Hair expertise
Customers praise the salon’s hair work, from layered cuts and bangs to root colour, highlights and advice for difficult or thin hair.
Gladys Beauty Saloon - Marina
Dubai Marina
Gladys Beauty Saloon - Marina is a Dubai Marina beauty salon known in reviews for careful hair services and a broad range of treatments. Visitors come for blow dries, hair colour, waxing and detailed manicures or pedicures, with many mentioning its polite, professional team.
Reputation Score
4.8
★★★★★
359 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Detailed pedicures
Several reviews highlight patient, thorough foot care, including careful scrubbing, neat nail polishing and attention to cleanliness.
Waxing comfort
Brazilian waxing and other waxing services are described as fast, professional and comfortable, with careful, gentle treatment.
Long-term loyalty
Some customers report returning for seven, ten or even 24 years, citing consistent service and a neat, tidy salon.
Helpful service
One customer arrived with a curler stuck in their hair and received calm help, zero-damage removal and event styling without a charge.
Nail art
A review describes detailed, creative Christmas nail art where the technician took time to make the result flawless.
Relaxing treatments
Reviews mention relaxing hair-spa massages, full-body massage and soothing foot or shoulder massage add-ons.
Tips for a Better Visit
Confirm pricing. Before travelling, reconfirm the exact treatment scope and price in writing, especially for roots-only Botox.
Bring a photo. For a cut or style, bring a reference image; one customer says the requested look was reproduced perfectly.
Check consent. If you do not want arrival or treatment photos, state that clearly before any pictures are taken.
Discuss nail care. For a pedicure, raise hygiene and nail-safety expectations beforehand, given one report of a painful swollen toe afterwards.
Set the finish. Be specific about the desired blow-dry finish, since one customer received puffy hair rather than the requested style.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Marina Diamond 5
Marsa Dubai - Dubai Marina, Dubai
| Mon | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Tue | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Thu | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Sat | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Sun | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Popular Mentions
Blow dry
Blow dries are one of the salon’s most repeated hair services, including curly finishes and event styling.
Eye brow threading
Eye-brow threading is specifically praised for precise work.
Common Concerns
Price mismatch
A customer booked roots-only Botox for 525 AED but was quoted 730 AED on arrival, then 630 AED, and left without treatment.
Pedicure injury
One customer reported a poorly handled pedicure followed by a red, swollen and painful big toe, raising hygiene and safety concerns.
Uneven blow-dry
One review says a blow dry left the hair puffy and without the requested style, so results may vary by appointment.
Unwelcome photos
One customer says staff began taking pictures without asking for consent when they arrived for an appointment.
Atmosphere mismatch
A first-time visitor liked the haircut and price but said the atmosphere was not quite to their liking.
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The Bottom Line
Gladys Beauty Saloon - Marina is a Dubai Marina salon where customers commonly book blow dries, haircuts, root colour, waxing, manicures and pedicures. Hair is the clearest strength in the reviews: customers describe successful curly blow dries, layered cuts, bangs, hair brushing and colour work, while others return for Brazilian waxing or detailed foot care. The salon also suits people who want several treatments in one visit.
Reviews mention nail art, eye-brow threading, hair spa, full-body massage and foot treatments. Pedicures are often praised for patient scrubbing, neat polishing and attention to detail, and some customers have stayed loyal for seven to 24 years. The team is frequently described as polite, friendly and professional, with the salon called clean, tidy and relaxing by several reviewers.
There are important cautions. One recent customer booked roots-only Botox at 525 AED but was quoted 730 AED on arrival, then 630 AED, and left without treatment, so confirm the exact price and service scope before travelling. Another reported a painful, swollen toe after a pedicure, while a separate review found one blow dry too puffy.
If you have a precise hairstyle in mind, bring a reference photo and explain the finish you want.