Location1010 Thai massage
127 Essex Road, Islington - about halfway between Islington Green and New North Road.
External Link/Members OnlyExternal Link/Members OnlyVenueNewly opened shop, refurbished, so spotlessly clean. It was a cold day, but the room was plenty warm and snug. Quiet, clean & comfortable. There is a shower & toilet on sight, but you have to walk through the glass fronted shop to get to it - in full view of staff, customers and passers-by, so not sure how well that works after a massage.
MasseuseShown to the room and the masseuse introduced herself as Anna. Mid 30s. Slim/firm body but not particularly attractive. Very chatty, incl the whole way through the massage.
Massage1hr for £55, opted for the relaxing massage (with oil) as opposed to the Thai massage (dry, painful, lots of stretching bordering on contortionism).
Started with her kneeling and crawling on my back and applying dry pressure at various points, which was good however this went on for much too long and I'd have preferred to get onto the oil massage sooner.
Oil massage was relaxing to a degree but not great - just an OK massage. Better than some places that just push the oil around your back. Not the kind of experience that would make you rush back for the massage alone.
Few cheeky comments about my arse and firm tone, enquiring how often I go to gym etc etc, but no overt mention of extras or hassling and haggling while trying to enjoy the massage. She made a point of mentioning they use baby oil, so no smell, and they have a shower. So it was apparent extras were on the cards.
Just prior to the flip, she enquired about extras - HE or B2B. Agreed £30 for HE, and she didn’t ask for the tip up front, which is good.
Started working some oil into the undercarriage while still face down, nice and sensual and getting me in the mood for the turn. After the roll, continued nice and slow, lots of strokes with both hands around the lad and the balls, building to a nice crescendo. Allowed light touching through her clothes. Good HJ - better than the massage anyway.
Cleaned up and no head massage offered, boo hoo. Asked if I wanted a shower, but I didn't fancy poncing through the shop to the bathroom.
ConclusionMediocre massage but good HE. So a neutral for me.
NOTE: Turns out this masseuse also works at Diamond Thai (where I'd seen her previously, hence a lot of commonality between this and my last review). She works in this venue (1010) on Tuesdays only, for the moment, to help our her friend who owns the shop.
I'd be tempted to return on a different day, ideally for a session with the owner, who was short and slim and looked like fun.
