One word... Amazing!!!!! Came here today for a Brazilian and clearly it's going to hurt but nothing like hot wax like literally no pain what so ever after and not much while getting it done. A few hrs later I even forgot I had gotten it done compared with hot-wax pain would last a whole day or longer. But not only was this amazing and clean and very welcoming to a new customer, the girl that did my wax named Ana was soooooo friendly and it made it so much more comfortable having this done. See you in 4-5 week lay bare ;) read more

Adding another quick review to let you all know that RUTH is amazing too! She knows what she's doing when it comes to Brazilian waxing! Very sweet girl too. Every time I book with her, I leave with a clean, smooth kitty every time! read more

Paula did an amazing job. It was so quick, I was in and out in no time. After moving to LA and having a lot of trial and error, I have finally found my new go to place. read more

Staff was friendly, professional and clean and all went well but it hurt like HELL! I will definitely stick with strip waxing which seems to be done much faster and less painfully. Not a bad place, just not for me! I don't know how people can do it on a regular basis. OUCH! read more

This place is awesome. I was introduced to this place through groupon and I really wanted to give it a try. I've been here twice, one with Elan and once with Paula, both did quick and thorough jobs. I felt comfortable both times around. I've been bugging my friends to come here! Sugaring is amazing. read more

I've been quite surprised at how few places there are in LA that sugar. I was waxed by Josie and am quite happy with my experience. She's quick, experienced, precise, and very kind. Yes, it's going to hurt- what do you expect when you're having hair ripped from your skin? It's a very cute space as well. read more

I've been looking for my go-to waxing place, and I'm pretty sure that Lay Bare is it! Here's what I loved: -The environment is clean but not totally bland. I love that it's painted lime green inside; you can tell that it's professional and legit here, with a little bit of flair. -Sugaring is so much better than hot wax. The waxes come in their own containers so you know there's no double-dipping or cross contamination. Plus it's not as traumatic as it goes on your skin, and it's natural, so you're not going to picking neon blue gunk off your lady bits for days after. -Shout out to ELAN!! She was so fabulous in explaining the process and was super thorough. She made the process easy and did everything with a smile...I'd recommend booking with her. -Super affordable services with no loss in quality. -You can book online, but if it's your birthday month you'll get a discount - but you have to book over the phone. And if you're a new customer, check groupon...there's sometimes deals that will make it even cheaper to come here! *Note: As of May 1st they only accept tips in cash. read more

I have gotten waxes in the past but this was my first time sugaring. One of my best gal pals referred me to this place and I am so happy she did. The salon is small but very cute and clean, each technician has their own room to maintain and Paula's was clean and organized. There's not much to say about getting waxed - it's an intimate thing and it f'n HURTS but Paula was great and very professional. And easy to talk to! She did a great job and I was very happy. I'll definitely be coming back. read more

I'm a long-time customer of Lay Bare and just had a wonderful first experience at the Studio City location. Ruth is lovely and talented, and exhibits what I believe to be the top three qualities in a waxing professional: 1. Kind, 2. Quick, and 3. Pain-free. No complaints from me - thank you so much, Ruth, for being so good at what you do! And thank you to the staff at Lay Bare for always being so organized and so pleasant. read more

The receptionist Fiona was so nice and helpful. She and the Lay Bare staff were very welcoming and made the experience there a pleasant one. My appointment was with Veronica, who made me as comfortable as you can be while sitting bottomless on a table with my legs spread like butterfly wings. I appreciated that she checked to see if I was ok and continued to talk to me (through the pain). Most importantly the place was clean! She wore gloves and changed them frequently, I had my own batch of "Sugar", and she got EVERY hair. I am happy with my results and even happier that I found this business. read more

Hands down the best way to go bare. Very first time for cold/sugar wax and it was nowhere near painful- yes you feel a little pull but I'm telling you this was better than getting my eyebrows threaded. Josie is pretty amazing, thorough, and super fast! Was done in barely 10 minutes! I will definitely be coming back for all future waxing needs! read more

I hate how this place is so far from home/work but it's so amazing that I make the trek. Lay Bare is not expensive, clean, nice staff, quick service, what more could you ask for? read more

I am blown away by this whole experience from start to finish. I purchased 1 Brazilian wax on Groupon for Lay Bare Waxing Salon to try out cold wax for the very first time. Let me start with the service: Making the appointment over the phone was fast and easy and they even send you an appointment confirmation via text message. Once I got to the location, they were very nice and accommodating and got me in right away with my wax specialist, Ana (even after being 10 minutes late). After the wax, I just had to complete my quick questionnaire pertaining to waxing and the lady at the front desk redeemed my Groupon voucher and off I went! Now, to my first cold wax experience: AWEEESOMMEE!!! I have tried soft wax with muslin strips and hard wax and hard wax was truly my favorite as it was least painful. However, cold wax is now my first preference and my favorite! There is absolutely NO DOUBLE DIPPING and sanitary issues because you have your own, as my wax specialist calls it, "wax ball" ^_^ They make their own wax with sugar, honey, and lemon and put it away in a small disposable container and warm it up in hot water bath to soften the wax and they use that 1 ball to wax ALL of your hair (maybe more wax balls depending on the area). The pain level is a little bit higher than hard wax (soft wax: 5/5, hard wax 2/5, cold wax 2.5/5); the .5 difference is due to the fact that because there's no pausing to let the wax harden, it is constant wax and pull. Overall, I find that with cold wax, there's less pain, less redness, less bumps, and tenderness is brief. Ana made me comfortable right away and I'm not sure what pattern she did when waxing me, but it was quick, not too painful, and easy. Love the results! I will be buying the 3 Brazilian wax package soon! :D I am so glad I have finally found a place to keep after so many years! read more

This place is great!!! Second time here and the girls are so nice. Prices are super reasonable, and although it hurts like nothing has ever hurt before, the girls make the experience less horrifying. They say take a Motrin 30 minutes in advance and no caffeine....and it'll hurt less. I've yet to try that but I'm sure it works!! I definitely recommend this place. read more

I love Lay Bare! I haven't been to another waxing salon in over 6 months. The experience is so comfortable. I've had both Ruth and Elan as my waxers/threaders and they're both so sweet. They're very easy to talk to and keep you rightly distracted as they do their work. My eyebrows have also never looked better. Plus, tipping through Venmo is brilliant. read more

I enjoyed my service and Danielle was great. I love the fact that it's sugaring and not the regular waxing. It's been a while since I've been but I will be going back regularly. Excellent service! Keep up the great work Lay Bare! read more

Thank you for extending your offer for a free sugar wax. It was a great second experience, no waiting, and everyone at the front desk was extremely helpful! Thanks again. read more

I received my very first waxing ever at this location from Sherly and it was great. I was skeptical because the pricing was very reasonable compared to other places in the area but I saw some great reviews and decided to try it out. Sherly explained the process step by step and told me exactly what to expect. My experience was great from the beginning to the end l! Even the receptionist was great and the location is very clean! I will be back. read more

I used to be regular. My favorite aesthetician left and between her and finding my next favorite, I had hits and misses. They were always kind to accommodate me (sometimes after they mistakenly cancelled my appointment but a couple of those times I was either late or had no appointment). Or they (receptionist) seemed kind. I stopped going after one particular experience. While I was in the room waiting for my aesthetician, I could overhear the receptionist talking to someone ad laughing and saying something that sounded like she was mocking both a specific customer and her customers in general. She said something in a sarcastic voice about customers always being right, she laughed, and she said "they are so stupid." I never ever went back. They have some talented girls. Some not so much. So if you must go, strongly rely on the yelp reviews for recommendations, I strongly discourage you from trying a new random person. Though I will never come again on principle. read more

After looking for numerous places in LA for a good/not-so-painful Brazilian wax...I have finally found the place! And better yet, it's SUGAR waxing! Which is a lot better than hot wax. I have been coming here for a year and I always go to my girl JOSIE! She's awesome! read more

I bought a Groupon deal for a brazilian wax and was a little nervous as to what to expect since this was my first time going to Lay Bare. However, making an appointment was easy and the receptionist was very friendly and went over the process of what to expect. The place itself was very clean which is very important to me. Ana, who I made an appointment with, was super awesome. Very welcoming and friendly which eased the process. I'm glad I found this place! read more

The place was very clean and the ladies were all friendly. I had Josie who was awesome and did not lie about how much pain to expect. I don't really have much to compare with other places but environment was welcoming. I'll be back for a second time around. read more

I have been going to Lay Bare for over a year and a half and have never had a bad waxing experience. Thanks Ana (who no longer works there), Paula, and Ruth. All are excellent and super professional and make you feel as comfortable as you can in an uncomfortable position. Plus their prices are amazing! Keep it up! read more

Paula was excellent, she answered all my questions because I was a bit nervous but made me feel right at ease front the get go. It was fast with little pain (I expected more) I'll see Paula next month. read more

Clean space! Quick and not much pain! Sugar wax is a nice consistency and temperature. You won't ever get burned. Pleasant employees. I have been coming for years. read more

First time customer and will definitely be a returning customer. I had Jenny and she was amazing. So knowledgeable and made me feel at ease. Highly recommend her and this wax salon. read more

I loved my experience here. Came here first time for the sugar waxing. It was amazing. Did not hurt at all for me. If you can get tattoos you can get waxed. She was super professional, I believe her name was jazmin. She was amazing, I've never done waxing before and she was super professional and mature. She did an excellent job. I recommend 100%. I will be coming back here again! read more

I had my first session with Liz today and she was super nice! Made me feel comfortable. She explained everything she was doing. Parking is valet only. They do validate but the parking attendant still said I had to pay. The salon itself is very clean. The staff is friendly when you check in. read more

1st timer (sugaring wax) and I'm definitely coming back. Super nice and friendly staff, very informative. Super clean location. Highly recommend it. read more

JENNY. JENNY. JENNY. There is a reason why she has such great reviews. She was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. That's all i can say. She was great. Thank you for making me feel at home :) Thank you thank you thank you! read more

I never give bad reviews, however the customer service is not acceptable. I had left multiple voicemails and no one had called me back. I bought a groupon and if I had more time, I would just not even bother to use this service. Extremely disappointed, I recommend calling during business hours only. read more

This place is great!!! you feel so comfortable and they are so quick! im not going to lie it hurt like hell, but its worth it! im for sure going to make this a regular 4 week visit from now on!! read more

I got a Groupon and the process of getting an appt and seen was painless even though the waxing was anything but. My tech was Ruth and she was efficient and friendly. I felt like she knew what she was doing and got almost every hair (she mentioned some were too short for the wax to really grab onto). I like their use of cold wax/sugaring as its much gentler the skin. read more

I had such a great experience here. I had never had anything waxed other than my eyebrows and upper lip, so I was insanely nervous about my first bikini wax. I heard good things about sugar wax and decided that would be the best way to go for my first time. While I'm still on the fence about sugar waxing (I think hard wax is probably better, my reason for 4 stars instead of 5), I am definitely a fan of Lay Bare and their staff! The girl who worked on me was SO friendly and patient with me. She kept up great conversation to keep my mind off the hair being ripped over and over from my vag. A for effort, girlfriend! There was also a birthday month special going on while I was there (and it happened to be my birthday) so I got a free upper lip wax. All in all the prices are affordable and fair, the facility was clean, and the staff was great. I'll be back :) read more

This place is fantastic!! I read all the Yelp reviews about how good this place was so I thought I'd give it a try. Yelpers are smart cookies! They are very professional and nice. The receptionist called to confirm my appointment and later called to let me know if I was in the area I could come in early. Ruth was my technician and not only was she very good at the waxing, she was great to talk to as well. She put me at ease and calmed my nerves. I'll definitely be back!! read more

It really is as good as everyone says! I had Paula, she was nice and helped make the process not so awkward but best of all, she was quick!! Hurts like hell still but that's a given no matter what. If you're going to put yourself through the pain you should at least be sure to get it done right. Highly recommend. I also LOVE that you can tip with venmo because let's be real, who carries cash around anymore? read more

Paula is a miracle worker! She is simply amazing! :) I go to lay bare every month and the staff and service are wonderful.

I been going to Laybare for about a year and Ruth has done an awesome job every time...

Love this place! I'd never tried sugaring before and it is virtually painless. In fact, it kinda feels good :) the staff is awesome, they really know what they're doing. I'll be a client for life! read more

I don't think I will shave again! I had my first Brazilian wax and I am so pleased with the results. The salon was very clean and the staff was very friendly. Liz was sweet, explained the process and made me feel at ease. I will definitely recommend Lay Bare and sugaring over hard wax any day! read more