Ballard's newest spa keeps it simple: If you have it, they'll wax it.
The Wax Bar [1], a cool blue-and-white den of hair removal on an otherwise nondescript block of 15th Avenue Northwest, has a waxing menu so extensive it's almost alarming. There are the usual suspects: brow, full leg, bikini, Brazilian ($22, $65, $39 and $65, respectively). But spa-goers can also opt for the waxing of toes, fingers and nostrils. There's even an intricate-sounding "full face" treatment (brow, lip, chin, cheeks, jawline, ears, nostrils and forehead).
Owner and aesthetician Karen Jahn is putting her years of experience at Habitude [2] to work at the Wax Bar, but she's added a few interesting twists, too. The menu here includes not only waxing and facials but also liquid courage: It's the first spa in the state to acquire a liquor license. Staff members serve munchies and beer -- Peroni, hard cider and framboise or peach lambic -- to clients while they wait. A daily happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. currently pairs booze with a brow wax for $14, or a lip wax for $8. Happy-hour treatments will change seasonally.
In addition to waxing, the spa offers traditional facials ($80 for a 50-minute treatment) and lash and brow tinting, as well as a bikini "facial" ($60) for clients suffering from the cumulative effects of regular maintenance. Throw in a selection of Dermalogica [3] skin products and Hobo [4] clutches for sale, and you've got an attractive spa cocktail.
The Wax Bar is at 5915 15th Ave. N.W.; 206-789-2963. Visit the spa online at http://www.thewaxbarseattle.com [5].
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