The Ten Spot

I usually go to Nailsense for my waxing due to their surgical level of sterility, but it was getting so popular that I would have to book my appointments so far in advance that I decided to see if there was somewhere else in the neighbourhood for those times I need a last-​minute wax. I decided to try the 10 spot due to their commitment to cleanliness.
Pros: clean environment, sterilized equipment, no double dipping (ew, this is a deal breaker for me for all waxing salons so I watch carefully), netflix in the treatment rooms, friendly and personable staff. She used a mix of hard wax in some areas and soft wax in others and I liked the idea that she was selecting the most appropriate product for different areas.
Cons: waxing wasn’t as thorough as I was used to. My waxist at Nailsense would take a tweezer to any short hairs left behind and the waxist here didn’t do that, so I did have some quite a few random scattered hairs left immediately after the wax. It’s been 2 weeks and these short hairs have grown (obviously) so I will either have to do some touch-​up waxing at home or shave them until my next wax.
She did quite large areas at once which made the whole process pretty fast but it was also more painful that way. I also felt like the hard wax was sort of messily going everywhere. I’m not used to hard wax though so maybe this is always what it is like. But I’ve been getting waxed for over 10 years and this was unusually painful.
I also had a lot of inflammation after– I am usually red and a bit irritated for about 3 or 4 hours after, so when my skin looked red and angry after I wasn’t too worried, but its been 2 weeks and it still looks pretty red. I feel like there was more trauma to the skin, maybe because she did such large areas at once. I’ve also gotten several ingrown hairs which I’ve never had an issue with before in more than a decade of waxing. I probably can’t really blame that on the waxing– but I think maybe I wasn’t exfoliating effectively because the skin was so red and irritated for so long after.
Overall its 2 weeks later and my skin looks red and irritated with a dusting or dark hair, plus ingrown issues! Hardly presentable.
So basically it’s not my new Nailsense. I won’t even be my new last-​minute-​date-​night waxing salon because frankly it didn’t leave a very attractive look with all the redness and tiny leftover hairs. If you have sensitive skin like mine, I’m not sure I would recommend it. If you have thicker skin the fast approach might work better for you though.
Also pricier than my last place and I didn’t get 25% off my first wax unlike the other posters:(

Clean, modern, lots of polish colours to choose from — I have definitely found my new mani/​pedi spot!
On the pricier side, but the service/​experience you get is well worth it.
Very accommodating for walk-​in appointments as well!

This place is awesome! I am often nervous to try new places for sesitive waxing, but these girls are fabulous. 25% off your first wax, wine and netflix! It was a great experience. Special shout out to Carolina! See you in 4 weeks girl!

A bit pricey but we got a 25% discount on our first visit!
The place is clean and staff is patient and friendly. Nothing really to complain about except that we had to ask 3 different girls for the final spray… Will go back there again.

Netflix? A wine/​beer bar? 25% off your first wax? Yeah I think I found my new spot! OMG — this place is clean and modern and all the staff are just lovely. I walked in for my appt and was surprised. Everything is in place and looks so nice. Once in my room for the wax I couldn’t believe I saw a tv where I could watch tv while getting my wax done. Honestly where else do you get that?
I love the fact they don’t double dip and that they alternate between using wax strips and just the wax to remove the hair. They do a very thorough job — I got into positions I never got into before in my life! (may come in handy for other things though!!!)
This place is a little pricier than what I usually pay, but maybe it’t time for an upgrade. I will definitely try out their other services. I like that they have a location Yonge/​Eglinton/​Lawrence area (another one is downtown).