Silky Smooth DC Sugaring & Brow Threading

I really love this place! Love how professional, friendly and patient the staff is :).
The place is spotless and the location is superb.
Andrea

I got my first wax in a long time here and they could not have been more accommodating and professional. They were very quick and much less painful than other places I’ve been– and they are super nice. They talked me through the process, and used new equipment so I know it was clean. Overall, great experience for something that isn’t normally a great experience. I highly recommend the salon.

Sabina was fantastic! It was my 2^nd visit. This is so much better than waxing, not sure why I why I had waited so long to try it! Clean, professional and quick. Stop reading reviews and just go! You won’t regret it!

I’m very glad this place opened. I’ve been twice for a brazilian with Krishna. She is excellent. I had never done sugaring before I went here and am glad I did because it’s painless compared to regular wax. It’s easy to get a same day appointment and the prices are very reasonable. I highly recommend it.

I went to Silky Smooth DC for my first ever Brazilian Wax today and I had an amazing experience. The shop was clean and everyone was very professional. Krishna did a great job of making me feel comfortable and explaining everything she was doing so nothing came as a surprise. She was really nice and gentle and made an extremely painful experience bearable. I recommend Krishna to all first timers. I will be returning to Silky Smooth DC and highly recommend the shop to everyone in the area!

The worst! They were running late #1 and my appointment was pushed back 30 minutes. Then #2, it only took Silky 30 minutes to do my eyelash extensions and they are horrible. She obviously rushed through them. Plus, I told her I didn’t want them too long, just full and dark. She did the opposite. They are so long that they touch my eyebrows and they are pieced out. There are large sections missing. This is the worst place in the city. DO NOT GO!
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This is actually inaccurate as well. I called that morning to ask what the cancellation or rescheduling policy was. After I was told I can’t cancel or move my appointment without a penalty, I said I would keep the appointment as-​is. Silky even said before we hung up, «I will see you at 1pm.»
When I arrived, it was obvious there wasn’t great scheduling however, there was not another eyelash appointment in my place. Just a lot of threading and one leg wax which took 30 minutes. When aggressively told I canceled my appointment, I said «I did not cancel.» I was told over and over «no, you cancelled.» Instead of arguing and being embarrassed in front of the entire store, I just went along so I wasn’t arguing with someone who was about to work on my face.
We went into the room at 1:30pm where Silky continued to talk about the phone call. Her story then changed to «the person said they didn’t want to come in and canceled.» How do you tell a stranger that they are lying to your face? I closed my eyes so she could start (I looked at the time) and it was 1:44pm. When I was able to open my eyes (at 2:15pm) I expressed this was not was I was looking for. I stated (as I did when we finally stopped talking about the call before she started) that wanted full and dark, not long and fake looking. I also pointed out they were clumped together.
Silky kept saying «you’ll get use to it. Your lashes are long so I had to do them long.» She then gave me an eyelash brush and said if I kept brushing, they would untangle. As she was brushing, two fell out. I expressed I still wasn’t happy and she went on to talk negatively about «the black girls» that come in, saying my lashes don’t look like the big fake ones they always want.
To stop arguing, I said fine and got up to leave which was at 2:30pm as you pointed out. We were talking for a good 15 – 20 minutes about this so according to the PROOF, it only took 30 minutes to do my lashes. It has always taken AT LEAST an hour and a half or two hours to do them before. I asked my friends and they laughed stating they look very bad. You should reconsider your stance on customer service and quality of work, as well as your racist thoughts.
I tipped $ 10 because I work in hospitality and I always tip. The final bill was over $ 180 so obviously it was well under the standard 15%, due to the horrible service and work.

I have been getting my eyebrows threaded for over 4 years and have tried many different places/​spas, but silky smooth is by far the best place I have ever experienced. The environment is clean and inviting and the staff does arrest job of explaining the process and talking to you about the look you want and how to achieve it. I refuse to go anywhere else! They offer other services as well but I have not tried those.

First time here and it was AMAZING everybody was so sweet and the prices are very affordable. Did my eyebrows and they came out perfect. Sabina was great. Definitely recommend this place.

Silky is hands down the best esthetician I’ve had. I’m a New York City transplant who’s now in DC and was terrified about replacing my beloved threading specialist. Everyone at silky smooth listens to exactly what I would like done and offers advice on how to grow out your hair.
They do their best to accommodate walk-​ins while honoring appointments, so as long as your flexible it’s not a problem. If you’re in an absolute rush, make sure they know it because an appointment could run a few minutes late — but only because they want to make sure all clients are free of unwanted hair! Which I definitely appreciate.

I loved my experience here, and Krisna was very professional and sweet. She told me that my eyebrows look uneven and gave me tips on how to grow them. She did an excellent job doing eyebrow threading, they look clean and I got a lot of compliments about them already!

I loved my experience here and Silky, the owner has such a great personality. I originally came to Silky Smooth with the intent of getting my eyelashes done. I was on time for my appointment at 9:30am but arrived to find that Silky, who I was scheduled with, was not there yet, that she was running late and would be there in an hour. I was a little annoyed at first but didn’t mind since I had some errands to run.
I came back an hour later to be greeted by Silky who again apologized and took me in to get my lashes done. There are many lengths and ways you can get your eyelash extensions done based on preference. I usually go for the much longer and fuller look but I let her do what I thought would look best for me. I fell asleep and woke up to very well done eyelash extensions, that not like at other places where they were thick, long, and plastic looking but looked extremely natural but longer and length and was extremely pleased — she uses real mink.
I’ve also never tried sugaring before and decided to get a Brazilian since I was already there and already feeling comfortable with Silky. Silky walked me through the entire process and explained how she makes the sugar herself with lemon, sugar, and water. She chatted with me and made me laugh several times making the experience quick and painless. I also learned a more about her background and how she started her business. She also gave me a discount for having me wait.
I highly recommend her and her business. The staff was nice and the shop is very clean. I plan to visit Silky again soon!

I just moved to DC from New York and was in desperate need of a Brazilian and an eyebrow threading. I had heard about Silky’s place while doing a preliminary search of estheticians DC.
I’ve only ever had waxing done prior to today’s visit – and from now on I’m only getting sugared. Silky and her staff are so friendly and amazing! You’re walked through the entire process, the different ways to sugar, how long sugaring lasts, and the ingredients to the sugaring solution. She quickly and professionally completed my Brazilian. After that, I got my brows threaded. I couldn’t be happier with the results! I’ll be back soon :)

This place gets a star for good customer service and a star for the actual threading. I can’t give more stars because of the results. I went in 2 nights ago for full face threading, including eyebrows, which I’ve been getting done for years. I ended up with cuts on my face (see pictures) from the aggressive threading and had to spend 30 minutes the next morning cleaning up my brows and other missed spots. I might go back here, but I would ask for the owner or most experienced person, because the girl I got did not do a good job.

This place amazing !! First time and I love it ! There very nice and very clean! The prices are amazing !! Never going to wax my eyebrow again!!! My eye brow feel very clean!!! Thank you guys!!!

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff! I highly recommend this place. The sugaring is incredible, all natural and organic product. But, there were some stray hairs, so waxing may be a better option which they also have here. I didn’t get my eyebrows threaded but they did thread over my legs to ensure most hairs were gone. Plus it’s the best prices you’ll find anywhere in the city.

Such a clean, friendly, quality place!
Scheduling: I got a same day appointment, and was even able to push it back because I was running late. They had a client after me so they pushed mine a full hour back rather than double booking or rushing. Awesome!
Greeting: Everyone was very friendly, quick to greet people and ask what they needed, and offered water while I waited. They had said I could do threading first if I got there early, but then let people go ahead of me — this was literally the only negative.
Appointment: The owner did my Brazilian sugaring. I had originally asked for waxing, but she very nicely explained the difference without being pushy (it’s $ 10 more for sugar — which she makes herself and is totally organic!). She was quick, thorough (even did threading to clean up missed hairs), and it was as painless as these things can be. She did my eyebrow threading right after and together that whole thing took 30 min, without missing a spot. She carefully explained aftercare as well.
Overall, very clean, very friendly, and they know what they’re doing. Reasonable prices, too! Very happy with this find, will definitely be back.

Staff is very friendly and they are flexible when scheduling appointments. The salon is clean and they pride themselves on being aestheticians who do not double dip!
The service was quick, not very painful and she made sure to talk to me throughout the entire process. The prices are also very reasonable!
I will definitely be returning and hope to take advantage of their sugar waxing services.

Silky’s is highly rated for a reason!
I’m new to the DC area and desperately needed my brows theaded but was so uneasy about trying anyone new. After thoroughly scouring Unilocal,I decided to make an afternoon appointment with Manisha. I’m VERY happy with my decision to do so.
Manisha listened to what I wanted and gave me exactly that. She definitely knows a thing or two about face shape, brow arch, brow growth, etc. I also loved that she stopped midway to let me take a look.
I’ll be back in 3 weeks for sure!

4.5 stars
Silky Smooth is relatively new in town; they’ve been open for about a handful of months, but they seem to be bringing in good business and great feedback. All of it is deserved. The place is clean, attractive, in a great location, and easy to find.
I had purchased a Groupon for sugaring just to try them out, since that was how I first heard about them, but the prices are pretty reasonable for the area and are definitely fair for the quality you get. Their hours are great, and scheduling was pretty easy, though just one note that it would be nice to be able to schedule via e-​mail and not to have to call in. It’s not always something I want to be sharing with everyone in earshot that I’m scheduling a sugaring/​waxing/​threading appointment, so it’s nice to have another more private option. But once I did call, they got me in right when I wanted and were very helpful.
Silky clearly has invested herself into making sure the business stays up to her standards, and from all the reviews, I can tell that my experience confirming her standards was no fluke. She makes her own sugar, repeatedly notes how they never double-​dip, and she takes a great deal of care for and focus on her clients. When I came in, she talked me through everything, explained the materials she uses, her standards, and the ideology behind her business as a whole. She is professional and to-​the-​point, but was also happy to chat a little bit while she was working and made me feel a bit more relaxed and comfortable. I honestly don’t find traditional waxing all that painful, so the difference between sugaring and waxing for me wasn’t enormous. But in fairness, I can definitely understand why people choose sugaring over waxing, and even for me the pain was lessened by the end. She even took the time to thread any stray hairs that hadn’t come out during the sugaring process, which was such a considerate touch and definitely was so much less painful than tweezing the stubborn hairs.
I would highly recommend Silky and, from what I’ve seen, this business overall. I wish them a great deal of success and would be delighted to return and support them again.

A great place for lashes and eyebrow tinting, threading and lash extension. Professional staff, with a good eye for the brow colour and shape that suit your face.
Reasonably prices and drop in availability is appreciated.