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title: Where assistants send people in Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons · The Direct Index
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 Assistants · Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons, GB · October 2026

# Where assistants send people in Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons

24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-10-20, to the questions people ask and to questions about the top businesses in the index. 100% of them link a business's own site or its booking software, and 0% link a marketplace.

Fewer than 30 answers, so this share is not compared with other cities.

100%

of answers link the business's own site or its booking software

0%

link a marketplace

–

no marketplace linked

24

answers, 24 to the questions people ask and 0 about businesses

Of the 24 answers to the questions people ask, 100% link a business's own site or its booking software and 0% a marketplace.

Updated 2026-11-03. [The Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons index](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/edinburgh-salons/assistants.png) · [All cities](https://directindex.org/assistants).

 League table

## The destinations, most linked first

Each row is a place an answer can send people. Share is the percentage of all 24 answers that link to it. Each assistant's column counts only that assistant's answers.

| Destination | Kind | Answers | Share | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **The businesses' own sites** | own site | 24 | **100%** | 12 100% | 12 100% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 3 | **13%** | 0 | 3 25% |
| dickins.co.uk | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| gettimely.com | vendor, direct | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| gras.co | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| Instagram | directory | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| stockbridgelocal.co.uk | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| versum.com | vendor, direct | 1 | **4%** | 1 8% | 0 |
| vouchercart.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons

ChatGPT: answered by gpt-6-luna (12).

Gemini: answered by gemini-3.8-flash (12).

### Places named when people ask

Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places and a link to book or order with each one directly. The table shows how many of the places it named came with a link to the place's own site, to a marketplace or to a directory, or with no link at all.

| Assistant | Own site or direct | Marketplace | Directory | No link | Places |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | **100%** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Gemini | **94%** | 0% | 0% | 6% | 36 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-10-20. A place in this index links to its report. A place with its own site that isn't in the index yet links to a scan. "No link" means the assistant named the place but didn't link its site. Each question links to the full list of places named.

| Question | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [A haircut this Saturday afternoon, book it.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/haircut-saturday) | [MacGregor Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/r/macgregor-hairdressing.co.uk) own site
[Danielle Carr Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/r/daniellecarrhairdressing.com) own site
[Salon 13](https://directindex.org/r/salon13hair.com) own site | [Medusa Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/scan/medusahair.co.uk) own site
[McGills Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/r/mcgillshairdressing.co.uk) own site
[Sobo Hair Boutique](https://directindex.org/r/sobohairboutique.co.uk) own site |
| [A barber for a beard trim and a cut today. Can I book online?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/barber-today) | [N&N Barbers](https://directindex.org/r/nnbarbers.com) own site
[Cabezon Barbers](https://directindex.org/r/cabezon.co.uk) own site
[Barbros](https://directindex.org/r/barbrosedinburgh.co.uk) own site | [Ruffians Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/scan/ruffians.co.uk) own site
[Sink & Anchor](https://directindex.org/r/sinkandanchor.com) own site
[Brazen](https://directindex.org/r/brazenbarber.com) own site |
| [Hair colour and highlights next week, I want to book a slot online.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/colour) | [Hello Beauty](https://directindex.org/r/hellobeautysalon.com) own site
[Sarah Galbraith Hair](https://directindex.org/r/sgalbraithhair.com) own site | [Charlie Miller](https://directindex.org/r/charliemiller.com) own site
[Medusa Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/scan/medusahair.co.uk) own site
[McGills Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/r/mcgillshairdressing.co.uk) own site |
| [A manicure and pedicure tomorrow, where can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/manicure) | [T1 Nail Spa](https://directindex.org/r/t1nailspa.co.uk) own site
[Hollywood Nailspa](https://directindex.org/r/hollywoodnailspa.co.uk) own site
[Shemani Nails](https://directindex.org/r/versum.com) own site | [Zen Lifestyle](https://directindex.org/r/zen-lifestyle.com) own site
[PURE Spa & Beauty](https://directindex.org/r/purespa.co.uk) own site |
| [A 60-minute massage this evening, book it for me.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/massage) | [W Spa Massage and Therapy](https://directindex.org/scan/w-spa.co.uk) own site
[New Town Therapy Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/scan/newtowntherapyedinburgh.com) own site
[Active X Clinics](https://directindex.org/scan/active-x.co.uk) own site | The Retreat Thai Spa no link
[Opening Hours](https://directindex.org/scan/theretreatthaispa.co.uk) own site
[PURE Spa & Beauty](https://directindex.org/r/purespa.co.uk) own site
[KnotStressed Therapies](https://directindex.org/r/knotstressed.com) own site |
| [Eyebrow shaping and lashes before a wedding on Friday, book online.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/brows-lashes) | [Allure Beauty Lounge](https://directindex.org/r/allurebeautylounge.co.uk) own site
[Melanie’s Beauty](https://directindex.org/r/melaniesbeauty.com) own site
[Beautiful U Treatments](https://directindex.org/r/beautifulutreatments.co.uk) own site | [Shavata Brow & Lash Studio](https://directindex.org/scan/shavata.co.uk) own site
[Zest Skin Spa](https://directindex.org/r/zestskinspa.co.uk) own site
[Yuu Beauty](https://directindex.org/r/yuubeauty.co.uk) own site |
| [A men's haircut without an appointment this afternoon. Who takes walk-ins?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/walk-in-cut) | [Mo’s Sharp Style Barber](https://directindex.org/r/mos-sharp-style-barber.co.uk) own site
[Duke’s Barbers](https://directindex.org/r/dukesbarbersinedinburgh.com) own site
[Veen Barbers](https://directindex.org/r/veenbarbers.co.uk) own site | [Dukes Barbers](https://directindex.org/r/dukesbarbersedinburgh.com) no link
[Walk-in info](https://directindex.org/scan/dukesbarbersinedinburgh.com) own site
[Barber Road](https://directindex.org/r/nearcut.com) own site
[Sirs Barbers](https://directindex.org/scan/sirsbarbers.co.uk) own site |
| [Balayage with a good colourist, book me for next week.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/balayage) | [Caldow Collective](https://directindex.org/r/caldowcollective.co.uk) own site
[Sarah Galbraith Hair](https://directindex.org/r/sgalbraithhair.com) own site
[MacGregor Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/r/macgregor-hairdressing.co.uk) own site | [Medusa Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/scan/medusahair.co.uk) own site
[McGills Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/r/mcgillshairdressing.co.uk) own site
[Cheynes Hairdressing](https://directindex.org/scan/cheyneshair.co.uk) own site |
| [A haircut for my kid on Saturday morning. Can I book online?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/kids-cut) | [Kids Stop Hair](https://directindex.org/r/kidsstophair.co.uk) own site
[Cabezon Barbers](https://directindex.org/r/cabezon.co.uk) own site
[Sirs Barbers](https://directindex.org/r/sirsbarbers.com) own site | [Kids Stop Hair](https://directindex.org/r/kidsstophair.co.uk) own site
[Indo Soul Hair](https://directindex.org/r/indosoulhair.co.uk) own site
[Charlie Miller](https://directindex.org/r/charliemiller.com) own site |
| [A facial this weekend, somewhere I can book online.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/facial) | [Soma Rituals](https://directindex.org/scan/soma-rituals.com) own site
[One Spa](https://directindex.org/r/onespa.com) own site
[Sleeping Beauty Salon](https://directindex.org/r/sleepingbeautysalon.com) own site | [Zen Lifestyle](https://directindex.org/r/zen-lifestyle.com) own site
[Sleeping Beauty Salon](https://directindex.org/r/sleepingbeautysalon.com) own site
[Yuu Beauty](https://directindex.org/r/yuubeauty.co.uk) own site |
| [Gel nails for Friday. Where can I book online?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/gel-nails) | [Aura](https://directindex.org/scan/auraedinburgh.com) own site
[Tidy Nails](https://directindex.org/scan/tidynailsleith.co.uk) own site
[Hollywood Nailspa](https://directindex.org/r/hollywoodnailspa.co.uk) own site | [The Nail Yard](https://directindex.org/r/thenailyard.com) own site
[Jasmin French](https://directindex.org/r/jasminfrench.co.uk) own site |
| [A waxing appointment tomorrow, book it.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons/recommended/waxing) | [The Wax Bar](https://directindex.org/r/thewaxbar.co.uk) own site
[Zuri](https://directindex.org/r/zuri.co.uk) own site
[Energise Spa](https://directindex.org/r/energisespa.co.uk) own site | [The Wax Bar](https://directindex.org/r/thewaxbar.co.uk) own site
[Sin Waxing](https://directindex.org/r/sinwaxing.co.uk) own site
[Allure Beauty Lounge](https://directindex.org/r/allurebeautylounge.co.uk) own site |

 Method

## How this is counted

Everything here is counted in answers, using the latest answer from each assistant to each question, asked with web search on. Some questions are the ones people ask ("best pizza delivered right now", "book me a table for Saturday"). The others are three questions about each of the top-ranked businesses in the index: the official website, where to book and where to order. Every link in an answer is read. A destination counts once for each answer that links to it, whether as the place to book or as a source the assistant cited. So each share is the share of answers that link that destination, and the shares don't add up to 100%.

All the businesses' own sites share one row, whatever the business. A booking or ordering vendor on the business's own domain counts as direct. Marketplaces and directories are named. Listing, review and map sites (Tripadvisor, Google Maps, Yelp) count as directories, even where the scanner files them with the marketplaces. Newspapers, magazines, guides, forums and tourism sites share one row. Anything left is listed by its registered domain, and a model sorts each of those unknown hosts once into directory, press, marketplace, vendor, business or other, with the reason shown. Text that only looks like a host because a space is missing ("them.here") is dropped. Business names are matched against the index. A place that isn't in the index links to a scan of its site, if the assistant gave one.

Updated 2026-11-03. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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