hair and beauty in Lothians

McLaren Ross Hair Studio in central Edinburgh is a well-established spot for precision cuts, creative colouring and elegant styling.

This chic salon is home to a dream team who together have more than 20 years of experience bringing men, women and children the best haircuts around.

They're known for their impressive colour skills, giving you highlights, tinting and balayage that will really lift your features and put a spring in your step.

Classic blow drys and updos are also available to get you prepped for that big event.

McLaren Ross Hair Studio is wheelchair accessible, just five-minutes from Haymarket Station and has bus stops nearby. Book in today and refresh your locks.

Paige Conner Hairdressing is a stylish, contemporary salon located on the iconic Broughton Street in Edinburgh, specialising in premium hair services. This welcoming studio offers a full range of creative hair solutions, from precision cutting and expert styling to bespoke colouring, all delivered in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Nearest public transport:

The salon is exceptionally well-connected, situated just a 5-minute walk from Picardy Place Tram Stop and within a 10-minute walk of Edinburgh Waverley Station. It is also moments away from major bus routes serving York Place and Leith Street, making it easily accessible from all parts of the city.

The team:

Paige and her team are highly skilled stylists dedicated to providing a personalised and professional experience for every client. They combine creative flair with technical expertise to ensure you leave the salon with a look that perfectly suits your personality and lifestyle.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, trendy, and incredibly welcoming.
• Specialises in: Expert Hair Styling, creative colouring, and high-quality hair care.

This masterful beautician will craft custom treatments that transport you to a realm of relaxation at V&H Aesthetics, operating out of the vibrant and stylish Kolours Beauty Bar, Edinburgh. It is an elite Scottish capital advanced aesthetic clinic, a high-definition cosmetic tattooing house, and a specialised dermal rejuvenation hub. Committed to providing medical-grade sterilisation with cutting-edge facial contouring and skin remodelling protocols designed to enhance your natural features, boost cellular skin health, and reveal long-term confidence.

Nearest public transport:

The clinic enjoys an exceptionally well-connected, prominent urban location, close to numerous public transport options. A convenient 15-minute walk or a rapid 3-minute bus/taxi ride from Haymarket Railway Station.

The team:

Varsha’s unique expertise is committed to providing high standards of care, hygiene, and client satisfaction, ensuring every treatment is tailored to your individual needs and goals.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: A modern and immaculate clinical workspace with a warm, welcoming, and friendly lifestyle energy.
• Specialises in: Precision non-surgical aesthetics, advanced lipolytic contour sculpting, and hyper-realistic brow microblading.
• The extra touches: The clinic features full wheelchair access, ensuring a comfortable and welcoming environment for all clients. Free refreshments, allowing you to unwind with a premium beverage while you are being pampered. This boutique space has been intentionally established as an adults-only retreat. English, Hindi, and Marathi are spoken fluently at the venue.

Mind Body Shiatsu is based in Colinton on the south-west edge of Edinburgh. Working from her beautiful garden room, Jacqui offers Shiatsu, a Japanese holistic touch therapy, helping you to rebalance, restore and renew from within. Sessions are offered upon either:- a traditional Japanese wool filled floor futon or an extra wide treatment table, or a therapeutic massage chair, allowing you to feel supported, comfortable and relaxed. There is plenty of FREE on-street parking and the local bus terminus is a short 5-minute walk away.

Nearest public transport:

Local buses include Lothian's Number 10 Bonaly and Number 16 Torphin all less than a 10 minute walk from the venue.

The team:

The owner, Jacqui, is a Registered Shiatsu Practitioner with the Shiatsu Society (UK) and has a wealth of holistic knowledge. She listens to your needs and creates a deeply relaxing session allowing the body's natural state of 'rest, repair and renew' to take place.

What we like about the venue:

• The garden studio is bright, warm, calm, comfortable and clean. The oak wood flooring has under floor heating which is a real treat when it's cold and frosty outside.

• This is a welcoming and comfortable space where clients feel valued, respected and at ease.

• Luxurious bathroom facilities are available for changing, which is handy if you are coming from work.

An experienced team dedicated to helping you look and feel your best at Diamond Hair by Oana, Edinburgh. This hair studio is dedicated to high-end transformations and precision hair care. Specialising in bespoke hair colouring techniques, this studio is established as a chic and creative sanctuary for those seeking editorial-standard results

Nearest public transport:

The studio is exceptionally well-positioned on a major thoroughfare, close to plenty of public transport options. It is just a short 5-minute walk from South Gyle train station or a quick trip from the Gyle Centre tram stop. Numerous main bus routes also stop right outside on St John's Road, making it incredibly accessible.

The team:

Oana’s expertise lies in her technical mastery of complex hair goals - whether it’s achieving the perfect seamless balayage or bespoke technical colouring. Her attentive care and professional integrity ensure that every treatment is tailored to maintain hair health while achieving a flawless, diamond-standard finish.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Friendly and modern setting
• Specialises in: Professional cuts, colouring, styling and treatment.
• The extra touches: Oana’s commitment to education; her background with top international academies means she brings the latest global trends and healthiest techniques directly to her clients.

Hair by JFK is a renowned salon in central Edinburgh, famous for the skilful colouring and highlights on offer alongside classic cuts and blow drys.

Catering to both men and women, Hair by JFK has a real edgy feel with its bright and plant-filled space. As a dog-friendly salon, you're welcome to bring your dog along while you enjoy the ultimate hairdressing experience from the stylists.

Having been in the industry for over a decade, the expert team here really know what they're doing when it comes to colouring. Their range of colour options and combinations, from bleach and toning to full head highlights and tinting, mean that they can cater your look to exactly what you're after and ensure you leave feeling great.

They use the best products from Schwarzkopf, including a choice of ammonia-free colour, as well as Colour Blast and Fudge, to nourish your hair.

Based in the Newington area of Edinburgh, less than a 15-minute walk from Edinburgh Old Town, Hair by JFK has a number of bus stops nearby and a few on-street parking spots too.

Beauty Pod is a beauty room operated by Jill at Medusa Broughton, situated in sight of the Picardy Place tram stop in the vibrant east end of Edinburgh city centre. She has 15 years of experience and multiple international qualifications so she can offer quality lash, brow and waxing services paired with luxury products in a relaxed environment.

Skilled and friendly to make sure you feel at ease with professional and considerate treatments. Just a short walk from Princes Street, this is a convenient and welcoming beauty stop where you can take some time for yourself.

Previously known as Free Range Beauty.

Welcome to Carlotta Nails & Beauty, nestled in the heart of Mayfield, Midlothian.
Step into a haven of pampering, where I will be await to help you with any request that you have, and I will try my best to accommodate you.

From exquisite nail art to luxurious manicures and pedicures, Carlotta's offers an array of treatments tailored to enhance your natural beauty.
Relax in the chic and tranquil atmosphere as a skilled professional will cater to your every need.

Whether you're seeking a quick touch-up or a longer experience, Carlotta Nails & Beauty is your destination for impeccable service and radiant results.

Nearest public transport:

The salon is based in Laburnum Place, with local bus routes nearby (Bus 3 and 48) and Free Parking outside.

The Team:

Highly trained nail technician and beauty therapist, with many years of experience.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Calm and friendly.
• Specialises in: Nail and beauty.
• The extra: Very dedicated to each and every customer.

Update your hair in an instant with Fiona @ Salon Glanville, based inside Glanville Hairdressers, located in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. With a healthy dose of all the major colour trends, you'll find this house of hues has an extensive menu of colour services, with options in glossy tints, sun-kissed and autumnal highlights and the intricate hand-painted balayage technique. This is creative colouring done right. So, sit back, relax, and the resident scissor scholar will soon have you swooning over your luscious locks. Remember, brand-new hair is the ultimate power statement, plus looking good never goes out of style

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently located near plenty of public transport options, ensuring a hassle-free journey for all beauty enthusiasts.

The team:

Fiona is a creative director offering an excellent technical ability, customer service, and she listens to your needs and gives you the results that you didn’t think you could achieve, always taking into consideration your individual style.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Chic, professional and friendly.
• Specialises in: A range of GHD, Nioxin, and Wella hairdressing techniques, helping others look and feel their best by harnessing the transformative power of hairdressing.
• Brands and products used: Wella.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Head over to Hair by JFK in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, for your pick of their renowned haircuts, colouring and highlights.

This edgy unisex salon is known for its versatility. Whether you want a classic cut or to follow a new hot trend, the expert stylists' dynamic approach ensures you'll get a look that suits you.

The impressive range of colour options and combinations includes bleaching, ombre, highlights and tinting. You can also receive ammonia-free colour with the Essensity Organic Colour range. We solely stock Schwarzkopf Professional products for added luxury & stunning outcome.

This branch of Hair by JFK is based in Bruntsfield, walking distance from Edinburgh city centre. Street parking and bus stops can be found nearby, so nothing's stopping you from reviving your hair there today.

Hair by Jemma @ Babu Hair & Beauty is a hair salon located in Marchmont, Edinburgh. Jemma will continue to offer all hair services from the Marchmont, specialising in a range of Goldwell & Wella hairdressing techniques and offering services for ladies and gents.

If you believe that blondes have more fun, then head on over to Kirsty Stronach Hair, within KH Hair, Edinburgh and prove that theory! Known locally for being a staple for dramatic hair changes, this colour connoisseur will strip away the barriers to reveal your true hair potential, leaving you with a blank canvas ready to be painted in the brightest, boldest shades of blonde. Whatever you desire, this house of hues has an extensive menu of colour services, with options in glossy tints, sun-kissed and autumnal highlights and the intricate hand-painted balayage technique; this is creative colouring done right! Whether you're all about banishing brass or just looking for a little pick-me-up, give your hair a dose of sass and sophistication and get ready to conquer the world with your platinum princess charm, all within one appointment. Book at Kirsty Stronach Hair today, or it light never happen!

Nearest public transport:

Plenty of paid parking is available close by for those arriving by car.

The team:

This one-to-one service aims to leave you feeling so relaxed and comfortable that you can't wait for your next visit.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Chic, experienced and friendly.
• Specialises in: Transforming not just hair, but how people feel. One cut, colour and style at a time!
• The extra touches: You can relax and enjoy a complimentary drink, confident in the knowledge that you will receive a creative and professional service.

Welcome to Douglas Caird Intuitive Holistic Therapy. Douglas is an experienced therapist, having dedicated over 25 years to working as a full-time professional practitioner. His treatments are nourishing, restorative and balancing and focus on gently relieving physical and emotional build-up, holding and tensions from stress and anxiety. Douglas will encourage and support you in making the most of your session – for your experience to be the one that is most helpful to you.

Douglas’s massage (originally Swedish based) can be described as nourishing holistic massage and bodywork in that it intrinsically encompasses elements of all the approaches he works with. Integrated sessions are also encouraged, where a combination of treatments are used to work with you in the most appropriate way on the day.

With a wholly person-centred approach, Douglas encourages working in a way in which your session can be tailored to suit your needs on the day and can be changed at any time. You can therefore book the treatment/s that you know you want, or just book an open session and decide on the day, after consultation.

Initially qualified in reflexology he then trained in massage and reiki (master level), clinical hypnotherapy and emotional freedom techniques. In 2024, he completed a 2 year diploma in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy.

Douglas has worked in a variety of clinic settings in Edinburgh and Gloucestershire, including a 3 year period as a senior therapist in 2 high-end rural spas. During this time he taught massage, Indian head massage and spa therapies (BTEC) at Stroud college. He worked as a volunteer counsellor at FDAMH, Falkirk’s Mental health Association.

The Wax Bar - Davidson's Mains is a dedicated waxing salon nestled in the heart of Edinburgh. Known for its professionalism and commitment to customer satisfaction, this venue is sure to become a go-to destination for beauty enthusiasts across the city.

The team

At The Wax Bar - Davidson's Mains, a small team of highly trained staff members takes pride in delivering a personalised service to each client. They are dedicated to making sure every customer feels comfortable and leaves the salon satisfied with their waxing experience.

What we like about the venue

• Atmosphere: professional, relaxing, friendly
• Specialises in: waxing

Ashley Nadia Hair in Edinburgh-Leith is located at Kalon Salon and offers a modern, welcoming atmosphere paired with a highly skilled stylist dedicated to personalised care and expert hair services. From precision cuts and bespoke colour treatments like balayage and babylights to nourishing treatments using top brands like Redken, the focus is always on healthy, beautiful hair. The friendly vibe and attention to detail make every visit a truly enjoyable experience.

Nearest public transport:

The Port of Leith tram stop is just a short two-minute stroll from the salon.

The team:

Ashley is known for her warm personality, professionalism, and attention to detail. Clients appreciate her calm and friendly manner, as well as her ability to listen carefully and offer expert advice tailored to their needs. Whether it’s a precise haircut, a natural-looking balayage, or a sleek blow-dry, Ashley combines technical skill with a strong sense of style. She works with high-quality products and takes the time to ensure every client leaves feeling confident and cared for.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Professional, serene, and attentive.
• Specialises in: Haircuts and color.
• Brands and products used: Redken, L'Oréal, and vegan, cruelty-free organic products.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair-accessible, offers free refreshments, and has paid parking nearby.

We work with people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, and we have a genuine passion for people’s well-being and helping them to reach their goals and remain healthy, both physically and mentally.

Nearest public transport

Just 4-minute walk from Foot of the Walk tram station.

The team

The venue is managed by a small team of dedicated staff members. Their main responsibility is to ensure every client receives top-quality service and leaves the venue feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and satisfied. Their commitment, professionalism and expertise go a long way in making the venue a preferred choice for many.

What we like about the venue

• Atmosphere: relaxing, inviting, professional
• Specialises in: massage and wellbeing

Welcome to Taylor’s Lashes, they have been a lash and brow technician for over 2 years now, offering all sets from classics, angel lashes, hybrids, Russian, mega volume and infills for each. They also offer lash lift with optional tint and brow waxing, tinting and lamination

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.

Welcome to Flow & Massage Therapy at Westwoods Health Club, Edinburgh,

I’m Rosa, a compassionate and intuitive massage therapist with over a decade of experience. All my treatment times refer to hands-on time. I also allow gentle space afterwards for you to get ready slowly, and a moment for me to prepare the room with care so your experience feels calm and unrushed. I specialise in Abdominal Therapy and Lymphatic Drainage, two profoundly restorative and powerful treatments that now sit at the heart of my work.

These methods offer far more than surface-level relief. They invite your body to release what it’s been holding, return to balance, and reconnect with itself. Abdominal Therapy gently supports the belly, womb, lower back and pelvis, helping you drop into your centre with care and grounding. My sculpting lymphatic work supports detoxification, fluid balance, and nervous system regulation — helping you feel lighter, brighter and more energised from the inside out.

My approach is holistic and personal. I work with the whole person, body, mind and soul — and tailor each treatment to meet you where you are. I listen to what’s said and what’s unsaid, and I hold space for you with integrity, warmth and professionalism.

Before starting my practice, I trained extensively and worked in hotel spas and high street salons, building hands-on experience while deepening my skills. In 2015, I completed my CIDESCO, ITEC and Mary Reid qualifications at the Mary Reid Spa Academy in Edinburgh. This was followed by a Diploma in Anatomy & Physiology from Scottish Massage Schools in 2017, and a Diploma in Sports & Remedial Massage from Western School Massage in 2021 — a proud achievement during the height of the pandemic.

Since then, I’ve continued investing in specialised training, including:

• Abdominal Therapy (as taught by the Abdominal Therapy Collective, directly affiliated with Dr Rosita Arvigo)
• Lymphatic Drainage & Sculpting Massage (body & facial)
• Pregnancy Massage (FEDANT accredited)
• Thai Herbal Poultice Massage
• Warm Bamboo Massage
• Hot Stone Massage
• Confident Skin Therapist certification

Before all of this, I graduated with a BA in Acting for Stage and Screen in 2009, and it was through that creative training in movement and body awareness that I first became curious about how the body holds and expresses emotion. That curiosity led me to massage therapy, and over time, it became my path.

I value compassion, integrity and honesty in both life and work. I know the worth of what I offer not just the time in the treatment room, but the depth, skill and presence that holds it all together. I don’t offer generic massages. I offer a space for reconnection, release and healing.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently situated close to plenty of public transport options, ensuring a hassle-free journey to the venue. Parking is also free whilst getting a treatment or using the facilities at a discount for my clients (if you wish to add this on please let me know).

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Restorative, professional and welcoming.
• Specialises in: Massages that will leave you feeling rejuvenated, revitalised and deeply refreshed.
• Brands and products used: This trendy, eco-conscious salon is proud to use locally-made, cruelty-free, natural and organic products, supporting small businesses while delivering the freshest, highest-quality care.

At Beauty Touch, Edinburgh, their passion for beauty drives them. What sets up apart is professionalism. They are dedicated to excellence.

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.

Welcome to Amber Hair and Beauty, located at 3 Mountcastle Drive North in the charming city of Edinburgh. This chic salon blends elegance with comfort, offering a refined space where style and relaxation go hand in hand. Whether you're after a sleek new cut, a vibrant colour refresh or a classic blow-dry, Amber Hair and Beauty delivers with flair and finesse, ensuring every visit leaves you feeling your absolute best.

Nearest public transport
The salon is conveniently situated near the Mountcastle Grove bus stop, making it easily accessible for clients across the city.

The team
Amber Hair and Beauty is home to a talented team of stylists who are passionate about helping you express your personal style. With a keen eye for detail and a warm, welcoming approach, they ensure every appointment is a treat.

What we like about the venue :

• Atmosphere : Luxurious, modern and calm.
• Specialises in : Hair.