I've been to Oasis Spa four times, once for a manicure, once for a pedicure, once for a facial, and one eyebrow waxing. My first complaint is pretty standard for any sort of spa-- after the facial, I ... Read More
I've been to Oasis Spa four times, once for a manicure, once for a pedicure, once for a facial, and one eyebrow waxing. My first complaint is pretty standard for any sort of spa-- after the facial, I felt pressured to buy products that were used on me during the facial. Not fair, especially considering it was too soon to know if I even liked them yet. This didn't happen after my manicure or pedicure. I am turned off of facials for a while, mainly because the process was uncomfortable, not relaxing, and my face broke out for over a week afterwards. I suppose this is pretty standard, and shouldn't be held against the products or the facial, but I was disappointed. The steam made it hard for me to breathe, and the coverings she placed over my eyes did nothing to guard them against the bright lights used to inspect my pores and do "extractions," which is a fancy way of saying she scraped my face with a blackhead remover, which hurts like heck. I was most happy with the manicure, which was relaxing and really beautiful (plus, I really love that parrafin wax-- it makes my hands so soft). The pedicure was amazing as well-- when she finished, I couldn't believe those were my feet! The problem with the pedicure is that they do them in the same, main room where they do manicures, and while I don't have a problem soaking my hands and having them polished out in the open, it's darn hard for me to enjoy a foot massage in front of an audience. Pedicures should be done in one of the massage/facial rooms, I feel. Jema did a kick-butt job on my eyebrows. She waxed and plucked them exactly the way I like them. (Oh, and they do the waxing in a private room, btw).They are very warm to new customers, and on my first visit gave me some certificates for 10 and 5 dollars off my next services and 20% of coupons for friends. I would recommend this place, if only because the staff is really nice. Read Less