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The Sugar Mama
The Sugar Mama
The Sugar Mama

The Sugar Mama SE

Spa in Portland, OR · 2 locations

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The Sugar Mama is a skincare studio with a northeast location on NE 32nd Avenue and a southeast location on SE Stark Street in Portland. The salon describes itself as a queer, BIPOC and woman owned and operated business, and it presents its space as welcoming to all genders.

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About

The Sugar Mama is a skincare studio with a northeast location on NE 32nd Avenue and a southeast location on SE Stark Street in Portland. The salon describes itself as a queer, BIPOC and woman owned and operated business, and it presents its space as welcoming to all genders.

Sugaring is the studio's best-known service. It removes hair with a paste of sugar, water and lemon applied at room temperature, and the salon says it suits sensitive skin because the paste does not adhere to live skin cells. Sugaring uses Tamara's Body Sugaring products. Pricing is the same for all genders, and clients who have a penis or identify outside of female are booked with one of the all-gender sugaring specialists, Case, Katie or Krystal. Hair should be about the length of a grain of rice for sugaring, so longer hair is trimmed first, and the studio advises avoiding heat, friction and fragrance for a day or two afterward.

Facials are built around each client. Custom organic facials come in 30, 60, 75 and 90 minute lengths and use Eminence organic skin care products, and each one includes cleansing, a hot towel, exfoliation, extractions, a hand, foot, shoulder and neck massage, and a customized mask with finishing products. Facials of 60 minutes or longer include light therapy. Other options include a Dermaplane Pro Facial and Peel, a high frequency facial, a microcurrent facial and a back or booty facial. Reiki can be added to a facial as a form of subtle energy work.

Lash and brow services include lash tinting, lash lifts, lash and brow tinting, and classic and hybrid lash extensions. Fills are recommended about every two weeks, and lash extension removal is complimentary for current lash clients within six weeks of their last fill or full set. Bookings can be made by phone, email, text or online, and new clients complete an intake form and hold a credit card to reserve. Cancellations or changes are free with at least 24 hours' notice, while late cancellations and no-call, no-shows are charged in full. Arriving more than 15 minutes late counts as a late cancellation. Both locations have free street parking nearby.

The studio describes its skincare as eco friendly and committed to caring for the environment, using organic products and tailoring facials to each client.

The salon describes the space as welcoming to all genders.

Specials & promotions

  • Book a series of 3 Booty Facials and get a take-home mask with each

    On their website as of Oct 31, 2026 · Where we saw it

  • Series of 3 High Frequency Facials for best results and savings

    On their website as of Oct 31, 2026 · Where we saw it

  • Series of 3 Microcurrent Facials for better results and savings

    On their website as of Oct 31, 2026 · Where we saw it

Services

Final prices may vary.

Custom organic facials in 30, 60, 75 and 90 minute lengths, plus named facials such as the Dermaplane Pro Facial and Peel, high frequency, microcurrent, back, booty and bikini facials, with prices from $65 to $125.

  • 29-Back Facial $65
  • High Frequency Facial $95
  • Microcurrent Facial $95
  • Dermaplane Pro Facial and Peel $125+
  • 37-Sugar Mama Custom Facials Price at booking

Sugar hair removal for the face, underarms, arms, legs, back, chest, stomach and intimate areas, with bikini options from basic to Brazilian and gender-neutral pricing on many areas.

  • 19-CHEEK facial cheek sugaring for all genders $20
  • 20-Chin $20
  • 21-Lip $20
  • Gimme Some Sugar! $20+
  • 22-FULL FACE WITH or W/O BROWS Price at booking

Foot treatments and a body option, including a deluxe foot treatment with a scrub, foot rub, hot towel wrap and massage, and an exfoliating foot treatment that can be added to a facial.

  • 33-Exfoliating Foot Treatment-Add On To Facial $20

Small additions to a visit such as extra sugar time, a high frequency or microcurrent boost, light therapy, a peppermint scalp massage, a bikini mask or microdermabrasion, and brow or lash tint.

  • 08-Bikini Mask- ADD ON $15
  • 42-High Frequency ADD ON to facial $15
  • 60-Extra Time $15
  • Peppermint Scalp Massage- Seasonal Add-on $15
  • 44-Microcurrent - Facial Add On $25
  • 45-Light Therapy - Facial Add On $25

A product consultation for $15 that goes toward an overall product purchase.

  • 36-Product Consult $15
  • Lash or Brow Tint $25
  • Lash Extensions Full Set $180+
  • 15-Brow Tint - Facial Add On $20
  • 49-Lash Tint - Facial Add On $20
  • 13-Brows Price at booking

Photos

  • White two-story building front with parked cars
  • Street-front shop facade with a gray building and entrance

Meet the team

Their website doesn't list the team, so we don't either.

Highlights
  • All-gender sugaring with the same price for all genders
  • Custom organic facials in four lengths using Eminence products
  • Dermaplane Pro Facial and Peel that removes dead skin and fine vellus hair
  • Private sugaring coaching for groups of three or fewer
  • Take-home bikini care products on request for clients prone to irritation
  • Classic and hybrid lash extensions, with fills and removal policies stated
Good for
  • sensitive skin
  • clients switching from waxing to sugaring
  • all genders
  • custom facial routines
  • lash and brow appointments
  • take-home bikini care
Treats
  • unwanted hair
  • dead skin buildup
  • fine facial hair
  • lash length and definition
  • brow shape and color
Techniques
  • sugaring
  • dermaplaning
  • extractions
  • high frequency
  • microcurrent
  • LED light therapy
  • microdermabrasion
  • lash extensions
  • lash lifting
  • lash and brow tinting

Products & treatments

  • Tamara's Body Sugaring
  • Eminence organic skin care
  • Eminence Healing lotion
  • Eminence Stone Crop body lotion
  • holistic skincare products sold at the salon

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