Arcana Salon Hair | Beauty | Barbering

54 Egerton Gate, Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 7HH

About us

Arcana is a Hair, Beauty & Specialist Treatment Centre for Men, Women and Children based in Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes.
Established in 2003 Arcana is a family run business that has spent a decade achieving ‘5 star-rated’ industry recognition, government recognised employer status (Top 100 UK, 2013) and multiple awards in hair, beauty and customer services.
Open 7 days a week including late nights midweek (mon-thurs) until 9pm, with unlimited free parking right outside and an eclectic mix of 32 hair and beauty professionals to choose from; what’s not to love?
Our comprehensive list of services and products makes Arcana a ‘one-stop-shop’ for everything appearance-enhancing and stress-relieving!.

HAIRDRESSING PROVISION
✔ Hair cutting- men women & children, basic trim to complete restyle
✔ Styling- blow dries, curling, straightening, setting (traditional and modern) and updo's
✔ Colour- basic root touch ups, full tints, foils, creative colour and colour corrections
✔ Texture services- perms and permanent straightening/anti frizz treatment
✔ Hair Extensions (Balmain individual bonds)
✔ Barbering – Daily ‘Drop In Session’, traditional cut throat razoring
✔ Conditioning Treatments- scalp and hair including relaxing spa steam towel massage
✔ Academy Session for our trainees -model prices
✔ Concessionary Rates for retired pensioners, discounts for students and key workers
✔ Lolly tree for children's rewards

BEAUTY PROVISION
✔ Holistic Treatments including Reflexology, Hot Stone, Ear Candling, Indian Head Massage, Aromatherapy & Deep Tissue massage
✔ Hair Removal; Waxing, Threading, Electrolysis and IPL Permanent hair Reduction
✔ Facials; Full Range of Dermalogica Treatments, Microdermabrasion and Non Surgical Dermalift Face Lifting/Firming Treatment, Complimentary Skin Consultations & Product Recommendation
✔ Nails; Manicure, Pedicure; Gel or Traditional (Jessica), Nail Art and Stamping
✔ Tanning; St Tropez Cream Method or Spray Tanning Systems
✔ Eye Area Enhancement; Eyelash Tinting, Eyelash Perming, Eyelash Extensions (temporary clusters and individually bonded semi permanent), HD Brows, Eyebrow Shaping & Tinting.
✔ Concessionary Discounts for retired pensioners on nails and facials
✔ Inch Loss Body Wraps
✔ Wedding Prep Services including Make Up
✔ Ear Piercing; First, Second, Third and Top Hole ear piercing available
✔ Prom Prep Packages
✔ Spa Days

✔ Pamper Packages
✔ Loyalty points
✔ Recommend a friend scheme
✔ Free text message reminder service
✔ Online booking
✔ Award winning service and team

We use, recommend and sell the following brands: Matrix | Biolage | Paul Mitchell | Tigi | GHD | Tangle Teaser | SleepIn Rollers | Balmain | Dermalogica | Jessica | St Tropez | Nouveau | HD Brows | Australian BodyCare | Universal Contour | Sterex

50% OFF for your FIRST VISIT presenting ‘www.arcanasalon.co.uk/matesrates’ coupon
*Not valid on Hair Extensions, Colour Correction Services or Retail **Please mention offer at time of booking ***Clients whose last visit was over 18 months ago will be treated as new for the purpose of this promotion.

Arcana
Hair, Beauty & Specialist Treatment Centre
54 Egerton gate
Shenley Brook End
Milton Keynes
MK5 7HH
Tel: 01908 505515

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http://www.arcanasalon.co.uk

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Opening hours

Monday 9am-9pm
Tuesday 9am-9pm
Wednesday 9am-9pm
Thursday 9am-9pm
Friday 9am-6:30pm
Saturday 8:30am-4:30pm
Sunday 11am-4pm

Reviews

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Renewed!

Debbie Lewis
1st Feb 2018
5.0
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Amazing Back Neck & Shoulder Massage yesterday by Sian, great nights sleep last night (first in a week!) thanks so much! Thanks also to Jade for covering up my sparkly roots - all blonde again. Always a pleasure x

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Excellent service

Tracy Moy
31st Jan 2018
5.0
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Fully recommend lovely staff

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Great service

Carmen Stefanescu
27th Jan 2018
5.0
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I’ve been really happy with the results and the service!!!

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Dawn Caine
27th Jan 2018
5.0
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As always an excellent service. Lovely friendly atmosphere.. Nothing to much trouble.

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Hair wash & blown dry

Clare Vaughan
26th Jan 2018
5.0
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Had a lovely hair wash and head massage and I have the same hair dresser all the time and always get the best result.

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Una Jordan
26th Jan 2018
4.0
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Excellent service, friendly caring and loads of patience with my elderly mum, we are coming back in a couple of weeks. Big Thank you ? xx

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What an experience

Lin Masson
25th Jan 2018
5.0
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Had a pedicure and eyebrows done today. It was really relaxing and looks fantastic altogether a wonderful experience

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Excellent service as always

Helen
25th Jan 2018
5.0
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Quick check in and taken straight off to have my hair washed. Jade clearly knows my hair as my cut was excellent. Could do with a wash down of mirror tables.

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Bev Tierney
24th Jan 2018
5.0
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Hair looks wonderful as usual after a visit with the bonus of a nice relaxing hour or two for myself in the middle of a hectic week Thank you

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Superb

Anonymous
24th Jan 2018
5.0

My visit today was just perfect, everyone is so polite, and I was very pleased with my hair cut. ??

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Recommended service!

Poppy Merrin
23rd Jan 2018
5.0
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This place is lovely. Staff are always so welcoming and just happy people. The place looks the part and they do a great job. Couldn’t recommend the place enough. For all your beauty needs this is the place to go

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Julie Hankin
23rd Jan 2018
4.5
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Really pleased with results. Leigh did a great job as always.

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Second to none

Loraine Edwards
20th Jan 2018
5.0
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As usual an excellent experience. Friendly, courteous and professional staff. Always have a good gossip and a laugh and as usual Jade did a superb job on my unruly mop.

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Poor technique.

Jones
14th Jan 2018
3.0
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I went in for intimate waxing and for the second time in a row hair was left that I asked to make sure was gone. The same spots were also gone over multiple times to remove very small amounts of hair making the top up last a full hour, this left me very tender long after. The lady doing it was nice and meant well. I may come back, if a different person is available.

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Maroulla Lines
11th Jan 2018
5.0
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Really pleased with my cut and colour. Thank you Cara.

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Susan Watson
10th Jan 2018
4.5
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Excellent result by Michaela, a very competent stylist. A long but relaxed experience and safe in the knowledge that she knew exactly what she was doing and enjoys it also.

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Gel manicure

Katie Tompkins
9th Jan 2018
5.0
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Sian was brilliant. Really thorough and also gentle.

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Excellent spa day

Anonymous
7th Jan 2018
5.0

Really enjoyed my spa day thank you!!

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Expensive trim

Nikki Kay
5th Jan 2018
3.0

Took my 13 year old daughter for a trim.. She has long hair with no layers, so was just a quick trim with an inch off the bottom - took less than 10 mins. I was shocked when I was told it cost £27 - as they class her as an adult!

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Child's haircut

Matthew Langston
4th Jan 2018
5.0
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My 7yo cheeky fidget has had a few different stylists at the salon and they've always been brilliant with him. They discuss what he wants done with him and always check with me.
Always keep to appointment time and a lovely friendly team.

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Abiti
3rd Jan 2018
4.5
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Great service, happy with hair cut and also thankful for first time offer discount .. friendly service.

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Brilliant

Ashleigh Moreton
28th Dec 2017
5.0
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Was up in Milton Keynes visiting family and visited the salon for a re-style as had been reccomended by family who currently visit the salon and was not let down at all. The first time I’ve left a hair salon and been genuinely really pleased with a hair cut. Very impressed, would visit again.

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Pauline Barnes
28th Dec 2017
5.0
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Would definitely go back

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Marie (maarie) Harris
27th Dec 2017
4.5
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Jane cuts my hair and I find she is a brilliant stylist. All staff are friendly.

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Jade

Emma Forman
24th Dec 2017
5.0
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Well what an experience this was it was amazing I’ve never felt so comfortable having my hair done before it’s taken me two years to have my hair cut due to a bad experience but I’ve never been so happy with how I walked out I would recommend the salon to everyone and also a back massage chair while having your hair washed just wow!

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Hair removal waxing and threading

Rachel Mutchell
22nd Dec 2017
5.0
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Nice friendly environment, very professional and pleased with the service!!

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Great job

Victoria Holliman
20th Dec 2017
5.0

Excellent cut for my little boy. Normally have Julie for Alexander’s hair but today was a lovey lady called Danni. Alexander loved her. And she did a wonderful job! So thank you, trying to get him out the house for a haircut has always been difficult but since coming to Arcana, he has been great. The lollipops at the end always go down a treat too! Ha! So Thank you. Victoria Holliman

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Brilliant

April Mustafa
19th Dec 2017
5.0
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Lovely friendly salon, they made my 7 year old daughter feel very relaxed.

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Anne Galvin
19th Dec 2017
5.0
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As usual excellent cut always very pleased.

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Brilliant!

Laura Richardson
17th Dec 2017
5.0
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As always a brilliant service! Never have any faults and always feel welcome at Arcana. If you're looking for a friendly salon, with quality service then Arcana is the place to go. Highly recommend it! Thank you ladies! Xx

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Kelly Lindsay***
17th Dec 2017
5.0
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Jade was really helpful lots of great advise and pleased my hair looks lovely thankyou ?kellyx

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Beauty and hair

Amanda Evetts
17th Dec 2017
5.0
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Had very good day all staff was lovery and would recommend the pamper day to all my friends

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Great service

Maggie Lewis
17th Dec 2017
5.0
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Been coming here for years and it’s great to go somewhere where they know who you are. Debbie the owner is great as are her staff, particularly Sophie who does a great job on my eyebrows

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Hair cut and blow dry

Joanna Vasques
13th Dec 2017
4.0
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Very happy with advice and results. Will be back.

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Cut and blow dry

Jackie Burr
12th Dec 2017
4.5
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Cut and blow dry with Toni. Very good and pleased with result.

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Really pleases

Brenda Houghton
12th Dec 2017
5.0
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Thank you for my lovely hair today Staff had come through closure because of the snow and were completely unfazed as to how busy it had been

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Maggie Mactherson
8th Dec 2017
5.0
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Had my first restyle today and was very happy with the result . All the staff were friendly so I felt immediately relaxed. Have booked another cut for six weeks ?

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Andrea Bestford
8th Dec 2017
5.0
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First time to arcana for an eyebrow wax and would highly recommend! Amie was brilliant and I’m teally pleased with my brows. Will definitely be back!!

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9.30 appt 5th dec

Sylvie Sutton
5th Dec 2017
3.0

I wanted to put greeting of hard stare from hairdresser initially down to her just having a bad day. Then realised I was approx 4mins late. I believe clock on wall is approx running 3mins fast. Bad atmosphere continued throughout 45 mins. I thanked her afterwards and then realised she wasn't having a bad day as she very pleasantly said hello with a smile to her next customer. If hadn't been for the look I was given and the unfriendly welcome I would have afforded an apology for running slightly late. Sorry to only write a negative review as you can be assured that otherwise I am always 100% happy every time.

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Loved my spa day!!

Elaine West
3rd Dec 2017
5.0
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Had a fabulous spa day today-thank you all!!

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Anonymous
3rd Dec 2017
5.0

Amazing service and outstanding results.

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Maria ** Lee
1st Dec 2017
5.0
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My apprentice stylist 'Steph' I think was brilliant. She took her time and even though they should close a 9pm she didn't rush and I left at 9.30pm a very satisfied customer. Thank you

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Pat Fryatt
30th Nov 2017
5.0
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Excellent service i will definately be back

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Naomi Norwood
29th Nov 2017
5.0
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I had a facial and a deep tissue massage today by Sian.
Sian was brilliant.
Very relaxing and enjoyable.
Highly recommend these treatments.
Wipe out Wednesday. Two treatments for £30.

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Hair Set

Patricia Lawrence
27th Nov 2017
5.0
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Good wash and set by a nice young man who did it very well.

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Sam Jivram
24th Nov 2017
4.5
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My stylist was great, I was her last client but she was still was very attentive

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great offers

Kelli Obryne
24th Nov 2017
5.0
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thankyou so much for doing such great offers on a regular basis, both my husband and i have benefitted from these recently with my husband feeling nicely relaxed with no knots in his back and shoulders due to an amazing massage by sian and i had my hair cut by ashley and feel great as it was desperately needed x always happy to pay full price for such fantastic services but with regular offers we can benefit from them more! x

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Leeanne Tilley
21st Nov 2017
4.5

I always look forward to going to the salon to have my hair done, lovely, friendly, helpful staff. Love being pampered !! Always feel relaxed and looked after. ?

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Always a friendly service

Suzy Ould
18th Nov 2017
5.0
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I love coming to Arcana I alway receive a friendly and reliable service the ladies are lovely sammie did a good cut on my hair. The young lady training on washing hair was also very understanding towards her trainee who did a good wash thank you all

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Diane Jackson
17th Nov 2017
5.0

Fantastic, love the people, so friendly and always able to fit you in at short notice. Thank you Sammy and thank the trainee for a great wash and head massage.

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