I saw an advertisement on Facebook for permanent eyebrow makeup. Supposedly the normal cost would…read morebe $875 but she was offering $500 off. That should've been my first clue! I paid $375 plus tip for my initial appointment and was told to come in three weeks later for a follow up appointment for another $375. The follow up instructions were adhered to to a T... Even though they were contradictory. I contacted her to let her know that and she told me she would look into it. Within four days my eyebrow permanent makeup was basically gone! I contacted Christy (the owner) and she told me that was normal and within another week or two the color would come back up again. Seriously?? So permanent tattooing disappears and then suddenly reappears later? I told her I was very disappointed and asked for a partial or full refund and she told me she doesn't do refunds because everybody has different pigment. Her studio was very unwelcoming and not a professional setting at all and made me feel uneasy, but she seemed nice enough so I figured I had driven 45 minutes to get there so I would give her to the benefit of the doubt. Oh my gosh... I'm so sorry I did! I should've listened to my gut. I threw $400 out the window that I'll never get back... Obviously I didn't go for the follow up appointment. PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE... I feel like I was scammed.

Total scammer. Tried charging me double at my follow up appointment but never mentioned the touch…read moreup costs another $375. I have numerous tattoos, I have never had an artist charge me for a touch up. Let alone such a small tattoo as eye brows. I wish I looked into this woman before I trusted her. She steals others work and posts it as her own. The quality of her work is NOTHING compared to the photos she uses on social media and her website. Completely disgusted with the way she treated me. save yourself the trouble her 18/19 years experience must be in something else because her shaky hands should have told me the work wasn't going to be good! Trust your guy people I wish I walked out when I saw her but I TRUSTED her EXPERIENCE that she promotes. Lies lies lies!

I took my mother to Mai Ngo, Esthetician at LA Lashes & Waxing to get permanent make up for her…read moreeyebrows, eye liner and lips. Mai is a very talented artist who takes pride in her work and provides exceptional customer service and results. The facility is clean and professional. I highly recommend Mai and am confident that you will leave as happy as we did.

Mai is AMAZING! Very knowledgeable and will answer all of your questions. Her spirit is a serene…read moreone and she is a very professional caring owner.. definitely recommend!

Crystyn is the best at lashes. She is super chill and laid back. She gets her work done on time…read moreevery time and always accommodating. Highly recommend.

Alison provides a professional and relaxing environment while treating your skin with the highest…read morelevel of care. In addition to the many services she provides she also is an excellent skin consultant and can help you take care of your skin in the long(-term.

From the owner: Alison works at Lotus Massage, Skin care & Yoga. She is a licensed Esthetician. Alison performs…read morefacials, waxing, skin care, microdermabrasion, glycolic acid peels and more. Please come out and see her for the best spa care available in Manatee County!

I had my eyebrows microbladed here, and the results were not at all what was advertised on her…read morewebsite or in the photos she sent me. My brows are uneven in almost every way -- the arches don't match, one tail is much thicker than the other, and the height is noticeably off. This was clear from the very beginning, not something that "healing" will fix. When I reached out with concerns, Christy told me to wait four weeks and offered a touchup, saying "brows are sisters, not twins." But this isn't just a minor difference -- it's poor symmetry and technique. I've had microblading before with a different artist, and this experience does not compare in quality. She also failed to communicate important details. She never told me beforehand that there would be a fee for a touchup -- which is typically included in the initial cost with other reputable artists. On top of that, she did not show me the brow mapping before tattooing, so I had no opportunity to approve or adjust the shape. She simply started tattooing without proper communication. After I explained why I wasn't comfortable trusting a touchup to fix this, she stopped replying altogether. That lack of accountability was the final red flag. There are no refunds (per her paperwork), but that doesn't excuse poor work or misleading practices. I'm now left seeking ways to fade and correct this elsewhere. I do not recommend this artist. Proceed with caution. I was in and out under an hour.

This place, these women, are the worst. I got permanent eyebrow tattoos done here a in August of…read more2024. They looked absolutely awful. It was like she took a giant marker to my eyebrows. One eyebrow is higher than my natural eyebrow and both stop way before my natural eyebrow starts. It looks ridiculous. I knew right after my appointment that they looked very wrong. I gave it a week before I reached out and told the lady that I hated them. She told me she would give be a refund, I waited and waited, and got no refund. So I filed a claim with my bank, this lady gets all angry with me and proceeds to curse me out over the phone. I give up on trying to get my money back and just try to find someone to correct them. Costs me hundreds to get them as fixed as I could. Around a year later, I start going through the process of removing them. I have had three removal sessions and they are still on my face - costing me around $400 so far. Do not go to these people. Stay far away. I wouldn't trust them with anything.

Karel's Salon is wonderful I had my eyelashes done 4 times and I have had numerous people stop me…read moreand ask me where I went. Karel is a very caring and professional person. She listen to your needs. I also have had facials by Karel and she is outstanding there too. If you are looking for a place to go look no further.

I had my brows microbladed here recently. Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of my experience:…read more The salon was clean and the service was relatively inexpensive (note to self: NEVER cheap out on this sort of stuff!), there were detailed AFTERcare instructions provided, they listened when I brought up my concerns, the shape of the brow, as they first appeared, wasn't bad, the color was swatched on my skin before any tattooing was done, and she numbed my brows VERY well - there was little to no pain or discomfort. Now, for the bad. When I had initially made the appointment, I explained that I had previously had my brows done up North and that I had a combination of shading and hairstrokes. It was done by a friend of mine, who owns a high-end salon and spa. I had expected that prior to the appointment, I would get some pre-appointment instructions. I did not. Now, any reputable place will send you PRE-appointment instructions. This is a TATTOO, after all, even if it's only a surface tattoo - pre-care instructions are vital to your health and the longevity of the results. Fortunately, as I had had them before, I still had my instructions. They also tried to have me sign off on received pre-care instructions. I refused, since they didn't send any. When I arrived, the person at the f4ont desk was not wearing a mask, and was standoffish. Okay - everyone has off days. Whatever. I went into the actual room, and the woman didn't ask me any questions about what I wanted to achieve, or anything, really. I had to stop her as she told me to lay down and walk her through what I wanted. I brought pictures of my previous results (which were AMAZING), the color I wanted, etc. She listened well, which I thought boded well for the visit. She didn't measure anything - most places will do some initial measurements and talk to you about placement, thickness, etc. She didn't. She also had her mask UNDER her nose the entire time. But the real problem started when, after she took a look at my brows, she said she couldn't do them because I had a previously had shading and the the individual hair strokes, which is what I was there for, would look "wonky." As a side note, afterwards I called my friend - who had originally done my brows - and asked her about this, and she laughed and said, "Absolutely NOT true." I explained that when I called I had told them what I had before (which had faded quite a bit, hence the new appointment to get them re-done). So I had her get the manger (owner?) of the spa and I explained the situation. She wanted me to reschedule and I told her I had taken half a day off from work. I also told her that I had explained my previous microblading to the person who booked my appointment and she shrugged and said, "She's new." In the end, I had the them do the fine-hair strokes, thinking that I would come back for the follow up with the owners and fill the brows in with more hair strokes and *maybe* a little shading (which I am trying to get away from). The results? While there was a VERY minor improvement in my brows (hey, the 90s RUINED me and they were super sparse and fairly see-through) but they were FAR too thin. (Mind you, I had SHOWN her several pictures of my previous microblading which had been taken just after the first session, in fact) but they looked nothing like them and really needed to be half again as thick. One was also shorter than the other by a bit. The overall impression is that they simply didn't want to do the service once I walked in there. I'm a professional who works in a conservative field, so it's not like I walked in there in shabby clothing and flip flops. Also, the experience just didn't seem professional at all - from the reception experience right down to speaking with the owner - it felt very slapped together and ungracious. It's notable that they had me sign a waiver AFTER the procedure. After this, I got lip filler as a correction for some asymmetry at a different spa - and it was like night and day. I was so happy with my results, as well as the experience, that when I went back for my follow-up, I booked an appointment to have my brows FIXED and then re-done there. The microblade artist took time to see me right then and there and TALK to me about what I wanted and essentially everything that SHOULD happen prior to someone taking a tattoo tool to your face. Needless to say, I cancelled the follow up with Nia Clinic. I won't be back, and I cannot recommend them. I'm not a high-strung person nor am I unreasonable, but there's a threshold of client service and skill that just wasn't met. This procedure is a tattoo on a person's face, not a manicure. It's a shame, because their IG pictures were gorgeous. A reminder that everything on a company's social media is carefully curated, I guess.

I had microblading done and I cannot speak highly enough about the entirety of this process! It was…read morenot over-priced, the staff is wonderful, and I am so pleased with the end product. They look natural yet full so I feel more polished without a stitch of makeup. If you are looking to get microblading (I was initially hesitant) this is where you want to go! Julie is a perfectionist, which is what you want for this procedure and I am just so happy with my new look! Thank you Nia Clinic.

A great massage and facial. What I needed when I needed it. Looking forward to my next session.read more

Had a great massage by Brian C…read more It was a pleasure to meet you , looking forward to scheduling my next appointment with you.