Lamik

The celebrity eyebrow kit was amazing! There was a miscommunication so my make up session was rushed. They were professional but you get more when you go to Nordstrom or Mac which is where I go when I want to buy make up. I think be they use less chemicals, it’s worth going back.

Love love love this place!!! The hot chocolate waxing was a very different experience, but I didn’t breakout or itch afterwards!!! It’s definitely a must try!!!

The owner/​employees are unorganized and ghetto. Beware!

I assisted the line owner once at a Philly job expo, for underpriveledged african american women to find employment. they also had many booths with african american entrepreneurs and this was one of them. i set up the entire booth. i was directed to apply makeup and push sales. ok no biggie. i ended up getting lose in it i guess because i was applying fast, yet classy and professional makeup looks to the women as a way to help them learn about a product that would work with their skin tones and also kind of prepare them with the look and confidence for finding a job that day. i was constantly pulled aside by the owner being told to not apply full makeup, kinda do a half face thing??? then she was putting her browkits on everyone… a nice brow but with this goofy white line painted on top. i was even confronted for taking too long to clean brushes after each use. i ended up getting so fed up I walked out and didnt return. She wasnt even able to match skin tones to foundations and sent women walking away look absolutely ridiculous. While my faces were walking away looking fresh and polished. I just can’t believe that me, being the ony white woman there, was the only person who actually was trying to contribute services for free at the same time selling to help these women have a better chance at finding employment. She had not one care about them in the world.

For starters I would like to say «That I wanted to like this place.» In my effort to support African-​American businesses I was greatly disappointed and saddened to have to write this review. So here is what happened to make me so pissed that I would never recommend this establishment to any friend or associate.
My friend and I while driving passed by the establishment months ago as we hadn’t noticed that they had a location in Houston (the name we knew from cosmetology blogs here and there). We dropped to see products and possibly support. At the time we couldn’t really see much products out as the shop was scarce on displays. We accounted it to the fact that they were ending a private event so maybe that’s why. In short on that impromptu visit we decided to return as the manager JT seemed to be nice and the owner as well.
Fast forward to Thursday before July 4^th weekend I decide to get the eyelash extensions which a friend’s coworker had done there which looked good. I called 24 hours ahead to schedule an eyelash appointment with JT. Funny thing is I gave a time window when I could come in and she says we are booked at 12 and 1 but can you do 1:30. I say yes she takes my name and she says see you tomorrow. Funnier thing is I told the lady take my phone number as well since they didn’t ask for it which to me is weird business practice. I get there 30 minutes early which for me never happens. I proceed to then check in with the front where a young lady says JT is currently with her 1 again I am not bothered because I am extremely early and I knew she had a 1. So I walk around to see if they had more displays but then I realize the place is actually very scarce, their product display is not enticing at all. So since I am so early I tell the lady who greeted me I can run around the corner and come back for 1:30 but please let JT, who did see me, know her 1:30 was her and did not cancel. I come back at 1:30 and when I walk in I see 5 ladies who was not there when I left. When I come back in I go to the lady and I say I am back for my appointment.
This is when stuff hit the fan. JT is completing the 1 and about to begin on another lady which I ask about myself. The lady who greeted me then states when did you make your appointment again I am baffled and confused because there were no further questions when I came in at 1. I answer yesterday morning. She states we have no appointment for you. Now I am pissed because I know who I called and when I scheduled. She, the other young lady then states since JT is busy I can do for you. Remind you in that section of the store I do not see her cosmetology license listed anywhere only JT’s. Also the only person I know of is JT from the extensive research I did. Lastly I don’t play around with the eyes so for some lady who I didn’t see last time I was there or who wasn’t originally during the other 5 walk-​ins to play around near my eyes not doing it. JT sees I am bothered because I am looking confused and annoyed, JT, the manager, finally comes over and says I don’t have a record of you and that after she finished this other person she would get to me and she then accuses me of scheduling with there answering service again not true. I still cause no scene and try to be understanding that simple booking appointments is complicated for some. Then I say fine i will wait for another person to get my appointment. 45 minutes later as she had to stop and give direction to the other young lady who took one of the walk-​ins.
Time is now 2:25 almost an hour after an appointment I made and then JT proceeds to not acknowledge me and starts on another lady who she knew. I sit there bewildered and officially over it. I knew she knew her because they engaged in personal conversations. So this was it for me I again never raised my voice and politely got up and walked out. NO ONE STOPPED ME AND ASKED TO RESCHEDULE FOR THEIR MISHAP OR EVEN APOLOGIZED. The service I was requesting was $ 34 and Benfit bar in Ulta do the same thing for $ 10 – 15. Crazy thing is they do not use individual lashes as singles but the three to a knot kind. Again would not recommend 2^nd worst customer service experience of my life. Big fat NEVER AGAIN.

Honestly never heard of Lamik until a couple of weeks ago while attending Houston’s Women’s Expo. With a full time job, I tend to have some things slip under my fashion and style radar, but I digress.
At the expo, the company had a flyer offered a free brow sculpting. It had been months since I had a real eyebrow wax. With a major event coming up next week, I decided to make the trek to the area and see how Lamik could tame my most tedious task in the world – taming and arching my thick eyebrows!!!
After driving on some of the bumpiest roads in Houston, I finally arrived at Lamik. Building has pink trim and pink lines to indicate their parking spots. The other spaces in the private lot belong to the salon across the way.
It was a Saturday morning around 11 when I arrived and no one was there. However, I guess there are cameras that detect movement on the inside because I didn’t even get a chance to open the door before my brow sculptor, JT, greeted me. She’s the one who informed me of the parking situation and asked me to move my car. Much obliged because I’m not in the mood for a ticket nor a tow from anybody!
I showed her my flyer for the free brow sculpting and she went right to work. My eyebrows felt like they outlined first. Then the chocolate wax was placed and pulled of my skin to clean up the area. Kind of hurt, but beauty has a price! A little tweezing and cutting with the addition of their brow kit to highlight and define my brows made them look amazing!
I asked how I could replicate the look, which she stated would require the purchase of the $ 50 brow kit.. .as much as I want beautiful brows, I couldn’t see paying that amount of money on my brows. That doesn’t include the two week interval visits that I was told at the expo cost $ 12 a pop ($ 15 with an appointment)
I gave a tip to JT for such a beautiful job and tutorial on how to replicate the look at home. $ 12 is worth investing in your eyebrows.. .but it would have to be once a month for me since I live at a distance. Building is a little dated on the outside and felt pretty empty on the inside. Can’t put my finger on why right now. If you live near the area, it’s definitely worth the visit.,
BTW: the brow kit is used when one had their eyebrows sculpted

I used to work here so I know how it goes within, Such as the manager is rude majority of the time, very unorganized, doesnt express situations or pay well, bad with time managementmanipulative and lastly persuasive.
The manager when I worked at the time wasnt specific about my pay i worked hours and didnt get paid as I was expected to be. I kept calling asking for my income 2 – 3 days finally she handed it to me, When i looked at the date I“d seen the check had been previously wrote.
Another case when i worked here i liked thre job espescially working with clients but i hated the fact that the manager doesnt specifically explain or show you what needs to be.

This was an experience I am glad I had before my wedding, than on the day. I also hope that this review promotes a positive change and is not viewed as a negative put down. I was referred to LAMIK by a woman I work with, who explained how great this place was and how the business is black-​owned and the product was just as great. I chose to try LAMIK out in hopes to use this line for my wedding in March, so I reserved the bridal boutique for my bridesmaids and myself. My experience from the time I walked into the salon was not an exceptional one. The makeup used was all over the table we sat at, and the containers themselves were significantly dirty. No new brushes were used throughout the entire time my bridesmaids and myself received makeup application (except for the lips). The brushes were cleaned with what I was told was water. The overall presentation was not organized at all, we were given water and not champagne and lite bites as promised. I was really disappointed in my makeup, I was expecting more of a transformation… my red lips were not lined-​just sort of slopped on lip gloss. The bridesmaids did not look much different either than how they do when they do their own makeup. To top it off, we had to purchase and I purchased the brow kit for $ 60…they were out of brushes so I was given the tester brush that was used on everyone before me! I will return in 3 weeks to get a new brush when they receive it, however, I would have liked to use my product sooner. The store manager is really knowledgeable and the concept of LAMIK cosmetics is a great one… I just wish my experience would have been a better one.

The make up counters were not clean and sharp. I think that having the product fully stocked is a must! Was not happy to see that there was not champagne and lite bites in our bridal suite as promised. We were served small bottles of water with no snacks at all. I paid $ 50 for the suite and did not feel a true value for what was offered. I was really impressed to hear that this business was owned by a black woman, being a business woman myself, but very disappointed to find that the organization of the Lamik salon was a let down. Dirty mirrors, unprofessional appearances, and lack of knowledge about the products (prices). Makeup was applied on everyone with the same brush, and that «same» brush was given to the bride with her purchase because they were out of brushes. I hope this review will serve as an opportunity to improve and not as put down.