Get Primped up in Raleigh

Have a Raleigh date coming up where you really want to impress? Then Primp might be the place for you, women AND men!Imagine yourself in an urban like setting where you’re pampered and can get yourself beautiful for say a V.I.D. (Very Important Date) that night… but wait it doesn’t end there! …You’re also served an indulging martini (and possibly being fanned and fed grapes). Sounds like something in chic Miami, right?

Well…you don’t have to go that far. There’s a Salon Bar right here in Raleigh called Primp. You can get your hair services done, pedicure, manicure, nail tatoos…you know, the gamut of salon works.

Oh, and just fyi…for you single people out there… us married folks have dates too. That’s how we keep the love alive! So this ISN’T just for you! But I think you’ll be in good company if you make a visit to Primp.

Primp also does waxing…of brows, and anywhere else on your body you can imagine. And men who don’t want to admit they have hairy gorilla hair backs can get their backs waxed, discreetly. I mean that in the sense you’ll probably not see your neighbor or anyone at your office you know there.

But I never say never, so if you happen to, they’re probably out doing the same thing…LOL. That particular waxing service is called the Manzilla…get it!? I know…they shouldn’t be joking about something that’s probably devastating to guys who have to deal with that. But I think us women have to deal with shaving parts that men don’t, like our legs and down there.  So as I like to say, ‘it all works out in the wash’ (if you’ve never heard that before, basically I’m just sayin’ we all have our issues). 

There’s a “Primp my ride” bikini wax on the Primp menu. I’ve never had a Brazillian wax before…but I don’t really think I’m missing much! They look very painful. But hey if you can drink a few martinis beforehand, I’m sure it’s not soooo bad. And the results are probably great.

Curious to see what Primp inside looks like?

Raleigh's Primp Salon and Martini Bar

It kinda reminds me of a high-tech gym when you walk in. You don’t see anything except the reception desk and THE BAR. When I went in there, there was no one tending the desk but there was A lot of shaking and stirring action at the bar. The bar is straight ahead on your right so you don’t have to look or go far for a drink.  See it in the photo.  Hey look – there’s one adventurous guy sitting there.  Maybe, that’s his fav’rite daytime during the work week bar!

Primp Salon Bar is I think the type of place that is perfect for the right occasion and the right person. Who can I imagine going there? Let’s see…it’s a place that I can imagine PR Specialist Samantha Jones from ‘Sex in the City’ (Kim Cattrall’s character) going to. …and she’d probably be a ‘regular’ there …and I can imagine a couple friends meeting up at the salon and catching up on their latest gossip and happenings. …oh, and for men I can imagine a single guy drivin’ up in a red ‘pimp my ride’ sports cars (who probably has commitment issues…okay, that’s probably reading way too much into it!).  Let’s see, then who can’t I see going there? Not a place you’d commonly see dad pulling up with his truck or minivan. …but correct me if I’m misled…  I like to get down to the bottom of things! 

So where is Primp? It’s right off West Street in downtown Raleigh.

Category: Raleigh Personal Care/Health Professional Services