The best beauty salons in Melbourne for your next day of pampering
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WORDS BY MAEVE KERR-CROWLEY
Treat yourself.
When life gets stressful, burnout rears its ugly head and all your heart desires is a moment’s reprieve, few things are more sacred than a self-care day. We’ve covered a lot of realms of treat-yourself therapy, rounding up the best places to get your hair done, indulge in a manicure or just do a little soul-healing shopping – but sometimes that’s not enough.
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Sometimes you need to really go in on a fancy little beauty treatment or spend the day doing a head-to-toe makeover. From lash extensions to facials to waxes, here are some of our favourite beauty salons in Melbourne.
Skin Day Spa
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St Kilda
With 25 years of experience, Skin Day Spa is a veteran of Melbourne day spas. Skin Day Spa offers an extensive list of facial options, including LED light therapy treatments, microdermabrasion and derma skin peel. Plus, if you’re satisfied after your first visit, Skin Day Spa’s loyalty program will accumulate with every dollar you spend on treatments and products, made to be redeemed for future visits.
Made
Hawthorn
Made boasts a “sumptuous and highly effective” plethora of facials, massage, grooming and education to fulfil a holistic approach to skin and self. Offering everything from tailor-made facials to deep tissue massages and mani-pedis, Made understands the importance of beauty fundamentals. Additional beauty treatments on offer include eyebrow tidies, lash tints, facial and body waxing. Follow the pink stairs at the rear of Glenferrie Road to be transported into Made’s pink oasis.
Soak Bar and Beauty
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South Yarra
Beauty meets bubbly at Melbourne’s first fully-licensed beauty bar, Soak. Located in South Yarra and decked out like an intimate, retro bar, Soak offers the works when it comes to beauty services – manis, pedis, tanning, hair styling, waxing, facials, henna and more. While you get pampered, you can treat yourself to wine or cocktails from the extensive bar menu. Soak also has a couple of private rooms for group bookings, making it the perfect spot for your next girl’s day or small celebration.
Miss Fox
CBD
If you’re looking for a salon with credentials, Miss Fox has been crowned World’s Best Beauty Salon not once, but twice. The self-proclaimed self-care sanctuary in Melbourne’s CBD handles all the grooming essentials like nails, hair, lashes, tanning and makeup, while also running a day spa and skin clinic. Miss Fox is all about luxury and connection, aiming to boost the confidence, peace of mind and well-being of everyone who walks through the doors.
Five Elements Spa
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South Melbourne
Five Elements Spa in South Melbourne is all about treating the body and the mind at once, taking a holistic approach to beauty and drawing on the most effective and luxurious practices from around the world. Get your laser or waxing sorted, indulge in a pedi, or transform your face with an eyebrow tint. On the spa side of things, Five Elements offers everything from massages and facials to cupping and Japanese bathing.
You Day Spa
CBD
With roots stretching back to the old Southern Cross Hotel, You Day Spa is a little self-care oasis in the middle of the CBD. It’s an indulgent atmosphere that encourages unisex clients, offering lash services, waxing, mani-pedis, ear candling, massages and plenty of innovative face and body treatments. Catering to busy city workers and self-care loyalists alike, You Day is all about taking a breath and treating yourself amidst the hustle and bustle.
The Hive
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South Melbourne
Described as an ‘eclectic’ space, The Hive is a beauty salon with a targeted inside-out approach. Aiming to redefine our perceptions of self-care and encourage physical and mental well-being, the salon helps blend holistic and clinical care to achieve each client’s health goals. Its entirely unisex service offering includes waxing, brow and lash treatments, facials, acne courses and restorative treatments.
Empowering Beauty
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Ringwood
If you’re looking for state-of-the-art treatments, professional service and an expert team of beauticians, head to Empowering Beauty in Ringwood. With the aim of bringing natural beauty and all-around well-being to the surface, the salon uses simple, tailored treatment plans with scientifically proven and safe treatment methods. Get your lashes sorted, indulge in a facial, eliminate acne scars with micro-needling and get your teeth whitened, all in one place.
Sakura Lounge
CBD
If you’ve never tried traditional Japanese beauty treatments, but your interest is piqued, book a day in at Sakura. Nestled in the CBD, this lounge and spa is the perfect place to de-stress and tend to your weary body after a stressful week. Traditional Japanese techniques meet Western influences to offer the best of both worlds – choose from services like massage, facials, wraps, reiki and even a sauna.
Loft
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Located in the heart of Fitzroy, Loft offers a huge range of bespoke facials and waxing for those looking for some TLC. With over a decade of experience under her belt, head therapist Kelly knows a thing or two about skin. From enzyme peels to tailored LED facials, Kelly’s holistic approach to skin well-being will leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.
Fresh Face Skin
Kilsyth
The founder of Fresh Face Skin (both the skincare brand and the salon) likens in-salon skin treatments to hiring a private trainer at the gym. Your daily workout will certainly do wonders for your health, and your daily skincare routine will do wonders for your skin – but sometimes you just need a guiding hand from a professional. Treatments include microdermabrasion, peels, LED light therapy, needling and more. To get started, book a personalised consultation to figure out exactly what your skin needs.
Skin Deep Beauty Therapy
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CBD
For a pampering day with a luxe feel, Skin Deep in the CBD is the place to go. Determined to go above and beyond every time, the salon’s uber-professional team of beauty therapists is highly trained. Head in for face and body waxing, lash lifts, henna brow tinting, targeted back treatments and an extensive menu of facials or peels.
Beauty by Mela
Ascot Vale
Dip out to Ascot Vale and enjoy the warm, inviting atmosphere of Beauty by Mela. Staffed by highly certified beauty therapists, the salon offers a wide range of treatments, services and treat-yourself experiences. The salon is best known for its Hollywood facials, lash lifts, eyebrow waxes and Brazilian waxes. For something a little less conventional, check out the amethyst crystal facials for an inside-and-out soothing treatment with built-in reiki healing.
Take Off Skincare
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Nestled in North Melbourne, Take Off promises your skin a healthy glow-up after a visit. With roots in more topical beauty treatments like waxing and tanning, owner Erin has worked to alter the trajectory of the salon to reflect her passion for advanced skin treatments and skin technology. Take Off’s skin consultations help you to create a bespoke skincare regimen, while the salon’s adjoining retail space allows you to purchase the products so you can achieve your skin goals.
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