My first visit to the Vinery where because I walked straight pass the clinic not seeing it I was…read morevery,very late. The receptionist was so understanding and kindness itself.She quickly put me at my ease. My eyebrow shaping was fabulous,I no longer have drunk caterpillars racing across my forehead, I am so grateful for their kindness and understanding and will definitely use the clinic again. I can honestly recommend the clinic for the treatment I received as being superb.

New Dawn is a small local beautician's that does massages, waxing, manicures, pedicures, and…read moreeyelash and eyebrow tinting. The premises are small and simply decorated with two treatment rooms. I was excited to see a beautician's withing walking distance of my flat so went along for some waxing. I had the complete attention of the beautician but I have to say that I wasn't very impressed with the wax- they left areas still covered in hair and didn't treat my skin to prevent rashes or ingrowing hair. It was all very rushed and painful- no effort to soothe the pain. It is certainly convenient for locals and perhaps the other treatments are better but I won't be returning for a wax!

I've been visiting New Dawn for the Lipo Laser. Its been…read moreamazing. Not only is the treatment pretty spectacular, but the care that you are given and the attention to detail is awesome to. I've been rubbish at doing any exercise, but have been eating very healthily. I thought i wouldn't see any results but i definitely have... of course now i just wish i'd kept up with my jogging too! I love that it is a 5 minute walk from home and the very personal service i get too. I read the review above, i've had my legs waxed too and it wasn't painful (well no more than i should be!) and was definitely had wax removal & aftercare. Wherever i've been there has always been a bit of wax remaining, including in the really expensive places in town, so maybe that person just had an off day. I would hate to think someone wouldn't go because of the above review.

A tranquil haven in the centre of Brighton, this place is easily missed if you didn't know it was…read morehere. As soon as you walk up the stairs you are surrounded by a calm atmosphere, relaxing scents and soothing music. There are three floors of treatment rooms offering a wide range of beauty treatments. I had a neck, back & shoulder massage that lasted 25 minutes but I wish it was longer as I was sooo relaxed. Very professional, friendly staff in a lovely environment - I will definitely be back for more!

Novice level extensions I'm afraid. I wanted sculpted gel,…read moreI emailed the salon before making an appointment and was assured that I would get sculpted gels. Went ahead and booked the appointment to be advised upon turning up that they would be acrylic extensions instead. Decided to continue with the appointment as it was a treat for me to have someone else do my nails for a change.....I should have booked elsewhere I think! I have come away with unbalanced extensions, side walls of my nails bulge out disproportionately, the nails were not paired on each hand to match up the lengths (thumbs, forefingers, ring fingers etc are all longer or shorter than the other hand). I wanted almond shaped nails with a slightly rounded point and brought photos of a) what my nails were previously when I had down them and b) what shape and length I ideally wanted to aim for. Whilst I appreciate that an exact match from a photo is a tall ask for any of us, having nails that match each other is desirable! Some are slightly pointy, some are slightly rounded or squared off at the free edge. The centre of the points is not signed the the centre of the nail so I have some nails that slope off either left or right. The product is too thick at the cuticle so even though these extensions are a few days old, when the product grows out they are going to look horrendous. To top it off I have 6 cuts across 3 fingers and a thumb where the tech caught my cuticles when "shaping" my extensions so for the last few days I have had very sore fingers and the occasional bleeding from the thumb!! This to me, is a novice error as files should be files to reduce the sharpness of the edges on new files (although she wasn't using new files, just a lot of force!) An insight into a nail tech would be the state of their own nails. It was kind of a golden rule when I trained that your nails were always a direct advertisement of your work so should therefore display a clean, tidy, professional image - at least painted!!!! My nail techs hands appeared hard worked. The nails were in need of filing, were chipped and peeling with very little polish left on any of the nails. I trained years ago as a nail tech and considered this a one off treat as I have never had someone else do my nails (certainly not outside nail systems training). Even with my lack of exposure to clients (as I didn't pursue it as a full time profession) I would never a) let someone walk away with what is currently on my hands without working to fix the overall structure of the nails, shape, lengths, thickness, lumps on the surface, the hairs that are set into the gel top coat the she put on top - you know, the little things!!! or b) feel that I could charge for this set. Seriously disappointed in the quality of these, will not be returning, will be continuing to do my own, will be exploring bolt on courses to further my training - although it appears my own standards of working practises, performance, service delivery and what I would be prepared for someone to walk away with are evidently higher as they currently stand. I'll give 2 stars because the staff are nice and friendly and the decor looks clean. They appear to soak metal utensils in barbicide which is always a bonus but I doubt they use disinfectible files and don't recall the tech spraying the files before she used them.

Tucked away under a hair salon on Western Road, Into Beauty is a real hidden gem…read more I went here for the first time this weekend, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It's very tranquil and calming, with all kinds of whale/bird music playing, and candles all over the place. It's clean and tidy, and above all comforting. First off you fill out quite an extensive questionnaire about your current beauty habits. I have never had so much attention paid to me at a beauty salon. More often than not you fill out the forms which are then filed away never to be seen again. But here, my therapist referred back to my answers throughout. It was nice to know I was in the hands of someone who knew what they were doing. First off I had a very relaxing massage (call me indulgent, I don't care), which was then followed by a facial. Now, I have never really got into facials. I've had a couple, but have never really noticed the difference and seen them as a bit of a waste of money. But this one lasted 75 mins, and I can safely say that my skin was a lot clearer by the end of it. The attentive therapist kept me informed with what she was applying to my skin, and also made a note of it so I could purchase the products. This may be a good sales technique, but I didn't feel pressured to buy anything (an important factor in any salon visit, I find). The treatments are cheaper than other, more renowned, salons like The Treatment Rooms or Katie Price's regular haunt South Lanes Beauty, and I've been to both and can't say that there's any less quality. My treatment here was so good that I actually booked another for a months time, and I am thoroughly looking forward to my 75 mins of indulgence.

Avoid like the plague!!! Unless you want to feel like you re being massaged by Frank Bruno with the…read morebed side manner of Osama Bin Laden. I feel like I ve been buffed senseless by a smart price brillo pad from Asda and finished with sunflower oil..

Beauty Works has more body treatments then you could shake a stick at. I am a sucker for the…read moreSwedish body massage and they never fail to disappoint. My girlfriend has treatments all the time which I don't mind helping to pay for as I always get the benefit of her feeling more sexy when she leaves that place, it's like her aphrodisiac. They have an online shop as well so that you can buy the equipment that they use to use at home which will be much cheaper than getting them to do it for you but it is never the same. Staff that know exactly what they are talking about helps you to make the right choices which is difficult with the vast amount of options. I was told by a physio to get massages to help speed recovery and was sent here by him so he must trust that they are good. To all guys get the other half a treament here for a birthday present, she will thank you later!

Such a lovely salon. I went in for some threading, there is no need to book an appointment & I only…read morehad to wait a few minutes. The treatment was quick and relatively pain free and I'm really pleased with the results. I had a half face, including upper lip for just £16.

Ask anyone that knows me, they will tell you that I have a borderline unhealthy obsession with…read moreeyebrows and getting them threaded. I can't explain it, I'm one of those people that feels like if my eyebrows are on point, I can conquer the world! (and not wear makeup) Anyway, in my opinion, Brighton feels pretty notorious for having eyebrow threading places that are really below par. I hadn't actually had my eyebrows threaded for over two months for fear of having them butchered. Because of this, my eyebrows were starting to look a little...*ahem* 'unkempt'. I decided I couldn;t handle it any more, and noticed that Lashious had opened on Western Road. I went inside and was greeted by two lovely ladies, and the lady who threaded my eyebrows listened patiently as I ranted about having ruined eyebrows. She did notice that they didn't quite match, and said she would do her best to make them even, and that she did! I have to say I was really impressed. I didn't feel rushed, and the lady that threaded my brows listened to me when I said I didn't want them too thin. This will definitely be my go to place to get my brows done. *Offering full beauty services from 1st June *Used to be the brow bar inside Churchill Square.

Absolutely ruined my hair with a terrible colour and made no attempt to take responsibility for…read moretheir actions, or offer any kind of compensation, received an incredibly rude email from the manager after being very polite and explaining my distress at having my crowning glory made to look like a Halloween Wig. AVOID at all costs.

I have been going to the Point for about 2 years now. I have always had a WONDERFUL experience. I…read morehad been looking for a good hairdresser for honestly years, thank goodness I found Lou (cut) and Ellie (colour). I have had major changes in both cut and colour. Cut my long hair to a pixie, fixed a bad blonde colour I had done myself to a great one, then went brunette and then red head. I have always been happy with the result and always feel very much taken care of whenever I visit.

Had a fabulous facial the first time round and a full body massage last weekend, felt totally…read morerelaxed and refreshed afterwards, really recommend it if your feeling a little stressed or suffering the winter blues.