Beauty on a budget: where to get the cheapest treatments in London [Part 2]

by BirdyMoola on 15th May 09 at 6:00 am

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I’m back with groomed brows, dark lashes and baring only a slight resemblance to a Jim Henson muppet (only kidding.) Actually, my brows are probably a wee bit darker than desirable but I totally hold myself responsible as I requested that they leave the tint on for longer than usual. Anyway…

My experience at London College of Beauty Therapy’s salon was actually overwhelmingly – and surprisingly – positive. After checking in at reception, I was taken through to my own private treatment room within the dazzlingly white, chandelier-bedecked professional salon.

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As I was having the “trio” of treatments: eyelash tint, eyebrow tint and eyebrow shape, I was allocated three separate therapists. One for each treatment.  Just a tiny departure from the usual salon experience. And I had to sign a helluva lot of disclaimer forms. Which isn’t so unusual. And although it did take slightly longer than usual, I was too busy saving money to really care.

At the end of the day I really couldn’t fault the standard and quality of my treatments. In truth, I’ve paid a whole lot more for worse. The students were extremely conscientious and a supervisor checked in at the end of each treatment to ensure I was happy and each procedure was performed correctly. And I was asked to give each student a score. If only every beauty salon in London was as interested in customer feedback and satisfaction…

Total spent: £15
Cost of treatment at usual beauty salon: £60
Total saved: £45

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Comments (2)

  1. Well I’ve been living in London for four and a half years and I never knew about this! Thanks, I’ll be booking an appointment :)

  2. That sounds fab; another good place to try (particularly for people further afield) is Salon Guinea Pig, http://www.salonguineapig.co.uk where people can sign up to volunteer as models for beauty treatments to help people who need models for their beauty courses etc.

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