Maksim Spa

Look no further! You have found the spa, for you. I came to Maksim with extremely dry, harsh skin and have been transformed, inside and out. Lena has taught me so much about my skin, nutrition and well being. It’s impressive to me that someone can know you so well by looking at your skin.

I love Maksim Spa.
I found out about Maksim Spa through the internet. I go for the brazilian bikini waxes.
By far the BEST brazilian bikini waxes EVER ! They use hard purple wax that does not stick to the skin. It is not painful. The women working there are extremely nice and professional .The spa is clean and smells like mango (so serious)
They are pricey but it is totally worth it

How can Unilocal only give us a five star limit. This place deserves beyond 5 stars. I want to take all the stars in the sky and just put them all here. But seriously Lena herself is a star that shines brighter than any of the stars in the sky!
If you’ve been struggling with clear skin or any skin problems, this is where you need to go. Like NOW.
I don’t write reviews but I will make an effort to shine a light on places like this. Or rather I would show you the light.
I came here with scars and acne on my face. I was seriously at this point where I was just done trying. I didn’t know what to do with my skin anymore. I was really sick of investing money in products over the counter, at other spas and at dermatologists. I’m also not a big fan of taking medicine to get rid of acne or putting on a lot of chemicals on my face…
My sister and best friend recommended and highly suggested that I come and get a facial from Lena at Maksim Spa.
I went with my sister and met Lena, who was not only incredibly nice and loving, but its even hard for me to find words to describe her. She is just great.
After getting my facial and seriously through her generous heart probably more, I left feeling really great! Although my face was a little red from extractions and etc its normal, but I knew that my face was going to really get better the minute I came out.
And I never felt like this when I went to other spas.
And its been almost a week and you HAVE to see my face as evidence or sth!
It is really crazy. My scars are technically gone and continuing to disappear and my acne is no where to be seen.
Lena really knows what she’s doing. She cleaned my face and cleaned out my clogged pores and she really solved my prolonged problem I had with my skin. My face felt so much lighter Haha!
She will give her professional recommendation and advice on products and what to do and what not to do that will help continue the healing and clearing of your skin, and do NOT HESITATE TO INVEST IN THEM! And REALLY LISTEN TO HER!
They carry organic skin care called Eminence and more. Look them up for yourself but these products are AMAZING and it’s the real deal. I only want the best for my skin and Lena really does too and it really shows.
& I know a lot of people struggle with clear skin which is why I’m writing this review!
It’s a blessing I found this place!
And I know it will be for you too.
This is a place to commit too if anyone was to commit!
And I’m so happy! MY SKIN CAN BREATHE. FINALLY!
HERES THIS FOR A REVIEW! Haha!

I love Maksim spa! I’ve constantly had to deal with problem skin all my life and the one thing that keeps it in tip top shape is facials once a month. I also have my Brazilian and eyebrows done here as well, so the review below is for all services.
Trust Russian Estheticians — they know what they are doing
I’ve seen both Olya and Lena for facial/​brows — you can’t go wrong with either one! Both women are very well educated in all things beauty. I’ve see Lena more regularly, and she has helped my skin immensely. Since moving from California to NYC, my skin has been having constant breakouts with the weather changes/​added stress. Lena’s work has brought it back to it’s natural, California glow.
Facials
My facials are on the «medical side» and I usually opt for the signature facial here because I need extractions more than anything — and they don’t skimp on this! They also have a number of other add ons that are reasonably priced if you want a more customized facial. Recovery time is about 4 days, however, this varies based on your skin type. ADDED BONUS: Great upper body massage during your facial. Who says you can’t have a little relaxation during a medical facial?
Brows
Cara Delevingne eat your heart out! Lena has shaped my brows to compete with yours (does anyone reading this post need anymore proof that this woman is a miracle worker when it comes to brows???)
Brazilian
I’ve been getting Brazilians for the past 5 years, and Lena is the BEST. Her Brazilians do not hurt at all! I don’t know how she does it but I can honestly take a nap during this process and that’s never happened before. She also gives great advice for how to treat in-​growns.
Highly recommend.

This place is awesome. The best (and most painless) Brazilian I’ve ever had. And their organic lotion is $ 35, compared to the pricey products I’ve seen around town. This place has become a staple beauty stop for me.

This place is fantastic! They are so open minded, and helpful. Olga is a miracle worker! Of all the waxing specialists she is a true one! She makes you feel very comfortable, explains everything thoroughly and has a holistic approach to any treatment.
The receptionist is a fantastic lady, I don’t remember her name but she is a beautiful person and it feels great when you walk in to be greeted by someone like her.
Their approach to facials and other procedures is more European, so many reviews here may not have taken that into account. The differences are quite vast, and therefore if one is unfamiliar with the quality of the products and the appropriate techniques it is easy to mistake high quality simplicity for low quality service.
If I had daughters I would treat them to special getaways at this place for sure!

I would give Maksim Spa 10 stars if I could. Lena has saved my skin, and I’m committed to seeing her every 6 – 8 weeks to keep me clear.
My skin saga goes back to childhood, and I won’t go in to the long, sad story. Bottom line is that I’ve done it all: Accutane, Retin-​A, Tazorac, antibiotics, different birth control pills… and at 33, my skin still breaks out. I was a traditionalist for a long time and believed I needed to see a doctor for my acne. I’d had facials before, but they were more like a massage for my face.
Then a coworker told me about Lena. Her facial is intense: I get extractions and microdermabrasion, both of which are followed by a standard facial where she calms the enflamed skin. Afterwards, she gives me detailed recommendations on how to care for my skin with the right products (moisturizers, masks, etc) and how often to use my Clarisonic (which I bought from her).
Within 2 days of my facials, all my breakouts are gone and my skin is cleared up. This lasts for at least 6 – 8 weeks until I get my next facial. Seeing Lena and taking her counsel has been 150% more effective than anything my dermatologist has prescribed. I am now enjoying beautiful, clear skin and it’s all thanks to Lena.
I cannot say enough wonderful things about Lena and her salon. Big, huge recommendation!!!

Disappointing experience. Although the staff was very friendly, I thought the facial itself was very mediocre. The room was a bit dirty-​and the esthetician had her cellphone on the table which bothered me. Also anytime I have received a facial in the past, steaming your face is part of the facial experience yet Maksim spa does not believe in this which I wish I knew in advance and would not have gone.
I will not be returning again

I was treated to a lovely facial here by my Uncle recently. I had been here a couple times before in the past decade or so, and have always had a great experience. I found the front desk staff to be welcoming and very friendly. The treatment was fantastic. I had an Extraction Facial (since it had been a while since I had had a good pore cleaning) and my skin was glowing afterward. There were a series of treatments, fruit peel, deep pore extraction (ouch), and she warned me that I may have some initial redness… but I didn’t. My skin looked amazing. Lena helped me come up with some solutions to make my skin brighter and keep my blackheads from rearing their ugly heads. It’s been about 4 days now, and my skin has never looked or felt so good. I bought a couple of products there that I’m wild about, and they gave me some samples of various things to try and I’ll be stopping over there soon to pick up full bottles. I can’t wait for my next facial!

TERRIBLE! DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR FACE!!! They keep deleting my post on Unilocal.Lena screwed up my face so bad that after my facial my skin became inflamed then became cystic! I had to go on accutane for 4months because she poked my face too deep with needles. DO YOUR RESEARCH please before you go here. I wish someone warned me. Now my face is scarred for life from Maksim!!!

I have been going to this place for at least 6 years since I was in High School and honestly they have fixed my skin! Olya and Lena really just took some gentle and professional care of my bruised and problem skin and I cannot thank them enough!
I have tried plenty of spas, facials, dermatologists, proactiv, but nothing helped until I found these two wonderful gems! And now my whole family knows them and goes to them! And I just don’t think any other facial I have got in New York or even in Europe compares!
Thank you thank you thank you for this little cozy place!

I was sad to see that my review was not being displayed publicly, so I am therefore reposting it…
I am also happy to report that my skin continues to be acne free without maksim facials or any «treatments» (4 years & counting!). Unfortunately, I still have an uneven surface and texture to due the evasive acne facials, but the dark scars are slowly lightening.
*********
Okay, I have been deliberating over writing a review for some time, but have decided I needed to speak out. This is hard for me as the ladies at Maksim came across as very genuine, knowledgeable, and experienced. And I truly believe they think they’re helping :-(. I was so convinced, that I had seen them regularly for acne facials over a period of 6 months and was told it would get worse before it got better, explaining why I continued to go regardless of my worsening complexion and the painful facials where they used a lancet at times. My complexion got BAD… Worse than when I started getting the facials!!! Bottom line is my face is severely scarred now :-(. What got me to stop abusing my face? Well, I missed an appointment and saw my face improve as a result and never looked back. One month after leaving Maksim, my mom encouraged me to see a dermatologist. He strongly advised against facials and gave me some Retin A cream (Amazing!)…I’m in my 30’s btw… and no more probing my face, hip hip hooray!!! Since leaving Maksim, my skin has been clear (with an occasional bump) for 3 months now.
During my time with Maksim, I was given the impression that I was lucky to be there… stating that if I wasn’t disciplined about getting facials, she would drop me as a client as my face needed consistent attention in order to clear it up and that she would «take care of» the scarring once we got rid of the acne :-/​. BTW, I was advised to have regular monthly facials with extractions and encouraged (no pressure) to buy skin care products, which I did… I don’t know about you, but when you are suffering from acne, you’ll do almost and put your hope in almost anything. I was also advised to stop consuming any dairy products and avoid sugars (which I did). As well as stop using harsh acne products on my face… this one WAS good advice, as my skin had less redness and dryness once I chucked the harsh acne products, but I still had acne… at the time I contributed this positive result to their facials. In regards to the dairy and sugar, let’s just say I eat and drink dairy again, have sugars on occasion, and my skin is continuing to improve daily WITHOUT the regular facials. I’m sure Maksim would like to think that my face is clear now because of all their «work», but sadly it is false.
So, the one star is for they’re good nature and intentions, but the minus 4 stars is for the lack of results as well as their dangerous practice and severe scarring. Like my husband told me…“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. Unfortunately, when I comes to acne, all they have is a hammer :-/​.
What hurts the most, besides the scaring and literally thousands of dollars I spent while I was seeing them, is that I truly felt it was my fault I had acne :-/…but, it just wasn’t true, not at all. Please, if you are suffering from acne, be kind to your complexion and see a doctor, not some one who likes to play doctor. Probing, squeezing, picking, will only result in scarring, and skin lightening creams aren’t going to fix the dents and non-​smooth surface of my skin :-/​. I apologize if this review is harsh, but it’s true and I just don’t want to see any one go through what I did. I will also post this on city search as city search’s shining reviews were the reason I went there in the first place :-/​.
***I am happy to update this review with the fact that my skin has been completely clear now for a few years now sans the facials. Unfortunately i am having to spend thousands of dollars in fractal laser treatment to help smooth out the uneven surface and ice pick scars caused by such evasive skin treatment done at Maksim.

Ace place for skin care, and I NEVER let people touch my face. So many estheticians do not know what they are doing and will turn healthy skin ridiculously spotty with – what the hell – red marks. For heaven’s sake, just make my skin incandescent, as if I just swallowed a light bulb. Do not create any issues when there are none to begin with. I am not paying you for issues. I just want to glow like an airbrushed Dior ad. Or like the pre-​pubescent girls in a Japanese pop music video? Is this too much to ask?
Luckily, at Maksim, they rise to the challenge. You want to exit looking better than you entered? This is the place. They treat your skin with kid gloves, which is what ALL facialists should be doing. They make you feel pampered and relaxed holistically because every serious skin care junkie knows that this is the only way to get beautifully glowing skin with that perfect rosebud petal bloom that one can only find on gurgling, drooling, squishy babies.