Went here with my sister-in-law to get a manicure after being given a voucher for my birthday. The ladies were lovely and my manicure has lasted ages. I've already booked in to have another before Christmas Read Less

This is a lovely place have been several times and have always been made to feel very special. I have had a facial, massage, mani, pedi and eyebrow wax in the past and never been disappointed. Great place for a treat, definitely recommend Read Less

Had nail extensions done, but they were really ugly. A big thick lumps instead of more realistic looking extensions. I had to go to another shop after a week to remove them as they were just so bad. Disappointing. Read Less

Hen party booking at £25 per head for choice of either mini pedicure or manicure. Room at the top was allocated to our group but we were all split up between rooms so we didn't really get to enjoy our treatments together as a party. It felt a bit disorganised and rushed as the salon was fully booked. I had a pedicure done and when I took my shoes off nail varnish had smudged and chipped off. I don't think it was worth the money in my opinion, for a few pounds more I could of had a shellac manicure done in London. Read Less

Staff Friendly, Salon chic..The private room hire for large parties does not seem worth the money we paid (£25 and I only got a manicure which seemed rushed and nail varnish smudged) all we got was tea and biscuits. We were a hen party and thought that we would all be together but there was not enough resources or space to do this in our private room..So we were separated during our treatments so didn't even get to sit in the room for very long and my tea got cold :(..I would suggest they put on more staff during busy periods and when expecting large parties like ours. The private rooms idea should also be re thought as it just doesn't work. Read Less

I took my daughter in there for a gel manicure on her birthday. We were both made to feel so welcome, the girls are super friendly . I was sitting waiting for my daughter and was also offered drinks and jokingly said no thank you but I am most jealous I'm not having my nails done too. They were very busy but squeezed me in. My nails weren't in the best of shape as I work outside but can't stop looking at them now as the lady did such a fantastic job. Highly recommend this salon. Read Less

A tranquil haven in the centre of Brighton, this place is easily missed if you didn't know it was here. 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! Read Less

I found this little gem of a place online. My daughter and I had a pamper package, facial, pedicure, back massage and eyebrow wax. All were amazing. Our beauticians were extremely professional and friendly. Definately will be travelling back there again! Read Less

Novice level extensions I'm afraid. I wanted sculpted gel, I 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. Read Less

I've been here for my beauty treatments a few times and can't rate it highly enough. On top of this they are one of the few places that give NHS discounts. I had a manicure today which as always I was pleased with but when I went to pay and presented my Powder loyalty card to have stamped, I was told they don't give you a stamp if you get NHS discount. This is a new policy and I thought the whole point of the discount was to give staff who do such a valued and important job the benefit of a slight reduction on treatments as an extra treat. Figuratively speaking, if we don't get the stamp now we're actually not gaining anything at all as people who don't work for the NHS and do get the stamps, can work towards money off treatments anyway. Read Less

I made my first visit to Powder Beauty Boutique for a bikini wax on 25/06/14 following a recommendation from a friend. I can see why my friend sang the salons praises - the treatment was fantastic and the staff were absolutely lovely. It's often a struggle to find a high standard waxing service, but the superior hot wax treatment was as painless as it could have been, and the staff member (Marnie) was very thorough and put me at ease. The salon itself is very unique with it's location in the south lanes and a shabby chic interior. I'd highly recommend Powder Beauty Boutique to anyone - I'll definitely be back to try out more treatments. Read Less

Hidden Gem. Exclusive look and feel about it but with a lovely warm and friendly welcome. Great vintage glamour decor and very professional and attentive staff made me feel really special. Have recommended it to a friend already. Worth a visit for the jewellery alone. Read Less

I love this place, from its old fashioned shop front to the reception area with cabinets full of lovely reto jewllery and other interesting bits & pieces. Manicures & pedicures are always such a treat and the staff so friendly and professional. Not cold & clinical as other beauty salons I've been to in the past. Great place to go for beauty treatments! Read Less

I completely disagree with the review below - i had the worst waxing experience of my life at this salon. I had booked in for a hot wax but when I arrived they informed me that the only beautician on site couldn't use hot wax so I had to settle for a strip-wax brazilian. the lady then made a complete mess of it - even ripping bits of my skin off and telling me it was my fault for having "tough hairs" (something no other beautician has EVER said to me in all the years I have been getting waxed)! it was agonising and humiliating and i would advise everyone to avoid this salon.Read Less