Had the pleasure of visiting the Ruen Thai massage in Newcastle today…read more Very efficient and managed to fit me in at short notice. Not being local I went for a one hour session. My masseuse was excellent and with a mixture of stretching and oils left me feeling refreshed after going there with some aches and pains. Will definitely pay another visit when I am next in the area.

A gem in a glum part of gateshead. Pure beauty offers a wide range of spa treatments from manicures…read moreand pedicures to indian head massages and hot stone therapies. As well as catering for female clientele the salon also offer a number of treatments for men and special priced treatments catering for teens. On offer here is 'fake bake' tans either a spray or lotion applied tan. The only kind of tanning offered at pure beauty is of the fake kind - no sunbeds to be seen. All staff are very friendly and helpful leading to a relaxing visit. although the salon is located on a busy road and next to an indian restaurant once you step inside the doors it is a calming and relaxing environment to escape the hustle and bustle. All treatments are fairly priced and given by experienced staff.

An ok spa place at a reasonable price. The pool is small but nice and warm, there is one jacuzzi…read moreand a relaxation room to chill out in. Also a good place to come for just a massage or waxing etc, and you can have a little mooch around.

I used to love going there but now some changes must have happened and the service is suffering…read morebadly. Apart from being understaffed the main downfall now seems to be the useless color technicians. This happened now twice after being booked in accidentally with a technician after asking for an appointment with a senior. Just some examples: using the wrong color, patchy and even leaving the color in till my hair disintegrated. They even tried to charge me for it. Stay clear of this pricy place for color good haircuts

Lisa cuts my hair at Savannah, and she does a fantastic job! She has beautiful curly hair, and…read moresince I have ringlets myself, I wanted her to be the one to have a go at cutting it. She gave me a consultation before I even booked an appointment to make sure that I was on board with her vision for the cut, which really reassured me. It can be scary to have a new stylist, but I felt like she really "got" my hair. She's done it twice now and both times the results are fab. The color is gorgeous, I get so many compliments on my almost-platinum blonde locks! While the color sits in, you get a hand an arm massage which is lovely. The girls who do the massages and shampoo you are super friendly and always fun to chat with. People are always offering to bring you tea, coffee, and water. I stupidly brought my own tea last time, but I was immediately jealous of everybody else's lovely beverages. Will have to take advantage of that next time! Lisa cuts with skill and always lets me know what exactly she's going to do, and makes sure that I agree before proceeding. No surprises! And she takes a keen interest in her work - she always asks me to stop in sometime after the cut (she straightens it at the salon, but I normally wear it curly) so she can see the curls for herself and get a sense of how it looks! She has recommended products for me which I've just bought, as indeed my hair is as dry as she says it is. I know people don't like how they try to get you to buy products at salons, but her hair is so similar to mine - yet healthy and shiny instead of dry and frizzy - that I can't help but trust her! If she uses these products, clearly they work! Savannah isn't cheap, but I think you get what you pay for. I think with a cut and half-head of foils I usually pay around £100. I know it sounds a lot, but honestly in America I pay more than that, especially with the high tipping expectations there. Some people don't mind a cheap haircut, but if you're very particular like me, I think you'll find Savannah worth your while. The relaxing atmosphere and gracious staff always make me feel welcome and really add to the experience.

I was looking for someone local who does home visits and I come across this service. I booked a…read moreback massage and waxing. Fay was very professional and pleasant to talk to. The massage was amazing I was totally relaxed and just wanted to sleep. The waxing was a gentle as it could get, the wax temperature was just right. Will definitely recommend this service to family and friends.

Loved this whole experience. When I went in to book…read moreinitially, they were genuinely friendly and seemed happy and relaxed although they were all busy. When I came back, I had a little wait but was offered a drink and I had time to have a look around at some of the interesting stuff. It reminded me of my own house, with objet d'art, quirky shelves and odd bits. Rochelle was my hairdresser and did exactly as I hoped. She listened, and guided and chatted but also concentrated when she needed to. I am extremely happy with the results. A bit different and edgy for me, but that's what I needed. Very happy with the price too!

I went yesterday for first time, it's so easy! I work up the road & decided to call & book for…read morelater that afternoon. The receptionist was really helpful on the phone, welcoming & very attentive. The treatment rooms do have open ceilings so you can hear what is going on around you, but this really didnt seem to bother me at all, the music is so soothing & the masseuse was extremely good. She knew exactly where I was tense & worked it all out of my muscles without me telling her. The treatment room was clean, relaxing & warm. I had the Tahai herbal massage (recommended if you are stressed!) without the frangranced oil as my skin is sensitive. I can't wait to go back. Sophie

Had a rely good massage here on Tuseday. will be going back. but best to make an apontment first.read more

I've had all of my piercing's done here; ear lobes, eyebrow, and industrial…read more Two of three failed. The ear lobes both succeeded [which I'd expect since it's the simple piercing to execute]. The eyebrow failure: it was performed by the owner, Nicole - she mistargeted the insertion points (too wide apart) so the bar ended up being too short: this caused inordinate swelling and pressure leading me to take it out after a week of deliberating. I got a refund and an offer to have it replaced for free, which was respectable customer service. I didn't get it replaced. Eyebrow Solution: I think she knew that she'd performed a poor placement of the eyebrow piercing as soon as she performed it but wishfully justified the placement - in that wasn't that far from perfect and it should still work out. I think she should have admitted failure right away upon noticing her placement was poor and offered to re-do it as soon as it had healed; tallying it up to having made a mistake by eying the placement holes rather than using a ruler or measuring device. The industrial failure: I kept it in for a year with issues all throughout. This was performed by Seb, the main guy there. The issues, I found, were largely my fault due to sleeping on the side where the piercing was placed - Seb did make it clear I should avoid this by using an aeroplane pillow for side sleeping but this proved, in practice, impractical. The biggest issues came a lot when I began to develop keloid scars on both sides of the industrial inserts. Seb did attempt some reasonable-sounding troubleshooting: I was told to massage the scars in the shower for some weeks for a few minutes each time in an attempt for this to press them away - I tried this and it failed. Then, after going back I was given two small bars to replace the long industrial bar; I was given washers on each end of each bar in an attempt to squash/massage out the scars naturally. This also failed. In turn, I eventually took both bars out because the scars were expanding in size rather than shrinking. I must now [inconveniently] get them removed by a surgeon of sorts, which is an issue I'm currently solving. I must add, I have heard these keloid type scars are due to a genetic predisposition (although I haven't verified this). Industrial solution: A solution would have been to remove it immediately as the scars showed development and call it a failure at that point, but Seb must not have much data to pull from with Keloid scars - I suspect the idea the scars could be pushed down to be a fallacy and he hadn't seen any evidence. They're scars, I don't think [like most scar tissue] that it goes away easily. I could be wrong though, he may have found success with other clients with this technique.

As good as it gets studio!!…read more brilliant atmosphere, extremely talented and knowledgable piercer. super clean, great jewellery choice. always recommend to friends and newbies, even if they arent local its worth travelling to get a great piercing. nici gives out aftercare advice which a lot of studios forget and she welcomes everyone back for check ups and a free first jewellery change. seriously, other places should learn a thing or two from blue lotus. woo hoo. will not go anywhere else!