Salon Image

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this place.!! AVI is THE BEST THREADER ever! She is the only one that does not cut or scratch my skin. I was scared at first but she not only made me comfortable but my eyebrows had a naturally sleek shape and I wasn’t all red in the face after. I flew up from San Diego and made an appt with her first thing! She also has an OUTSTANDING selection of products. At the end I did henna stains for my friend and I and it was a great experience for our friendship. I can’t wait to come back and have Avi fix me up pretty again. Facials are excellent too!

Avi is the best! I just started getting my eyebrows threaded by her about a month ago. Since starting to use a Retin-​A, I could no longer wax my brows at home due to sensitivity. Threading seemed like a good way to go, although I was a bit hesitant that I would end up with even thinner brows, when I’ve been trying to grow them out.
She shaped my brows beautifully, and is helping me to grow them out in a way that doesn’t look like I’m growing out my brows. Hands down seeing Avi and getting my brows threaded has been the best beauty money I have spent in a long time. And yes, maybe she costs a little more than salons in California, but she does an excellent job, and aren’t your eyebrows worth $ 17?
Who cares if the salon doesn’t look like a luxury spa. It’s the work that matters, and she is excellent at what she does.

Was in town for a friend’s wedding and wasn’t able to go to get my hair cut at home. Walked into Avi’s shop and was so glad she was able to see me. She is incredibly friendly, service was great and the end result: a male haircut and color: looked great. She was extremely knowledgeable about the quirks of my hair and cut it accordingly. Was very happy to have visited her salon and wish she were in Detroit.

My wife and I have gone to Avi for many years. She’s a wonderful person and her services are excellent — for women and men. The prices are very reasonable, and Avi is very personable and fun. The atmosphere is low-​key, warm, and friendly. Convenient in lower Queen Anne.

Went there for a haircut and I couldn’t be happier. I kind of just found it, walked-​in and asked for an appointment later that day, went and drank at T.S. McHugh’s and then went to my appointment. She is sooooo nice. Very honest and didn’t try to sell me overpriced crap I didn’t need. Just cut my hair and let me go. Awesome!

I went to the salon for threading and it was refreshingly low key and had an easy and calm «feel» to it. Not the lap of luxury, but truly low key. Avi runs a salon and beauty supply store. With all that going on, the appointment with her was easy and she did a good job, with a few tips on skin care to boot. It was clear that she was a professional threader taking pride in her craft. Pleasant experience. I would go again when I’m in the area.

My review might not be for everyone, depending on how frugal you are, but I give this 5 stars because the finished product (your eyebrows, which is what I get threaded) is the best it can be.
The location at Salon Image can be a bit alarming at first. Paying $ 17 to get your eyebrows threaded, you’d expect to be entering a beautifully decorated, clean spa-​like salon but where you really are is a dingy, poorly kept salon. However, do not get frightened off because Avi will not let you do! This sweet woman brings warmth into the air by calling you names like «sweetie» and «beautiful.» She does an amazing job on my eyebrows, keeping them thick and long but shaped very nicely. If you need your personal space, however, this place might not be for you – Avi definitely gets really comfortable with you, pushing her body against yours as she threads and even lays a hand on your thigh while talking. Hey, I don’t mind but you might!
Paying $ 17 for eyebrown threading sucks (I used to get it for $ 7.99 in Los Angeles) but her service makes it worth it.

Like some of the other Unilocalers, I am an East Coast transplant who desperately sought eyebrow threading services as soon as I got to Seattle. I figured that since there is such a large Asian presence in West Coast, threading would be everywhere! Wrong! Thank goodness for Unilocal because that’s how I found Salon Image.
Avi did my brows and she was very picky about they way it came out. She really wanted to be sure I was getting what I wanted and took a lot of time with me. She explained that the licensing requirements are very different here so you can’t just open a threading salon the way you can in NY and probably other places; everyone has to get a license which is a long expensive process apparently. So, it’s not the $ 7 brow threading I was used to and actually was $ 17! I knew how much it would be based on other Unilocalers and I only gave it 4 stars because I really feel like it’s a steep price for this service. By the time you pay tip it’s a $ 20 day. Still, threading is far better than waxing so I will pay that much to avoid my skin breaking out for a week the way it does with waxing.
Since I knew this would be an expensive service I expected a shishi salon, but this salon is the opposite. It seems to be mostly a product store with three salon chairs and the threading table and random Indian decorations. It was fine with me, but just don’t expect a luxurious salon experience here. You will find that Avi is super sweet and very helpful. She even pointed me in the direction of a great manicure place down the street.
I will definitely be back! Other salon owners take note: we want threading!

While $ 17 is a bit much for eyebrow threading, this is the only place I’ve found in the city, and Avi’s work is quality. You need to budget enough time (or bring a book) in case there is a wait, but she does great work, will work with you to phase in the kind of brow you want (if you’ve been over-​threaded or over-​waxed in the past), and is cognizant of what the ideal brow would be given your face /​eye shape. All in all, I think the $ 17 charge is worth a good threading job and saved trip to the east side.

Thank goodness for Unilocal.I found Avi through Unilocal.I’ve been threading my eyebrows for the last three years when I lived in Portland and I really did not want to go back to waxing once I moved up here. Just not as good for your skin or hair growth.
I was hoping Seattle would have more threaders by virtue of being a larger city than Portland, but no. Fortunately there is Avi! I’ve heard of threaders outside of Seattle proper, but I am car-​free and it would just be a hassle to travel for threading, not too mention, more cost in terms of time.
I got my brows threaded by Avi for the first time today. She’s like a sweet, slightly pushy, but really reassuring mom. Kind of a chatterbug but not overkill. My brows look good. She advised me not to do them as thin as I was used to, which is fine. They were like overgrown grass, so any amount of mowing makes them look much better.
I read some concerns about timeliness and I could see that. She is a one woman shop. I called to let her know I’d be about 5 minutes late due to my delayed bus and when I arrived she was finishing up with another client. I’d say she didn’t get around to me until 10 minutes later – chatting with the client, booking appointment with a walk-​in, taking a call – and she also took a call while she was threading my brows. That all said, I was in no rush, and well, she’s the only threader in town, so what can you do? :)
I’d say, when you schedule, don’t book yourself too tightly around the threading. And just sit back and relax. At least you know that once you get in with her, she’s probably not going to rush to get you done and out of there.
She actually had a bit of time after my appointment, so I asked her about my hair and I felt like her consultation was solid. I may cut my hair with her – $ 45.
Additionally, she’s got a TON of hair products in that shop. I was surprised at the variety including natural/​environmental options and a line that I use and haven’t seen very often. Although she recommended another line to me to shine up my hair, which I bought since I need more soon anyways!
She does not take check. Only cash or card. Compared to NYC or Chicago, her rates are high – $ 17 for brows, $ 15 for lip, etc – but she’s the only woman in town. For me she is actually cheaper than what I paid in Portland.
I try not to give 5 stars unless a business has WOW factor. Overall, very happy with Avi. Go try her out!

Eyebrows look great but it cost $ 17 bucks.
I am not used to paying this much to get my eyebrows threaded. I have never paid over $ 12 so $ 17 surprised me. I need to find a regular person so I will have to pay $ 17 on a regular basis until I find someone better and cheaper if that exists in Seattle.

I went to Avi at Salon Image about four times for eyebrow threading. I became a fan of threading while living on the east coast, and I’ve been very disappointed by the shortage of threading options in Seattle.
I think that Avi does a decent job at shaping brows and is very personable and friendly.
However, her salon is a one woman operation and on my last two visits I ended up waiting a long time before she got to me (even though I had an appointment) and she stepped away from my service to attend to walk ins and phone calls, which I did not appreciate.
On my last visit I told her several times that it was VERY important that I get out of there by a particular time. The interruptions kept coming, however, and I ended up being late for a very important appointment. That was the final straw, and I haven’t gone back.
To top it off, I don’t think the salon is as clean as it should be. And I think they charge too much (but can get away with it because they’re one of the few threading joints in Seattle.)

My esthetician (Alyson at Spa Noir) sent me to see Avi for eyebrow threading. I have the typical Asian girl barely-​there eyebrows and for years I shaved them off and had the most perfect drawn-​on arch (seriously). After I decided I was over it, I grew them back out only to remember «Oh yeah, that’s right. I never had any brows to begin with.»
As much as I miss my perfectly drawn-​on brows, I’ve learned that it is much easier to shade them as long as they are shaped correctly. I came in with my eyebrows shaded how I would normally shade them and told her, «I know this isn’t my natural shape, but this is how I feel most comfortable wearing them.» She said, «So I’ll just clean up around them then.» She also asked to thread my lip hair, but that’s an embarrassing point I told her I’d consider next time.
I was so worried she would try to talk me into growing them out more, but she told me she’d been doing this for 40 years and could tell that I really don’t have enough eyebrow hair to wear them the way I want them. I was so happy she understood! I’d been threaded before in beauty school, so I wasn’t worried about the pain (plus I have tattoos and tweeze on a regular basis). I’m allergic to aloe, otherwise I would have loved her offer of using it afterward.
Since my hair grows like a weed I won’t be able to see her as often as I’d like, but I’ll definitely be going back to treat myself. Avi is friendly, witty, and professional. I loved her and I loved the experience!

This review will be short and sweet.
I’m a threading snob from NYC (where there are a million threaders) and I have had lots of experience with threading.
1. Avi is an experienced and expert threader (and fully licensed)
2. She is a perfectionist
3. She is particular about your skin and its needs and works accordingly.
4. You will receive good service with a mini massage at the end :)

About 2 years ago I stopped getting my eyebrows waxed because I would actually break out in a rash/​bumps 2 days after the waxing. I tweezed for awhile then on Unilocal found Avi at Salon Image who does eyebrow threading. I read about the process online and went in for my first one… it was brilliant! It didn’t hurt to me as much as waxing and Avi is so good at cleaning you up and keeping your brows thick enough, not going crazy thin like some wax-​ers accidentally do.
Not to mention, she’s pleasant funny and will take time for my eyebrows with only a few hours notice. I’ve also noticed my eyebrows stay nice longer with threading that they did with waxing and it just feels better afterward… she also does quick tweezing around the mouth and chin areas, ladies!
I soo recommend her!

I love my stylist at Bridge Blond Salon, but I need a place in the hood to buy product. Twice I’ve stopped in here to check out the floor to ceiling shelves stocked with serums. The first time she didn’t have what I wanted but she convinced me that MOP would be the best product ever for my long curly hair. I spent $ 60 bucks and thought she was a funny woman (she said I looked like I could kick her butt so she wanted to be nice to me — huh? I’ll take it). MOP turned my hair into a bird nest. Sticky, syrupy, terrible. I won’t even donate it to a women’s shelter — that would be cruel.
I just stopped in to see if by chance she had the new stuff I’m using and she doesn’t carry it. Most of the products you can find on the specialty aisle at the drugstore, so I’m not going back to find the high-​end lines I need to tame these luscious locks anymore. Don’t worry though, I won’t kick her butt over it.

I just went to Avi for the first time, and I’ve already had two great compliments on my eyebrows! I’m on Accutane so waxing isn’t an option and I butcher my own eyebrows if I try to pluck. She was very gentle — even more gentle than the previous threading I’ve had done in San Francisco — and thorough. This is a godsend because of location and ease of scheduling appointments. I’ll be going back to her again for all my threading needs. One note is she is talkative (which I enjoy!) so if you need to be in and out quickly it may end up taking more time than planned.
She does cost more than getting this done in the basement of someone’s house on the east side, but she’s fully licensed, the location is convenient to people who live in the city and she’s been doing this for a very very long time. I would be worried to try someone who wasn’t licensed or very well recommended.

Avi is fantastic! She came recommended by my boyfriend, and to be honest, I’m the type of chick who’s a bit spastic when it comes to who cuts my hair… it’s my thing. The whole entire walk there I was having a silent freakout.
But. She listens. A lot of hair people _​think_​they listen and still manage to go the way they want to go with your head. she listened and got my cut spot on. She even asked after she styled my hair if I wanted any more changes… which was a nice change from, you are styled! Out you go, no turning back now!
Not to mention she is wicked funny and that was just a plus for me.
So yay! I’ll be going back, and may even let my brows grow out for the first time in years to take advantage of her brow services… and that’s a big deal for me… ;)

I wish I had an Avi near where I live!
The woman is delightful and knows her stuff. I don’t know about other reviewers, but I’ve been threaded before, and she was by FAR the best person I’ve had do this work. She is fast, knowledgeable, cost is reasonable, and is very funny.
Personally, I prefer threading to waxing. For me, it’s always a much less painful experience.
My sister took myself and one of her friends for an appointment. Amy, who also had the threading done, was very anxious because she is so sensitive, and was certain her brows would either bleed or break out, or both. To her delight, not only did her brows look FANTASTIC, but there was no bleeding or breakouts. Good job, Avi! Now Amy knows it’s not her sensitivity, but the lack of skill of people who worked on her in the past.
I will definitely be back next time I’m in town.

I would give Avi a zero if I could but. oh well.
Threading is my preferred method for eyebrow shaping. The threaders have good control over what is being removed and the results are spectacular. However, most Seattle area threaders live either on the east side or south and I simply do not have time to go. I thought that Salon Image would be a god send. It wasn’t. Avi takes forever, shapes your brows the way SHE wants, and does not listen to your instructions. On top of that, she also charges 4x as much as other threaders. Annoying. I have been to her once and that was enough. I would rather get my eyebrows waxed than go to her.