UPDATE: (11/29/07)
Eyebrows: Still lookin' sweet!
Brazilian: I will NEVER come here again. Deal or no deal. Never have had this much regrowth (or ingrowns) in such a short amount of time.
I'd recommend this place for eyebrows, but not much else. In this particular case, feel free to judge the book by it's cover.
Book=Mini Spa
Cover=strip mall
Down from 5 to 2 stars...one for each eyebrow.
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UPDATE: (11/24/07)
Eyebrows: Still great!
Brazilian: Lots of strays and some re-growth, which makes me think the hair was just torn rather than pulled out at the root. wtf?! Annoying.
I'll continue to go here for my eyebrows, and I think I'll give her one more shot at the Brazilian--will update again later.
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Important info:
1. No one is named Holly.
2. It's in a shop called Beauty 101 (next to OSH, on the corner of Branham and Almaden).
Okay, that should help you find it, and hopefully be less confused.
First I was going to try Velvet Skin Studio, but since she's on vacay (and I'm into making my appointments with little to no notice), I decided to try Minh Ha.
I'm not gonna lie, the store is in an older strip mall and it's not pretty. But Minh Ha's very small treatment room (this is where the term "Mini" really comes into play) is both clean and nicely decorated. I arrived and was greeted by a girl that works for Beauty 101, who then led me to Minh Ha's room. Minh Ha came out, sat down next to me on a bench, chatted a little, then had me fill out a health form to make sure the waxing wouldn't have an adverse reaction due to any meds I might have been taking.
Then she brought me into her little room which was way too hot, so she turned off the heater for me. First, I got a brow wax. She noticed that my skin is *extremely* sensitive to the wax, and decided to do the rest of the job with tweezers, which was fine by me. My eyebrows turned out great!
Next was the Brazilian, which is never fun. However, Minh Ha was very professional. She trims first, then uses the blue hard wax throughout the procedure. The chair/table/bed thing that you have to lay on is a little odd, since there really is no leg support. I felt like I was cramping up a couple times, which sucked. She did a great job though, asking if I was doing okay, etc, and the waxing wasn't even that bad--it was the clean-up tweezing that hurt way more.
The only thing I wasn't into is she is very heavy on the sales pitch. First place I've been to where I was asked to make my next appointment(s) on the spot--but I guess I could just as easily have said "No thanks, I'll call in". Whatevs, I won't dock her for that since she really is a nice lady and is just trying to ensure return customers.
Brows: $15
Brazilian: $55
She gave me several of her brochures so I could give them to friends, and she also offers massages, facials, and body treatments at pretty reasonable prices. I'm thinking about getting a brow tint or facial next time.
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