Ardie’s Waxing

She’s the best! Best wax I’ve ever had and so comfortable. Also free personal counseling! Love her.

Ardie is an absolute sweetheart. She used to be located near La Cumbre but recently moved locations. She truly gets to know her girls and their «girls.» She gives an amazing student discount but also has very fair prices once you’re no longer a starving student and can afford to pay a little more. I have gone to her for about 3 years and I am sad to say I won’t be seeing her except for when I visit SB (just moved out of town!). Regardless, I will still definitely be giving her a visit anytime I’m in the area — she really gives great advice, exudes her amazing/​loving/​holistic mentality and truly gets to know you.
I’ve only ever gone to her for Brazilian waxes, but she also offers other amazing waxing services. She gives a free wax for every 3 referrals and it’s an always continuing cycle if you can keep referring people!
Totally worth the visit. Giver her a call to find out her new location and address! Remember to bring cash!

Ardie is the best waxer I have ever had. She makes you feel like a rock star by the time you leave and treats her «girls» to not only quality, affordable service ($ 25 wax for students), but a fun time. She is vibrant and inspiring — a person that makes your day better by the positive engery she puts out (it is truly contagious). I feel like my monthly appointments are a mini counseling session as well. She offers advise from her life experience and supportively preaches self-​empowerment. She is quick and thorough.
Her eyebrow waxing is amazing as well!!! And a complete steal, also, for $ 15. What I like is that she cleans my natural shape and doesn’t give me the irregular shape and thinness that some places do when trying to shape brows.
On top of all this great service she gives you a free wax for 3 referrals! And I noticed a lot of reviews questioning detail for her waxing… ASK HER!!! She does shapes! I have gotten it done twice now! She has even told me about how she has done a 4 leaf clover for a client. You just need to verbalize what you want and she can tell you if her price is different for that versus a basic Brazilian or Bikini.
Bring cash! :)
Her phone number is: (805) 687‑9791
Call for an appointment and address!

I love going to Ardie! She does the best quality wax in only 15 minutes or less. She also gives student discounts! She also changed locations, so call her for the new address.

LOVE HER. She’s so fun and energetic. I didn’t have enough time for a regular wax but somehow she got a Brazilian done in TEN MINUTES and it was flawless. She truly cares about everyone who comes to her and she has the most fun and engaging stories to tell

I just had a wax with Ardie yesterday, and felt compelled to leave a review. I have been going to Ardie for 6 years, and she is wonderful. Her Brazilian waxes are thorough, quick, and way less painful than any other Brazilian wax I have had. The wax takes 15 minutes tops! Also, I have never had ingrown hairs with Ardie, since she uses a special kind of wax. She makes her clients feel very comfortable while waxing, by sharing her exciting experiences and advice. She charges $ 25 flat rate for students and a sliding scale for non-​students. I send all my girlfriends to her! I highly recommend Ardie.

Ardie is very eccentric. She gets the job done for a good price basically. She doesn’t bull shit, she doesn’t beat around the bush and she doesn’t (like previously stated in other reviews) pay attention to detail.
The one thing I loved about my experience waxing with her, is her constant conversation. She is a master of distraction! While I’m crying in pain, she has me laughing from her stories. Which leads me to my next point: I don’t think I’ve had a wax that hurts as much as hers do. I’m not sure why that is, but her waxes HURT. But her prices and her overall personality keep me coming back!

I have been going to Ardie for over 13 years! Hands down best bikini waxer in SB:)

This lady is crazy haha the things she tells you during the wax are so over the top and almost seem completely made up. The place that she waxes you at too is a little sketch. I wouldn’t have actually gone in if I hadn’t been with 3 of my roommates. The wax left me bleeding, and the only reason she got the last star was because she has good prices for students.
If you want a quality wax that is still affordable, head over to European Wax Center in the Five Points Plaza. I had a wonderful experience and they have savings programs to help even further with the affordability! I did not bleed and it was almost painfree after seeing Ardie

Ardie rocks! She is a wild woman and every time I go there I leave smiling :) I’ve been getting waxed for 13 years and she is the first person who has waxed in a way where I do not get ingrown hairs! I highly recommend Ardie. She will treat you good. If you are a student she helps you out with the price, but make sure to always tip her good! She deserves it. Works very hard & loves «her» girls.

Ardie is perfect for anyone on a budget. With that being said, there are several things to keep in mind. but all in all, she is a perfectly OK waxer who loves what she does and loves her clients. (You’ll see when you see all the pictures on her walls.)
I had my first Brazilian wax with Ardie and I don’t regret it. I wasn’t initially going to get a Brazilian, because I had heard how much it would hurt. But Ardie’s price is something you CANNOT beat! Bikini waxes (all kinds, Brazilian, French, Bikini) are $ 25, which is an absolute steal in Santa Barbara. Some people have said that this is her ‘student discount,’ but I don’t know if that’s true. It was my first time, so I was terribly nervous. I popped two 200mg pills of Advil and I just told myself to do it. Nike. Ardie was great at keeping me distracted. She gives you her «speech,» that goes about how men only think with their dongs, and you should love your body, etc etc. It’s a wonderful speech, and I think she has plenty of wisdom to back up her words.
The Brazilian was painful, yes, but it didn’t make me tear up at all. Just jolt a little. Given the fact I cried when I got my nose pierced, I think waxing with this lady is a little less painful. She does a speedy job, but one thing bothered me– she uses the same waxing stick for the session (she only disposed of it once the whole bikini wax), and I thought that was borderline unhygenic. Then again, I didn’t see her touch the stick anywhere else, but I think it’s good to note that. She also reused the same strips that she used to rip my pubes out of me, so I could feel the hairs against the wax. I guess she’s just trying to save money somewhere, but it was a little gross to me!
I also got the eyebrow and lip wax, and since I got a bikini wax as well, I got a 2 for 1, and the eyebrow and lip wax was only 15 together. It was such a steal! My last eyebrow wax was with Jaymie at Sol, and her technique was so painless. I cannot say the same for Ardie. She ripped my eyebrows carelessly, and when she was done, she hardly shaped them, and just cleaned them up. At least when I went to Jaymie, she’d ask me how I wanted them. But, I am not upset, because the price wasn’t terrible. I think I’d rather go somewhere else for my facial waxes.
All in all, Ardie is one the most eccentric waxers I’ve met. I’ll definitely come to her if I desperately need a bikini wax as a great price. But in all other areas (if I have the money), I’d rather go somewhere else.

Love her. She doesn’t really detail but what do you expect for $ 25?
She does talk a lot about her life story, probably because she doesn’t liek awkward silences while shes waxing the crap out of you.
But i Love her service and she is very informational, nifty & awesome.
Plus if you refer 3 ppl, then you get a free wax!

Ardie is the best, anywhere! If you don’t agree, I’d like to know where you get waxed instead. The price is right and you will not find a more genuine person to have the privilege of speaking with and getting a wax from. I have a hard time believing she tricked anyone into anything, her M.O. is respect for your body and your being– it’s why she’s still at it after all this time. She is very open about her life experiences, yes. If you’re not so in touch with your feminine side I wonder why you’re getting a brazilian. She also runs a business and you can see she has been incredibly successful with it. If it’s not for you, more time in her schedule for the rest of us! If it’s your first time I HIGHLY recommend Ardie. Coming from someone in the medical field, I can attest that hair removal is very important to have done correctly!

Every woman should treat herself to a wax, if only to hear the beautiful speech Ardie gives you while you’re on the table. Great prices, great technique– ZERO irritation, and quick.
The address listed is wrong, but the number is correct. Ardie will give you the address once you schedule an appointment.
I don’t know if she used to accept cards but I was informed CASH ONLY when i called to ask.

Yes she’s quick and cheap, but the quality is definitely not worth it. She goes way too fast for my liking… so she leaves behind a lot of stray hairs and I’m not even a hairy person!
I also had to cancel an appointment last minute due to unforeseen circumstances and she called back leaving me the rudest voicemail saying I owed her $ 50. No thanks! I will never go back!

Talk about AMAZING, Ardie is not only the best bikini waxer in the world but honestly an awesome person. Her life advice is always hilarious and uniquely valuable, and she manages to make you extremely comfortable in positions you would never think you would be comfortable in, not an easy task. You are lucky if you have been blessed enough to have a friend recommend that you get a Brazillian here, I will NEVER go anywhere else. She’s always done in under 15 minutes, and she uses the highest quality products available at a killer price.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

Phenomenal job at brazilians. I’ve gotten brazilians at salons, spas, for well over 60 – 80 dollars but for $ 25 Ardie is still the best deal and does the best job, better than any of the salons I’ve been to.
I love that she is QUICK (she schedules people in 15 minute slots) and efficient, I hate when waxers use tiny little strips over and over again– it’s just prolonging the process. She also has a knack of making what should be one of the more awkward moments of your life completely fluid and fun, because she has soo many life stories to tell you over and over again. Going to her is pretty therapeutic for me.
She has this amazing referral program (I don’t know if she still does or not) so maybe ask her about that.
And as states in the other review, the address IS NOT RIGHT but the phone number is so call her!

I LOVE Ardie. Yes, she tells crazy stories, but that’s part of the fun! She has a lot of wisdom, and it came from a hard-​knock life. Looking around her office, you see the walls are covered with hundreds if not thousands of photos of her «girls.» You’d have to be crazy to think Ardie doesn’t love her job and adore all of her clients!
Responding to the comments below:
J.F.: welcome to adulthood, if you miss an appointment and don’t cancel in advance, you are expected to pay for it. The dentist charges, the doctor charges, why shouldn’t your waxer charge for her time? You inconvenienced her, you pay. That’s how life works. Finals are definitely not a legit excuse.
Ann: Your body is a flower and can be a hairless flower! I am shocked to hear that she charged you more, as I have been going to her since high school and well into professional life (at 3 different locations, no less), and she has never charged me anything but $ 25. What is more, I have VERY hairy friends who go to her and take much longer, and she still charges them $ 25. In sum, you must have had a misunderstanding. I have never even heard of a «student» rate.
Ardie rocks, you are in and out in 15 minutes, perhaps leaving a stray hair here and there, but I’ve been waxed in 5 different countries, and Ardie is still #1.

She probably does the cheapest waxing you can find in santa barbara BUT tricks you into getting additional waxes while she’s waxing you. I for one can’t think straight when I’m getting a wax.
Its quick and all but she’s not super detailed with her waxes. Also, if you accidentally miss your appointment (due to a final:/), she charges $ 25 for missing it. Aka I never went back to her.
If you go, be ready for her wild booty call stories.

Ardie does an amazing job, she’s thorough, but best of all she’s cheap (25 $) and quick (15 mins tops)! I’m surprised there aren’t more reviews!
The address listed is wrong but the number is still correct. Call ahead about two days in advance usually but if it is before spring break, Valentine’s Day etc GOOD LUCK!
Also, she’s kinda CASH ONLY. Let me explain: she strongly encourages cash and will give you a big long story if you use a card.