hair and beauty in East London, London

If you're looking for a massage that will make you feel amazing and restore your physical, mental and emotional balance, as well as therapists who are skilled, friendly, and professional, then look no further than VM Therapies, within Mainyard Studios, London, a community workspace in Hackney Central. VM Therapies is more than just a massage business; it is a place where you can discover the wonders of sports massage and soft tissue therapy, delivered by two experienced therapists, Veronica and Margherita. Whether you are an athlete, a weekend warrior, or want to unwind and relieve some tension, VM Therapies is happy to help you, so go ahead and spoil yourself with a quiet moment of relaxing me-time.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently located a 4-minute walk from Hackney Central Station and an 8-minute walk from London Fields Station and for the more active amongst us, bike racks are provided outside Mainyard Studios. There is 90 minutes of free parking available at Tesco.

The team:

Veronica and Margherita met at NLSSM, the leading school of sports massage, where they completed their training and BTEC Level 5 certification. They have a passion for manual therapy and a philosophy that goes beyond the physical. They believe in a holistic and biopsychosocial approach, that considers the whole person, aiming to address the root cause of the pain. They tailor treatments to your unique needs, using a variety of techniques, such as deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, dry cupping, IASTM, stretching, and mobilization

What we like about the venue:

• What we like about the venue:
• Atmosphere: Restorative, professional and welcoming.
• Specialises in: Massage and cultivating a welcoming and comfortable environment, where clients feel valued, respected and at ease, as well as providing expert advice and guidance.
• The extra touches: There is a heated massage bed available.

At Avia Clinic London, they believe aesthetic treatments should enhance, not change, who you are. Their philosophy is centred around natural results, subtle refinement, and long-term skin health. Every treatment is carefully planned to maintain balance and structure, helping you look refreshed and confident without appearing overdone. Led by a qualified and professionally trained practitioner, Avia Clinic combines medical precision with an artistic eye. Safety, discretion, and personalised care are at the core of everything they do. They focus on enhancing confidence from the inside out, because true aesthetics should never look artificial.

Nearest public transport:

The clinic is a brief 5-minute walk from both South Quay DLR and Crossharbour stations. Plenty of paid parking is available nearby for those arriving by car.

The team:

The clinical excellence at AVIA CLINIC is led by Jude, a highly trained specialist known for meticulous techniques and a personalised approach to facial aesthetics. Jude’s philosophy centres on enhancing natural beauty through precision and care. As a multilingual practitioner fluent in Arabic, Jude ensures a welcoming and inclusive environment, offering clear, expert consultations tailored to a diverse clientele.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: A serene, clinical, and ultra-modern boutique environment that prioritises privacy and professional standards.
• Specialises in: Precision dermal fillers, revitalising skin boosters, and expert anti-wrinkle injections tailored to individual facial anatomy.

On Barking Road in Canning Town, you will find Beauty Lounge Green, the go-to destination for all your beauty essentials! They offer hair services, scalp analysis, facials, waxing, nail treatments, aesthetics and many more. This space has been designed to promote relaxation and rejuvenation, perfect for those seeking an escape from the daily grind and ensuring an experience that nurtures both body and mind. Indulge yourself with their rejuvenating treatments and leave feeling refreshed and revitalised. These relaxing services not only enhance beauty but also uplift the spirit, making it a must-try for anyone seeking a little self-care. Pile on the pampering with, Beauty Lounge Green!

Nearest public transport:

Canning Town Tube station is within a short walking distance from the salon.

The team:

Beauty Lounge Green’s team has a lot of experience and is very welcoming and friendly. Quality is an important value of the team and the salon.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Great location, beautiful salon and very friendly.
• Specialises in: Pioneering the latest hair and beauty trends, with a blend of technical expertise, artistic skill, and client-centered care.
• Brands and products used: vegan and cruelty free BLGreen Collection, Wella, Nashi Argan, Olaplex, Victoria Boro and Didier Lab.
• The extra touches: The salon has an amazing range of treatments and works in a sustainable way.

Dream Nails is a stylish nail and beauty salon with a modern, welcoming and fun atmosphere. The salon boasts an ultra-modern and sophisticated style, making it the perfect place to get your nails done whilst enjoying a beautiful and relaxing ambience. Choose from over 400 polish colours to make your manicure absolutely perfect, or go for a glam new look with gel or BIAB.

Nearest public transport:

The salon is well connected, being just a 10-minute walk from Hackney Wick station, so set aside a moment for pampering at Dream Nails Gallions Reach today.

The team:

The highly qualified team have years of experience combined and works with top brands such as Bio Sculpture and SNS so you can be assured that you'll enjoy a premium experience.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, vibrant and friendly.
• Specialises in: Trendy manicures, perfect pedicures, gel nails and a touch of creative nail art, all combining to create a unique and instagrammable experience.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Located within HBZ Beauty Bar, The Hair Therapist offers personalised haircutting services and treatment packages in a calm, private setting. Enjoy a one-on-one pampering experience tailored just for you, with the option of silent appointments for those who prefer a quieter atmosphere. We're hijab-friendly / gender neutral pricing and proud to provide a welcoming space for everyone.

PLEASE NOTE: The venue has stairs and does not offer wheelchair access. Free parking is available on Sundays on Munday Road, a 5-10 minute walk from the venue, located across from Royal Victoria DLR station via footbridge from the station.

Nearest public transport:

The nearest stations are Custom House (DLR & Elizabeth Line), Canning Town and Royal Victoria DLR Station

The team: Hayley is a hairstylist who specialises in haircutting and has 16 years' of experience in the hairdressing industry. She is passionate about creating tailored appointments that leave clients feeling confident and empowered

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Tranquil, intimate, welcoming
• Specialises in: Cutting and styling services and hair treatments.
• Brands and products used: Olaplex, Kevin Murphy, Kerastase, L'Oréal Professional.
• The extra touches: There are free non-alcoholic refreshments available for clients.

✨ Welcome to Nailed.It.Beauty__ – Your Home of Beauty & Care ✨

At my cozy home-based salon in Highams Park, just a 2-minute walk from the station, I bring you professional nail and beauty treatments in a warm, relaxing environment. Every detail is designed to make you feel pampered, from the welcoming atmosphere to the complimentary coffee and water served with your visit.

💅 Nails

I specialize in manicures and pedicures with the Russian technique – for that flawless, detailed, and long-lasting finish. To care for your health and comfort, I offer a selection of high-quality nail products, including HEMA-free, TPO-free, and vegan-friendly options, so you can enjoy beautiful nails with peace of mind.

👁️ Lashes & Brows

Enhance your natural beauty with my Korean lash lift, designed for a soft yet striking curl, or try brow lamination with tinting and waxing for perfectly defined brows. All lash and brow treatments are performed with gentle, professional products, including vegan and HEMA-free choices tailored to your needs.

🌱 Safety & Hygiene First

Your wellbeing is my top priority. That’s why all tools and utensils are thoroughly disinfected and sterilized to the highest professional standards, giving you full confidence in every treatment.

🌟 Why Choose Me?

• Selection of vegan, HEMA-free & TPO-free products available
• Professional, detail-focused treatments with a personal touch
• Relaxing and friendly home-salon atmosphere
• Just 2 minutes from Highams Park Station
• Complimentary beverages to make your visit extra special
• Highest standards of cleanliness & sterilization

At Nailed.It.Beauty__, it’s not just about nails, lashes, or brows – it’s about giving you a moment of self-care, confidence, and beauty. 💖

Alkaline London is based on Mare Street, Hackney, just a three-minute walk from London Fields Station, offering expert hairstyling with environmentally conscious Davines hair products in a calm, harmonious atmosphere, alongside a private Japanese Spa experience.Central station, Nearest public transport:

London Fields station(3min) Hackney Central station (7 min) or Hackney Downs station (12 min)

Broadway Market is only a 7-minute from the venue location.

The Studio:

Alkaline London is a fashion-driven hair studio founded by Erika, drawing on years of experience in New York,London,Paris and Milan, working with iconic fashion houses such as Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Miu Miu, Prada and Alexander McQueen and many more.

Specialising in custom colour, precision cuts and textured styles, the studio also offers a private Japanese Spa experience designed for deep relaxation.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Relaxing and harmonious atmosphere.
• Specialises in: Coloring & Haircuts.
• Japanese Head Spa
• Brands and products used: Davines, vegan & cruelty-free products.
• The extra touches: They care about your health as much as your hair and strive to find the best non-toxic products possible, using these to create the perfect hairstyle to compliment each individual client’s lifestyle. Their aim is to have you feeling relaxed and uplifted at the end of each and every service, without the concern of being exposed to any harmful chemicals.

Welcome to Koated by Kenya – a cosy, home-based nail salon where luxury meets comfort. Specialising in elegant, detailed nail designs, we provide a relaxing, personalised experience tailored just for you. Whether you’re after a simple polish or a full glam set, you’ll leave feeling pampered and perfectly koated.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently situated close to plenty of public transport options, ensuring a hassle-free journey to the venue for all beauty enthusiasts.

The team:

The owner of the venue is at the heart of the business. With a passion for beauty and a commitment to customer satisfaction, they ensure that every client feels cared for and leaves feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Clean.
• Specialises in: Cultivating a welcoming and comfortable environment where clients feel valued, respected and at ease, as well as providing expert advice and guidance.

Please note that if you are driving, there is a school road in operation at 8:15-9:15 and 15:00 - 16:15.

Trusted Beauty Specialist with over 12 years of experience, including working in high-end Central London salons and treating a wide range of clients, including celebrity clientele.

I now welcome clients to my private home beauty studio in Hornchurch (Romford area) where I offer a relaxing one-to-one consultation and personalised treatments in a comfortable and friendly environment.

I specialise in precision eyebrow threading and shaping, as well as hot and strip waxing, microneedling, microdermabrasion, hair styling and makeup services. Every treatment is tailored to enhance your natural beauty and deliver the best results.

My goal is to provide professional, high-quality treatments in a calm and welcoming space, ensuring every client leaves feeling confident, refreshed and well looked after.

We are bunch of beauty professionals who decided to network under one system. You can book in for all sort of treatments. We provide aesthetic treatments, classic beauty such as waxing, facials, lash lift, brow treatments, lash extensions, manicure and pedicure.We are based within Design room Beauty Salon. We all aspire to deliver you top services and create welcoming, relaxed atmosphere.

Nearest public transport

Effortless Beauty is conveniently situated just a 1 minute walk from bus stop routes from city or Bethnal green, short walk from London Fields overground station, making it easily accessible for local residents and visitors from afar.

The team

Effortless beauty is owned by Hana, a dedicated and passionate beauty practitioner, who takes great pride in caring for clients. Other team members are professionals providing wide variety of treatments under Hana's supervision. We are independent businesses working under one roof to create one stop shop with exceptional quality.

What we like about the venue

• Atmosphere: Relaxing, welcoming.
• Specialises in: aesthetics, manicure and pedicure, lash extensions, brow treatments, skin treatments, body and intimate waxing
• The extra touches: This is English and Czech/Slovak -speaking salon.

The Broadway Barbers in Woodford Green, London offers a range of haircuts, styling and colouring options for men, women and children.

Your skilled stylist was trained at Toni & Guy and uses top brands such as L’Oreal, Olaplex and Matrix to ensure a professional and long-lasting finish.

The salon is conveniently located just moments from Woodford station, there is paid parking available in the area, and there are plenty of bus routes nearby.

Just a 4-minute walk from Old Street station, Baliga Ayurveda & Skin Clinic is located on Nile Street in London’s famous Shoreditch district. This is a massage and therapy centre focusing mainly on relieving pain, providing diet and lifestyle modifications and detox therapy.

Treating people with a variety of concerns from anxiety to chronic pain, the centre believes in the Ayurvedic way of life. From health supplements to consultations on how changing your lifestyle could better your general well-being, they use a combination of massage and herb-infused oil to treat your pain. More then an ordinary massage, your appointment will be a meaningful experience in alleviating your musculoskeletal and/or neurological pain.

Believing each client has their own path to optimal health, your treatment will be individually suited towards your personal needs. Creating harmony between your body, mind and spirit, you will leave feeling more relaxed, rejuvenated and calm than ever before.

Baliga Ayurveda & Skin Clinic offers a range of treatments like Laser hair removal; Ayurvedic Consultation for Prakruti (Ayurvedic Body Type) Analysis, diet & lifestyle advice for various illnesses; Massages (Deep Tissue, Sports, Aromatherapy, Ayurveda Abhyanga, Marma, Ayurveda Yoga Massage) for any kind of aches & pains & Chemical peel treatments for acne, fine lines & wrinkles, & hyperpigmentation.

Until further notice, all treatments are performed by Raghav.

If you are a new client, once you book an appointment with us please, keep an eye on your email. Most often a few hours before your appointment, we will send you a consent form to fill in, make sure this is filled out accurately before you arrive at the clinic, please.

Should you have any questions please feel free to drop us a line and we shall get back to you at the earliest.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Body Health Therapies is a massage centre located in South Woodford. They offer a range of massages including deep tissue, hot stone, sports massage and more.

Their treatments are designed to help people with medical conditions, sports injuries, provide relief from stress and help clients relax and unwind.

Founded in 2013 by qualified therapist Florence, Body Health Therapies specialise in one-to-one treatments as well as providing massage as preparation for events. The company also has another venue, Body Health Therapies Leytonstone.

Nearest public transport:
The centre is just a 1-minute walk away from the closest bus stop and is only a 6-minute walk from South Woodford underground station on the Central Line.

The team:
The owner, Florence, is a qualified therapist who has extensive experience working in massage therapy.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Friendly, relaxing, calming.
• Specialises in: Therapeutic and sports massages.
• The extra touches: Florence offers both pregnancy and post-natal massages, as well as massages catered to those preparing for sports events.

Ideally situated on Hackney Road in trendy Cotainerville, Scissorhands London is a hair salon and distrubutor of Italian OP Cosmetics professional hair products, which provides a wide range of hairdressing services with VEGAN Hair Products. The team here are creative, innovative and will always endeavour to create a hairstyle especially sculpted for you.

The services available include OP BLONDE treatments, hair extensions and the world’s most expensive blow dry FUENTE TRUFFLE, all of which serve to set this salon aside from its competitors. Each treatment is carefully crafted with the help of cherry picked ingredients from organic farming products, containing high-powered natural ingredients that inject super nourishing benefits. Additionally, there are also a number of pamper packages on offer, so you can choose to treat yourself or a loved one to a brand new look and a spot of relaxation.

Book yourself in for a hair experience that delivers outstanding results through the power of sensational skill and the forces of nature.

Welcome to Pure Soul Wellbeing within Vicky Tar at Cheis Lab, London. Specialised in Russian Manicure, I offer BIAB, gel, shellac, extension, infills, nails, prosthetics, French, slim and smart forms. Experience since 2016, VTC Level 3 qualified, E-filing qualification and trained with top national & international trainers.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently situated close to plenty of public transport options, ensuring a hassle-free journey to the venue for all beauty enthusiasts.

The team:

The owner of the venue is at the heart of the business. With a passion for beauty and a commitment to customer satisfaction, they ensure that every client feels cared for and leaves feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: relaxing
• I focus on high hygiene; all the tools are disinfected and sterilize to the high standards. Each client will have her own bag of individually sterilized metal utensils, and each client will also have a new file for each procedure.
• Specialises in: Cultivating a welcoming and comfortable environment where clients feel valued, respected and at ease, as well as providing expert advice and guidance.

Take advantage of your next self-care moment at Perfect Nails, London for nail care and more.

Nearest public transport:

The site is conveniently located, just a 9-minute walk from Leyton Underground station, making navigation easy.

Team:

The team offers a variety of nail care services, creating "private" engraved moments that help customers look and feel their best.

What we like about the place

Atmosphere: Divine, professional and peaceful. A relaxing space where customers can rest.
Specializes in: Beautiful nails.

Skye Nails Spa & Beauty is nail and beauty salon located in Hackney; just a few minutes walk from both Hackney Central or London Fields overground stations.

The salon specialises in acrylic/gel nail extensions, manicures and pedicures using Gelish, Shellac and CND Vinylux products. They offer beauty services too including individual eyelash extensions, eyelash tinting and eyebrow tinting.

This centre not only has a favourable location, but they also are conveniently open seven days a week. The salon will ensure to accommodate you anytime.

Finess Clinic can be found inside the Beatty House in the heart of Canary Wharf, London. They offer a huge variety of specialised massages, using natural ingredients. If you're looking for a calming massage or something more specific to target a problem area, this is the place you want to visit!
Finess Clinic's entrance is on the waterfront path of the opposite waterside of Heron Quay DLR Station.

Nearest public transport:
Mastmakers Road bus stop is only a few steps away and Canary Wharf station is only a 5-minute walk away.
Finess Clinic's entrance is on the waterfront path of the opposite waterside of Heron Quay DLR Station.

The team:
Our massage therapists have NVQ level 3 with over 10 years of experience and the traditional Chinese medical Doctors are true experts with at least 30 years of experience.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Relaxing, professional.
• Specialises in: Massage, Acupuncture and herbal remedies.
• Brands and products used: Natural Products.
• The extra touches: Get a free drink for all treatments.

Nestled in the heart of Upminster, Essex Beauty is a modern home-based salon specialised in aesthetics & beauty services. It offers a tranquil retreat for those seeking an amazing experience.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is easily accessible by public transport, and it's just 2 minutes away from the Upminster Windmill bus stop (lines 248, 370, 646, 652).

5 min walk from Upmonster station & Upminster bridge station

The team:

The owner is an experienced beautician and hairstylist who is happy to welcome each client into her beauty room and always goes the extra mile to guarantee a pleasing experience for everybody.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: modern, welcoming.
• Specialises in: aesthetics, beauty services.

Please note that from the 20th of April we are moving into a new location in Shoreditch, 3 minutes walk from our previous one. New venue pictures coming soon :)

The Ritual Atelier is a boutique wellness space in London, offering a thoughtfully curated range of massage, holistic and aesthetic treatments in a calm and professional setting. Combining expert care with honest, transparent pricing, they focus on treatments that help you relax, restore, sculpt and feel your best. Every appointment is delivered with skill, warmth and attention to detail, creating an experience that is both results-driven and deeply restorative.

Nearest public transport:

Old Street station is a 12-minute walk away.

The team:

With their years of experience, this maestro of massage is committed to providing an exceptional experience, ensuring that each visit to the retreat is a journey into relaxation, vitality and empowerment.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Restorative, professional and welcoming.
• Specialises in: A range of treatments for those seeking a truly indulgent and relaxing experience, using a variety of massage techniques to enhance the therapeutic benefits.