A few use this arcade as a short cut to get from Queen Street to High street in a matter of a…read moreminute or so, however I really enjoy browsing the stores of the Canterbury Arcade. Pat Menzies is my favourite pick of lot, the best alternative shoes and coolest kicks in town. Dr Shoe is a great service should you ever need a new key cut, or perhaps the bottom of your shoes soles repaired. The newly arrived to the scene Skylark boutique also calls Canterbury Arcade home, as is cute and fun and your bound to find a special piece of unique jewellery or perhaps a funky vintage top. Perhaps you need some travel vaccinations before heading off travelling, look no further than the Travel Doctor. Diamond Nail's salon and spa also lives at Canterbury Arcade, they do manicure's and pedicures, gel nails and acrylic nails, even waxing! Perhaps your hair needs so care and attention, check into Sashar hair for some styling. Honestly this arcade has an abundance of services and stores to check out I have only named a handful.

I was looking to go to another nail salon and they were rude and over crowded. These women were…read morefantastic and welcoming- and my nails look great!

Oksana was very nice and a pleasure to talk to. Location is convenient and there is free nearby…read moreparking. The pedicure was no frills - no massage chair, no foot /calf massage, no foot bath. There was a paraffin wrap, but she did it after the pedicure. Also they do not have a very wide selection of colors for gel /shellac.

Dana did a such a great manicure for my birthday. I think I'll have to do it more often. She was so…read moresweet and easy to chat to. The equipment is all very clean and she has a great range of colours and designs to choose from.

From the owner: Manicure, Nail Art, Gel(shellac) Paint, Gel nailread more

I booked in for a haircut at Gio Hair & Nail after reading Saskia's review. I usually get my hair…read moredone at Sharing Shed in Eastridge and although it's great, I no longer live in the area, so Gio Hair & Nail seemed more convenient. Owner Gio has been running this business for the past 7-8 years - quite surprised by this because I wish I had noticed it sooner! When I arrived, Gio was super friendly as was her assistant. As said previously, it is only $30 for a women's style cut ($25 for men and $15 for under 7's), which is a great price! However, it doesn't include a hair wash/hair massage - this is an extra $5, but even then, $35 for a haircut is still pretty good! Even though there were a few language barriers throughout the time I was there, we both just ended up laughing! As also said, it would be good idea to bring a picture of the exact style cut you want, however I was just getting a trim and showed Gio using my hands how much hair I wanted chopped off. Gio did a great job, was attentive and very efficient - highly recommend! As well as haircuts, they also do manicures, pedicures, acrylic, nail art and the like. Definitely planning to go back to get a pedicure done! Another benefit of Gio Hair & Nail is that it is situated right next to the Newmarket Train Station, which means it is easy to get to if you're taking the train from the CBD after work, and it's also near all the shops, cafes and restaurants on Broadway, which would make it the perfect weekend activity, after a spot of shopping of course!

Three years later I am still going to Gio for my haircuts and we are at the point where I don't…read moreeven have to tell her what I want, she remembers exactly what I like and is fantastic at what she does.

Small nail salon, situated up Parnell Rise. A sign outside advertises $20 manicures which seemed…read morelike a bargain. Gels are $36, again well priced. The girls are friendly and efficient, the space bright and clean. Good range of OPI colours. The sort of place where if you're in the neighbourhood, you can just pop in and treat yourself.

I came here to get eyelash extensions, it was horrible, I can tell that the girl doing my lash was…read morerusty and had terrible technique. the lashes came out looking terrible, not even and lumps of glue. Thanks for taking my money and ruining my eyelash. I will never come here again.

A fabulous relaxing experience - if you have your feet massaged - also book in shoulders and head…read moreto balance it out. A very relaxing experience and highly recommend to go to Metita Reestaurant after in the same Hotel Building. It has the same Spa like relaxing ambience and beautiful decor, customer service and the food is amazing!

You get what you pay for. No truer is this saying when comparing beauty treatments around the…read moreworld. Sure, I've had a massage in Bali that costs all of $12, but spend ten times that at East Day Spa and the experience is elevated to perfection. From the first welcome accompanied by a cup of peppermint tea, to the calming music and beautifully appointment treatment rooms, everything is carefully thought about so you can spend time focussing on being relaxed. A massage here is exceptional, with the therapists obviously holding a high amount of training and experience. Sore legs? They'll spend more time on those when you tell them beforehand. A little knot in your left shoulder? Don't worry, they'll find it and gently knead it out. Don't worry about walking out feeling like an oil slick as they'll use hot towels to remove excess oil before giving you an oil-free face massage. This small attention to detail is what sets more expensive massages apart from cheaper alternatives. And it's not just massage they do well at East Day Spa. I've had facials and pedicures and every time I've walked away feeling relaxed and happy knowing I got exactly what I hoped for. In my eyes, that's money well spent.

My friends and I booked a girls mani + pedi session at Sassi Nail Bar and we left pretty…read moreunsatisfied. First of all, they only offer drinks to their regulars. We saw their regular customers being offered a cup of tea while we just sat there with no drinks. I saw other customers who didn't seem to be regulars that also didn't get drinks. We started with a pedicure and it was the most uncomfortable pedicure we've got. The girl who did my friend's put HOT WATER in the tub and nearly burned my friend's feet. The tubs aren't attached to the chair so it kept moving and we had to put our weight on it to keep it steady. Clearly it was not a relaxing time for us. We then moved onto our gel manicure. They seemed to have lots of colour options but they actually didn't have quite a number of them in stock. Best to check with them before picking a colour. The ladies who did mine and my friend's manicure cut our fingers but didn't even apologize for it and didn't put rubbing alcohol to prevent infection. They just proceeded with the rest of procedures with the blood on our fingers... It was also the most expensive manicure we've got for a simple one colour gel manicure. I wouldn't recommend this place to my friends and wouldn't come back here again...

Make sure you call ahead because Sassi is usually booked up, and with good reason - I've never had…read morea better manicure. They cover a full range of manicure and pedicure options, and every treatment that I've had has been done to perfection. Even if you just go in for a basic file and polish, they do it so carefully and with absolute precision, and the manicure comes with a killer hand massage. Equal to the results you get is the service. The women working at Sassi are so friendly and polite, and obviously make a real effort to keep the salon looking clean and fresh, and stocked with plenty of new, quality mags (always vital!). The products are OPI-based and they stock a full range of OPI products including Gelcolours and the ever-delicious Avojuice. They also do a mean Shellac and offer all those extensiony fake things too. The prices are at the higher end, but it's superb value for money. Don't forget to pick up a loyalty card when you pay - you'll be back!

Tammy reached out to me after seeing my review and she apologized and asked me to come in so that…read morethey could fix it! I am now in love with my nails; they were also able to give me the marble design. One thing though - while removing the nail polish for one of my nails (using a nail file), my skin near my cuticle was scraped. It stung pretty badly when the acetone and cotton ball was on, and I noticed that it was bleeding. Would have been nice if she was a bit more gentle. Other than that I am happy with the new results. Have moved rating up to a 4.

Always receive wonderful service from the friendly girls at Nailvolution. I have been going…read moreregularly since they opened in Remuera. I am a retailer and appreciate good service. I go in with sad looking nails and always come out with great looking hands and feet. A lovely environment to sit back and relax. They always try to accommodate me just popping in without an appointment but suggest you book as they are really busy. Great work girls - I highly recommend them to all women and men.

I've visited here on two seperate occasions now and both times my friends and I were happy. One…read moretime I got some acrylic nails applied and then painted, another time my friends just got a nail manicure and polish. The staff are friendly and professional. There was a crazy and / or interesting retro music dvd playing on the TV when I got my nails done last - this was entertaining in an amusing way! There is a lot of OPI nail polishes to choose from and this place normally has some specials advertised on their window - they even do a student discount (I think it is 10% off but call to check). I was really impressed with my nails and also the cleanliness of this nail salon.

Me and my sister went there just recently and unfortunately to say were disappointed…read more They had the decency to tell me off as apparently I didn't explain well enough that I wanted two nails out of five a different colour all together! Straight after that she became extremely grumpy and treated me very poorly like I just made a mistake of my life. Service was quick with poor attention to detail! Scrub during the pedicure - not thorough enough. Poor management too as I did 'normal' colour and my sis did shellac - but instead of them speeding it up for me (cause my nails actually need time to dry) I had one girl taking her time and my sis for that matter - had two girls doing her shellac - what's the point, it took us so long afterwards to wait for me to dry! Hey overall its pretty cheap but beware of the service you might receive.