At the beginning of the year I was searching for a salon that could do a nice foot treatment and came across Told Beauty in Poole.  Their reviews were very positive and the fact that they had a January offer on meant that I could book the treatment I wanted plus a massage with my birthday pennies.

For some reason I have always been a bit nervous about visiting a beauty salon.  I’m very self-conscious and nervous sometimes but from the moment I stepped in the door (slightly late and furious with my rubbish satnav) I was warmly welcomed.

Daisy is the owner and quite possibly one of the nicest and down to earth people I’ve ever met.  Her business is her baby and she takes a huge amount of pride in what she does.  I asked why the name and she told me it was an anagram of her children’s names as she wanted something a little different.  Daisy has many years of experience and training in the industry and finally set up her own salon last year which has been doing incredibly well.

The décor in the salon is very chic and girly with plenty of colour and upcycled furniture.  There’s numerous rooms for treatments, one of which has 2 beds for you to come and be pampered with a friend, mum or partner.  For the milder months you can book the bubbling hot tub which is in the secret garden and perfect for a relax before your treatment. 

My foot treatment was amazing but I didn’t really know anything about how a hot stone massage worked other than hot stones would be used!  I find it very hard to relax and rarely stop running around so to have an hour lying on a warm bed with nothing but gentle soothing music was a real treat for me.  After I was massaged with the oils I felt the first hot stone and loved every second.  My back, neck and shoulders were massaged before my legs and feet and by the time Daisy finished I was practically asleep.  I’m told the hot stones relax the muscles with the heat which encourages blood flow through the body.  Hot stones also have a sedative effect that can relieve chronic pain, reduce stress and promote deep relaxation.

Other treatments available at the Salon include facials, massages, body scrubs, manicures, pedicures, tanning, waxing and inch loss body wraps.  They also have various spa and children’s princess party packages available.

UPDATE: Sadly Told Beauty has now closed and we wish all the staff the best with their future careers.