5th Avenue Beauty Emporium is on Clarendon Street in Dublin 2, a short step from Grafton Street and the Powerscourt Centre. It covers a broad range — facials, waxing, massage, nails, and hand and foot treatments — in one of the busiest retail pockets in the country. Clarendon Street is walkable from everywhere in the city centre; parking means the Drury Street multi-storey.
Abelia Salon is a north inner-city option on Upper Dorset Street, a few minutes from Parnell Square and the Mater. The salon covers a broad list: massage, waxing, threading, brow and lash treatments, nails, facials, makeup and pressotherapy, the last of which is less commonly offered around Dublin 1. Pricing sits below the Dublin 2 average, and the mix of treatments makes it practical for anyone wanting several things done in a single visit. Threading in particular is a strong point. Appointments can be made by phone or through online booking.
Aline Ferreira runs a beauty clinic and training academy on the second floor of the Dawson Spa on South William Street, in the middle of Dublin’s creative quarter. Operating as an academy as well as a clinic tends to keep technique current, since staff have to be able to teach what they practise. South William Street is pedestrianised in part and walkable from Grafton Street, though it means public transport rather than parking.
Now trading as Allure Beauty and Nail Spa, this salon is on Lower Drumcondra Road in Dublin 9, on the main northside artery between the city centre and Whitehall. Nails are a significant part of the business alongside facials, waxing, tanning and brow and lash work. Drumcondra is close to Croke Park and DCU, so trade fluctuates sharply around match days and term time.
Artisan is a hair-led salon in Unit 4 of the Tower Shopping Centre on Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Most of the work is cutting and colour — balayage, full colour, keratin treatments and permanent straightening — alongside braiding, weaves, extensions and wig installation, which is less widely available in this part of west Dublin. It is one of the few salons locally open seven days including Sunday afternoons, and the shopping-centre location means parking is not a problem.
Beautique Beauty Studio is at Fashion City on Ballymount Road Upper in Tallaght, Dublin 24. Fashion City is a wholesale and trade complex rather than a high street, which means ample free parking and a quieter setting than a shopping centre unit. The studio covers facials, nails, waxing and brow and lash treatments, serving the wider Tallaght and Walkinstown area.
Beauty Care Dublin operates from the third floor of 6 St Andrews Street, a minute from Trinity College and the Grafton Street area. The salon focuses on brow shaping, facial and body waxing, threading, manicures and pedicures, and runs long days from 9am to 8pm, which makes it one of the easier city-centre options to fit around work. It is a small independent operation rather than a chain, and repeat clients tend to book with the same therapist each time. Online booking is available through the salon site and the usual booking platforms.
Beauty One works from the Number One Ballsbridge development on Pembroke Street North in Dublin 4, in the middle of the embassy belt. The area is dominated by offices and apartments rather than family housing, which shapes demand towards lunchtime and after-work appointments. Facials, nails, waxing and brow and lash treatments make up the list.
Blush Beauty Room is a long-established salon just off the Navan Road in Ashtown, Dublin 7 — worth knowing, because the name turns up in city-centre searches and it is not in the city centre. It has been open for close to two decades. The treatment list runs to Dermalogica facials and micro-needling, threading, Shellac and nail care, spray tans, body wraps, massage, electrolysis, waxing, semi-permanent lashes and tinting. Late openings on Thursday and Friday until 8pm suit anyone booking after work.
Crystal Beauty operates from inside Clondalkin Leisure Centre on the Old Nangor Road, Dublin 22 — so there is free parking, which is unusual for a salon. Established in 2015, it covers nails, manicures and pedicures, waxing, tanning, tinting, reflexology, hot stone massage and facials, and has moved into injectables and skin boosters. Pre-booking only: it does not take walk-ins. Open five days, closed Sunday and Monday.
Culture Club Beauty is at Burnell Square in Northern Cross, Dublin 17, the residential and retail development off the Malahide Road near Clongriffin. It covers facials, nails, waxing, laser and brow and lash treatments. Northern Cross has grown rapidly with a young population and is served by the Clongriffin DART station a short distance away, with free parking around the square.
Dublin Beauty Lounge is a small boutique salon on Lower Leeson Street, close to St Stephens Green. It is run by Suzi, who has around seventeen years behind her in nails and beauty, and the format is deliberately one-to-one, a single client at a time rather than a busy floor. Sculpted nails and facials are the specialities. That setup means appointments need to be booked in advance and the diary fills quickly, but it also means treatments are unhurried. A good fit for anyone who finds larger salons impersonal or rushed.
Edvard and Pink occupies three floors of Dundrum Town Centre, split by purpose: self-care on level four, nails and wellness on level five, and skin and body on level six. That scale lets it cover ground most salons cannot, including lymphatic drainage, spa days and treatments adapted for stress, burnout and cancer care alongside the usual facials, nails and waxing. Being inside the centre means parking and public transport are already solved, and it is one of the few Dublin options where you can book several very different treatments in one visit.
Tucked just off Dame Street on Trinity Street, Glam Nail and Beauty Salon is a compact city-centre spot built around speed and finish quality. Gel and acrylic nail work is the core of the business, backed up by pedicures, eyelash extensions, brow shaping and threading, facials and full body waxing. The location suits anyone working in the south inner city or shopping around Grafton Street, with walk-ins taken when the diary allows. Expect a small, focused team rather than a sprawling spa, and prices pitched at the everyday end of the Dublin 2 market.
A family business with Nepalese roots, Himalayan Beauty has occupied its St Stephens Green address since 2015 and leans more towards wellness than a standard beauty salon. Massage is the centrepiece, with several styles offered, supported by Dermalogica facials, the salon own signature Himalayan facial, reflexology, threading and other hair removal, plus manicures and pedicures. The Stephens Green location makes it convenient for anyone working around the Green or Baggot Street. Treatments run longer than average, so it suits people looking for a proper hour rather than a quick in-and-out appointment.
Jenny B Beauty was based at Limekiln Lane Business Park in Walkinstown, Dublin 12, covering general beauty treatments for the south-west city suburbs.
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Lush Beauty is on New Road in Clondalkin Village, Dublin 22, covering facials, waxing, makeup, tanning and nails. It holds a 4.7 average across roughly 400 reviews. One thing worth flagging: at the time we checked, its listings on the main booking platforms were showing as unavailable, so ring ahead before travelling rather than assuming it is open.
Located in unit 323 of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre beside the post office, this salon covers an unusually wide list for its size. Nails run from gel and acrylic extensions through overlays, two-week UV gel polish and nail art to manicures, pedicures and crystal toes. Beyond that there is laser hair removal, sugaring, electrolysis, facials, waxing, tinting, spray tanning, eyelash extensions, 3D brows and massage. Sugaring and electrolysis in particular are not widely offered around Dublin 15. Centre parking and opening hours make it easy to fit in around a shop.
Rainbow is on Convent Road in Clondalkin village, combining hair and beauty. Convent Road runs off the main village street near the round tower, quieter than the Ninth Lock Road end and with easier parking. Clondalkin has an unusually dense concentration of salons for a Dublin suburb, which keeps prices competitive — worth comparing two or three before committing to anything more than a single appointment.
A Guinot Crown Salon on Rathfarnham Main Street, this clinic has been running more than twenty years and sits at the more technical end of the local market. Facials and skin rejuvenation are the core of the work, supported by laser treatments, waxing, massage and nails. The Guinot accreditation means therapists are trained to the brand standard rather than simply stocking the products. Late opening to 8pm on Thursdays and Fridays helps if you are working, and the village location is handy for Ballyboden, Templeogue and Knocklyon.
Salon Express is a unisex hair and beauty salon in Unit 2 of New Bancroft Hall on Main Street, Tallaght, Dublin 24. It works as a one-stop shop — blow-dries, cuts and colour, manicures, pedicures, acrylics and waxing — using Olaplex, Alfaparf and Shellac. On-street parking outside and several bus stops nearby. Note that a patch test is required 48 hours before any colour, tint or waxing appointment, so a first visit needs planning.
The Works is on Harold’s Cross Road in Dublin 6W, on the main run between Terenure and the south city centre. Harold’s Cross has a settled residential character with a strip of independent businesses along the main road, and salons there run largely on local repeat custom rather than passing trade. Facials, nails, waxing and brow and lash treatments are covered.
TT Beauty Lounge is a modern nails and beauty salon at Amaru House on Mary Brennan Park in Blanchardstown, serving Dublin 15 and the wider west of the county. The salon covers gel and acrylic nail work, pedicures, lash and brow treatments, facials and waxing, in a purpose-fitted space rather than a converted shopfront. Parking is straightforward compared with city-centre alternatives, which is a real advantage for anyone travelling in from Castleknock, Clonsilla or Ongar. Appointments are taken by phone and online, and it is a practical option for people who would rather not head into town.
Trading on Suffolk Street since 2001, UrbanWax is one of the longest-established waxing specialists in Dublin city centre. The business is built around hair removal, Brazilian and Hollywood waxing in particular, with laser hair removal, threading and artistic colour nail work alongside it. Being a specialist rather than a general salon means the therapists do very high volumes of the same treatments, and it shows in the speed. Late opening runs to 8pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, with alternate Sunday hours from 11am to 6pm, useful for anyone who cannot get in during the working week.