Paradise Salon & Day Spa

I moved to the Pikesville, MD area in March and finally wanted to get my hair cut in July. I went on Google and found Paradise Salon. I went to their website and saw they had reasonable prices, so I booked the appointment. My hair was super long and I wanted a change, so I opted for a long bob or «lob» as they call it. Everything was fine until I left the salon. I noticed that my hair cut was uneven. Like a half inch shorter on one side. In addition, I asked for my hair to be thinned out, because it is super thick naturally, PLUS I am taking prenatal vitamins right now because I am pregnant, which makes my hair extra thick. I now have to go to About Faces to get my hair fixed and now have to spend another $ 50. Should of went to About Faces in the first place.

One of my favorite salons/​spas in Maryland. Rachel and Shana are amazing at their work.
Rachel gives the absolute BEST facials in town. Super attentive and kind women. Highly recommend massages from Shana (owner).
Make sure to book appointments with Rachel ahead of time, especially for Saturdays.
Upon walking in, you might not think you’re at a fancy, expensive spa — but wait until you get serviced. Great prices as well.

Blessed Nails by Arvis was the person who did my manicure and pedicure. She rents a small space in this Salon. As for this salon facility, it gets busy and located near exit 20 from 695 hway. This makes it easy to get into the salon. The pedicure station makes a lot of noises and does not massage properly. That was really annoying. Unfortunately, my appointment was bumped up when there was another person at my appointment time. I was patient as I wanted to get this task done but it took an hour and half to wait to get the other person done her manicure. That was frustrating and was not very happy about it. Arvis said that her customer has shellac which takes a lot of time to remove. She said that I’m getting a vinylux manicure which is better for the nails. Anyways, I will be back to get another vinylux if it would last for 2 weeks as claimed by the product. The next time, I will make sure that there is no other person on my appointment time because I get mad when I wait.

First impression! As of now I have been waiting for 20 mins and there is an appt in front of me the nail technician is not here. I really want to leave and get my nails done somewhere else, I like to find new places to experience but I def will not use this place again no questions about that.

I received a LivingSocial voucher for the Paradise day spa as a gift. Had I known it would’ve been so much trouble to get an appointment I would’ve told my husband to save his money. I’ve called three times and they have no availability. There are a ton great day spas out there, don’t waste your time and money on this one! This place is a joke!

I came in because of a $ 19 living social manure with reflexology. My appointment was late and I wasn’t ever offered a beverage — same story for the lady behind me. I know, because the nail station is right next to the door/​waiting area.
She used a Suave cocoa butter lotion for what she passed off as reflexology (but was really an ordinary salon rub). I quickly learned that she did not want to feel corrected. She went directly from sawing at my nails with a course grit file to polish application. No nail oil. I had to ask to have my nails filed in one direction so that they were smooth before the polish application. There was less than half an inch of barbicide in the jar so I’m not sure if the tools were clean. Therefore, I didn’t complain that she left some hang nails. I touched up my cuticles at home and applied a top coat every few days so the color did last longer than I expected. However, I’m never coming back to this unsanitary place.

I had a hot stone massage here. It was awesome! My boyfriend had the deep tissue and loved it as well. The masseuse is a very nice lady and does a very good job.

Although I am not a huge fan of the salon, my stylist who has been working there for a few years, Helen, is wonderful.
I’ve been seeing Helen for nearly 10 years now. She always does wonderful coloring, cuts, and styles. I wouldn’t trust anyone else now to dye my hair. My highlights and lowlights always look very natural.
I have had a perm, which turned out beautiful and lasted over 6 months. The application was over a year ago, and my hair still holds a very pretty wave when I scrunch it.
Helen is also very knowledgeable about the best products for specific types of hair. Knowing that I am college student, so i cannot afford a keratin treatment, she suggested many keratin based products have IMMENSELY increased the softness, durability, and temperament of my once knotty and uncooperative hair.

I went to see the Lovely Helen yesterday. Best Hair Stylist in the Baltimore Metro area! I got a wonderful cut, color, and some glowing highlights for the holidays! I followed Helen from Beauty First and will go anywhere she is. She also did a stunning gel manicure while I waited for my color to process. If you are truly concerned about having your hair colored or have damage you need reversed I highly recommend taking a trip to Paradise to see her. She is a Miracle Worker!

I bought a Groupon for a one-​hour deep tissue massage and had it today. It was my very first professional massage of any kind ever so I was a bit apprehensive. Shana was very nice. She was very patient with me during the whole process and the massage she provided was absolutely wonderful. I didn’t even see the hour go by. Of course, since it was my first massage, I cannot compare with massages provided at other salons but my experience today was so pleasant that I would highly consider having another massage in the future.

Last year Helen did Karotene treatment for my daughter’s long curly hair, and it worked great, but because of the summer damage (ocean, pool, sun) a good chunk of her hair had to come off before the treatment since it was already damaged.
Back then, Helen recommended to bring her for the karotene treatment in the middle of summer to minimize the summer damage. I trust Helen completely, so around July she did the karotene on my girl’s hair, and it DID help a lot!
Yesterday (⁸⁄₃₁) I brought my daughter back to trim her hair. Instead of cutting off a good chunk of it like we had to do last year, only short string of split ends had to come off, as if the girl didn’t spend every day in the pool and /​or the ocean, plus the sun! She was very excited! Also, Helen braided her hair beautifully, she felt like a princess!
Helen also did Karotene on my hair this summer, and it was wonderful, too! My hair length is somewhere between my shoulder blades, and it’s a little wavy. For about 3 months after the application, people at work (even the ones I don’t know) paid me compliments on my hair looking so youthful and healthy. It really was so soft and silky, like it was probably when I was 15 (over 20 years ago!).
Thank you, Helen! :)))

I went with a groupon for a message. While I wouldNt call it a completely relaxing massing, but it was definitely therapeutic. My upper shoulders are always really tight and a lot of pressure was applied during the massage causing some pain/​discomfort (in past massages at other locations, as they knew I was in discomfort the people usually would use a lighter pressure). However, two days later my back never felt so good!
While the tables/​sheets/​pillow situation is not ideal (she used a normal old looking pillow below my legs), the fact that my back feels great totally makes up for it all.
If the room had been a little more updated/​not old looking (the blanket on top was a little sketchy) it would have gotten an extra star!

Helen did a great job on my curly hair cut. She even added time to straighten for me since I never do it. She educated me on the products she was using and helped with great cut that gave my curls even more bounce. I would recommend her to anyone with curly hair for sure!

After my usual hairstylist moved across the country, I was heartbroken. I always said I would never trust anyone else with my hair but unless I wanted to make regular trips to North Carolina, I had to make a change. The slew of positive reviews Helen got led me to try her out and I’m so glad I did. I have some specifics when it comes to my hair: I’m a swimmer, my hair is curly and has to go into a ponytail, and I refuse to use any products other than shampoo and conditioner. Helen understood all of that and suggested different bangs and layers. I really loved what she did and she was really fun to talk to. I’m totally going back.

WORST MASSAGE EVER! I bought a Groupon for a massage even though I had never been here before. I think the manicurist just decided to play massage therapist for the day. I told her I had pain in my lower back. Her pressure was awful and I noticed after the massage, she had been using Target brand Baby Oil on me. Plus, she totally shorted me on the time and I’m completely convinced the sheets were not changed before me. AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL!

Please note this review is not for the salon & day spa, it is for Arvis, the nail technician.
I purchased a deal on Eversave for a manicure and eyebrow threading; this salon is a short distance from work and was a great price. I was extremely disappointed with what I received. The manicure was a total of about 10 minutes, and did not include a hand massage and my nails were not filed straight. The eyebrow threading was where the entire appointment went downhill immediately. I have been getting my eyebrows threaded for about two years now, because my skin use to break out so bad from waxing so I am pretty familiar with the technique. Clearly, she was brand new to it and was not confident in her work. After removing about 3 hairs, she said shed finish by plucking. At that point, I put an end to the threading, left, and went to Neha, where I knew I’d get great service! See my review for Neha Threading in Pikesville, MD.
Obviously, I do not recommend.