Beauty Bar
Categories: Dance Clubs, Bars, Music Venues [Edit]
Neighborhood: Downtown617 E 7th St
Austin, TX 78799 (512) 391-1943
- Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Music: DJ, Live
- Best Nights: Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour: No
- Alcohol: Full Bar
- Smoking: Outdoor Area/Patio Only
- Coat Check: No
53 Reviews for Beauty Bar
Great place to see shows on the weekend. Tighten Up Wednesdays are the best mid-week activity downtown. Blah blah hipsters blah blah.
maybe you were malled by a hipster when you were just a little baybee and that's why you have such a negative connotation of hipsters. But my mom told me to never judge a book by its cover....no matter how tight its....book cover is.
i go to beauty bar because it's a good place to get drunk and dance, without the awkwardness of being the only one or doing it alone in your apartment. i mean, not that i did that or anything....er..what?
good music, nice people, sometimes too crowded (which can hinder the dance moves. or worse, turn your seemingly harmless arm flailing groove into someone else's potential slap in the face- hey, it happens! ), cool bands, pretty sparkly walls, and average priced drinks. see you there ; )
oh yeah and creekside is right across the street....another thumbs up.
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a fairly vacuous place that everyone hates yet begrudgingly attends. you'll find your fair share of tight jeaned, 80s excess loving, holier than thous. (i love that they pick a chain bar for their hangout)
though as of late the warehouse crowd has caught on and now there's more of a mix.
beauty bar's greatest downfall is its setup. the dance floor backs onto the bar making it hard to get drinks. they have a $20 min tab! the bartenders are not fast nor polite. it could be helped immensely with a redesign allowing for better access to drinks from the courtyard.
not a good venue to see a band. fine for a dj.
I left pretty quick because I started feeling like a pussy hanging out at this bar.
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Screw this place. Screw the hipsters and the crowded bar, uber-attitude, and silly salon theme. Screw the skinny jeans, the american apparel low cut v-necks, and striped shirts. Screw the throwback music and stank dampness of the dance floor.
And SCREW this place for always being so much FUN!
Seriously, if you are here, you're here for one of two reasons:
A) To dance your ass off
B) To get drunk and talk loud and laugh the laugh of personal abandon and reticence
or possibly, a third option....
C) All of the above
Why not?
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Yes the cocktails can be expensive, yes it can take forever to get a drink on Friday and Saturday nights, yes it's hot as balls in there! But honest to goodness I LOVE this place!!! I've been to the Beauty Bar many times. I fell in love with it the first time I got my dance on there. But, this Saturday's visit was most definitely review-worthy.
Door guy says there's a $5 cover and I usually wince and walk away when he tells me this, we are in Austin after all. But, the music sounded good and my friend and I spotted pals on the inside, so we forked over the cash and got our stamp on. The door guy hands me a glow stick and says, "You'll need this." I was intrigued. I'd never gotten more than the obligatory stamp on the wrist upon entering. I look around and see a sea of neon floating around on the patio. In the back corner there was a black light poster, a prop being used by camera happy bar goers for optimal new Myspace default pic material (sadly, my digi cam was sitting in my nightstand or I'd have been all over it).
A shot and a cocktail later, we're inside staring at black lit white skinny jeans, Cheshire cat-like glowing smiles, and neon bracelets, necklaces, even crowns swirling around. Whoa! I'd never seen Beauty Bar like this. Five seconds later the beat hits me and I was off like a crackhead in the night, dance dance dancing away til I was a sweaty hot-mess! My only breaks were for five minute breathers outside on the patio where the night's breeze offered a nice accompaniment to my much needed cocktail refreshments then back inside for more boogie-oogie-oogieing til I just couldn't boogie no more (but only 'cause it was 2 am and the bartenders were kicking my sweaty ass out tha do').
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The Beauty Bar? Who named this? Based on what evidence??
The patrons here look like they live on Doritos and Count Chocula. I AIN'T WANT to see boys and girls wearing nut-crushers and coochie-cutters. For the sake of Pete, quit drying your damn jeans on high.
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Once again my reviews immediately follow and immediately contradict Neal's :)
It's one of the few bars in Austin with great dance music - so many people dress up that it's fun to go just for eye candy, and the drinks are potent.
It's fun - nothing more, nothing less.
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A lot of people seem to complain that they just aren't "hip" enough for Beauty Bar--their skinny jeans just aren't skinny enough, their ironic t-shirts not quite ironic enough, and hair just a tad too manageable. Well I have to opposite problem: I might just be TOO cool for Beauty Bar.* I came to this realization while dancing there one whiskey evening: what I first interpreted on the faces of the nearby hipster wannabes as looks of barely concealed disgust and disdain at my dance moves, was, upon further contemplation, looks of raw jealously. Why so jelly hipster-roonies? Perhaps jelly that my mad dancing skillz are fueled by $1 well whiskey and a false sense of self and not a snoot full of snow?
...and my name is Jessica A....who is this "Elaine" chick you keep confusing me with? She must be pretty sweet on the dance floor!
*j/k
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If it were possible to make a paper mache contraption of a subculture, Beauty Bar is what would happen if you took a bat to a hipster/emo pinata and let fly. Afloat on a sea of ironic 'staches and facial hair, black-rimmed glasses, tattoos of all colors and varieties and a living, breathing tribute to vintage stores in Austin, I felt bewildered, fairly unhip and largely unable to breathe.
This is my third or fourth visit to Beauty Bar, this time for the Photobooth Pubcrawl of Debauchery and Awesomeness, and while I can't vouch for the quality of said photobooth here (I heard some say it was actually broken), I CAN speak to the fact that there is a lot about this place that just isn't my bag. Here's a running list why:
-$20 credit card minimum at the bar. Sucks when you don't know that before you open a tab that consisted of one Dos Equis. Grrr.
-Sweaty, semi-ripe hipster bodies dancing, flailing, gyrating. I feel like a mouse in an ironic maze trying to navigate my way to the tiny women's bathroom.
-Same sentence as above but replace "tiny women's bathroom" with "little patio teeming with ironic tees and ego."
-$2 cover at the gate/door. Why??? I have never understood neither the price of cover ($2 is just an odd, er, technically even number for a door cover), nor the reason why. Maybe there's some "old school" reason I'm not getting. Was that a joke from some obscure '80s rave movie or something? Please tell me, Beauty Bar.
I did enjoy the heart stamp on my hand, people watching on the patio and the general odor of "trying too hard" that Beauty Bar emits like a Designer Imposters spray. It makes me laugh (yet not ironically).
If it were a character from a John Hughes movie, Beauty Bar would totally be Ally Sheedy from The Breakfast Club. Self-conscious, ironic and possibly a pathological liar.
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Being here tonight made me throw up on my soul.
I wanted to call my credit card in stolen, so as to erase any record of my presence, but I just couldn't leave the little guy behind.
That kind of friendship ought to get me my own American Express commercial.
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People dancing, loud music, alcohol. Twas just another bar. Not my scene.
Oh and here's a tip... if you're gonna have "free" water, don't put it only in the roped-off VIP section.
Audrey Hepburn's rollin' in her grave.
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Paying a cover charge to get into a bar in Austin where the main attraction seems to be glitter is ludicrous.
And frankly, the glitter isn't all that special.
They did play decent music, and the crowd is nothing if not into it. And it's certainly memorable, inside and out, which can't be said of some of the more generic, dingy places it neighbors.
However, for the price, I'd rather have a good time elsewhere than an OK time here.
When we were the biggest group in the place, I felt OK acting like a fool on the dance floor (coincidentally, that's the only way I act on the dance floor), but once people started arriving, I was too embarassed, so I fled to the patio.
If you don't mind paying, and you love hipsters, go! If you're stingy and not picky about the crowd around you (like me), maybe somewhere else is a better idea.
Photobooth is OK, but it's also picky about your currency. Bring at least 12 quarters.
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I have never seen so many walking, talking Beards in my life.
The beats were real crowd-pleasers, and you'll meet your match on the floor, ready to break-dance-fight. Unless you're willing to full-out embarrass yourself on their dancefloor with a bunch of other people who also 'don't care' - you will not care either. If that's your thing, go for it. Subjectively, I need a few to not care.
And that's what photobooth contests are for.
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It's a chain, right?
I've honestly had nothing but pleasant experiences at the Beauty Bar. My instinct naturally would be to cringe at a place called "The Beauty Bar" for God's sake, but against my better judgement, I have rather enjoyed this place on occasion.
The concept is god-awful cheesy and I find it tragic that the kids these days are wasting their talents and energies on superficial surface nothing and constantly taking pictures of their goofy baby haircuts. But the bartenders and bouncers have been nothing but nice to me every time I've been in there. I remember being surprised once when a girl actually remembered my drink order the second time I went up for one while the place was packed to the gills. I guess I must stand out or something .. works for me! Personal service in a sea of lookalikes!
When they're telling you to get rid of your drink at 2am, they're always super-nice about it and not yelling at you like a drill sergeant or angry football coach the way so many other bars do at the end of the night.
Good for kids? YES!
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Oh God, I hate this place.
Granted, I'm 30 - far too old for this kind of place. But I would still hate it if I were a 20-something.
I went here with a group of friends from out-of-town. They wanted to go here. I don't know why, but they did. Being the good friend I am, I came along. I now regret my decision. The place was packed with cooler-than-me anorexic hipsters wearing jeans sized for my 7-year old daughter, and other ridiculous obligatory things hipsters wear. The music was crappy, the air conditioner was either off or broken, and everyone there danced like they were in the throes of simultaneous epileptic seizures.
I myself, being a 30-year-old not-hipster and choosing not to dance like I have a medical problem, stuck out like a sore thumb. It was all I could do not to ditch my friends and go home. It was that bad.
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The first time I went to this place was during SXSW to catch some bands. The staff at Beauty Bar was not too friendly to outsiders/ non-regulars then and the experience was the same when I went on a regular night. Most places downtown have a $10 minimum for credit cards. I have no clue as to why its $20 there because unless something really special was going on (like the Photobooth Bar Crawl) I wouldn't be in there long enough to fulfill a minimum bar tab. Just not my scene at all.
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This place is god awful. unless you like being around young, pretentious, devotees of urban outfitters, don't go here. they'll just annoy you. it's the place for all the want to be 'cool' kids to be seen by their pathetic counter parts. i can buy drinks anywhere but, this place just sucks. if your into letting your boyfriend wear your jeans and like it, you may enjoy it.
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Hipster Central!!!
If you want to see Hipsters in their native environment, Beauty Bar is the place to go. Apparently the ironic T-shirt 70s look is out, and the 80s are in, because I noticed several Hipsters sporting 80s era Nikes.
Great for a quick drink to see how the hipper half live, but not a place I would frequent with any regularity.
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Fuck this place with their 20 buck minimum and the hipster assholes that drink here. YOOOOOOOOO you can't afford it!
Yeah this place makes me feel uncomfortable. Went to a hip hop show here and the fake ass crowd just embarrassed me. Why god a rapper would play here I don't know but I couldn't take it. I just felt so wrong inside.
That's how I feel about this place... just so wrong. I don't like being surrounded by daddy's money.
The only good thing is some nights they play soul music and high life is only 2 bucks- at least they don't have the balls to charge out the ass for the gold can.
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So shoot me, I like the Beauty Bar. Why wouldn't I duh? Fun glittery pink walls, a sunken living room like my grandma used to have, DJ's (sometimes celebrity DJ's ssshhhh) and bands, cute beauty parlor chairs, you can get your nails did, and ta da...a photo booth. It does get hot in the summer as there appears to be no air conditioning and yes, bring cash if you ain't gonna drop a lot of dough so they don't have to charge up your debt card fool. I ain't no hipster but I ain't gonna hate on this bar.
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I'm giving this one 5 stars just to fly in the face of the haters. Beyond that, I love the owners like family.
The LBC lookin' out, J & C. Miss you guys.
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If I had been sober and friends weren't already here waiting for me, I probably would have walked right out. I'm not into the dancing scene, but after a few drinks I've been known to do a mean back spin.
Despite my work ethic, I probably blend in pretty well with this crowd. And I didn't see any of the "I'm too cool" people, but that probably has to do with me being the coolest person there. There are also lots of cute girls here. Unfortunately, they must all LOVE dancing. I guess I can fake it for one night.
The lamest thing is you have to have at least a $20 tab to pay with a credit card. I had to borrow cash from my friend, so now I owe him $7.
So, the moral of the story is if you're going to show up here, make sure you're already drunk.
arriving drunk: 4 stars
arriving sober: 2 stars
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Woah! Bad vibes via Yelp! The other reviewers seem to collectively hate this place. I love it.
I admit, first impression is not impressive. I kind of thought, what's the big deal? Mediocre. Nothing to hate. Nothing to love. I thought it was awesome they had people doing nails in the corner (I saw only men getting manicures, by the way - and also, aren't there health sanctions on manicures? I mean, there's a risk of blood being shed. Doesn't that require a sanitary environment? The manicurist was smoking) and the fact that they had pint cans of PBR definitely made me smile.
Next thing I know, I'm in love with the place. The bands were rockin' ( and if the bands aren't playing, the DJs are awesome), the people were chill (wearing absurd ensembles, not caring if people think its fashionable or not), and everyone was dancing around wildly, by no means trying to look "cool." Everyone was just doing their own thing. And there's nothing better than a photobooth in the back. Drunken photoboothing is an American pastime.
I went last night and had such a great time, it prompted me to write this. It's almost Halloween, so I knew Beauty Bar would be interesting.
Funny moment of the night:
Drunken 6th street girl who accidentally strayed from her natural territory, dressed like a "butterfly" (she claimed) was in the bathroom with a girl dressed like a panda.
Another drunk girl asks Panda "Are you a mouse or something?"
Drunken Butterfly responds "That is soooooo Panda." Then she hastily snatches up her clutch, and storms out.
Amazing.
CASH ONLY at the outside bar, but there's an ATM outside (that charges both arm and leg). Apparently its a $20 minimum on cards inside (I haven't tested it - I just trust the outside bartender who told me that). I can't say much for the beer selection because, honestly, I can't resist the pint can PBR and haven't checked the rest of the options (I have a feeling its limited, though. Seemed like a big liquor place).
Go. Dance. Realize that no one is actually thinking they're better than you, and they don't care if you think you're better than them. Just have fun. This is a great place for it.
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Awesome. Let's write crappy reviews about clubs that arent our scene! How fun.
Beauty Bar is one of the few places that dj's are seen as an actual performance and not some lame sideshow. If your'e not into dancing, dj's, fashion trends, glitter, disco, electro, hip hop and/or techno, and arent willing to drink anything other than your average high life, please dont waste your time either going, or for that matter writing a review about a club that you will never ever imagine actually getting down at! please stay wherever you usually go to and save the regulars some shoves or cruel stares.
Beauty bar rocks and will continue providing us with some real dance parties... real dj's .... real good times.
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Beauty bar backlash seems to run deep around here, but I think this is a fun place if you don't take things too seriously. If the way people in a bar are dressed makes you insecure, you're going to have trouble having fun anywhere.
Sure, it's a "concept" bar - glittery walls, hair dryer chairs, manicures in the corner - and a chain. But the decor is fun, the crowd is energetic, and the drinks are reasonable (also, in my experience, generously poured.)
I can't imagine ever paying a cover to get into this place - of course, that's my general rule for any bar. Maybe if Car Stereo Wars is playing, I'll cough up 2 bucks. DJs are fun to see here because - gasp! - people ACTUALLY DANCE. That's a rare thing, and the biggest recommendation I can give Beauty Bar. Sometimes you have to wait until 12 or so for the crowd to warm up, but if you like to boogie, it's worth it. Oh, and that unfortunately placed pole in the center of the floor always makes for some entertaining dance moments.
Beauty Bar is small inside, and they recently added a stage, which I think was kind of a bad idea. It's just too damn loud to have a live, plugged-in band in such a tiny space.
They do have a patio, but it's ruined for me because it becomes the default smoke spot. It's ciggie central out there, and I can almost feel my fingernails yellowing after five minutes.
As for the "too hip" factor ... dude, it's what you make it. Personally, I like to dress fun when I go out and I don't mind the fashion-victim crowd - all the better to covertly make fun of. It beats the polo-and-khakis crowd you'll find prowling around Sixth Street.
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I am shocked that I am actually admitting to even going here but it wasn't that bad. FIRST, let me preface everything with, I WENT ON A MONDAY NIGHT, when I would assume that most of the pretentious hipster pricks aren't around.
LOCATION AND DECOR: Sucks. I hate the Red River area and this bar didn't make me like it any better honestly. Decor inside was kinda cool, unique, quirky but nothing spectacular.
OUTSIDE: The patio outside was actually really cool, I like being able to sit down, sip on a drink and have a smoke. Best part was they were showing one of the worst films of all time "Cabin Fever" on the wall outside. So that made it fun and interesting.
DRINKS: My drinks were poured well, the liquor selection isn't bad at all, certainly better then neighbor Red 7. The bartender was actually very cool and really nice, even if he was a little desperate and horny (he practically drooled in our drinks and jumped over the bar to flirt with my friend Samantha). Drink prices are fair and not too bad. They had dollar wells on Monday, not sure if this is a weekly thing or it was a one time only thing.
MUSIC: Music was actually pretty cool, good mix of old jams and not too loud. Too bad the guy playing DJ (I don't think he was a DJ though, think he was the barback) was a prick and a pretentious ass. I tried to compliment him on a song, but he was rude and even tried to correct me on the name of the song, he was wrong though and an idiot.
CROWD: It was Monday and my four friends and I were pretty much it. There were a few "damn I'm so cool" people that came in, but they keep to themselves (because they are way cooler than normal humans). The "DJ/Barback" had some friends with him but they were also way too cool to associate with "normal folk". Overall, it is a pretentious hipster hell, with cheap ass drinks and very little pricks on a Monday.
The bar overall, is unique, it's nothing amazing, the music was alright, the bartender was very nice, the "DJ/Barback" was a dick, the outdoor patio is cool, the crowd is the definition of pretentious hipster and I admittedly got drunk enough to throw up all over their bathroom floor. Beauty Bar ain't so beautiful now!!
BTW, I would avoid this place like a plague of genital herpes Thursday through Saturday. I can only IMAGINE the assholes that must flock to this place on the weekends. AVOID. Just go on Monday, it's not so bad.
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I was recommended to this place by a friend and as long as I am single i will be coming here. I am a hipster at heart and always have been and its good to see so many wannabes and realabes show up to a place to mingle.
After walking down 6th street and seeing the frat boy scene walking into a place like this is a bit of fresh air. You will see people dressed differently, who have different tastes and usually are a slightly bit friendlier.
I never beleive in showing up fashionabley late so i never had to deal with the cover charge. And i always pay in cash cause thats how i roll. So anyway I had a good time and probably will be going back their again to hang out listen to none main stream music and watch pretention in action.
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A 37 year old man walks into a bar.
A 37 year old man walks out of a bar.
Too hipster. Young crowd. Not my scene even when I was 25. Different strokes.
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This place is overrated and who charges a $2 cover? It's very hip - sheek but the only fun thing is looking at the artsy people but that got old like in 2 minutes.
I wouldn't go back unless I had to or if I wanted to lose my hearing.
It's also absurd you have to spend $20 in order to use your credit card.
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Hmmmm, I am by no means a hipster or ever one to see and be seen, but I have had a lot of fun the small handful of times I've gone here whether for a live show, SXSW party, or DJ and dancing.
My first experience with the Beauty Bar was the one in LA, which seemed much smaller and more low-key than this one. I actually did get my nails done there. But Austin's has the same spirit, except with brighter walls (pink glitter, yay!) and a photo booth (yay!).
Maybe the drinks were so strong I stopped caring that I was surrounded by hipsters and it was pretentious, but I really don't think so. I genuinely had fun, and although it's not in my regular rotation, I'd go shake my booty here again.
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I haveta say I don't hate it: it seems to be standard M.O. to slag the Beauty Bar, and the place certainly it has its flaws. Some of the patrons are full of themselves, the bar service can be slow, it can be a bit of a scene. It's a wide-open room with a bit of a bizarre patio on the front end, a seldom-seen patio on the back end, and the place often seems a little thrown together, either too-wide open or too stuffy with omnipotent personalities and swill.
Still, I enjoy myself more often than not here as I only ask the Beauty Bar to deliver what it's capable of delivering, namely, really fantastic DJ fare late night, that killer photo booth (which spits out these fab saturated shots I tend to love), the occasional indie band and a cold one here or there. I wish the beer selection was, well, much better, and I would love to see a little more of the cluttered charm that makes the New York Beauty Bar worth the counterparts...sometimes it seems what Austin mostly got was a glittery carport with hipster cache.
Even so, a little DJ Mel, a few frosties, and a close cadre of friends, and let the hi-jinx ensue.
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You know, after reading the reviews here, i was really set to hate this place. Strangely though, I didn't.
The drinks were...wow. They were pouring them strong the night i went. I swear to you, my glass was full of bourbon only to the top of the glass and coke sprinkled in for "flavor". Not just one, but two of the bartenders poured them like that. They were also nice and got with me as soon as they possibly could.
The decor was nice, i liked the pink glitter. It's different than your standard almost all black inside.
This really is a place to people watch. there were *tons* of them. i really thought that there'd be more of the "so hipstery it hurts" crowd, but there really weren't that many. Once the band played a lot of those people left, but came back when DJ Mel played - who BTW...is possibly the best DJ I've heard in Austin so far. The man knows how to blend a song, many many Austin DJ's could take a hint from that.
Sometimes i think that people write bad reviews of places like this because they feel intimidated or frumpy when someone who is dressed to the nines is there. I was in my usual tank and jeans, no real specialness in my clothes, and seeing some of the outfits some of the girls were wearing made me feel a bit on the frumpy side. But i like seeing people in Austin actually *dress up* to go out and still mingle with the people who are just wearing tanks and jeans, like it doesn't really matter - because it doesn't.
You haven't seen pretentiousness until you've gone to a club in Los Angeles in cool but thrift store clothes, before thrift store clothes were in with the hip crowd again. Wow. What I saw at Beauty Bar that night was no where *near* that.
I'm taking away one star only because it was too crowded and packed. Not the club's fault, I'm sure, but just something I didn't like.
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I have lots of fun here when I am in the mood for dancing and have lots of energy. If I am looking for a nice, relaxing night out, I steer away from this place.
I really want to give this place 3.5 stars, but alas, I can't, so I am rounding up to 4 stars, because the fun times I have had here, have been really fun! And, I think the Beauty Bar is starting to figure a few things out. Like, they desperately need an outside bar, and last I checked, they are setting one up. I find it nearly impossible to get a drink inside when they are busy. I suggest paying with cash, unless you like waiting half an hour to close out your tab.
Also, the music. Combinations of super fun dj's and great bands is what keeps me coming back.
Oh yeah, and it's pink and glittery. I love it!
Be sure to go by during SXSW, balloon animals, free pumas and $1 beer. Oh my!
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Right.
The masses of desperate-to-be-liked-rockstar/hipsters make me throw up in my mouth a little bit. The over-priced and campy boutique cocktails are yummy, if a little girlie. The service is...slow - but I suppose these are all indications of a successful Austin bar.
However, it was the abundance of glitter, and wide variety of songs selected by the rotating DJ's that sucked me in. There is also good people watching and to add to the salon vibe, a lady doing nails in the corner.
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This place would be a lot better if it weren't for all the WANNA BE hipsters getting in the way of REAL hipsters on the dance floor!! Jk :)
I can't go here until i've already had a few drinks otherwise the hipster populace kind of turns me off. But the bar staff has always been SUPER FUCKING awesome and are very very nice people. If nothing else, go here to see what the hype is about, just don't get in my way when i'm busting a groove on the dance floor and don't mess with my fixed gear locked up to the railing ;) And don't forget your skinny jeans and haircut. And if you want to get in for free, you'd better get a fixed gear.
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The decor is awesome. That's about all. The service is terrible, and this is definitely a see and be seen sort of bar. Not at all my kind of place. Every time I go here I feel incredibly uncomfortable and out of place. Not a friendly bar. All of this being said, I do know tons of people that love this place and I know a few of the employees...I guess they're way cooler than I am.
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The Good:
:: good bartenders. very nice and friendly
:: good bands and good dj's
:: disco ball
:: outside area for standing or sitting
The Bad:
:: there's no bad here. there's just.....
The Ugly:
:: the plethora of hipsters. and i use the term "plethora" loosely. i wanted to seriously start walking around the room and asking people individually, "do you realize you look like a total jackass?" it's like walking through an SNL skit about hipsters. i get it. you are way cooler than i am. i cannot compete with your chain smoking, your horrible hairstyles, and the $400 you blew on that pair of skinny jeans and can't afford on your $5.15/hr salary.
:: the wannabe rockstars. just because you spend a lot of money on clothes that make you kind of look like a rockstar doesn't make you a rockstar. you're still just your run-of-the-mill jackass.
:: the high levels of pretentiousness.
:: $10 minimum to use a credit card.
Would I go back? Definitely not. The need to see and be seen here is overwhelming. I just couldn't enjoy myself.
This place is SO FREAKING OUT.
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When you order a cosmo, it should not be dark red. It's a freakin' splash of cranberry, not a vodka cranberry in a martini glass. And would some please train someone who works there how to work the sound system? Please? It gets two stars only because they sell champagne cocktails and I am sucker for anything with a champagne floater.
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Some good friends of mine work at the Beauty Bar. I don't really have any problems with the place. The crowd is certainly not my scene, though. I'm not too b