Rio Body Wax

I’m 6 months pregnant and this was the best wax I’ve ever had. Being pregnant waxing hurt like crazy because it’s so sensitive «down there» due to the extra blood flow to the genital area. Arlete made me feel very comfortable and she was so gentle. I’ve been to places in the past where I felt like kicking the waxer in the face because it hurt so bad. I will definitely be back.

My second time here for a Brazilian wax. It was very easy to make an appointment online even at the last minute. What stops me from giving this place a five stars is the lack of friendliness. I’ve always been happy with my Brazilian. Their technique is one of the least painful techniques I’ve ever experienced. They are also very extensive with their wax coverage. I have had other salons charge me extra to do the few straggling hairs on my inner thigh. Overall great value for the price, it just helps to see people smile a lot more when you’re doing such a personal service on you!

I went here for a last minute wax. I was not pleased the young lady left wax and I had to go home and actually get a mirror and tweeze a few spots. I would recommend Brazilian wax by Katherine in Newman or sweet samba they do awesome

I wish Dee would come back! But Denise was the only reason I came back to get another wax! She’s great. Denise is friendly, experienced, knowledgeable, and professional. For $ 35 I was pleased.

I am satisfied with the service I received today from Denise. I wasn’t seen exactly at 9:00 am but my service was still pretty good. I am happy that she did not leave any wax on me like on my last visit with another esthetican. I am satisfied and I will continue to go to Rio for my Waxing needs.

Even though I was almpat 10 minutes late for my 9am appointment I was able to get in woth no problems and not wait. I ended up getting a full Brazilian and under arms done. I was in and out in 30 mins. Vanessa was my esthetician and she was awesome; She was very nice and thorough. NEEDLESS to say I’m a happy camper, I will definitely be a returning customer whenever I’m in the Atlanta area.

So impressed by this place! I called with only 30 minutes notice and was penciled in right away. They are affordable and I loved that I could find their prices online.
I got a bikini and underarm wax. The women was Gentle and Quick (characteristics you love at a waxing center). I was in and out in 15 minutes and with great results!
I will definitely be a return customer and recommend this location to friends.

I love this place! You can schedule/​update your appointment online and Vanessa is the best.

By far the best wax service I’ve received. The place looks great and inviting and the workers are excellent. They took their time and made sure to do it right.

So this is my update from about three months. Because I enjoyed the service the last time so much I returned three months later (I know that’s quite a while) but honestly after my first visit I was good for a looonnnggg time. Any who I went back and Vanessa was booked :-(so I took the next available person. Lord when I tell you my stuff was hurting cause she was ripping those strips off! I was like never again but honestly I believe it was my fault because I had way more hair than before but on the other hand she wasn’t as gentle as Vanessa. I would still highly recommend but do remind them that this area is gentle and needs to be handle with some TLC. I will still go back because they are great with what they do but I’ll book my appointment beforehand.

I went after only having a bikini wax once before. It’s pretty awkward and uhm, ouch but I decided to try it again. I went to Rio and Denise is awesome! She is very nice and made me feel comfortable. She also did a great job! I have been back to her and I will keep going. I was in and out in no time and I didn’t have an appointment. Now, I probably won’t try that on a weekend.

I love this place!!! Got a full body in less than an hour! They were reasonable, only $ 65, and used cups for the ex to avoid cross-​contamination. This will definitely be my new go to for body waxing.

This was my first time getting a Brazilian wax. I chose this place because a friend told me about it and said they do great. She was right, they did an amazing job.
I did not have an appointment but I got there as soon as they opened hoping that they would squeeze me in between appointments. I only waited for about 7 min before I was seen.
It’s really clean and the front desk lady was really nice. The lady who performed my services was Denise. She was great.
Since this was my first time I was a little scared because everyone was telling me how bad it hurts but it’s actually not that bad. On a scale from 1 – 10 the pain is a 3 and it only hurts during the moment but after a couple of seconds the pain goes away. I’m definitely going to be a regular customer now.

**UPDATE** Over two years later and I am still a patron. Throughout this period, I have used several ladies for my personal grooming; first with Marley, who I will continue to use when she is available on speed alone + she’s thorough; then there was Dee, whom I certainly miss because she is super sweet was thorough as well and talked just enough but not too much. After Dee’s departure, I used another aesthetician, Arlete, that is very nice, but she was a little slow for me with the brazilian service. Recently I used Berenice, that did my underams and brazilian. She is quite pleasant and I felt very little pain as overdue as I was for personal grooming and was prepared to experience said pain. The staff member at the front desk has always been courteous and professional whenever I call and upon arrival letting me know if the person I’m scheduled with is currently with a client and how long she expects to be.

This place is amazing! This was my 4^th time coming here and it’s always been great. However, I went to Eline this time and she is beyond amazing. I don’t know what her trick is, but I got a complete Brazilian and it barely even hurt! She also did my eyebrows and my upper lip. My eyebrows have seriously never looked good! Go here and get your Brazilian from Eline!!!

TMI ALERT!!! I’m about to share some very detailed information including before & after pictures. I kid. I kid. I can’t say enough of good things about this place. From the attentive waxologist (as I like to call them) to the cleanliness of the place, this is by far the best wax place I’ve visited. Granted, I’ve only visited two but it reigns supreme. I get the Brazilian wax and I tried several different waxologist, but I’ve settled on Eline. She’s fast, efficient, and most importantly… QUIET!!! I’m really weird like that. I require someone who is friendly yet I want minimal conversation. She needs to be prepared to say 4 things to me:
1. How are you?
2. Do you want all the hair off?
3. Is the wax too hot?
4. Thanks come again.
Eline gives me all that. Also she’s very careful not to mix towels when going from cleaning my lady business to cleaning my back yard. That’s a HUGE deal for me. (I warned you this was a TMI post) lol If I’m in a hurry, I’ll go to Arlete but be prepared. She’s a Chatty Cathy. Very, very sweet, but she’s definitely a talker.
The wax rooms are quite small now. It appears that they’ve cut the rooms in half to accommodate more waxologists. So if you’re claustrophobic, be warned. The rooms are quite tight.
I’ll definitely continue to patronize them.

I was pleased with my experience at Rio. My waxer was nice and was quick.
The front desk employee was very nice when I made my appointment over the phone. My appt was a few days before 4^th of July. It was busy inside but they make sure to keep appointments as scheduled. I over heard the front desk woman telling walk ins the wait was 45 minutes for a Brazilian. She did offer them appointments for the next morning as an option though.
I will admit I did not like how the front desk employee was so busy with the phones she could barely acknowledge customers as they came in. Causing us to sign in on a sheet that did not allow us to specify if we had an appointment or not.
I plan to try them out again in a month.

I’ve lost two waxers this year.
One moved back to her native land – China and another relocated to Lawrenceville, which is just as far as China, if my only reason for taking the 45 minute drive each way from my home, would be to get waxing done.
So once again, I came to Unilocal to find a new waxer close to home or work.
I live less than 5 minutes from Camp Creek Marketplace, so after reading the reviews, I attempted to make an appointment online, but was unable to.
I called and inquire about walk-​ins, which are accepted but appointments are encouraged. You are unable to make online appointments if there is less than 24 hours before you would like to make the appointment.
I was told that Vanessa had an appointment slot available at 12:30, it was 11:50 at that time. I agreed to be there at 12:30. I’d requested Dee, but was told that she was booked, and appreciated that I was told upfront and not double-​booked.
When I arrived, Vanessa was just finishing up with a client, asked me to give her a few moments to clean the room.
Less than 5 minutes later, I was laid back on her table and being asked if I was used to hard or soft wax. Personally, I’ve never knew there was a difference, so I laid back and allowed her to work on removing facial hairs.
Vanessa was pleasant and being so close to my personal space, I appreciate the fact that she had no body odor whatsoever. I mean that in a good way, I didn’t smell any perfumes, lotions or oils. I hate when I am getting personal services and they person has more perfume on than the law should allow.
Its been three weeks since I visited the location, and the hairs still have not began to sprout back, so whatever wax they use, it works!
As we finished, I prepped myself for the sales pitch of some of the other products they sell, but none were offered, and as I paid to leave, was only asked if I wanted to schedule another appointment. I declined, as I’m more of a hit and run kinda person when it comes to stuff like this, and would just hope that if I called again in the future with less than an hour to spare before wanting to receive services, they would attempt to accommodate me.
The only drawback with me is the pricing. Maybe drawback is to harsh of a word, but with my waxer that moved back to China, she use to do my brows, upper lip, chin and neck for $ 18 and the one that moved to Lawrenceville, charged $ 22 for the same areas. I paid $ 35 (with tip) for the same areas. I’m not happy for paying almost $ 40 to get my face waxed, and thought that kinda pricing would be more in line with bikini or Brazilian waxing (which is also offered here).
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After moving to SW Atlanta I was worried I would have to travel all the way back to Marietta for a decent wax. I decided to give Rio a try and I am glad I did. My waxonista was swift (and a little rough) but she got the job done in no time. The prices can’t be beat. People were friendly. Not a lot of conversation, but I don’t need conversation when a stranger has her face in my lady bits.

This was my first visit to this place and upon walking in initially I wasn’t impressed at all.
The young lady at the counter didn’t even acknowledge me at first, I had to ask to be seen for service. I would think that she would explain some of the services and prices since it was my first visit, but that didn’t happen, she just wrote my name down and told me to have a seat and said that is was a 30 to 45 minute wait.
Once it was my turn, the young lady came from the back and asked me to follow here to the room. She asked me what service I wanted and told me to put my things in the chair and undress, she would return in a few minutes. Now at this point she still hadn’t asked me my name or told me hers. Keep in mind I asked for a brazilian wax, I would at least like to know the name of the person between my legs!!!
At this point I have already deducted 2 stars, but it did get better. She was quick I can say and the organic wax that they use is less painful and leaves a smooth feel. The room was clean and she used new utensils on me so I know they don’t double dip! She did give me some tips on exfoliating and recommended some useful products.
The wax services are very reasonable only $ 35 for a brazillan wax, but in the end I still had to ask her name, it was Denise.
I will give it another try, it’s close to home and less pain is a plus for me anytime!