Hair, skin, nails, brows, massage and the dentist. Pick by what you're booking.
| Booking | Go to |
|---|---|
| Hair | 1977, Beauty Garden, Salon Bowie, Seventh House, Hedkandi |
| Curly hair | Honey Hair Salon, Hedkandi |
| Blowouts | 1977, Beauty Garden, Salon Bowie, Seventh House, Butter Beauty |
| Facials and skin | Stacey Irvine Skin, Thermae, SkinScience, Face Skin & Body Bar |
| Lasers | Illuminate Skin Therapies |
| Nails | MetroPolish17, Frilly Lilly, Uptown Nail Boutique, Beauty Garden |
| Brows and lashes | XOXO Lashes, Laura Brows, Butter Beauty, Beauty Garden |
| Waxing | Frilly Lilly, Beauty Garden |
| Massage | Treatment Ave, Hygge Massage Therapy, Purple Lotus Massage |
| Botox and filler | Ject Aesthetics |
| Physio and pain relief | Alta Physiotherapy, Treatment Ave, MET Health |
| Dentist | Rō Dental Studio |
A beautiful, calm space with feel-good energy and a long consultation before anyone picks up scissors. The place to go for a cut and colour that actually feels like you, or a blowout before a big night.
1331 16 Ave SW · Map for 1977 Salon · Website for 1977 Salon
Your one-stop shop. Whether you need your hair coloured, a mani and pedi, or brows and waxing, it all happens under one serene roof. A second location is opening soon in Mahogany, so the south end gets one too.
Pro tip: Open until 8 on weekdays, so an after-work appointment is easy.
8417 Broadcast Ave SW · Map for Beauty Garden · Website for Beauty Garden
A seasoned team of stylists with a seriously loyal following, the kind of salon where clients have booked the same chair for years. Balayage is the specialty, blended so it grows out softly, but every cut and colour is in experienced hands here, with two locations to choose from.
Marda Loop, 3519 14 St SW, plus Mission, 2115 4 St SW · Map for Salon Bowie · Website for Salon Bowie
A cozy little Marda Loop salon with a lot of character, and the place for soft, low-maintenance balayage that grows out for months.
Pro tip: It's tucked inside the Bar Rocca building, so book a late appointment and finish with a glass of wine on the veranda.
3497 18 St SW · Map for Seventh House Salon · Website for Seventh House Salon
A robe, a really good coffee and stylists who know curly hair. Open until 9 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which makes the after-work appointment easy.
1301 8 St SW, plus other locations · Map for Hedkandi · Website for Hedkandi
A salon devoted to cutting and caring for natural curls, run by Shelly and Jenny Guerin in a private studio on 10th Avenue. Colour, balayage and treatments too, all with curls in mind.
Pro tip: It's a small studio, so book ahead. Find them on Instagram at @honeycurlystudio.
210-927 10 Ave SW · Map for Honey Hair Salon · Website for Honey Hair Salon
An integrative skin clinic where bespoke Biologique Recherche facials sit alongside naturopathic care and acupuncture. The shop is stocked with serious skincare to keep the results going at home.
Erin's tip: Amazing for skin, facials and skincare products.
Pro tip: Book online, and give 48 hours' notice if you need to move an appointment.
703 23 Ave SE · Map for Stacey Irvine Skin · Website for Stacey Irvine Skin
A medical aesthetics clinic with clinical facials and evidence-based skincare. Book with Peggy, a medical aesthetician who builds a skincare plan around your skin and works reflexology and a scalp treatment into her facials.
Erin's tip: Ask for Peggy. She's awesome for facials and skincare.
4723 1 St SW, Suite 210 · Map for Thermae · Website for Thermae
A small, expert team focused on long-term skin health, not quick fixes. Start with the free consultation. Lasers and facials are tailored to your skin from there.
1011 Glenmore Tr SW · Map for SkinScience · Website for SkinScience
Cozy treatment rooms with heated beds and blankets, and facials that pair massage with real results. The acne and hydrating facials are the ones to book. No pressure to buy product at the end.
620 10 Ave SW · Map for Face Skin & Body Bar · Website for Face Skin & Body Bar
A natural-leaning skin clinic built around lasers you can fit into a normal week. The no-downtime treatments target acne, pigmentation, rosacea and fine lines, there's laser hair reduction and tattoo removal too, and a naturopathic doctor on the team.
Pro tip: Start with the free consultation, which maps out a plan for your skin. Open until 8 on Tuesdays.
102-8445 Broadcast Ave SW · Map for Illuminate Skin Therapies · Website for Illuminate Skin Therapies
The brow studio to book first. Laura has spent 14 years refining her method and training her team, and the result is natural, classic brows and lash lifts that never look overdone.
Pro tip: Open until 8 Monday to Thursday.
205-3332 20 St SW, plus Ramsay · Map for Laura Brows · Website for Laura Brows
Brows, lashes, nails and pedicures in the middle of downtown. Brow shaping and lamination are what keeps people coming back. Book your lunch hour.
Pro tip: Their memberships make it easy to stay on top of your glam routine. Pick a monthly plan for blowouts, nails, waxing or lash fills, or go all in with the Mini, which bundles a mani, pedi, brows, two blowouts and more each month. There's a three-month minimum, then it's month to month.
Bankers Hall, 315 8 Ave SW · Map for Butter Beauty Parlour · Website for Butter Beauty Parlour
Adrienne designs lashes around your eye shape and your style, so they look like the best version of your own rather than a set off the shelf. Classic, YY and texture extensions, plus Korean lash lifts with brow tinting. She was the first in Calgary to offer UV LED lash technology, which means less sensitivity and better retention.
Pro tip: She books about six weeks out, so prebook your fills to keep your spot.
The city's go-to for nail art. Bring your inspo photo and they'll match it, shape and all. Order a latte while you sit.
1322 17 Ave SW · Map for MetroPolish17 · Website for MetroPolish17
A clean, relaxing neighbourhood nail spa on 4th Street. Powder dip and shellac pedicures last for weeks, and they'll often fit in a walk-in.
2012 4 St SW · Map for Uptown Nail Boutique & Spa · Website for Uptown Nail Boutique & Spa
Waxing, Gel-X nails and pedicures on 33rd Avenue, all in one stop.
Pro tip: Open late Tuesdays and Thursdays.
1939 33 Ave SW · Map for Frilly Lilly · Website for Frilly Lilly
New this year in Inglewood: massage, foot treatments and a signature Vietnamese head spa.
Erin's tip: Book the 60-minute foot massage. It's as close as you'll get to my favourite spots in New York City.
1530 9 Ave SE · Map for Purple Lotus Massage · Website for Purple Lotus Massage
Justin Holman, RMT, has spent more than 20 years helping people move better, recover faster and feel like themselves again. His specialty is fascia release therapy, working the connective tissue around every muscle to get to the root of pain that won't quit, from stubborn injuries and chronic pain to migraines and concussion recovery.
Erin's tip: Justin has been my go-to for pain for years. He's a superstar for pain rehabilitation.
Pro tip: Book online, or email treatmentave@gmail.com.
1119B 7 St SW · Map for Treatment Ave · Website for Treatment Ave
Kurtis has more than three decades of experience as a registered massage therapist, and it shows. Whether you need to get back on your feet after an injury or just want to stay ahead of the aches with regular maintenance, he knows exactly what your body needs.
Pro tip: Book online through his website.
My favourite dental office, and one that feels more like a spa. Dr. Ben and his team have created a warm, welcoming space with a clean, modern aesthetic. Pick from a comfort menu when you book (weighted blankets, noise-cancelling headphones, aromatherapy), and every cleaning ends with complimentary in-chair whitening. Same-day crowns and Invisalign too.
Pro tip: They hold time every day for same-day emergency visits.
823 10 Ave SW · Map for Rō Dental Studio · Website for Rō Dental Studio
Your little secret (we won't tell). Sarah and Natalie, registered nurses with more than two decades of experience between them, are masters of the subtle tweak: Botox, filler and skin boosters done so lightly that friends just ask if you've been sleeping more.
Pro tip: Book the complimentary consultation first. Think of it as a strategy session for your face.
300-333 24 Ave SW · Map for Ject Aesthetics · Website for Ject Aesthetics
A friendly neighbourhood physio clinic just off 33rd Avenue. Sports injuries, concussion rehab, IMS and acupuncture, all under one motto: get back to it.
Pro tip: Book online, or text the clinic with questions.
1747 34 Ave SW · Map for Alta Physiotherapy · Website for Alta Physiotherapy
Osteopathy, athletic therapy, massage and holistic nutrition, all under one roof.
Erin's tip: Jason is one of my go-tos for nagging pain. A magician at getting to the root of it.
Pro tip: Book online, or call 403-701-3027.
8180 Macleod Tr SE · Map for MET Health · Website for MET Health