hair and beauty in Lothians

Step into Hermeduss Massage, a tranquil haven nestled in the heart of Edinburgh, dedicated to restoring balance, relieving tension, and enhancing well-being. The treatment space is calm, clean, and welcoming—designed to help you unwind from the moment you arrive. Whether you're seeking relief from muscular discomfort, recovering from sports activity, or simply craving deep relaxation, their tailored massage therapies are delivered with care, precision, and professionalism.

Nearest public transport:

Haymarket station is just a 20-minute walk away, so you'll have no problem keeping connected.

The team:

With their years of experience, they are 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: Cultivating a welcoming and comfortable environment where clients feel valued, respected and at ease, as well as providing expert advice and guidance.

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.

Brass is a recently renovated family ran salon in the heart of Edinburgh. Brass formerly Ritz Hair is has been in business since the 1980.Daryle, son of Ritz owners Lynne and James Davidson decided to change the name to modernise the Brand. Owner of Brass Daryle offers a friendly but professional salon with 5 stylists of all ages and hairdressing styles to cater for a wide variety of clients. We would love to see you at our unique salon.

Decorated in a pale Linen colour with gold trimmings and original autumn oak floors, this salon is spacious and inviting, with a family ran atmosphere.

Take just a quick peek at their menu and you'll find everything from cuts and blow-dries to Balayage, Highlights and many more colour techniques from our L’Oréal trained team.

You'll find them located in the city centre, only a 13-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station. Let the talented team at Brass Hair & Beauty provide you with a personalised experience you'll want to repeat.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Macintyre's Hair & Beauty is a well-established salon located in Edinburgh’s New Town, offering an extensive range of hair and beauty services.

The staff are very professional and experienced, providing treatments from head to toe and giving advice on how best to look after your hair between salon visits. They pride themselves on having an enviable reputation due to their knowledge and experience in the hair and beauty industry.

In the heart of Edinburgh, you’ll find the fabulous Beauty Hive.

Here you can choose from a select range of treatments, including gel nails, waxing and eyebrows.

Your highly-experienced therapist uses only the best products, like The Gel Bottle and Harley Wax, to achieve professional results.

This modern venue based within NoiRouge is conveniently located with tram, train and bus stops nearby.

Book in and let the wonderful Ailsa take great care of you today.

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.

CM Hair is an established hair salon located within the Marriott hotel near Corstorphine, Edinburgh. Salon owner Cheryl has over 23 years experience in the industry and provides a variety of ladies' hair tinting and highlighting options alongside cutting and styling for both men and women.

Cheryl has learnt her trained whilst working with some of the most renowned figures in the world of hair. After completing her initial training and qualifications with Charlie Miller, she then went on the do further training with Toni & Guy and qualified with them too. She specialises in blow drying hair, and refuses to use straightening irons to finish a blow dry as she believes you should be able to achieve a sleek, smooth finish with a hairdryer and brush alone. Cheryl also likes to focus on the condition of hair and ensuring that clients can achieve the same salon finish at home. She achieves this by giving them a style they can work with and maintain, and by teaching them how to blow dry and style their own hair while she works her magic.

There is a Starbucks coffee bar available in the hotel, from which you can order any drinks and Cheryl also has a food menu available so you can nibble away while you have your hair done.

There is lots of hotel parking the clients to utilise and the salon is on many bus routes. The Gyle shopping centre, Edinburgh Airport and Maybury Casino are all very close, as is the city bypass, so CM Hair can be easily reached from all over the city and beyond.

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.

more info betiva.versum.com Betiva Beauty is a Luxurious Beauty Boutique in the heart of Morningside, Edinburgh. Offering a variety of services including permanent makeup, waxing, facials, manicures and lash extensions. Their purpose is to be the ultimate professional beauty consultants and they believe in constant development for their team.

Nearest public transport: Ideally located with connections to rail, tram and all major bus routes.

The team: With many years of experience, they achieved the reputation as the best Permanent Makeup and Skin Clinic in Edinburgh.

What we like about the venue: Atmosphere: Compassionate and friendly atmosphere. Specialises in: Semi-permanent makeup. Brands and products used: Gelish, Entity, Orly, Neoglis and Janssen Cosmeceutical.

LA Hair Solutions located on Comiston Road, a few minutes away from Morningside Parish Church.

The salon offers a relaxing space with charming decor for you to feel at ease and comfortable. Offering an array of services from tanning, waxing and hair colouring you can be sure to find the treatment which suits your needs. Their therapists are experts in their field with a mission to leave you feeling pampered and fabulous.

Brows & Co is a trendy boutique studio that offers a range of Brow & Lash treatments. Our Brow & Lash bar was founded in 2018 by senior brow artist and the salon owner Naziyah. Our team is built up of friendly professionals who are fully qualified, educated, experienced, and who have been selectively hand-picked by Naz. Within the space of a year of opening the studio, Brows&Co has won two awards. ‘Brow Bar of the Year’ 2019 at the first Scottish NBL Awards. Our highly motivated and experienced team strives to push the boundaries of beauty in the latest techniques and is always growing our extensive knowledge & practice in all the latest brow trends.

Nearest public transport:

Local bus services connect the salon. The Shore tram stop is a 5-minutes walk away.

The team:

All the technicians are experienced, friendly professionals known for building human connections.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Very modern and professional.
• Specialises in: Brows.
• Brands and products used: HD Brows. Cruelty-free, organic, and vegan products are used.
• The extra touches: Free and paid parking is available.

Give your hair a treat in at Beautiful Hermosa Hair, in Musselburgh. You’ll find all the major trends in colour, highlights and balayage technique.

Nearest public transport:

Bridge Street bus stops (lines 26, 44, 48) are located a short walk from the venue

The team:

Victoria 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: Cosy and friendly
• Specialises in: Hair colouring and styling

Based in Edinburgh’s West End, 2 U Beauty is a lovely salon opening seven days a week and offering a huge range of beauty treatments. Whether you want a relaxing massage or a simple manicure, the pleasant staff are efficient in performing excellent treatments at reasonable prices.

They have a great selection of colours for your nails and make use of quality products such as CND Shellac and Vinylux. The staff are trained in many different techniques to make sure you leave feeling happy and refreshed.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is based on Lochrin Biuldings with local bus routes nearby.

The Team:

They are highly trained beauticians, with many years of experience under their belt.

What we like about the venue:

Atmosphere: Calm, clean and friendly.
Specialises in: Beauty

Welcome to Salon Studios - Alex In Wonderland, a hair salon in Edinburgh. Alex offers hair treatments such as haircuts, colouring and blow-drying with an astonishing style and finish which will leave you ready to take on the day!

Nearest public transport:

South Gyle station is a 20-minute walk away.

The team:

Alex has over 18 years in the hairdressing industry, yet they ensure they are trained in the newest styles and to the highest standards.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: A friendly, relaxed salon that feels fresh, airy and undeniably high-end.
• Specialises in: Transforming not just hair, but how people feel. One cut, colour and style at a time!

Welcome to Morgan @ Dune Hairdressing, a newly qualified hair stylist graduating from Edinburgh College. Through this scissor scholar's expert cutting and colouring techniques, you'll re-discover the art of hair customisation and those bad hair days will soon become a pigment of your imagination. Whatever you desire, from raven blacks, copper reds and caramel blondes, the spectrum of shades and classic cut services aim to leave you and your hair with a newfound lustre and life. Pencil in and start living for that mirror moment!

Nearest public transport:

A 19-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station will lead you to the hairdresser's hot seat at Morgan @ Dune Hairdressing.

The team:

They have decided to take the next leap in their career as a self-employed hair stylist. They aim to make everyone feel welcome and leave feeling and looking their best self. They enjoy all aspects of hairdressing, so if you would like to be a part of this new journey, book now and let Morgan make you feel fabulous!

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Chic, professional and friendly.
• Specialises in: Helping others look and feel their best by harnessing the transformative power of hairdressing.
• The extra touches: Clients are offered a selection of complimentary refreshments, as this modern, chic salon prides itself on providing a top-tier beauty experience with a side of sophisticated comfort.
• please note that we have a 15 minute grace period so if you are 15 minutes late or more the service may not be carried out
• if you fail to arrive for your appointment you may still be charged
• if you cancel appointment within 24 hours of your appointment you may still be charged.