I drove by this place and quickly turned around. I was quite intrigued by the glowing "foot massage" and "hair cut" signs glowing in the window. I thought to myself, "what the heck!?" I stopped in and it was a small main room with 6 reclining lounge chair (3 on one side and 3 on the other), there was definitely nothing creepy going on here. They greeted me and presented me with their menu of services asking "you want massage or for your hair?" I asked for a 60 minute foot massage that included the full body as follows: 15 minutes on head, ears, face, shoulders, arms and hands with 45 minutes on my feet and back for only $35! This is how it went down:
1. gave them my selection, they prepared a bamboo basket covered with a disposable clear plastic bag with warm water and a tea bag looking thing
2. I was escorted to an empty reclining lounge chair, I removed my chanclas, rolled up my slacks to my knees, laid back and placed my feet into the basket of warm water
3. As my feet soaked for about 15 minutes, they began my covering my thighs with a towel and my chest with another towel. They took my hair tie off and my glasses (b/c I forgot) and they arranged the neck pillow underneath me. They dabbed some oil onto the middle of my forehead and began the massage. They massaged my entire face, ear lobes, eye brow muscles, cheeks, neck, shoulders, arms, and hands.
4. Next, my feet were removed from the basket and wrapped in a room-temperature towel as a folded paper towel and something soft and lightly weighted, with a nice scent, was placed over my eyes. The foot massage- reflexology- began and boy, was it heavenly! They got every inch of my feet, toes, heel, ankle, chin, knee, and eventually worked there way up. The parts of my skin that were showing were massaged with an unscented oil and everything else was strictly professional. Once this portion was complete they rolled my slacks back down and had me turn over...
5. ...I turned over to my stomach on the same chair. It was surprisingly firm enough for a back massage but not so firm that it was uncomfortable or painful. They then proceeded to put the towel that was on my chest over my back and began with short, firm strokes followed by the actual massage.
6. As with any massage, they offered a cup of water at the end and thanked me for selecting their establishment. They even gave me a business card with the opportunity to visit 10 times with the 10th receiving a free 30 minute massage. I will definitely return.
Now, for the beauty salon part they offer a multitude of services such as: basic shampoo and conditioner, hair cuts, oil treatments, hair color, perms (digital and cold), facials and even waxing. They said for beauty salon services it is best to call and make an appointment. I am going to try an oil treatment in the very near future. read more