Lucknow, with its surprising charm, showcases many of its splendours around the world. It was also referred to as ‘The Nawab City,’ which means a city full of great people.
Top tourist attractions in the city, include the Bara Imambara, Chattar Manzil, Rumi Darwaza, Jama Masjid and many more.
The city was particularly well-known for its Adab and Tehzeeb, intricate embroidery, lovely gardens, and dance forms such as Kathak.
Aside from its exquisite cuisine and textiles, Lucknow is home to some of India’s most luxurious salons and spas. StyleSpeak has compiled a list of the city’s top seven salons and spas.
Bhaavya Kapur Make Up Studio
Bhaavya Kapur Make Up studio was launched in 2011 by Bhaavya Kapur herself. Bhaavya Kapur and her husband Aditya Kapur co-own the makeup studio. She saw a void of excellent salons in Lucknow and took it upon herself to bring exquisite and top-tier services to the city. Today, they are a household name that provide precision, quality, and client satisfaction in the fields of makeup, hair, beauty, and so on. She has also been able to establish an excellent academy that trains and hones the skills of aspiring students who want to make a name for themselves in this field. Her future plans include expanding the brand to as many cities as possible and giving back to society by creating jobs and inspiring new talent.
Salon Strength: 70-75
Salon Timings: 11 am to 8 pm
Hair cut: Rs. 500/- onwards
Facial & skin treatment: Rs. 2500/- onwards
Make-up: Rs. 3500/- onwards
Celebrity Clients: Shireen Mirza & Pankhuri Gidwani
Average client spends: Rs. 5718/-
Commercial work: Thalgo and L’Oréal
Popular services: Makeup, Skin Services and Hair Services
Qualified stylist earns: Rs. 25000/- to Rs. 60000/-
Kuts N Kolors
Founded in 2009, KNK Salon and Academy, has been a trendsetter and dominated the beauty and makeup segment since its inception in Lucknow. A family-owned brand led by Poonam Ranjan Chowdhary and Ishitta Chowdhary, a mother-daughter duo, who have been certified by various countries and celebrity artists like Kim Kardashian’s personal makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic and George Kot. The KnK Salon and Makeup Studio is the only salon in Lucknow to offer semi-permanent makeup services including microblading and micropigmentation. They also run a full-fledged makeup and hair academy with an aim to provide international education to their students and expand the brand into various cities across India.
Salon Strength: 32
Salon Timings: 10:30 am to 8 pm
Hair cut: 400/- onwards
Facial & skin treatment: 1000/- onwards
Make-up: 6000/- onwards
Celebrity clients: Rashmi Desai, Sreesanth, Rajniesh Duggal, Parul Chauhan, Pankhuri Gidwani, Krishna Mukherji, Nivedita Basu
Average client spends: 2000/- to 5000/-
Commercial work: worked backstage for London fashion week SS2020 collection, Celebrity shoots, brand shoots, fashion weeks, high profile weddings
Popular services: Bridal makeup, Microblading, Hair Treatments, Makeup Course
Qualified stylist earns: 25000-30000
Stylz Salon
Stylz Salon was launched in 2011 by Komal Mahendru. With over 3 branches in Lucknow, Stylz Salon serves its clients with the best services and establishes a relationship with them by educating and making their clients aware of what is best for them. Their motto is ‘Staying on top of the latest trends’. The salon is known for their makeup services, haircuts, extensions, both hair and nails, and advanced beauty services.
Salon Strength: 25-30
Salon Timings: 11 am to 8 pm
Hair cut: 700 onwards
Facial & skin treatment: 1000 onwards
Makeup: 2500 onwards
Average client spends: 1000 onwards
Commercial work: beauty style change partner with Times of India clean and clear events for 3 years, Beauty brand partners – Forever 21 in 2022, Shoot partners with Kalyan jewellers (inaugural shoot for Mr. And Mrs. Amitabh Bachchan)
Popular services: Bridal makeup services, Hair extensions, Nail extensions
Qualified stylist earns: 40000 to 80000 per month
The White Room Unisex Salon
Owned by Vanita Arora, The White Room Salon was launched in 2021. Their formula to success is to provide best and high-quality services with
Salon Timings: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
Hair cut: 149/-
Facial & skin treatment: 1999/-
Make-up: 2499/-
Celebrity clients: Swati Singh
Average client spends: 1999/-
Commercial work: –
Popular services: Skeyndor treatments, Hair spa, keratin, Beauty services, facial treatments and nail extensions.
Qualified stylist earns: 30000
Aditya Makeup Studio
Aditya Kumar Sharma, UP’s famous makeup artist and fashion stylist founded Aditya Makeup Studio, a make-up studio, academy and unisex salon in 2019. He later launched his second luxury branch at Gomti Nagar in 2021. His luxury salon’s speciality is not only to provide clients with good makeup but also to provide all good skin and hair services under one roof.
Salon Strength: 35 to 40 (including both branches)
Salon Timings: 10 am to 8 pm
Hair cut: 400-800 (+taxes)
Facial and skin treatment: 1000- 6000
Celebrity clients: Raveena Tandon, Dia Mirza, John Abraham, Himesh Reshammiya, Urfi Javed ETC
Average client spends: –
Commercial work: –
Popular Service: makeup services, hair and skin services
Qualified stylist earns: 25000 – 30000
Tusha Arora Makeovers
Tusha Arora has an experience in the makeup industry for over a decade. Established in 2017, Tusha Arora Makeovers is a professional makeup studio based in Lucknow that strives to give every client a flawless and stunning finish. Tusha Arora Makeovers’ team provides a wide range of hair and beauty services to ensure that clients look absolutely stunning for any occasion.
Salon Strength: 16
Salon Timings: 11 am to 8 pm
Hair cut: Rs 650/-
Facial & skin treatment: Rs 2500/- onwards
Make-up: Rs 3500/- onwards
Celebrity clients: Celina Jaitely, Mughda Godse, Srishti Rana, Zannat Zubair
Average client spends: Rs 2500/-
Commercial work: Collaborations with Various Clothing Labels and Professional Models
Popular services: Makeup, Hair Services, Destination Venue Makeup, Skin Treatments
Qualified stylist earns: Rs 40,000/-
Ruma’s Redz
Ruma’s Redz was founded in 2020 and has since then been a pioneer salon delivering the client’s “be beautiful feel good” attributes to all patrons. The owner of the salon, Ruma has a knack for beauty products and uses all her qualifications to give the very best of the industry to all her clients. Her objective is to provide clients with the best services with the best products available in the market. Her future plan is to take this business to next level of beauty and wellness.
Salon Timings: 10:00 am to 7:30 pm
Salon Strength: 5
Hair Cut- 500 and above
Facial and Skin treatment- 1000 to 5000
Makeup- 3000 to 25000.
Average client spends- 2000
Qualified stylist earns- 20000 to 25000
Popular Service- Hair Spa, Treatment Facials and Makeup
