Bare Wax Bar

My mom has been in the Aesthetics industry for 26 years and is the Owner and Operator of a successful Aesthetics Day Spa in Victoria. She’s a stickler for perfection and customer service always comes with a bit of heart. Sometimes a lot. She says she loves her work because helping someone feel beautiful and assisting them achieve their own image of beauty is the best feeling. She also says beauty is pain. Waxing isn’t a walk in the park. And pain is real. When it comes to beautification treatments and feeling good about yourself, I know a few things.
MY CREDS for the validity of this review: My sibling and I were raised by an entrepreneur. In business for herself working full time and extra while raising two humans. Work ethic: Filipina. Love everyday even if you work all day and put huge heart into everything you do.
MY POINT growing up in and around this industry has made me (also) a stickler for perfection. I’m very very picky about who touches my body and especially who touches my brows. Getting your brows done wrong is like wearing a dirty shirt around everyday for a week. You don’t feel so great. Getting your brows done right can make a huge difference in a person’s self confidence, smile, and general disposition. Because sometimes you spill coffee all down the front of your shirt, and then you’re like «£^%^*€»
So you go to the mirror to assess the damage and you’re like «¥#*^££ my shirt is £^%^*€» but then you don’t care cuz your like «damn Sati did a great job shaping my brows.» And then you go about the rest of your day feeling great because your eyebrow game is 100.
It’s Vancouver, there are a plethora of establishments that provide aesthetics services, it has been a hilarious and sometimes not-​so-​funny exercise in patience amongst other emotions to find a righteous place to trust my skin and face to. I’ve lived here in Vancouver since 2004, I have been to a lot of salons and places that offer threading, cheap places, expensive places, and spas. I will continue to go to Bare Wax Bar because there is value in the service their staff provides. I get the same good feeling whenever I arrive, am there, and then leave. I trust their staff because they are super fast, they accommodate appointment changes, they offer professional and sanitary services, but they also care. It matters when you care about your clients. I feel important when I walk in the door.
I feel empowered when I leave.
I recommend Bare Wax Bar and continue to attend for beautification treatments.

I’ve gone to bare twice now… The first time was wonderful. The girl was friendly, quick and the overall experience, great! This time however, not so much.
Although the girl was lovely her waxing skills were amateur. The appointment was late, the wax was more painful than uses and she wasn’t as skilled as I would’ve liked.
I’ll go back but I’ll be seeing someone else.

So I moved to Vancouver and then faced that awkward situation of where to keep my lady bits from resembling the BC wilderness. I had only ever been sugared down there and never waxed. However, finding a sugaring place proved a tricky task. It got to the point I was running out of time for figuring out where to go. I finally settled on giving Bare Wax Bar a try and I am so glad that I did. The front desk staff is the only thing that stopped me from adding that 5^th star. Its not that they were poor, but just didn’t have that welcoming customer service feel.
I’ve gone twice now and both ladies I had were super quick and efficient. Very efficient… to the point my eyes grew a little wide thinking my previous sugarist hadn’t told me there was a hair situation there haha I cannot believe how painless these girls have gotten their technique down to. So fast, minimal pain and very thorough. I have had no ingrowns either.
Besides the actual techniques of the ladies in my experience they had great personalities that kept things casual and conversational. The first time I went as mentioned my situation down there had gotten a little situated… I’m not one to let things get so far gone so I was a little embarrassed. Well my lady put me completely at ease and thought nothing of it. (or if she did handled it very well.)
This is def going to be my go to place now that I’ve moved to Vancouver. Heads up if you’re trying it for the first time they have a special that the first Brazilian is $ 29 and you get a deal on your next visit within a certain time frame.

After hopping around several salons, I’ve been coming here regularly for the past several months to get my waxing done and I can’t recommend Samantha enough! She is quick, efficient, very thorough, and so friendly and nice. The pricing is great, staff is always friendly, and the salon is always clean — what more could you want?

Have tried a lot of wax bars/​spas but this place is by far the best! Samantha and Sati are amazing; they are so quick which makes a usually uncomfortable process painless. Modern, clean space, plenty of parking in front and all of the staff are super sweet and friendly. Highly recommended!

First time coming here. I called this morning to book an appointment for 1:00 pm. The receptionist was super friendly and said she could have me in at 1:10 pm.
I arrived a bit early (12:55 pm), and was politely greeted by a woman named Sati. She was super personable. I told her my name, I filled out my release form and by 1 pm she saw me in! Was so nice that I didn’t have to wait the extra 10 minutes even though I was early. :)
I was SO impressed by how quickly she did my bikini wax! She did everything in 5 minutes, was very thorough and very helpful by suggesting that next time I come in, I should get a Brazilian wax with the numbing lotion, as she knows it can be quite painful for some.
Not only did she get it done quickly but I was very impressed with how cheap it all was. Needless to say, I am now a regular. :)

The first time Brazilian wax in my whole life, I choose Bare and it turned out to be Awesome :)!!
I went there with my other2 colleagues and we booked a rush same day appointment so that we can do it altogether. Luckily they took us on 5:30pm.
The lady who waxed me was real sweet. She keepEd talking to me and try to relax me. She was so professional that I honestly didnt feel bad at all. Ofcoz it was painful but it was so mild that I don’t feel uncomfortable at all! At the end of the wax, she went closly to my private part and tweezed the leftover hairs. How can I not satisfy with such professional service???
I believe they are using good quality wax as my private part didn’t have a strong reaction after waxed.
I will definitely go back for Brazilian wax ;)

Got a Brazilian with Samantha and had a great experience! Plus the first-​time customer price is awesome — $ 28 rather than $ 38. I’d go back for sure.

When it comes to a Brazilian, I want to spend as little time on it as possible. Bare Wax is quick, efficient, often able to accommodate last minute appointments and really inexpensive compared to most waxing salons in the area. The staff is also very friendly and I like the frequent customer points system through Belly. My only quibble is that the rooms are more like dividers. The walls don’t touch the ceiling so you can hear conversations people are having. Stick to small talk and you’ll be fine ;)
Definitely my go-​to waxing place in Vancouver!

This one Star is for my overall experience. Which was TERRIBLE.
–Made appt online for Brazilian/​full legs/​under arm (with Sati) at 230pm, easy peasy.
–My day turns hectic, I call to change appt time if possible. Receptionist sounds annoyed and rudely says «next time, just call earlier» (well if I had known earlier, I would have called earlier) I shrugged it off and took the next avail time at 330pm
–walk in the door, no other customers in the waiting area. Receptionist and an aesthetician are having a lively convo at the front counter. They both look at me for a few seconds then go back to their conversation! When they are finished, she turns to me asks how she can help me today, I say I have an appt at 330pm. She says no you’re late, it was at 3pm. We go back and forth about the time until finally she looks through the appt’s and can’t even find my name and number on there. She turns to Sati and asks if she can take me. I tell her Sati is who I booked to begin with. Sati is waiting for her client and she can only do Brazilian and I’ll have to come back. At this point I don’t know what the hell is going on, i just wanna get waxed dammit.
So I take the lame apology from the receptionist. I get undressed and get up on the bed. Sati comes and does the quickest most painful Brazilian I’ve ever had. The rooms have open ceilings so you can pretty much hear everything going on outside. I hear another customer arguing with the receptionist about her appt time. The excuses coming from the receptionist were just laughable. She even challenged the woman’s organization skills. «You probably wrote it down wrong» to which the woman replied «you wrote it down for me on this appt card the last time I was here»
Anyways… I know, long story. Back to me, the wax job was the most painful ever and so quick. Though Sati was such a sweet woman and apologized sincerely. I got up to get dressed and noticed I was bleeding quite a bit, wiped it off, started to get dressed and sati barged in a few times without knocking to clean the room because her other customer was waiting impatiently. I head to the front desk to pay and book again for the next day. As I’m waiting for the receptionist to finish with another payment, somebody pops their head into the store and quickly says hi to her. She says hello back and then goes outside to have a chat with them. All while I’m standing there waiting.
Once she’s back, she asks if I want to come back at 7pm for my legs and underarms instead of the next day. I say sure, I live closeby. I try to pay but she says I can just leave and pay later.
I get home and realize a patch of skin was ripped off with the wax hence the heavier than usual bleeding. And so many hairs leftover! I get a call around 5 saying they need to reschedule my appt to the next day. Ugh, fine, sure.
At 7pm while having dinner I get a call asking where I am. I tell her about the phone call and she completely denies calling me. She asks if it was maybe another wax place that I may have booked with. Maybe it was a prank call (seriously?)… Maybe this maybe that. Then she tells me I have to go back to pay for my Brazilian regardless. I got a service, I should pay for it. I get that. But then again, I’m in the middle of dinner and she let me walk out the door without paying for the service. So really, who’s fault is this? Anyways, I take the high road and ask what time they close, she says 730. I say «it says 8pm on your site» she says «no it’s 730 today». Right. I walk over there to pay for the Brazilian from hell and she’s at the front desk chatting it up again. I wait Til they are done and pay. She then brings up the phone call I got and denies anyone made it. Then she says oh maybe it’s the other location that called you, I pull out my phone and Search my call history and that was not the case. It was definitely their number that called me.
She stares at me and all she can say is «that’s weird» then she asks if I want to come back the next day for the rest of my waxing. I laugh, smile and say no, goodnight.
A few days later I have a record number of ingrown hairs. I went to Sugarbox to get the rest of my waxing done and they were appalled by the crap Brazilian I got. Never going to bare wax bar again, I don’t care if it’s close by.
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Dear Bare Wax Bar,
Fire your receptionist. Or send her in for some kind of customer service training. Anything!
I’m not saying the customer is always right. I am saying that when the customer IS right, don’t make excuses, don’t stonewall, don’t deflect. Smile, apologize furiously, say it was your mistake and rectify the issue. Your customers might even feel bad for complaining, but for sure they will appreciate your honesty and willingness to accommodate them.
«A happy customer tells a friend; an unhappy customer tells the world»
True that.

Incredible experience with the fabulous Sashalina — can’t believe how amazing the experience was… eyebrows, tinting and Brazilian and feeling like a million bucks!!!

As a male, I was very hesitant to try waxing for the first time… I found Bare by searching a simple google search and made a same-​day appointment. Sashalina treated me… She was fun, yet professional — and made what I thought would be an unenjoyable experience a very pleasant one! I have returned multiple times, every time has been easier and Sashalina keeps me coming back! Couldn’t imagine going anywhere else.

I googled «Vancouver Brazilian online booking» and Bare came up as the first link. I booked the night before my appointment using their online system. It was so easy! First time Brazilian is $ 28 before tax and tip. I’ve been to other studios and none are as cute as this place. Parking was easy to find… surprised me actually because the Sunday Brunchers and churchy people usually snap up parking in this area. Got a free 2hr spot on the Molson’s side of Burrard… free street parking is a strange thrill for me.
Met Samantha for the service. She is pleasant, very chill and easy to talk to. It was the fastest, most thorough wax I’ve ever had! She got me to control my breath during the flinchy parts and that helped by having something to focus on. Not entirely painless but she, my vajayjay, looks so pretty now… beauty is pain, n’est pas?
Pro’s: open sundays, modern space, not too sales-​y with products post service, thorough and QUICK! like 15 min, maybe.
Con’s: would help to have a receptionist so I didn’t have to dance around the front desk feeling lost, hygienic paper sheet over the table linen… not my fave (only cuz I sweat like whoa during a wax and that stuff sticks to my bits… but its overlook-​able. My preference would be to have fresh linen every service, no paper!

I have been going to Bare Wax Bar since October 2013 and I’ll never go anywhere else. The staff are so good, they have turned this detail-​oriented, picker into a wax addict.
Women will appreciate this: Since going to Bare for threading, I never touch my brows inbetween appointments. They are that good, and staff really pay attention and know their clients.
If you can, get Sati for your brows. She’s the best!

I went here when sugarbox couldn’t take me in last minute, wow was i pleasantly surprised or what?!! Never thought I would stray from there, but I think I have found my new waxing spot! (Or at least when they can’t get me in)
Bare was so cute, super clean and my waxer (Samantha) was awesome! She was so quick and efficient. We just gabbed about life and before you know it my wax was all done! My only small complaint which I know has nothing to do with the place is that it was hard to find parking because of all the darn construction going on around there.
I also wanted to mention its strange that Unilocal has filtered like 17 of their 5 star reviews (some of which are from highly trusted Unilocalers) and kept the negative reviews of people that have zero reviews. Strange. Hope this one sticks because Bare rocks!

I’ve gone to Bare Wax Bare for Brazilians 4 or 5 times now and I’ve noticed that the cleanliness has gone downhill. I was there at 11am today and there was already hair all over the bed. Plus, despite giving my name when I checked in, the esthetician had no idea who I was, re-​booked my next appointment under a different name, then minutes after leaving, called to say I had missed my appointment (calling me by yet another name). It’s cheap, I’ll give them that.

Love this place! I drive from South Burnaby to see these ladies at BARE!
The services are quick and efficient. They do such a great job too. I called last minute yesterday, and no problem I’m in! Keep up the great work!

It’s hard to find a great wax place. It really is… but once you do — it’s a relationship worth nurturing for years and years.
I had the most amazing esthetician in Toronto. Not only was she a bargain, but she was a perfectionist.
Bare didn’t compare, but that’s because phenomenal is hard to come by. But Bare is the best in Vancouver. Seriously. The placed came highly recommended so I finally decided to put discomfort aside and book an appointment with Sati.
Bare is cute clean space in Kits and their brazilians are the cheapest in the city. First one is $ 24, and if you go back within 5 weeks it’s $ 5 cheaper than their regular price. Mind you, even at regular price their waxes are worth every penny — at least here in Vancouver.
Sati was efficient and she’s a consummate professional — which means you get over the awkwardness of having a stranger in your personal space quickly.
They don’t use hard wax (it’s an option but it’s at a premium price) but they’re hygienic.
My wax wasn’t the perfection I have become accustomed to, but it was perfect enough that I have officially found my new go-​to gal.
Yay for word of mouth love.

Been to Bare a handful of times now. Yes I agree that the actual waxing part is good, but as for making a client conformable and providing some pain relief during the procedure? That’s where they lack a bit of skill.
Some may not care about how comfortable they are and just want to get the job done and that’s just fine. But as an esthetician working in the field for 10 years I believe that a customer’s comfort is just as important as doing a thorough job.
Just to clarify, it was one esthetician in particular I’m referring to. I’d rather not call this person out, but I hope that management can pass this along to all the staff and that this individual will learn to make her customers more comfortable. If I can avoid it I won’t be booking with this person again.

I have been looking for a good wax salon since I moved to Vancouver a year ago. I drove by Bare Wax and jotted down their number.
They do a great job! I’ve been to places that charge $ 80 for a wax and they don’t even do as wel as Bare does. Quick, friendly, and effienct service! Everything is clean and orderly and both my appointments have been on time.
Bare Wax is unique in that they realize that paying $ 80 for a wax is crazy and so they charge less and do an amazing level of work.
I will defintley continue to go to Bare Wax Bar and tell my friends about it!