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Welcome to Studio by Bex, a premium, private beauty studio in Benfleet. This salon is the definitive local destination for clients across Benfleet and the wider Essex area looking to step away from the noise, sit back in total comfort, and invest in high-end, unhurried aesthetic grooming. The studio operates with a masterfully curated menu, specialising entirely in advanced nail artistry, precision eyebrow shaping, brow lamination, and structural lash lifts. Whether you are looking for a fresh, immaculate set of custom gel nails, a striking brow overhaul that adds symmetry to your face, or a premium lash lift that delivers a bright, wide-awake gaze, every single service is executed with meticulous attention to detail. By combining industry-leading brow pigments, high-retention nail formulas, and precision techniques, the studio focuses on enhancing your natural beauty with clean, elegant, and long-lasting results.

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:

You are treated to an unmatched one-to-one beauty experience where strict professional hygiene, patient discretion, and your personal comfort come first. The studio is proudly operated by the owner, Rebecca, a sole dedicated beauty specialist who handles every step of your care herself. Because you are working directly with Rebecca in her private home-studio setting, you will enjoy her undivided expert attention.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Professional, quiet, and relaxed.
• Specialises in: High-retention nail treatments, precision brow grooming, sleek brow laminations, and structural lash lifts.

Give your nails a treat at AMJ Nails & Spa, a contemporary nail bar located in Luton. Gel nails, creative nail art and trendy manicures are just a few of the treatments on offer at this top salon.

Nearest public transport:

Luton train station is within a 10-minute walk away.

Parking:

2 hours free parking subject to availability.

The team:

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

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, professional, welcoming.
• Specialises in: Nails.
• Brands and products used: OPI.
• The extra touches: Bank transfer is accepted.

Nails by Kim is a nail salon in Croxley Green. The venue prides itself on providing a personalised and dedicated service to each client.

Nearest public transport:

Croxley station is a 1-minute walk away.

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: Modern, clean and friendly.
• Specialises in: All types of nails, from bright and vibrant to classy and chic.
• Brands and products used: OPI, CND, DND, Chisel, DIVA and Essie

For ring-ready fingers, head over to Elegant Nails & Tanning in Cambridge.

Choose from an extensive array of nail services, including Shellac manicures, spa pedicures, acrylic nail extensions, dipping powder nail techniques, and plenty of nail art options.

The staff members have over 10 years of professional experience, and only use top brands such as CND, OPI, and SNS in order to provide high-quality, long-lasting services.

Express yourself through your nails at this salon today.

There's always a time and a place for pampering and you've found it with Queen Nails, Southend-on-Sea. If you're looking for a lick of paint then this talon salon has you covered (primped, preened, polished and pampered). Diva-up your digits with this neverending candy shop of colour polishes. With crowd-pleasing pedicures and statement manicure status, you'll polish up nicely with Queen Nails, where dreams are painted and confidence is unleashed.

Nearest public transport:

Southend Victoria station is a 6-minute walk away, with plenty of other transport options in the area.

The team:

These glamour gurus will curate a palette of colours and styles that will leave you breathless. Experience the perfection of precision shaping and flawless polishing that will make heads turn.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern, vibrant and friendly.
• Specialises in: All types of nails, from bright and dynamic to classy and chic.
• Brands and products used: OPI, DND, CND, Bold Berry and Blazing Stars.
• The extra touches: The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Welcome to Dollie nail boutique , where elegance meets excellence in nail and beauty care. Nestled in the heart of Dunstable, our salon offers a sanctuary of sophistication and pampering. At Dollie boutique we pride ourselves on delivering top-tier service and using only the highest quality products to ensure our clients leave feeling rejuvenated and confident. From luxurious manicures and pedicures to personalized design and expert makeup applications, our team of skilled professionals is dedicated to providing a bespoke experience tailored to your unique preferences. Step into our oasis of beauty and let us indulge you in a world of unparalleled relaxation and refinement."

Polish up nicely at UK Nails Bar in Bishop's Stortford where they host manis, pedis, acrylics, gel extensions and even facial waxing treatments.

This well-established beauty destination has been filing and painting ever since its launch in 2002, a success story built on the back of a team of crafty technicians who have been in the biz for over a whopping 17 years.

This cosy and stylish spot doesn't cut any corners, they carry each treatment out in a meticulous fashion using well-known brands, Shellac, OPI and Artistic Nail, so you know your nails will go the distance.

Conveniently located with free parking, a 2-minute walk from the bus station or 5 from the train station, you can easily give your fingers and feet a treat they deserve and leave feeling fabulous after a session at UK Nails Bar.

Cherry Nail is a beauty salon located in the heart of St Albans, offering a wide range of treatments and services to make your nails shine.

Nearest public transport:

The venue is only a 2-minute stroll from The Peahen PH bus stop (Stop B) on London Road.

The team:

With tons of experience, the technicians at the salon will bring your visions to reality, as you emerge as the epitome of beauty and elegance.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Tranquil and friendly.
• Specialises in: Manicures & pedicures.

Krystal’s Nails is a nail salon based in Harpenden offering XXX.

Nearest public transport:

Local bus services connect the salon.

The team:

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

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere:
• Specialises in:
• Brands and products used:

Beauty Care is a home-based venue in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, offering an array of hair removal services, nail and brow enhancements, and wellness face and body treatments.

Strip wax, hot wax, Lycon wax – take your pick. No unwanted hairs will escape Trupti's expert hands. If you wish to enjoy a full makeover, then manicures and pedicures, as well as lash and brow tints are also available. In the mood for a pamper? Browse their extensive menu to find cleansing facials and relaxing massages to suit you.

This beauty therapist has over 10 years of experience, offering high-quality services at an affordable price. The women's-only treatment room is minimalistic yet welcoming, decorated in neutral, earthy tones.

Whatever your self-care needs may be, Beauty Care makes it all possible.

This venue is not wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available nearby.

Salon K is a speciality beauty salon establishment that primarily offers nail care services such as manicures, pedicures, and nail enhancements.

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.

Colour Me Lush is located in Gravesend. They are dedicated to providing a pleasant, memorable beauty experience unique to you. Beauty treatments here include waxing, facials, eyebrow makeovers, massages, nails and more.

Founded in 2013, the team of friendly, helpful and experienced beauticians expanded the selection of treatments on offer while still holding their core values, to give you first-class service and immaculate results.

Feel good, look good! Exceeding all your expectations, this venue is open 7 days a week and so conveniently located.

Indulge in your next self-care moment at Cherry Bar, for nails beauty.

Nearest public transport:
Just a 14-minute walk from the Carpenders Pk Station.

The team:
Rita 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: A relaxing space where clients can unwind.
• Specialises in: Nails beauty.

Welcome to Chelsea Hair & Beauty, a welcoming hair salon in Hertfordshire. Located in Borehamwood, the team here offers an incredible range of hairstyling, nail, waxing and beauty services for both women and men.

Nearest public transport:
The venue is easily reached by bus, Thornbury Gardens being the closest stop, located only a 2-minute walk away.

What we like about the venue:

• Atmosphere: Modern and contemporary with a glamorous feel. Comfortable chairs and classic interior right on the high street.
• Specialises in: Hair & Colour treatments.
• Brands and products used: Wella & OPI.
• The extra touches: If you are looking for a different level of hair and beauty then look no further than Chelsea Hair & Beauty.  

Spark Beauty – Canvey Island. Welcome to Spark Beauty, a cosy and friendly beauty spot in the heart of Canvey Island, where you can relax, unwind, and treat yourself to a bit of “me time.” They offer a wide range of beauty services, including eyebrow shaping and lamination, waxing, manicures, pedicures, lash lifts, facials, and relaxing massages — all delivered with care and attention to detail. At Spark Beauty, they believe everyone deserves to feel confident and pampered. They're warm and welcoming.

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.

Polish Me is a nail bar in Loughton, Essex offering Shellac or classic manicures and pedicures, acrylic or gel nail extensions, nail designs, and more.

You can easily reach this venue by public transport, with bus stops nearby.

Just a few minutes from Buckhurst Hill tube station, CPhoenix Nail Bar is a cosy and luxurious nail bar offering everything nails.

The friendly technicians can assist you with options of manicures and pedicures, acrylic extensions, overlays, SNS dipping powder, and nail art extras. This salon pride themselves on giving excellent service whilst using top quality products using brands such as O.P.I.

Located right in the shopping passage at the back of the high street, your nails will never be dull with CPhoenix Nail Bar high-end finish.

Singhar Beauty is the Welwyn Garden City branch of the popular Singhar chain of beauty salon's, located within The Howard Centre. They offer a great variety of some of the best services around, including hot and strip waxing, threading, nails, massage and facials to name just a few.

Singhar is a place where style and passion are born. The team at Singhar Beauty aim to provide a memorable and pleasant experience to all their valued clients. They deliver all their treatments with passion, expert advice and the utmost professionalism and courtesy. Staff members ensure they are continually at the leading edge of the beauty industry with ongoing training. In combination with the highest quality beauty products, this means that guests are treated to a superior service.

The Garden Room in Yelden, Bedfordshire is a truly unique salon environment, with walls of windows you can enjoy a mani-pedi with views of the surrounding gardens and fields, often frequented by deer, foxes, and rabbits.

The salons ethos is ‘beauty that doesn’t cost the earth’ with a focus on eco-friendly, vegan treatments you can easily spend a full day of pampering, where you can treat yourself to indulgent facials, expert gel mani-pedis, various waxing treatments including intimate, and the most up to date brow and lash treatments. No treatment is ever ordinary, the time taken, the attention to detail and the added extras that you receive guarantee you will be back again and again to this hidden gem.

What we like about the venue

Atmosphere: Relaxing, cosy, nature inspired, repurposed, restorative

Specialises in:

• Expert attention to detail in Nail art & Gel nail treatments.
• Constantly striving to offer the best and most up to date in Lash and Brow treatments.

Brands and products used: Bio Sculpture, Glossify, Nail order, Navy Pro, Elim, Willow, ElleBana, Bronsun, Airlift, Eve Taylor

The team: Owner Gemma has over 17 years of experience, she trained at college then went on to complete a level 3 apprenticeship with world renowned Sacs academy. After working in various high street salons and 5* spas she went back to college to gain her qualifications as a beauty trainer. After years of teaching and working for herself she has opened this unique eco home salon to combine her love of beauty and her eco-friendly approach, something not often seen in the industry.

Nearest public transport: Due to its rural location, this venue can only be reached by car. Free parking is always available