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Urban Day Spa

Urban Day Spa

4.6(11 reviews)
0.9 kmBeggars Bush
€€

Having a woman dig her elbow deep into your back and moving it like a glacier till it reaches your…read moreshoulder blades and then pausing to pummel it deeper may turn some people on but it brings me to tears. I hasten to add not tears of ecstasy. It's an odd relationship. You lie there with your head poking out through the hole of the massage table in your disposable knickers, hoping that you didn't miss a patch shaving your legs. But all that self consciousness evaporates when someone is digging their elbow in your back. "Just relax your leg." "I am." "Wow you are tense." Let me tell you feeling a popping sensation in your back is not hot. Having a masseuse take a focused battle to those muscles incites a range of emotions, such as you want her to win but you want her to stop too (she did ask me to speak up if the pressure was too much, so you do have control). "What popped?" "Oh that's just your muscles you have lots of knots. I am pushing them back were they should be." "Oh." "You are very tense." "I'm sorry." Why did I just apologise I asked myself. She looked at me with the same thought. "So yeah, you should do this more often." "OK." "Also you probably will be very sore tomorrow so get some anti-inflammatory cream." At this point you may be thinking, "Jez Annie you really sold this place to me and the massage." It was 20% bearable pain for me and the rest was very relaxing, also I opted for a deep tissue massage which as the name implies is not going to be sweetness and light. I also appear to be a very uptight person with an extraordinarily tense body. I have Woody Allen muscle tendencies. €60 for 1 hour. Usually it's €80 but they have loads of summer specials, just check out their website. P.S Thank you Edel N & Sharon C for liking my check in tip, your support carried me through the pain.

I think I found my new spa! After months and months of trying new places, I finally fell in love…read morewith a place and its staff. I made an appointment to get a 30min back massage in my lunch break the other day. My therapist was the lovely Laura who brought me to the relaxation area first and then offered me a robe. I told her I was on my break and needed to go back to the office so she tailored her usual routine to suit my schedule without compromising on time spent on my back. The massage itself was very good, good pressure and little talking - just the way I Iike it. The spa offers different deals depending on the weekday and they do run a loyalty scheme for returning clients. I will certainly be back soon and I will reserve the last star for when I tried one of their facials.

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Urban Day Spa - Our relaxation area

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Heaven

Heaven

3.0(7 reviews)
1.2 kmGrand Canal Dock
€€

Terrible experience, rude staff. While they were styling my hair, they pulled my hair. Poor quality…read moreproducts, terrible cleaning. I will never go back. I strongly advise against this hair salon.

Last Friday night was a girls night. My girls and I were really excited to spend some time all…read moretogether - with no blokes. You see, it's very nice to have some time and fun with your girlies. Men are said to be simple. Tell me about it... Not ! Anyway, I was thinking of my killing outfit when a thought crossed my mind like a shooting star in a dark night. I couldn't wear anything and needed to find a Beauty Salon urgently ! One start for the Name ! Heaven, I'm in Heaven, And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak; And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek. One star for the Spot ! On Lower Grand Canal Street, it is so practical for the girls who don't live close (enough) to city centre. On top of that, the shop is discrete, it's like a little piece of Heaven of Earth. One star for the Range of Treatments ! Even if the shop is quite cosy (meaning relatively small), they offer a wide range of services : - waxing (male & female) - facials (dermatologica ) - spray tan (sun lust & whitetobrown) - manicures & pedicures (nailitiques) - swedish massage (in snow??) - nails - hand & feet - threading - and eyes I tried the full leg waxing and I was enchanted. Julie Toner, the Head Therapist, was taking care of me. She is a fully qualified Beauty Instructor and does a great job indeed. It was a great waxing experience. My legs are impeccable and smooth ! :( She didn't speak that much. Not that I am a chatterbox kind of person but I like making a bond with the person who is taking care of me. It makes me feel comfortable. One star for the price ! €33 - Which is very affordable from my point of view. I had checked some other places before and Heaven has very competitive prices. In terms of waxing they also offer : - Bikini : €16 - Full leg & bikini : €45 (you save €4) - Lip wax : €10 - Underarm wax : €15 - And a lot more... I want more ! Between you and me, I think I have found my new Beauty Spot. Heaven has such a comprehensive range of services, and affordable on top of that. Why not just take a slice of Heaven when it's pouring rain outside ? For more info, check this link : www.teamheaven.com PS : And of course, I will let you know how long it takes me to have Yeti legs again. See you in Heaven ! XD

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Mink

3.9(36 reviews)
0.2 kmBallsbridge
€€€

Absolutely fantastic! Have tried several nail salons since our move to Dublin in 2025 and have…read morefinally found my new salon.

Avoid this business if you expect decent customer service. Attended for a mani pedi with my mum for…read morea birthday treat. A few days after they booked me in for a large group booking (multiple medi pedis gel removal) which I did not make as was travelling so not even in the country. I tried cancelling online but as it was within 24 hours you had to call. I rang the business and no one picked up. Given they had my card details and it was a very larger booking I was getting extremely concerned re the deposit cost. I had to ring 11-12 more times and call their other sites (Donnybrook and Monkstown) where staff seem to actually answer the phone to get this dealt with. To make matters worse I eventually get a call from someone called herself a manager and she says its been cancelled and barely apologised for their error. 2+ hours of phone calls wasting my time on holidays that could have easily been dealt with in 5 minutes if they answered the phone!! We were already saying the business had gone downhill in the years since I had been a regular customer based on our 3 star experience (both had smudged toenails, my mums they fixed but only noticed mine in the car, in addition my heels were barely scrubbed at all I could do better myself).

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Mink - XMAS STYLE in deep red

XMAS STYLE in deep red

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Nails at Arnotts - Pedicure stations

Nails at Arnotts

3.9(7 reviews)
2.9 kmNorth Inner City
€€

The whole experience was a disaster from start to finish. Staff did not know what they were doing…read moreand bickering at each other while doing my nails with took 2 and 1/2 hours!! All odd shapes and damaged after. The service I had booked in for wasn't available I was told, but staff was well able to charge for said service when I went to pay!! Would never even look at the place again never mind use it . I emailed complaints and never heard back. But a month later I had staff ring to se If id like to rebook for a refill ?? Seriously!! I explained what happened and the person on phone laughed. Total incompetent,rude, ignorant staff , who also while I may add tried to up sell products to me after been VERY RUDE!!!! I find it had to believe such a place is in Arnotts !!!

Lien was so lovely and did a fantastic job on my nails! After walking around the past week trying…read moreto figure out where to go and getting a tip from a local, I came here. I opted for the Essential Manicure, which covers everything a US mani normally comes with - massage, cuticle care, file, polish and shine. I couldn't quite find the shade I wanted and kept saying, "A slightly redder, lighter oxblood" so Lien pulled out a few shades and tested a few on my nails. She also suggested making our own shade by doing a red base with a darker top... And she nailed it! (Heh) I would have never thought of it and it sounds silly to get so excited but I've just never had anyone nail this color before! (Yay all the puns!) I love my nails and will definitely come back to see Lien again before I leave. :)

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Jule Beauty - Image skin care

Jule Beauty

3.7(3 reviews)
1.5 kmGrand Canal Dock
€€

Sorry this was for Malahide Jule…read more My sister and I had a pampering session yesterday eve at Jule. On arrival my first impression was that it's very clean, bright and staff were friendly. We were brought to the relaxation room. It's cosy with huge chairs and cushions. We were brought to our treatment room. I love the way we could get changed into dressing gown in the room. The room was very relaxing. I had the coconut foot soak, hot towel back compress, relaxing back, neck and shoulder massage, Dermalogica Facial and foot massage. From start to finish was so relaxing. Best massage ever. When I went back into the relaxation we had Presecco and chocolates ready for us. And my pet hate .... product pushing I didn't feel there was any pressure to buy any products like some Spas. This was our first visit. We will defo be back and we will probably be now making this a regular visit as we loved it.

I've come here on numerous occasions to get my shellac nails, massages and other spa packages as…read morethey have monthly offers which are great value, such as €20 shellac, x4 massages for €99, up to 40% discount for their spa packages which usually costed around €79-250 etc. These offers are limited to one month only and they change every month. I got the Relax & Renew spa package that was reduced from €119 to €69 in December, which included a coconut foot soak, Dermalogica facial, Indian head massage and a back, hand and foot massage. The offers change every month, but I know for January 2016, it €59 for the skin treatments like microdermabrasion and illuminating facials and 40% discount on massages. I've also had a deep tissue massage here which was pretty good but shorter than I expected (~40 mins). The girls here are really nice and friendly and they always do my Shellac perfectly (although they don't do complimentary removal even if you got it there, which costs an extra €5). The nail art is pretty limited in that they don't seem to do the really funky designs. You can get simple things like glitter, stars, hearts etc. though. They also seem to have some unique treatments that you don't come across everyday like ear candling, seaweed facials, body wraps and massage as well as special treatments like laser (non-contract), IPL red vein removal, facial peels and callus removal. The prices in general are slightly lower than most city centre salons (facials cost around €70 up), and the online booking system allows you to made instantaneous appointments via phorest without having to wait for confirmation. Overall, nice salon with friendly staff, a range of treatments and interesting special offers.

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The Oval - localflavor - Updated June 2026

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