Beauty and Bubbles ★9.5

About the salon

Beauty and Bubbles has been part of the Northern Quarter since 2012, built around one idea: a beauty appointment should feel like an occasion rather than an errand. The salon sits on Dale Street and holds a licence to serve a drink alongside treatments — a complimentary glass comes as standard with nails, which is where the name comes from.

Services

The menu covers nails, skin, hair removal and body. Manicures, pedicures and long-wear gel systems sit alongside prescriptive facials, chemical peels, microneedling and dermaplaning. Brows and lashes are a real strength — HD Brows shaping, tinting and threading all feature — with waxing, spray tanning and Swedish massage completing the list.

Technology and brands

An approved Elemis stockist, the salon uses the Elemis BIOTEC electrical facial platform for deeper resurfacing and lifting work, with Eve Taylor covering the gentler aromatherapy-led facials. Nails run on CND Shellac and BIAB builder gel, waxing on Waxperts, and tanning on St. Tropez and Sienna X.

Team and stylists

The salon does not trade on one celebrity name. It runs as a trained team of therapists working across the whole treatment list rather than in narrow silos, certified on the brands stocked here — both Elemis and Eve Taylor run their own therapist training. The awards have come from consistency across the team.

The Space

The layout splits into two moods. The nail and brow area is open and sociable, and this is where the bar does its work. Facials, waxing and massage move into closed treatment rooms, so the front-of-house buzz never bleeds into a peel or a back massage.

Who it’s for

This is a salon for people who treat an appointment as time off — hen parties, birthdays and pre-night-out groups especially, since you can walk straight from the chair into the Northern Quarter evening. It equally suits regulars who want nails, brows and skin handled in one place. Men get a proper menu, not an afterthought.

Questions and answers

Can I book online? Yes, through the salon’s own website, with phone booking available during opening hours.

How long does an appointment take? Gel nails or brows usually fit inside an hour; a facial with peel or microneedling runs closer to ninety minutes.

Do you treat men and children? There is a dedicated male treatment list covering waxing, brows and skin. Children’s treatments are limited and best confirmed first.

Can I combine several treatments in one visit? Yes — nails, brows, waxing and a facial can run back to back. Say so when booking so enough time is set aside.

Do you sell gift vouchers? Yes, for a set treatment or an open value; a common choice for birthdays and hen weekends.

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