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A night at Benjamin Ryan Hair and Beauty
The Great Western Arcade is one of Birmingham’s gems. A beautiful Victorian shopping arcade, Great Western houses some of the best independent stores in the City. Last week it was host to a special Christmas shopping evening, which saw the Arcade become alive with the sound of a festive choir, and treated customers to special discounts and late night openings at all stores. Benjamin Ryan Hair and Beauty welcomed bloggers and fashion folk for a glass of bubbly and nibbles, and a look around the wonderful salon. Benjamin Ryan is one of Birmingham’s leading hair and beauty salons, offering a range of treatments that run from hair styling to Botox…
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Birmingham celebrates the Independents
As well as having a truly fabulous array of High Street names, Birmingham City Centre has a fabulous selection of independent stores that sell everything from clothes and shoes, to succulent sweeties and food. On Thursday night, as part of ‘retail independents week’, The beautiful Great Western Arcade was transformed into an indoor garden for ‘Celebration of the Independents’, a fashion show and soiree, organised by Retail Birmingham, which showcased the best of Brum’s independent companies. The Grade 2 listed shopping arcade, one of Birmingham’s treasures was transformed into an indoor secret garden with a green carpet, bunting and topiary, and living statues that provided surprises for one or two…
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Benjamin Ryan’s amazing New Salon!
In this time of deep recession, many companies are feeling the pinch. So it’s really heartwarming to be able to write about a real Birmingham success story. The wonderful, award-winning Benjamin Ryan hair and beauty salon has recently moved into new premises that has quadrupled the size of its previous salon meaning they can offer a whole range of new services, from beauty to holistic treatments, as well as the q1award-winning hair styling. The Salon is based in Birmingham’s stunning Great Western Arcade, just a stone’s throw from the previous premises. The beautiful grade two listed arcade makes a fantastic backdrop to the super-stylish new salon, with its luxurious hair…