Not for young black girls especially those with Autism or sensory overload. My 5 year old heard them calling her hair "textured" for being the reason we were OVERCHARGED and now repeatedly says she HATES HER TEXTURED HAIR. Black hair is not hard to do and Smita decided to cut the little girl's hair curly (instead of straight), now it is uneven. This little girl now has trauma going to hair salons. read more

I've been around town searching for a hair stylist. Smita is by far the best. And don't get me started on her ability to thread a mean eyebrow and the best conversation in town. Highly recommend you treat yourself to a visit! read more

Bad customer service, the girl who dose the eyebrows She is very rude,, the worst experience ever...... read more

I went to Smita's on a girl's (who I saw at the bar with a killer haircut and colour) recommendation. The girl had similar hair to mine, tightly curled, so I figured if they could do her do, they could do mine. Just to make sure, I dropped in first to see if they had experience in handling natural black hair with a pair of scissors, and not clippers. My first experience with Smita's was kind of unpleasant. The girl who would be cutting my hair, Olivia, seemed nice, but a little apprehensive and tangling with these curls. I wasn't necessarily impressed by Smita's attitude - she acted as if I was dropping in as a walk-in and was infringing on her time (although there is a sign out front that says walk-ins are welcome). I told them that I didn't need an appointment that day, and that I just wanted to check with them first to see if they could do my hair. I ended up making an appointment for Wednesday for 5:15 and Olivia said it would take 30-35 minutes. I laughed under my breath as Olivia had never tangled with MY hair before.... After some serious combing and detangling, Olivia worked through my hair and gave me a really decent haircut. The ends are smooth and not split anymore and overall my fro looks neater and tighter. I'm very much impressed. On top of that, Smita gave me a sample of a silk oil to use on my hair and Olivia gave me a jar of Aveda Brilliant, which I had asked her about earlier during the haircut. I wanted to know if she knew of any comparable products because it is $18 for 2 oz of Brilliant - too much money when you're on a budget. Olivia stated that she never uses hers and gave it to me as a freebie. With all that said, and all the trouble Olivia went through with my hair, the haircut was only $16. That's awesome. I tipped her nicely for doing a great job and for the Brilliant and Olivia has hereby earned status as my new stylist when it comes to cutting. I think I might try letting her press it for Crystal's wedding. Oh and Smita does threading, so I am going to try that the next time my eyebrows need to be waxed. read more

In my quest to find a hair salon in Lansing I made an appointment to get my hair cut and styled at Smita's. I have thick natural African American hair so sometimes when I walk in a salon that has mainly Caucasian clientele the stylists look a little panicked and aren't sure what to do with it. Not Ellie, she tamed my curls and had my hair straightened and styled all the while explaining what she was doing so I could touch it up later. I was charged $65 for a blow dry/ flat iron /trim / curl, which I feel is really reasonable for how long she spent on my harder to manage hair. I really enjoyed my hairstyle afterwards and the salon was comfy and pleasant. Smita also does a really good job on eyebrow threading which I will probably be making an appointment for soon. read more

This is the only place I will ever get my eyebrows done. They turn out perfect every time. I highly recommend Smita or Ellie. read more

Smita's Salon and Day Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

I love Smita's. Best salon I have ever gone to. Both her and Amy do an amazing job in any service they provide from threading to hair color. I am so impressed by their work I will not visit another salon. read more

I know my eyebrows suck but honestly they were hardly shaped at all here! Not going back again. I love seeing the remarkable change in my face when I get a good eyebrow threading but it didn't happen. Love this little salon but I have to share this with others so they don't spent 12$ on it. read more

Smita does a great job threading, she is fast and there's no pain. I also got my hair done and it looks amazing.

Smita does a fantastic job threading eyebrows, she is fast with no pain at all. She gives great beauty care tips and really cares about her service and customers. She runs one of the best hair care stylists, and beauty parlor that I have been to with affordable prices. I highly recommend you go to her with any of your beauty care needs, she really knows what she is doing. Smita and her whole team will do their best to make sure the customer leaves more than satisfied, healthy, and informed! read more

Very unprofessional. Took forever. Way overpriced. Bad haircut. I felt as though I my hairstylist was being trained on me and I was charged more than at my previous salon, which did a much better job. I will definitely not be going back. read more

Smita's is an amazing place to go for eyebrow threading! I've used every type of hair removal process and have gone to numerous places around the greater Lansing area, and believe me this is the best! Very quick, gets every little hair, and my eyebrows are shaped perfectly every time I go!! Highly recomended! read more

My all time favorite. The staff are very friendly and know what they're doing. Very accurate when it comes to time and appointments, I never have to wait when I walk in with an appointment. The prices are affordable too with a wide variety of services. read more

My beef with this place really boils down to how badgered I felt by the end of my visit. I went to this salon to have my eyebrows waxed. When I told the person behind the front desk what I wanted, he asked me why I didn't want them threaded. I say that it's just a preference. Then the woman takes me back to do my eyebrows and brings up the threading again and asks if I've had it done before. I say yes, but I prefer waxing. Then she asks if I've had a bad experience with threading. I say no. She then proceeds to stare at me as if I am obligated to tell her more. She then says, "I can't know why you don't want threading?" I found this highly annoying and felt weirdly pressured to get my eye brows threaded. Only after I sternly said that I didn't want threading, did she lay off. The waxing itself went on to be pretty horrible. The first eye she does, she gets wax all the way down my lid and then has to wipe all of my make-up off. She then does the other eye and gets wax all over my temple and gets a good amount in my hair. Needless to say, I guess I should have just gotten the threading. After she gets done, she walks away and says nothing. The only reason I'm not giving this a one star is because they were nice enough to take me after they had already closed. Blah. read more

My first time getting my eyebrows threaded was by Smita (at least 10-12 years ago). Whether in East Lansing, or all the way in a major city like Phoenix, she is still the best at shaping and getting them all cleaned up...I never found anyone half as good in the Detroit metropolitan area, and it's proven difficult in Arizona as well. Her cost is quite reasonable for the time and attention she spends on her customers. read more

Smita's Salon is absolutely amazing. Smita has a lot of experience and she's the only one I can trust with eyebrow threading, I highly recommend her. read more

The staff in the saloon is really unprofessional. The whole staff including the owner needs training in customer training. We were called for an appointment and they were late in starting it. Next time when we were late they started yelling at us. Smita needs attitude training so her husband who is so annoying!!! I was planning to get my mother and sister for a hair cut but when she yelled at me I have told my other friends not to go there! I was actually with a friend when she yelled even she is telling people not to go there! WILL NOT RECOMMEND AT ALL! read more

First time there was great. Second time, I waited 30 minutes for my eyebrow threading and Ellie nicked my top, right arch so my eyebrows have 2 different shades. read more

Wow, I have never had such poor customer service and poor eyebrow results, and I have been getting my eyebrows done for 15 years. My eyebrows were all uneven and when I asked her if she could even out some of the areas, she said no and told me to leave. Such an unpleasant experience. read more

I went to Smitas for the first and only time to have a pedicure with a friend who would be getting the same. We both chose to do the $50 pedicure. I was very unsatisfied From beginning to end! First of all I scheduled our double appointment days ahead and they had one person doing our pedicures at the same time. She literally rolled back and forth between us for 3 hours. Yes over 3 hours because she had her do us both. I had her to do a French pedi and it was a mess. She kept complaining that my toe nails were small to work with and right when she got ready to paint them I had to stop her to ask if she was going to trim my nails which I had told her I wanted short. She claimed she had trimmed them already. How did that happen and I never saw it happen. Anyway she proceeded to trim them but instead never trimmed at all, she instead got down in the edges and cleaned up my big toe nail which should have been done already. The massage they claimed would be so great when I called for my appointment was a few inches above my ankle and brief. Finally, the chairs were at angles so I had to look behind me to talk to my friend whom I had looked forward to talking with for a long time. Could barely see her without cranking my neck. On the good side, the chairs were really nice (newer) and the solutions they used for massage were incredible but should have been used up to my knee. Felt like they were being cheap with product. My friend was happy with her pedi but agreed with what I thought. To sum it up, when I pay $50 dollars, I expect to have 1 person working on me, a good paint job on my nails, and a massage that is out of this world. The turned chairs is an easy fix. I do not plan to return to Smitas and it does not earn the title of "spa." Next time they are short help to do the pedicures, let the person know. I was almost late to work (Too TOO long) and my nails stuck to my socks and ruined MORE! $50 bucks down the drain. Lesson learned. read more

Ellie did a great job on my waxing. She was very professional, friendly, and knowledgable. She took the extra time to make sure hairs weren't missed. I will definitely go back. read more

OMG Great service Great People. My husband Bought me a gift certificate to this place, At first I thought let me just go use it, But the service I received was Ineradicable, after my massage and pedicure the girls told me about facial hair removal with thread OMG I loved it. I would be going their from now on for every thing and I HIGHLY Recommend IT... read more