La Clippers Barbershop
Barbershop in the Broadmoor Village plaza at No. 3 Road and Williams. Straightforward men's cuts and fades for south Richmond locals, with free lot parking and a grocery run available in the same trip.
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Per capita, Richmond may be the most heavily serviced beauty market in the region. Walk one floor of Aberdeen Centre or Parker Place and you will pass salons, nail bars, brow and lash studios and skincare rooms in a single loop, and the upper floors of the No. 3 Road plazas hold dozens more behind unmarked doors, found by word of mouth rather than by a sign on the street.
Outside that corridor the pattern flips to neighbourhood scale: a salon and a nail place in each plaza at Blundell, Seafair, Terra Nova Village, Ironwood and in Steveston village, serving the same clients for years. This section covers hair, barbering, nails, day spas and tattoo studios, with hours and the neighbourhood on every listing.
Barbershop in the Broadmoor Village plaza at No. 3 Road and Williams. Straightforward men's cuts and fades for south Richmond locals, with free lot parking and a grocery run available in the same trip.
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Ironwood Plaza nail salon with a broad menu: acrylic, gel and solar nails, hand and foot care, a kids' list, plus lashes, microblading, threading, tinting, waxing and facials. Walk-ins welcome and open seven days.
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Buswell Street nail lounge a couple of blocks off No. 3 Road, open until 8pm most nights and 6pm Sundays. Gel manicures, pedicures and nail art, with online booking and a big base of repeat downtown-Richmond clients.
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Leslie Road barbershop off Alderbridge, open seven days including Sunday afternoons. Fades, scissor cuts and beard shaping, bookable online, which helps because the chairs fill up quickly on weekends.
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Saba Road salon a short walk from Richmond-Brighouse station, popular for creative colour and lived-in blonde work. Appointment-based and on the smaller side, so it feels more like a private studio than a mall chair.
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Combined salon and spa on Garden City Road near Blundell, where you can get skin and body treatments and hair done in one visit. Appointment-based, and a practical mid-island option if downtown Richmond parking puts you off.
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Neighbourhood salon in the No. 2 Road plaza at Blundell, sharing a parking lot with a grocery store and a couple of nail shops. Everyday cuts, colour and blow-dries for west Richmond regulars, no appointment gymnastics required.
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Busy second-floor salon inside Aberdeen Centre with thousands of reviews behind it. Strong on Asian hair texture, precision cuts and bleach work, and easy to pair with a mall trip since you are already parked underneath.
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Nail and lash salon inside Aberdeen Centre, open daily 10am to 7pm. Gel manicures, spa pedicures, custom nail art and eyelash extensions, with online booking and free mall parking underneath the building.
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Ackroyd Road nail spa a short walk from Lansdowne station, doing manicures, pedicures, nail extensions, body waxing and lash extensions. Open late in the evening most days, which suits after-work appointments.
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Small nail studio on Cambie Road in west Richmond, booked by phone. Gel manicures, pedicures and extension work with a focus on design detail, and it is far enough off No. 3 Road that parking is never the problem.
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Walk-in only barber inside Richmond Centre by the Tim Hortons entrance, family-run since 1966. Adult cuts $23, youth $20, seniors $18, plus straight-razor shaves and beard trims. Open late six days a week, so it works after work.
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Small west-side shop on Francis Road serving the Seafair neighbourhood. Men's haircuts, head shaves, beard trims and hot towel shaves, the sort of place you can usually get into without booking days ahead.
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Broadmoor Village nail shop that has widened well past manicures and pedicures: nail enhancements, head spa treatments, lash extensions, microblading, waxing and a kids' menu. Handy for parents doing a two-person appointment.
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Skincare and beauty clinic in the Broadmoor stretch of No. 3 Road, serving south Richmond rather than the downtown crowd. Facials, waxing and skin treatments booked by phone, with free parking outside the door.
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A family-run Chatham Street shop that has been cutting hair in Steveston Village since 1937. Adult cuts and fades run $29, kids $25 and seniors $22 on weekdays, with beard trims added on. Walk-ins welcome, appointments recommended.
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Steveston Village shop with four resident artists covering traditional American, Japanese, realism and neotraditional work. Custom design is the default rather than flash off the wall, and consultations are part of the process.
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Well-reviewed Ackroyd Road salon splitting its time between nails and lashes. Express manicures start around $26 and gel around $46, with classic lash sets and Korean lash lifts also on the list. Open seven days.
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Steveston Village day spa built around organic skincare, using Eminence and other clean lines for facials and body treatments. Open seven days with slightly shorter Sunday hours, and close enough to the boardwalk to make an afternoon of it.
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The barber in Terra Nova Village shopping centre at No. 1 Road and Westminster Highway. Men's cuts, head shaves, hot towel shaves and beard trims, open seven days with shorter Sunday hours. First come, first served in practice.
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Nail and lash shop on Alexandra Road, right in the middle of Richmond's restaurant strip. Gel manicures, pedicures and lash extensions, and a sensible stop to pair with dinner nearby since evening slots exist.
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Korean-style nail studio on Lansdowne Road doing hand-drawn custom art rather than sticker sets. Gel, extensions and removals, plus lash extensions. Open 10am to 8pm daily with walk-ins taken from late morning onward.
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Third-floor nail studio in Aberdeen Square, surrounded by dessert shops and bubble tea. Gel manicures, extensions and nail art booked by phone, and the mall parking makes it an easy weekday-evening stop.
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A small Chinese-run beauty spa on Hazelbridge Way offering facials and skin treatments in a private room setting. Worth a call if you want a treatment in Mandarin without heading to a large clinic.
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The West Dyke Trail is about five and a half kilometres of flat gravel between Terra Nova Rural Park and Garry Point, and I ride it most mornings. Here is what is actually at the north end, which way to walk so the wind is on your side, and why winter is the better season for it.
London Heritage Farm sits out on Dyke Road with its back to the south arm of the Fraser, and it is the quietest of Steveston's heritage sites. Here is how I would string it together with Britannia, the cannery and the tram on Moncton Street, plus where to eat between stops.
Nothing on Alexandra Road is a hidden gem. It is just in a strip mall with bad signage and no patio, which is why visitors never find it. Here is how I actually use Richmond's plazas and food courts, which specialists are worth the drive, and when not to bother.
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