her clients relaxing spa pedicures and shellac manicures.
Visit Us
4502 South Steele Street
Suite 1139
Tacoma, WA 98409
Monday 10am – 7:30pm
Tuesday 9am – 9pm
Wednesday 9am – 9pm
Thursday 8am – 9pm
Friday 8am – 9pm
Saturday 8am – 9pm
Sunday 8am – 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
- Microderm Facial
- Nail Extensions
- Pedicures
- Permanent Wave
- Relaxers
- Special Occasion Makeup
- Thermal Straightening
- Ultrasound Facial
- Waxing
