Perfect Shape Threading Salon

Just moved here from FL and I’m very particular about my brows, and skeptical of threading. This place was referred to me by a friend and was quick, cheap and she gave me a great clean up without taking too much off. I will def go back!

I’ve been going to this threading salon for years. I hadn’t gone for a while so I’m not sure how long it has been, but when I went there on September 21^st, 2013 the salon was closed ie went out of business.

Consistent. Reliable. Clean.
What can i say other than my eyebrows look damn sexy when i leave rather than bushy and blarf. I have never left going «OMG one doesnt match the other» like i have when i get them waxed.

3 words sum up my experience: worst wax ever.
I went for a full leg wax — i couldn’t imagine going here for a bikini wax! Was not thrilled with the fact that they use rollers, so I requested that the wax be done with the stick (no double dippage) and was told it would cost $ 5 extra. OK fine… She laid on the wax super thin and the stick kept getting stuck on my leg. My experience there was totally uncomfortable and painful. I’ve been to plenty «no frills» salons but will not go back to this one.

ive been to many a threading places in the city as scoring perfect brows is sadly a hard task. leaving my brow place in the financial district was tough but not worth the shlep from the uws. since moving to the uws a few years ago, ive been visiting perfect shape every 2 weeks. i highly recommend Sunita. she has incredible attention to detail and will let you know what you need to remove and what you need to grow out for the perfect shape. she is sweet and soft spoken. everyone working there is pleasant and they keep the place tidy.

Best affordable place for eyebrow threading in NYC I’ve found ($ 8). Quick and as painless as eyebrow threading can be! The ladies listen to you and deliver. They’re skilled at what they do… what else is there to say? Highly recommend!

Preeti is awesome!

Ouch! The most careless waxing I have ever had. The woman worked too fast, did not hold my skin taut, and was not to be bothered by the stray hairs she left behind.
It’s very inexpensive, but the waxing is not worth it.

Love this place. I recently started a job in the area and wanted to find a convenient place to get my brows done on my lunch break. These ladies were quick and good and really attentive to what I had to say (not too thin, just clean them up). Was in and out of here in about 15 minutes and they’ve held up really well. Will definitely be back.

My girl downtown at Looks Threading Salon has been MIA and this other lady that really sucks had been threading my eyebrows in her absence and totally screwed them up. So I’ve been trying to grow them out a little so there would be more to work with in the shaping department. Unfortunately I had to go to a wedding on Friday so I needed to get these babies looking good. This is when I turned to Unilocal and found Perfect Shape Threading Salon. I sat down in the chair and the woman immediately pointed out the fact that my eyebrows were different shapes and she vowed to clean them up. After about 5 minutes of pain I looked up and they looked beautiful again. She definitely did a good job and gave them some shape to compliment my face again. If you live in the neighborhood I would definitely recommend coming here.

I love this place.
The price is right and they do a great job!
They know what I mean when I say «I am growing my brows!» They allow me to grow my brows and give me a nice shape. I have been twice and had 2 different women and they both did a great job. In and out fast. They have a punch card. Tax with credit card. None w/​cash.
Highly recommended!

This isn’t the same chain that’s in the subway passage of Rock Center or on 23^rd.
My brows look fine– I’d give 4* for the brows– I asked to have them cleaned up and kept fairly thick, and that’s what I got. Why 2 stars, then? I have not one, not two, but three bloody little areas on my left eyelid. Three tears in my skin. Ow. That, and there’s a little patch– on another body part– that got left behind.

Honestly, it couldn’t have been easier. Walked up at around 11 AM on Saturday, got buzzed in, and waited about 5 minutes to get my eyebrows threaded.
About 2 minutes later I was done! $ 8 and out the door.
Fabulous.

You come here, you wait 5 min, you sit on the chair and after less than 8 min you have really nice eyebrows for $ 8.
Place is clean, staff is nice enough and it’s cheap. what more do you want?
they have the customer card, but you have to ask for it…

I go here every 2 or 3 weeks to get my eyebrows done, and I’m very very happy with their service. When I go during my lunch break I’m usually the only customer or one of two, which means I’m in and out in under 10 minutes. The salon is clean (and the brow stylists never touch your skin directly – always with a tissue), it’s only a few hundred feet away from the 72^nd St station and the services are cheap – $ 8 for brows.
The only reason I’m taking a star off is that the actual skill of the beauticians (stylists? I’m not quite sure that their job title is) in giving you a nice shape and with relatively little pain depends on who you get. I have my favorite, but you’ll probably need to go a few times before you find the person for you.

I’m never going anywhere else but here for my eyebrow needs in Manhattan. 10 bucks (with tip) in 10 minutes; you’re pretty much in and out looking fabulous. The threaders are so fast and they do a very neat and clean job on my eyebrows. They have have a customer card that gets stamped everytime you go so that your 10^th visit is free.

Preeti is there on Wed and Sat. Pam on Thurs and Sat. They are very good. The biggest pet peeve I have with other threading salons is the girls who want to make your eyebrows PENCIL-​thin. Unless that’s what you want (and you’re a model that can pull off that look), I think a clean, nice shape is good. And much easier to manage. From a girl that has been getting eyebrow threading for the past 20 years, I would easily say this is a great spot in the city. I didn’t give it five stars because I think there are a few girls that are less-​trained. $ 8 plus tip (at least $ 2-​$ 3 dollars). They have a frequent guest card so after 10 eyebrow visits, you get one free.
As for the facials and waxing services, I would say they waxing is fine or average. The facials are just fair. In fact they need to hire someone that is a trained esthetician.
To get back to THREADING, another Upper West Side option is Shenaz, upstairs at Essentials on 81^st and Broadway. Only let Shenaz do your eyebrows. She def leans towards a thinner eyebrow shape so speak up if you don’t want to be surprised. She’s very good though. Charges $ 10 plus tip. No frequent visitor card — she started it but then that vanished (annoying).
Perfect Shape is clean, good and don’t rush. I’m a fan for sure.

Outta all of the Perfect Shape locations, this one might just be my favorite.
Ignoring the (non-​wheelchair friendly) hike to the second-​floor store front, this location was empty and clean on a Friday evening… which is all the better to hide the shameful state of my eyebrows.
And though I forgot to ask for the name of the woman who magically turned my face-​squirrels into awesomely-​arched artwork with just $ 8, 5 minutes and a simple cotton thread, her legacy lives on with every «Hey — your brows look fierce!» compliment I’ve subsequently received.
Eyebrow lady, me love you long time.

Perfect Shape on 72^nd is open later than its other locations — until 8pm on weekdays and 7:30pm on Saturdays — and there is almost never a wait to be seen. I trust any of the polite women at PS to touch up my brows in the most symmetrical, natural way possible; they are conservative in shaping brows yet will make them thinner if requested.
The same ‘frequent-​customer-​card’ can be used to accumulate stamps at every salon, so no need to carry a card per shop location, but know that you receive a stamp per visit, NOT per areas threaded i.e. eyebrows and upper lip equal one stamp, not two.
On the contrary, THIS location charges $ 8 for the threading of eyebrows, one dollar more than it’s 23^rd and Park location, which is above average for most eyebrow threading services. The $ 6 price mentioned below was only during their grand opening special.

$ 6 for eyebrows
Get your brows done 9 times, get 1 free — card (best!)
Recommend Payal, only there Wednesday thru Sunday
(it’s on the 2^nd floor, down 72^nd street from the ½/​3 train line)