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| - I purchased a Groupon for a Brazilian wax and I was really impressed. They have online scheduling, which every salon should embrace! Courtenay (my waxer) was extremely efficient and got every spec of hair off. She even went beyond the bikini line and waxed the upper thigh, which I think everyone should do. She was fun to chat with and very nice. She was also patient and didn't make me feel bad when I was 5 minutes late because I couldn't find the salon (my fault, not theirs). She's a "fast puller" so you can barely feel the rip ("slow pullers" have me in agony because I can literally feel every hair being ripped out-ouch!) Courtenay's confident, so she doesn't hesitate when she pulls, which drastically reduces the pain. The salon also uses Tend Skin and a tea tree oil lotion after the wax; within 30 minutes of the wax, I had no redness (it usually takes an hour for the redness to subside). There are two reasons I am giving them four stars and not five, however, these are personal preferences, so take my comments with a grain of salt. The first reason is that they use soft wax; I prefer hard wax. There is an industry debate over which is better. There are pros and cons for both and it's usually a personal preference that dictates which is superior. Soft wax (when they use a cloth strip) gets a lot of hair, but when you rip it, it takes the top layer of skin AND the hair off. Because it's so aggressive, you can't go over the same spot again, but it provides great exfoliation and can reduce how many ingrown hairs you get. Hard wax allows you to go over the same spot again, but can leave behind fine little hairs as well as little specs of wax (which are easily removed). Hard wax also has to cool before it can be removed, so it sometimes can take a little bit longer, but if you have a good waxer, there's no difference in the appointment time. Anyway . . . the reason I prefer hard wax is that soft wax usually makes me bleed (I guess I have sensitive skin). Courtenay was so good though that I only had a tiny spec of bleeding that was gone in two seconds. The other reason I only gave them four stars is that they do not offer waxing packages. Their pricing for a Brazilian wax is $60, which is the industry standard. However, so many places now offer discounts if you buy several waxes at once; their pricing isn't what I would call competitive, although it isn't unreasonable by any means. If they switched to package pricing for loyal clients, I would definitely overlook the soft waxing and return to the salon for my next wax. Oh, and one other thing (I didn't factor this into my rating, but I found it amusing). They have this silly little modesty towel to cover your pelvic region while you are waxed, but it's kind of ridiculous. You are receiving a Brazilian; she's going to see everything eventually anyway! Once you get over the embarrassment of your first time, modesty should go out the window, but that's just me. Happy waxing! :-)
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