I started coming to this spot back when it was a quaint little 4 room service spa…read more Now it's got plentiful more rooms, enough staff to serve a kingdom and way more services I'd like to try...when I win the lotto. It's a full service spa, you get a locker with robe, slippers and sauna access. No pool. Single vanity area with hair dryer, q-tips, hair ties, etc. Bring your own brush. I'll review what I have tried: Facials - man, no one does it better. They tuck you into an electronically warmed blanket. I like my facials to really do the nitty gritty, get all my pores cleansed and tightened. This means extractions. And if you have no idea what extractions are like, well maybe you don't want to. If you do, you'll know how tedious and painful it can be. Well S.E.S has it down to an art. They have special tools for extractions that they constantly clean. I know this because they constantly spray down their tools with alcohol. I can hear it and smell it while in between being in pain. They exfoliate - steam - extract - cleanse - mask - tone. The whole shebang and they don't even charge you extra like some other places. In between waiting times while your face is soaking up the mask? They massage your hands. Body scrub - pretty neat concept and makes your whole body feel like you just came from the womb. Seriously. The only thing that stops me from getting this service more often is the fact that I have to lay there naked while two women scrub me all over while I am laying in an open capsule. After the scrub they close the capsule (head outside) and the water jets spray you down. There's a good resting period where it warms up like a sauna and you are totally encased in a good steam. There's light therapy that goes on so your body is illuminated in techno colored lights. The whole techie capsule thing is quite the experience. Weight loss - yes. I tried it. I could only bring myself to try it a handful of times. Hard to explain, they offer target area treatments, and hook a massage device up to a machine. There's light therapy added to the rolling device that they use and treat your choice of area for x amount of time. They log your measurements after every session. I effectively lost an inch (no I am not going to disclose where) but of course gained it all back in three fold. Not my fault they are across from a DQ. Massage - I've never heard of lumbar. I've never heard of pressure point massages. All I know is that it works and I always feel great afterwards. I'll leave it up to them to explain the sorcery behind all of that, but I will tell you that I can never stay away through a whole session. They won't make small talk if you don't want to. I love it. Yes, they do insurance claims. Eyelash extensions - no, they aren't advertising much of this like other places. I'm guessing because they are so extremely booked for extensions they don't need to. Natural looking, yup. Longer fuller doll looking, yup. The technician who is also the owner, Sandy has been doing this before all the lash places became a thing. Why she never got recognition as one of the first people in Calgary to be doing extensions is beyond me. She knows her stuff. Perfect set all the time. Parking is situated at the back, through the alley. It shares a small lot with the condos upstairs and another spa right next door (I don't understand this). You can enter from the back by ringing the doorbell. There's also street parking, free on the weekends. Review #4 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012

Quick summary: Sandy at European Spa performed my facial three weeks ago and I have permanent…read morescaring on my cheeks from her overly deep extractions! I would not recommend this place to anyone. I had clear, acne-free skin without any scars prior to my visit. I am deeply disappointed. My experience: I frequent a different salon on a regular basis and never experienced scarring before. My skin was clear before my facial at European Spa and now I'm waiting for a visit to my dermatologist to hopefully remove the extraction scars. I have since cancelled future appointments and informed them of the situation, where I was not offered any solutions. During the facial, I noticed it was more painful than my regular visits with my other spa. Sandy even warned me that the next couple of extractions were going to be painful since they were deep. When the facial was finished, my face had many blood spots and was very red. I thought the dark spots would go away within a couple weeks, but it has now been three weeks and my scaring is permanent. After further research, I've since learned "extractions are a good way to rid your skin of blackheads -- not whiteheads -- but don't let the aesthetician go too deep. A good practitioner will back away from anything not coming out easily." In sum, I do not recommend European Spa for facials.

I found an ad for Sugar Bare in a local newspaper and thought I would give it a try. I had tried a…read morefew waxing places around the city and hadn't been entirely happy with the results. So I wanted to try sugaring instead for my regular Brazilians. I called Cathie and was able to make an appointment for the following week. She works from her home and has a private room set up. The first thing I noticed about Cathie is she is very nice and easy to talk to. She confirmed that I wanted a full Brazilian. She gave me a towel skirt and asked me to change and lie on the table with the open side up. Once I was ready she came in and made sure I wasn't cold. I do admit even though she tries to be discreet in covering you, you do end up being all out there a bit. Just a heads up! She talked about how she was going to go about things, doing small strips at a time, then tweezing if needed. I felt a huge difference in the less amount of pain the sugaring caused as opposed to waxing. There were still a few areas that were sensitive, but once it was done, it didn't feel sore! She had me help hold the skin at times. At the end she cleans the area and applies a aloe gel. Cathie is by far the most thorough person I have ever had give me a Brazilian. Trust me there was nothing left, she even went though and tweezed the small hairs or anything ingrown. She also did the back area, having me turn on my side. I was so pleased with the entire experience! The full Brazilian cost me $45, very affordable for such a great job! I have returned to Cathie numerous times since the first. She always makes me feel comfortable and we chat the whole time! She keeps a little file about you, how your hair is and what she did last time she saw you. She is always very busy, which just shows the loyalty that she develops with her clients. If you refer someone she gives you 10% off! If you are looking for a place to get a Brazilian, this is the place to come! You will not be disappointed!

I would highly recommend Cathie at Sugar Bare for all your hair removal needs. I usually get waxing…read moredone elsewhere but the service at the place I had previously been going to continued to get worse. Cathie doesn't use wax, she uses a solution of sugar and lemongrass. It is less messy and less painful than using wax. Her business is located inside her home and she has a private room set up to work out of. Cathie is very friendly and really makes you feel comfortable. The pricing for her services is less expensive than other places in NW Calgary. I was very impressed with Cathie and her business, I will for sure be a return customer.

as always, this little shop was welcoming and personal. Clean and organized…read more Maika is a brow perfectionist- I will not let anyone else touch my brows! She is a gem and so is her shop.

It was the first time I had my eyebrows done so I wasn't sure what to expect. The receptionist was…read morehelpful and friendly. Lovely Anastasiia did my brows exactly as I asked, and I was in and out quickly. The price was also reasonable. I highly recommend it.

Best service ever, amazing lady! I can really tell she knows what she's doing, and that she's been…read morein the game for a long time.

Bright, clean and efficient! Literally less than 5 mins for threading (maybe 2 mins). I added on an…read moreeyebrow tint and next time I'll stick to just the threading. I have now learned that the hair is what dictates the colour and I'll still need an eyebrow pencil for filling. Overall - fast and good quality. She knows what she's doing. I will be adding threading in to my beauty routine. She also does facials and microdermabrasion - looking forward to trying that one of the next visits.

I was not impressed. My eyebrows had a lot of little hairs left over and same with my lip. The…read morewaxer was late and the vibe was slow.

5 Stars for Golden Peach! ***** Aime is my waxing specialist…read moreand the owner of the business. She is fun to chat with and makes me feel comfortable. Service is excellent and the new location is great. I highly recommend that if you like to be 'silky smooth' to get a membership. This keep pricing reasonable and regular sessions are less painful.

I was very sick and could not cancel my appointment. I explained my situation and they still…read morecharged me full price. I will never recommend them again, especially the Marda Loop facility. Sincerely Marta

I got my brows done at the Aspen location years ago and they took so much off they ended up…read morepenciling them in at the end. ( I have fairly bushy brows.) They looked awful and the shape was completely changed. Recently I decided I would go to them again for brows as I love the manicures they give and this time I went to the crowfoot location and AGAIN they messed them up so bad. They took off way too much and gave them a whole new shape, with out consulting me. To put the cherry on top I have graduation at the end of the month and I am very disappointed.

Expect to wait 30 min even when you have an appt. I watched them take walk-ins while I waited.read more

sadly, in 2019 I had the unfortunate experience of having my eyebrows microbladed by Crystal at The…read moreBamboo Retreat and Spa as part on of her models for her experienced microblading course for The Esthetic Institue. In the beginning I did not know the full process of microblading and did not pick up on how badly Crystal was trained, she drew my eyebrows on, they were kind of blocky but she told me not to worry as it's just a template. She did absolutely no mapping and then put the numbing cream on. Come to when she started doing my eyebrows, they looked ok very dark and swollen but I couldn't see the true extent of what she had done, fast forward to two days after I notice how uneven and completely different shaped my eyebrows were. I was upset and messaged Crystal saying that I need them fixed and evened out ASAP or I would be going through with putting polysporin on my brows to remove them (her suggestion) she told me she would book me in for the Monday to fix my eyebrows-less than a week after I got them done, which is against what any other eyebrow tech l've spoken to would do. I confronted her about this and told her I didn't want her going near my face again. I messaged the school and they completely dismissed the fact that I wasn't happy with Crystals work and told me they thought it was great. First of all I don't know how anyone could feel comfortable giving a certification to someone who produces the kind of work Crystal produces and second of all how they can completely dismiss the horrible work she did without any offer to fix or remove it, which is needed. In the attached pictures you will she where she used such a heavy hand that the ink migrated, how she used to thick of a blade and too dark of ink and how truly uneven and terrible my eyebrows Now almost 6 years down the line I have gone for multiple removals with absolutely no avail, Due to how deep she put the ink. Have dealt with my eyebrows completely migrating again because of how deep she put the ink and have no option other than to cover my eyebrows up if I ever want to feel good about myself, which takes over an hour out of my day. And this is what my eyebrows are looking like Today, April, 6 2025. At this point in time, I have gone in for three saline removals, That did not work in the slightest because she put the ink too deep, On top of that, you can see the obvious migration of the ink because again, of how deep she put it. On top of all of that, I've looked into getting laser removal, which would be costing me over $2000 because Crystal botched my eyebrows with no actual guarantee that the removal will even work. My biggest insecurity are the eyebrows that Crystal put on my face, I spent over an hour every day covering them up with make up just so I feel confident enough to go outside and I have done so for the past six years of my life, All because Crystal took advantage of me and guaranteed me something that she could not produce. Crystal is now working out of Strands & I feel that their clientele should be able to know what she has done so she can't just do it to someone else.

I had a Fractora with Eleana and Amy. The results on my face were remarkable. The fine lines…read morearound my eyes and mouth dismissed significantly after only 1 treatment. They both walked me through the procedure and extremely understanding when I was uncomfortable. Thank you both for your patience.

I have been a client at Rejuve for almost 20 years now. I have recently started going back after I…read moregot off track when all of the covid madness threw me off my schedule. Words truly cannot express how happy I am to be coming back. Rejuve truly is my happy place, every session leaves me feeling healthier and calmer. It seems like I usually come when my life is in a state of transition, and now that I am working on getting healthy again and getting rid of all the added toxins in my body, adding my wraps back seemed like a no brainer. Elanna and her girls feel like family. If you come here you will not be disappointed. Every session seems like a little bit of magic for your body and your mood.