The Waxing House

I’ve been coming to Neetu for 2 years now. At first I thought she was really nice and friendly and did a great job. But over the years her attitude has changed. She started to make my eyebrows crooked and took a lot of hair off that created gaps in my eyebrows. She did not seem as friendly anymore and started to rub off as very rude. When I first started going I even recommended the place to my best friend but she soon had the same problems and did not feel comfortable from Neetu’s unfriendly attitude. One time I really needed my eyebrows done and rushed to the shop after traveling from the far north side and made it to the shop with before it closed, but Neetu had the lights turned off with the door locked and staying there with her purse in her hand. I asked if she could take me, but she told me no because she didn’t want to miss her bus even though the shop was technaiclly still open. This to me shows that my business for the past 2 years was surly not appreciated and because of that I will never spend another dime in that establishment because of that is bad business.

I have been going to the waxing house for the last 2 years. I cannot say enough about the friendly attitude, expertise and advice I have experienced with the waxing and threading expert, Neetu. She only works on the weekdays so make sure you go M-​F and always good to call and leave a message to let her know you are coming but she will most certainly make room for walk-​ins. Small, clean facility, reasonably priced and she knows what she is doing! Now, if we could do something about the pain…

the woman I worked with did a great job — but the checkout procedure was a bit sketchy. She gives you a copy of your receipt and you are supposed to bring if the next time for 10% off. I guess that’s reasonable but def not how it’s advertised .they bury the lead on that big time.
And on their list of services (such as can be found on the internet) they have specials such as $ 90 for a full leg wax + full Brazilian — but when I went to checkout she told me that offer was valid only for Monday-​Wednesday (it was a Thursday) but there is absolutely nothing in the store or on the website backing this up.
I’m quite frustrated in fact

What you want for your Brazilian wax: Someone who knows what they’re doing and waxes FAST. Neetu is efficient and thorough, easy to chat with and friendly.
You can definitely just walk in, super flexible.
This is THE place to get a Brazilian hands down.

Great location on Erie and Dearborn in River North. Very secure place, you need to get buzzed in to enter. The price is fairly typical for eyebrow threading/​waxing — $ 15. However, I found it a bit odd that my stylist made ME hold my forehead and upper eyelid taut while she worked. I never had to do that before at previous salons. It was very awkward, as she had to show me how to position my hands throughout the threading session. One big annoyance that I have with this place is that I don’t know what products she put on my face. She also didn’t ask if I have sensitive skin before applying the mystery products. I usually don’t react to skin products, but when I left this place, I had scattered red little mosquito bumps on the forehead and I was itchy for the rest of the night! Otherwise, the shaping looks pretty decent… Not sure if I am going to be running back here any time soon.
Helpful tips to save $$$:
–If you go on Mondays, you only pay $ 10 for eyebrow threading!
–If you bring in your receipt for a service $ 10 or more, you get $ 1 off your next visit — I unfortunately declined having my receipt to emailed to me, so I missed out on this deal.

I’ve been going here for a few months now for eyebrow threading and I’m delighted with the results. The gal who takes care of me is awesome and sweet and professional. And Mondays are $ 10 for brows. Great deal!

Tints and threadings have always been great here, actually prefer it over the benefit brow bar!

Stumbled upon this place when I was running short on time and couldn’t make it out to the north side to get my eyebrows done at the salon I normally go to. I am usually picky about my eyebrows cuz people tend to make them a little thin, but i had spoken with the lady there and told her to be careful about taking too much off while threading. But ofcourse she did make one eyebrow too thin compared to the other. 2 months later I’m still growing it out and havent been to anyone to get them done.
I had also gotten a facial there which was ok. not great. not good. I felt clean, but that’s about it. I ended up coming home and exfoliating again and working on my pores which was the whole point of going there. Probably won’t be back myself, but the other people there seemed to be return clients so obviously they’re doing something right.

Love this place! The woman working there does a great job and gives great advice on how to upkeep your brows properly!

I love this place. I am very particular about my eyebrows and this place continues to impress me. They are exceptionally nice and always willing to accommodate your needs. The prices are very affordable for the location. I’m a faithful loyal client!

I get my brows threaded here all the time. I go on my lunch break and I get in and out super quickly. The lady that does them does a very thorough job. Added bonus — brows are only $ 10 on Mondays (but expect to wait a few minutes if you go after work because she’s usually busy)! And they have a punchcard! Highly recommended!

Cheap, fast, quick service. in and out for eyebrow threading in 10 minutes,

I work a street away from this place and have been here a few times. I thought they did an okay job, it’s a bit pricier, but for the location, the prices made sense. Unfortunately my time here is done.
As I am sitting here back from my lunch break after getting my eyebrows waxed at the Waxing House, I’m struggling to blink because there is wax in my eyelashes and my hair!
I felt the technician keep getting my hair in with the wax and I would move it aside and yet somehow she kept getting my hair stuck while waxing my eyebrows. She herself didn’t try to move it aside. To top it off as she is finishing with the wax remover/​aloe/​lotion whatever stuff they use, she keeps rubbing my eye because she also got wax in my lashes! How does that happen? Of course I didn’t realize it till I opened my eyes to pay. Then asked for more of the lotion so I can remove it myself. After ripping out my own lashes, I don’t know what else to do now but deal with it the rest of the day.
I’m really disappointed in the service. There was no other customers in this place so I don’t understand why she was in such a rush.
It’s safe to say I won’t be back.

This is a great spot for waxing– Neefu is the best– she works M-Friday…does a great job, is friendly but gets the job done quick and makes you as comfortable as possible. For a brazillian– I was in and out in 15 minutes and she did a perfect job… I have been to high end salons that charged triple what the waxing house does, and it took forever and wasnt as great. Definitley check it out!

Cheap, easy, fast. No I am not talking about a Saturday late night romp.
I am talking about my brows, SILLY :)
I was in need of a wax and was looking for a place I could just run in and out of. This is your place. No frills, nothing exciting, but definitely got the job done. The girl went straight to it and I was in and out in like 7 minutes minus all of my stray hairs.

love this place .i just recently moved to Chicago and waxing always makes me nervous so i tried one or two places and was more annoyed than anything !
so this was like a breath of fresh air so quick an efficient
and not too pricey !! do it!!!

I also don’t really know why this place has gotten such poor reviews. Perhaps things have changed in the past 6 months?
I went for a bikini wax on the recommendation from a friend, choosing to ignore the bad Unilocal reviews and give the place a chance.
I’m definitely glad that I did! $ 50 for a brazilian wax in Chicago is definitely a good deal, and Neetu (apologies if I massacred the spelling of her name) was quite good and very professional. She was thorough but not painfully slow, and took care to make me comfortable.
I can’t speak for the threading, facials, or any other service, but I will definitely be back for another bikini wax!

This was my usual place to go threading the last year. Its usually pretty good. They raised prices, bummer.
The last two times I went, another girl was there… and didn’t do that good of a job! I don’t understand why I am paying more money for a worse job. I have been doing it for a while and my skin is used to it, but the last few times it was painful and I was red afterwards! Also, I had to re-​pluck a few where she missed, even though I pointed it out to her to redo it. But I am a creature of habit and still went there… my bad.
But however, last week, I went there at 10:50 am. They opened at 11 am, so I figure I would hang out outside for a few minutes until they opened. By 11:15 am, no one was there yet! So I left and found another place that had great reviews– that is the place that I will go from now on. The Waxing House definitely lost my business for good– considering I go in every 2 – 3 weeks to get my eyebrows done!

I’ve been coming to The Waxing House frequently lately to have threading done. Usually my eyebrows and the sides of my face (typical inconvenience when you have dark hair). The process is always quick and painless, and I’m never red — the prices are great for the area.
I usually don’t make an appointment because I live so close by, but I’ve never had to wait long for a walk in.

I am really disgusted by the new girl working here — I believe her name is Jessica. She was very rude to me when I walked in last week and asked for my usual lady. This weekend when I called to check on hours/​availability and make an appointment, she hung up on me as soon as I asked when Sonya would be available! No Bye, no offer to help or a ‘how about you come in — I can do the same kind of work’, NOTHING.
Simply horrible customer service. If it weren’t for the Sonya’s fantastic work and kind nature, I would never do business with this place again. I wish she hadn’t gone part-​time…