BADGAL Brows Beauty Spa & Brow Training Academy ★10

About the salon

BADGAL Brows is a brow specialist rather than a general beauty salon, and it works both sides of the trade: a treatment studio on Meanwood Road and an accredited training academy that teaches the same techniques to other therapists. Studios that teach tend to keep their own standards tight, because every shortcut becomes something you would have to demonstrate to a room of students.

Services

The menu is built around permanent makeup and brow shaping, with a small set of eye and lip treatments alongside.

• Ombre brows, microblading and combination brows
• Definition brows and brow lamination
• Henna brows, shaping and tinting
• Lash lifts and lash enhancement work
• Lip blush treatments

Technology and brands

BADGAL formulates and sells its own henna under the salon name, in shades from ash brown through to blonde, and the line is vegan and cruelty free. On the treatment side the studio works across several distinct pigmentation methods rather than committing to one: microblading places individual hair strokes with a hand tool, ombre uses a machine to build a soft powdered finish, and combination brows mix the two.

Team and stylists

The academy runs at Level 4, the accreditation tier used in the UK for treatments that break the skin surface, and offers both initial qualifications and conversion courses for therapists retraining from one brow method to another.

The Space

The studio sits on Meanwood Road, north of the centre, away from the city-centre crowds and with the street parking a central address rarely offers. Permanent makeup needs steady light and a clean, uncluttered treatment area, and the room is set up around that.

Who it’s for

It suits people with sparse, over-plucked or asymmetric brows who want a result that lasts months rather than until the next wash. It is also for therapists looking to add accredited brow qualifications to what they already offer.

Questions and answers

Can I book online? Yes, treatments and academy courses can both be booked through the studio’s website.

How long does an appointment take? Brow lamination or henna brows take under an hour, while microblading and ombre brows are usually two to three hours, plus a shorter follow-up session weeks later.

Do you treat men? Yes, brow shaping and definition work are done for men as well; treatments are not offered for children.

Can I combine several treatments in one visit? Brows and a lash lift are commonly booked together, though permanent makeup is usually kept as its own appointment so the skin is not worked on twice in one sitting.

Do you sell gift vouchers? Yes, for treatments, and the academy courses can also be given as a gift.

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