Been trying to find a place to get my nails done while traveling. Off to a wedding in Oxford and…read morefound this gem of a place! Melanie was such warm person who made you feel comfortable and had a great eye for design and looks. I had a photo for inspiration but she was able to get a totally different idea and we went with that and it looked perfect! I would have never imagined to go with what she had done. I got extensions done because I am a nail biter and then had acrylics. Purple pastel coat and peacock foils imprinted at random areas for effect! Melanie said it goes with your emerald ring and will go with your green dress. I absolutely love it! Sad that isn't such a cute nail salon near me in Melbourne, Australia. The salon is gorgeous, all the beautiful details and equipment are all pristine! Go spoil yourself now!

Don't let the somewhat misleading name fool you - Nailcraft offers a wide range of treatments…read morebesides nail services, including waxing, massage and facials. Nailcraft pride themselves on their "No MMA, No Drills, No Damage" policy, as many salons make acrylic nails using MMA (methyl methacrylate) , which may be a potentially harmful compound. This was news to me, and it's a tidbit of info I'll pass along to my girls. The prices are comparable with other beauty salons in town, but Nailcraft offers a wider range of nail services, including "Nails for Males" as well as an express manicure, where you're in and out of the salon in 15 minutes or less. Nailcraft also offer vouchers, which comes in handy if you're like me and prefer to give your friends "experience" gifts instead of a Lush or Body Shop shower set.

The Instagrammers dream that is Dollymixers (formally known as Rehab Nail Bar) is located on Crwys…read moreRoad. The salon offers a range of treatments including St Tropez Spray Tans, Gel Manicures, Nail Wraps, Blow Drys, Colours, Cuts and (among others) Hair Extensions. Upon my last visit I opted for a Blow Wave and 'Colour Tip Nail Extensions' - both of which in total took 2 hours. Now, If like me you sometimes don't feel like sharing the general niceties you usually share with your beautician / hairdresser, Dollymixers is the salon for you! Watch a movie from your personal TV, browse the internet on one of their Apple iPads or opt to listen to their nostalgic choice of music while sipping your complimentary Milkshake (or glass of wine if you prefer) in-between bites of your complimentary cupcake! To view their Pricelist in full click: http://goo.gl/PxzzEZ *Note, there is FREE customer parking. Simply turn left at Subway!

Paid £20 for a repaint that bubbled up the same day and all come off, went back the next day to be…read moretold it wasn't their fault and they tried to charge me even more to sort them. Disgusting srrvice They'd rather lose a regular customer than to rectify their mistakes I wouldnr go there

I don't go a bundle on false nails these days, but I have a few friends that swear by them, all of…read morewhom use a different salon. As far as I can gather Nail Art is one of the better ones. They offer a broader range of of styles and techniques than some of the others. But, if your own nails aren't good enough you'll be advised to go for one of the various false nail options available, and could walk out with great looking nails, but at least £30 worse off. If however, your nails are short, and you like them that way, the therapists at Nail Art won't pressurise you into having false nails applied, and will paint them up quite happily for you in your chosen style. They will even do one or two nails for you if money is a tad tight and you are looking for something to brighten your day without taking out a bank loan.

I had never really considered the application of false nails and the creativity that goes into…read morepainting them to be an 'art' until I saw the name of Inspirational Nails. My immediate response was to think that this was a peculiar name for a nail salon, which got me thinking... In some respects, I guess that nail art is akin to tattooing, but that the results are only temporary. Of course, the surface area that nail technicians have to work with is a lot more restricted, but that's not to diminish the skill required. It actually means that they have to really fine-tune their abilities and get really creative around using the tiny area that they work with... so yes, I guess that nail painting is as much an art as tattooing or painting on canvass... although the style is more akin to Pop Art than it is to the classics! Inspirational Nails offer a full and flexible service, with really reasonable price structures and a high level of service. I haven't used them myself, but a couple of my friends swear by them, and I know that their opinions are to be trusted.

I have been a Infinity customer for many years, the service is very professional and friendly!…read moreThe nail extensions are long lasting, durable and an affordable price. As well as nails, i get face treatments, wax, etc and Agnes always provides an excellent service. The salon is classy and has a relaxing atmosphere, great for a pamper after work :)

I have been coming to infinity for a few months now, I always love it always have a great time and…read moreeveryone is lovely have recommended them to friends

Hollywood Nails, like so many of the other businesses on City Road, are happy to cater to the…read morestudent market, and do so by offering them a discount. This is pretty universal in this area, and if a student can't get at least a 10% discount, then you know that something weird happened the last time they blinked, and they somehow ended up being teleported to Pontcanna, without even realising it! Hollywood Nails offers students a really good deal on acrylic nails. At £20.00 for a full set of acrylic tips, they would struggle to find anything near as cheap elsewhere. I don't quite understand the new nail craze that's been going on for the last few years, (it must be twenty years since I last had false nails done, and although they used to ook good, they ultimately wrecked my own nails, so I stopped having them extended after only a few months... but I guess that they are better these days...?) Anyway, getting back to the point.... A couple of my friends have used Hollywood Nails, and have been pretty happy with the results. I see that I am not the first to review Hollywood Nails, and feel the need to offer my 'learned friend', who pipped me to the post, a little word of advice... You don't want to go messing with those Southern Californians there girlfriend! Don't you know that some of the most litigious people on the planet live in LA? That'll be the birthplace of the hallowed Hollywood.... hmmm... now what did I do with that 's'... mmm... it's gone... oh well... moving on...! So yeah! Lawyers! They're ten a penny in Hollywood... even driving down the freeway is a nerve-racking experience! You'd be surprised at how many people have personalised number plates with the word LAW in them, or variations on the same theme... you don't want to go tail-gating one of those fat cats by mistake!!!

The problems with Hollywood Nails start right from the moment you see the outside. You can see from…read morethe accompanying picture just how dingy it looks. I was a little bit worried that I might catch something from them. The inside didn't inspire me with much more confidence. I think that we are quite spoilt with nice looking beauty salons in Cardiff in general, but particularly in Cathays. But that wasn't the problem here. By anyone's standards it wasn't up to scratch. The service was pretty poor too - it swung between friendly and interested, and sullen and bored. That didn't really make much sense to me. The prices were okay but, really, they'd better be given all that. I'll go somewhere next time, and not just in the name of Yelping.

Laura was fabulous! She arrived on time and was exceptionally professional and I absolutely loved…read morethe look she created for my ball. She had great communication prior to the appointment and I received lots of compliments throughout the night! Thank-you!

From the owner: Wishbone & Comb hair & makeup has 15 years of international experience, and are proud to be…read morespecialists in Bridal , Bohemian, Modern, Vintage & Classic hair design & makeup artistry.

Thai Beauty & Massage is a peaceful haven on Clifton Street. It's modern interior exudes comfort…read moreand peace. They offer a range of beauty treatments including manicures and pedicures, acrylic nails, waxing and facials, but it's the Thai massage that always brings me here. I was a complete convert to the joys of Thai massage when I ended up staying in Thailand for about two months about twenty years ago. Before arriving in Thailand I had spent a month in Rishikeshi, in North India, undergoing a rigorous course in Hatha Yoga, and so I was utterly thrilled to discover that Thai massage offered me the same kind of health benefits that can be achieved with Yoga, but without all of the discipline and hard work! I'm nothing if not pragmatic! In Bangkok I used to visit a temple for my treatments, which was an amazing experience. All the temples have gardens and the area where the massages took place was in a massive room with vaulted ceilings that were held aloft by a series of soaring pillars. This meant that there was no need for walls, and so the gardens were in full view with the scents of the flowers hanging heavy in the humid air. Visiting Thai Beauty & Massage is not quite the same kind of experience, but what it lacks in grandeur it makes up for in style. They provide a number of different Thai massage options. The full body massage is really inexpensive at £30.00, and an aroma massage is £35.00. Both last for one hour, as does the Thai steamed herbal massage (£40.00). There are two half hour treatments, both costing £20.00.

i have had back pain for over eight years now and i would normaly visit a spa in newport for a…read moremassage once every two weeks. my mum told me about this place and had alot of good things to say about them. she perchesed a gift voucher for me so i went and tried it. it is well located and there is street parking out side. i felt very wellcomed by the staff. it was very different to a brirtish style spa becaes the massage is done on a thin soft materess on the floor. this is so that the therapist can put her full weight in to the massage witch was very strong as i asked for and all of my body was worked on and streched. it was fantastic i have to say it was the best massage i have ever had. the room was well decorated and had a warm light and soothing sounds of thai spa music. it lasted for one hour and the time flew by. after that i was offered a cup of tea and sat and talked to the staff. now i go there every two weeks and it has helped me alot. it takes out the tention in my shoulders and back and the next morning i feel great. the price is so good i pay 30pounds for one hour. i paid almost twise that at outher spa's and had half the service. i have to thank my mum for that first time. i have recomended all my friends and they all enjoy the great massage they have. one of my friends lee has a two hour massage every time he goes. i know they do aroma oil massage and herbal massage as well. but i prefer a strong thai massage. my only comlaint is i didnt know about it sooner.

La Femme occupies a prominent position within the Wellfield Court Arcade. As well as being a well…read moreequipped hair salon, it also offers ear piercing and manicures. As is typical in this laid back mall, La Femme operates on a more casual basis than some of the similar, more upmarket salons, allowing walk-ins to simply arrive unannounced. They have no objection to squeezing them in if they feasibly can. It's probably best to book an appointment if you feasibly can, rather than relying on potluck... it will also ensure that you get the stylist of your choice. Students and OAP's do well at La Femme, there's discounts for both groupings.

I have been a client with La Femme for over 15 years now and I would not go anywhere else. Amanda,…read moreSarah and Rachel are the nicest group of women I have had the fortune to meet. They are all exceptional stylists and although I go to Amanda to have my hair done, I would have any of the ladies do my hair. The salon has a lovely atmosphere where clients are made to feel welcome with a cup of tea/coffee and great chat. The ladies are passionate about what they do and I believe are true artists. If you are looking for affordable prices with exceptional hair styling and a homely atmosphere where you are treated with such courtesy, then La Femme is the salon for you.

I had never used a sunbed before. I scare pretty easily and I wasn't really that interested in…read moreusing a piece of equipment which will apparently definitely kill you. However, my friend was going and is a regular sunbed user. Thinking that I'd be alright if I just tried it once - maybe sunbeds are like smoking, or drugs? - I went along too. I'm glad that I did go because the service was good and so were the prices. The shop itself made me feel somehow calmer, wrapped almost in a cocoon of girly protection. The end result was that I actually felt a little unwell and my skin was extremely sensitive. However, my friend had no adverse reaction and I think that this is just because I had never used it before and my skin is a little wussy. There is no reason not to use this place at all.

Wonderland Nails and Beauty has been created specially for all the pamper-vamps and glamour-puss's…read moreout there. Treatments are indulgent, a little exotic, consummately executed and expensive... and pretty comprehensive! I called in the other day to enquire about eyelash extensions as I have grown increasingly allergic to make-up and felt in the mood to have a bit of a splurge. I'm now sat with the full list of treatments available at Wonderland Nails and Beauty, (which is just as well, as the subscription to the website seems to have lapsed)... and, well... I'm struggling to navigate the paper version too. It's not that the eyelash extension section of the leaflet is difficult to find, and is thankfully pretty short and succinct. There's three options; 1/2 Natural Look (£60.00) which will lend me another 40 to 60 lashes per eye, or The Look (£70.00) which offers me another 100 to 150 lashes per eye, or the Regular Fill (30.00) with no details given... hmmm... that one seems to be the more financially attractive option, but I have no idea what it actually means. So that's all pretty self explanatory, (apart from the bit that's not), it's just that the sheer vastness of the range of beauty-care and the terminology used on the rest of the leaflet has sucked me in and spat me out feeling rather bewildered. There's about 30 different nail options with another six side order choices (decorations and fake jewels etc), and that's even before we break into the manicure and pedicure section, which takes up another page! There are over twenty different waxing options, and then there's the facial and body treatments... the latter come with the most elaborate explanations, but I'm stumped by the names, let alone the blurb! Body treatments range from £40.00 to £65.00 aqnd the facials, including anti-aging options range from £30.00 to £55.00. The costs involved in the other treatments all seem to comply with the going rate with little exception. Eyelash tints are £6.50 as opposed to £70.00 for The Look! HMMM... I'm going to have to think about that one!