Shobha DC

If you wonder why you should go to Shobbha instead of one of many DC’s nail salons that offer waxing in addition to mani-​pedi, here are the few reasons that I think are important: place cleanliness, use of gloves, no double dipping, actual waxing technique, calming lotion, quality of their products, flexible online appointment system: important details that make the overall price worth it.
I paid 120 $ for legs, Brazilian and underarms (they have packages, ask). Lipika, my technician, was efficient but gentle, she did a painless job on legs and underarms and took the time to respond to my questions about their techniques. Next time I’ll go, I will probably buy a 3 or 6 session package.
Friends: if you want to give this place a shot, let me know: there’s a 10 $ discount for referrals (for you and me :-)).

Amazing experience! Best waxing I’ve ever had.

Durga is awesome! She made the entire experience just great and i left feeling like a new woman!

Awesome. High quality products and service– you get what you pay for.

I decided to go with this spa to get a brazilian and my legs waxed due the reviews and the offer they had on here. I also met some of the employees at a event Unilocal had in September. For my first time getting these services done it was great. My technician was great answered all my questions regarding the after care. She recommended products a well. I booked my next appointment already with her. Can’t wait for there Rockville location to open since it will be close to me. The Dupont Circle location is some what hidden. I was able to find it with out an issue since there wasn’t much traffic.

Okay so my very first Brazilian I can confess I thought I saw JESUS and maybe one of his disciples but I have to say Yamuna was GREAT she is one of the best techs there. I have tried others but she makes it all worth it. The customer service is AWESOME and very helpful they make you feel like you can ask them any question out loud even talk to them about your experience using your grow-​up voice… not your OBGYN receptionist voice. KEEP UP the GOOD WORK!

My first time was 9÷28÷15. It wont be my last. I loved the atmosphere and the staff. My specialist Krishna was gentle and knowledgeable. I will definitely return! And I will definitely share the good news with my friends!

I’ve been to this salon many times to get my eyebrows threaded and am constantly impressed by their work!

After a successful visit two weeks ago for other reasons, I returned to give threading my eyebrows a try.
I’ve got some brows on me, so I’ve been plucking since I was in my late teens or early twenties. I thought I’d have it done professionally for the first time for the experience, to see if I looked nicer, and to give me something to do the evening before I went into hospital.
Since I pretty much just walked in, I asked for either Durga or Yamuna– whoever got finished with her current client first.
Yamuna did a nice job, and it only stung a little. But I guess I was expecting more shaping and evening of my brows– and removing the one weird stray white hair, the one weird coarse one… maybe I had the wrong expectations. I looked nice, but not $ 27 nice. But it was a good experience.
Here’s where I have the problems: a couple of days after, I was broken out all over where she threaded! AND apparently some of the hairs only broke off, because 72 hrs later, I have coarse broken hairs showing up!
It’s such a nice place, but this part isn’t going very well. Wish I knew what was going on. I think it’s safe to say I’ll stick to plucking from now on, and just ask Shobha for waxing for other needs.

Yumana and Durga are both great –fairly quick and they give your eyebrows a nice shape. I love the look and feel of the salon and the fact that they specialize in hair removal (I don’t trust places that think they can do everything). It’s pricey but if you get a package you can save a little money. Complimentary tea is a nice touch and you always get a cool rose water compress and hydrocortisone (if you need it for redness). PS you can also get a little numbing lotion before the threading as well.

I went to Shobha about two or three weeks ago for the first time. I only booked an appointment for brow threading, and I saw Shushma. I was amazed at how much it felt like a salon and that my brows were being taken care of, rather than just simply sitting in the chair and getting it over with like at most places I’ve been. My technician knew my name, asked what I was looking for, and showed me in a mirror what she was planning on doing. They treat your brows with one of their rosewater wipes before starting. She made some small talk with me while threading, and when she was done (about 10 minutes) she placed a hot compress on to calm the area and even gave me hydrocortisone cream since I tend to get a bit red.
It may be a bit pricier than other salons, but you get so much more in service. Plus, I noticed at the end they have a secure tipping safe, which is great because I know it’s so common for salons to collect tips and never give them to their employees.
Lastly, they offer (and use) their own line of products for hair removal, and other brow and skin related goodies. They also have a few other 3^rd party brands available. I’m a huge safe cosmetics fan, and I noticed while browsing that all of their products have vetted, safe ingredients and aren’t just green-​washing! I’ve only started off with the brow pencil, which I really enjoy because it blends really well. I’m excited to go back and try other products and brands because I know they have a selection I can trust… If you’re at all concerned about ingredients in your products, check out what they have.

I visited Shobha for the first time this month and I was very happy with the results. I went for sugaring with Lipika and she was amazing. Thorough, professional and very friendly and considerate.
Not only was she great, but the two women working the desk were friendly and helpful, as well. They made sure to tell me about the different deals going on at the store and helped me to find the products I needed. Will definitely schedule another appointment in the future.

Durga is the BEST!!! She definitely made my experience comfortable. Hadn’t been in awhile so I already knew what to expect but Durga made it less painful (if that was even possible… lol). Both the Front Desk Assistant & Durga made me feel very welcomed. I have already made my 5 week appointment!

I went here once and thought it was decent. Went a second time and the place was totally empty but asked me to come back an hour later for a full face brow/​wax. Makes no sense and will never go back again. Poor customer service.

I came to Shoba for an eyebrow threading a few times with Krishna. she is truly an expert at eyebrows, she was very engaging and talks to you about the process and the eyebrows you want to have! I have a reflex of tearing up when having hair removed but she was very gentle and attentive. Also the front desk manager has the best customer service I have seen she is amazing. The staff is great and talented so I will definitely come back here regularly.

Without going into too much detail, because after all, I am a lady… I’ve had a couple of the services offered at Shobha.
A few things to first note. It’s a lovely establishment. They offer tea (and I think wine) when you walk in. They have a phone charging station. And the general attitude is very friendly and organized.
The face services are done in an open area. They offer numbing cream and work at a decent speed, They provide medication for the skin afterwards if you’d like to avoid bumps and such. All of it is lovely. The private waxing is some of the cleanest I’ve seen. They take their time and do not double dip. And of course do post wax treatment to make sure you’ll recover well.
My only hesitation to give 5 stars is that the prices are incredibly high compared to the nail salons that do similar, less fancy work, for half the price. I just can’t justify such a regular expense, so I don’t go as often as I should, which ultimately leads to extremely painful visits once I actually do.
I have found a way to work around this though! Whenever they’re training new employees they email out for a call for hairy models. Guys, I’m Persian! I’m as hairy as it comes! So I go in let them practice on me and I get an extremely discounted rate on those visits. But it’s not a regular occurrence, but makes paying full price other times a little easier.
Ultimately, if you need some hair to be removed, and don’t want to risk anything, go here. You won’t be disappointed. Just be prepared to shell out maybe more than you’re used to, and bring cash for tips!

I think it’s safe to say that I won’t be returning to Shobha.
My last Brazilian here was bad. The girl clearly did not know the correct technique. I may not have been able to see what she was doing down there, but I could feel it and I know that she was all over the place. She was not following the proper form, she kept going over places that had already been waxed and she was even waxing my bare skin at some moments. It was pretty painful and I ended up being sore for about three days. I have been getting Brazilians for a few years now and I have never been sore for days. Oh yeah, and there was still a great amount of stray hairs left after she was done.
The icing on the cake occurred today. I signed up to be their «hairy model» and receive an eyebrow threading for a discounted price. The eyebrow threading was absolutely horrendous and now I am walking around with swollen eyelids and a huge hairless gap in my eyebrows. The girl was nice, but I really don’t know what she was doing and I don’t think she needs to be doing eyebrows, honestly. I know eyebrows should be thought of as «sisters» and not «twins», but when she was done, my eyebrows were nowhere close to even looking alike. How did she think that that was okay? It took two other technicians to come by and finally one of them decided that she would just have to make my other eyebrow «match» the botched one. In the end, I still have one eyebrow with a huge chunk of hair missing.
The most frustrating thing about my experience today was the way the situation was handled. After the last technician attempted to match my eyebrow to the ugly one, the response was a dry, unenthusiastic, «Oh, sorry. It’ll grow back!» REALLY?! Oh my gosh, I don’t know how I went through life with years of education, including Grad school, not knowing that hair grows back!!! Frustratingly, I then go up to the register and the ladies behind the desk ask me how my experience was, I told them «Terrible». They then responded by saying «Oh okay. Well at least you didn’t pay full price». SMH. Because I did not pay full price, that means my concern/​experience is not valid?
I won’t be coming back here, even if it is located right next to my job. The high price is not justified by the lack of skill and customer service. I’d rather just go back to my original place in Alexandria for waxing; it is completely out of the way for me, but at least I know I am getting good service.

This was only my second time getting a Brazilian wax, and I was somewhat unhappy with the last spa I went to. So I came here and was very pleased with Mamata (sp?). She saw how nervous I was and helped me calm down to make the process less painful. She really did a great job and it was much better than the last spa I went to. I absolutely give HER 5 stars.
The woman at the front desk, however, was a little short with me and seemed a bit unprofessional at first. After a while I guess she warmed up to me, but initially the customer service was definitely lacking. But I wouldn’t let that deter you from booking an appointment here with Mamata (sp?).

Once you find something that works, don’t stray. Yumuna is the only aesthetician worth seeing here. She’s great and the price for a wax Brazillian is very reasonable. Plus they offer a three-​pack deal which ends up saving a few bucks ($ 173 versus $ 60 each) or saves a few more if you choose sugaring over waxing.
Shobha’s DC store is nice, bright and clean. It always smells fabulous and the girls in the front of the shop are always sweet with scented water and tea waiting for you.
I’ve tried waxing and sugaring here with different individuals and much preferred the results of the waxing. When Shobha first opened in DC they had NY specialists come down to train their DC employees but clearly not all of them adhere to their policies. They’re not supposed to thread or pluck stray hairs afterwards but I had one chick who did. Another one did the areas of the Brazillian out of order and ended up rewaxing portions of my skin. That’s a no-​no. Request Yumuna — she’ll give you five star service. You can make an appointment online and you’ll get an email reminder. Otherwise you can drop in just call in advance to make sure Yumuna is working.
As for threading, Shobha is way over priced ($ 22 for eyebrows). Sorry, I can’t muster NYC prices for an Old Delhi service when I do a better job plucking my own eyebrows at home for free.

Growing up all my best friends were Pakistani, Indian and Persian so I’ve been threading for forever. Most of my experiences have been in some lady’s townhouse basement, the decrepit back room of a jewelery store, and under the leering eyes of onlookers at the Tyson’s Corner Mall.
Thank God for Shobha! They have turned hair removal into an art form. This small shop is super clean, smells nice, and is 100% sanitary. I stopped in on a Friday afternoon and they were nice enough to take me in without an appointment. My technician was super sweet and even remembered me from my appointment a few months before. She was gentle and took her time to shape my eyebrows and clean me up for perfection.
The total cost of everything of my experience was a little bit over $ 30, which is about 50% more than I usually pay but the visit was well worth it.