Tao Skincare Clinic

49 Queen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3SR

About us

Tao Skincare Clinic is situated over two floors of a beautiful Georgian building in Exeter’s city centre. We originally started offering only electrolysis many years ago and while still specialising in this procedure Tao have continued to expand their beauty treatment menu. Over the past 20 years Tao have developed into one of Exeter’s premier beauty destinations. Being Exeter’s longest standing beauty salon offering the very latest up to date treatments including the celebrity acclaimed CACI Ultra for anti-ageing and toning benefits, the prestigious skincare brand Guinot Paris staring the famous Hydradermie Facials and the original power polish SHELLAC, for a shiny perfect 14 day wear manicure.

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Opening hours

Monday 9.30am - 6pm
Tuesday 9.30am - 6pm
Wednesday 9.30am - 8pm
Thursday 9.30am - 8pm
Friday 9.30am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday Closed

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Highly recommended for all Pampering needs!

Samantha White
6th Dec 2018
5.0
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The ladies at Tao are lovely and friendly. I’m so pleased I have found Beth as she’s wonderful, talks me through any new treatments and always makes me feel at ease. She listens and is ready with advice to what is suitable for my needs. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.

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Laser Hair Removal

Tammy Baird
1st Dec 2018
5.0
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The staff are friendly, atmosphere is very relaxed and comforting. Very informative, treatment is excellent, would recommend to anyone.

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Brows

Kayleigh Bond
27th Nov 2018
5.0
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I love coming here for my eyebrows, always to friendly and welcoming and always the best job from Beth xxx

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Chris Holt
11th Nov 2018
5.0
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Staff are very friendly and welcoming. My treatment was performed impeccably. I was given deatails of other relevant treatments. All in all a great experience. I will be back.

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Great clinic

Leanne
8th Oct 2018
5.0

Great clinic and lovely service. I'm always welcomed in and made to feel comfortable and relaxed throughout the treatment.

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Perfect

Alison Cameron-Dewdney
28th Sep 2018
5.0
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Lovely people, professional service

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Eyelashes or no eyelashes

Toni
11th Sep 2018
4.0
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I was recommended Tao after a colleague in work had eyelash extensions done for her sisters wedding. They looked fabulous so I was very excited to have my first set of eyelash extensions done at Tao for my birthday holiday treat- my first holiday in years.

However within 48 hours I had a big clump of lashes fall out, followed by 3/4 singular lashes in the same day. All from the same eye. I have taken photographs for reference.

I was given good aftercare instructions from the lovely beautician, which I followed, however in less than a week- and on holiday for my birthday- the majority of the eyelashes have fallen out and the eyebrow tint I also had done at Tao has completely come off.

I am very disappointed to say the least. I paid a good amount of money after receiving a good recommendation and feel nothing less than absolutely let down! I will be contacting Tao on return from my holiday- eyelash and eyebrowless!!!

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Sandra Phillips
10th Sep 2018
5.0
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Always very professional & friendly. Would recommend.

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June Forbes
25th Aug 2018
5.0
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As always a very good facial and seevice

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Tao

Lynn Marshall
15th Aug 2018
5.0
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Modern welcoming reception ,beautiful floral arrangments.Punctual,polite, professional staff.

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Excellent

Sandra Turner
13th Jul 2018
5.0
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This was my first visit to the clinic as I had just moved back to the area. The reason I chose Tao was because it offered Caci treatments but my whole experience with Chelsea was lovely. The receptionist was warm and welcoming. I have made my next appointment and looking forward to it!

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Thank you

Sandra Phillips
4th Jun 2018
5.0
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Always very friendly, helpful and professional. Thank You.

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June Forbes
30th May 2018
5.0

Excellent service and high quality facial by Amara

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Jac lala

Jackie Ford
24th May 2018
5.0
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Great service advice and treatment

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Exeter clinic, electrolysis and eyebrow 16.05.18

Penny Hartopp
16th May 2018
5.0
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I am delighted with attention, treatment and advice I have or received today. I could not have been treated in more friendly and helpful way. It makes me feel completely at ease in discussing the beauty issues I have. Thank you for the excellent help.

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The care I needed

Eliza Getman
16th May 2018
5.0
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Once again the beauticians at Tao have been caring and efficient and willing to fit in an appointment for electrolysis at extremely short notice. Michelle made me feel better about my appearance in the run up to some work related meetings. Even when I have been negligent about self-care they sort me out - and give me free samples and advice. Yay Tao! I’m a grateful customer.

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Excellent

KATE Needs
15th May 2018
5.0
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Excellent facial, thankyou

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Great friendly service

Aline Foster
10th May 2018
5.0
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Great professional service as always, I really like businesses who look after their staff as well as their customers, genuine caring all round! I saw great teamwork which added to my customer experience.

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Always a Pleasure to visit

Colin Maddison
2nd May 2018
5.0
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Always a pleasure to visit for my skin requirements. Such genuine friendly and very professionals caring for clients within a clean well presented surroundings.
Much appreciatedo with many thanks always.

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Gents Pedicure

Kieren Jones
30th Apr 2018
5.0
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Lovely lady who restored my feet to what they should look like. Very professional and great results

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IPL rest patch session

Chloe Hutchings
27th Apr 2018
5.0
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This was my first IPL session and Michelle made me feel at ease straight away. The treatment was professionally administered with excellent communication throughout. I recommend TAO to any prpospectuve clients

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Red veins

Paula Cowl
20th Apr 2018
5.0
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Made to feel very welcome and relaxed. Pleasant and knowledgeable therapist.

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Always a happy atmosphere

Alyson M
19th Apr 2018
5.0
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I’ve been coming to Tao on and off for years and the staff are always cheerful and helpful and put you at ease! You pay a little more for the convenience of location, but I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

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Anonymous
10th Apr 2018
5.0

excellent tan and nails done in the last two days by beth enjoyed both daus coming to your salon and ill be back again vety soon thanks so much jane hoare

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Lovely

Collette Hudson
7th Apr 2018
4.5
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Fantastic facial my skin looked and felt better. Also improved the day after as well.

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Caci treatment

Karen Scott
7th Apr 2018
5.0
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Excellent treatment, very friendly clinic

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June Forbes
27th Mar 2018
5.0
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Excellent treatment

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Super Service!

Frazer Kingcon'berrett
13th Mar 2018
5.0
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Hi thankyou so much Beth and Tao owner for a lovely welcome, super service, care and attention. I felt like I was well and truly looked after. Looking forward to my next visit .

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Great experience

Siani Clark
12th Mar 2018
4.5
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I thought the experience was great, especially since it was my first time both visiting TAO and for getting lash extensions. I felt really comfortable and actually found the whole experience quite relaxing.

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Woohoo

Carol Finning
7th Mar 2018
5.0
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Beth is lovely. Talked through every step and was equally as excited at the result as I was! Looking forward to my wolf whistles tomorrow!

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Excellent

Christine Grainger
6th Mar 2018
5.0

As usual an excellent facial. and very relaxing. Always lovely to visit Tao.

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20 years at TAO

Sue Weedon
4th Mar 2018
5.0
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I’ve been going to TAO in Exeter for 20 years and wouldn’t want to go anywhere else for electrolysis or any other treatment. The staff are professional, caring and friendly.

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Eyebrow wax & thigh wax

Sue Everett
2nd Mar 2018
5.0
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Always an excellent treatment. Staff are always very friendly and provide an excellent service

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Helen Seldon
26th Feb 2018
4.5
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I enjoyed my facial treatment very much today, Beth is a very good beautician

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Would not recommend the waxing service

Christina
21st Feb 2018
2.0
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I had the Brazillian wax and went for the warm not hot wax option. The staff member was really friendly. The hygiene was questionable - the technician did not wear gloves and used the same spatula for the whole treatment. They had run out of wet wipes and there was still some leftover wax on my skin that was very difficult to remove. I was disapointed to find out that there were a lot of stray hairs actually left which i had to pluck out (rarher painful after just getting a wax). Finally, on the following day I woke up with really sore skin which had actually been burned so the whole waxed surface peeled off. Overall very sloppy and unpleasant experience. Would not recommend to a friend and would most certainly not return.

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Highly recommended

Kasia Lis
17th Feb 2018
5.0
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I just had eyelash extensions done for the first time. It looks amazing! Girls were very nice and also provided good advice for a novice like me. Will definitely return for more!

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My first visit

Christina Smith
15th Feb 2018
5.0
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Beth is very friendly and very efficient, looking forward to see her for my next visit. Thank you

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Lovely staff

Liz Beckett
12th Feb 2018
5.0

The staff at Tao were lovely and very professional. Fantastic outcome from my treatment. Would definitely recommend.

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At ease.

J Medows
5th Feb 2018
4.5
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I was made welcome and at ease when I arrived. My consultation and treatment were professionally carried out and any questions I had were fully explained. I would recommend.

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Massage

Chloe Hitchman
5th Feb 2018
5.0
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I’ve been coming here for about 6 months now & love it! Atmosphere is good, my therapist is amazing!

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Tao Exeter

Lucy Faulkner
3rd Feb 2018
5.0
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Fab as always at Tao!

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Great experience

Rebecca Robinson
27th Jan 2018
5.0
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Lovely place, very friendly and welcoming staff.

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Caci

Linda Parkhouse
23rd Jan 2018
5.0
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Brilliant

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Best kept secret in Exeter

Russ
19th Jan 2018
5.0
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I've been to Tao twice now (to have some pesky little thread veins removed), and I honestly can't recommend them enough. Michelle is always attentive, friendly, and genuine. You never feel with her like you're dealing with a salesperson (as can be the case with aestheticians). All of her recommendations are tailored to suit, and she clearly knows her subject extremely well. Thank you, Michelle, for helping my skin out! 10/10

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Gorgeous Facial

Anonymous
16th Jan 2018
5.0

Very relaxing, great service

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Brazilian wax

Anonymous
13th Jan 2018
4.0

The atmosphere was great, the lady who served me was lovely and easy to talk to. My only concern was the quality of the wax - I booked and payed for a Brazillian wax, however the intimate area (which from my understanding distinguishes between a Brazilian and bikini wax, wasn't waxed). Perhaps i shouldve been clearer with what I expected but l only really realised the result when I arrived home. While I t was fustrating but, it won't stop me from returning.

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A very good clinic.

Anonymous
11th Jan 2018
5.0

The whole experience was very professional and everything was explained really well. I would definitely recommend.

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Excellent staff

Tammi Vukusic
8th Jan 2018
5.0
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I have been using Tao skincare clinic for over 15 years and cannot rate it highly enough. The staff are always courteous, helpful and friendly. The clinic is pristine, welcoming and easily accessed.

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Friendly and efficient

Pam Freeman
7th Jan 2018
5.0
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The service was friendly and efficient.

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Dore Delgado
23rd Dec 2017
5.0
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Excellent!! The lady asked if I was pleased with everything, and after the waxing she doubled check and took some hairs out with tweezers. The place was nice, clean and relaxing.. I will definitely get back again!

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