Champa’s Creations

I went to this place in 2012 for a facial and Champa did extractions on the milias (small, stubborn white «zits» that never go away) on my face. I came back recently again just for the milia extraction as I have found no other spa place that does extractions as effectively as Champa. She uses the LamProbe for the extractions (youtube has videos), which uses a tiny needle to poke and zap the milia (and other skin conditions). Initially, they leave small little scabby holes on your face, but within a few days, the small needle scabs completely heal and my milias are all gone. If you’re looking to get this done at other places, not all spa places do extractions and not all do it as effectively. Would definitely come back for this again in the future.

This place is a joke. If you are thinking of getting the groupon deal for shellac manicures I pity you.
I paid for 3 manicures using a Groupon. First battle was getting an appointment. You won’t believe only 1 person is capable of doing shellac. Plus, they are not open on Sunday and Monday. They rarely take appointments on the weekend. I had to book weeks in advance and take off work.
The quality of the manicure: marginal at best. I didn’t even have my hands washed. It was horrible.
Scheduling the second manicure proved so difficult I had to call groupon and request a refund.
In short, don’t waste your precious time by going here.

DON’T GO HERE!!! I bought a Groupon for a Brazilian Wax here and it was the worst experience of my life. The esthetician was unprofessional and stood in the room while I undressed and talked on her cell phone. The table had a used towel on it and looked like it hadn’t been changed in a while. The wax was too hot and kept burning me. But the WORST part was she didn’t use a new stick for the wax every time she dipped into the wax. So she is spreading germs, possibly STDs from others by reusing the same stick and dipping it back into the wax. Needless to say I got my money back and will NEVER come back!

This was the worst manicure I have received in my entire life, and I am not exaggerating. I bought a deal off of Groupon for 3 shellac manicure for 30 dollars. I should have known the deal was to cheap to believe. Anyways I made an appt for a my shellac manicure and a color change on my toe. The next day when I arrived for my appointment I was very supirsed to see that the shop looked nothing like a legit spa. The spa is also ran by a older woman so everything was just extremely out dated and dusty. So anyways I told them my name and they checked my appt. The clerk completely ignored my appointment for my color change and just acknowledged my manicure. I spoke up and said oh I have a color change and the clerk replied to me that champa (the owner) does not do pedicures. And that the lady that usually does pedicures quit like two days ago. So at the point I decided to cancel and come back when I could get everything done at once. The clerk asked me to wait to speak to champa. Champa finally came and decided to have the clerk do my pedicure for me. At this point I felt very uncomfortable but allowed them to proceed. She took my nail polish off and proceeded apply the first coat of nail polish, no base coat. I asked aren’t u going to file my nails and she said they don’t do that for color changed. So I told her to just forget it. In my mind, I felt like the place was like any other nail shop and not spa! By the way they wanted to charge me 10 dollars just to change my polish, which I did speak up and say that the price was kinda high. And Champa’s response to me was that this is not your typical chinese owned nail shop, which was not offensive to me but funny bc I have been to way better nail shops owned by Asians. I even explained to Champa that Hotel ZaZa’s spa does not even charge the amounts she charges and she acted suprised. This woman was actually comparing her self to hotel zaza. She also told me that chinese ppl have spoiled the business for he bc everything they do is cheap cheap! Did I mention that the nail polish color selection was very small and many of the nail polishes were old. All her supplies were old and just looked dirty and not sanitized properly! Champa drops all her supplies in that blue liquid that barbers use to disinfect there razors. Which I am use to seeing autoclave machines and all my tools sealed in a bag and opened in front of me. Anyways about my manicure Her cuticle cutter was to dull to give a clean cuticle cut and her shellac polish was so old that it couldn’t go on smoothly and evenly. She never said anything about it. She just kept polishing my nails like nothing was wrong. At the end I showed her all what was wrong and she offered to put on another coat but I told her not to worry about it. She claimed my Groupon voucher anyways. The next day I emailed Groupon to ask for all of my money back. And also when she claimed my voucher I did not see two vouchers left. It just said complete. Which is complete false advertisement. Oh yeah did I mention that Champa said that she doesn’t do anybodies feet bc she has a phobia. So rude! Why be in the nail business if u can’t do feet. She also bragged about her husband riches and how she is so spoiled, which really annoyed me bc she was messing up my nails and I felt like she was lying anyways.

Worst shellac French white tip ever!
Bought a shellac groupon here for $ 15 and was the WORST French tip ever. It looked like a first grader did it. Of course being the nice person I am I politely told the manager I need a discount and wanted to dignify the nice nail technician but honestly if they aren’t Vietnamese don’t let them do your nails.

Bad Place!!!
Stay Away… I got my eyebrows done by a lady called Mona… she cut my skin… pic attached… and took about 45 minutes… I usually get my threading done in less than 15 minutes… she was veryyyy slow… and then when i was making the payment she comes and blames my eyebrows for taking so long… she took 1 hour 30 minutes to thread eyebrows for two people… very slow… very nosy… she asked me to come and get a hair color done there… I said i dont want to spend money on something wch i can do by myself. she said «why …dont u have money»…
Only two words… Stay away… many better places around… I just registered on Unilocal so i could write this review… and spread some words… to people who want to go there

I feel sorta bad for posting because they were REALLY nice here. Unfortunately I did not read reviews before I bought the groupon. Called before I bought it and they said it was ok to use it the same day so that was a plus, I thought. Pulled up to the place and not very friendly looking and was not as excited. The lady who did my Brazilian was extremely nice although I kept mentioning how painfully hot the wax was. She said the hotter the better it will work. And plus I would look hott also. The next morning I woke up only to notice I was a little burned where she had put one strip of wax. I have gotten about 8 bikini waxes before from other places and this had never happened. (I purchase Groupon frequently) It was also really strange how she would just open to door to get hot towels and it was right there by the check in desk. Usually they have these rooms in the back where no one would be able to get in. Currently using aloe vera to quicken the healing. I feel really bad because she was soooo nice but figured it was worth a review.

I got a groupon for basic manicure and pedicure (I paid extra $ 10 for shellac). It took 2 hours to finish, even they do it at the same time. They do not have too many colors to choose, and when I walk in the store, my manicure technician was smoking outside. The lady who do my toes is nice and politely (that’s why I gave two stars not only one), but I got different shapes of toe’s nail and polish stain around it too. Not really want to go next time. The facility is big and brighten anyway. Uh… Making sure you got the CASH for tips, they told me that when I pay.

Sent my girlfriend here for an Aromatherapy massage mani/​pedi and she says she felt very pampered and loved it. Needless to say I’m happy with my purchase.

This place is in dire need of a makeover. For a salon, it really did feel more like an old hole in the wall. The salon is located in a very vacant strip center and the outside leaves a lot to be desired. As I walked in, I first noticed a hodge podge of furniture and mismatched décor, followed by an old musty smell. The staff is a little bit older as well and their style does reflect that a little bit. I would be pretty hesitant to let them touch my hair.
The receptionists who greeted me was an older woman. She checked me in, asked me for my name and took a coupon I had and then I had to assume that it was my time to go sit down and wait. I guess she assumed I knew what was next.
As I waited, I couldn’t help but notice a staff member carry out what seemed to be very old, worn out towels and sheets of various colors, and a receptionist with opened toes sandals that flipped and flopped as she walked. Not exactly the best impression. I guess I just prefer a more professional, uniformed environment for a salon and spa.
My massage therapist was on time and took me back to the room. The hallway to get there was really narrow and the door barely shut properly. I first noticed that the sheets were old looking and were grey with stripes. First time I have ever seen anything besides white on a massage table. Just seemed like someone went to a garage sale and found some cheap sheets and that is what they use. I almost walked out but I took a few minutes to get over myself and decide to at least give the therapist a try since I was already there. I am glad I did. Aside from the fact that the room was really small and quite cold since they didn’t have a blanket like most places I have been to (they did have a cover sheet), my massage therapist did a great job.
I would also like to mention that the people working there need to be more aware of clients in the rooms before they carry on loud conversations, slam doors, or wear shoes that make a lot of noise down that hallway. It started to become a huge annoyance.
Better management to improve customer service skills, an interior design makeover and an investment in new, solid color linens are my recommendations.

I went in today for a Shellac manicure and normal pedicure using a deal from Eversave. The pedicure I was given was just fine, a normal pedicure. The Shellac manicure was horrible. They told me it was a mini manicure since it was Shellac which wasn’t on the coupon at all. She didn’t soak my hands just pushed back my cuticles without trimming anything. Then she did the white tips by hand and wasn’t going to even them out but I said something and she did. After the manicure I asked her to clean up the ends of my nails and she told me to wash my hands and it would come off. I have washed my hands and the extra polish hasn’t come off.
I wouldn’t go back, it’s not even worth the coupon.

Got a mani/​pedi here. They have only one employee who does that. Had to book an appointment. The pedi was fine, the mani was not. I came out with nails of different sizes, jagged nails, and a horrible buff job. When I pointed out that even my nails were still jagged she laughed and told me i was too detailed. She blamed it on the equipment she had, which has nothing to do with me. Also the deal was for spa mani/​pedi. Apparently that meant mani and pedi but only one of which would be a spa session. Horrible place. Called LivingSocial and got my money back.

I purchased an Eversave deal for champas and while the deal clearly stated a shellac mani pedi, they wanted to give me only a shellac mani and regular mini pedi. Their reasoning was that they had too many bookings and they weren’t making anything off them, only after I threatened deceptive advertising, did they call Ms. Champa herself. They returned to say they could do a mini pedi no shellac. I said absolutely not, they could do what I drove out of my way for or refund my money, she said Eversave had the money and they would be the one to refund. I said I didn’t believe, after the other lie. Champa asked to speak to me and after I explained/​threated with deceptive advertisings did she agree. What a hassle to what should’ve been a relaxed morning.
I would strongly advise against services at the establishment!!! I do intend to fill a grievance with the state to gave their advertising practices investigated! The Greiveance WAS filed with the Federal Trade Commission today in hopes they are investigated and fined. We must take a stand, this is happening in our country far to often.
I give it one star since there is no thumbs down. Maybe Unilocal might consider that.

I got a gift certificate to Champa’s Creations from some lovely friends. They were so sweet and thought I needed a spa day.
When I finally found the time to use the certificate I called and made an appointment. Before I went in I cleared it with them that I didn’t want all of the services for myself, I wanted to have my daughter with me and use part of the certificate for her to get a manicure and pedicure while I was having my other services done. They said it wouldn’t be a problem.
I arrived on time for my appointment then sat waiting for someone to be available for me for half an hour. While I was waiting, they started my daughter’s manicure. I explained again the arrangements we’d made on the phone and they assured me it wasn’t a problem. I portioned it out so every bit of the certificate would be used and I said I would pay anything over the value of the card.
In the end, I got a facial, a haircut, a manicure and pedicure then had enough left for my daughter’s mani & pedi. Yet, when it came time to pay, they told me they wouldn’t let me use the certificate for my daughter’s services. So, even though I had $ 35 left on my cert, they charged me $ 35 for her polishing that she’d already smudged by the time we were ready to go.
My certificate expired before I had time to use the last $ 35 and I was rather bitter that they changed the agreement in the middle of my treatments. I wouldn’t have been upset if they’d told me it was a problem initially but they lied to me.
I seriously would suggest you go to a more reputable salon if you need services done where they will back up their promises and offer the services agreed upon before the sale. Dishonesty is not a trait I admire in a business and I won’t be back.