Booked a buccal facial massage on Groupon and had an appointment at 9 am. I arrive before my appointment and had to fill out some forms. 15 mins passed and, who I'm assuming is the owner, apologized and let me know I'll be seen soon - that the person who would be giving me my service today arrived late. I respected and appreciated the communication and told her it was okay. Also, there was an issue with my booking. I called to make the appointment and it was logged as a package session of 3, when it was 1 session that I booked. She explained to me that the service is really 30 mins but because I was told an hour, she added on a facial to my service. Again, I really appreciated this and was looking forward to my service.
When the service started, my skin was first examined. I got a facial done first, then the massage. A buccal massage is supposed to be gentle, but everything was BEYOND gentle including my neck and shoulder massage. At times, it felt kind of like she didn't know what she was doing. There was no flow to my service. It was like she would start one thing then abruptly stop, then get back into it. One thing I was not a fan of, was the fact the amount of times my esthetician left the room. First, the steamer didn't have enough water, then she was getting product, then the owner came in to tell her something and whispered - she didn't understand so she followed her back out.
The part that really left me disappointed was the fact that my appointment already started 15 mins late, but then I didn't even finish on time. The service is an hour and it ended even 20 minutes after that - so 35 minutes after my original end time. I was super annoyed at this point because I planned my morning out this way on purpose and had work later - so I left in a bad mood, instead of feeling relaxed.
Regarding my rating, I would give it a 2.5 if I could, but not quite a 3. All in all, the service was definitely lacking. And to be frank, I am happy to have paid a Groupon rate instead of whatever they charge for the actual service. read more