M3 Hair & Beauty ★9.5

About the salon

M3 Hair & Beauty sits on Bridge Street in the Deansgate end of the city centre, and it does something most centre salons do not: it puts ladies’ hairdressing, proper barbering and a beauty room under one roof without any of the three feeling bolted on.

Services

The hair side covers ladies’ cutting, styling and colouring alongside men’s grooming that uses both traditional and modern barbering techniques. Beauty runs to acrylic nails, Bio Sculpture gel, Shellac, spray tanning, waxing, facials and HD Brows. There is also a privacy room for treatments clients would rather not have done in the open salon.

Technology and brands

Facials run on Decleor and Elemis — two ranges that between them cover both aromatherapy-led and results-driven skin work. Spray tanning uses St Tropez and Suntana, so both a natural finish and a deeper competition-style colour are possible. Nails are built on Bio Sculpture Gel and Shellac, systems chosen for how they wear rather than how quickly they apply.

Team and stylists

The salon is owner-run: Yvonne is the hairdresser behind it, working alongside Joe on barbering and Nicky on the floor. It is a small enough team that clients keep the same stylist across visits, and the bespoke approach the salon advertises is realistic at that scale in a way it rarely is in a chain.

The Space

The salon is bright and open at the front, where cutting and colouring happen, with the barbering side working alongside it rather than in a separate shop. Behind that sits the privacy room — a closed space for waxing, tanning and facials, which is the detail that makes the beauty menu usable at lunchtime in a busy city-centre location.

Who it’s for

It suits people who work around Deansgate and want hair or beauty fitted into a working day, couples who would rather book one salon than two, and men looking for real barbering rather than a unisex trim. The mix of ladies’ hair, barbering and beauty also makes it a practical family option.

Questions and answers

Can I book online? Bookings are taken by phone and through the salon’s website; walk-ins are sometimes possible for barbering.

How long does an appointment take? A cut and blow-dry is about an hour; colour runs two hours or more, and a barber appointment or brow treatment is much quicker.

Do you cut men’s and children’s hair? Yes — men’s barbering is a core part of the business, and children’s cuts can be arranged when you book.

Can I combine several treatments in one visit? Yes; hair and a beauty treatment in the privacy room are often booked together, which the late Thursday opening helps with.

Do you sell gift vouchers? Yes, redeemable across hair, barbering and beauty.

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