About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the early morning fog of a typical Saturday in Portland, Oregon, a delivery driver pulled up to Gervais Salon & Day Spa with an unusual package. As he approached the front door, the receptionist, who had just finished her yoga routine, noticed something peculiar about his reflection in the large mirror behind the desk. Upon closer inspection, she saw that his reflection was wearing a bright pink lipstick and sporting a flirty hairdo. The delivery driver blushed when he realized what was happening, explaining sheepishly that his wife must have switched places with him while he wasn’t looking. Everyone burst out laughing, including the delivery driver’s embarrassed smile.
2. At closing time one Friday, the Gervais salon’s cat started behaving oddly—meowing frantically as if it had found something unusual beneath the reception desk. Suddenly, the staff noticed an old envelope sticking out from under the desk. Curious, they lifted it up—and discovered a note from the previous owner, hidden there for decades. The cat, it turned out, was just an anxious feline historian.
3. While waiting for her appointment, a regular noticed something peculiar on the spa's parking lot—a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper with no return address. As she approached closer, she saw that it was just an oversized box of chocolates addressed to ‘The Best Beauty Client Ever.’ Turns out, it was a secret gesture from the owner to reward loyal customers.
4. While getting her hair done, a regular kept noticing strange reflections in the mirror—like someone else was watching her from behind. Finally, she turned around and saw only her stylist, Gervaise, humming softly to herself. Turns out, she’d been admiring her own reflection so much that she’d developed a little habit of checking it in the mirror whenever she had downtime. The regular ended up laughing so hard that she almost needed another session just to calm down.