Gracie B, West Bridgford

It makes sense that beauty salons should be beautiful, right? Weirdly, this is all too often not the case — which is why we relish a truly sleek, stylish salon. Places like Gracie B: the beautiful boutique salon in West Bridgford, a hop and a skip from Nottingham.

Bright, modern, and clean, Gracie B practically has a restorative effect on you just from walking through the door. There are plush chairs, well-chosen pieces of art, colourful makeup displays, and a beautiful courtyard garden for sunny manicures. (You can also order afternoon tea — did you ever hear a more indulgent bit of self-care?)

Not to mention, of course, the treatments themselves. With eight talented professionals on the team and three spacious floors to work with, Gracie B offers a wide range of primping, pruning (just me?), pampering… Facials, massages, hair styling, waxing, tanning, you name it, done to a reassuringly exacting standard. And, importantly given the sometimes awkward nature of salon treatments, the staff are all incredibly lovely and charismatic.

Essentially: it’s everything you want a salon to be. If you’re looking for an excuse to treat yourself, then this is it!