La Princesse Salon and Spa

So after some contemplating I finally got my eyebrows tattooed. Linda was my tech. She did consult me through the process and this is only the second day but it is still healing, so I will update later. The pain was manageable with the numbing cream… it was mildly painful still, but beauty is pain. Lol. Right now my brows look dark and kind of red. It looks much darker, but Linda assures me it will lighten up. Overall she was pleasant and did a detailed job.

Linda is quite the talented lady… i wish she could be part of my fantasy, glam squad ala Erika Jane of Housewives of Orange County («pat the puss»)…i’ve come here for facials, my sister has had makeup done (beautiful work without making her look overdone), and today, I had her touch up some permanent eye liner i had done about 10 yrs ago… she’s super talented and customizes based on your eye shape, coloring, etc… its not a 1 template fits all… and you can trust her especially, when that needle is so close to your eye!
She’s super friendly, funny and a walking billboard of the beauty services she offers… hair, facials, permanent makeup, etc. that she’s beautifully put together.

For my permanent eyebrows by Linda. I found a groupon for his and after reading all the wonderful reviews about Linda I decided to get it. I waited 20 minutes after my appointment time to be seen by Linda. Since we were already behind schedule she immediately put numbing cream on my eyebrows before we even discussed shape and color. I said I wanted very natural brows and to just fill in what I already have. I have sparse eyebrows but the shape is somewhat defined. She filled it in with the typical eyebrow pencil to make sure I was ok with it. It looked fine and she proceeded with the actual tattooing procedure. I still felt some pain so she put more numbing cream on. After that I literally felt nothing. It was just like something brushing lightly against your eyebrows. Something I didn’t understand was she kept stopping. I don’t know if that’s supposed to happen but she would work on me for a little then stop and go somewhere else come back to work on my brows again. Because she kept stopping, the numbing went away and I felt the full on pain towards the end. It hurt so bad. And I have tattoos but regular tattoo pains do not even compare. Linda was really almost done and I didn’t wanna put more numbing cream on cuz it takes a while for it to work. I was already there for 2 hours, I didn’t want to wait any longer for the numbing cream so I didn’t ask. The reason I’m not giving a good review is because I did not like the way my brows came out. When Linda drew in my brows before she worked on it, I loved it. It was nice but when she was done with the procedure I was not happy. I said I didn’t like the color cuz it was very brown and my hair is very dark. She reassured me it will lighten in a week and look more natural. I was skeptical but it’s been two weeks and she was right. It looks very light and natural now. But my eyebrows extends past my eye towards my nose too much. It’s too close together. It gives me a permanently angry look. It was definitely not like that when she first drew it in. I made it clear I wasn’t satisfied with my brows but she kept reassuring me it will look good after it lightens up in a week. And she said I can come back and she will honor the price I paid with the groupon. But I didn’t bother with that because I don’t believe in paying again for her to fix it.

Right after I had my permanent eyeliner done I noticed that the white part of my eyes were red, I thought my eyes were just irritated by the numbing cream. Today is the 4^th day since I got the got the tattoo. My eyes are still bloodshot! I’m concerned, so I call La Princesse. Linda, picked up and I told her about my bloodshot eyes and asked if I should be concerned or if it’s something that’s going to go away. I got the most unexpected response! Linda asked what I wanted and if I can call back because she’s really busy right now. So this is how she treats her clients. Once you’re out of the salon, you’re on your own.
Instead of calling back I decided there’s nothing she can do for me anymore and to write a Unilocal review.
Since I’m writing, I might as well discuss my treatment and results.
I was in and out in 50 minutes. 20 minutes for tattooing both eyes. My friend felt that was sufficient to get good results. My permanent eyeliner is thinner than we discussed. Fast forward a few days, after some normal fading I noticed that ink wasn’t deposited evenly between the two eyes, left eye is slightly darker and thicker. The inner corned of my right eye lost it’s tint already.
I won’t be return for touch ups and recommending friends for the procedure.

Hannah did my pedicure a couple of weeks ago, then I realized they do permanent eyebrows and also cut and highlights and what do u know? They’re on groupon! So I said wth. I haven’t driven to Antioch for about 1.5 years now to my stylist out there and I’m loooong overdue for my cut and highlights anyway and I’m super tired of doing my eyebrows every morning. Bought the groupon and Linda did my eyebrows… 5 days later, it looks amazing! She took really good care of me and made sure I was happy with the end results. The sides were pretty narrow and she doesn’t have a problem with making it fuller later (she told me to wait about 30 days to make sure it’s fully healed:) Then, today, I saw Jessica to cut my hair and give it some highlights… She did a wonderful job and I think I’m gonna have to break my loyalty to Helena in Antioch :(it’s too dang far anyway. I wish she woulda styled it tho, like how Helena used to, but oh well, I have nowhere to go at 8pm on a Wednesday night anyway ;)
If u wanna get pampered, this is the place. They really make u feel like a Princesse! Gonna have to try their Brazilian next…

Updating to say that 2 weeks later my cuts are still raw and inflamed and have not healed at all. Goes to show you how deep they were the first time.
I haven’t been able to wash my hands without a searing pain for the last 2 weeks. I’ve had many manicures and of course I’ve encountered bad ones where the manicurists were too aggressive and made me bleed. But usually those cuts healed/​stopped hurting within the day.
But this place is by far the WORST MANI PEDI PLACE I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. Avoid avoid avoid!!!

Linda was amazing! She took her time to explain everything to me, she made sure I LOVED my brows even before she stated and I do LOVE THEM!!!

I had a haircut with Jessica and she did a great job. She is very sweet and easy to talk to.

Booked an appointment within three days of buying a groupon for eyeline tattoo. I had done this procedure in the past so I was expecting it to be painful again. The appointment took about an hour; half an hour for the numbing agent then the actual tattoo. I was very surprised how much less painful it was than my first eyeliner tattoo! Linda did an excellent job and she was very nice. I have minimal swelling and could go about the rest of my day without discomfort. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends.
Other things to note: I thought the place was clean and friendly. Recommend making appointment before coming in. I would give a perfect score for this place but they do not accept credit cards so that was a bummer because I do not carry significant amount of cash or my checkbook.

I brought my voucher on Groupon and it was a great deal. So I make an appointment for haircut and highlights with Jessica. I went in for appointment but she never shows up and never call. I was upset that she’s not professional to attempt to contact me if she can’t make it. I want to give this salon a zero star because their customer service is very poor! I regret buying this at Groupon. My advice is to stay away from this salon! !! It is not worth buying and dealing with bad service. I’m going to call my credit card company to stop this payment.

I just used my groupon to get my eyebrows tattooed, and so far I’m very happy. Linda knows her stuff. It’s only been 3 days after, and they look great. The procedure only takes an hour, and seriously, it doesn’t hurt at all. I wish all tattoo places used numbing cream. The groupon is good for a fill in tattoo, not the line/​hair stroke procedure. That costs a whole lot more.

I went for an haircut with Jessica and she was awesome! I have curly hair and is very difficult for me to find a salon where I leave satisfied, 4 years living in Alameda and I have never repeated hair salon, that’s how difficult I am… but I have found my hairdresser: Jessica, she was professional, and nice (difficult thing, I find, when you go to an hairdresser with groupon).
Thank you!

1. I walk in and there’s no one there to greet me. How was I supposed to know that the two guys that are sitting on the couch chatting, watching me look around like a fool, actually work there.
2. The place just ain’t clean. Candy wrappers on the floor. Random, spotted white sheet covering the couch. Dying flies in the window… etc…oh, and the actually mani area… no.
3. They finally greet me and point out that I’m 10 minutes early. I don’t point it out when they are 10 minutes late starting my appointment.
4. Horrible polish and gel «selection.»
5. Worst Pedicure I’ve had in awhile. Dry skin left on feet? check. Crooked too-​short toenails? check. Bad polish job? check. Clean some cuticles, skip others? check.
6. How was the gel polish? Wouldn’t know. The manicurist spent 5 minutes explaining why i shouldn’t get gel, how the swirled polished I picked was difficult, may not come out right, he’d have to charge extra… etc. ok, Phuck it, but why do you have it on the board if you don’t wanna do it?
7. The absolute worst polish job I’ve ever had on my already uneven, poorly-​buffed and therefore rough looking nails.
8. I came home and gave myself a mani/​pedi, same day. I want my off day back.
So, full disclosure. This was a Groupon. I would never go back here and it convinced me that Groupon, too, is a rip-​off. food only, for places I’ve already tried. Sorry, they burn me every time with their service deals.
Oh, the manicurist was perfectly friendly until he put me through the ringer just so he could personally mark my Groupon as ‘redeemed’ while I was still in the shop.

I really cannot believe it. I had an appointment at 3pm. Receptionist calls me at 2:40 pm and asked to change my appointment to 3:30. I was already on my way and needed to be somewhere right afterward so I responded that I would like to keep the 3pm appointment. Receptionist said ok, I may have to wait 5 min but that’s ok.
I arrive at 3:05pm. Receptionist walks me over to a chair and says that Hannah will take me soon, and for me to pick out colors. Fine. I pick out my colors and sit in the chair. Wait 10 min, nobody comes. I ask the lady next to me who Hannah was. She looks over at the last next to her, and she says something in Vietnamese. Another lady runs out from behind with a white lab coat and says sorry, turns on the foot spa, tells me to put my feet in, and leaves. I ask if that lady is Hannah, and lady next to me says no, the lady next to her is Hannah. WTF? I was pissed, because Hannah was working on someone else and she does not look close to being finished, and she’s supposed to take me AFTER for current client?
I complain again, as it is now 3:40 and Hannah is not done. Lab coat lady comes out from the back and soaks my hands to get me started. She works on me until Hannah is ready. Hannah takes over afterwards without a break and seemed really annoyed at me. She didn’t acknowledge me or greet me. When they are done, I pay and leave. I will never come back. One of the worst experiences ever.

I purchased a pedi/​mani in groupon and was very disappointed! The place doesn’t look clean and service was ok. Very outdated! One guys was great but the first guy I had was terrible. Super slow didn’t speak English! Would not recommend

I called and made an appointment with Hanna as the voucher Groupon stated. When I got there I was not serviced by Hanna I was passed along to another technician. This technician you can tell was very inexperienced. I had to keep correcting him when it came to cleaning my nails not to mention the language barrier. The worst part was when he attempted to cut my toe nails with a rusty nail clipper. I mean you could clearly see the rust on the clipper. The paint job was also sloppy. There was paint all over my skin & cuticles. I am giving 2 stars because the salon looked nice. The chances of me returning are slim to none.

I came in with a groupon for a 90-​minute signature mani&pedi combo this afternoon and was started on promptly! YES!
When I got there, I was not serviced by Hanna (which was stated on the voucher). I was a little skeptical having someone working on me who I felt was not extremely experienced nor really knew how to fulfill the entire experience I was paying for, but I didn’t really have a choice.
First off, the color selection here is extremely limited. More than half of the bottles are hard to open (probably because they are old…). How does a multi-​service establishment, with nail services, NOT HAVE UP-​TO-​DATE NAIL COLORS. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. Whenever I go to any nail spa, even the lower end nail shops, there is ALWAYS something to choose from.
I could tell the technician completing my services was struggling even getting the nail polish on my toes. Towards the end of my pedicure (with a half-a**ed massage), the technician asked me to choose another color because that nail polish was running out. Initially, I was understanding because it was out of the technician’s control. It does seem like a popular color, especially for this season. However, i just did not feel satisfied with this experience anymore… having to just settle with any crappy nail color on their display.
When I went to the table for my manicure, I started to feel ripped off. I realized that the woman sitting next to me on in the pedicure spa area was getting the same service, but her technician was just starting to work on her massage. WOW. How am I already at the manicure table when I started at the same time as the other woman?
I ended up having a 60-​minute BASIC manicure and pedicure. Where did the other 30-​minutes go? I should have asked, but I was over it already. I was looking forward to the signature experience, but I guess my technician wanted to get it over with? Seemed like it. And guess what? My manicure is already chipping.
The only reason why I am even giving two stars is for Linda. I have gone to her previously for eyebrow and lip wax, and she does a FANTASTIC job.
Otherwise, I will NEVER return for nail services.

I came to Linda for my permanent eyebrow makeup tattoo. I was nervous because it’s permanent. And I was scared of the pain. Linda asked me what shape I would like. I explained to her and she did a test run (drawing on first) of what I wanted on one eyebrow. On my other eyebrow, she drew what she felt was more natural and brightened up my face expression. I then compared the two. She gave me eyebrows better than I have ever drawn on myself! Hands down I went with what she suggested: D
We then went on to the numbing process of the brows and she made me feel so comfortable. There was absolutely no pain! Omgoodness, I was shocked as to how I was freaking out over nothing. She finished fairly quickly. I looked at my brows and I was already so happy.
Now it’s been a week and it’s pretty much 98% healed. It’s beautiful! I love waking up with filled in/​fuller eyebrows! It shaves off quite some time in the morning for me, because I’ll mess up on my brows and have to refill them (angles/​arches). I wake up every morning now knowing I’ll always have great brows. I love it! I’ll deffinatley consider permanent eyeliner down the road and I’ll be coming back to Linda for that.

After reading positive reviews, I purchase a Groupon for eyebrow and eyeliner tattooing. My experience with Linda was good, but I felt rushed through my process. Also my eyebrows didn’t come out even. Linda saw me the next day. The upper eyeliner was more annoying than painful, but I like that she put numbing cream again while working on the eyebrows, so the liner was not too bad the second time. Although the price I paid doesn’t include a touch up which should be in 2 months, she said she will honor the same price I paid when I come back. Expect Linda to be a multitasker, so sometimes she has to stop briefly to mange the salon.

Whilst perusing through Groupon at work, I found a deal for permanent make-​up: $ 99 for eyebrow tattoo, original priced at $ 250. I called right after I purchased the deal and set an appointment within the week. I spoke with Linda and she was very flexible with her hours.
The salon is roomy and is a one-​stop shop for all salon and spa services you may ever need, from hair, make-​up, spa services, and etc. When I walked in, Linda was very straight-​forward with the service: she quickly put numbing cream on my brows within 3 minutes of walking in. She carried her scheduler book with her everywhere and multi-​tasked through the entire session, picking up the phone, making appointments all while discussing my brows with me.
I was a little worried because she was being a scattered with everything but because she was so expert with eyebrows, she knew exactly what fit me and even with me fussing about it, she ensured me that the brows would look great! I had to trust her because I’ve never had tatted brows.
Now to the brows. It’s initially VERY dark and the pain wasn’t bad during the session (especially with the numbing cream). After the session, the pain was comparable to sunburned skin. After about a week of walking around with moist, dark eyebrows confusing everyone I met, the color shed away and out came the beautiful butterfly of eyebrows. It was much lighter and natural looking (exactly what I asked for). I am now able to wake up with eyebrows! You know how great it feels to say «I woke up like this»! However, I do touch it up a bit before I go out just to give it an extra UMPH. I love them!