03/27/08

Least painful Brazilian!!

by nah

Olga is fantastic!!! Best Brazilian bikini wax!!! It barely hurts and the results are great!!! The staff is always kind and not pushy. I purchased one of their discount packages and I'm completely satisfied with the service and price!!

• Pros: Excellent service!!
• Cons: None

11/26/07

Queen for a Day...

by jennjbn

I truly enjoyed every minute I spent at DeNovo spa. I only wish they had been opened longer by the time I had gotten there. Their queen for a day package was reasonable and the staff very attentive to me. I made sure to tip everyone well and was sad to have to waste my warm and fuzzy feeling with a ride on the subway.

• Pros: Good & attentive Staff makes it well worth the money
• Cons: Dermatologist was a bit pushy on their products

11/11/07

I get better foot scrub from my local Chinese girl

by yxu9333

Looked at the good reviews and gave it a try. Spa manicure and pedicure plus ninety four dollars later I felt cheated. Although the lady was attentive and gentle, I get better pedicures from a small place on Carmine by my work. For thirty percent tip I get a twenty minute foot rub that puts this spa to shame. They didn't even bother to turn on the water jets in my chair. The scrub was two seconds and the deep moisture treatment was absent all together. Spa also has shortage of good polish driers, my girlfriend and I had to "share" one. Besides feeling like 100$ was too much to pay for this most basic treatments to my hands and feet, it took a total of 2+ hours to get us back on the streets only to find that our nails still had never fully dried and will all need to be redone. Take your money some place else.

10/05/07

Body scrub with foot scrub?

by kathryn523

I had a lemon chiffon body scrub here during spa week. I thought that this would be great, the staff was nice (although the hallway was noisy) - until I looked and saw that the $50 "lemon chiffon body scrub" (normally $150) was just a tub of FOOT scrub. It was a waste of time & money - I'm just glad it was the spa week experience for $50!

08/31/07

I have been going to this SPA for 4 years

by carrie_nouvelle

My husband and I went there for the Couple Massage for our anniversary 4 years ago, and we have been regulars since. I tried pretty much everyone of their facials and body treatments. Their cosmetologists are very thorough and careful. And prices are great value!

I like that my face is thoroughly disinfected after extraction or any manipulation. I like that they are thoughtful about the season, so they keep in mind that it is summer, or more humid, or windy outside.

My husband likes their Chocolate massage. He just has to have it!

• Pros: great facials
• Cons: could be booked at night, need to call in advance

08/28/07

Best Spa for Service! I always know where to relax!

by jenna_bn

Now, that's a place where they now how to take care of a customer! I got an amazing facial, and Lemon Chiffon Body Scrub and awesome massage. Now I have a baby face! And boy, was that scrub and massage are great! I have gone there a few times, and they do not dissapoint!

I usually go with Luba, Elona, or Polina. They are great! Can't get enough of that place! Every time I go, it is well conditioned, clean, friendly.. I tried other SPAs in the city, and so many places are too pushy. They are oriented to tourists, and they don't care if customer comes back at all. But DeNovo is not like that at all. And that is why I like them best!

I can find zen and relaxation here guaranteed! Certainly recommend it!

• Pros: great prices
• Cons: none

07/20/07

I had a facial and wax last week. And I will go back for more!

by sharman_bond

I need wax all the time, and I have been doing that for years. This was the first time ever that BRAZILIAN bikini was done so quick and painless.

And the facial was just what the doctor ordered. My face needed it in the summer heat. It took just an hour to make my face glow and make me look younger!

This place is certainly clean, and I was happy to NOT feel any sales pressure. I purchased package, which is a 15% discount. So now I am going back for more.

• Pros: Best wax EVER!
• Cons: I arrived on time, and had to wait for 10 minutes. But I am happy I did.

07/20/07

Love it!

by jmuller77

I had bio-dermology last week, and mani pedi. Loved it! They are very service-oriented and their location is awesome. After I was done window-shoping on 5th ave, I painted my nails fresh.

My cellulite was completely gone the first 3 days, and starting to come back now. I am signing up for a 10-session. They are very frendly there and so are their prices.

Oh, and also they place smells really good!

• Pros: Professional and Clean
• Cons: Can't think of anything

05/01/07

Don't go there

by swtgracie

I went to Denovo today and tried the lemon body scrub and massage. The lady rubbed the scrub on me

and it was very rough and hard because she was rubbing it into my skin. Then she takes it off with a warm towel. Secondly, she massages me with lotion which was nice at first but then she started to massage me very

hard and it was painful! I am very skinny and then i had to tell her to massage me gently since i'm all skin and bones. The whole thing was 45 minutes and i don't think i'll ever go there again!

• Pros: nice place
• Cons: masseuse was rough and they try to sell you products

03/12/07

Nice facial....Horrible Massage!!!

by hiw1971

For a friends birthday, 7 of us went to this spa for a relaxing day of facials and massages. I was really excited about getting a massage but was greatly disappointed with it. I normally get deep tissue massages and like a massage that really works your muscles. Most of the time it felt like someone was just rubbing lotion all over my back. They only had one private room with 2 tables up against the walls so most of us in the group were with another girl while getting the massage. The person giving the massage was always leaning on you while trying to rub the side that was up against the wall. Lastly, you could hear the phone ringing and the door buzzer so it was really hard to relax.

The facial was really nice. The lady who did my facial was a really nice person and she was great at explaining what products you should use for your skin type. I really enjoyed the facial a lot!!! If I were to go back to this place again, it would only be for the facial. Otherwise, I really wouldn't recommend it.

• Pros: Great Facials
• Cons: Horrible massage, noisy place, & rooms are not setup correctly