Pure Essentials

I met Lina to try eyelash extensions and she is highly recommended! She’s incredibly gentle and I fell asleep through most of it. My eyelashes look so beautiful and lasted for 4 weeks with minimal care– so I imagine they would last longer with proper care. I can see why people get addicted, I don’t wear makeup and having the lashes makes me look more put together on a daily basis.

I have seen Lina for eyelash extensions for my wedding. She did a fantastic job! The full set took about 2 hours. The touch-​up took about an hour and a half. They were absolutely worth it and loved them on my honeymoon as well.
I also went to her for a facial and will continue to see her for my skincare needs.

So relaxing and peaceful! My lashes look full and natural I’m definitely going to be a regular

Lina has always given excellent professional service and my monthly visits over the last 5 yrs are very relaxing Upgraded my review & added a star because she has moved to a new location w better parking etc

Love Lina! This place is professional and she makes you feel very comfortable being here, maybe a little too comfortable because I fell asleep while getting my lashes done haha. The whole process takes about an hour and half, she really takes her time on her clients and her work is incredible.
I saw a gap in between my lashes on one of my eyes and texted her about it after our appointment and she had me go back the next day and fixed it for me.
Super sweet girl.
I will be back! :)

Just got a full eyelash extension for $ 135! Lina was super nice and thorough– I would be interested in getting a facial next time. I will be returning.

I am a long time customer of Lina, going to her for my lashes extention for 2 years now. Every time her job is exceptional, my lashes are beutiful, stay on for 4 – 5 weeks and no one can tell they are fake! Getting lots of complements on my lashes! Friend of my went to a different salon and her lashes fell off in less then 2 weeks. My lashes require touch up once a month to look gorgeous all the time. Appointment reminders by text messaging is an excellent, and Lina does make sure to remind me day before. Highly recommended!

I’ve been going to Lina for lash extensions for more than 6 months now, and I won’t be stopping anytime soon. I’ve gone to one other place for lash extensions, but Lina is SO much better. Lina is very gentle when putting on the lashes, and her room is very cozy — I always fall asleep. I love the extensions she uses on me because they’re not too dramatic, but they’re still really pretty and noticeable. As a person, Lina is really sweet, and I can tell she truly cares about her customers. It’s very easy to make an appointment with Lina, and she always sends appt. reminders via text, which I really appreciate.

I don’t do facials often but when I do, I go see Lina. My buddy recommended this spot to me, and I recently found out my cousin comes here for her eyelash extensions which looks good. Lina is great at what she does. I recently got some moles on my face removed. A few months later, now you can’t even tell it was even there. Removing my moles was something I wanted to do for a while, and it’s totally worth it. I highly recommend this service if you are tired at looking at moles on yourself like me. Lina is a busy chick, If you’re coming here for the first time make sure you make an appointment.
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I have been going to Lina for about a year– she is awesome. My lashes are full and very natural looking! It is very relaxing to go in for touch ups. Lina is very professional and if you need to reschedule an appointment, she responds quickly.
I highly recommend Lina!

I have gone to a handful of eyelash extension places, but Lina is by far, THEE best. Her lashes are thick, full, and natural looking.
I see her every three weeks for a touch up, which takes an hour. She is meticulous and diligent… very good at what she does! The bed is comfy and the music is relaxing.
Making an appointment is easy. She responds quickly to texts and emails.
So if you’re looking for lashes for a special occasion, or for your daily look (because putting on fake lashes every day can be tiring), then Lina is your gal!

Lina called me back after the third message and I went in for full eyelash extensions. Not sure what happened, but she didn’t get the first two messages. But that’s all in the past!
It was so relaxing, I fell asleep! It’s saving me a lot of time in the morning to get ready. Instead of 1 hr every morning doing make-​up, I’m going to spend one hour with Lina once a month to get perfect lashes =). The lashes started to go in different directions after a couple weeks, but Lina gave me some tips on how to manage and clean them.
And there’s tons of parking! I live in Soma and it’s a pain to drive downtown to get anything done. I’d rather hop on 280 and drive 20min to Pure Essentials.

Lash extensions are the only «make-​up» I wear — it’s been maybe nine months-​ish and I will never give them up! Never! On that note, Lina is amazing! I see her every three weeks to get my lash extensions redone. I decided to get lash extensions after wearing strip lashes.
Lina gives me the long, dark lashes that my English ancestry denied me. Naturally my lashes are the opposite of what I want them to be, blond, short, fine, stubby. I’m very fair-​skinned but the lash extensions look natural. I have my natural lashes dyed every other appointment to blend them in. If you have lighter lashes, you should let Lina know you need to dye them as well so she can schedule extra time.
As for how long they last — I do Bikram yoga — the hot, sweaty yoga three times a week, and the lashes stay put. I also run, do pilates and swim in rotation. I went motorcycling with them and they held up. Plus, I get so many compliments on them. My boyfriend likes them a lot and he’s pretty persnickety about me wearing cosmetics. He says they look natural.
The application process is very relaxing. At first, I had trouble relaxing my eyes but I get better at it each session. I’ve definitely fallen asleep and possibly (probably) snored. Lina is gentle, very kind and focused. I’ve never tried her other services but I’d imagine they are worthwhile — her skin is lovely — I thought she was in her mid twenties when I first saw her. I completely recommend her, especially for lashes. You do not want someone incompetent working near your eyes, considering her professionalism and the quality, the pricing is extremely reasonable! She is in demand though, I make my appointments in advance, call ahead of time. She is always on time too.

Lina is so awesome!!! Best eyelash service ever! I see her regularly, she is flexible with scheduling and is a great person to talk to. I get compliments all the time about my lashes. Or sometimes people think those are naturally mine! I have had really bad experiences with eyelashes, but NEVER with Lina. She’s always my go-​to girl for facials and lashes!

I’ve had eyelash extensions for about a year now. I started out at a couple of other salons in the city where the parking was impossible or the aesthetician was always running late. I found Lina on Unilocal last May and saw the many positive reviews, so I decided to make an appointment. I am SO happy I switched to Lina! She is ALWAYS on time, flexible with scheduling appointments, super sweet and does a FANTASTIC job! My eyelashes last 3 weeks no problem and there is a ton of free street parking near her location. I highly recommend Lina!

Lina is excellent with her facial abilities. She is very professional. Lina is dedicated and passionate about her job.
I always enjoy her mini massages as well. I don’t want it to end either. I love the paraffin on my hands since it relieves my tendonitis on my wrists. It makes a huge difference. She makes sure that I get the best treatment. The products are wonderful especially the eye serum. It’s marvelous!
I highly recommend her service and facial products. Have a wonderful day!

In September 2011, I decided I wanted to try eyelash extensions. Not knowing who or where to go, I googled eyelash extensions and made a choice to see Lina at Pure Essentials based on her website information, reviews, price, and location.
Without a doubt, I have been hooked every since. I love, love, love, my eyelashes and I owe it all to Lina! She is a perfectionist in the art of applying the eyelashes. She is also very kind and patient. Lina creates a clean, peaceful, and relaxing environment when applying the extensions and it is also fun to talk to her, especially about food ;-)
If you are thinking about getting eyelash extensions, I would highly recommend getting them and of course, having Lina apply them on you. She is truly an expert.
I am a full-​time working Mother of 2 year old twin boys and as such my time is very limited. Because of my eyelash extensions, I now wake up and my eyelashes look fresh as if I have expertly applied mascara which saves me so much time and with a bit of concealer and lipstick, I am good to go!
I am really happy that I found Lina. I trust she knows her craft and is have beautiful eyelashes to prove it!

This is my long overdue review for Lina and Pure Essentials.
I always need to make a long story longer, so this is what happened:
My whole life I had amazing eyelashes, they were long and dark and people always thought I was wearing mascara when I wasn’t. I lived an eyelash fairytale.
Then I hit my 30’s and my faithful eyelashes — the one thing I could count on, betrayed me! My eyelashes started turning grey/​blond. For the first time in my life I had to use mascara.
Let me tell you kids, it went from bad to worse. By the time I hit my 40’s you couldn’t even tell I had eyelashes!
My friend suggested eyelash extensions. I went to an eyelash person and I was HOOKED!!! She was great and super nice but really flaky and apparently didn’t own a calendar — for every appointment I booked, she made 1 out of 3.
I am self-​employed and for me to take off a few hours a day is HUGE. I would get to her studio and then I would get a text, «so sorry, forgot about our appointment, I’m in the East Bay». I adored her but could no longer tread her flaky path.
Then I found Lina (insert heavenly music here)
I found Lina on Unilocal of all places (btw — I HATE Unilocal) and let me tell you Lina is incredible!
Lina is ALWAYS on time, I’m not kidding you — in two years she has never been late, ever! She is so good her lash jobs last about 3 – 4 weeks! Not only that she is so darned sweet!
She greets you with a smile and you get on her table and you promptly fall asleep to the sounds of whales and shit while she does her eyelash magic. Her eyelash extensions look so natural it’s incredible.
She will gently wake you before waxing your eyebrows.
Oh I need to talk about the eyebrows! I am Irish and have really wimpy skin so every time I have gotten my eyebrows waxed bl (before Lina) my brows were red for about three days. Not the case when Lina does your brows — my eyebrows are red for about 5 minutes!!!
I’ve rambled on enough but really, there aren’t enough stars for Lina. She is professional, nice and does one hell of a job!

I went to Pure Essentials for several different skincare treatments — facials, series of pomegranate peels, and eyebrow waxing. I was very pleased with the services and results from Lina, the aesthetician. I really wanted to take better care of my skin, so I invested in a series of pomegranate peels and I was very happy to see that my overall complexion improved quite a bit after the series was completed. I am also better with my skincare regimen at home after seeing the improvements in my skin.
Lina is also very good with make-​up application for special occasions and I referred her to my girlfriend, who was getting married. She did an excellent job on my friend’s make-​up on her special day and the bride was more than satisfied… it was perfect! Lina is very skilled with eyelashes, whether, it is applying eyelashes or applying extensions… she does a great job! I have seen the final product of both techniques on my girlfriends that are clients at Pure Essentials.
I would definitely recommend Lina for her services in skincare, make-​up application and eyelash extensions! She is very passionate about what she does!

If I could give Lina more stars I would! I’ve been going to her for the last 8 years and I can’t say anything bad about any of my experiences with her!
Long story short, I ended up going to another facialist because I saw a great deal on Groupon. OMG was that a bad idea! The next morning I woke up with a rash-​bumps all over my face from my forehead to neck. I freaked out! Well Lina to the rescue! She was able to cure my face, it took couple of weeks to get back to normal. I’m just glad that the ordeal is over with. I swore to myself I will not cheat on my face again!
Thanks Lina for all your wonderful tenderness, my skin is sensitive and you know just what it needs! You’re the best! I totally recommend her to all my friends and clients!!!