Waxing or Laser in Astoria? Wax Me vs Elastic Wax & Laser Center

Many people in Astoria choosing between Wax Me Waxing Studio and Spa and Elastic Wax & Laser Center are really choosing between two methods: waxing or laser. Elastic, on 29th Street, offers both. Wax Me, on 31st Street near Ditmars, focuses on hard wax and sugaring. They are about 0.7 miles away apart.

The comparison

Wax or laser: the honest trade-off

Laser damages the hair follicle so hair grows back finer and sparser over a course of sessions, usually six to eight, several weeks apart. It works best on dark hair over lighter skin, and between sessions you have to shave rather than wax, because laser needs the root in place. It is the larger commitment in money and time, and the payoff is less maintenance later.

Waxing and sugaring remove the whole hair from the root and work on every hair color, including blonde, red and grey, which laser treats poorly. Results last three to five weeks. There is no course to sign up for, you can stop whenever you like, and you know the cost of each visit.

Many people combine the two: laser for the legs or underarms, and waxing for the face or anywhere laser is not suitable.

What waxing costs at Wax Me

Elastic's prices were not on its website when we checked, so we have not compared prices. Ask for a written quote for the full laser course, not just one session, so you can set it against roughly a year of waxing.

Ratings

Wax Me's 4.9 from 315 reviews leads Elastic's 4.7 from 171 on both counts. Both are well regarded, and reviewers on at least one directory single out Elastic's Brazilian waxing.

Where Wax Me does not lead

If you have decided on laser, Wax Me is not an option. It does not offer laser, and Elastic does.

Which to choose

Book waxing or sugaring at Wax Me.

Ratings and review counts are Google's own and were checked on 2 November 2026; Google rounds larger review counts, so treat them as approximate. Prices are taken from each business's own published menu on the same date and exclude tax and tip. Figures change. If you are one of the businesses named here and something is out of date or wrong, tell us and we will correct it.