hair and beauty in East London, London

Welcome to Stephen Jackson Massage - Hackney, London.

Everybody holds the key to their own healing, but sometimes the body needs a little help; that’s where Stephen Jackson comes in - as an ITEC-accredited and insured massage therapist practising since January 2019.

He is also a member of Think Tree, an International Professional Association for complementary therapists.

Whether relaxing the body and mind by working the soft tissues, or supporting prehab/rehab through muscle tension release with firm pressure, this is a highly experienced therapist available for you.

Nearest public transport:

London Fields station is just an 8-minute walk away, so you'll have no problem keeping connected.

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: Massages that will leave you feeling rejuvenated, revitalized, and deeply refreshed.

Angelic Beauty by Dana is located in Dagenham Heathway, East London, offering a wide range of advanced aesthetic and beauty treatments. Services include professional laser hair removal, liposhape body contouring treatments, RF (radio frequency) facials for skin tightening and rejuvenation, and LED therapy to support healthy, radiant skin.

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:

Dedicated to delivering high-quality treatments in a welcoming and relaxing environment, Angelic Beauty by Dana focuses on helping clients look and feel their best.

What we like about the venue:

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

Axel Cuts is a distinguished barbershop situated in the heart of London. This venue is highly regarded for its professionalism and dedication to customer service, ensuring that every client has a unique and satisfying experience.

The Team

The barbershop is run by a small team of dedicated staff members who are committed to providing the highest level of care to their clientele. Each member of the team is skilled and attentive, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere where clients can relax while receiving top-notch service.

What we like about the venue

• Atmosphere: professional, welcoming, relaxing
• Specialises in: barber services

Welcome to Cut & Fade, a premier grooming destination beautifully located inside Studio 120 on the High Street in London. This modern, pristine barbering space offers a clean, peaceful, and welcoming environment with a real sense of care and community. Entirely focused on precision haircuts and sharp finishes, the venue provides a relaxed sanctuary where you can sit back, unwind, and enjoy a top-tier grooming experience tailored to your personal style. Book your appointment today for a premium confidence boost!

Nearest public transport:

The studio enjoys a fantastic high street location with excellent transport links across London. It is well-served by numerous major bus routes stopping just moments from the entrance, and is easily accessible from local Tube or overground stations along the High Street, making it incredibly straightforward to reach wherever you are travelling from.

The team:

The dedicated barbering space is helmed by the exceptionally skilled and attentive professional Mohammed Lamour. Mohammed combines extensive styling knowledge and meticulous attention to detail with a friendly, expert approach, ensuring that every client receives a highly personalised, comfortable, and sharp cut tailored perfectly to their unique look.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Calm, contemporary, and beautifully clean, providing a professional yet warm community environment designed for ultimate comfort.
• Specialises in: A high-precision menu of modern and classic barbering, specialising in expert cuts, flawless fades, and immaculate beard grooming.

Ease your tensions with tender touches at Advanced Touch Therapy, Romford, a premier home-based sanctuary dedicated to the art of therapeutic bodywork and physical restoration. Specialising in advanced massage techniques, for those seeking a targeted approach to pain relief, stress reduction, and overall bodily harmony in a calm, professional environment.

Nearest public transport:

The studio is situated in a convenient residential area, close to plenty of public transport options. Bus routes stop nearby on Straight Road. The location offers free parking nearby, making it a stress-free destination for those arriving by car.

The team:

Alexandra’s expertise lies in her ability to identify and release deep-seated muscular tension through a compassionate and technical lens. Her attentive care ensures that every session - whether for intensive recovery or deep relaxation - is executed with the highest level of professional integrity.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: The studio is established as a private and tranquil retreat that offers a secluded and peaceful escape from the daily rush.
• Specialises in: Deep tissue therapy, muscular tension relief.
• The extra touches: To ensure an inclusive and comfortable experience for her diverse clientele, Alexandra is a multi-linguist who speaks both Romanian and English.

At Bianca Balog Beauty Studio, every detail is designed to enhance natural beauty and create a relaxing experience. With years of experience in luxury beauty, I focus on offering bespoke treatments that bring confidence and a radiant, effortless look.

Nearest public transport: Barkingside Station (Central Line)

Barkingside High Street with numerous buses around.

The team:

A one-to-one home based studio run with passion and precision. Every client is treated with care and attention to detail, using high-quality products for results that feel natural, long-lasting, and uniquely yours.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: clean, calm and welcoming, the perfect space to unwind.
• Specializes in: Lash Lift & Tint: Eyebrow Lamination, Shape & Tint; All Types of Makeup.

Welcome to Swapnas Hair, Laser & Aesthetics, operating in Rainham. They love the "all-in-one" approach, allowing you to combine your essential hair maintenance with advanced aesthetic treatments in a single, relaxed visit. Specialising in hairdressing, advanced laser treatments, and rejuvenating facials, this studio is established as a professional sanctuary for clients seeking a comprehensive, head-to-toe transformation in a private and focused setting.

Nearest public transport:

The studio is conveniently located in a quiet residential pocket of Rainham, offering excellent accessibility. A 15-minute walk from Rainham (Essex) Railway Station. The location offers a choice of both free and paid parking options nearby, making it a stress-free destination for those arriving by car.

The team:

Swapnaraj’s expertise spans the realms of creative hair styling and advanced aesthetic science, ensuring that every treatment, from a precision haircut to a high-performance facial, is tailored to the client’s unique needs. To ensure a welcoming experience for a diverse range of clients, Swapnaraj is also fluent in Hindi, providing an extra layer of comfort and clear communication for the local community.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: A serene, private, and clinical boutique environment that prioritises one-on-one attention and professional results.
• Specialises in: Precision haircutting and styling, advanced laser hair removal, and restorative customised facials.

Welcome to Therapeutic Massage, a holistic, home-based massage clinic based in Harold Wood. Offering relaxing massage to help you with physical pain and stiffness, in addition to reducing mental stress and fatigue.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently situated close to Harold Wood station.

The team:

The owner of the venue is at the heart of the business. With a passion for massage 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: Massages.

In the business of changing those bad hair days into yay hair days at Hair by Roxi Nache, operating as a specialist independent practice within the stylish London Laser and Beauty Studio, Hornchurch. A premier destination for luxury hair transformations. Specialising in bespoke balayage, advanced colouring, and expert hair extensions, Roxana has established this studio as a professional sanctuary for those seeking high-end, celebrity-standard results

Nearest public transport:

The studio is conveniently located on Broadway Parade, close to plenty of public transport options. A 4-minute walk from Elm Park Underground Station (District Line).

The team:

Roxana’s expertise lies in her ability to create seamless, natural-looking dimension through advanced painting techniques and high-quality extension integration. Known for her attention to detail, she provides a focused, one-on-one consultation to ensure every client’s hair goals are met while prioritising the long-term health and integrity of the hair.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: A chic, professional, and lively boutique environment within an established local studio, offering a high-end feel with a friendly, personal touch.
• Specialises in: Seamless balayage, invisible hair extensions, and molecular hair repair.
• Brands and products used: Roxana’s commitment to quality; by combining Wella colour with K18 technology, she ensures your hair looks stunning on the day and stays healthy long after you leave the salon.

Welcome to Ankabeauty Aesthetics, a premier medical aesthetics service operating as a dedicated specialist within Pin Up's hair and beuty salon in Romford. This professional partnership combines the luxury and comfort of a top-tier beauty salon with the clinical precision of advanced injectable treatments, offering a seamless and high-end experience for those seeking refined, natural-looking results.

Nearest public transport:

Conveniently located just a few steps away from Guidea Park station with excellent local bus links.

The team:

Ozlem is a highly qualified independent aesthetic practitioner who specializes in the art of the injectable. By managing her own clinical practice within the salon, she provides a focused, one-to-one journey. From the initial facial mapping and medical consultation to the precise administration of treatment and dedicated aftercare, you are in the hands of an expert who prioritizes safety, symmetry, and your unique aesthetic goals.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, professional, and welcoming.
• Specialises in: Cosmetic Injectables.
• The extra touches: You benefit from a discreet, medical-led approach within a familiar and stylish setting, ensuring your transformation is as comfortable as it is effective.

Indulge in your next self-care moment at MAA BEAUTY, for threading waxing eyebrows and eyelashes tint and facials.

Nearest public transport
Just a 1-minute walk from Eric Street bus stop.

The team
Kajal provides a wide range of treatments, creating ‘me-time’ moments that help her clients to look and feel their best.

What we liked about the venue

• Atmosphere: Homely, professional, and peaceful. A relaxing space where clients can unwind.
• Specialises in: Eyebrows threading waxing full face Threading waxing Eyebrows and Eyelashes tint full body waxing - intimate parts waxing and facials.

Transport yourself from the concrete jungle of the capital to a tranquil haven of authentic Eastern healing at TARA Thai Massage. Nestled within Tayside House at 31 Pepper Street, London, this exquisite boutique sanctuary is a premier destination for uncompromising quality and professional care. Leaving behind modern, clinical spa trends, this dedicated wellness space focuses entirely on the ancient, rhythmic art of traditional bodywork, offering bespoke massage therapies engineered to unravel deep-seated tension, restore physical mobility, and breathe vibrant new energy into a fatigued system.

Nearest public transport:

The studio is wonderfully close to public transportation for an effortless urban escape. It sits just a brisk 5-minute stroll from Crossharbour DLR Station, providing rapid and reliable transit links directly across the Docklands and into Central London. Additionally, it is smoothly serviced by the local bus network, with key routes such as the D8 and 135 stopping frequently along nearby Marsh Wall and Westferry Road, keeping you seamlessly connected to the city's main transit hubs.

The team:

The lead therapist commands the treatment room as a highly trained specialist who views traditional Thai massage as a deeply intuitive, restorative craft. Renowned for a meticulous technique and a beautifully personalized approach, they bypass rigid, off-the-shelf routines to carefully assess your body’s unique stress markers and muscular blockages. Cultivating an exceptionally warm and inclusive environment, the team fluently speaks both English and Thai, ensuring every stretch, compression, and acupressure movement is flawlessly tailored to your precise comfort levels and physical goals.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: An incredibly peaceful, culturally authentic, and deeply grounding sanctuary designed to provide the ultimate sensory reset for both mind and body.
• Specialises in: Authentic Thai bodywork, deep-tissue mobility enhancement, and bespoke holistic muscular relief.
• The extra touches: We love the studio's fierce dedication to conscious, earthly healing, proudly utilizing skin-nourishing massage mediums packed with natural ingredients that are thoughtfully locally made. Engineered as a strictly adults-only retreat to guarantee a completely serene and uninterrupted experience, the venue makes your arrival totally stress-free with convenient paid parking available right nearby.

Welcome to HB Clinics & Academy based in Chigwell. In their professional and inviting atmosphere they offer a range of services including chemical peels, microneedling, mesotherapy, hair and face PRP that will leave you glowing and feeling confident as ever.

Nearest public transport:

Located on High Road, the shop is just a 3-minute walk from Chigwell station and is also accessible by bus with stops nearby.

The team:

Experienced and skilled team dedicated to providing personalised and high-quality aesthetic services.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Inviting and professional.
• Specialises in: Hair and Skin PRP.
• Brands and products: Medira, Alumier MD, SesDerma-MEDI+Derma, Elemis.

• Escape the London hustle & bustle, take a moment of pampering at Hollistique.

A welcoming One to One friendly, private, relaxed, clean environment in the heart of Stratford, London.

Step into our tranquil space and immerse yourself in a world of beauty and nail treatments designed to rejuvenate your body, mind, and spirit. Our experienced therapist offer an array of services, from luxurious facials and nail treatments. Whether you seek a moment of pampering, relief from tension, or holistic healing Kimora is here to guide you on your wellness and beauty journey.

With a soothing ambience and personalised care, Hollistique is your sanctuary for holistic well-being and self-care in the bustling city.

Nearest public transport:

Our Elite studio is located in The Old Dispensary, a grade-listed building, represents the town's oldest English Heritage dated 1800 century

Located conveniently close to Stratford Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,
and Westfield shopping. Stratford station is within a 7-minute walk though Stratford shopping centre, with numerous bus stops nearby.

The Team:

Kimora is a certified beauty therapist with level 2 3 & 4 specialists in Skin rejuvenation, a passionate nails technician and love the art of brow grooming.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Calm and friendly.

• Specialises in: skin-care, nails enhancement and HD brow grooming.

• Brands: DND, DC, OPI, Gelish, Gel Bottle, SNS, Million Dollar system and HD Brows.

• The extra: Kim is very dedicated to her work.

Made by Roxana Hair Studio offers professional hair services with a focus on modern colour techniques, healthy hair and personalised styling. Specialising in balayage, highlights, blonding and smooth blow-dries, every service is tailored to enhance your natural beauty and suit your lifestyle. Clients can expect high attention to detail, quality products and a relaxed professional experience.

Located in London within Nuova Beauty Bar, The Only Way Is Aesthetics aims to increase your confidence with killer fillers, a sprinkle of anti-wrinkle and much more. With an emphasis on enhancing natural beauty rather than creating a fake or unnatural look, The Only Way Is Aesthetics will quickly become your favourite beauty haven.

Nearest public transport:

Mile End and Bow Road stations are both within a 17-minute stroll away.

The team:

The Only Way Is Aesthetics has been established since 2019 and provides a vast range of specialist aesthetics treatments. They describe themselves as an award-winning celeb aesthetic company, based within clinics across London and Essex. They can't perform magic but they aim to achieve miracles with treatments such as anti-wrinkle injections, fillers, face and body PDO Mono/COG threads, skineEye boosters, BBL, breast contouring, PRP, Morpheus8, HIFU, PlexR fibroblast, IV's and much more.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, redefining and friendly.
• Specialises in: The transformative power of beauty and aesthetics.
• The extra touches: The venue will provide free refreshments, so you can sit back, relax and let the experts get to work.

Ramp up the glam here at Alivia K Wood. An award-winning team of beauty specialist and trainers who strive to provide nothing short of high-quality treatments. This includes Semi-Permanent Makeup (Brows, Eyeliner and Lips), Brow Lamination, Brow Shaping (Wax & Thread), Lash Lifts and safe and effective Saline Based Tattoo Removals. You'll be sure to receive a high-quality treatment at an unbeatable price.

Nearest public transport:

Located within minutes walk from Pontoon Dock, with great transport links, Alivia K Wood can also be found using local bus services.

The team:

Alivia K Wood offers a friendly and professional environment, making your experience here comfortable and enjoyable. The team at this salon have a range of qualifications in Semi-Permanent Makeup and Microblading as well as run a training academy. In addition, the director has extensive experience of working as a partner with the industry's top leading Semi-Permanent, Liarna Jessica London. You can rest assured that you are in safe hands and are in the care of professionals.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, trendy and luxurious.
• Specialises and trains in: Semi-permanent makeup & tattoo removal.
• Brands and products used: Li-FT®, IQ Colour Remover & the world-renowned Tina Davies Pigment (Products are EU compliant) .
• The extra touches: Luxury treatments. Free Consultations. Treated by an award-winning Elite Artist. Offers a glass of sparkling wine or a hot drink with every eligible treatment.

Just two minutes’ walk from Shadwell DLR station, Brigita is a bright and spacious hair and beauty salon. Established in 2005, they have gathered a loyal customer base through their experienced and attentive staff who are fluent in an array of languages, including Russian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Portuguese.

They take the time to listen to what you’re looking for in order to ensure that your treatment is perfectly tailored to your personal style and preferences. Enjoy the pleasant music and friendly atmosphere while you treat yourself to a classic haircut or indulge yourself with a gel manicure. By the time you leave you’ll look and feel fantastic.

Pim Thai Therapy is devoted to blending traditional Thai massage techniques with contemporary wellness practices. This team is dedicated to assisting you in attaining relaxation, alleviating muscle tension, and enhancing overall well-being. We advocate for a holistic approach to healing that integrates mind, body, and spirit.

Nearest public transport:

The studio is located just a 2-minute stroll from London Fields station, and Hackney Central station is also just a 4-minute walk away.

The team:

The specialists at Pim Thai Therapy are true practitioners of traditional healing. They are devoted to the art of Thai massage, using a combination of stretching, rhythmic pressure, and specialised techniques to target deep-seated knots. Known for their intuitive touch and professional expertise, the team treats every session as a bespoke journey. You aren't just getting a treatment; you are receiving a masterclass in body alignment from experts who are passionate about the physical and mental benefits of Thai therapy.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: A calm, authentic, and soulful space.
• Specialises in: Authentic Thai massage techniques, focusing on flexibility, energy flow, and deep muscle relief.