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| - This may be a new or newer business, I'm not sure. They were great at getting me in with almost no notice for a face wax. They offered me water the moment I entered the door, and had complimentary cookies and fruit out to snack on. The two men working the counter were very professional and courteous. The intake form all places seem to make you fill out asked the typical invasive questions, some of which I left blank as I didn't feel was there business and unlike many places I have been to they didn't try to pry it out of me when I turned it in. A huge positive in their favor, and I was really liking the place for that.
The appointment didn't start on time, but the reception made the wait easy and they had free wifi available. The lady who treated me was very nice, she stated that she uses something called "sugar wax" and was preparing it. She described that it was safer and gentler than other waxes and the same area can be reapplied with it more than once without worrying about the skin getting burned like with other waxes. Compared to other waxes she was correct about it being gentler, and didn't irritate my sensitive skin. However, it takes longer for them to do. Typically I am use to being in and out in about 15-20 minutes; this appointment took closer to an hour. Also, she seemed to be doing the same areas multiple times and had to tweeze a lot by hand. Also (red flag), at the end of the appointment she didn't offer a mirror so that I could verify that all was ok. At the time I wasn't overly worried about it, paid and left.
Then I met up with a friend to do some quick shopping before heading home. My friend noticed my face was pink in some areas and I explained where I'd been. She grabbed me by the chin and checked it out and said she was surprised I was alright with it.... ok, now I'm getting a bit nervous as I tell her that I didn't actually check over the work, just paid and left. She heads me over to a display counter for me to check out the job. While not horrible, my face had strays and wasn't the normal smooth look I received at other places. If I went into full details it would make it sound like I had a full girly beard and mustache, so to save my dignity (some), I'll not go into all the details. She did a good job with the eyebrows, but as far as a full face I was disappointed. However due to the reception and courtesy shown upped my star rating from a 2 to a 3.
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