I am obsessed with this place. A word of caution though - don't go there if you don't want to spend money. You WILL leave with a massive bag of goodies. They have the best deals of chocolate and lollies and even things like museli bars and other snack food. I was in today and they have 3 blocks of Cadbury chocolate for $3! The products are always of the same quality as any other store. The staff are always friendly and the service is quick. Great store.

I had pretty much given up on finding a decent hairdresser in Melbourne until now. Really friendly atmosphere and fantastic results to go with it. My hair is in recovery from going dark to light and they are such perfectionists I ended up with my Yan and Natalie at my hair to make sure they got it the perfect colour. I've got medium length hair and I had a half head of foils, toner, and a trim for $180!! A nice salon for when you have to sit around for 3 hours too! All up a great experience and i'll definitely be going back.

Approximate cost: $180

I went to this salon based on these reviews and the service was great (make sure you go hungry - I got a huge plate of chocolates and chocolate biscuits with my pot of tea!). I am a natural blonde and I dye my hair dark brown and I just wanted my roots filled in. I hear she is great at blondes but maybe not so much with brunette - she coloured my hair but didn't manage to cover my roots. She then dyed them again and covered them a little better but not completely (this has happened at other salons, my hair is tricky) The colour was a bit darker than I had hoped and I have NEVER had hair dye fade so little which in my case was not what I wanted!! All up though it didn't look bad.

Despite that the colour wasn't amazing, I left happy because the price is fantastic compared to most salons and I really appreciated that she was completely honest about not having been able to cover up my roots properly. Was somewhere between $100-120 for a trim and full head colour.

Approximate cost: $120

Had a facial at Ella Bache this afternoon. I've never had one before and I always find going to any sort of beauty salon nerve racking because I don't usually go and often the girls make me feel really stupid. My therapist Lucy was great and she made me feel very comfortable throughout the whole experience. I told her I had sensitive skin and she checked my skin was feeling alright after every single product she applied. Nice ambience in the room and she wasn't pushy about product sales. Gave me a little booklet with all the products she had used ticked off and gave me some good daily skincare advice. My skin was very congested before and I can already see the difference - looking much healthier and dewy. Had e Deep Cleansing Express Facial Treatment (45 min - $60) and an Exfoliation (15 min - $20). If money weren't an obstacle I'd definitely go again.

Approximate cost: $80