The Secret Garden Beauty Rooms ★9.9

About the salon

Founded in 2009, The Secret Garden Beauty Rooms sits a short walk from Haymarket and describes itself in three words that turn out to be accurate: welcoming, tranquil and inclusive. The approach is holistic — treatments are chosen for what the skin or body actually needs, at a deliberately unhurried pace.

Services

Skin is the core of the menu: Medik8 facials, spa facials, CACI microcurrent and COMCIT micro-needling, backed by laser hair removal for anyone finished with waxing. Around them sit the maintenance treatments — waxing, brows and lashes, and nails. Massage runs from standard body work to holistic sessions and reflexology.

Technology and brands

Medik8 leads the skincare, chosen for its vitamin A and C formulations rather than for spa theatre. CACI delivers microcurrent lifting combined with LED energy, while COMCIT pairs micro-needling with cooling to make the treatment tolerable without sacrificing depth. Laser hair removal runs on a SMARTDiode system, with skin typing and patch testing before any course.

Team and stylists

The salon was founded by Laura, who brings well over two decades in the industry and personally covers Medik8 facials, micro-needling, laser and waxing. She works alongside a small team whose specialisms are listed openly, including holistic massage and reflexology, so you can pick by treatment rather than by whoever has the next gap.

The Space

The name is not decoration — these are beauty rooms, not a salon floor. Everything happens in closed, quiet rooms designed as a cosy sanctuary from the city outside, with low lighting throughout. Because there is no hair side to the business, the noise level stays low all day.

Who it’s for

Best for people who want serious skin treatment in a calm setting rather than a busy commercial salon, and for anyone nervous about advanced treatments who wants time to ask questions. Also a good fit for sensitive or reactive skin, where a gradual plan beats an aggressive one-off.

Questions and answers

Can I book online? Yes, online booking is available, though laser and micro-needling courses start with a consultation.

How long do treatments take? Brows or a single wax run fifteen to thirty minutes, facials around an hour, and micro-needling closer to ninety with numbing time.

Do you treat men and children? Men are welcome for facials, massage, waxing and laser. Under-sixteens are limited and need a parent present.

Can I combine treatments in one visit? Yes — a facial with brows, or massage with reflexology, if you say so when booking.

Do you sell gift vouchers? Yes, by value or for a named treatment, usable across the whole menu.

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