Anastasia

02/12/09

Attitude, Overrated, and Clown Eyebrows

by VTown131

I visited the Anastasia salon in Beverly Hills a few years ago. The woman who did my eyebrows did not stop talking the entire time, acted like she was hot stuff for working in a salon in Beverly Hills and that it was all "ritzy and snooty" so she called it. My eyebrows when she finally finished after she kept talking and pausing to gossip with the other eyebrow ladies, looked terrible! I looked like a clown, the price was too much, and I felt as if all the ladies just kept laughing at all the clients. I even tried the "Anastasia" brand again at Nordstrom's in Santa Barbara and the eyebrow lady there made them totally uneven! I have nice brows, thick and easy to shape. I have now found at the Benefit Store on 3rd Ave. and Montana Ave, they do a nice job for $18-$20. They even do brows at the Benefit counter at the Bev Center Bloomingdale's, Barbara is the best. I won't waste my time or hard earned money at Anastasia ever again!

• Pros: Free parking
• Cons: Bad attitude, poor service

11/15/08

Weirdly Stenciled Eyebrows, Very Bad Attitude

by greenland

This is the first review I've ever written on Citysearch and I'm usually a very forgiving and easy-going person, so for me to take the time to write a negative review means that I must have been pretty dissatisfied. I got my eyebrows done by Jasmine and they looked horrible afterwords. For over $50, they were uneven, way too thick, and I actually started crying after I left the store because I looked like a character out of Star Trek. For the record, I have naturally good eyebrows and for someone to mess them up takes an immense amount of skill (sarcasm). In addition, I thought Jasmine was rude, dismissive, and arrogant; I showed her a picture of what I wanted my eyebrows to look like and she barely glanced at it; in fact, she barely glanced at me or even acknowledged me as a customer. I'm not quite sure why she has a reputation for being one of the better eyebrow stylists; I don't think she has a natural eye for symmetry and beauty and she definitely doesn't have the artist's touch. Plus she's got attitude which is so off-putting and in my mind, unacceptable. So in summary, don't go to Jasmine and don't go to this salon; I've heard Anastasia is good, but I wouldn't bet my life on it...it's probably just a lot of hype.

08/28/08

Nicoleta best from the best

by jade17

i go to anastasia's for my bikini wax and eyebrows and i see the same person all the time but today she was very late and i had no time to waste i had to see another esthetician ! well i had the best experience in my life! NICOLETTA does the best bikini wax ,very fast and no pain ! when she told me i was finished i was amazed at how fast and painless it was! and she did my eyebrows very beautiful and left them natural looking ! she is very professional , her room was surprisingly very clean and NICOLETA was dressed in all white an she looked like a real professional. t was very refreshing to feel like somebody finally treated me with respect and talent and patience! i feel so much better about myself and most importantly my appearance.

• Pros: parking one hour free
• Cons: waiting { but worh it!}

07/19/08

BrauHaus is by far the best!!!

by EyeDee

I go to BrauHaus Salon in Pasadena. And i love the girls that work there. They are awesome, friendly, fairly priced and not as expensive as Anastasia. I see so many poor reviews for Anastasia and i just want you ladies to know that there are brow pros who do exist and they are in Pasadena. I get my brows done by Ginny and Zoey. All the girls there do the same work so try to get either one of them b/c they do get booked. I also see Luchesse who does my brazilian wax, shes quick and not too painful compared to others that i have seen in the past. But i love these girls and i think you should try them out.

• Pros: Big name
• Cons: But not that great

06/18/08

Don't waste your money!

by jcc01

I had my brows done by Anastasia and they were the worst! She rushed through it and you could barely tell they had been waxed. I had to clean up the many obvious hairs she left behind. She's rude and way overpriced. I don't mind paying $40 - $50 if the work is good. She is not. Don't believe the hype.

• Pros: Easy, free parking
• Cons: Her attitude and ability

05/25/08

after you go there you will go to the dermatologist

by jenifer07

i had bikini wax done by Vicky and i had to go to the dermatologist because she use no gloves !!!!!!!! i will never go there again ! My skin was red for 5 days!

05/20/08

Overpriced and not worth the money

by xyz22262

I didn't think this place warrants the amount you have to pay. I saw no difference with this eyebrow waxing and the $10 one you can get at any salon. Disappointing and overhyped.

• Pros: Clean
• Cons: Nothing special and overpriced.

03/29/08

So overhyped for no good reason...

by lacs

I completely agree with the majority of the reviewers! I've actually been going here for 4-5 yrs b/c don't know where else to go, and like everyone says -- no phone manners--when you call you can wait for 5 minutes (which is a long time on hold), makes you wait forever, not friendly at all, and I suppose the brow job is better than what I do on my own -- but not by much. I guess I fell into the hype too !

12/31/07

Dont Believe the Hype!!! She is a joke, desprate has been.

by flaviadeoliveira

I travel the world for modeling and was told by some friends to go to this lady. I should make her pay me back because the woman is the worse Anastasia that is. She ruined my eyebrows and then try to rectify it with a stenci kit? How pathetic she is a has been and her receptionist who is her daughter i come to find out . She is obvously ridding mommies dwendling coat tails. Who was rude and has no right. I got my eyebrows ruined for new years!!!!! I dislike this woman and everything she stands for. DO NOT GO TO HER!!! Find Someone else. What a joke.

• Cons: Anastasia dont go

11/26/07

best from the best

by edith08

I had the best bikini and eyebrows ever done by NICOLETA . She did my bikini in just few min. and i did not feel any pain . I did not know i have beautifful eyebrows till 2 days ago. She is very sweet and very nice, and she smille all the time., and very clean room and very proffesionall