Stript Wax Bar

I recently went to this location for my first time and for my first Brazilian in a long time. My estheticians name was Michelle and let me start by saying she was amazing! I was a little nervous because it had been so long since I had gotten a Brazilian I thought it would be just like the first time… Luckily for me Michelle was awesome! She made me feel super comfortable and she was quick and efficient! Im looking forward to my next visit with her!

Came here with my roomate and had my very first Brazilian here … Michelle was amazing so sweet and super professional for being my first time its was amazing, michelle did her best made the entire experience pain free and told me exactly what I needed to know. Will definitely make the trip back and see her again ! Thank you !!

Stript Wax is a chain that does NOT DOUBLE DIP! WOHOO!
I’ve come here since I’ve moved to Mountain View and I enjoy the service. I go to Molly who is nice and does a great job. She’s thorough and makes sure that nothing gets left behind!

I went for full leg and extended bikini. Caitlin was awesome! She was fast, efficient and funny. Everything you need with your legs splayed out in different directions. I just moved to town, have been waxing for years so I am really picky. I will be back for sure!

Alicia is amazing and was kind enough to take me early and move her lunch back! As far as waxing goes and without any added help from tequila shots or a large glass of wine, it was relatively painless. I would highly recommend any of the ladies at Stript, but my go-to’s will always be Megan and Alicia now!

I absolutely love it here! Been going here for a year and been seen by Megan and Adriane, and they’re both awesome! Super cool and nice, and making my visits always as painless as possible. Girls who check you in are always nice too, and they always offer you something to drink which is awesome!

I went to get a brazilian there yesterday evening. Did not have any problems booking the appointment online. I reached 10 mins early and they started my treatment shortly after I arrived. I had mentioned in the comments that my skin is sensitive and and that I was 2.5 weeks overdue for my brazilian, so asked her to be careful! I felt like she did rush through slightly with the treatment. In my past experiences, the esthetician used to put her hand down to stop the throbbing pain as soon as she had pulled off the strip. This esthetician did not do that. It stung really bad on the really sensitive areas and the numbing spray didn’t make any difference at all. I had to ask her not to go over the areas again despite of the hairs left behind due to soreness. Also, while doing the back, I told her how my other esthetician used to do it. She just said «oh, each esthetician will do it the way they are comfortable with». I do not think think that was an appropriate response. When a customer is paying $ 60 for a treatment, you should do what makes the customer comfortable. Also, I told her to be careful of the back due to hemorroid. She said the wax only coats the hair and not the skin. I don’t think that’s true because she managed to pull a part of my skin off and it’s hurting really bad since yesterday. I was not offered any beverage besides water so that pictures are misleading.
I liked the cleanliness of the place, the fact that they give towelette and numbing spray before and the receptionist. I also like that they leave the room while you get ready unlike European Wax Center, so I might give it another shot with a different esthetician next time. Hopefully, I’ll have a better experience.

This is my first visit at this location. My waxer was Molly for a extended bikini wax: buttocks. When I got to the location, I was offered a drink. They have a choice of green tea, water, red wine, white whine and champagne, this was a plus. I chose red wine, and Molly came to greet me and take me to her the room. She was very friendly, and led me to her room, where she told me I could get prepped. The room had a nice vibe, music was playing. She started my wax, and before I knew it, it was over. I will be back-​she did a fantastic job. I would recommend that you chose Molly as your waxer

Great for spray tans — best I’ve had. Molly is excellent

My first visit at Stript was at this location and I had Nancy. She’s amazing! Super cool, professional, and gives you exactly what you want. I’ve only been doing my eyebrows and Brazilian with her

I have been a customer at this Stript location for well over a year, now, and consistently went to see Nicky, who always made a very painful process bearable. (Hey, the champagne helps too.) When she moved away, I was set adrift. Who on earth could fill her shoes?
Today I went back after a slight hiatus to be waxed by Nancy, and I could not be happier. It’s almost sacrilege to say someone could wax more painlessly than Nicky, but somehow Nancy did it. And I hadn’t even had champagne, OR Advil! She was quick, efficient, laughed a lot, and pep-​talked me through the whole way. I must say, I’m ecstatic that I’ve found another wonderfully competent waxer at the same location. I will definitely be continuing my patronage at Stript.

I don’t get the high reviews for this place! I went in for an eyebrow wax. The technician came to get me at the front… She looked like a college kid who’d rolled out of bed: no makeup, hair in a straggly bun. Fine, I don’t judge. But I expected her to ask her what kind of shape I wanted before we got started! She was standing over me with the wax wand a couple of inches from my face when I finally spoke up to ask her what she had in mind (I wanted to see how far she’d get!). She also didn’t ask if I have sensitive skin (I do).
So I went ahead and described what shape I wanted, and that I have sensitive skin. She promised that the wax she was going to use was just right for my kind of skin. I should have been suspicious when my eyebrows stung even after I left… Yep, she had taken off a few layers of skin and I had scabs above my eyes! To top of it off, the eyebrow shape was not what I’d asked for.
Complete fail.

Do not go here if you like your eyebrows!
I went in for an eyebrow maintenance and all of my eyebrows are gone. They are tiny little sticks that don’t shape my face at all. I have been coming to stript for the past year seeing Nicky who was great, but has since moved away. I tried Caitlin and am extremely unhappy! My eyebrows look so terrible I want to cry! I will not be coming here ever again.

Omg I’m soooo happy I found this place. Just had my Brazilian wax done here with Sarah and she was the best. So professional and gentle. In and out in no time. Very very little comfortable. I will def return for a service here.

I had never had a Brazilian done before I came to this place. Megan was able to squeeze me in the morning of and I have been coming to her every time since. She’s so personable and easy to talk to and she makes me feel so comfortable while waxing down there which can feel a little awkward. She breezes through it and gets it done so fast to minimize the pain. She is the best there is. This place is a little pricey, definitely the most expensive in town but it’s worth it. Their whole staff is so friendly and the facility is very very clean and polished. Normally I can make an appointment and be seen the next day which is important for me because my schedule is so crazy. I would definitely recommend this place and definitely boom with Megan for Brazilians!

I just found out about this place on groupon. Decided to try it and went to the Pacifica one. I met Nancy Torpey. She was fantastic. Great personality. Great bikini wax not painful and perfectly done. I booked another appointment with her in Palo Alto. She was fabulous again. I would follow her anywhere.

The concept of high end wax bars popping up is only justified based on the level of service provided. With that preface, this business has fallen victim to rapid expansion without emphasis on following thru with stellar customer service.
To be fair, I’ve waited a month to post this review in hopes that one person actually followed up with the as promised phone call. Much to my surprise, that hasn’t happened. The funny part is I have attempted twice to purchase several hundred dollars worth of gift cards! California St receptionist seemed clueless and promised a call to owner for help. A week later I tried again in the Bryant St location both before and after my vagacial service. This time I was told that they may not sell gift cards, despite what the website advertised. I was again promised a follow up call.
The wax service itself at California st location was on par. Tate is great. The vagacial at Bryant st was terrible, rushed and left me missing my post-​Brazilian service in Manhattan. The audacity to advertise ingrown treatment without the use of a magnification light is appalling!
A month later, I’ve never heard back about the gift cards and I am thinking its a sign. It’s also a sad state of business affairs, as gift card redemption rates hover around 30%…

My appointment was at 5:30pm. I was not seen until 5:55pm. I was annoyed because I arrived early to sign in and my appointment was for a 15 min eyebrow tint. The tint itself was not good. No color or shape. I could barely see it.
I went to a friend who is an esthetician 2 days later and she did a way better job. Complete difference from my tint prior at Stript. Precise color tint, great shape, noticeable difference.
1. waited too long for appointment. 2. service was not to my satisfaction.

If there were an eyebrow spectrum, ranging from Frida Kahlo unibrow to perfect, my untouched brows would definitely fall in the «pretty good» category. If anything, they’re a bit unremarkable: decent thickness, decent shape, and pretty tame (one has a natural arch, the other’s kinda flat, but all in all, things could be a lot worse). As such, I’ve told myself all these years that I can get by with the occasional über cheap nail shop maintenance and little else.
But alas, I came to want more, so I did a bit of Unilocal research and ended up at Stript. Walked in today around 4 p.m. to get my eyebrows shaped and cleaned up for the first time in over a year. Tate had an opening right away, and I gave her my very uninformed plea for help: it’s been awhile (read: pleaseee don’t judge me), i want them to look natural, do anything to make them match a bit better.
She did her thing for 15-​or-​so minutes, handed me the mirror, and I honestly didn’t know my brows could look as good as they do! As a bonus, she went and grabbed the makeup they sell on-​site, filled my brows in for me and showed me how to create an arch with makeup on the un-​arched side. Yeah, I spent a bit more than I ever have before ($ 25+tip), but definitely worth it for a cool chick, great customer service, and great results — will definitely be back.

Great wax bar! Facilities were clean and staff was friendly. I showed up on time for my appointment and they were pretty punctual as well.
I had Molly as my esthetician, and she was phenomenal! She was friendly and I felt really comfortable around her. Not only that, she’s very meticulous! I’ve been to salons where after I get my brazilian done, I still see straggling hairs, but she was very thorough to make sure that everything was cleaned up.
A few bonus points: No double dipping of sticks and they use hard wax.
I heard about Stript from Gilt City, but will definitely make it back!