Wax in the City

For the convenience and quality of service I’ll definitely be returning to Wax in the City.

Very friendly girls, quick and usually done well. However I have found the receptionist to be extremely rude, which seems to have been said by a number of people. She’s impatient and snappy and has put me off going back. A problem which should be addressed by management!

For me, the number one thing that makes or breaks a waxing experience is how comfortable staff make you. The staff here are great at putting me at ease, and even though I’ve never had the same girl twice they always chat comfortably and distract from the inevitable shock. I’ve never had a bad experience despite being here loads of times, and the walk-​in system is exactly what you’d expect — busy at peak times like lunch and weekends, really quick and easy if you can get the odd half hour off otherwise.
The prices are good and the loyalty card is nice if you’re a regular. Hours are very reasonable and often extended around holiday times!
To be honest, having hair literally ripped from your skin is never going to be your favorite way to spend a morning and it’s always going to be uncomfortable but it’s the least painful you can get here. Plus they’re very good about using samples of their products on you from time to time to help prevent rash, ingrowns, etc. which is honestly one of the reasons I keep coming back, other places are so unbelievably stingy. Plus, they’ll tell you how long it’ll be if there’s a wait so you can go get a coffee or munchable from any of the nearby shops!

I am surprised by the reviews here. I expected everyone to be raving about this place. I love many things about this place.
1– No appointments: you just walk in, and you are usually seen in 20 minutes. I’ve rarely been there and not been able to get a treatment. You don’t have to worry about calling or canceling, you just show up.
2– They make their own organic wax. This wax does not hurt. Several of my friends have said the same, but go at your own risk. Really, I didn’t believe this until I tried for myself. Obviously it’s still wax so it is uncomfortable, don’t expect to be caressed with a feather, but everywhere else feels like torture and this place feels fine.
3– They are super nice and very affordable.
I take away one star because you can’t ask for someone to see you. You just get whoever’s available so it’s kinda weird. I never got the same person twice.
Other than that, very recommended.
Seriously though, why don’t they have better reviews?

Awful! Will not be going back! The reception staff were lovely but the waxing was dreadful. I had my eyebrows waxed and the wax was uncomfortably and painfully overheated! She also waxed on the arch of my nose between my eyebrows which there was no need to do and ripped it off so hard that it was raw and almost bleeding — three days later there it still a scab on it! My eyelids were red and swollen after it and she didn’t put any lotion or anything to calm the redness down! Very crude and unprofessional in comparison to waxing I have had done elsewhere — glad it was just my eyebrows! Will not be going back! Shame as it is clean and easy to get to. They just need more professional and better trained staff.

This review is solely based on the receptionist. Every time I go I hope there is someone else sitting in that chair but it’s usually the same person. She is rude and impatient and I’ve now taken my business somewhere else after she rudely let me know that I can’t request to see the girl I’ve been seeing for months for Brazilian waxes. Sadly I was two stickers away from a free wax but luckily Brazilla is a stone throw’s away.

Very different from your regular wax parlour: No appointment needed is the best part! And the type of wax is a hot wax from a small bucket and rubbed on large areas of the body before being pulled off. They go over each area twice so I find it really good at removing every bit of hair. Also, it’s not as painful as cool strip wax. The salon interior is really nice and kept very clean, and the waxing is done really quick so you’re in and out in a flash (It may depend on who you get though). The prices are also lower than other wax parlours, and there’s also a loyalty card! The staff can be a bit cold though.

I have tried multiple Wax saloon and in none of them I was really satisfied. My friend gave me the address of Wax in the City and I tried to go there for a bikini wax.
The German school is really present :) The girls working there are professional and the job was really well done.
This is now my only wax saloon I want to go for my wax ever!!!
Barbara

No. I’ve been twice now and no.
On the first occasion I was only passing and nipped in on the off chance, I was seen to straight away. Excellent. After getting over (or rather getting up to) the high table, I found the treatment room a little uncomfortable. On the first visit, I found the service OK, the lady was very nice and charming. The waxing was not as slick as and more painful than my previous hair removable establishment. But it was cheaper, no wait and quick. It was this that got me back.
On my next visit I was told there was a 25 min wait, which was fine. I came back at the agreed time and was left waiting another 15 min. Time I did not have, but I need my eyebrows done, so I persisted with the wait. The brow shape was fine, but my skin was left so red and tender. I treated it with aloe vera when I got home to bring the redness down. Also after three days spots that had appeared on one brow remained. Ugh.
I wont be back. After being to Urban Wax and Brazilia, regardless of how more expensive they are, I can now appreciate that you get what you pay for when it comes to waxing in this city.

I’ve been to wax many times and sadly its not as great as it was when it first opened. The wax is great. but I find the staff can be rushed and therefore not as efficient … plus the receptionist is often quite rude.

Hmmmm had to revisit my review on this place, it’s fine but as with everywhere it depends on who serves you.
I’ve been back a number of times to Wax and the City, first time was great — the second time I went back, I had to revisit the next day due to not such a good job. Next couple of times fine, but more recently UH-​OH.
The girl was really slow including pulling the wax off slowly and YOWZZAAA that hurts like hell I can tell you. More like epilation which I could torture myself with at home than waxing.
Then when one of her colleagues popped by to tell her to hurry up she didn’t finish the job properly and bustled me out. What had previously taken 30−40mins took an hour and a half and off I went on my not so merry way with a patchy leg job and a few clumps of wax still attached.
Disappointing after such a good first experience.

Since it sometimes seems I am half woman half yeti, waxing is a wildly important part of my beauty régime. I am always on the look out for value and service, sometimes getting neither. Lucky for me, today I found both!
The only service available here is waxing so therapists are very experienced, and as it is a walk in service I was able to hightail it over straight from work and was seen within 5 minutes. It is very much functional, not pretty, but it is spotless and staff are very pleasant. I got a Brazilian was which took about half the time it would in Urbana or Brazilia, and was exactly the same standard. For € 33 it was also half the price. Ill certainly be back, and with my father apparently Sasquatch I will have my loyalty card filled in no time! (12 waxes get 1free)

This place is definitely my favourite waxing place in Dublin.
I was a little worried at first with the no appointments policy, but almost every time I’ve been here, I’ve been seen in less then 10 mins (the one time it took longer, I was able to go out and grab a coffee during the wait, so I didn’t have to sit around in their waiting room)
I’ve been seen by a number of different women, and the service is almost always fast and friendly. The one time I had a new girl and it took longer then usual, they gave me a voucher for 5euro off my next trip without my even having to complain. The staff are always nice and friendly, the prices are some of the best I’ve seen, and the loyalty card is excellent.
Definitely recommend.

Popped in for the first time today. Waited less than 20 minutes before being taken back. They use hot beeswax which doesn’t hurt too much coming off. And they have a loyalty card– after 12 waxes the next is free! No appointments, no stupid ‘patch test’ and a loyalty card– what else could you ask for?

The girl who did my treatment was lovely but incredibly inexperienced. As a result I found myself talking her though half of it! On the plus side I walked in with no appointment and was seen straight away but it took 2.5 hours for what normally takes and hour and fifteen minutes!
Not very comfortable or even private considering the types of treatment on offer.