I visited Rachel Scott Couture and a shop assistant was not at all welcoming or helpful. However, I…read morefound a dress I liked and hoped for it to be altered for me to fit me better. I was shocked that they do not do alterations in the shop but send it somewhere else! Too much hustle!

I visited Rachel last year to have a bolero made as an addition to my wedding dress and can…read morehonestly say, I loved every minute in Rachel's boutique being fitted and trying on garments (my Mum and I were even encouraged to try on some very avant garde head pieces, which was great fun). Rachel made me feel so at ease, I would definitely recommend her, particularly as there was no falseness or stiffness in her boutique, only encouragement and gentle (very valuable advice). Thank you so much Rachael :-)

There are very few opportunities in life where someone tells you to jiggle your thigh fat and you…read more don't want to punch them... The opportunities where someone tells you to jiggle your thighs and you not only WANT to but you greatly enjoy the process and laugh the whole way through, while listening to great music tracks, swinging feather fans, peeling gloves & cracking jokes? Those are unicorns.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Academy of Burlesque and Cabaret's beginners course so a group burlesque…read morelesson was an obvious choice for my recent hen party. Our instructor Gypsy was fabulous, she immediately put the group at ease. Even the most uncoordinated people in the group managed to follow her instructions which she delivered in a simple but entertaining way. Everybody had a blast, even those who were a bit nervous beforehand. By the end of the lesson even my mum and future mother-in-law where twirling their tassels like a pro! I am sure we will see some fabulous poses in the wedding photos and I guarantee that everybody will be trying the tassel twirling at home! I shall definitely be booking myself into their next course of lessons when I come back from my honeymoon! -Erika Birse

I actually bought my wedding dress here, but am still giving it one star as I kick myself to…read morespending money here. I came here because they were having a sample sale. Weddings are expensive, wedding dresses are exorbitant, so any money off is a good thing. I also wanted to come here because there were gorgeous dresses displayed in the window. Gorgeous dresses + sale seemed like a good plan. First of all, I filled out an online form via their website to make an appointment. I received no response, so emailed directly. I got a response asking what time of day I would like my appointment, but then never got a response to my reply email. I was going to write Kavelle off once and for all when my bridesmaid phoned and was able to confirm my appointment. The day of, I arrived on time and rang the bell for entry, and waited. And waited. And waited. I rang a few times and spent quite a bit of time waiting before I was let in. I was allocated Kavelle's mother as my dressing attendant and this is where things started going seriously downhill. She was uninterested, sullen and gruff, and so careless that she stepped on the train of several dresses I tried on. The dressing rooms were dark and dingy and they mixed up my dress choices with a girl in another room. As I was trying on dresses, she was snapping at one of the emplpyees, and was generally the exact kind of person who should NOT work in a bridal store. In other stores, I'd had to wear white gloves before touching the dresses but here they didn't care how dirty your hands were or how much fake tan someone might be wearing (as evidenced by just how filthy my dress was when I got it). Additional carelessness was shown by the rip in the back of the dress which the drycleaner suggested was a result of someone stepping on the train. Surprise surprise. I found a dress that I loved but to that point had had such a horrific experience that I didn't want to spend my money there. I tried to consult with my friend but Kavelle's mother hovered around us as though she expected I'd bolt with the dress. I finally decided to take a leap of faith and buy the dress. When I went to pay, I was shocked to discover that they don't take credit or debit cards. This is a bridal store where most of the dresses are close to if not more than £1,000. Who has that kind of money just laying around? You've got to pay a 50% deposit in order to secure the dress and can pay the rest later but still I ask, who has the kind of money?? And surely they should tell people that before they get customers deciding that they have found THE wedding dress?? Unable to take out enough money to pay for the dress all at once, I had to leave it at the store and return at a later date to pay the difference. About a week later, The Man was in the neighborhood and I asked if he could pay the difference and pick it up for me. I called Kavelle to say he was on his way and could she please put the dress in a box so he wouldn't see it. When he arrived, he actually had to phone the store as, despite the fact they were expecting him, they weren't answering the door. He informed me of all of this when he got home, and said that when he arrived, Kavelle pulled the dress off the rack and informed him that she would be putting it in a box so he couldn't see. She pulled it off the rack IN FRONT OF HIM. She effectively presented it to him as she told him he wasn't allowed to see it. I was flabbergasted. I remember leaving the store after just purchasing my wedding dress, almost in tears. It was such a negative experience, I hated the fact that I ultimately bought my dress there. I absolutely wouldn't recommend Kavelle to anyone. Buying your wedding dress should be a fun and exciting experience, you shouldn't be close to tears as you leave the store.

The minute I entered Kavelle I was greeted by the owner also called Kavelle in such a friendly…read morehelpful manner. I told her straight away what I was looking for and the price range I didn't want to exceed and she selected a few dresses she thought would be suitable along with some I liked. Other dress shops I had been to previous to this had not seemed to listen so intently to my specifications and I found Kavelles approach refreshing. The dress I selected was beautiful, ready to try on before the allotted 6 weeks and any final alterations were prompt. Kavelles mother also made me a bolero in record time and it was the perfect addition to my look. In reading the previous review which was negative I am confused to why, if you had such a bad experience, you would go ahead and buy a dress? The place was certainly not dingy, the reason you ring the bell and wait to get in is because it is appointment only, which adds to the personal touch, and in none of the dress shops I went into (which were many, varying from less expensive to very expensive) did I have to wear white gloves? The dresses in Kavelle were certainly not grubby! I don't think anyone would buy a wedding dress somewhere, and pay that money if they were not happy with the dress and service? Both Kavelle and her mum remained friendly and helpful throughout my experience and I would recommend future brides check out her beautiful shop and dresses. I looked amazing on my big day and recieved so many compliments for my dress and bolero, it really was a great experience.

I love this salon! There I've said it. For the first time…read moreever I am loyal to a hairdresser. I had a bad experience with a fancy upmarket salon in the city centre, where I paid a lot of money for a terrible hair colouring (seriously, only my roots took the dye, I had a ginger stripe on my head!) and went home and cried. I was determined not to do this again, and a friend recommended Selina at Missionhair. The first time I visited I was very blonde and looking to go back dark, it took longer than anticipated but Selina was determined I wasn't leaving until I was completely happy, even though it meant she was staying behind after her regular closing time. This attention to detail and lovely customer service, along with a great haircut, good chat and excellent prices has kept me loyally returning to Missionhair for 3 years now, and I wouldn't even think of going anywhere else!