I've struggled with facial hair since middle school. I would have an army of chin hairs that would spread into... read moreI've struggled with facial hair since middle school. I would have an army of chin hairs that would spread into a beard, and I have tried every hair removal treatment that was offered. I have tried sugaring, I would break out in hives, waxing- hives. Threading- hives. Nair- hives. So I finally gave up and would just tweeze or shave the hair off. But then I would have dark spots on my skin from digging into it with the tweezers and irritating my follicle. So now I had hairs growing out of dark spots on my chin, and if the sun hit my face just right, it was beard city.
It took a hit on my self esteem for the longest. So i finally invested in Laser Hair removal at the suggestion of a friend. I was nervous and doubtful at first, but I was desperate, so I would do anything.
When I first arrived Alexis made me feel so comfortable, I felt like I knew her for years. She explained the process, gave me a consult, I signed some papers and I hopped on the table.
It feels like small rubber band snaps. Nothing awful, and all I kept thinking was "this is for the long run. This isn't as painful as the teasing." On a scale of 1 to 10, it would be about a 4, and that was only on the spots where the hair was much thicker... those pesky chin hair.
When I looked in the mirror, I cried. I was so happy and satisfied.
There is something about a technician listening to you, and putting you at ease, and Alexis did just that. She changed my life, and I'm forever thankful! read less

This will be based on the experience of my first visit, and not the results I saw- since I still... read moreThis will be based on the experience of my first visit, and not the results I saw- since I still have 5 more treatments to go. But I will try to update this review later.

I bought a package for six underarm treatments for the laser hair removal, and was able to get an appointment to come in for my first treatment at the end of the very next day. My sister goes to the center city location and has seen great results after her first treatment.

The place looked neat and clean on the inside. The young woman working there was informative and friendly, and offered me a glass of wine while I was waiting. I only waited maybe 5-10 minutes and then I was brought into the treatment room.

She delivered one shock pulse and asked me to rate it on a scale from 1-10, to which I said it was a 1.5, and then she did a more sensitive area of the underarm area and I said it felt like a 1 and 3/4. It really wasn't that bad, and probably was completely over in about 2-3 minutes.

I thought it was a pleasant visit. I haven't seen any changes yet, but it's not even been a week yet. I am very much looking forward to saving myself from the time and frustration of shaving. read less

OMG! Alexis is GOD!!! LOL. Just did my first microblading session yesterday and am in love. She was/is my hair... read moreOMG! Alexis is GOD!!! LOL. Just did my first microblading session yesterday and am in love. She was/is my hair removal tech at the Center City location, so when I asked about Microblading and she stated she was doing them at this location, I jumped right on it. Extremely professional, goes over everything in detail, and made me feel extremely comfortable. This review is going to be a tad long, so if you don't want to read the whole thing, just know I was extremely happy and can't wait to go back for my perfecting session.

Before getting started, there's about 15 min or less of paperwork that needs to be filled out. If you have already filled it out at another location, you will still need to do it again if you go to any of their other locations (just giving anyone warning to come a lil early to get it done). After paperwork is complete, the technician will  bring you to the back and begin asking questions.

First, she described what the procedure entails, then it was taking a look at my current brows and her asking what type of shape I want, if I wanted to kinda keep my original shape, etc. She really goes into details and figures out what YOU want. Of course, you can ask her recommendation, but she really does want to make YOU happy, so it's really all on what you think will look good. After that, she went ahead and shaped my current brow (shaving, tweezing, all that good stuff)

Then, after some more questions and getting my original brow good, she moves onto color.  She dabbed a few different colors on my forehead then asks which ones closest resembles my natural brow color. Then she asks if that's the color I want. I was a lil hesitant on picking a color bc I didn't want to chose wrong. To help with that, she started blending 2 colors together on my head. Finally, she found the perfect blend for me!

Next comes the measurements and centering of my face. At first, I thought she drew the line off centered, but that was because I was looking between my brows and not the center of the face. But, after her explaining, I tried to ignore my brows and focus on my face as a whole. Perfect. She put a measuring tape like thing on me, then off she drew the outlining of the brow. If I was happy, she then moved onto preparing the equipment and local anesthetic.

She applied the anesthetic to my brows, then continued putting together her equipment in front of me. I really like that she did that. It made me feel comfortable that they were using new equipment. She explained the needle like blade to me, each cream, etc. Once the anesthetic set in, here goes!!!!

She made sure I was extremely comfortable before beginning (pillow under my knee, towel behind my neck, etc). She dabbed the needle in the color and did the first stroke...I didn't feel a thing. Awesome! She continued and as it got closer to the tail, I started feeling it more, but it was still bearable. After the first round, she applied more anesthetic and moved to the left brow. Repeat and back to the right, It repeated for a few more rounds until the end where it was just getting the brows to match. Sat me up, looked at them, did few more strokes, looked again, few more, then I was able to see it myself in the mirror. WHOAAA!!! LOVED THEM already. A few more strokes were needed, so she put them in. This is when it started to get a lil uncomfortable as it stung, but still bearable. After more strokes and looking in the mirror, and repeat (until I was 100% satisfied and she was as well...btw I was satisfied before she was, so you know she was very particular about getting them perfect), she then finally moved into the next step.

Now, comes the part that BURNED. Pigment push. I guess this is when the color gets pushed into the strokes? Anyway, it felt like my brows were on FIRE. After a few minutes, it subsided and I was all good. I waited in the waiting room for about 10-15 minutes to let it sit in before doing the final step, which was barrier cream. After applying, she went over after care procedures, how this is the darkest right now and will lighten through the healing process and I was on my way. I will be back in 6 weeks for my perfecting session. Can't wait! read less