Revive

Awful. Avoid the Groupon (and if smart, all offers of) wax at all costs. I left the salon in more pain than I thought possible but as a Brazilian wax virgin reasoned that this was probably normal, BUT NOT SO. The swelling took damn near two days to abate and I had wax burns on both my underarms and bikini line. I later found out from the lovely, lovely people at the Ministry of Waxing that everything they did was amateur at best. Please, save your money and your sensitive bits and do not go anywhere near this place.
P. S. I’d also ignore the smattering of 5 star reviews, they’re obviously transparent self promotion by the salon in an attempt to stem the torrent of appalling reviews. Poor show all round.

Revive Hair Salon, Hammersmith:
On Saturday I went to this salon to use a voucher for cut, highlights and treatment I got through Groupon. The service was APPALLING! I’ve been getting highlights for 14 years, they usually take approx 2hr 15– 2hr 30. I was at this salon over 5 HOURS!!! After arriving there, no one served me at all within the first hour, I was just left sitting in a chair. When I went to ask what was going on, I was told soon… but in the end they didnt even start my hair until 1.5 hours after I arrived!!! The male hairdresser didnt speak at all except to say ONE word «blonde?» and wander off to get the colour. And was uninterested when I tried to say how I like my hair done. He didnt speak throughout and I wonder if he spoke english. Even when he finished my highlights he just wandered off, didnt speak or say how long or anything! Not once did ANYONE apologise about the waits. There was no friendly service, not even the offer of a glass of water. After my hair was finally coloured, one girl put the treatment in then wandered off, again no word of how long. After about half an hour over the basin I had a killer neck and sat up to figure out what was going on. Someone finally took the treatment out and put me in a chair to await my cut — I waited another half hour. Not once did anyone apologise, I was two hours late to my OWN 30^th birthday party but there was nothing I could do in the middle of it all! I told the male hairdresser when I left about being two hours late to my own birthday party — he just said «ok» and wandered off.
This was the worst service I’ve ever had from hairdressers in my life — avoid at all costs!

The best beauty and hair salon. Nice people. Good prices.