Frequently asked questions

You do not book through us. Find a listing you like, press "Show phone number" and call or message the therapist, technician, salon or clinic directly to agree a time. You pay them directly too. There is no account to create and no booking fee.

Mostly independent professionals: beauty therapists, nail technicians and lash and brow artists who work for themselves from a home studio, a room or chair they rent in a salon, or fully mobile. Alongside them are beauty salons, nail bars and aesthetic clinics with premises and a team. Every listing shows which it is, where it works from and whether it is mobile.

A home studio run properly is as clean and professional as a salon, and often quieter. Look for the verified badge, which means we have seen identity, qualifications and insurance, check the photos of the space and ask anything you want to know before you book. Treatments that pierce the skin, such as microblading or electrolysis, also need council registration for the home studio itself — ask to see it.

Every listing declares its qualifications, and listings with the verified badge have shown us evidence of identity, training, insurance and any local authority licence their treatments legally require — for example for laser, electrolysis or microblading. If a listing has no badge yet, ask about training and licensing when you get in touch; a professional will be glad to tell you.

Yes. Mobile is not a separate category: any listing that offers mobile appointments shows a mobile price column and the word "Mobile" on its card, and many independent therapists, nail technicians and lash artists offer it alongside their studio. They come to your home, hotel, office or wedding venue with their own kit. Mobile prices usually include travel within the areas listed, with a supplement beyond them.

No. Injectable treatments are medical procedures: botulinum toxin is a prescription-only medicine, and England is introducing a licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures. We list non-injectable beauty and aesthetic treatments only, and listings may not advertise injectables on Radar Beauty.

It depends on the treatment more than the city: a brow thread is around £8 to £15, a gel manicure £25 to £40, a facial £40 to £75 outside London, and laser or skin treatments are priced per session and sold as courses. London prices run about a third higher. Each treatment page gives a range, and each city page shows the actual prices listed there.

No. We are an advertising directory. We do not employ the professionals listed, we do not take bookings and we take no part in the treatment. Every listing — sole trader or salon — is an independent business responsible for its own service.

Yes. Every listing page has a review form. Reviews are read by our team before they are published, we ask for a working email so we can check a review if the listing disputes it, and we do not publish reviews that are abusive, off-topic or not about a real treatment. A listing's star rating is calculated only from published reviews.

Use the report link at the bottom of every listing, or the report page in the footer. Reports can be anonymous, we review every one within 24 hours, and we remove listings that misrepresent themselves or break our content guidelines.

A Regular listing is free and includes your treatments, areas, prices and one photo. Paid plans run from £49.99/mo to £150/mo and add placement, badges, more photos, a website link and priority support. Nothing is charged until your listing has been checked and is live.

Go to Get listed, choose a plan and fill in the short form. We will email you within one working day to confirm your details and ask for evidence of your qualifications, insurance and any licence your treatments require, then write up your listing with you and put it live.

Usually one working day from receiving your documents. Listings are checked by a person, not published automatically, so it can take a little longer at busy times.

Every listing appears on its category page, on the treatment pages for each treatment it offers, on its city and neighbourhood pages and in search. Prime, Exclusive and Elite listings also appear on the home page and above other listings everywhere else. Elite listings take the top positions.

Paid plans are monthly subscriptions through PayPal, and you can cancel from your PayPal account at any time. If you prefer to pay by bank transfer, contact us and we will set it up. If a plan lapses your listing stays live as a Regular listing rather than being removed.

Only if you hold a licence for them, and your main photo must be of you, your studio or premises, or your own work. We reject photos that are not yours, and photos that do not meet our content and photo guidelines.

Your email is never shown. Your phone number is not printed on the page: visitors see it only after pressing a button, and each request is counted so you can see the enquiries your listing generates.

We suspend listings that breach the terms of use or the content and photo guidelines, usually after a warning unless the breach is serious. If you think it was a mistake, contact us and we will look again.

Use the "forgotten password" link on the sign-in page and we will email you a reset link. If it does not arrive within a few minutes, check your spam folder and then contact us.