In the beauty kitchen you make your own body scrub, both salts or bath oils according you your…read morepreference out of a few base ingredients. I made a body scrub with sage, epsom salts and a minty scent, its gorgeous. The products look great in your bathroom, the labels can be personalised for gifts and a massive glas jar of scrub or bath salts will only set you back £6! The opening hours aren't great - thurs friday and saturday as I can recall but you can order it all online anyway. Worth a look, if nothing else its a great gift idea.

Never heard of this place until I got a voucher to make my own body scrub…read more I really enjoyed the session and was so glad I got the voucher as I love the products. I bought hand wash, body moisturiser, hand scrub and shower gel in addition to my body scrub. The fragrances are amazing, and the prices are really reasonable. A little off the beaten track but worth the detour.

This place is amazing for some serious maxin' relaxin' time. A couple of years ago I got given a…read moregift voucher to get a facial here and boy oh boy did my skin look good afterwards. It's located in John Lewis and I didn't know it existed until then. Naturally, as a Clarins spa, all the products are, well... Clarins, so after your treatment they do use that as an opportunity to sell you things, but it's more just asking out of curiosity there's no hard sell or anything involved. Before my treatment I had to fill in a form to say if I was allergic to anything blah, blah, blah... I also got to choose if I wanted my treatment to be relaxing or up-lifting, as I was going out later that evening I decided to go for an up-lifting facial, so it was adjusted to suit that. The girl who was doing the treatment was lovely and really very friendly. To finish my facial the girl put "Beauty Flash Balm" on my face, it smelled amazing and gave my complection a really healthy glow, I keep meaning to buy it but I always forget. Overall this is a great place to go for a beauty treatment and it's also great for a gift, especially if you know someone who uses Clarins products.

Had a Clarins Tri Active Facial in the Clarins Spa in Frasers and loved every minute of it - all 65…read moreof them, it was the most relaxing facial I have had. The smells of the lotions and potions and the relaxing atmosphere was just perfect. When I left my skin was glowing and still felt so smooth & soft days later, I felt that it took years off me, even if I do say so myself!!! I left with some freebie samples and the girls at the Clarins makeup counter offered to do my makeup for me FOC. All in all a wonderful experience, and would go again - its on my wish list for Christmas.

Ooooooh. That was my reaction when I entered this shop. This place is nice. It smells divine, looks…read moresmart and just feels fab-u-lous! Since my aunt first tried Molton Brown products at a swanky hotel, the females in my family have been hooked. They all now seem to have a collection of handwashes, hand lotions, shower gels, etc etc. I'm not sure what it is that makes the products quite so special but shopping here is a lovely experience. Browsing is relaxing and the till point is a far cry from the rushed and unfriendly counters so frequent at this time of year. The girl who served me spent time wrapping my gift in tissue, placing it in a lovely gift bag and popping in a wee sample too. Luxurious :)

Molton Brown products are delicious, they smell amazing and are great quality, well, you should…read morehope so going by the prices. My mum really likes Molton Brown and usually gets their hand wash and moisturiser which I usually steal if my hands get a bit dry. It's great for when it comes to birthday, Christmas and Mothers Day too as this is usually a one stop for everything, they even do the wrapping too. To be honest, you wouldn't need to wrap the stuff here as the packaging it comes it looks beautiful as it is. Rather expensive but definitely worth it if you're looking for a pretty gift for someone.

Ok, so I arrived at my 9.30 appointment with a few minutes to spare - I walked up to the counter…read moreand the counter manager told me to have a seat as the girl who was going to be doing my brows wasn't in yet. I sat down feeling a bit awkward so I tried to make a bit of small talk with the girls who were standing chatting. They smiled and got back to their conversation about their night out leaving me feeling even more awkward. By this time, the girl who was doing my eyebrows had arrived. I explained that I liked the thickness of my eyebrows, I was just in to get a tidy and reshape. She explained what she was going to do and was really quick with the wax. I was really pleased with my eyebrows but the level of professionalism from the counter really put me off. I'll head to HOF next time.

From the owner: Unique, quirky & totally cute, Benefit boutiques are like a candy store for grown up girlies! Our…read moreBeauty Artists and highly trained Brow Experts will take care of all your beauty and waxing needs.Famous for high quality iconic products with clever names, compelling packaging and quick fix solutions for every gal's beauty dilemmas, Benefit attracts women of every age from around the world.

After getting a quick manicure from Sacha at the Yelp Links of London event I knew I needed to pay…read moreher a visit again! I love doing my nails myself and grow bored of my manicures quickly so I tend not to pay to get them done, but I'm no nail technician! My nails were in such a bad state shape-wise and I really needed to see a professional to sort the situation out! You can book in with Sacha via email and she works out of the Toni Cook salon. When I visited it was in their old location in Merchant City, but she informed me that they were in the process of moving to a swanky new salon just off Buchanan Street (above The Lab, where they are currently situated). I booked in about 2 weeks before my desired appointment time and I would recommend booking early as she's a busy little bee and appointments go quickly! I opted to go for a gel polish on my own nails rather than false acrylic nails. While I waited my turn in the salon I got a little nail wheel to browse the colours. There's a lot to choose from, lots of nice pastel-y colours and lovely dark vampy colours, as well as some sparkly numbers! I didn't really know what sort of design or look I wanted so Sacha suggested a few looks to me and I ended up going for a V design on some accent nails in alternating colours. I was getting my nails done specifically for my friends wedding and had a picture of my dress with me and Sacha helped me pick out some colours that matched well. Sacha was very professional and chatty during my manicure. She remembered me from the Yelp event which was really nice! I felt very relaxed while I was there and it seemed like my manicure flew in! I've been to some really standoffish nail techs in the past and have been entirely ignored while I've had my nails done, so I appreciate when someone can hold a conversation and still deliver an A+ manicure! I loved my nails when there were done and after 2 weeks they're still looking as good! My manicure came in at £25 which I think is pretty good considering how long it'll last. You can pay with cash or via paypal, card payments are also accepted but require a £1 service fee. Gel polish removal comes in at £4 which is nothing if you don't want to wreck your nails doing it yourself!! I've already booked in for my next manicure! I'd really recommend Sacha if you're looking to get your nails done, she does a banging manicure, she's super nice and her wee dog (who is really well behaved and comes to work with her) is so cute!! :)

Haven't gotten a manicure since I moved to Glasgow methinks so I thought, what better way to treat…read moremy nails than for a special occasion like Christmas? :) I made my booking with Sacha like a month+ in advance because I know she's busy, especially during the festive seasons. Lucky for my efficiency, I got a spot, and told her I wanted gel nails! I remember Queen B getting em and they lasted forever! Perfect, since I'll be away from Glasgow for 3 weeks! Anyway, I easily found the salon via Yelp, headed through the alley and up the stairs. To my pleasant surprise, was greeted by Sacha's wee chihuahua. He cuddled me while I waited for Sacha to be done with the previous client. What a good way to keep me occupied! Haha So, Sacha is a wonderful manicurist. She uses a brand of polish from the UK (I don't remember the name unfortunately. Artist polish? Something like that) and says she insists on only using those because of its high quality. I appreciate her sincerity! And the nail polish is after all, super nice! She's also very welcoming, friendly and open to trying fun artsy things in your nails. "Open to experiments" she says! :) she uses an LED nail dryer thinggy that makes your gel nails set asap and that's like super amazing to me haha no more wrecked nails! Anyway I love my nails! I have candy canes and a wee Christmas pudding on my ring fingers! The salon is spacious. Sacha is amazing and bubbly! Will definitely go back next year for a touch up or some new nail art hehehe Highly recommend!