Last week, I visited the ladies at the European Wax Center (EWC) in Meridian. After getting lost (note: based on the address, my GPS led me to this vacant lot; the EWC is located in the WinCo shopping center next to Baskin Robbins) and receiving a kind reminder phone call from Alison confirming my visit, I arrived to EWC and excited about getting my eyebrows shaped.
Here’s more info than you may want to know (oh well, that’s what happens with a lifestyle blog). I have a love/hate relationship with my eyebrows.
Love: how they look AFTER waxed/shaped
Hate: how thick and wild they can get
Love: shape
Hate: shape when untamed
Love: how thick eyebrows are
Hate: how thick eyebrows are (especially when growing out)
You can imagine how excited I was when I was invited to a European Wax Center! It’s spring and the last thing I need are unshaped bushy eyebrows.
Once I arrived and checked in with Allison, I was greeted by Kari — a young woman with a beautiful smile. I wondered “hmm, I wonder if her smile will go away once she is tasked shaping my eyebrows!”.
Nope, not the case.
I followed Kari and entered the first private room to the left. It’s like your own private waxing paradise: personal chair to lay on, relaxed music, refreshing smell. After Kari instructed me to lay down, I started to get nervous about the wax. Weird, right? Especially for someone who has a high threshold for pain.
FYI: I usually get my eyebrows threaded, which for some, is excruciating pain. What we do for beauty!
What’s unique about EWC is the wax formula. Unlike most waxing centers, where they use white cotton strips to tear the wax from your skin, the wax itself is stripped without the use of cotton strips. The wax is very gentle and delicate to the skin — soothing, really.
Kari was very personable and I truly enjoyed her company. Her ability to strike up conversation was especially helpful when she was preparing to wax another part of my face. For the sake of being truthful and at the risk of being embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed), Kari also waxed the upper lip. Yes, I said it. Don’t act like women don’t succumb to the uni-brow and upper lip hair syndrome.
Again, I have a high threshold for pain but nothing burns more than hot wax being ripped from your skin. Kari definitely was right when she said how gentle their wax is. It didn’t burn whatsoever. Maybe a slight sting, but it’s definitely better than my eyes automatically watering because of waxing pain!
Again, what we do for beauty.
After the wax, Kari shaped my eyebrows using a pencil and powder to fill in the gaps. She even taught me how to do it! (OK, another thing about me is that I’m not the best with all that makeup masterful skills: contouring, highlighting, concealing, etc. It’s called put on some mineral powder and GO!). Kari also put some refreshing cream on my face, giving it that additional glow.
After receiving my services, I proceeded to checkout and chat with Alison. She went over all the details of what the EWC offers the Treasure Valley including:
- FREE Complimentary Wax for 1st-time guests (applicable for brow, underam, or bikini line wax (women) & ear, nose & brow for gents);
- Student Wax Pass: purchase 3 services and get one free (must show student ID);
- Unlimited Wax Pass: ideal if you get a type of service multiple times throughout the year. It pays for itself!
I scheduled my next appointment in mid-April. Why that far out? Because the wax treatments lasts up to 4 weeks! I ALMOST mustered the guts to book for a service named after a country where beautiful models were born (Gisele Bundchen, anyone?).
Nope, not yet. Nooooottt YET!
Checkout EWC, both in Meridian and Boise. If anything, a free complimentary wax is a WIN-WIN!
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