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!

80 you're ever in downtown Barry and want a great experience then Nibblers is the place for you…read morethey offer a wide range of traditional salon services as well as chemical callous removal pedicures (which I had) as well as the fish pedicures where you immerse your feet in a tank of little fishies that are more than happy to nibble the dead skin away for you. They also offer a wide range of massage packages including aromatherapy and deep tissue Swedish. This was my first proper massage and I head the head neck shoulder and back Swedish massage and it felt like a goddess had touched me. Altogether my treatments took two hours total and only cost £55. The staff are super nice and courteous and constantly checking to see if you are comfortable or need a beverage. I can't wait for next year so I can visit them again!

I've been a fan of The Nibblers since it's opened and I can't believe I havent given it a review…read moreyet! The Nibblers is a family run business offering high quality service. Initially set up offering Garra Ruffa Fish Therapy, they have now branched into other complimentary beauty therapies. I've had waxing, acrylic nails, hopi ear candling and an Indian head massage. I also use their 'wobbly machines'. Out of all the salons I've used, this one is by far my favourite! They use good quality products, the staff really know their job (and clearly love what they do) and time and time again, I come away impressed with the quality of service I've received. Well worth a visit! Edited to add that yet again I'm struck by their high quality and caring service. They managed to fit me in for an emergency eyebrow wax. No matter how busy they are, you are always treated with the best service possible! I've tried many salons over the years and this one is by far my favourite and it has very much earned my loyalty.

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 don't go in for all of this nail extensions and decorative paint jobs malarkey. Well, not these…read moredays anyway. I do a lot of gardening, and it would simply be a waste of money. I used to have my nails done, without the multi-coloured varnish with motifs and diamante glue-ons, when I worked in the computer industry many years ago... things were a lot more sedate back then! A friend of mine decided to try them out, and American Best Nails is who she chose to do them. She's quite shy, and admitted that she didn't engage much in the conversation, that nonetheless bounced along quite happily without her for much of the time. It seems that the technicians had much to talk about amongst themselves! The results were pretty impressive, and lasted well over a month before my friend broke a couple of them on the door handle of her car. A gust of wind caught the door as she was opening it, and slammed the door shut again, taking two of the nails with it. After this, she decided to cut them all off, as they no longer looked so good. Although she enjoyed having lovely long nails all of the same length, she won't be forking out the cash to get them done again. They cost over £30 for the gel nails and airbrush paint job, and caused havoc with her contacts, making it particularly difficult to take her lenses out.

My nails are almost always messily painted and the varnish is chipped within seconds of…read moreapplication. I'm no 'Plastic' as the teens would say. I always envy people their perfect nails. If I had the kind of lifestyle that leant itself to nice nails, I could spend a lot of time in places like American Best Nails. I'm kinda of glad I haven't though. Pals who've visited, have come out with the odd scratch, half an hour of fairly dull conversation and some great looking talons for thirty odd quid that lasted for four weeks. FOUR WEEKS. I guess that means you get some bang for your buck. Personally I'd get bored, they wouldn't match or clash well enough with each of a month's worth of outfits.

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 customer for 3 years and i am sad to say this is going downhill.Usually the price…read moreoccasionally goes up the odd poun and takes about an hour.However this time it was awful.I got my usuall full set of acrylics done but this time added diamantes.At the end of the TWO hours the man started counting all the diamantes and charged me £1 per diamante.so they had increased from £3 per nail to £1 per diamante.I was not told about thsi price increase before the nail.All together costing £55 for the set.I have no problem paying this but i was £3 short and the lady made me come back to give £3 knowing i always pay every month for the last two years.i came back and paid and two weeks later they simply fell off as if they were £1 primark stick ons. I have messaged them and an waiting for a reply.Honeslty this is so baddd. Even if i paid £25 they should not be falling off after two weeks.I work in an office not as if it isi my own fault through knocking them Just bare this in mind if you decide to go. The photos have been taken on the day and then today when they fell off clean.

The Girl who runs this business is absolutely lovely. The…read morenail bar is quite small, and is inside and above toni & guy essentials salon. The nail bar only has two stations but they are currently training up two girls and opening another room with two more stations. Was offered a coffee on arrival and it was there by my side within a few minutes. She got straight to work on my nails, and they were done within about 40 minutes (god she made it look easy!) I have french acrylics quite short and have a little flower painted on each thumb, which the girl does herself in about 2 secs with nail polish free hand. Was very impressed with the quality, the look and most of all the price of my nails. My nails looked lovely and lasted me about 3 weeks. I go back regularly for my infills.

I've never really been one to pamper myself, but I find this salon a real godsend. I can come here…read moreto escape the rest of the world for a little while. They offer a range of treatments and services - waxing (male and female), nails, facials, tanning, massages etc. On the plus side: The staff are really friendly and the manager Karen is really sweet. Prices are very reasonable. they are also one of the few places that offer proper brazilian waxing (i.e. hard wax applied directly to the skin, which gives a much better finish) On the not so plus size: It's a very small space.

This place competes with Skin "n" Tonic for the day spa style business. They have a good pedigree…read more"being featured in GQ magazine". Get your self a gift voucher to spoil the other half with. There are many treatments on offer and if you have never tried it before I would recommend you do. I don't feel the need to have beauty treatments, but I get the idea of being pampered like a star celebrity.

Tanning and beauty salons are, largely, the sole preserve of the female. They are feminine affairs,…read moremade with feminine concerns in mind. There is a certain kind of man who can enter a beauty salon and not feel that special kind of intimidation that only comes when you're thoroughly out of your depth in an alien atmosphere. I am not one of those men. This is why I was exceptionally pleased with my treatment when I entered Tans and Hands. It was my girlfriend's birthday looming up, and she wanted something incomprehensible done to her skin that I, as a man, couldn't even half understand. She'd sigh wistfully as she walked past Tans and Hands, hoping that one day she might get the chance to have it done. I, being a boyfriend, leapt into action. I would get her a Gift Certificate! That would give her what she wanted, and also had a little benefit for me if she ended up looking even more radiant. Armed with this knowledge, I stormed in and quickly tripped over my own words. I hadn't a clue what she actually wanted. Sure, she mentioned it to me in passing, but going into a tanning salon and saying "my girlfriend wants you to do something to her skin", accompanying the sentence with vague hand waves isn't going to get you very far. Happily though, they saw my predicament and guided me gently through the experience.

I haven't been to Thailand (yet), but I always hear about the wonders of the massage styles and…read moretechniques. Fortunately, I can experience a bit of the culture right here in Canton, thanks to Thai Touch, a massage and spa that opened its doors in January of this year. They've really made the effort to create a harmonising and serene environment, from the barely audible instrumental music and warm colour palettes to the dark wood furnishings and regional ornaments - and this is just in the reception area! With extensive services ranging from "Sneha" hot candle massage to reflexology massage, Thai Touch offers reasonable prices (from £25 for 30 minutes) in what appears to be an authetic and soothing atmosphere. For those eligible folks, Thai Touch also offers OAP and student rates as well.

Love Thailand, look Thai food, love Thai culture - ooh, and I love Thai massage! So, that said, I'm…read moreobviously very happy to see this tranquil new massage clinic open up in Cardiff, offering traditional Thai massages. Once you've had a really deep Thai massage, with all the Yoga-like stretching and manipulation that's also involved in this technique, most other types of massage may seem a bit too lightweight in comparison. If you're not used to the Thai technique, however, they will moderate it to suit your personal preference so you can enjoy a gentler version if you find it too brutal! It costs £40 for an hour, which I don't think is too bad considering how great you feel after being kneaded and stretched for all that time, and the amount of effort the masseur has to put in. They also do head, hand, back and shoulder and aromatherapy massages - but it's definitely the traditional Thai ones I'll be going back there for!