Strip Wax Bar and Boutique

Disappointed & ripped off. Since I’m a regular customer here, I was offered a package deal to purchase 6 eyebrow threads for the cost of 5 at £75. Not once did they mention that the package had an expiry date. I used up 3 threads before I was told it was expired with no alternative offer. Not only is the threading mediocre, but it is at way overpriced. Not to mention once again, getting ripped off with the «deal!» I won’t be coming back here again.

I’ve been to Strip three times for a Hollywood wax — every visit has been great. Yes it is more expensive than some other places but you are getting what you paid for. Clean and beautiful facilities with amazing staff. Anca, Liz and Jameela (the ladies I’ve had for my waxings at strip) are incredibly professional, kind and good at what they do! Love this place.

I came here for my first ever REAL waxing experience (not at home with a box and a prayer) — and it was AMAZING. Nearly pain-​free, and I was hooked.
I went for the next 6 months for regular full leg and Brazilians. I had a different technician each time, but everyone was equally great, so I wouldn’t worry about who you get.
Now that I’ve moved to Los Angeles, I really miss this place!

My first experience at this salon was absolutely brilliant! The fastest waxing I’ve ever had, in and out in about 20 minutes, almost painfree, and Judit was lovely, explaining all the details of the process and making me feel so comfortable! Results are amazing, much less irritation than previous waxing experiences and not a single hair left! Without a doubt, I’ll be back!!!

Excellent experience here yesterday. I was taken on time for my appointment which is always nice but the experience was impeccable. I’ve been to many places in NYC and NJ, where I live and my experience at Strip was a step above. The waxing was virtually painless and my waxer ensured she knew exactly what I wanted before and after, making it a collaborative process. If I lived here I would become a regular!

I’ll keep it short and sweet:
if you’re looking for an (almost) pain-​free waxing experiences, then go here! I’ve been to a good number of waxing salons, where the pain-​range was from «HOLY CRAP IS SHE PULLING OFF MY SKIN WITH IT» to «Feck, that hurt!».
Strip is in the «ou — oh, over already. Huh.» — which is basically as pain-​free as it gets.
My therapist, Pamela, a lovely Irish woman, did a fantastically thorough and fast job and this place is definitely going to be my regular. She explained the procedure really well, including the different waxes they have and for which purposes they use them. There was no awkwardness, in fact, we had a lovely chat while she was tearing the hair away. If that’s not your thing — fear not, they have a TV in every room so you can distract yourself from the procedure.
Total thumbs up!

I was in London for the time and wanted a nice feminine grooming. I found Strip Wax Bar and Boutique through Unilocal and decided to give it a go. My specialist was Janequa and she was excellent! I paid £52 for the Hollywood (everything gone, not to be confused with their Brazillian which leaves behind just a little). Interestingly, I was prepped with oil before waxing, and opted for the lavender hot wax. My skin was smooth and dare I say… Glowing! I left her a generous tip (and like other reviewers, be sure to bring cash for the tip). All in all, she was quick, efficient, and considerate. Highly recommend this place and Janequa if you are in need of a good grooming. Though the price may be high for some, you are indeed getting better quality.

I’ve been looking for a good waxing place for the 2.5 years that I’ve lived in London. I’ve been waxed in a closet, I’ve had a brazilian that took over an hour, I’ve had my buttocks glued together with wax and every place I tried (except 1) was filthy. Also, many places don’t know what a brazilian actually is and charge extra to do the back end, which is included in a brazilian.
A co-​worker pointed me to Strip and the wonderful beautician, Janiqua. She is very friendly, does and excellent job and although she did point out the assortment of products that Strip carries she was not pushy at all.
The strip salon (I went to the one in SoHo) is very clean, nicely decorated and I found all of the staff to be very nice and pleasant (another plus for good customer service, because it’s not always the greatest in London). Strip uses top-​knotch wax and my brazilian was about as pain free as it gets.
The waxing isn’t cheap, but it’s not outrageous either. It is true that you get what you pay for so you can have a cheap and shoddy wax or you can pay about £15 more and have an excellent experience.

I lost something here… and it made me very happy!
Janeque helped me to get rid of £49 pounds, my smile and my bushy bushness.
£49? yesss… plus a £4 tip… but: it was very «not very painful» and i’ve had a few rip’s in my life. She did a very good job! The least’est pain i’ve had in a long line of wax’sessions. After having pushed out a baby just 7 weeks ago, i was a bit :-S about it, i know… silly. But, well, you don’t let everybody see your punani, right?
I called at 10:01, they had time at 10:50, i left skipping and smiling at 11:10. Walled into a small lingerie shop (liked the stuff!), and was welcomed with a big friendly red lipstick smile on a very fair skinned brunette (i wanted something she had, but can’t really say what it was!!!). Introducing Janeque, my wax’a’thist for today. This was the «berry room», (.what ever, berry/chocolate/lavender…get that hair off!). She spread lavender-​wax on my strange fruit and, i’m not fond of scented-​stuff or perfumed-​anything. This didnt bother me as much as i thought it would: that’s good!
Now i’m just hoping Janeque wont move back to Spain too soon… I’ll be back, even if the price is pretty high.

I’ve been here twice, both last minute bookings, for Brazilians. They have been fantastic experiences. Beautiful rooms, comfortable chairs, fluffy towels, TV’s, and good quality wax –not to mention experienced and friendly waxers! They have me hooked –I am definitely sticking with Strip for the foreseeable future. This location especially is in a convenient spot for the bus and tube from my place in North London. The idea of themed rooms is very cute. (I have been in the Berry room with pink wax and Chocolate room that smells like wax with wax that looks like chocolate, which is not as off-​putting as you would think.)
Two reasons it doesn’t get 5 stars:
1. The prices. I can’t believe how much more it costs than my waxes at Toronto’s Ten Spot ($ 45 a go), which is in a similar type of location with comparable amenities. I understand the cost of everything in London is higher, but eep.
2. Can’t tip on card. I almost never have cash and this is one of my pet peeves when it comes to aesthetic services!
That being said, I did get a 30% off coupon for my birthday that I just used and I will be buying the 7 waxes for the price of 6 deal. If you can stomach the price and can remember to carry some cash, I would highly recommend the Soho location of Strip.

This is the only place in London that is remotely thorough about brazilian waxes. For that, I will keep going back every 6 weeks; I trust every gal I’ve been to here to do the job right. The receptionists are all welcoming and wonderful, too.
That said, it’s pricier than it ought to be and they push their expensive products on you for bogus reasons.

There is no such thing as a pain-​free wax. As the lovely Julia expounded whilst cheerfully plastering a chocolate-​scented concoction upon my nether regions, «we *are* forcibly ripping hair out of your body». Fair point, Julia. Fair point.
Of course, whilst the actual removal of said hair is guaranteed to hurt like a lady dog, there’s no reason for the rest of the experience to be anything less than actively pleasant. After all, you’re paying for the privilege, and no matter how many times 50 Shades outsells Harry Potter, we don’t all want to live our lives from one S&M experience to the next. Strip totally gets this. The salon is bright and airy, with clean, cosy, comfortable, themed treatment rooms including chocolate, strawberry and olive. The waxes match the wallpaper; nice touch. Everyone who works there is friendly and cheerful, putting you at your ease, but at the same time not pretending that the experience involves being licked by kittens. The attitude seems to be yeah, it hurts, but there are ways around this. They even have films showing in the treatment rooms, I suspect for people who don’t have my enviable ability to chatter incessantly. Mine was «Dear John»; I just used the presence of its sheer awfulness as a mental anaesthetic.
Despite all this, £23 is a lot of money for a bikini wax. Added to which I was somewhat blind-​sided at the till into buying an «anti-​bump wash» for another £14 (I don’t spend that on my face, and people look at that every day!), which I regretted as soon as I got home. One star gone.
The second is dropped for a seemingly petty, but actually rather crucial point. Their upstairs shop displays a selection of funky-​coloured lace knickers and pretty bras, but as per bloody usual, a dearth of «normal» sizes. Yet again, I find myself asking: are bigger ladies not allowed to be sexy? And by bigger, I mean THE UK AVERAGE. The large was barely a size 12. The fact is that although the salon technicians stare at naked flesh day-​in, day-​out, when I am about to bare all, I nonetheless feel incredibly self-​concious. Walking in off the street to be presented with a selection of knickers which I could never wear is basically proof that I clearly have an arse the size of Asia, and should never ever be seen sans underwear lest I send all who look upon me into fits of hysterics.
In a neutral environment, I know this not to be true. Nonetheless, it detracts significantly from the otherwise friendly and welcoming atmosphere which in every other way pervades the salon. So sort it out. Get some bigger pants on display; maybe stretch to size 16? That’s the UK average, after all. All ladies have bottoms, Strip. You should know this more than most.

I just had the worst experience at the Soho location after nearly two years of regular waxing and lash colouring. First, the waxing was just a mess and the women would not stop talking about all the products I need to purchase. Secondly, the front desk women is incredibly rude and not helpful. I called to note my compliant and the women (from Notting Hill location — ??) was lovely and I sent a note to Debbie but never heard back. This location is going down hill with horrible customer service and shoddy wax jobs. Not worth it and I refuse to go – don’t believe the hype on this place.

I had an excellent experience here for my first-​ever Brazilian. The girls were very professional and the rooms are meticulously clean, comfortable, and nicely decorated. They even have movies playing to distract you (even though it’s not that painful because they use Lycon wax). 100% recommend!

Perfect brazilian wax. Relatively pain-​free and Rachelle was such a professional and did a fabulous job. I’ll definitely be going back for more!

Okay, so after the experience I’d had I phoned to complain. And to be fair, they did organise an appointment with the St. Paul’s branch to check & fix the rogue patches. No more, no less, just doing the job that should have been done in the first place (but with more inconvenience to me). I would have given them a second chance and returned to St. Paul’s had I not been contacted by their Head Office to advise me that their marketing girl had requested I remove this post. Shoddy, Strip, shoddy. Your results should speak for themselves and if you are as fantastic as you say you are one person’s experience/​opinion shouldn’t really matter. I don’t take kindly to calls and voicemails hounding me to censor my opinion. So that’s a one star and a vow to never return from me.

Believe the hype — this place is amazing!
Just got home from my very first ever brazilian waxing — yes, at 27 years old, I was a lifelong shaver. And after today’s experience at Strip, I am a waxing convert.
I went to the city location at One New Change, right next to St. Paul’s. I was welcomed warmly by Samantha and the receptionist and after filling out a quick form I was escorted back to a small, chic and cozy treatment room. Samantha made me feel totally at ease — she was friendly, professional and explained the products and procedure so I felt absolutely comfortable.
The whole process was pretty quick — although Samantha was incredibly meticulous and thorough. I am not going to say it was painless, because it was pretty uncomfortable at times, but considering that it was my first ever time waxing and I had no idea what to expect, it really wasn’t that bad. I believe it will get easier with each session. Samantha was just the right amount of chatty — she asked me questions about myself and and told me what she was doing throughout the process. There was a television in the room which offered a welcome distraction, as well.
I could tell they use very high quality products and if Samantha is a reflection of the rest of the staff, these girls are total professionals and know their stuff. After we were finished, I asked for recommendations for aftercare products, which they stock en mass at Strip. I felt completely at ease throughout the process, which can be a challenge when you are undergoing such an intimate and personal treatment with a total stranger.
Overall, an excellent experience. One tiny thing I would change: I don’t believe they had any music playing and had I not turned on the TV, the treatment room would have been awkwardly quiet — would be helpful to play some upbeat background music.
Well worth the price to have such quality and professionalism in a beautiful, clean and chic setting. If you pre-​book and can go to the City or Soho locations from 10am-​12pm or 3−5pm you can get a nice discount if you mention the «off-​peak» discount.

Incredible! My experience there was amazing.
First, they are very nice and friendly. They are on time and know how to make you feel at home.
The rooms are small, but cosy and very nicely decorated!
And the wax… it’s amazing, and almost painless!
They know what they are doing, and yeah, it is a bit pricey, but trust me, it is worth every penny!
It is the best waxing salon in London.

Fabulous! I had Sam at this salon and she was an expert waxer — no holding here and holding there, and every single last hair was removed. As she almost painlessly (!) gave me a Brazilian, I sat back and watched Couples Retreat. This place even stocks the great Cosabella range :)
I couldn’t recommend a better waxing salon in London!

Being new to living in London finding those places to take care of you personal needs are very important. I’ve found a hair salon to refresh my color and now I have found a place where I can get my waxing needs taken care of!
Strip is amazing! The wax they use for a bikini wax is Lycon wax which apparently prevent ingrown hairs and redness. I have been getting bikini waxes pretty regularly for the last 3 years and although its usually pretty quick its still not painless… Strip was as close to painless as I think you can get… well when you have hot wax applied to the hair around your lady parts and then ripped out! I have to say, it really hardly hurt at all. I was sold!
I also had my lashes and brows tinted as my lashes and brows are pretty much blond and nonexistent when I dont have makeup on them. It is so exciting to me that I don’t have to apply mascara and draw on my brows when I just want to quickly run an errand.
I highly recommend Strip to anyone. I went to the Soho location and had Samantha work on me. She was great and I will definitely be paying her more visits.