Tara’s Salon And Spa

I’ve had my eyebrows threaded at other shops and this is the only one that consistently gets it right. They don’t go too thin and most of all they don’t cut me!

Absolutely horrible eyelash extensions. The workers do not know how to apply eyelash extensions. Instead of applying each synthetic lash one by one on each natural lash, these ladies throw on ten synthetic peices onto one natural lash. I was horrified after looking in the mirror, and asked to have these removed. It took over 1.5 hours to remove about half of the sloppy work all the while dousing my eyes with chemicals and pulling out my natural lashes… the application process took 45 minutes the painful removal process took 1.5 hours; this shows how incompetent these ladies are when in comes to eyelash extensions. On top of that, they charge my $ 170 dollars!!! $ 170 to have my eyes doused by chemicals and and lashes ripped out by two very mean, greedy, and incompetent women. Currently, my eyes are burning, and I’m extremely upset about the chucks of my natural lashes that are now missing. Terrible, painful experience. This is a terrible business in Barton Creek Mall that needs to be shut down ASAP

Have been a regular here for about 18 months. I loathe malls, but I’ll brave the mall for this place. The ladies here are all kind and very professional. It’s true the fee is a little higher than some other places but the store is nice and much preferable to a chair in the middle of a mall or a kiosk at a supermarket.
Honestly, I would rather pay the extra and have these ladies work on my brows and know it’s going to look good than risk a disaster simply for less $. Tara and her team always remember a face and greet you with genuine smiles when you arrive. Don’t be discouraged if you see a line, the staff here are methodical, talented and really work hard to make the best of your features. I have always been really pleased with service here, on one occasion when my face was too tender for the lip threading I had to ask Tara to stop midway. Tara charged me only for the brows, which were fine as always and simply didn’t charge me for the lip threading — even though I was the one who asked her to stop because of my own discomfort/​tenderness.
As another review stated, most of the low reviews are based on the $ 22 fee, not the quality of service. Which is a disservice to the staff at Tara’s, $ 22 plus tip will seem great value once you see what they can do for your face.

Two stars because they are very professional, but INSANELY expensive! $ 36 for eyebrow and upper lip. This is $ 12 where I live in New York — in Soho!
She also made me bleed with no apology or anything. Won’t be returning.

I went here today and had my eyebrows done by Tara. Place was cute, clean, and had comfy chairs. Tara was so sweet, professional, and does excellent work! I have INCREDIBLY sensitive skin and I’m a baby when it comes to physical pain. When Tara did my eyebrows, I didn’t feel any pain! I was slightly red, but it went away right after 10 minutes. She also beautifully sculpted my eyebrows. It’s important to me that I look and feel beautiful, which Tara helped me achieve today :)
For everyone complaining about the price, just imagine how expensive it is to rent a store at Barton Creek Mall. That’s why prices are high!!! Your low reviews/​complaints are JUST on the price, not the amazing work Tara does. Tara does amazing work and giving a low rating just on price (not quality) seems completely unfair!
Give Tara a try. You will not be disappointed! :)

I have been to other places in Austin that aren’t in the mall, but am never satisfied. I have been a repeat customer at Tara’s for over 4 years. They always do a great job.

Yes, this place is a little pricey hence the 4 stars. I just moved from out of state and my regular salon was $ 14 for eyebrows. This place for eyebrows is $ 22+…note the «+» because I think that’s sneaky! Kinda ridiculous.
Anyways I am very crazy about my brows and who I let thread them. We came across this place at the mall (tucked in the corner next to Nordstrom) and I just knew this would be my place. It had that vibe, and the look on those ladies’ faces was pure business.
You don’t want to be threaded in a nice hip salon by an employee fresh outta beauty school. This place is the real deal and all they do, all day everyday, is thread and wax. In case you’re a newbie I will explain… Its the real traditional threading experience: me telling them «I only want a cleanup,» they nod yes, I am sitting in the chair questioning in my head «did they actually understand me? Omg what will my face look like??» Then they begin, your eyes are watering, they’re moving your hands to hold your lids taught in different places, hair is being plucked out by a thread manipulated by their teeth, mascara smeared all over, scissors are busted out, now they’re straight up cutting your brows!, then they «clean up» your face with rose water, and hand you a mirror. You look at yourself and almost tear up because you look SO beautiful! I don’t know how the hell these women do it, but they are on. point.
Yes, it’s slightly painful (take some Advil beforehand) but once you consistently go the hair stops growing back. And it’s such a cleaner shape to your brow. And it lasts longer. I guess I could hunt for a cheaper place. In the end, I don’t have a unibrow, and my brows don’t look like tiny fish hooks. Well worth the $ 22+ vs. finding out a cheaper salon sucks the hard way.

Decent eyebrows… but 22 dollars for something that takes all of five minutes? I just moved back to Austin so I’ve been trying out threading salons after moving from San Antonio. I’ve been to 5+ different threading salons between Austin and San Antonio. It’s never been more than $ 12 anywhere so I didn’t even bother to look at the price… I admit fault at that one. I’m not mad that I spent the money– It’s just insane that they charge so much for something that costs next to nothing, takes 5 minutes, AND in Austin where you have a decent amount of other places that do the same job but cheaper and just as well, if not better.

I thought I’d found the perfect place to have my eyebrows done. I had been going to HEB on Parmer lane during my lunch break. When they closed it down I was pleased to find out they had a location at Barton Creek Mall closer to where I live. I got my eyebrows and lip done. The price on Parmer was $ 18 so you can imagine my surprise when she said $ 36! I told her I regularly went to the HEB location so she should have warned me the price was going to be higher. It isn’t even a nice place and the work done was sub par compared to the girl working at the North location. When I asked her why she stated «it’s Barton Creek Mall ma’am». I will not return to this place.

I have been a frequent customer of Tara’s on Anderson Lane for a long time, so when I was at the mall and in need of a lip threading, I stopped in. The service was fine, but when I went to check out I was charged $ 22…$ 10 MORE than at her Anderson Lane location. What’s up with that? Keep your prices consistent, at least for long-​time customers. I won’t be going back to that location.

Over-​priced and mediocre work done here. I have yet to find a really awesome threading place… Still on the hunt!

The first time I went to Tara’s I had a horrible expirience. The woman who did my eyebrows ruined the shape and made them totally uneven. I also was unable to use my American Express, and so I had my boyfriend pay for the charge.
A year later my brows were looking pretty wicked so I returned to the salon. The first thing the woman does is tell me that I had not paid for my services last time I was in. This was news to me. I insisted that I did pay and she proceeded to do my eyebrows but not before making a rude comment about me to the other employee in the store.
I go to pay for my service this time and she tells me she is going to charge me twice for this time and the last time, insisting that I didn’t pay. She does this in front of her other employee as well as the other customers in the store. I’m getting a little aggravated at this point and tell her that I in fact did pay and I would not be paying for the «last time» I was in. She was extremely rude and embarassed me in front of her customers and employees.
Needless to say, I will NEVER return to Tara’s.
PS. I get my brows done in Houston for $ 7. She charges $ 22. It is totally ridiculous.

I don’t know anything about eyebrows. My little sister has an obsession with nice eyebrows, and she seems to be a big fan of mine. One time I went back home to visit the family and sitting at dinner, she blurts out «you have perfect eyebrows.» Weird, but endearing. I’ve never had to shape them or had to put hot wax on my face, but I don’t want to be a cavewoman so I have strays threaded. That’s all I need, and that’s what I tell Tara (or whoever is working at the kiosk), and that’s what I get.
I wish I could do 3.5, because I’ve seen the price go from $ 11 to $ 16 in the last year alone, and they’ve done away with the frequent threader cards, which is lame cause I would have had two free ones by now. It hurts, yes, but its the good hurt and I’m okay with three minutes of pain for eyebrows I guess look perfect to my baby sis.

Eyebrows are what frame your face. When my eyebrows look good, my confidence sky rockets. With that being said I first tried threading 6 years ago in Houston and the salon there was fantastic (they also charged less than $ 10).
Since moving to Austin I have been trying to find a good place to get my eyebrows done. Waxing just doesn’t give me the natural shape that I look for.
I went to the Tara’s outside Nordstrom and that was way overpriced. I started going to Tara’s kiosk maybe a year ago or so. Now there used to be an older woman who did the eyebrows and she was pretty dang good (not the best, but she was ranked pretty high up there). Well the last 3 times I went (in the last three months), my favorite woman wasn’t there, instead they had a younger girl doing them. All three times I walked away upset at how awful my eyebrows turned out. I consider the $ 16 to be a steep price especially since Jamilla does them for I believe $ 12 but I continued going to Tara’s kiosk because it was more convenient and closer to home.
Tara’s kiosk used to be a good place to go. Well not anymore. Oh and they no longer use the customer care card (purchase 11 threading services and receive one free). I think it is pretty crappy of them to just stop a rewards program especially since I was such a devoted customer and tipped generously.
I will no longer be going to Tara’s to get my eyebrows threaded. Jamilla (off anderson) will have all of my business and all of my friend’s business. Did I mention she only charges $ 12 and you are in a private comfortable room?

I’ve had my eyebrows threaded here a few times. It’s ridiculously overpriced for the 5 minute eyebrow threading I get– she’s seriously that quick.
Pros: Quick, my eyebrows are shaped better than I can do myself, and I’m able to maintain the shape well with tweezing so I only get them threaded every few months.
Cons: I think it hurts a lot. I manage to forget how much between visits or I probably wouldn’t go back. I feel like the woman who works here maybe isn’t as «clean» about it as she could be if she didn’t work so fast. I always leave with eyebrows in my eyes and my eyes watering. Make sure you have a few hours with nothing important to do because there’s redness and swelling around your eyebrows.
Verdict: I’m actively looking for something better in Austin but every place with threading has bad reviews and since I haven’t had a terrible experience here I keep coming back.

I have been getting my eyebrows done at Tara’s kiosk in the mall for about 6 months now. Overall the experience/​results have been ok. But word to the wise DO NOT go to their store front by Nordstrom! The eyebrow price at the kiosk is $ 16 (which is expensive) but the actual «salon» is $ 22! It’s absurd that the owner thinks it’s ok to charge an additional 38% for the same service in the same location. If you need to get your eyebrows threaded at this place, stay away from the salon.

It doesn’t hurt, it’s just a different experience. (That’s what she said!)
No, really, that’s what she said. When she threaded my eyebrows. It really is a different experience.
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I wanted to talk to someone about what it is and what they do. (No, really, what is it that you do, exactly?) Although I don’t feel like I really got answers, I decided to go ahead and try it out.
It really is a weird feeling. I had to make her stop at one point because my eye started watering. I’m sure she thought I was a total baby about it. But, I agree, there is something scary about having hot wax near your eyes.
I may or may not go back. I’ve done it once, maybe I’ll try it again.

Worst experience of my life. I got eyelash extensions from Mira at the Barton Creek location. She was talking to the other beautician the whole time and kept jabbing me in the eye. She applied the glue directly to my skin and had multiple eyelashes glued together. It was crunchy and in clumps and it hurt like hell.
The next morning when I woke up, my right eye was blood red. On my left eye, I had a scab above the eyelashes where the glue had pulled some of my skin off, along with three or four of my natural lashes. I went to the eye doctor to get it checked out and discovered that I had a CORNEAL ABRASION from where she carelessly poked my eye. I’m now taking prescription antibiotic eye drops so that I don’t end up with CONJUNCTIVITIS, in case her instruments weren’t sterile.
I called twice and left a message but nobody got back to me. I finally got an answer and was told to come in so they could inspect my eyelashes. I went to the salon the next day and Mira told me that it wasn’t her fault, and that someone else must have pulled my eyelashes out. (Um, what?) When I asked to speak to the manager, I was told that they were out of town and could not be reached for another month. It was only when I threatened a civil lawsuit that she picked up the phone and called… and when she got off the phone, she told me that she didn’t know how to give a refund. Are you serious?!
I’ve done eyebrows here before and that was fine, but after this experience, I will absolutely not be going back.

I went here pressed for time and having just moved to the area. This place is an utter disgrace to eyebrow grooming. SO overpriced, Terrible service, Ruined my shape by cutting into the body of my brow instead of staying on the outskirts, no calming cream afterwords or cleaning the area beforehand, never ever again. Please save your time, money and shape.
P. S. I found the eye brow sugaring at Betty Lash to be the best brow grooming place in Austin thus far.

I went here for an eyebrow threading /​mini-​facial. I made an appointment but when I showed up at the time they said I would have to wait and were very rude about it. I had to be somewhere right after so this was really irritating.
The woman who worked on me never said a word to me. They did an average job. I’ve had way better.
Today I discovered that they have a «cart» downstairs where they do threading for cheaper than in the store. What a ripoff if you’d already had it done in the store! BEWARE! I won’t be back. I really hope threading catches on in Austin so I can take my business elsewhere!