#1 Lashes
Nail/Lash Studio · Downey, California
#1 Lashes is a Downey-based beauty studio offering head spa treatments, brow services, and waxing in an attempt to provide a stress-relieving escape.
#1 Lashes earns a 4.1 Atlas Score, but the data necessitates a severe warning: with a 25% safety incident rate and 25% pain-caused rate, the studio’s execution is dangerously inconsistent. While some clients report a heavenly head spa experience, the reported thermal burns and physical pain during standard services like waxing are unacceptable and contradict the brand's promise of a 'cozy and elegant' sanctuary.
The word among guests
Sentiment is deeply polarized, split between high praise for head spa treatments and alarming reports of physical injury. While the head spa is frequently cited as a stress-relieving highlight, the consensus data confirms recurring issues with both physical pain and perceived overpricing. Potential clients should weigh the positive relaxation feedback against the significant safety concerns flagged in the aggregate data. Across 5 Google reviews (4.2), no systemic concerns surface. Three notes recur: Head Spa Focus, Stress Relief, Mixed Professionalism.
The rating, in detail
Tap a dimension to read more. The rating averages the four service dimensions; hygiene and value are reported alongside it as quality signals.
Technique 3.9
What the hands actually do. Technique reads every mention of the scalp work itself: skill, pressure, tool use, and the range of ritual on the menu. It scores how consistently guests report precise, practiced work.
Sanctuary 4.0
The setting, taken seriously. Sanctuary reads what guests say about the room itself: how quiet it stays, how carefully it is kept, and whether the calm holds for the whole visit rather than just the photos.
Efficacy 3.9
Did it work? Efficacy tracks whether guests report the result they came for after the ritual, not just during it: tension relief, better sleep, a calmer scalp, healthier hair.
Hospitality 3.9
Everything around the treatment. Hospitality scores the visit end to end: how easy it is to book, how clearly the spa communicates, and how guests are received, guided, and sent home.
Hygiene 4.0
Reported alongside the rating, never averaged into it. Hygiene reads reviews for the care of tools, linens, and practice; a complaint here surfaces as a visible flag rather than a quiet point deduction.
Value 4.0
Also reported alongside the rating. Value weighs what guests say the experience is worth against what it costs, so a fair-priced gem and a spotless but overpriced room are never smoothed into one number.
On the menu
Recommended for
The Mind
The Comforts
- a blow-dry to finish
Practical matters
— The visit —
- The finish wet finish
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Hours Mon–Sat 9:30 AM to 7 PM · Sun 10 AM to 5 PM
Mon 9:30 AM to 7 PM Tue 9:30 AM to 7 PM Wed 9:30 AM to 7 PM Thu 9:30 AM to 7 PM Fri 9:30 AM to 7 PM Sat 9:30 AM to 7 PM Sun 10 AM to 5 PM
— Reach them —
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Hours Mon–Sat 9:30 AM to 7 PM · Sun 10 AM to 5 PM
Mon 9:30 AM to 7 PM Tue 9:30 AM to 7 PM Wed 9:30 AM to 7 PM Thu 9:30 AM to 7 PM Fri 9:30 AM to 7 PM Sat 9:30 AM to 7 PM Sun 10 AM to 5 PM - Telephone (562) 924-7078
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9086 Imperial Hwy B
Downey, California
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