Himalayan Beauty

I went in for underarm waxing and eyebrow threading. She managed to draw blood in both my underarms and around my eyebrows. Safe to say I will not be back, despite the little discount she offered me for the threading (I suspect because she knew how bad of a job she did).

I visited this place yesterday armed with a Groupon voucher for their signature facial. The salon itself is pretty nondescript. I had a guy doing my facial and all I can say is that it was the best facial I have ever had! It’s the reason I have given 4 stars.
The facial lasted for an hour and included a cold cream, a lotion, and what I believe was tea tree (due to the strong tingling on my skin!) The difference between this Nepalese salon and an Irish salon is that in the former, they don’t tell you what they are putting on your face… however, I decided to just close my eyes, lay back and relax.
This facial includes lymphatic massage, which I thought would help my blocked sinuses and also decrease the puffiness under my eyes… and it did just that.
Towards the end, a face pack and cooling eye pads are applied, and then you are treated to a massage of your arms and hands, plus neck, shoulders and feet… blissful!
I left the salon with my skin glowing and baby-​soft to the touch. It was also super-​clean. How do I know? When I got home, I applied my usual cleanser onto a cotton wool pad and wiped it over my face… and not a trace of dirt could be found!

I have been going to Himalayan Beauty since December 2011.
I use to get massages by Sunita the owner when she worked in Harvest Moon and could not believe my luck when I walked in there last December armed with my voucher.
I get a weekly massage, my threading, waxing and facial is done monthly. Himalaya is centrally located, the prices are mighty competitive once you are a regular customer.
Himalaya is my safe heaven.

Avoid!!! I bought a voucher and booked my treatment. Unfortunately I was admitted to hospital and asked if I could postpone my voucher. They refused but had the lack of courtesy to suggest that I pay the full value again before they would honour the voucher!
Wonderful customer service!!!

I came here with a RateMyArea Deal and I’m glad I did… I would not have paid 50 euro for the manicure/​pedicure that I got (the coupon made it 20 euro).
She told me that they did not have the proper table yet so I sat behind a desk which was kind of awkward (but not physically uncomfortable). The scrubs that they used were nice, but I could see her reading the label before using them – not sure if she was trying a new brand or was totally new to this. The nail polish already looks streaky and is chipping a bit (it is 5:30 and I got it done at 1:00). Also, it seems like they were just her nail polish that she had laying around – random brands that had all been partly used and all the same section of colours (red, pink, purple).
In the coupon it says that «The Himalayan Pedicure is a step above your regular express pedicure and helps prevent nail problems, removes dead cells, and is topped off with a layer of moisturising cream and a brief foot massage.» but I’m not sure what they did to prevent nail problems, remove dead cells, and I didn’t get moisturizing cream. However, brief is a very apt description of the foot massage.
You can feel the awkwardness between the owner (I assume) and her employee/​intern, so I did not feel relaxed either.
Maybe it will get better with time, I hope it does.