Threads

I am not pleased with my experience. I tried to save some time and visit the U street location instead of the gallery place, but I wish I had waited. The brow tech was initially hospitable, however she could not accomplish what was desired. I gave her a picture as a point of reference, but my brows didn’t come out anywhere close. I had to ask her 4 times to fix the brow. and gave up once she stated that it was impossible to get my brows the way I wanted them. I’m disappointed with my experience, since I’ve been going to Threads for over 15 years. I’ll stick with the gallery place location.

I’ve been here a few times and have never had to wait which is awesome! They’re always quick and I come out looking like a new person-it’s something about eyebrows… they can make or break your appearance. So glad that they can occasionally pull me back to my true self!

I just moved to DC from Miami, so I’m still working on finding my «places». This will definitely be my «brow place». I am generously browned, and male eyebrows can be finicky. Sonia did a bang-​up job! They’re super natural, but cleaned and shaped immaculately. A must for brow perfectionists.

I waited until my fourth eyebrow visit to rate this place. You can’t ever get the same person to be there to do your eyebrows. They don’t talk much but I have told them every time exactly how I would like them and never have had a problem. My eyebrows have been done great everytime!

I’m new to DC and was looking for a place to get my eyebrows threaded. I walked in on a Saturday and after a short 5-​ish minute wait I was seen by Sonia. She was quick and did a great clean up on my unruly eyebrows. At $ 15 it’s double what I used to pay in LA, but looks like that’s the going rate for eyebrows here in DC.
I will definitely come here again!

I love this place. They are fast, painless and do a great job.

This was the worst threading I have gotten ever. Do yourself a favor and don’t come to mess up your brows. Absolutely no technique. I went in there on a weekday afternoon and the place was empty. Even then, there was no asking how I wanted my eyebrows done or how it will look with my face shape. I could barely get the words out that I didn’t want my eyebrows thinned and to keep my arch before she started. And what came out was the exact opposite. My eyebrows were thinned dramatically and there was less of an arch than before! She took out way too much from the bottom part of my eyebrow and showed that she has no idea how to shape an eyebrow.
I am so sad about my brows look now. And on top of that, it’s grossly overpriced at $ 15. I just moved from New York, where even there, for this kind of service and technique, it would be $ 7 – 8. If you are going to upcharge, at least have the skills or service to justify it. So sad.

Words cannot describe how utterly INCOMPETENT Pratima is. She is TERRIBLE. Not only can she not follow directions, she feigns comprehension by nodding along and saying «i understand.» All I asked for was a simple shaping, with not too much taken off and to keep my brows relatively thick. When I looked in the mirror afterwards, she not only didn’t know what shaping meant, but also took off SO MUCH they were like teeny tiny drawn pencil lines. Save your time, your money, and importantly (poss why you’re there?), your appearance, and find someone who knows what they’re doing.

This place is the best and the nearest in my neighborhood of Columbia Heights. I like to come after work, they’re open until 7pm and there is usually parking on U street. My go to when I am not at Union Station. Lip and Eyebrows $ 23.

I’ve come to this place twice now. Service is speedy, but they don’t speak a lot of English.
It’s good for what it is, but I have been to better places. There’s no «wow» factor.
But, I wouldn’t mind coming here again.

Went in to get my lip threaded on my lunch break. No wait, very clean and attractive salon, only $ 8. Definitely will be coming back for brows!

I love Threads! I came in without an appointment, and the woman behind the counter was able to quickly help both me and my mom look slightly more fab than we did walking in. Mom got the «whole face» and I had my brows threaded. Brows were $ 15, full face was $ 45.
This was my first experience with threading and I was thrilled. I instructed the threader to keep my naturally thick eyebrows the same size, but add some shape and definition. She completely respected my wishes and took off just enough to make me look put together and neat; no scary thin eyebrows here. It was quick, relatively painless, and much less traumatic for my skin than waxing.
My Mom was thrilled with the «full face» service. She is ice-​blonde, so it’s not as if her face hair was super obvious, but she reported feeling like her skin was fresher and makeup went on more smoothly!
The only caveat is shop cleanliness. Things were pretty clean, but there were threads on the floor; removed hair was simply brushed off. This is not a luxury establishment by any means. It didn’t bother me, but if you’re looking to be pampered this probably isn’t the place for you. Threads is utility-​minded. You get in and get out, no frills or fuss!
NOTE: UNLIKE ITS OTHER LOCATIONS, THE U ST THREADS IS OPEN ON SUNDAY!

This place is great only, and I repeat ONLY, if you go to Sonia. She is the best threader I’ve been to since moving to the area.

Great place to get your eyebrows done. Sonia does mine (highly recommended).

Look if I wanted to use some sandpaper and just scrape off half my face I’d bloody well do exactly that.
But sadly I paid to get that effect done at Threads. And obviously that was not my intention.
So as I’m sitting here with a bandaid across the left side of my lip because turns out sandpapery threading can leave you with cuts and scrapes that run a risk of getting infected, all I’m going to say is, don’t go here unless you’re a pachyderm.

I have been here on several
This location is clean and vibrant.
I am a walk-​in client… when I go I only get my eyebrows threaded (cost $ 15)
They have much better customer service than the location in Chinatown. They have never been rude to me here.
Parking is a gamble, it is very tight down there. Generally take no longer than 5 min to snag a spot. Be mindful of the zone parking… There are some sides to the street that you can only park on if you have a zone sticker.
If you are planning to stop by after work plan to wait because you will not be alone. Especially on a Friday… It’s a mad rush to clean up those brows for the weekend :-)

Don’t go here unless you are *beyond* desperate. Which no one should ever be for eyebrow maintenance.
1.) It took longer, cost more, and hurt more, than every other threading I’ve received in the last 4 years.
If you’ve ever seen one of those triangles of properties, you know the ones: «Time vs. Cost vs. Quality» and you know you’ll only get two, then this place fails on all accounts. Quality was only so-​so.
2.) I bled for the first time during threading. Back to that triangle: You make me bleed (during threading)? It should be free. This is also the first time I think I’ve ever bled from threading.
3)The woman who was attacking my face with string also wasn’t particularly polite.
The end.

I typically frequent another threading shop in the city, but Threads is closer to where I live and I was in a rush to catch a train, so I came here.
I walked in and immediately loved the décor and clean environment. Since it was a weekday afternoon, there was no wait and I was immediately led to a chair. My technician was Priti. She was fabulous and very sweet! She introduced herself to me and welcomed me to the shop, a very nice touch. She took her time in cleaning up and shaping my eyebrows. She was thorough, but very quick and my eyebrows looked fierce.
I was impressed with the shop and will be back. It’s nice to have an option close to home!
**Pro-​tip: If you have sensitive skin like me, ask the technician to skip the rose water/​oil step at the end. Instead use witch hazel and follow up with aloe vera gel. Since I started bringing these to my threading appts, I have no more irritation bumps!

I love coming here. Its a few doors down from where I work. Pretti, and Sonja are the best of the best when it comes to getting my brows done. Pretti, is amazing. I see her once a month to get my brow maintenance. I never have to wait, and if I do its normally no longer than 6 minutes or so.

Second visit this summer. Went in yesterday and ended up in Sonya’s chair. She made me over in less than 10 minutes. That woman is mystical. What is with that voodoo she do? I will be stalking her.
Ladies — go in on Mondays and Tuesdays. Lighter traffic.