hair and beauty in Scotland

Nailin It by Leona is an cosy home based salon in Hamilton. The venue prides itself on providing a personalised and dedicated service to each client.

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.

Enhancing one's natural beauty can feel empowering and at Beauty Boutique, Kirkcaldy, that is the ultimate goal. With an extensive list of tried and tested treatments, that'll remind you of the goddess you truly are. Perfect, for lovers of everything and anything beauty-related, if you're looking to be primped, preened, polished and pampered, then go ahead and spoil yourself with a trip to Beauty Boutique.

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:

Together with their skills, experience and a great eye for detail, this talented team aim to have you looking and feeling your best.

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.

Afro Salon is a distinguished hair salon based in the vibrant locale of Livingston. This beauty venue brings a touch of elegance and glamour to the local beauty scene, offering an array of hair care services to cater to their clients' diverse needs.

Nearest public transport:

A 40-minute walk from Livingston North station will lead you to the hairdresser's hot seat at Afro Salon. Plenty of free and paid parking is available close by for those arriving by car.

The team:

Greeting every client with a smile and combining years of experience with a personable approach, these salon superstars perform all their services to the highest standard possible, to ensure a beautiful, inspirational result with every visit.

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: You can choose from a variety of free refreshments, this thoughtful gesture adds a personal touch, making every appointment a relaxing escape.

Viv's Hair, in Glasgow, offers bespoke haircuts and colour services to suit every client's personal needs.

The salon is located within Macdonald Hairdressing, an inviting and modern venue just a short walk from Glasgow Queen Street station in the city centre.

Viv is an industry expert with over 25 years of experience in cutting, colouring and styling hair using top of the range Schwarzkopf products.

Feel your best with a custom cut and colour or a Brazilian blow dry at Viv's Hair.

The salon is not wheelchair accessible.

Kasia Robertson Cosmetics Clinic is a refined beauty destination in Edinburgh, offering advanced cosmetic treatments and personalised beauty services. Whether you're enhancing your natural features or exploring aesthetic options, Kasia delivers expert care with a gentle touch.

Nearest public transport:
Conveniently located near the Leven Street bus stop, making it easy to reach from across the city.

The team:
Run by Kasia, a skilled beauty professional known for her precision and warm client care.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Elegant, discreet, and welcoming.
• Specialises in: Beauty treatments.

Head to Toe - Glasgow, Winner of Scotland’s Prestige Awards Beauty Salon of the Year 2024/25 - hosts a powerhouse of professionals who are ready to help you discover your best beautiful self. Treat yourself to a fuss-free de-fuzz session, that'll have you bare-legged and beach-ready in no time at all, with the top-notch technicians they have on hand. Or if you're in the mood for one of the classics, such as a fierce facial or beautiful blow-out, these gurus of glamour are a cut above the rest! Unlock the power of pampering - from Head to Toe!

Nearest public transport:

Baillieston station is only a 14-minute walk away and plenty of paid parking is available close by for those arriving by car.

The team:

This stylish squad collectively has years of experience and knows how to bring their A-game.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Sophisticated, 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.
• Brands and products used: Magpie, Bellamianta Tan, Eve Taylor, CACI and LashBomb.
• The extra touches: clients are offered a selection of complimentary refreshments, as this chic salon prides itself on providing a top-tier beauty experience with a side of cultivated comfort.

Welcome to Fatima Hair and Beauty, where hair and beauty meets expertise. The salon offers a luxurious, welcoming space for all who walk through our doors. They provide everything from precision cuts and colour treatments to blow dries and conditioning treatments.

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 hair and 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: 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.

Enhancing one's natural beauty can feel empowering and at My Beauty Boutique - The Gyle, Edinburgh, that is the ultimate goal. With an extensive list of tried and tested treatments, that'll remind you of the goddess you truly are. Perfect, for lovers of everything and anything beauty-related, if you're looking to be primped, preened, polished and pampered, then go ahead and spoil yourself with a trip to My Beauty Boutique.

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:

Together with their skills, experience and a great eye for detail, this talented team aim to have you looking and feeling your best.

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.

Located in the historic heart of the city, Dunfermline Wholeness Centre are a collective of dedicated health professionals, counsellors, and confidence specialists working in harmony to offer a safe, supportive space for healing, growth, and self-discovery. The venue offers a calm and uplifting setting, with thoughtfully designed rooms and an environment to support your experience.

The Centre's mission is "to empower individuals by nurturing the mind, body, and spirit."

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.

Join us at Ninians Nails, Monymusk, in the heart of the Scottish countryside. Specialising in beautiful manicures using the prescriptive nail system from Bio Sculpture. Our hands and nails are more than just a tool; feeling they are beautiful and healthy gives us confidence.

Bio Sculpture offers unrivalled strength and optimises the health of the nail. Treatments can be completed using either a traditional nail varnish or gel overlay. An exfoliating scrub, clarifying mask and hand massage provide a relaxing way to complete your treatment if desired.

Transport:

The venue is located a 4 minute walk from 'The Square' bus stop in Monymusk. Free parking can be found onsite for those in the car.

Important Notes:

Ninians Nails is a new studio and welcomes all feedback. We are currently in a 'soft launch' phase whilst the space undergoes a full renovation. As such, prices are discounted and your comments are appreciated.

Located just a few minutes walk from Fountainpark, in the tranquil area of Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, Glamour Hair & Beauty is an independent salon with an intimate and friendly atmosphere. They offer a selection of professional unisex hair and beauty treatments, using only well-known, premium brands.

Key services include the popular Keratin Blow Dry, a specialist hair treatment which transforms hair into a silky smooth finish, lasting up to five months. In colouring, they offer high gloss traditional and contemporary finishes, including semi-permanent urban colouring and natural sun-kissed hues.

Glamour's beauty menu includes tailored massages, Shellac and natural finish manicures and pedicures, unisex hair removal, deluxe facials and HD brow design.

Let go of all tension and worries and allow yourself to fully surrender to the relaxing touch that awaits within The Tranquil Lounge, Glasgow. In this haven of tranquillity, time seems to stand still and worries melt away like snowflakes in the warm embrace of the sun; whether you seek to enhance your natural beauty or simply wish to indulge in a moment of pure relaxation, The Tranquil Lounge offers a sanctuary where healing and rejuvenation flourish, leaving you feeling replenished, restored, and ready to embrace life's infinite possibilities.

Nearest public transport:

Ample free parking can be found close by so you can enjoy premium services without any hassle, leaving you to focus on looking and feeling your best!

The team:

With expert hands and a compassionate heart, they will work their magic, melting away tension and restoring balance from the outside in.

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.

Enhancing one's natural beauty can feel empowering and at SABY AESTHETIC STUDIO, Hamilton, that is the ultimate goal. With skin-sational facials that iron out fine lines, lift your look and give you that skinstagram complexion we all crave. In this vibrant oasis, soothing strokes and invigorating masks revitalize your complexion, leaving you with a renewed vitality that shines from within. Get your glow on, with SABY AESTHETIC STUDIO.

Nearest public transport:

Hamilton Central station is only a 6-minute stroll away and you can find ample free and paid parking located conveniently close by.

The team:

With tons of experience, this skilful technician will unleash your natural radiance, reveal your inner glow, and let you embrace the confidence that comes with flawless skin.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Sophisticated, modern and friendly.
• Specialises in: Helping clients achieve their aesthetic and skincare goals with ease.
• Brands and products used: Holland HL and Esthemax.
• The extra touches: Russian, Latvian and English are spoken fluently at the venue.

Alisha Beauty Parlour is a unique and vibrant beauty salon, located on Gorgie Road between the areas of Gorgie and Dalry to the west of Edinburgh. Owned by two loving sisters who specialise in threading, they also offer nails, facials, tinting and waxing amongst other treatments.

This is your go-to salon for impeccable beauty treatments provided by friendly, professional and talented therapists. Every service on the menu is adapted to the personal needs and taste of each client and Nipa and Muni take all the time necessary to understand what look or style their clients want to achieve. Whether you come in for a manicure, eyelash extensions, cleansing facial or Indian head massage, the goal of this salon's team is to provide a therapeutic escape from the stress and ruckus of everyday life.

Alisha Beauty Parlour benefits from on-street parking just around the corner on Robertson Avenue.

Welcome to Klaudia Loudon, the beauty studio where your eyebrow will transform and evolve, giving you the boost you were looking for.

Nearest public transport:

Glasgow Central station is just a 2-minute walk down the road and you can find plenty of paid parking close by.

The Team:

Klaudia brings her long experience to the game, helping her clients to feel more confident in their own skin.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Transforming, professional and friendly.
• Specialises in: Brows, as well as providing expert advice and guidance (be careful brow you use it), Micropigmentation.
• The extra touches: You will be greeted with complimentary beverages, featuring everything from artisanal teas and gourmet coffee to chilled cucumber water and sparkling wine.

At Gorgie Road Barbers, Edinburgh, their focus is simple: consistent quality and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Whether you’re after a quick tidy-up on your lunch break or a full restyle, they take the time to get it right. They listen to what you want, offer honest advice when needed, and make sure you leave looking and feeling your best.

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 hair enthusiasts.

The team:

The owner is at the heart of the business. With a passion for hair 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, 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.
• The extra touches: To make the experience even better, you can enjoy a complimentary beer while you get your haircut. It’s just one more way they help you unwind and make your visit something to look forward to.

Frame your eyes beautifully and enjoy a customized beauty boost with a visit to Aligned by Ashley. Situated in the West of Edinburgh within the accessible EH12 area, this modern space is a fantastic local choice for advanced eye enhancements and professional grooming. Focusing entirely on frame-flattering definitions, the studio combines up-to-the-minute styling techniques with premium products to ensure you leave your appointment looking effortlessly polished and completely refreshed.

Nearest public transport:

The studio is located just a 4-minute stroll from the nearest West Edinburgh bus links and local tram stations within the EH12 zone, making your journey smooth and simple.

The team:

The specialist at Aligned by Ashley is a highly trained lash artisan who treats individual eye design with absolute precision. Combining an artistic eye for balance with a meticulous application technique, she custom-tailors every set to perfectly complement your natural eye shape, bone structure, and personal style goals. Known for her welcoming energy, professional manner, and gentle touch, she takes the time to make sure you feel completely relaxed, pampered, and beautiful from start to finish.

What we like about the venue:

Atmosphere: A peaceful, private, and beautifully clean clinical environment designed to offer a relaxing escape from your daily schedule.

Specialises in: High-performance, meticulously detailed bespoke Lashes and expert eye-defining treatments.

Breathe new life into your style with Tyme Beauty, Edinburgh. With an abundant range of unmissable services, you should expect high-end treatments and top-name brands from this cornerstone salon. Fast becoming the thread and butter of the local beauty scene, whether you're nuts about nails, ecstatic about extensions or looking to be bare-legged and beach-ready, this salon has the perfect treatment for you. Open a world of possibilities and book now.

Nearest public transport:

Edinburgh Park station is only a 9-minute stroll away and there's free parking close by.

The team:

With 21 years 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: Cosy, 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.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Experience the profound restorative power of this traditional Japanese bodywork with Jacqui of Mind Body Shiatsu at Napiers Edinburgh Clinic. Jacqui offers a range of Shiatsu sessions ranging from 20 to 45 minutes at the historic Old Town clinic, in 18 Bristo Place, a renowned destination in Edinburgh for complimentary body therapies.

Nearest public transport:

The clinic is an exceptionally well-connected city-center location. If you are walking it is 15-minutes from St. Andrew Square tram stop or Edinburgh Waverley rail station, or 10-minutes walk from the major bus routes on the North Bridge.

Parking:

Pay and Display parking can be found on Chambers Street and also off Potterrow around George Square. There is additional parking behind Quartermile One.

The therapist:

Jacqui, owner of Mind Body Shiatsu, has a background in workplace nutrition & wellbeing, public healthcare, and holistic cancer support. Fully qualified and registered with the Shiatsu Society (UK) she brings an expert understanding of systemic anatomy, acupressure mapping, and Zen meridians to your session. Working with thumbs, fingers, and palms, Jacqui applies a sensitive and mindful touch. This approach works deeply, affecting the whole body to bring about a sense of ease which enhances the body's natural ability to rebalance itself. Jacqui's calm professionalism and attentive approach, helps you get the most from your Shiatsu treatment.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Accessible quirky historic clinical setting, offering an oasis of calm in the heart of the busy Old Town of Edinburgh.

• Location: You can't miss it! It's right next door to Napiers shop, Scotland's oldest herbal apothecary.

• The extra touches: We like how this venue accommodates the needs of its clients. There is space to wait for your appointment in the Clinic's reception area which is accessed straight from the street. There is full wheelchair access, an accessible toilet and complimentary drinking water.

Annabel Jane Nails is the one and only nail bar in Glenalmond Place and has a proven track record of providing amazing-looking nails at fantastic prices that will last!

Annabel is highly qualified and experienced in nail application and nail art as well as having glowing opinions from her swathes of happy customers. The salon is one of the area’s most sought after beauty providers with a constant stream of loyal customers.

Close to public transport links and with ample on-street parking you enjoy the convenient location. And with a tailored menu of very specialised services, you’ll be sure to find exactly what you need and end up with great results.