Mosheta Salon & Spa Queen St.

I got a mani pedi with shellac for my fingernails. Service was lovely, and they did a great job!

My terrible cut was masked by the styling (curls), but when I washed my hair it was glaringly obvious that it was botched. When I returned for a bang trim, I received a 5 minute lecture from the manager about using my debit card to pay and how they can only keep their prices down because people are courteous enough to use cash. «You know we get charged every time you do this!?» Seriously?!! You are going to heckle me for not having enough cash?!? Sooo rude!!!
I will not be returning.

Honestly if I could give less then one star I would for this place. I went in for some lowlights and a quick trim, it ended up costing me 250 for highlights and 4 HOURS spent in this terrible salon. I went in at 3 thinking it wouldn’t take long, I guess they messed up the colour and decided to re do them. The result, me having highlights half way down my hair that looked terrible. The cut was decent, but I would never come back. It was all very confusing, the manager walks around angrily all the time and the overall atmosphere is very uncomfortable and unpleasant.

If you are looking for a spa experience — this is not the place for you. But if your requirements are for regular salon for a reasonable price — this is your place.
I got the $ 60 for 60 min waxing done — admit it, where can you find a rate like this in the city. Ask for «Eda». She was really good and efficient. Well — that was all I was looking for!

I know this place seems to have a bum rep, but I’ve been a couple times and never had an issue.
The first time I went in was for a shellac manicure. The esthetician (Jackie) did a fantstic job and it lasted a full 2 weeks just like it was supposed to. It came to around $ 35 after tip which is much less than other spas in the area.
I also went in recently for a blowdry and I didn’t catch the name of the girl who helped me but she was great too. She gave and awesome scalp and neck/​shoulder massage and I left with perfectly styled hair for $ 30.
I’m not sure if I would go in for a cut or colour but I for little things, Mosheta is reasonably priced with a great staff.

For the longest time I would trim my own hair, but one day I decided that I just wasn’t cutting it (haha) so I went for a walk-​in at Mosheta and I am SO happy I did. I have been going there for about half a year now and I have loved my hair every single time. I have been regularly going to see Jaymi even though she has moved to their new location, Club Mosheta down the street. One of my friends also goes there to get her hair done Lilac and it is absolutely beautiful. I am defiantly a fan.

I go to Mosheta often because they are right around the corner from my house, are pretty cheap (for waxing/​mani/​pedi) and I never have time to get somewhere better. That being said, if you have a choice, avoid this place.
I have had my hair done here; a colour. Stylists was super friendly and nice but I paid $ 180 for a rinse on medium length hair. I’m pretty sure I get a better deal and better job done at Capuccis Salon.
I come here more often for the esthetician work. Mostly because $ 60 for all you can wax is an awesome deal. HOWEVER — i just had my legs, underarms, bikini waxed on Saturday and there was hair already hair growing in on my legs by Tuesday. I let this hair grow in super long for the past 1.5 months so this cannot be in between growth. I think the girl broke my hair when she waxed so it didn’t come out of the root. Every time I feel the stubble I want to run into the salon like a crazy woman and scream but I keep telling myself ‘you pay for what you get’. The girl that did my waxing is fairly new, Mena is the woman they’ve had there longer and I think she knows what she’s doing. But I always get stuck with the younger girl.
Nice enough, if you can stand the weird slurpy noises she makes when she’s cooling the wax before applying it for you. I also have to review every inch of my skin to make sure she gets it all which she’s happy to wait for you to do.
Try and get Mena to do your waxing if you’re going for the all you can wax deal.

Horrible experience. First time I’ve ever felt abandoned by stylist while having colour put into my hair. The thing that did it for me is that they wanted me to blow dry my own hair in the end… Wtf? Never going back again. The staff seemed friendly but my God lacking in professionalism!!!

I walked in without an appointment, and got a decent cut here today from Jaymi. I was attended to immediately. Staff here are fun and down to earth, maybe at the expense of professionalism. But hey, it’s Queen West so I guess anything goes. Anyway, the stylist tamed my mop, took off about 3 inches, and gave me bangs. $ 45 + tax & tip. No complaints!

My go-​to place. Good price, good cut. I won’t reveal my stylist as I don’t want her to get all booked up ;)

Go elsewhere. I just got back and I look like a skinhead. Apparently she didn’t hear the «.on the sides» part when I said I like it very short on the sides.
I have had my hair cut here three times. The first time was awesome and I though I had finally found my place. The second time was mediocre, the third was disastrous.
I won’t go back for a fourth because I am pretty sure they would cut my ears off based on how the quality of cut is declining.

I am picky and vain about my hair. I am someone who’s not afraid to spend a lot of money on my locks so long as it leaves me staring at myself in the mirror out of pure vanity after I leave, checking my reflection on every bus stop, making plans to go out that night just because I feel fab and I can. However, on this particular day I made a rash decision to try out Mosheta’s $ 99 hair colouring deal. I was intrigued by the salon’s chic décor and fashionista stylists. All I can say, is you get what you pay for.
What I wanted was a lightened up version of what I already had. I wanted what could be considered an ombré look, but I wanted my medium blonde hair to fade into super, white blonde hair at the bottom. What I got was an actual ombré look with a shade of brown that was only a minor improvement from my natural mousy colour. The haircut was okay, but the bangs sucked and to this day I still can’t style them how I want. They are choppy, but not in a good way.
The stylist, Kelli, was quite nice, but I didn’t trust her the entire time I was getting my hair done. Any possibility of me changing this perspective was entirely foiled when she washed the brown (brown that I kept questioning her about — why are you putting brown in? How dark is it going to be? I want blonde!) out of my hair and applied blonde to my SOPPING WET hair, left it for 10 minutes max before washing it out. At that moment I knew with confidence I would leave disappointed. I had never had blonde applied to my hair in that fashion before. It was unpleasant and uncomfortable. The whole time I was wondering how could this make my hair blonder?
It didn’t. When I left my hair looked like a cleaned up version of grown out roots with blonde at the bottom, the same blonde hair colour I already had. I won’t be going back.
**UPDATE: For the most part my hair has actually grown out quite nice. The bangs are still not my favourite, but I suppose I probably could have gone back to get them fixed. When I wrote this review I was particularly frustrated so I took out one or two of the lines that were perhaps unnecessary.

I went to Mosheta a few times to get a pedicure before vacation and they did an okay job. Definitely not the best pedicure I’ve had– the polish chipped after a week– I can normally get at least three weeks to a month before a chip on my toes. Definitely not as smooth and profoessional as I’ve had done elsewhere, but it was on the way home from work and close to my pad.
I have a few issues with the staff/​ownership here. The first issue is with one staff member in particular. I don’t know his name, but I’ve never seen an employee have such an incredible outburst. I was actually afraid for my safety since I wasn’t really sure what was going on.
While getting a pedicure, I heard someone screaming hysterically «YOU DON’T EVER TALK TO ME LIKE THAT, YOU FUCKING WHORE! TREAT ME LIKE A FUCKING SLAVE YOU FUCKING MANAGER WHORE… I’M NOT TAKING IT… I’LL FUCKING KILL YOU!!!»
Then there would be a brief silence and he’d start yelling and threatening again in a hysterical menacing tone. I thought a crazy homeless man had walked in the store with a gun. When I caught a glimpse of who it was, it dawned on me that they guy doing the yelling was a hairdresser who had left his client in the sink with a head full of shampoo. He was pacing back and forth hollering as though he was going to murder someone.
Uh… uncomfortable?
And scary.
After a bit more freaking out, he went to some room in the back where I’m assuming he cooled off. This took about 15 minutes. All the while, the poor girl was still sitting in the sink with lathered hair. None of the other employees offered her a towel, rinsed her hair– nothing. From what I gleaned from the employees conversation, this wasn’t the first time this guy had had a mental health day at work in front of a client. The staff were sick of him and quite frankly, I think they may have been having a giggle at his expense. Whatever the case, it was no cool to see such a bunch of employee bullshit out on the table for all to see.
When it was time for my manicure at the front, I was glad to be away from this guy’s station. I felt very uneasy and was honestly worried that he may go Columbine on everyone in the salon.
When I went to pay, the owner seemed like a real scumbag. He had just showed up and was counting a big wad of cash. I tried to pay with the girls at the desk, but he insisted on helping me. When I go to a salon, I always try to tip cash. You never know where your money goes, and unless you give cash in hand, the owner could be stealing from his/​her staff. Just like I suspected this sleazeball wanted to do:
Sleaze: So do you wan to leave a tip for your girl? It’s easier to do it at the terminal here than give cash.
Me: No, thanks. (I worry that if I tell them I tipped her that he’ll make her turn some of it in.)
Sleaze: Oh. well, you know, if you wanted to leave something extra, it is easier to do it here at the terminal. Much more convenient. And you get a receipt for it.
Me: If I was going to tip, I’d like to give it directly to the person helping me. Thanks for the heads up, though.
Sleazeball was not impressed.
Neither was I.
I thought about complaining to someone about the homicidal ravings earlier, but I figured I’d speak with the loudest voice possible” My business– and future lack of it at this place.

Oh god no. Don’t even THINK about going here. Trust me!
This place is the effing worst. My friend went here and got a wax job and said it was decent. Obviously due to the nature of the wax, I couldn’t inspect it for myself. Since this place is mega cheap, I thought MAYBE it could be one of those hidden treasure type places where I could get shit done on the cheap.
The experience itself was horrific. It seemed as though the girl that did it had never waxed before in her life. It took forever and the job was BAD. Serious regret. I could have done a better job myself.

There was a girl just beside me who wasn’t really able to distinguish among Iphones, Androids and Blackberries, like, you know, like, aaaaall these phooone names aaaare veeery complicaaateeed like, you know? This is the kind of customer they expect at Mosheta. They treat you like you are this girl.
I had a very very disappointing experience there. I had probably the worst waxing of my life, and a manicure that only lasted for one day. I’m only giving them two stars because the girl who did the services and the front desk were very friendly. But they seem more cooomftable with peeeaple who taaalk, you know, liiike theeeas.
Meh. Not coming back.

I went to both Mosheta locations, but I’ll just review this one.
I got a Minx manicure at this location for the first time. I read in various places they lasted one-​three weeks. Mine hardly lasted half a day. From what I’ve read, this is due to the manicurist, not the Minx. While I was there, the manicurist pressured me continually to get gel overlays, which I repeatedly had to refuse. The place itself was pleasant and clean, but my nails were expensive and only lasted a few hours before they began peeling :(

The giant airbrushed mural along the side wall of the salon with the words «VAJAZZLE ME» should have been a clue into the kind of experience I was going to have at Mosheta. Because, really, nothing says «classy» like getting your panocha adorned with Swarovski crystals.
I had a 1pm appointment for a manicure and pedicure. I arrived fifteen minutes early and went to use the bathroom. Here’s a tip: should you decide to get an appointment here (whether it’s to get your poon bedazzled or whatever), don’t use the washroom. I suppose it was a men’s washroom repurposed to be a unisex, because when you walk in there are two very sketchy looking urinals and two toilet stalls. In one stall, the toilet was plugged with TP. In the other, the door didn’t close. Not cool. Also, the music in there was crazy loud. I don’t need to have Enya playing or a fancy atmosphere, but I don’t need a full on aural assault, either.
Anyway, did I mention that I had a 1pm appointment? They didn’t seat me in a pedicure chair until 1:30 with no apologies. My manicure didn’t start until 2:30. Worse yet, a sloppy job was done on my nails; one was cut far too short (she nearly clipped the skin of my thumb in the process), and I have polish on my cuticles. That said, she was nice enough, but her work left a little bit to be desired.
FWIW, I didn’t come in from a Dealfind deal — although I was accompanying a friend who did (I paid full price). I’m pretty sure I won’t be back.

So, I doubt I was their ideal customer. I landed into the salon 45 minutes before closing clutching a Fabfind voucher for a manicure and pedicure. The guy who greeted me made a face when he saw it. I asked if I was too late in the evening and he said no, then found someone to take me. Still not sure if the sneery look was because of the voucher or the time.
The salon is pretty new and they’ve made a real effort to be trendy. It’s all done in pink and black with swathes of pink tulle facing the pedicure seats and 2 big TVs on the wall. They were showing Britain’s Next Top Model when I was there… but the volume was off and I didn’t see any jack for headphones. I was offered a glass of water which was a pleasant surprise and it came complete with a little chocolate. Spotted a nice coffee machine by the reception desk too so that might be a perk of a haircut! It seemed clean too… although it would look even nicer if they kept the brooms out of sight instead of throwing them in the corner.
The woman doing my pedicure was civil but not exactly friendly. She did a nice enough job but didn’t seem particularly happy with feet/​her job/​life. The girl doing my manicure was lovely though and just smiled sweetly when I pressed the wrong button on the massage chair and started slowly sliding backwards. She also carried my bag and sandals to the dryers and helped me put my sandals back on afterwards so that I didn’t smudge. I really liked that!
Hours are good too-​open until 8pm most weekdays.
Things I didn’t like:
–Apart from the girl doing my manicure, they weren’t that friendly. At all.
–Some of the staff were having an animated discussion/​complaining session over my feet. I wished for headphones because I felt like I was intruding on some personal stuff.
–I wanted to give a $ 5 tip but ended up giving $ 10 because they didn’t give me my change
–There was a LOT of money management around me. Big discussions regarding my voucher, how much I’d paid, how much other people had tipped. The girls were passing handfuls of notes back and forth to each other. I just felt awkward and cheap. Couldn’t wait for the dryer to finish so that I could escape!
Overall, I got a decent manicure and pedicure-​especially considering I had a discount voucher. There were nice elements like the water and chocolate, but overall I didn’t find it relaxing and wouldn’t rush to go back. The experience didn’t exactly inspire me to check out their hair services either!

I went to the Yonge & Wellesley location (formerly Space Craft Hair Salon) to get a trim as my hair was getting a little on the straggly side. Chelsea did my hair and she really cleaned it up. I’m quite particular about my hair and she listened to me as I told her precisely what I wanted (long layers, U-​shape in the back, cleaned-​up bangs, 2″ off max, tapered ends). She kept complimenting me on my thick, wavy black hair, which is always healthy for the ego. The scalp massage was lovely. She blow dried and carefully straightened my hair to perfection, adding finishing serum to it after. My hair looked fantastic in the end! I paid roughly $ 45 for the haircut. You can definitely get a cheaper haircut on the Yonge st strip, but $ 45 is worth it.
Don’t be fooled by the windows from the outside because the salon is MASSIVE on the inside. There are two levels, a loungey waiting area, and more haircut/​hair colouring stations in the back. I also LOVE the pink décor and silver square tiles on the façade.

I needed my nails professionally done for an upcoming work event and called ahead to a few places near my apartment. One place did not indicate that they had an autoclave but Mosheta confirmed that they did.
The prices are great — $ 15 for a basic manicure (with cuticle work and shaping) and $ 10 more for some simple nail art.
I didn’t see the technician take the tools out of the autoclave so I pointed it out. She then kindly obliged and took out a new set and made various reassurances regarding other sanitation precautions they took such as using alcohol on tools and hands during the actual manicure itself.
I’m not the biggest fan of cuticle work that involves clipping, so I said not to do too much. The old polish removal was a bit hurried and I reminded her to make sure to go back later on and remove some of the bits she left behind which she said she would but forgot — not a big deal since they were next to microscopic, but still.
The nail art itself turned out really well and throughout the entire process she made sure to check with me that was she was doing was satisfactory.
Overall I was pleased and struck up a bit of a rapport, so I’m sure she will have no problem remembering and carrying out all the little things I am particular about next time I go.
I’d have no problem returning here next time I want to treat myself to a manicure, especially for the price. I didn’t get a chance to check out their pedi facilities so I will reserve judgement for next time.