2026-03-15T23:08:43.599Z

Amazing place for a kids cut. Even my 10 year old son loves the experience (and video games). My daughter’s hair is silky soft and she appreciates the manicure, candy, tattoo.

2026-03-15T22:15:17.721Z

I had an injury so I could not use my left arm so I wanted to get braids so I didn’t have to worry about putting my hair up or fixing it. Everyone was super nice and accommodating. It was quick and painless. Would definitely recommend

2026-03-15T22:03:56.448Z

David did a phenomenal job. We were in & out in 20 min and he gave my son the exact cut I was looking for. We will definitely be repeat clients!

2026-03-15T19:11:01.479Z

David is so patient and calm with both my 2 year old and 4 year old. My 4 year old has ASD and this is the first place we’ve had an stress-free haircut ever! David’s “vacuum” method works so much better for his sensory needs.

2026-03-15T17:32:15.849Z

Lvl 2 Autistic kiddo's first haircut at 4 with David!We will definitely get our kid's haircuts here again. Here's why:Our kiddo has gotten better with transitions over the years, but not for new, noisy, high sensory places (like a typical barber shop). So here and there we'd look for reviews citing haircuts for autistic kiddos. We were never felt good enough David's name came up enough times for us to schedule.Despite priming the week of we still had a meltdown at Sharkey's. I wanted to bail but everyone gave us time and space. When it was finally time for our cut, David clearly familiar with kiddos on the spectrum. Even though they have such cute chairs our kiddo is familiar with like Cars (from Disney), David pulled chairs together for us so we could sit with our kiddo, hold and comfort him, and carried on with the haircut showing our kiddo all the cool tools. By now our son's meltdown was long gone, curiosity got him, and the experience (which David repeatedly emphasized and cared about for our kiddo) was a positive one. In the end, our son gave David a high five while team members took a photo of him with his first haircut certificate, gave him a huge balloon to hold, and celebrated and praised him. They were super supportive, patient, and just extraordinarily skilled at this because let's face it a haircuts one thing...doing that same haircut with a kiddo on the spectrum is another... Nevertheless they did it. Our kid enjoyed it. And now I'm hoping other families with kiddos on the spectrum find this review (much like we found many others about David and this team here at Sharkey's) and your kiddos have just as good an experience as ours.

2026-03-15T16:59:27.216Z

David and the whole crew at the Carlsbad Sharkey’s were awesome. They made us and our 1.5 year old feel very comfortable. We will definitely be coming back to see David.

2026-03-15T16:43:05.074Z

2026-03-11T23:52:07.034Z

David was awesome! It was my 21 month old first time and he didn’t cry at all. I was shocked! David really knows how to keep the kids involved and happy 😊

2026-03-08T16:47:11.112Z

Loved the experience! Super friendly staff that knew how to work with my squirmy child they did an amazing job and made his first haircut a memorable experience.