Silvia Skin & Body

I had a facial at Silvia’s a whileeeee ago, but I never got around to posting about what an utterly horrible experience it was, though I wanted to. Well, I’m doing it now.
Located in back of barber shop, in small room down a small hallway with what I believe to be other small little businesses/​room. This really does not bother me too much, so long as services are great. But some people like ambiance, calm, quiet — you won’t get it here… you can hear chatter in the hallway, especially when Silvia is on the phone conducting her business. Yep, that happened.
Silvia and her partner were there that day, don’t recall the partner’s name; but apparently, it was the partner and not Silvia who were going to conduct the facial. NBD.
Silvia hands me a questionably-​clean velcro-​towel to cover my top half in prep for the facial. This is extremely unhygienic, and I’m not quite sure why I even put it on. It didn’t smell bad, but it didn’t smell laundry-​fresh clean either.
I proceed to get the facial, which was not great. The partner barely did any extractions, and just seemed to be rubbing at my face too much. Her hands didn’t seem to have that special touch that I have felt while getting a number of other facials.
At some point, I tell her I have sensitive skin, and I guess she wasn’t sure if she wanted to put some mask on my face and proceeded to go out to the hall where I can hear (clearly hear — thin walls people!) her somewhat freaking out that I have senstivie skin and nudging Silvia to come in and help. Silvia and her partner come in, and Silvia starts rubbing something on my face. To her defense, her hands do feel magical… magical until her phone rings in her pocket and THEN SHE PROCEEDS TO ANSWER IT WHILE CONDUCTING THE FACIAL — SHE ACTUALLY SCHEDULES ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WHILE I’M LAYING THERE WAITING FOR HER TO CONTINUE DOING WHATEVER IT WAS SHE WAS DOING ON MY FACE. I was in absolute awe. I should’ve yelled/​walked out/​something, but I didn’t want to cause a stir.
I cannot believe she actually conducts business like this. You can hear her on the phone in the hallway, she picks up the phone and conducts business while in the room with you, and she sends her partner to do facials her partner is not qualified to do!
Don’t, just don’t.

I had many facials in my life. This is my worst experience ever! Terrible service! Extremely disappointed and angry wasting my time and money at there! I wasted my precious Sat afternoon to go there. It’s a long walk from home. I was there on time for my appointment. When I got there, there was no greetings or water. The location is not in a nice neiborhood. It’s within a barber shop second floor attic! Very little space. A few rail road shape rooms. There is no front desk receiptionist to answer the phone most of time. They don’t speak good english. Only the owner and the other person. It’s a cheap and crapy place. Sharp bright light over the bed with a loud clock running. No pillow. No cover up. They used cheap product on my face. Totally not mask instead it’s some kind of cheap body cream! Very sloppy, lousy, dismissive service! All I got is wasting my time lying on the table waiting forever to be served! She made me excuse Silvia left for family emergency. like emergency happens every day. so only 1 person service 3 rooms 3 guests! imagine that! They don’t use tools for extraction. They use hand and the hard pressue is very uncomfortable to take. Trust me. Don’t go there! Other Chinese places much much better!

Silvia was nice and waited for me even if I was late. The products here she uses are all organic and smell really natural!

I had organic Euro-​facial with Silvia a couple of month ago.
Service was really good. Even though her office is not a SPA, she makes an effort in making look and smell nice. It’s clean, quite and relaxing.
Regarding facial itself… Even though over all I was satisfied with the result what surprised me, she didn’t know what to do with Milia on my eye lid. Instead of poking it with a needle and then popping it, she just kept squeezing it until it popped by itself. It was really painful and was heeling for three weeks afterwards.
Otherwise I definitely recommend her little office.

I’ve been going to Silvia for the last year or so, she truly has the most tender hands my face has ever felt. Not only is she very knowledgeable on skin and pores, but shes very professional and kind hearted.
My skin type is dry over all with a bit of sun damage (freckles) — since I dont wear much makeup I do my best to see her once every 3 months. Each and every time I walk out feeling younger and refreshed.
During the facial she takes her gentle time. The extractions are painless and in between masks she gives you a great neck and shoulder massage– just because!!!
I highly recommend her.

I’ve been going to Silvia for facials for 3 years and my skin improved dramatically!
Silvia is very professional, has an eye for detail and is very gentle. She is very neat and her space is very clean. She is generous with her supplies which is such a rarity in this industry.
I do facial with Silvia every month and my skin always looks fresh and smooth with a healthy glow. With her excellent, friendly and professional service I highly Silvia!

Silvia is very sweet and knowledgeable in skincare. I have had microdermabrasion and facials with her– all with great results. The place itself is not most glamorous but aside from that the service is great. Highly recommend her!

Silvia was great. She took her time gave me one of the best facials. I have referred two of my Co-​workers who both booked second appointments.

I thought silvia did a good job in my facial, i left refreshed and looking better than when i came in. good head and neck/​shoulder massage as well

good facial but not a glamorous place. silvia knows what she is doing and did more extractions than other places i have gone, however, i still noticed blackheads on my nose and chin after i left. she spent a good amount of time rubbing creams on my face and overall it was a good facial, however if you are looking for a relaxing and nice spa this is not the place for you. it is the second floor of a barber shop and you can hear other employees outside your room on their phone. you get what you pay for with the place, the facial itself is well worth the cheap prices on lifebooker.

I try my facial in anothers places this is one of the best, I waiting for my nex appointment the collagen mask is excellent and the estethician is very nice

As a busy executive, I travel a lot and often like to unwind with a good massage or wellness treatment. I’ve been to some amazing places in California, Paris, and Arizona to name a few and of course here in my homeland New York. A colleague of mine in passing mentioned this spa called Silvia Skin & Body. Well my usual place was pretty booked and I was in some serious need for some refreshing and relaxation. So I booked a session at SIlvia’s Spa trusting my colleagues recommendation but walking in with little expectation. It was nothing short of a rhythmic orchestration of gentle yet firm massage treatment that essentially made me into a new man. What made the experience at Silvia’s Spa so wonderful was her unique ability to quickly, efficiently and considerately recognize and correct problem areas and applying a variety of massage styles to give me on of the best sessions I’ve ever had. I even prolonged the session to include a facial and really completed my experience. She was kind patient and listened not just with her ears but also with her hands. I’d highly recommend her services to anyone looking for quality spa services at unbelievable prices by a caring and highly adapt spa professional

I went to Silvia for a facial and body wrap I bought off Lifebooker. I will admit it’s not the fanciest spa in the world, but who cares when the esthetician is as sweet and talented as Silvia! I am an esthetician myself, and I also work at a spa so I know how difficult this job can be. Her extractions were painless and so effective! My skin was very clear and smooth after the collagen mask she recommended.
I have already booked my next appointment! She was great!

I had a great experience here… Silvia was very nice and did a great job. I’ve had European facials before and this was as good as any as I’ve had. I got a deal from Lifebooker and it was definitely worth the $ 29 plus tax and tip I paid. Silvia offered me another $ 29 deal for the next time I come, which I will. I see people complaining about the location but that didn’t bother me. I came for the service, and it was good.

I bought 2 European facials (one for me and another for my friend) from Lifebooker so instead of paying $ 68 for one, I paid $ 29. It was a pretty sweet deal and I wanted to treat myself to one. I re-​scheduled about 3 or 4 times because the times became inconvenient for me but each time, Silvia was very kind and patient with me on the phone. She has a very thick accent so it was difficult for me to understand most of what she said but still very nice.
I’ll admit when I arrived at 161 W 35^th street, I was shocked to discover that the place was located up on the 2^nd floor of a barber shop and it was VERY small. I’m 5’3 and the room I was in for the facial was probably 15 feet wide and 25 feet high give or take. Also, even though I received a 59% discount on the facial, they had a sign up which said they had to charge you sales tax and recommended you tip 10 or 15−20% of the ORIGINAL price of the facial. I would have felt more informed if they disclosed that information from the beginning…
At the end of the facial, she gave me another $ 29 facial coupon so I’d only pay $ 29 instead of $ 68 for a second European facial. She also gave me some advice on how to better take care of my skin, which was nice.
EUROPEAN FACIAL EXPERIENCE
I’ve never had a facial so I can’t compare this experience to others but I can tell you what she did and how well it was. At first, she cleansed my skin and exfoliated it with a facial scrub, which didn’t feel all that special to me. Then she put a calming mask on me and used a machine that let out steam all over my face. And then she used a hydrating mask. I have no idea what kind of products she used but overall, it was a nice first facial experience (about 60 minutes long). My face didn’t turn pink or red as I’ve been told when getting a facial, so that was good.
WAXING EXPERIENCE
I also asked her if she could wax my underarms and she dropped the price from $ 12 to $ 10 for that (I thought about asking to drop to $ 8 but didn’t want to). She did a pretty good job and made sure it was as painless as possible for me. I wouldn’t come back for a wax though because I could get it somewhere else for a cheaper price and the same quality.
VERDICT: Would I go again?
Probably not. I’d want to try other places but check it out if you want.

All sorts of disorganized. I wasted an afternoon here after I showed up for what I believed was my appointment but then got convinced that it was in fact for an hour later. Having come back after an hour, the «receptionist» looked at me in shock and said someone already showed up and he thought it was me! I must have a very unremarkable face if he forgot it in an hour…
The owner was very nice and called me that same evening to apologize for the inconvenience and offered me a free facial, but for some reason I couldn’t bring myself to go back there. The location is kind of sketchy, on the second floor of a hair salon, you feel like you’re in the attic. The «receptionist» sits in a tiny dark room with a laptop, there is no waiting area for clients…