6 salons in India could be your next beauty getaway

Crimson doors, sculptural trees, royal chambers and everything in between

31 Aug 2026

A salon appointment may technically call for a haircut, facial or manicure, but at times, the interiors simply steal the spotlight. Increasingly, designers and architects are treating beauty destinations as an invitation to create a sense of escape by crafting immersive spaces that make the environment around a part of the experience. ELLE DECOR India finds six such salons in India where the interiors moonlight as something entirely different. After all, if you must spend three hours waiting for your hair dye to set, you can at least do it somewhere spectacular.

The White Door Atelier by Minnie Bhatt

What happens when a spa inherits the arches of a century-old building? At The White Door Atelier in Mumbai, designer Minnie Bhatt was inspired by these historic treasures, so she introduced neoclassical terrazzo flooring and veined Italian marble as a nod to the property’s colonial-era roots. She threaded fluted columns through the space and carved the walls with trees and rolling hills, conjuring a slice of Rome in Breach Candy that also happens to have excellent pedicures.

The Good Side by VAL Atelier

If your idea of hair-care therapy involves escaping the civilisation entirely, this Hyderabad salon has you covered. At The Good Side in Jubilee Hills, VAL Atelier drops a 6,500 sq ft desert retreat into the city chaos. A shallow water body and lushly planted forecourt welcome you at the entrance before a sculptural facade washed in earthy terracotta carries the arid landscape indoors. Inside, the space (which doubles as a salon and makeup studio) features textured walls and warm brown hues, with filtered natural light falling across pockets of greenery throughout. It’s a small break from the city without ever leaving it, provided your escape plan involves a haircut.

Vero Spalon by TV Studio Designs

A gold chandelier casts a warm glow over a moss-green wall carved with jharokha-style panelling at Vero Spalon’s bridal suite in Ahmedabad. Designed by TV Studio Designs, the space feels like a living portrait where a vintage sarangi rests in the corner, and floor-to-ceiling inlay work borrows from Mughal-era geometric patterns. Paatlaas (traditional wooden stools) are recast as footrests, so even your feet get a royal treatment!

Snob Salon by Studio Goodu

As soon as the arched, crimson double doors of this Bengaluru salon swing open, you are instantly catapulted into the sets of a Wes Anderson movie. Designed by Studio Goodu, Snob Salon leans into geometry and eccentric symmetry, allowing that signature crimson to punctuate the space against muted walls. Fluted glass filters light across the room, alongside sweeping suede curtains and dome-shaped pendant lights suspended from leather straps. Truly, all that is missing from this salon is a narrator.

A salon in Bharuch by P & D Associates

Would you believe this cash counter once ran on a foot pedal? At this salon in Bharuch, that’s the plot twist P&D Associates pulled off, propping the counter on a vintage machine base against raw concrete walls. Above it, a folded-paper installation spirals across the surface. Cream curtains stand in for walls between styling and private zones, softening the industrial shell while keeping the room legible from every angle.

A salon in Vadodara by Made•Narrative

You may expect a lot of things at a hair appointment, but a sculpture disguised as forestry probably isn’t one of them. Forged from brass and Corten steel, a metal tree anchors this 1,250 sq ft salon in Vadodara. Designed by Hemakshi Luhar of Made•Narrative and Jaydev Shah of Nirmaan House of Design, the salon takes its cues from nature, with curved grooming pods, lime-washed surfaces and natural wood shaping the interiors. A rather literal roots revival, if you will.