Unfortunately I've spent the last few years and $$$$$ on laser hair removal that DIDNT work, when someone finally told me to try electrolysis. So I started with a 5 min session with Shawna- I came with my ChatGPT generated questions and it was obvious she knew what she was doing and had no problem answering me. I've done weekly 5 min sessions because I didn't have that many, but I had enough that if you miss a day of "gardening" they pop-up and you stress out that people are staring- I did three - 5 minute sessions (one per week) and have nothing! Altho there are more areas I want to focus on now. I can't tell you how happy I am! I forced my other friend to go also- because it's such a relief to not have to worry about going 2 days without a 10X mirror to see what's coming out of my chin! Highly recommend! Don't waste money on lasers. This actually works! read more

I went to Shawna for the first time this week and found her to be professional and warm. She listened to my concerns and we discussed the best course of action. Her online system and ease of booking is why I initially booked her versus others I'd found online but I look forward to returning. The process itself was easy and didn't really hurt. Her office is clean and well lit, with easy parking. Thank you Shawna! read more

Expensive but well worth it. The only way to get ride of those chin hairs. She is lovely and helps with connecting you to other local resources. read more

I was blown away by Shawna's professionalism! Her office both puts you at ease and is very clean and well maintained. Shawna's knowledge and experience was evident with her deft execution of the electrolysis procedure. At the beginning of the procedure, she eased her way into the electrolysis so nothing was unexpected or sudden and once she accessed my pain tolerance she worked quickly and efficiently. She managed to treat my entire area of concern in just 45 minutes! I never expected that. I will be back for sure and can't recommend her services any more highly read more

Shawna is amazing! It is so difficult to find someone who takes her time, genuinely cares for her clients, and makes people feel comfortable. Her prices are very reasonable, too. I finally found my place! Thanks, Shawna. I will be back. I almost want to keep this secret gem to myself, but I had to share. read more

So glad I found Shawna and Coastal Electrolysis. There are not many people that do electrolysis so I was nervous to try it out. Turns out I had nothing to worry about! Shawna makes the experience very comfortable and not painful at all! I've seen a tremendous difference in my chin hair after probably 6-8 sessions. It went from dark thick hair to hardly anything. Now I just go for touch ups If needed. Shawna is super sweet, fun to chat with, and very knowledgeable. I would recommend Shawna to anyone looking to get electrolysis done. read more

Highly recommend! Shawna does a great job and she's knowledgeable, professional, and friendly.

Shawna is wonderful at what she does. She is honest, patient, and kind. She worked at Nordstroms long ago and has that wonderful customer service mentality. She is very professional as well as easy going (this is a challenging combination for most people to pull off but she does!). I am very grateful for the help that Shawna has given me so that I don't have to shave my chin and some other facial areas any more! Highly recommend. read more

Shawna is amazing! Extremely friendly and personable. Her space is beautiful and professional. Very happy with my results and experience as a whole. Recommend 100%!! read more

First, I want to preface this by saying that I waited a long time before writing this review because I wanted see how it went with another electrologist before giving Shawna's work a fair assessment. Shawna herself is absolutely sweet, personable, and very accommodating. Her office is clean and in a nice area. So, this review is not about her, it's purely about her work, which turned out to be extremely disappointingly for the amount of time and money I spent with her. A little background...I've been blessed with beautiful, thick Indian hair from both sides of my family. Unfortunately, this also means that I have excess hair that's black, dense, and coarse in unwanted places, specifically facial hair on my chin, under chin, and sides. I'm not a good candidate for laser since I have a darker complexion, so electrolysis was the only the way to go as a permanent solution. Shawna was the first electrologist that I ever saw and at the time I didn't know what a good electrologist's work looked like. I first began seeing her in June 2015 after purchasing a Groupon (back when she was still at the Oceanside location). My first few treatments were 1-hour each and she used thermolysis. I had very bad reactions to this (breakouts and scabs) because she needed to use high settings to treat my coarse hair, which damaged my skin. Thankfully, there was no permanent damage or scarring. In the next few treatments she used the galvanic blend method, which was much more comfortable. Still, I decided to stop because it was becoming very expensive ($120/hr) and time-consuming (I had 2 clearings, which took at least 4 hours each), and I was not seeing results. After about 9-months I decided that I could not keep ignoring my facial hair and tried with her again (when she was transitioning to her office at the Encinitas location). From May 2016 to June 2016 I had 1 full clearing (5 1-hour treatments), and about 5 1-hour follow-ups. I thought I had begun seeing some results, but in July 2016 when I went on a long vacation I saw all my hair grow back to essentially the same amount as before my treatments. By that point I had already spent $2,000+ on my total electrolysis treatments and it was extremely disappointing to see almost no change. In September 2016, after moving to San Diego, I started seeing a much more seasoned electrologist with 20+ years of experience. I wasn't sure if I was going to have the same type of experience (I was thinking, "Maybe it's me...maybe my hair is just too difficult to treat"), but I figured I should at least try again. I'm happy to say that I'm extremely pleased with my new electrologist's work (you can read my full review on the Pacific Permanent Hair Removal Yelp page). In the same amount of time that I spent with Shawna I started seeing real results that I hadn't seen before, we're covering much more area than I did with Shawna (we only had time to tackle my chin during our 1-hr sessions, but now I'm getting my chin, under chin, and sides treated in 1-hr with my current electrologist), and my current electrologist's prices are almost half those of Shawna's ($70/hr vs $120/hr, which I appreciate as a full-time student). In sum, I think because Shawna had only a few years of experience and probably limited exposure with more challenging case like my special features (darker skin, coarser hair), she simply didn't have the proper experience/technique to be precise, work quickly, and give me quality treatments. The result was ineffective treatments, slim to no results, and a big waste of my time and money. I am thankful, however, that her work didn't result in permanent skin damage. read more

I absolutely loveee Shawna and her electrolysis services. My sister and I had gotten laser on our faces a few years ago and it had sparked more hair growth and we were looking for a place to fix it (since laser not only didn't work but made it 10 times worse) my sister found Shawna through groupon and said she was the best so I had to try it out for myself and have been extremely pleased with the service and the results ever since going. Her prices are fair and she works with you by giving package deals. She is also very sweet and I always look forward to seeing her. Highly recommend if you are looking for electrolysis and also recommend her OVER a laser treatment if you were looking to get laser instead. read more

Shawna is awesome! I found her on Yelp back in January after moving to the area. The results I have seen are amazing! She is gentle, personable and extremely accommodating! If you are questioning weather or not to start the process, do it! If you are looking for someone to help you get going on your journey to less hair and more confidence....Coastal Electrolysis is your place! read more

Had a great first time electrolysis experience here. Testing out this vs. laser for different areas of my body. If based on the visit alone, I'd definitely go with Shawna. Nice and clean office. Super friendly and comfortable experience. Will definitely be back for another round! read more

I can't say enough about Shawna. Very informative for the first-timer who was a little nervous! She is always right on time and makes scheduling a breeze. Her office is very clean with convenient parking. She does an amazing job. She is very friendly and supportive. Once my treatments are complete, I will really miss her! read more

Love my appointments with Shawna. She's worth the drive! Very clean and comfortable atmosphere.

Shawna is fantastic! She truly cares about her clients and does a great job at making you feel comfortable. I'm almost done with my treatments and love my results thanks to her! read more

Shawna is absolutely amazing. She is very professional, knowledgeable and everything is so clean. I love that she is so detail focused! The essential oil aroma and laid back music that plays allows for me a relax and rejuvenate during the treatment read more

Shawna was easy to talk to, and made me feel great during my appointment. She is skilled and our hour-long session went by quickly, with almost no pain, despite having sensitive areas treated. I'd highly recommend her. I purchased the session through Groupon, and I ran ten minutes late. She could've easily subtracted that from the session length, but she was so gracious and understanding. I will definitely be going back to her in the future! read more

Oh my goodness I had to come on here and update my review I started working with Shawna about 3 months ago or maybe a little less than that because I had gotten burned really bad by laser hair removal and so I said I wasn't going to do anymore Lazer on my face so I turn to electrolysis and met up with Shawna and I thought that I would get the same results as Lazer but it's so much better there's no Burns at all the first session I did get 1 very tiny little scab but it was fine not noticabke it did not leave a scar it didn't hurt it's just a natural skin reaction to the electrolysis the first time I literally went home and washed my face about five hours after I got my first treatment did a light exfoliation put some moisturizer on it the scab was gone but the results are absolutely amazing everytime after that no scabbing at all I told Shawna I was serious about getting the hair off my face and she put me on a routine and I followed it it was gone so quick it was so easy breezy and effortless to just go in and do it she's a really really sweet lady and a pleasure to talk to and work with her pricing is very reasonable she certainly knows what she's doing I would give her 10 Stars if I could the results are awesome you should definitely book an appointment with Shawna my face is as smooth as a baby's bottom and I have no scarring at all the lazer that I have previously used put such bad scars on my face and I was so embarrassed so I got the hair off my face with zero scarring thank you so much Shawna you guys definitely have to go and see her thank you so much Shawna you really made a huge difference read more

Thank You! Thank You Shawna for my pretty new hairless chin. Shawna extra care and concern for me in the last 6 months has been amazing. She is a true professional at her job. I have seen unbelieveable results and my skin looks great. The location is prime ,clean, getting your appointment time is easy and the care is over the TOP. I had never experienced electrolysis before and I am completely sold on the results. read more

Shawna is very personable & skilled at what she does! Her cute little office is clean & she keeps up with technology, having one of the latest machines. read more

I had a great experience with Coastal Electrolysis. It was my first time trying this method of hair removal. Shawna made me feel at ease and made sure I was comfortable before proceeding with entire treatment. She is very sweet and pleasant to work with. I will highly recommend this company! read more

I was very pleased with the work I had done by Shawna. She was very professional and efficient. Her office is clean, cute and parking is available. Shawna took her time during the consultation to explain to me how the treatment works, why I have excess hair growth and also answer all the questions I had. I would recommend her to anyone looking to get rid of their unwanted hair. read more

Shawna is awesome! Very easy to make appointments by just texting when she has availability and she always gets back promptly. Her office is clean, pretty, and located right off the freeway so it's convenient to get to. She always makes sure you're comfortable and is very professional. Highly recommend! read more

5 stars isn't enough! Shawna is so great! She knows her stuff when it comes to hair removal. She goes above and beyond; she's been consistent, encouraging, she's easy to get a hold of, and super available to her clients. Not only is she great at what she does, she's hilarious and time flies when you're in her chair. I can't say enough good things about Shawna and how much she's helped me with electrolysis! It's definitely a commitment and not all hair removal works but with her I have never had so much progress. Highly, highly, highly recommended! read more

I love, love, love Shawna! After 40 years of waxing, bleaching, creams and thousands of dollars in laser treatments and nothing were permanent; I resorted to just shaving daily. Then, I met the love of my life. Imagining myself, standing at the bathroom mirror shaving with him every morning horrified me. So I decided to look into electrolysis. Initially, I was hesitant due to the cost and thinking that it was also not going to work. But as a last resort, I decided to give it a try. I met Shawna when she was in her Oceanside office in 2015. I had a lot of thick, coarse hair on my upper lip, chin and everywhere on my face. We began treatments, and yes it took a while, and it was not cheap , but it was permanent. I have not shaved, plucked or bleached since. Truly a miracle. I am now back in Shawnas Encinitas office not for myself, but a young relative so that she will have a permanent solution for unwanted facial hair. Thanks, Shawna for a permanent solution. read more