1 listing · Scotland
Hair removal for legs, underarms, bikini and face, lasting four to six weeks. Edinburgh has a smaller beauty market than Glasgow but a more established and refined one, with many salons and skin clinics that have been in the same Georgian premises for decades.
One listing currently offers waxing in Edinburgh, identity-verified. Listed prices run from £26 to £58, with a 60-minute appointment typically around £53. Appointments are listed at 30 or 60 minutes. They treat clients at their own studio or salon and also offer mobile appointments. Availability is concentrated in Leith.
Waxing removes hair from the root, using either warm strip wax pulled off with a fabric strip or hot (film) wax that sets on the skin and is lifted away on its own. Hot wax grips the hair rather than the skin, so it is the usual choice for sensitive areas such as the underarms, bikini line and face; strip wax is quick and effective over legs, arms and backs.
The skin stays smooth for four to six weeks and, with regular appointments, regrowth often becomes finer and sparser. Salon menus list waxing by area — half leg, full leg, underarm, bikini line, brows, lip and chin — and most offer bundles. Male waxing for backs and chests is widely available too.
Hair needs to be around a quarter of an inch long for the wax to grip. Exfoliate gently a day or two before but not on the day, and avoid hot baths, sunbeds and the gym for 24 hours afterwards. Tell the therapist if you use retinoid creams, which make the skin more fragile.
Read the full guide to waxing — what it involves, who it suits and what it costs. Also known as leg waxing, bikini wax and hot wax.
The New Town holds most of it, around George Street, Thistle Street and Stockbridge, with advanced facials, laser courses and brow specialists. Stockbridge itself is quieter and almost entirely daytime, with boutique salons and nail studios serving a loyal local clientele. Leith has grown with the waterfront regeneration and offers the widest spread of prices and treatments, including younger nail and lash studios and well-priced threading.
More on beauty therapists, salons and clinics in Edinburgh — areas, pricing and how booking works locally.
For waxing specifically, the professionals listed here work out of Leith . You can also browse everything in Edinburgh .
Listed prices run from £26 to £58, depending on the treatment length and on whether you go to them or they come to you. A 60-minute appointment typically costs around £53.
Yes — every listing offering waxing in Edinburgh offers mobile appointments, and all of them also treat clients at their own studio or salon.
The listing listing here works out of Leith.
