Beauty Buzz Studio

Great ladies, great service.
A little pricey but they take their time (may be also because they don’t have the fancy machines. mostly manual). I went in asking for acrylic and they told me they only do gel, so I went for it. Came a bit under $ 60 for a new set.
I was okay with all that, but when I had asked for matte polish over top the lady insisted I buy it rather than opening it and using it on me and keeping it for their own collection. Found that odd.

I’ve been going to Rosa for facials for 7 or 8 years now and she is the only person I trust with my super sensitive skin. Excellent facials, very good products used and reasonably priced given the prices in Toronto.

The only service I’ve had done here is lip and eyebrow threading and I highly recommend Beauty Buzz for this service. Thorough and good technique. I have sensitive skin; threading is more tolerable than waxing. The service is pricier than another place I go to in my neighbourhood (but it’s probably not out of line with other places in the downtown core, especially places in the PATH). Sometimes it’s just more convenient to pop by here after work (or at lunch) and take care of the task. They always fit me in and everyone is friendly.
Update July 2014:
I tried a pedicure here once. I don’t recommend it. I’m not really sure what it was, but it wasn’t a pedicure. Perhaps if you just want a polish change, OK. (Still recommend for threading and waxing.)

Very expensive, very slow and rude owners.
They somehow manage to find upcharges in manicures (such as paying to remove your current polish). However, they’re central and never too busy which makes it a default place when you’re in a rush and need a mani and you’re okay with shelling out $ 55 for it.

Reluctant to spend $ 45 on a pedicure when I could get a great one for $ 25 almost anywhere in the city, I went to Beauty Buzz out of convenience because I live upstairs at the Metropole.
She used a disposable piece of sandpaper-​like material that sticks onto a metal device to scrub my feet, leaving them dry and rough after. She did my second foot completely dry and used a cuticle pusher on the rest of my feet. When I asked her why she was using this tool on that part of my foot, she ignored me and continued. While she did remove quite a bit of my dry skin, in the end, parts of my feet were actually rougher than when I got there.
If the pedicure had been $ 20 I may have given it three stars — the nails were fine, just like any other place.
Oh, asked if they had massage chairs, they said yes. They have uncomfortable upright chairs with crappy Homedics massage seat covers that are barely worth turning on.
Next time I’ll make the two block trek to a better place for less money.

I really wanted to have a good experience at Beauty Buzz, because it’s around the corner from my office and because my favourite mani-​pedi place, aptly called «Mani Pedi Spa» at Yonge & Summerhill is… at Yonge & Summerhill.
I made an appointment for a manicure and pedicure and was expecting to do both at the same time. Every other place in the world… no…the universe… does it this way. Efficiency people. Jeez.
Anyway, not a welcoming environment and $ 100 (yes $ 100!!!) later… I had a manicure and pedicure, double the time, for double the cost and not even half as good.

IThis place is amongst the worst I’ve tried for pedicures (and I’ve tried many). Firstly, they scrubbed my almost-​dry foot with a harsh metal file (most places now realize that acerbates the problem of hard dry skin, and have stopped doing it). As a result, I came back with my foot feeling rough and the skin torn. I should have been more vigilant and stopped them. Then, they pur oil and cream on my leg, run their hands from knee too toe ONCE, and stop! That was the massage. They wipe most of the cream and oil away with a towel. The only saving grace, and the reason for 2 stars is that they have a massage chair for the pedicure.
Next time I’ll just go to a nicer spa that has the sense to really understand skin and health and not hurt you in the bargain. I also like La Jolie Femme (5 mins walk from this place), which at least is up to date with what’s good for your skin (and cheaper if you’re doing both mani pedi). This place is also cramped and not well maintained. Your money is better spent elsewhere. Take that from someone who gets a pedicure every month!

Bearing in mind that this is the second time ever that I have ever had a pedicure I quite enjoyed the experience. It wasn’t as luxurious as the one I had at the Clarins boutique in the Sears Eaton Centre, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
What made my visit to Beauty Buzz wonderful was that I just had a cast removed from having a broken ankle. My ankle was still very stiff, swollen and hard to move. I had gone 7 weeks without any proper foot care because of the cast and I needed to get scrubbed. The ladies at Beauty Buzz were very helpful in helping me get into the chair (I was still very unsteady on my toes and was prone to falling still).
The young woman who had the delightful task of dealing with the horror that were my feet (which were very dry, flaking from lack of proper application of a pumice stone for 7 weeks) was an absolute dear. She worked on me for over an hour and I came out with the most beautiful looking feet, they were so smooth, clean and well moisturised.
I would return.
The price is a little high, but considering the location and how wonderful they were with me and my ridiculous pink cane I would return again.
I didn’t get any polish, so I cannot comment on that.

Seeing as I leave everything to the last minute I came to Beauty Buzz to do my nails prior to the day I was leaving for Montréal. After all, I would be going to the Opera de Montréal, and I don’t know how the usual theatre crowd would’ve felt about unkempt nails! Probably the way the first class passengers on the Titanic felt when it was revealed that Jack was but a mere third class passenger?
In my experience, the BEST nail salons are run by Vietnamese ladies. This place was run by ladies from Hong Kong. It is located minutes from Yonge/​King so expect to pay a premium. To get my gel nails «removed» (I’ll explain the quotations late) would cost $ 20, to get a manicure with polish change would be another $ 15. I can usually get my gel nails redone for $ 35. But again, I was not in Scarborough and these were not my usual nail ladies.
They are not sufficiently equipped to remove gel nails. My hands were feeling tighter than ever after they made me soak my nails in nail polish remover for 5 minutes, and then when they were done bringing my nails to hell and back, they rubbed hand sanitizer all over. I don’t think I’ve ever felt more sterile in my life except maybe when I was born and the nurses wiped all the embryonic fluid off of me. Jesus!
When I say they are not sufficiently equipped, I am talking about the foot-​pedal-​operated filers that most proper nail salons use to take off the gel in your nails. It is pain-​free. Not at BB Studio… The poor girl had to manually, with a regular nail filer, file the hell out of the gel to get it off. And then she had to use fake nails to separate the gel from my real nails… she might as well have shaved my legs with a knife and then squeezed raw lemon juice onto it. It hurt!
At the end of the day, I do have to give «kudos» to the girl who did my nails as she did it all manually without the use of «technological advancements.» Although it was a painful experience, my nails looked fine.
Would I come back to Beauty Buzz again? Not unless I was procrastinating and waited till the last minute to get them done! Also, their selection of nail colours were mostly in the pink and red range. If you didn’t want to be all girly-​girl — then go get your nails done elsewhere!

This is a fabulous place to get a manicure! I visited this salon today as a walk-​in customer and got a fabulous french manicure immediately. The attention to detail was exceptional and they didn’t rush you in and out like some places. The cost is also reasonable.

One of THE best places in Toronto to get a manicure and pedicure! Conveniently located in the financial district at Yonge & King, Beauty Buzz has great hours, but more importantly, does amazing work.
I’ve had manicures, pedicures, reflexology and threading done at BB and it is by far some of the best I’ve had in the city. The 45 minute reflexology is pretty much like manna from heaven. They also offer facials, waxing and massage, although I’ve not had those services.
I don’t know how she does it, but Kimko manages to make my manicure/​pedicure last, without chipping, for at least two weeks. They have tiny, private rooms with the big chairs for pedicures. They serve the best jasmine green tea and the small location is cozy, warm, and most importantly, clean. They change the scrapers for each customer and everything is freshly sterilized.
They have a fantastic selection of OPI, including the latest collections, and also sell Guinot, among other brands.
My mom and I have absolutely had our share of manis/​pedis and she’s *still* talking about her nail job at BB. I can’t say enough good things about them, so just trust me and go there. NOW!