Welcome to our Haven for Hectic Lives. Beauty Essence has a 20 year reputation of extending the warmest of welcomes into our haven of relaxation. We have three gorgeous Central London salons which are fully Air Conditioned & have all the luxuries you would expect - Tempur mattresses, iPod’s in each room (please feel free to bring your own iPod!), Hydraulic Couches, Heated Under blankets & only the best product ranges. Our highly trained team of therapists pride themselves on their reassuring and professional approach to beauty therapy. We look forward to meeting you.   More about our company Welcome to our web site. I would like to tell you the history of Beauty Essence. I’m Mary Gillmore the salon owner. I was born in 1965 & live in North London with my husband Mark & our twins (born 2002). I spend my time working at all the salons & in my office. If you would like to meet me I am normally in the City salon every Friday. I qualified at the London College of Fashion in the summer of 1986 with a BTEC HND in Beauty Therapy & Business Management. In the autumn I started my career at Cannons Sports Club as the Beauty Therapist. Several years later I took over the business, which grew until I was employing 12 Therapists. In 1997 Beauty Essence (Bow Lane, EC4) came up for sale. As this was our direct competitor, I decided it would be a good acquisition. Meanwhile, Vardon had taken over Cannons & they bought us out in 1998. Beauty Essence went from strength to strength. In 2004 we decided we needed more space & a property became available in Well Court (just off Bow Lane). We moved in Jan 2006 to a gorgeous new huge salon. We love it! In 2004 I was offered the beauty concession in Soho at Smiths hair salon (Poland Street, W1). We opened in July 2004 with 2 rooms, a beautiful reception & nail bar. The salon is stunning. We love working with the hair staff, many of whom I knew from Cannons as we worked together there. In November 2007 we took over an existing salon in Mayfair (In Harmony, Curzon Street, W1). The philosophy for my businesses is that we create a warm, welcoming, approachable atmosphere where our clients feel nurtured & respected. We are passionate about our work & have a really lovely team of therapists. We perform over 18,000 individual appointments! We have lovely clients who make the business what it is today. Thank you.   Agnieszka is Polish & works full time in our City salon   Polish certified by BABTAC. She joined us in 2005 Angela is a part time massage therapist in our City salon   ITEC. She joined us in 2006 Busi is from Zimbabwe & works full time in the Mayfair salon   CIDESCO & CIBTAC. She joined us in 2008 Carole works part time in the Poland Street salon   City & Guilds. She joined us in 2005 Clare works full time in the Mayfair salon   CIBTAC, NVQ 3. She joined us in 2009 Danielle works part time in the City salon   She joined us in 2008 Debbie is from Ireland & works part time in the City salons   ITEC,CIBTEC,CIDESCO. She joined us in 2008 Gurpreet works full time in the City salon & is on maternity leave   She joined us in 2007 Jen works part time in the City salon   IHBC & City & Guilds. She joined us in 1995 Kaye works part time mainly in the City salon   She joined us in 2006 Melanie works part time in all the salons   CIDESCO, ITEC. She joined us in 2009 Natasha works part time in our City salon   BTEC OND. She joined us in 2002 Rowena is the Manageress in our Mayfair salon   BTEC OND. She joined us in 2007 Sumi works part time in all the salons   NVQ 3. She joined us in 2007 Teena workas in all the salon as our non Surgical professional   RGN, BN, Dip Mid, INP. She joined us in 2007 Tina is the Manageress in our City salon   ITEC & NVQ Level 3. She joined us in 1999 Veronique is a part time massage therapist in our City salon   ITEC. She joined us in 2006 Vimbaye is from Zimbabwe & works full time in the City & Soho salons   She joined us in 2006 Yvette is the Manageress in our Soho salon & is also our Area Manager   CIDESCO. She joined us in 2003     Mary Gillmore - Owner