Locally Owned Businesses in Portland: The Wax Shack
I firmly believe that when you visit a new wax place for the first time, you don’t ever start out by getting a Brazilian. Always start with something smaller. You never ever want to walk in cold to a new waxer and get strip-slapped below the waist. I took my own advice when I visited The Wax Shack in NW Portland and started with something a lot less… extreme.
Angie of The Wax Shack gives great wax: she’s extremely charismatic and engaging so the honey took away the sting. And would you believe her prices are almost half of what I’ve paid elsewhere? The Wax Shack was just a Crazy. Good. Find. The petite blonde told me that she couldn’t justify charging such high prices for waxing when it doesn’t take her long to do. Plus, she gets a good deal on rent, and it’s just her, so she can pass along the savings to her customers.
That’s something that everyone can understand- and appreciate.
On a side note, it took me a while to find someone who specialized in Brazilian waxes in Portland. Which I thought was pretty apropos considering the following:
I had a waxer named Lori in Cincinnati that I just loved but alas, she met a guy through MySpace and threw us over for him. She even moved to Salem to be with him. I never did friend her on MySpace and now of course, I can’t remember her last name. However, last I heard from her ex co-workers, Lori was going to be moving back to Cincinnati. Oooh, I breathed. Didn’t MySpace Guy work out?
Oh they’re fine, laughed Chelsea. It’s just that women in Oregon just aren’t… as into waxing. Oh, ha… I guess that explains why few salons in Portland wax and of the ones that do, none really claim to “specialize in Brazilians.” The Wax Shack’s Angie told me that her Brazilian is almost pain-free. I tend to believe her.
The Wax Shack
1722 NW Raleigh Suite 315
Portland, Oregon 97209
503.241.6405
Next on the list is finding a hair stylist. If someone has a recommendation for someone who gives good hair in Portland, please feel free to post here. I’m in Lair Hill so any area of Portland is fine.
Angie of The Wax Shack gives great wax: she’s extremely charismatic and engaging so the honey took away the sting. And would you believe her prices are almost half of what I’ve paid elsewhere? The Wax Shack was just a Crazy. Good. Find. The petite blonde told me that she couldn’t justify charging such high prices for waxing when it doesn’t take her long to do. Plus, she gets a good deal on rent, and it’s just her, so she can pass along the savings to her customers.
That’s something that everyone can understand- and appreciate.
On a side note, it took me a while to find someone who specialized in Brazilian waxes in Portland. Which I thought was pretty apropos considering the following:
I had a waxer named Lori in Cincinnati that I just loved but alas, she met a guy through MySpace and threw us over for him. She even moved to Salem to be with him. I never did friend her on MySpace and now of course, I can’t remember her last name. However, last I heard from her ex co-workers, Lori was going to be moving back to Cincinnati. Oooh, I breathed. Didn’t MySpace Guy work out?
Oh they’re fine, laughed Chelsea. It’s just that women in Oregon just aren’t… as into waxing. Oh, ha… I guess that explains why few salons in Portland wax and of the ones that do, none really claim to “specialize in Brazilians.” The Wax Shack’s Angie told me that her Brazilian is almost pain-free. I tend to believe her.
The Wax Shack
1722 NW Raleigh Suite 315
Portland, Oregon 97209
503.241.6405
Next on the list is finding a hair stylist. If someone has a recommendation for someone who gives good hair in Portland, please feel free to post here. I’m in Lair Hill so any area of Portland is fine.
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