After studying at college for three years to gain my Beauty Therapy qualification, I started working in the big world of the beauty industry. Starting as a junior therapist at a salon in my hometown of Dumfries and after five years worked my way up to Salon Manager.
Within this role, I helped set up new salons and trained and educated new therapists. I also gained a wealth of knowledge and training on new treatments and concepts within this time.
After another couple of years, I wanted something new and applied for a post of a Training and Development Manager which involved developing three salons and training a number of therapists.
I then decided that it was time to put 10 years of experience and knowledge into something else……my own beauty salon……Salon Bellissimo which opened in January 2007, so far has been a truly wonderful and successful experience.
I would just like to take this opportunity to thank clients old and new for their continued support….I couldn’t do it without you. Thank you!
The Team

Claire Hargreaves
Salon Owner/TherapistClaire is the owner of Salon Bellissimo and a Beauty Therapist with over 20 years experience in the industry. She has a keen eye for new treatments and concepts and is continually updating salon treatments as well as staff training.
Claire’s expertise are in facial and skin analysis, she loves nothing better that assessing your skin and setting you on the right path to the skin you have always desired. Specialising in Dermaplane, Advanced Skin Peels, Secret RF Microneedling and extensive Laser Therapies. Her extremely warm and friendly approach will make you feel at ease but with the confidence that you are in extremely good hands.
Claire loves spending time with her family, especially her 2 sons Ollie and Blake.

Avril Beswick
ReceptionistAvril is Claire’s mum and started working on reception when the salon opened in 2007. Avril will be the one you meet on entering the salon and her very friendly and relaxed nature will put you at complete ease. Avril also helps to co ordinate the day to day running of the salon and likes for things to be “just right” and is an absolute asset to the salon.