I was very unsatisfied with my experience at this spa. This location and owner came highly recommended by a person I know and trust, however I did not have the pleasant experience I was expecting. I called for an appointment for a facial and surprisingly, I was able to get one the next day at 1pm. I was pleased with this, especially since I called as a spur of the moment kind of thing. I arrived for my facial about 15 minutes early and was greeted by a kind woman. Although she was kind, she did not speak English very well and it was difficult to communicate what I was there for. Finally, she recognized my name and appointment time. I asked about the different types of facials they offered. The woman gave me a card with the names of the services, but no descriptions on it, so I just looked them up on their website using my cell phone while I waited. After about 10 minutes the kind woman called me back to a room where I was to change and lay on the table for a facial, however I needed to use the restroom, so I did. When I came out, I found a different woman standing in the room I was told to change in. I said "hello", assuming it was Elana, the owner, whom I still haven't met. It turns out it was not. The woman that was standing in the room was their friend, which it turns out, they were fitting in that day. Now at this point I should've just left, but I decided to stay and give them a chance. (Considering this place came highly recommended.)
After a few minutes, Elana the owner came in and explained that she was running a little behind, but that the kind receptionist was going to come in to rub my hands and feet while I wait. I was ok with this. After a few more minutes, the receptionist came in and instead of rubbing my hands and feet, she began to do something to my face. Now, honestly, it all happened so fast, I really didn't realize what was happening until my face began tingling. I had assumed she was just rubbing my face to relax me, but instead she was cleaning my face. I asked what she was doing, and she asked me what kind of facial Elana had recommended. I told her that Elana hadn't even had a consultation with me yet and that my face was burning. I also explained to her that I have extremely sensitive skin and that if I had a consultation, or anyone would've even asked me, they would've been aware of this! She cools my face with some cool paper towels and then leaves the room again. After a few moments again, she comes back to rub my hands, which I won't even comment on (UGH). And she never rubbed my feet. At this point, I'm very uncomfortable and feel like I just want to get up and leave however, I was looking forward to Elana, who I was hoping would make it all worth it. (Plus my face was dry and tight, I needed someone who knew how to make it better). Well, finally Elana comes in. She looks at my face and comments on how red my face was. I said, " I know, if I would've been consulted with before my face was cleaned, I could've explained that I have severely sensitive skin. So Elana tells me that they only use natural products and she shows me the bottle. Yes, it does say "natural for normal to dry skin" but the ingredients also list some sort of acid which is what my skin reacts to! I informed Elana of this and she understood and apologized. Then she said that she had a vegetable mask that would calm my face down. She also explained that she wanted to help me and calm my face down. I was appreciative of this because truthfully my face was uncomfortable and hot. So she left the room again to get the mask. When she returned, I asked her how much it would be. She said $90. I said that I felt uncomfortable, upset and also like I was kind of forgotten about today. She apologized again and offered me a discount at a price of $75, which was what I was expecting. I allowed her to continue with my face because it was so hot and uncomfortable, I needed some relief. She was very nice and I felt like possibly she knew what she was doing as far as calming my face down. The vegetable mask felt really good and immediately calmed my skin. She also proceeded to put another soothing mask on. During this process she explained to me that I have Eczema and that ultrasound would help. She left to get the machine, which took her a while to do. A few more times she left the room and left the door open. The light was shining in and it was the OPPOSITE of relaxing. Finally it was time for ultrasound. Literally, before she puts the machine to my face, she casually says, "you don't have any metal in your body right?" AND ACTUALLY I DO!! When I inform her of this, she says, "oh well forget it, you can't have ultrasound". This made me feel bad horrible.Then she put a seaweed mask on, that AGAIN burned my face. I told her and she took it right off. I paid my bill and left. I would NEVER return to this place again. read more