Skin & Body Works

Fast and painless Brazilian. Were able to fit me in the same day. Friendly and distracting during the painful parts.

Marcella is the absolute best. Waxing is about the least fun experience, but she was professional, personable, and made it totally bearable. She joked through the whole thing, and was a joy. I will never go to anyone else. Thank you!

Quick, easy, and relatively painless Brazilian.
Technician was professional and skilled. Would recommend!

Ladies, what goes hand and hand with summer? A waxing of course.
There’s nothing better than feeling so fresh and so clean especially on a hot summer day (however if you’re still living like its 1970 then you wouldn’t understand).
Priscilla is the Brazilian waxing queen! She’s so awesome at what she does and how she does it. I’m so glad I read the Unilocal reviews and found her because you’d find someone of her caliber in South Beach or LA. She’s so creative with the shaping you want, making the whole process fast with minimal pain.
The key is baby powder and lots of it. I’m so over getting waxed and the esthetician not using enough powder or none at all causing me to be in extreme pain and discomfort for hours. Priscilla did a great job and I was in and out in about 20 minutes.
Other notes:
Schedule your appointment well in advance because she gets booked fast.
2 hour metered street or lot parking.
Located in Davis Square near the T– station.
Only $ 45.

I’m so happy I found this place and will absolutely be going back! I went in for a waxing appointment with Priscilla who is fantastic — extremely professional, but so friendly at the same time. She made me feel at ease immediately and was so fun to talk to throughout my appointment. The facilities are clean, welcoming, and relaxing and, even better, the prices are really affordable. Highly recommend!

I can’t say how their work is, as they didn’t do any on me. I had a 7 PM appointment, and I fought through traffic to arrive right at 7. There was another customer speaking with the receptionist already, and a sign saying to have a seat, so I did. After a few minutes of speaking to the woman at the counter, the receptionist asked the three of us who were sitting down our names. I told her mine and that I had a 7 o’clock (it was now after 7). She didn’t respond to me specifically, and kept going to ask the next customer her name. I waited patiently, but by 7:10 I had grown quite concerned. I approached the receptionist to repeat my name, the time of my appointment, and to tell her that I was concerned. She informed me that the person who was supposed to conduct my appointment was with another client. You don’t take someone else at 7 when you have a 7 scheduled. I left. I received a call shortly thereafter from a blocked number. I received words of both apology and excuse. I haven’t the time to waste returning to this place.

Marcella is such a wonderful waxing technician! She was professional, thorough, and super sweet. I can’t wait to go back to her again. I went today for an eyebrow and upper lip wax after reading other great Unilocal reviews and I am SO glad I did! Not only is the price cheaper than other salons, the experience was so much better. Soft lighting and music gave it a luxurious spa vibe, and Marcella took so much time to make sure everything looked perfect. I was done in 20 minutes with flawless brows and a smooth lip. She takes the time to make sure she styles your brows appropriately for your shape and your face. She’s also really fun to talk to and very personable! I just can’t stop raving about this place and I will be recommending it to everyone I know!

Priscilla is amazing! If you need a wax, go see her. She is polite and professional and puts you at ease when you are with her. She even remembers her clients and what is going on in their life. That’s huge to me for customer service. The shop is clean and quiet and in a great location with great pricing. I’ve learned the hard way that I need to book my appointments in advance!

I’ve been going to Priscilla for years and have never had a bad experience! She makes a Brazilian wax a breeze, which is not an easy thing to do :) She is friendly, quick and efficient, and makes you feel completely comfortable. She is great at brows, as well. I’ve also gone to two of the other ladies a while back, and they were also wonderful and professional. The prices at Skin and Body Works are very reasonable and the location couldn’t be more convenient for me. I do feel they need a full-​time receptionist (currently, one is there in the afternoons only), but they will usually return your call the same business day. Book ahead as appointment slots fill up!

Priscilla is the best person I have ever gone to for a Brazilian wax. She is friendly and makes you feel completely comfortable while taking your mind of the actual waxing. She is quick, efficient, a thorough. I walk from Porter, but right off the Davis T. They can almost always accommodate the appointment I want and the costs is very reasonable! Highly recommended!

Punctual and very professional. Small intimate shop but they know their stuff. I go to Priscilla and she is such a joy and takes the awkwardness out of the whole process. I go mainly for Brazilian Waxes … Best place ever and so affordable. I take public transportation and the shop is in a very convenient location. I recommend this place to anyone who asks me about spas and wax location. And I line in Boston. The location is definitely not a deterrent.
I have also had a facial and my eyebrows done here. No complaints about anything!

Hands down the best waxing place in town! Super friendly, competent staff, all of whom work extremely efficiently — I’m usually in and out in 15 minutes. Everyone who works here is easy to talk to, making each appointment fly by even faster. The rooms are always clean and comfortable, the prices are reasonable ($ 45 for a Brazilian!), and I’ve never had a bad experience! Have and would recommend this place to everyone!

I have been going there for a year now for Brazilian wax with Pricilla and I have always been so happy with her services. It’s totally worth the price. I don’t think anyone can be any better in doing Brazilian wax than pricilla is. She is more a friend now than a service provider. I absolutely recommend her to everyone.

Eyebrow wax was very good. Purifying facial was excellent. Very friendly service. Very clean and professional. Very reasonable prices. I would definitely come back here again! This is a great one-​stop shop for all of your beauty routines.

This little gem is the best kept secret in town. I booked an appointment with Priscilla for my first (ever) Brazilian wax after reading her glowing reviews on Unilocal.For years I had been putting off getting waxed because of my low pain tolerance, but Priscilla was an angel at making sure I felt comfortable and felt as little pain as possible. Priscilla is Brazilian herself and has been waxing women day in and day out for years, so she’s got her technique down, quite like a surgeon who has performed her 2,000^th knee replacement surgery. Because of that, there was never an awkward moment during the entire process. The salon itself is clean and very peaceful, and you really are in and out in less than 15 minutes. It was the best $ 45 I’ve spent in a while.

I’m always happy with the service that I get at Skin & Body Works. The environment is clean and comfortable, the prices are reasonable ($ 45 for a perfect Brazilian?! how about YES), and they work *fast*. I’m always in and out in 15 minutes or less, but I have never felt rushed or like the job was not up to par. The ladies who work here are lovely and professional. Tip them well — they deserve it!
If you’re flexible about coming in during the day, you can usually get an appointment the same day that you call. If you need to make an appointment for the early morning or afternoon/​evening, it’s a good idea to call a few days in advance.
It’s getting to be that time of year, ladies. …You know what must be done. Skin & Body Works is a great place to take care of business.

I’m so glad Unilocal led me to this wonderful place. I was going to go to April’s down the street but she was booked and hung up on me. I called Thursday morning and they just got a cancellation — score! I had a 7:30 appointment and was stuck in crazy traffic, was about 20 minutes and they were nice enough to accommodate me. I walk in and the place is quiet and cozy, very calming. The girl at the front desk was super nice. I was taken in by Priscilla for a Brazilian and was put at ease right away. She was quick, funny and efficient. She didn’t miss 1 hair! At $ 45 it’s a great deal. There’s nothing bad I can say about this place. I can’t wait to go back!

As a Miami girl who moved to NE several years ago, I have seen my fair share of waxing pros over the years. I have been meaning to write this review for ages, because Rebekah gives, hands-​down the BEST wax I have ever had. Oh, and every single time. No really — I cannot believe that it took me so long to find her, but — VOILA — I can rest easy now knowing I will never need to be nervous about someone walking away with my lovables beat and bruised because they are inept.
I have been going to Rebekah for more than a year now to get Brazilians with a few eyebrow jobs along the way. She is painless, incredibly professional and kind. She leaves me in disbelief at how nicel the job she does is, and I never need to worry about any aftermath for my sensitive skin. She has also been more than kind to me on numerous occasions when I am running early/​late/​or need to just pop in, as my work schedule can be very sporadic at times — which I appreciate more than I can tell you! Anyhow — I’m just saying. I thought we were pros in Miami. Then I met Rebekah. Now, when friends are in town from the 305 — I send them to see her if they’re lucky!

Very happy with how my eyebrows came out! My esthetician was so detail oriented. Going back for a facial next week! Can’t wait.
Update: I removed one star because the facial was quite sub-​par. I didn’t feel like I got the full hour that I paid for and didn’t like the fact that she left the room a couple of times druing the facial. I’ve had much better facials for a similar price.
Anyway, I may be back to get my eyebrows done again but definitely not for a facial.

I have a Thyroid condition, so my eyebrows are a hot mess. You know what I’m talking about if you have this: hairballs, eyebrows that are painfully slow to grow in, you spend most of your time looking at the Duchess of Cambridge’s hair and Emma Watson’s eyebrows wondering HOW DO I GET BACK THERE? Or maybe that’s me… probably… anyway, I’m on my way back, so I decided to start getting the hair back into shape.
On a lark, I decided to put myself out there and have my eyebrows judged into submission (a.k.a. have my eyebrows shaped). I looked around on Unilocal and found positive reviews for Skin & Body Works. Walkable from my apartment, I called and made an appointment for the same day. Woot!
I had Priscilla. Priscilla is amazing. First, she thought I wanted a Brazilian (negative) and so I was a little surprised when she said, «Okay, take off your pants and lie on the table, I’ll be right back.» «Um, I’m just here to have my eyebrows done!» She was so funny and sweet and that exchange made for a great story. She said I have beautiful eyes (aww) and she did an amazing job shaping my brows. She worked with them and even left some hair so that next time she does them, these little hairs that need to grow in will be there and she can make them seem «even longer.» She also did not hurt my skin. Normally if anyone goes near my skin with anything hot, pointy or made from multi-​syllabic words, I’m red for HOURS. Not so with Priscilla!
Made a follow-​up appointment for February and looking forward to it! :)