hair and beauty in Lothians

Welcome to our nail salon, The SEPT studio, conveniently located at 9 Newington Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1QR, near the University of Edinburgh’s George Square campus. With years of experience in the industry, we pride ourselves on providing the best in nail, eyelash, and beauty services. Our skilled team is both passionate and professional, dedicated to ensuring each client feels pampered and satisfied with every visit. Whether you’re looking for a classic manicure, intricate nail art, or a full set of lush lashes, we’re here to offer top-notch services in a warm and welcoming environment.

CND and DND manis, Japanese-style nail art and gel extensions are just a few of the things on offer to make your talons shine. Classic lash extensions, facial threading and lash lifts will finish off your new look.

The Sept Studio is wheelchair accessible, with limited paid street parking and bus stops nearby. Book in today for a real beauty treat.

Breathe new life into your style with Elegant Brows , laser hair removal , Ipl skin rejuvenation and tattoo removals . With everything from eyebrow threading and waxing to semi-permanent make-up and nails, you should expect high-end treatments and top-name brands from this cornerstone of beauty. Open a world of possibilities and book now.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is conveniently situated close to plenty of public transport and also with plenty of free parking.

The team:

With tons of experience, this skilful technician will bring your visions to reality as you emerge as the epitome of timeless elegance.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Vibrant, 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.

Dune Hair and Beauty is a well-established, modern salon within the Meadowbank area, just minutes from the busy Princess Street, offering precision cuts, professional styling and luxurious colouring.

This welcoming salon provides high-quality treatments alongside experienced and friendly staff; they are renowned for their unpretentious and attentive atmosphere, focused only on transforming your hair and making you feel at home.

They offer the latest on-trend colouring alongside classic tones as well as transformative, tailored cuts, whether you're after a complete restyle or just to breathe some life back into your locks. Their intricate hair up styles and glamorous blowouts will have you ready for any occasion, and their Keratin and conditioning treatments will leave your hair sleek, glossy and salon fresh for longer.

As previous winners of the Best of Edinburgh Salons, whatever you need you are in safe hands. They are open 5 days a week and are easily accessible in a central location via numerous bus routes.

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WE'RE ON THE MOVE: From the 3rd February 2020 you will find Valerio is now based in the splendid premises of Hair by JFK - same great service, new vista.

Continuing to specialise in ladies’ and men’s hairdressing at affordable prices. The salon is spacious and bright, with comfortable furnishings, a place where you can rest assured your hair is in good hands.

Priding himself on his personal service, he is passionate about providing the highest standard of care. He listens to your needs and provides you with great advice on how best to look after your hair. Using high-end products such as Matrix, he ensures a high-quality finish with every visit.

Welcome to Alma's Hair Studio, within Diamond Barbers. Wide range of hairdressing services, located in the Haymarket, Edinburgh area, just 3-4 min walk from Haymarket tram station.

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.

Break out of any style rut with a trip to Leith's Fundamental Salon.

A fresh, vibrant take on the traditional salon experience, this urban styled hairdressers brings you a full Wella colour and unisex styling fit for any preference.

Founded in 2019, options cover detailed updos, stylised blow drys for restored shape and volume as well as an assortment of carefully matched colour techniques..

Set in the centre of Leith, Fundamental Salon is not only reachable by bus or car, five minute walk from the tram stop on leith walk.

Ultimate Wellness is a salon located on the Portobello High Street, on the costal outskirts of Edinburgh City Centre. Our extensive and varied menu includes a wide range of beauty treatments and speciality wellness protocols

We excel at massage, facials, nails and waxing.

Ultimate Wellness is also the only salon in Scotland to offer the biohacking package of hyperbaric oxygen and float therapy

We can flood every tissue and cell in your body with 96% pure dissolved oxygen and then have you rest completely weightless in silence and optional darkness within our "i-sopod" float tank. The ultimate in rest and regeneration!

Ultimate Wellness use market-leading products to deliver the highest-quality service possible, including The Gel Bottle Inc polish as well as Dermalogica facial products. There is a large team of dedicated staff available, ensuring you'll never have to wait long for the treatment you desire.

There is roadside parking available directly outside the salon for customers to utilise.

Based within Rejuv Clinic on Queensferry Road, you'll find Kara Beauty. A renowned and quaint beauty treatment room providing a selection of semi-permanent makeup, facial, and brow treatments.

Nearest public transport:

The salon can be found using local bus services.

The team:

Kamilla is a true genius in the craft, so you can be sure to feel safe and in good hands.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Welcoming, friendly and professional.
• Specialises in: Beauty.
• Brands and products used: PhiBrows, Nouveau, Eve Taylor and IMAGE.

Lushwalk Beauty Salon is located on Easter Road in the area of Leith/Meadowbank area of Edinburgh.

They offer a wide array of treatments ranging from Shellac manicure, La Stone massages to Decleor facials. Their professional beauty therapists creates a pampering experience for you to come out feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. Working with quality products such as Jessica Polish, Lycon and Sienna X they deliver quality services at great prices.

Tucked away in a peaceful corner, Holistic Wellness by Annemarie, offers a sanctuary for those seeking wellness through massage and holistic treatments. This venue, designed with tranquillity in mind, exudes a warm and welcoming ambience that'll instantly put you at ease as you forget about the outside world and indulge in some well-deserved self-care. Holistic Wellness by Annemarie specialises in a gentle, hands-on approach that enhances the body's natural healing processes and promotes overall well-being. Here in this oasis of tranquillity, your mind, body and spirit can unite in perfect harmony to find solace, renewal and a pathway to inner peace.

Nearest public transport:

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

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.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair accessible.

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.

Welcome to Salon Fairnington, a premier high-street hair design studio in Edinburgh. This modern space offers a perfect blend of expert styling and a relaxed, neighbourhood atmosphere. It is the go-to destination for clients across the Southside of Edinburgh looking to elevate their look, maintain a precision style, or enjoy a completely personalised hair transformation. The salon operates with absolute technical mastery over cut and colour, specialising entirely in precision ladies' cuts, creative blow-dries, and advanced foil highlighting techniques. From clean structural trims and dramatic re-styles to tailored t-section, half-head, and full-head highlights designed to add radiant dimension, every service is customised to complement your unique features and lifestyle. Utilising premium, professional-grade hair care ranges, ensuring that your hair leaves looking vibrant, healthy, and perfectly finished.

Nearest public transport:

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

The team:

You are welcomed by a dynamic and highly talented team of specialists with years of master-level industry experience. This collaborative group of passionate stylists work seamlessly together to deliver a top-tier salon experience.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Bright, stylish, and welcoming.
• Specialises in: Precision ladies' cutting, multi-dimensional highlighting transformations, and premium hair health systems.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair accessible.
• Brands used: Wella and Jadus.

Working from my home-based studio allows me to offer plenty of availability for a range of specialised massages, including Sports Massage, Indian Head Massage and Lymphatic Drainage.

The dedicated room is within a main-door basement.

My training is primarily in Sports Massage, but I find myself increasingly drawn to understanding and alleviating chronic tension caused by the stresses of day to day life.

Hannah offers high quality treatments using high quality products from a treatment room based in Modello hair salon in Bonnyrigg. Formerly based at 56 Newington Road, luxury home salon opening early 2027.

Hannah has almost 19 years industry experience, and specialises in brow, intimate waxing and skin treatments.

Ideally situated in Leith, The Shore Clinic is a massage and therapy centre in Edinburgh.

Open seven days a week until late, the team here are accommodating, hardworking and always on hand to recommend the massage which is the best fit for you.

Whether you would like a relaxing treatment or one which targets aches and pains, there is no challenge too big or small for the venue’s talented staff. They will always provide you with a bespoke, personally tailored treatment which surpasses all expectations.

Update your hair in an instant with SJ Creative, within X Creative Collaborative, 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, sunkissed 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 situated were you find plenty of buses and regular trams on Ocean Drive. Parking in Ocean Terminall multistory car park ensuring a hassle-free journey to the venue for all hair enthusiasts.

The team:

Stacy's 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: Transforming, professional and friendly.
• Specialises in: Helping others look and feel their best by harnessing the transformative power of hairdressing.
• Brand and products used: Wella, Maria Nila

Give your hair the refresh it deserves at KH Hair in Leith. Balayage, highlights, haircuts, and extensions are just a few of the treatments on offer at this top salon. Top rated on Treatwell 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nearest public transport:

Located down the road from Leith Victoria Swim Centre, the salon is reachable using local bus services.

The team:

Kieran is an experienced hairdresser whose focus is to help you look and feel fabulous and confident.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Friendly, professional
• Specialises in: Hair.
• Brands and products used: Wella.

Take some time for yourself. Pick up one of the treatments in the menu to refresh your body, balance your mind and your inner energy. Harmonious Life located in central Edinburgh, at the second floor of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, a beautiful historic building.

Meet one of our experienced and passionate therapists:

Giovanna a massage therapist with over 20 years of experience, originating from Italy.

Harmonious Life is the space where everybody will be able to find their own favourite treatment tailored to their needs.

Nestled inside the sports hub at Queensferry Recreation Centre, Beauty and The Nails offers the full nail bar experience and professional lash and brow design.

All treatments are carried out by owner Izabela, famed for her super cheery welcome, she finishes every treatment with a selection of well-known premium brands. You'll find the full nail bar range of options with both CND Vinylux high shine polishes and CND Shellac 2 week finishes for natural nails. Her range of acrylic extensions comes with optional classic French tips or glossy Shellac finishes in an array of colours.

In brow design, you'll find perfectly waxed brows with tints for extra depth and definition. Lash treatments include low maintenance, eye opening lifts and tints or for the ultimate dramatic effect, Izabela specialises in luxury semi permanent extensions, individually applied, strand by strand.

Just a 5-minute walk from Dalmeny train station, there's also plenty of free parking available right outside. Late night appointments are available until 9 pm Monday right through to Thursday.