A small friendly salon away from the crowds and the staff are very accommodating. Parramatta is getting really busy nowadays. So it's great to have a little gem like this.

Girls, if you have long hair- there is a surcharge approx $20 for hair longer than shoulder length.

Approximate cost: $115

The place has that definite wow factor, with a fabulous design detailing to it and makes you feel really special when you walk in. I had a pampering session for my birthday.
The place allowed me to get to my zen with the darkened and black rooms. Unhurried and friendly service of the therapist.
Lovely ingredients that was used and the shower facilities is a bonus plus for this spa.
However, I did have similar treatments like this in other places. Premium price for premium location is a minus.
Hard to find parking, so I planned my trip and decided to catch the bus there instead.
Overall great experience but falls short on the value, has moderate wow factor.

I had microdermabrasions at different beauty places and this is one of the best. In my opinion, it was a VERY thorough job of the face and performed in an unhurried and professional way. Excellent service because my treatment went over time and friendly staff attitude towards me. I would go back to them to have more after my first treatment last week.

I took a demonstration class with Paris International Cooking school and learnt some things on Macaron making. I really liked the ease of booking into a class, the display and the teaching style of Laurent; whom I'm sure has many years of teaching experience and knowledge, as well as a unique french style. I was disappointed at how tricky it is to make some of these receipes and the skill involved. Yes definitely can get pricey with additional purchase of equipment and the likelihood of needing to do a few classes before you can actually master macaron making. I have concluded that I will not be a cook but rather a consumer of macarons instead.

Approximate cost: $60

Playing around with chocolate! I recently participated in a chocolate making Workshop with Kimberly's chocolate. I walked home with a box of home made chocolate that I had made myself. I made Creamy chocolate truffles with different flavours on the inside. Now I'm a chocolate chocolate lover that loves chocolate even more. Joseph was full of information in the wealth of chocolate knowledge. A very hands on class and you sample chocolate from start to finish.

Approximate cost: $100

I treated one of my beasties to high tea at Boronia and she lived it, we took a lot of Vintage photos with our camera app on our phone and really love the atmosphere as it felt like it was miles away from Sydney. The staff were friendly and flexible enough to cater for my friends vegetarian with no egg diet. We had tea in an old Federation house that felt like it bought us back to the 1950s in time. If you love High tea with class and a bit of history then this place is for you! Coz that's what we experienced.

Approximate cost: $39

What an amazing lesson I had at the Sydney Choclate School- I came across this on the internet and because I'm a chocolate lover, I wanted to learn more about chocolate. Here, I learned how to hand tamper chocolate- which is a traditional technique that is now fading out. I also learned what is good chocolate, some history and the manufacturing process of chocolate. In 3 words I would describe this place to be- traditional, professional and (high) quality. Now I know how to read the ingredients on the back of chocolate and discern whether its worth buying or not!

Approximate cost: $150

I booked my appointment about a few weeks beforehand and was greeted by friendly Thai staff. It turned out I was 50mins late to my appointment but the therapist didn't mention it nor took time off my 1 hr massage. I felt that was worth a compliment. Afterwards they gave me tea and smiles all the way.

Approximate cost: $48-80

A small business just starting out, the services are reasonably priced but don't expect a noise free treatment. Unfortunately I can hear every conversation that is going on between the therapists and between the client and therapist. Not great if you want a privacy and peace. But the basic standards are there- it's clean and the therapists do the job. I had a hot stone massage and a facial and walked out with a warm feeling and the staff are friendly.

Approximate cost: $20-$110

I took my girlfriend here for some pre-wedding pampering and we both had the express facials because we couldn't spend any longer then 1 hr that day. We booked the appointments 1 week prior and was lucky as they were flexible and can accommodate us at short notice. The facial was a bliss to the nose, the products smell so fresh and soothing. My express facial was a triple expresso facial and the massage techniques and brushes used made me very comfortable, refreshed and glowing. I have since then gone back 3 times to have facials. The products for face and body smell divine and ohhh so yummy.

Approximate cost: $59-$155