Beauty

With clinics in St Kilda and Northcote, HÜD is a Scandi-inpired skin clinic that takes a no-BS approach to skincare. 

If you’re anything like us, you’ve been quietly adding Mejuri pieces to your cart for years, just wishing you could try them on in person. Well, good news: Melbourne has finally caught up. 

It's intimate, it's homely, and it's ever-so-chic. Love Isabelle's first Melbourne boutique comes to life in the form of a living room. 

Day-to-day got you down and feeling old beyond your years? Us too. Lucky SuperYoung's preventative, longevity technology like cryotherapy, red light and contrast therapy might just be the little fountain of youth you're after.

Renowned jewellery brand and all around icons Sarah & Sebastian are opening a third Melbourne location in Armadale.

The Skin Bar has finally arrived in Melbourne with its new outpost in Armadale. Securing a shop front on the bustling High Street right next door to Green Cup, you’ll spot this luxury skin clinic by its simplistic, forest emerald green exteriors.

Located in Prahran between Greville and Chapel Streets, Sydney's famous EdwardsAndCo hair studio has expanded into Melbourne's south. 

There’s always a raft of new health trends but one that’s really getting some serious love is Infrared Saunas, (they’re quite literally so hot right now). Vastly different to their steam counterpart the Infrared Sauna emits heat directly onto your body via electromagnetic light as opposed to the stifling amount of steam from traditional saunas that engulf the entire room.

Sometimes, you just want a no-frills number one shave on your dome-piece. Other times, you want a detached quiff to skin-fade. With a strict “everyone welcome” policy, a trim with the barbers at Yours Truly should be considered.

Nestled within the heart of Camberwell, True Dermal Skin Clinic prides themselves on delivering to their clients the most advanced, cosmetic, medical-grade, non-invasive treatments. With nurses, clinicians and therapists to guide you on your skin journey, the team offer tailor-made treatment plans after in-depth consultations. 

Located in Fitzroy on the bustling Brunswick Street is MetaScent perfume studio and retail store run by Janelle Donnelly and Huynh Hai Yen who met studying professional perfumery.

A tall lady with pink lips and a red headscarf greets her customers at the door with her dog Zeus, dressed in a red and blue checkered coat (just one of the many from his wardrobe). Marlene Cupido has been running Cristal Hair for 7 years and has established a successful salon where she mixes business with friendship. 

Escape from your hair nightmares with Carlton's newest, highly Instagrammable salon.

Stepping away from the traditional, clinical salon interiors, Bat Your Lash feels more like a home; warm and inviting with personal touches that make you feel relaxed the second you breeze through those doors. Pops of pink and fresh greenery make the space contemporary, and that attention to detail is consistent with the team’s beauty approach at Bat Your Lash.

Sitting in the hair chair can be draining. That’s where The Bearded Man steps in to make your experience a lot more enticing. Relax with live beats, beans and of course your cut of choice, with one of the professionals at their new Fitzroy store, located on Rose Street.

Richmond has just acquired one of Melbourne’s most in-demand hair salons, and we’re not mad about it.

Introducing The Blow, Melbourne’s new premium blow dry boutique in Little Collins. The Blow is the brainchild of Phoebe Simmonds, who is one impressive woman. She's been in the beauty industry for over ten years, and there isn't much she doesn't know about applying heat to hair.

Beauty expert Emma Thwaite has been obsessed with skin for a long time. Decades, in fact.

We didn’t know what to expect from an infrared sauna. Is it a microwave sort of deal? Do you sit there under a heat lamp like a pub parma? And what exactly do you wear...?

You might have spotted something weird on Gertrude St lately.

Never trust a barber with bad hair. Everyone knows that. Well you’ll be happy to know Dario Krejic looks super trustworthy: this guy has the sort of chiselled chocolate hair you see on shampoo commercials.

A beauty treatment on your lunch break? Yep, that’s a thing now in the CBD, thanks to new skincare clinic St. Skin, which just popped up on Flinders Lane.

Are your brow’s looking more like second cousins rather than sisters? Look no further than the talented Eyebrow Artists over at Ottoman3 Brow Bar (that is—if you can see under those unruly face caterpillars).  

It’s Richmond’s time to shine. Yep, Melbourne’s best extraction facial team have set up shop in a new two-storey space on Swan St.

You have a hairdresser, right? But who’s your go-to browdresser? The brow wizards at Melanie Marris Eyebrows are your new port of call for all things archery. Don’t neglect those caterpillars, guys. They deserve some TLC too.

In the old days, an apothecary was the guy you saw when your leg was falling off, or you needed a mysterious potion to help with stuff like, you know, the plague. These days it’s a little less hard-core...

While we all love to treat ourselves to a little facial here and some hair removal there, the struggle can definitely be real trying to find that perfect unicorn of a beauty therapist: one that's both high-tech AND affordable.

Men of Melbourne, put down the clippers. Your barber has arrived.

If you prefer to stay away from the unisex hair salons that reek of mystical chemicals and overly fruity shampoo, Smith St has a barbershop that will both reaffirm your manhood and give you a damn good haircut.

Kim Stark and Hannah Dupree wanted to do something different. Both had already established successful start-ups (Kim created Wheatbags Love and Hannah is the genius responsible for tea company Storm In A Teacup).

We don’t know what laser tattoo parlours are meant to look like, but they shoudn’t look like this. They’re meant to be scary places, run by bikers called ‘Butch’, not classy AF industrial offices in Collingwood. They’re not meant to have apartment-porn leather chairs either, or artful hanging plants and modern art on the walls.

Want power brows that’d make Cara blush? Looking for a long-term solution to lip colour and lash length? Might be time to give cosmetic tattooing a try. It’s not as scary as it sounds. Feather-touch brows and lip blush tattoos are pretty common now, and there’s a place in Collingwood that specialises in quick, (relatively) pain-free treatments.

If you want to mix it on Swan St, fresh cuts are pretty much a given. The Richmond/Cremorne hair scene is strong these days, spurred on by boutique barbers like Dr Follicles and General Order. You can’t walk Punt Rd without seeing a well-sculpted beard or Dustin Martin buzz-cut.

Honey lovers (that’s all of you, obviously), listen up. Beechworth Honey, has been listening to our prayers because they’ve gone and opened a freakin’ store dedicated entirely to honey…right in the CBD. The family-owned business is the brainchild of a fourth-generation bee-keeper, too.  

Tucked away 'round a corner off Toorak Road, there's a new salon dedicated to dedicated to "anti-crap": Bob Hair Co.

Finding a spray tan you can actually trust is like The Holy Grail. Sometimes you hear whispers of a place that’s a ‘sure thing’, some underground urban legend where they DON’T turn you into an oompa loompa two days before your cousin’s wedding. But actually finding one is tricky. It’s always some friend of a friend’s sister’s mate’s neighbour who discovered tanning Narnia. Never you.

Smell that? That’s the smell of passionate souls, handpicked roses and exquisite perfumes wafting from New York sensation Le Labo in Fitzroy. Trust us, this place will change the way you buy fragrance forever.

One of our favourite brow bars is now open in Prahran! Say hello to lush lashes and perfectly curved brows all day everyday with the experts at Lash & Brow Boudoir. Boasting extravagant mirrors and lux chairs in a bright brow studio, getting your brows done just got a whole lot more fun ladies! Nestled just outside the Prahran market, the Lash & Brow Boudoir is the perfect pre or post-grocery pit-stop to give yourself a little lift.

Skin is probably a really clever invention, but from a layperson’s perspective, there’s a lot of stuff that can go wrong. Ageing, pigmentation, acne, scarring, blocked pores, too oily, not oily enough–if skin was a new car, you wouldn’t buy it. The maintenance would put you off and you’d go buy a Prius instead. Enter James Vivian Dermal Therapies (JVDT for short), a boutique skin clinic in Prahran that’s getting a reputation for results (just check out their Facebook reviews).

Dry & Tea has finally hit Melbourne, with its first Aussie store based in Hampton. This award winning concept salon is a blow wave/styling bar and tea house, but with a team of senior stylists, they also offer a full-service cut/colour menu, makeup services and a nail bar.

We’ve all heard of acupuncture as a means of pain relief, but what about as a cosmetic aid? Yes, that’s right! Sticking needles in your face is a thing, and it actually works!

Melanie Grant is all about beauty with results. As one of Australia’s most renowned skin professionals, Melanie Grant provides specially tailored treatments designed to enhance your skin and complexion to its maximum quality. With the use of state-of-the-art technology and therapeutic products and formulations, she will help you achieve your own beauty goals.

This badass barber shop has brought all the things we love about inner city barbershops to the outer eastern suburbs. Bossman offers a premium barber experience, specializing in trims, shaves and all things dapper. 

One of Fitzroy's most long-standing hair salons, Sogo Hair is our go-to for everything from a pre-party blow wave to a full new look, delivered with a smile. The family run salon—yup, unlike some of the city's bigger chain salons, it's privately owned by three hair-loving sisters—has taken pride of place on Brunswick Street for over 15 years. Offering colouring services, treatments, restyles and men's cuts, the salon's ethos is simple: Keep it real, have fun, and never be afraid to try something new.

A spanking new skin and laser clinic has opened up in Armadale, so get ready to get pampered with the best beauty peels and facials in the industry.

The edgy style masters at FUR hairdressing have been catering for progressive individuals and the occasional celebrity since 1996. Basic is not a word in these Brunswick Street stylists' vocabularies—instead, you'll love their expertise on all things fashion-forward, unique, and colour related.

If you're a blonde—ash, platinum or otherwise—you'll know that a good blonde specialist is pretty hard to come by. Someone who understands the difference between 'creamy' and 'oh god it's totally yellow', or someone who will serve you a glass of champers whilst enthusiastically chatting about what on earth we all did before Olaplex.

One of Melbourne's top hair salons for everything from restyling to blonde colouring, Cream Melbourne in Fitzroy is our go-to for virtually every hair need you could possibly have. Having relocated from the salon's previous location on Johnston Street to an incredible daylight-filled, warehouse-style premises (which includes a spacious rooftop!) on the same strip, the salon offers both men's and women's cuts, expert colouring, tinting and colour removal, and first-rate events styling with a level of service that's second to none. 

Stop passive-aggressively toying with your regular hairdresser and head into D’Artanian Dior Hairdressing instead. With an obsessively hospitable, handpicked team of four expert hairdressers (and the salon puppy Bailey), getting your hair redone has never felt better. 

If you're looking for Melbourne's most comprehensive skin and body hub, you can't possibly look past North Carlton beauty salon, Duquessa. Specialising in cosmetic treatments in Melbourne, ranging from LED light therapy, to safe dermal fillers, to the latest celeb-endorsed vitamin treatment, the stunning northside salon is all about getting the absolute most out of your skin. 

Remember when your mum forced a bob cut on your innocent little head and your so-called-professional-hairdresser failed to leap to your defence? Sooth your childhood haircut trauma at The Blowout Bar.

In this day and age, if we want something, we want it now, and when it comes to spray tans in Melbourne, we’re no different. Thanks to Melbourne beauty newcomer, Sunspray 24/7, spray tans are the latest service to get the round-the-clock upgrade we wished they had from the get-go. 

In need of a beauty lift that’s low maintenance and high impact? Simply Brow & Lashes’ Northcote studio is our go-to for everything lash, brow and body hair-related. From full sets of eyelash extensions for wide-eyed fluttering, to the latest brow shaping techniques that’ll leave you with *that* Cara Delevigne look, to precision waxing and IPL hair removal, their in-house experts are our beauty saviours.

Prahran’s newest beauty salon is unashamedly feminine. From pure white appointment rooms to chandeliers and sleek black lounge chairs, Missie Coco’s space is relaxing, elegant and upmarket – a hint of what might be in store for your next visit.

There's always a bit of a focus on the ladies concerning skincare and treatment clinics, but Mankind is here to treat the lads. Offering face and body skin treatments, remedial, sports and relaxation massage, and packages specifically tailored for groomsmen and the groom-to-be or to perk you up after a big night out - Mankind sure know how to deliver. 

The Barber of Seville is a brilliant, traditional barber in South Melbourne Market. The good folks in there will trim, shape and shave until you look mighty schmick. They do a great cut-throat shave, too!

Miss Nail Bar is the perfect place to get an express mani. It's a fresh and funky space within the South Melbourne Market and the team is cheery, committed to delivering fantastic service to the whole family. They make their own scrubs, too! 

House of Maxx is a welcome addition to the boutiques along High Street, Armadale. The focus here is a love of nourishment and fostering healthy skin with customised facials and health coaching for customers. Visit House of Maxx for a specialised consult, treatment or further information on their exquisite skin products. 

Trophy Wife in Richmond is your one-stop shop for some of Melbourne's best nails, hair and beauty services. Whether it's a crazy set of talons, a new 'do or a fresh face, Chelsea Bagan has you covered.

In freshly renovated digs, Biba on Gertrude Street is a key element to the salon's ever-expanding hairdressing empire in Melbourne. Co-owned by Frank Apostolopoulos and Mariam Enegd, Biba on Gertrude Street is our go-to hairdresser for stellar cuts, beautiful colours, and master styling on the north-side. The bustling salon is full of energy; a modern space where you can sit back and let the expert hairstylists tend to your locks. The reputation of creative director Frank Apostolopoulos ensures the Fitzroy outpost is always busy, so be sure to book in early, whether you're after a simple wash and blowdry, a new colour, or a fancy 'do.

If you're looking for a traditional men's barbers in Fitzroy that serves up awesome cuts with a Coopers in hand, get yourself to Dr Follicles on Gertrude Street. The old-school grooming parlour is our go-to for everything form a trim to a complete restyle. Guys, if you like to keep it sharp and simple, Dr Follicles is your man.

Rob Mason's Morris Motley hair studio specialises in luxury haircuts and grooming services for men. The Cremorne barbers is one of Melbourne's best salons for men, largely due to Mason's high attention to detail and bespoke service that begins with looking at each customer's bone structure. As well as getting a fresh new cut, Morris Motley is also a superb place to pick up barely-there men's hair products. The perfect spot for a grooming sesh.

Norbu Urban Retreat is the ultras luxe Melbourne day spa and wellness centre located inside The Olsen Hotel in South Yarra. Offering an extensive suite of health, wellness and beauty treatments, Norbu really is the ultimate place to relax, unwind and treat yourself. With a team of highly trained specialists, Norbu’s cosmetic treatments and medical facials are some of Melbourne’s best. Norbu spa is open to guests of The Olsen, as well as external clientele.

Located on Toorak Road, Tremayne is luxuriously modern, spacious and unlike any other hair salon in Melbourne. Having a haircut no longer needs to be an ordeal at one of Melbourne’s best salons. Visit Tremayne for a superior experience, and relax in the highly skilled hands of your hairdresser.  

Specialising in trendy, innovative blow-drying, the Séchoir Blowout Bar in Armadale should be your next stop before a big night out. Swing by one of Armadale’s best hairdressers for the ultimate pampering session, with services including cuts, up dos, blow waves, braids and treatments. Don’t be mediocre, spoil yourself tonight! 

One of Prahran’s best skincare facilities is perfect for gentle, sustainable treatment to keep your skin looking its very best. The French Facialist specialises in French skincare, with expert owner Christine Clais offering realistic, comprehensive advice on how to care for your skin. If it’s no-fuss skincare treatment you’re looking for, you’ve come to the right beauty salon. Look no further, Listers! 

Biba St Kilda is the latest edition to their hair salon group in Melbourne. Hosting some of the best hairdressers in Melbourne with a total of 16 salons, Biba is one of the leading innovative designers in the hair industry. Biba salons are always busy, but maybe if you’re lucky you can sneak an appointment in before everyone flocks to one of St Kilda’s best hairdressers. 

Modern and stylish, this St Kilda salon is the perfect spot to get your next trendy do. Appropriately named The Do, this salon houses some of Melbourne’s best hairdressers and colourists. Swing by their Fitzroy Street shop for your next hairstyle change, and there won't be any post-haircut regrets in the morning!

Missy Lui in Armadale is our go-to for some of the best nail art in Melbourne. Their manicure and pedicure team work wonders on men, women and children (yup, they do a guy's mani and a kid's polish), and they use some of the best nail products out there. In need of a pamper sesh or a new French polish? Get to Missy Lui for a pick-me-up!

If you're looking for one of the coolest men's venues in Melbourne, you're going to LOVE Prahran barbers, cafe and bar, The Bearded Man. Combining a men's grooming parlour (hair, beards, shaves...) with an accessories store, in-house DJ's, coffee from Industry Beans, and delicious scrolls from KWAK Scrolls, it's an awesome lifestyle hub for picking up some man-spiration. Looking for ladies' cuts too? The Bearded Man invites women's hair stylists in one day a week too. 

MAC are the leaders when it comes to bold colours and boisterous makeup choices. Their South Yarra cosmetics store, sitting at the fancy end of Chapel Street, is perfectly situated to help you put together a cohesive beauty routine.

Mecca Cosmetica is one of our favourite go-to beauty stores in Melbourne. Packed with all your beauty essentials, (and lots of non-essentials!) they’ve got you covered for makeup, skincare, nail polishes, perfumes, gifts and beauty tools. Stocking lots of high-end brands such as Nars, Hourglass, Stila, Smash Box, Eve Lom and many, many more, it’s the perfect spot to re-stock and re-vamp your beauty routine.

Situated in the Melbourne mecca of all things cool that is Curtin House, Human Salon is one of Melbourne's best hairdressers for hair colouring and restyles. The salon itself is fitted out in beautiful Japanese furniture, making it the perfect place to relax, and the staff work wonders with warm blondes, tints, treatments and vibrant colours too. Looking for a fresh cut in the CBD? Look no further than Human Salon and its hairstyle whiz kids. 

Body Freedom Urban Spa Retreat in South Melbourne is a luxurious day spa offering a range of face and body treatments for women and men. From some of Melbourne's best facials and targeted skin treatments, to luxe massages and more, Body Freedom is one of our go-to Melbourne beauty salons when we're in need of some serious relaxation. With a range of skincare products and vouchers available, Body Freedom also makes for the perfect gift-giving destination.

Are you on the hunt for the best eyelash extensions and brows in Melbourne? Well, look no further because Lash & Brow Boudoir in Richmond is where it's at. Conveniently located on Church Street, right near the corner of Bridge Road, Lash & Brow Boudoir are the go-to beauty salon for Melbourne's best brows and lash extensions, as well as spray tanning (they use the amazing J Bronze Professional range) and waxing.

Wondering how to tame those disobedient eyebrows? With a visit to The Brow Bar in South Yarra, of course! Responsible for some of the best brows in Melbourne, The Brow Bar and their team of 'Arch Angels' are on hand to shape, sculpt and transform your eyebrows. But don't play favourites and forget about your lashes! At The Brow Bar, the menu includes everything from brow lift-shaping to eyelash extensions, making it the go-to destination for playing up your peepers.

Gyms in the Melbourne CBD don't come much better than City Club Health & Fitness! Located within the Grand Hyatt hotel on Collins Street, City Club features three state of the art fitness studios where a variety of aerobic, spinning, and mind and body group fitness classes are held. You can also access personal training at City Club Health & Fitness, along with pool, spa and sauna facilities, outdoor courts, and massage and beauty services. It's a Melbourne CBD gym that offers it all!

Discreetly located on The Avenue in Windsor, Avenue Advanced Skin Care offers some of Melbourne's best skin treatments and facials. The state-of-the-art medical skin clinic is run by renowned Melbourne plastic surgeon Allan Kalus, along with his team of expert skin clinicians and therapists, offering medical grade technologies and a level of care that you won't find anywhere else.

On the hunt for homewares and accessories in Malvern? Look no further than Turner & Lane on Malvern Road. This lush lifestyle mecca boasts a gorgeous array of cushions, tableware, furniture, women's accessories, men's grooming products and more. Drop in and be inspired by the #interiorsporn.

Crate Expectations is gift and homewares store, bringing a touch of class to Llaneast Street in Malvern. Drop in and get lost browsing the gorgeous selection of lifestyle products. From women's accessories, to home fragrances, table ware and soft furnishings, you'll find the perfect gift for that special someone, or yours truly.

If you’re serious about skin and achieving that ‘lit from within’ look then you better book an appointment at Skinovations in Beaumaris STAT. 

Greville Street is where it’s at for quality small businesses in Prahran, and Brother Wolf Barber Shop is no exception. Styled as an old-school British barber shop, the men's haircuts range from traditional to modern cuts. With stylists that take care and precision, a cold beer to sip on, and some sweet tunes to serenade you, pop on down to get your next trim, style or shave at Brother Wolf.

Need proof that Anaka in Malvern is one of the best hair salons in Melbourne? All you have to do is look at the steady stream of clients walking out with striking colours, bold cuts and incredible styling - seriously amazing. Using a variety of industry leading brands (think Wella, Bhave and Cloud Nine), you can be sure that Anaka will turn your frazzled follicles into glossy, shiny strands.

When it comes to grooming, there’s nothing that’s more paramount than investing in bold brows, and lashes to complement. Luckily, the team at Simply Brows & Lashes in Camberwell knows how to work with all kinds of brows and lashes—from finer features that need a little filling out, to bushy brows that need shaping on the regular.

If your southside beauty hit-list is in need of a lash and brow specialist, look no further than Simply Brows & Lashes. With a full team of experts offering everything from threading, to tinting, to IPL hair removal, this is our one-stop shop for lash, brow and hair maintenance that always leaves you looking on point.

If sweet smelling things are important to you, The Lab Organics on Rathdowne Street in North Carlton will be heaven to your nose. A bright and airy perfumery and gift store stocking luscious fragrances, homewares, skin and hair care, The Lab Organics is an ideal place to stock up on gifts for him, her and home. Stock up on goodies from the likes of Sans Ceuticals, Jacqueline Evans, Cowshed and Be Genki.

If you like your waxing fast, fuss-free and without the inane chatter, Victoria's Secrets in Fitzroy is for you. In a terrace on Victoria Parade, Victoria works her magic, specialising in intimate waxing for him and her. The salon is clean and tidy, and you'll be hair-free in no time at all. Victoria is one of the fastest and most thorough in the biz, and the salon is open late Monday to Saturday.

If you're looking for the very best waxing in Melbourne, look no further than Waxed in Elsternwick! Offering male and female waxing for the face and body, including the quickest Brazilian we've ever experienced, Waxed make it their mission to have you walking out hair-free and as smooth as possible - trust us, your body hair doesn't stand a chance when it comes to these waxing specialists!

Ladies and gentlemen, say goodbye to your hairy limbs and say helloooo to smooth, fuzz-free skin...all thanks to Waxed, Melbourne's waxing specialists!