Sonia Jewelry & Fabrics

This review is for eyebrow threading only. I had my brows done by Kiran, and she did a great job. My eyebrows are clean and there was minimal pain. I was able to get a walk-​in appointment, because it was my first time I did not have a number. I recommend coming before 5 p.m. because right at 5, a line started forming. The area is clean and the shop owner seems very polite. All around a good experience.
The place is to the right of mom’s organic market, and be prepared to ring the buzzer before you are let in. Probably because of all of the jewelry.

I’ve gotten my eyebrows threaded a few times here, and I’m definitely satisfied every time. The staff is pleasant, the price is good, and there’s never a long wait. I’ll continue to come here. I like Fatima. She does a great job.

Sharu is fantastic and always fits me in. Not to mention the great job she does threading.

This review is only for Maryam — who threads beautifully. Maryam has been threading there for many years and then took a sabbatical for 2 years and now she’s back! Before her sabbatical there used to be hour long waits for her and for good reason — she is excellent!
I have been to all of the ladies there and was dissatisfied and looking for other places. I tried the place in Herndon (hated it) the Tyson’s corner mall place (eh ok for the price) and then chanced on the fact that maryam is back — I have not been happier with my eyebrows and now have a standing appointment with her. She is professional, quick, deft and can sculpt your eyebrows to look great!
Again — this review is only for maryam and she takes appointments. I just called the jewelry store, they have me her number and I called to make the appointment.

EYEBROW THREADING SERVICE ONLY: This place is excellent, especially at their price-​point for getting your eyebrows done. They have several women working during all business hours and if you don’t care who’s chair you are in, you will get served fairly quickly walking in.
Personally, I see Pari. She is excellent. My eyebrows are always pristine. But what sets her apart is she is really sweet, attentive, patient, and gentle, and not to mention, she is more business professional. In the past, several of the other talented young women who i’ve gotten threading from are aloof, non-​responsive to texts, or have had attitudes about booking and were always late if you have an appointment. I dealt with it because of their ability and the price point (with tip, you will pay at/​under $ 10).
But Pari is really wonderful, ask for her! As far as I know she works Tues/​Thur and Fri from 3 to 830pm, and saturday from 12 to 6pm.

Worse experience ever. As an American those women would be shocked to know that I speak some hindi and understood every word they said about me when I was buying a sari. This one lady, kept looking at me with mean and nasty attitude as If I made her mad. I will never go back there again. They talked about my body because I’m fat in urdu and I understood every damn thing they said. Never again will I go back to that racist, nightmare shop. Service is disgusting and the young girls working in there I wish I could have told them off in urdu! They constantly sat back there in the eye brow threading section and talked about my body size as if i couldnt hear them. Well screw all of yall! Fat women like to look nice in a damn sari too! They also over priced for a sari. 550 dollars. What a rip off

This is the only place I will get eyebrow threading done and specifically with Kiran. She does a wonderful job every time! Threading is extremely affordable and worth the extra few mins in the car. Sometimes the wait can be a little longer than I’d like but again definitely worth it!

I have had my hair cut and styled beautifully by so many different people, and I can never remember their names. I got my eyebrows done here one time (it definitely will not be the last) and I will never forget Karen’s name. One of my friends recommended her to me and said she was the best at the place, and I have to agree! For $ 10 (actually $ 8, but I always try to tip!) you can have flawless eyebrows! Really wonderful place!
*i don’t know anything about their other services, this is a review specifically regarding the eyebrow threading

This is a great place for threading. Pari does a great job every time. Call ahead for a short wait, sometimes there are a lot of walk-​ins.

I was so excited to go in and get my eyebrows done after reading some good reviews online and getting recommendation from a friend! but i have to say it was kinda disappointing. the girl who did my eyebrows kirn didn’t listen to me and how i wanted my eyebrows to be shaped! i walked out with very thin eyebrows and a sharp arch that i didn’t like and wasn’t happy with!
I decided to give them a second chance and went back again and she did the same thing — gave me what according to her was «universal» way of shaping an eyebrow — and not what i liked!
now i go to another eyebrow place in sterling which I’m much happy with, its closer to my house and they shape my eyebrows the way i like. To me its not worth it making an appointment and driving to Sonia’s to save a dollar or two dollars and waiting for half an hour to an hour only to have my eyebrows shaped they way i dont like!
I think they need to listen to their customers and provide good service instead of arguing with them and giving them what they think is right for them!

I do not usually write reviews, but this one has been on my mind for a while. I have been going here for threading ever since i moved to NOVA (2009). Kiran trims em up and keeps em in line ;). My eyebrows are clean and have a great shape. Although the price is just right, what is best about the place is the attention given to each customer. They will try and understand what you are looking for and patiently answer your questions (atleast Kiran does!). So all the ladies out there looking for some primming, march your good-​selves here; cause Kiran’s got your back

When it comes to their threading business, Sonia’s is a victim of its own success. I had become a regular of Kirin’s. She’s really good and really nice, but Sonia’s get so crowded these days that you can’t get in without an appointment, and even if you have one, you’ll probably have to wait at least 30 minutes past your appointment time. Sorry, but that’s not how I want to spend a Friday evening!
The last time I went in without an appointment on a Thursday evening (granted, it was a long weekend), I had to wait over two hours. The last few times I had appointments, I still had to wait 30 minutes past my scheduled appointment time, and I haven’t been able to get a same-​day appointment since last year. If I lived in Herndon, I would probably keep going to Sonia’s, because they do a good job and the price is right, but it’s no longer worth the drive from Tyson’s for me.

Update — so i go back TWICE! and both times the wait was about 40 mins for eyebrows. Say what? Even with an appointment? Hell no. And the last time she CUT me on my eyesbrows. Buh bye. You won’t get my money ever again.

It seems the prices have gone up when I went there. I’m glad I brought more cash.
The woman where all very funny and nice. I went to Sherry who did a great job. My eyebrows looked great and the pain was minimal compared to my other many threading experiences.
I walked in and waited about 10 mins. before Sherry sat me down.
I would try and get the woman’s phone number if you like the one you went to so you can make an appointment the next time you go. If not you might have to what a while and I mean a while, while.
Bring Cash, they don’t take credit cards.

To be fair, I’m used to the many options of NYC, but this place has terrible threading! They’re rude, it hurts, and they don’t do a good job. My mom got hers done and I had to literally point to each hair on her face to get the lady to fix it. I refused to do mine there and went next door to New Looks which wasn’t much better…
I also called them to ask about their selection of nose rings. But when I came in, they didn’t have any of the things they’d told me on the phone and their prices were $ 100 more than they’d told me.

The place is great for getting beautiful and authentic Indian jewelry — perfect esp for special occasions! Go check out their collection!
However, the reason I found out about this place was because of the threading services offered there. I’m a regular at this place. I go there everytime I need threading done. BUT, be careful who you ask for when you go there — Kiran does the best job!!! Once you get your eyebrows done from her, you will never go anywhere else. She does an amazing job and gives a lot of attention to detail. I have tried a lot different places before and even tried the other women working at this store, but none came close to the job that Kiran does. She will give your eyebrows such great shape!

I have in the past paid $ 25 for an aesthetician to do my eyebrows and have walked away disappointed in the quality of her work. Here, I paid $ 7 and got the best eyebrow sculpt I’ve ever had. I don’t have a car, so I have to rent a zipcar to drive here, but for $ 7, it all balances out.
Aleesha P.‘s review tells it exactly as it is, so check out her review for what to expect. Except, from my perspective, this felt less painful than eyebrow pluckings I have received in the past. This threading was only minimally painful.
Remember to bring cash.

Funny how this Jewelry/“Fabric” store is known for anything but. I’ve been going to Sonia to get my eyebrows threaded since there were only two ladies, two office chairs, you just remembered the people who were in the room when you got there, and they cost $ 5.00 to get done.
Now there are up to 3 ladies at a time (there are 4 total in rotation), they all have rising chairs which are separated by half walls, you get a number when you walk in, and they cost $ 7.00 to get done.
Here’s how it works, you walk up to the door and press the doorbell/​buzzer. The sometimes kind ladies behind the counter buzz you in. You then walk over to the counter and get a number. Now you wait for you number to be called by one of the lovely threaders.
The amount of people waiting can be deceptive. Sometimes there are a whole bunch of people waiting for one threader and if you’re not picky (me) you can get in and out rather quickly (10 – 15 minutes). Sometimes there are only a few people who are waiting, but more who already have numbers seem to filter in as you wait. This is most annoying but I have found it’s just something one must deal with when going to Sonia. People tend to pick up numbers, go shopping in the complex, and come back as they feel like. Many have tried to argue against this, but alas Indian/​Middle Eastern women can argue with the best of them (they are used to bargaining in the mother country, come on now). I find the best thing to do is bring a book and wait it out. That being said I find the best days, days with the shortest wait time are Sundays and Mondays. Go during the day if at all possible.
Once it’s your turn you hand the lovely lady your number, sit back in the chair, and tell her what you would like to get threaded. You can get eyebrows, upper lip, and for the masochist in all of us, the whole face! Now comes the painful part. If you’ve never gotten anything threaded before let me just tell you, it feels like baby razor blades cutting into your skin. Painful? Yes. Quick? No. Worth it? To me, yes. So you’ll lay back in the chair, «hold» your eye (don’t worry, they threader will show you exactly what you need to do), and think about how fabulous you’ll look when you’re done.
I find that threading gives a cleaner line than waxing and looks better for a longer period of time. You have to get your eyebrows threaded every two weeks or so just as with waxing.
Some people go to the same lady every time. If I had my choice and had to wait the same amount of time for any threader I would definitely go for Merriam. The problem is that everyone would probably do the same, so the wait for her is generally longer than any other lady. For me the difference isn’t that great, so I go for pretty much the first person available. The choice is of course yours.
Parking is pretty easily available in the shopping center. But please be aware, the only day they are CLOSED is WEDNESDAY (I always forget).

Best.. . Threading. .. Ever!
I have never seen threading as detail oriented as here. They trim the long hairs, they use the tweezers to get the straggles, and shape your eyebrows so beautifully, you will never go to another threader again.
I have consistently walked out thinking «wow, i never knew my eyebrows could look so good!»
And, it’s only $ 12 for eyebrow and upperlip.

So, let me begin by saying that this is a review neither of the jewelry nor fabrics in the store, but rather of a little side business that is completely unrelated…
THREADING!!!
Being a Persian girl, I am naturally blessed with a freakish amount of hair… everywhere… especially in places where hair shouldn’t normally grow. Unfortunately as a child, this resulted in a great amount of confusion for me. For some reason, I had this massive caterpillar-​esque thing across my forehead that all the other little girls just didn’t seem have. I also strangely resembled Elvis with his infamous sideburns… except it didn’t make me the «queen» of anything. What can I say? Mom said I was special.
And then I discovered the wonders of hair removal. Waxing, plucking, epilating, and threading… you name it, I’ve done it. So, this is where Sonia’s comes in.
I used to come here religiously to get my eyebrows threaded for a mere $ 5. Unfortunately, the talented woman who tamed the jungle that are my eyebrows stopped working there over a year ago; and the other women there never seemed to get the same shape, arch, or thickness that I wanted. But that doesn’t mean I still don’t come here! For five little buck-​a-​roos, you can get any part of your face threaded. However, if you suffer from a full on Elvis-​syndrome like I do, you can get your entire face done for $ 20.
Just beware, ladies. The line gets incredibly long during lunch hours… and after work hours… and on the weekend. I guess their mommas called them special too.