The Glam House

Bought through: Living Social

Voucher for: Rock a Stylish 'Do with Six Months ($49) or One Year ($99) Worth of Blow Waves plus $20 Off Your Next Massage - Exclusive Aveda Salon

The Glam House

I absolutely LOVE the feeling of a salon blow wave. Sure, I can do a fairly passable job of it myself, but I can never quite get the back of my head to resemble that perfect cascade of layered smoothness that a professional hair stylist does with experienced ease. Sigh.

So when I saw this fabulous deal on Living Social for a year's worth of blow waves, I thought, "Is there a catch? Do I have to buy a wash and condition for my hair?" I even called up Living Social to find out more details about the promotion and while they were nice, they didn't have the full details themselves and suggested helpfully that I should contact the salon directly. 

I spoke with Marie, the owner and she said no, you didn't need to buy a wash; you could book in and come by just for the blow wave (which actually included a shampoo and condition to prep your hair). Very cool!

I have since been a few times to the salon from my initial booking in late May, and while I sometimes just duck in for a blow wave, I've also started to try out a few of the other treatments while I'm there (which is canny customer service). The staff don't necessarily upsell me on what The Glam House offer, but I guess having already prepaid for pretty much unlimited blow waves through to May 2015, I'm comfortable requesting an additional service while I'm being pampered.

I had a gorgeous 1930s style dry for a Lowicz Black & White party I attended a couple of months ago and most recently a lash, brow tint and shape which garnered some admiring oohs and ahhs from everyone I saw that day.

The Glam House have a lovely waiting area in the middle of their establishment which is warm, welcoming and relaxing, and you can help yourself to a tea, coffee and a biscuit. The hair salon is at the entrance of the shopfront, easily located on Bridge Road and conveniently close to a tram stop. The treatment rooms are upstairs and the staff  are approachable and friendly if you have any specific queries about anything. 

Guys needn't miss out with specialised waxing services for men and a full menu of services available for all sexes.

All in all, a great bargain and an awesome voucher from this business.

Pros: a beauty salon that has a good menu of services for hair, face and body; a message reminder via text so you never lose track of your appointment; easily accessible via public transport; good customer service
Cons: might be hard to get a booking after work