About Us

01323 411717thebeautybar1@btconnect.com261 Seaside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7NT

About Us

Emily - Salon Owner

Emily first qualified as a Level 3 Beauty Therapist in 2003 and has been in the industry for over 20 years, during this period of time she has achieved many of her goals such as working on board cruise ships for over 9 years and travelling the world to gain a wealth of knowledge and experience directly related to the beauty industry.

Emily also worked in some top London spas such as East River Spa in the Radisson Edwardian Providence Wharf and helped establish OSPA LONDON spas from being a company on cruise ships to opening 7 land based spas within the central London area.

She then went on to complete her Level 3 Award in Education and Training, which allows her to mentor and train young therapists who are brand new to the industry.

“I’ve always enjoyed mentoring and teaching in the beauty industry.”

“I feel that with my experience I can give someone a fantastic opportunity to learn how great working in a salon can be and help to inspire the next generation of beauty therapists.”

When she came back to Eastbourne after travelling the world, Emily realised that she needed a fresh new challenge, so decided to create a beauty salon that encapsulates everything she had learnt within the beauty industry and bring this in to her hometown.

The Beauty Bar prides itself on delivering a personalised service with high quality treatments in a relaxed environment, that is comfortable for both men and women. Emily regularly attends courses for new treatments, keeping her skills and service menu fresh and up to date with current trends. She takes great pride in her work, and absolutely loves what she does!

Since the salon has opened it have won Highly Commended Start up Business of the Year at the Women in Business Awards 2017. In 2018, Emily won Beauty Therapist of the Year and Highly Commended Beauty Salon of the Year at the Southern Hair and Beauty Awards. 2022 was a great year winning both UK Enterprise Awards  – Best South East Beauty Salon 2022, East Sussex Customer Service Excellence Awards 2022 – Beauty Salon of the Year  and South England Prestige Awards 2022/2023 Manicure Specialist of the Year – East Sussex.

In 2024, we won South England Prestige Awards 2023/2024 Manicure Specialist of the Year – East Sussex, ‘To win an award consecutively year on year is just the best feeling and confirms to me we are keeping our service and standards high’.

Emily’s favourite part of her job is seeing how much her clients love their results, and helping people look and feel amazing.

Favourite Salon Product

Lyco-Pedi Range – “A fresh and revitalising scent and gives fantastic results in our pedicures”.

Favourite Home Product

Natural Spa Factory 23 Carat Gold Face Moisturiser – “A great light formula that makes my skin feel glowy and radiant, plus it smells simply divine”.

Favourite Female Icon

Audrey Hepburn – She is the epitome of elegance and class. Not only a fantastic actress taking the lead role in some of Emily’s favourite films such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Funny Face. She also was a special ambassador for UNICEF. A position she held for over 5 years, helping fundraise for children in Africa and Latin America. Emily’s favourite Audrey quote is “I believe, every day, you should have at least on exquisite moment”.

Katie - Senior Therapist

Katie joined The Beauty Bar team in September 2018 bringing her warm, friendly, positive and caring nature to the role. Katie has always been interested in the industry from a young age and after working in the health and social care sector decided to pursue her passion and become a Beauty Therapist.

Katie has been in the Beauty industry for over 15 years after qualifying in 2007 and has range of experience working in salons both in Manchester and Eastbourne.

Katie offers a wide range of treatments at The Beauty Bar including Nail Treatments, Wax Treatments, Eye Treatments and Face and Body treatments. Katie is our Holistic Massage and Hot Stone Massage Specialist.

Katie’s favourite treatment is a Full Body Massage. She loves how it makes a positive difference to the client by helping to remedy their problems. For example, if they are struggling with a bad back, she can successfully help alleviate the pain they are in. Katie loves how rewarding this part of the job is, where you can see how much you have made a difference to your client and how appreciative they are for that.

Katie loves working at The Beauty Bar because “I love being part of a small independent salon with a strong female team where we all help each other. I also love getting to know our clients really well and building up a great rapport with them whereby I can offer them a personal bespoke experience”. She puts her clients need at the heart of everything she does. Her favourite part of the job is getting to have face to face interaction with her clients and getting to work closely with people helping to brighten their day.

Her favourite brand is Natural Spa Factory. She loves how all the ingredients used in the products are as natural as they can be and how they are also full of fresh scents due to the botanically sourced ingredients used within them.

In her spare time Katie loves to follow an active lifestyle. She loves to visit the gym and takes part in high fast paced activities such as completing the Tough Mudder course. Katie is also a keen runner and loves to take on a running challenge including the Brighton Half Marathon. You’ll also find Katie enjoying the outdoors and nature with her young son.

Favourite Salon Product

Natural Spa Factory Damascene Melting Cleanser – She loves the texture of the product and how it helps to keep skin feeling soft and fresh.

Favourite Home Product

Natural Spa Factory Body Salt Scrub (Lime and Lemongrass) – It has the most refreshing scent and is “the best body scrub I have ever used!”.

Favourite Female Icon

Dame Kelly Holmes – For being a strong powerful athlete who became the best in her field. She is an inspiration for how much she achieved within her industry through hard work and determination to become a double Olympic champion. She has inspired a whole generation of women that anything is possible and to never give up on your dreams.

Kara - Beauty Therapist

Kara joined The Beauty Bar team in November 2022 and has been qualified over 10 years. She has both salon and mobile experience. Kara was one of the first therapists Salon Owner Emily mentored and they continue to work closely today.

Kara’s favourite treatment is Gel Manicures and any kind of Nail Art, so she can make use of her creative side.

She also offers Waxing, Tinting, Foot Treatments and Face and Body Treatments.

Kara specialises in Hopi Ear Candles. The treatment helps to reduce inflammation in the ears and sinuses. It relieves the symptoms of hay fever, rebalances your body’s natural flow and generally calms and relaxes you when life is stressful.

When Kara is not working, she is interested in anything that involves crafting and she often makes festive crafts for the Annual Beauty Bar Christmas Market. She is also a keen cook and loves any excuse to get her slow cooker out. Her favourite season is Autumn and loves Autumn walks and taking photos outside with her children.

Kara officially came back from Maternity Leave in September 2024 and the whole team and her loyal clients couldn’t wait to welcome her back! Plus we now have our first Beauty Bar Baby ‘Sunnie’ x

Favourite Salon Product

Natural Spa Factory Delicate Rose Range – as it smells and feels incredible!

Favourite Home Product

Fig and Vanilla Hand Cream – it is luxurious and a real treat, perfect accompaniment for a long lasting manicure.

Favourite Female Icon

Stacey Solomon – Kara loves her views on family, her kind heart and enthusiasm for life along with her creative flare and top tips on organising.

Erin - Beauty Therapist/Salon Co-Ordinator

Erin joined The Beauty Bar in 2024 and has quickly become a much loved member of the team. 

She has completed her Beauty Therapy Qualification and is excited to learn all she can from us, as we say she is officially in Emily’s Beauty Boot Camp.

Outside of work,  Erin loves to spend time with her family and friends and especially go out for dinner. She loves taking her dog Poppy for lovely walks around the woods or up on the Sussex Downs. She also enjoys travelling and thoroughly enjoys experiencing different cultures/cuisines and is very grateful for any travel opportunities she gets.

In August, Erin will officially become our newest Beauty Therapist at The Beauty Bar and she cannot wait to meet all her new clients.

Erin has recently completed her Lash Lift and Brow Lamination qualification and is absolutely loving both treatments.

She has always been known as the ‘Pedicure Queen’,  but maybe a new favourite treatment is revealing itself

Favourite Treatment

It has to be any type of manicure, I love the process from start to finish and how everyone is so different with what they love having on their nails so it’s always something new and creative. I also love how it makes people feel afterwards and it’s very rewarding being able to make such a positive difference to people’s confidence and happiness

Favourite Home Product

Glossify Rescue+ Vitamin Cuticle Oil – It’s the best thing to use to help my nails stay in tip top shape.

Favourite Female Icon

Kim Kardashian – I admire how much of a business woman she is and how she can go from being an outspoken advocate on the criminal justice system to an entrepreneur of many brands. She also inspires me with how she can do all that while raising a family and being a fashion and beauty icon.