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Recommended by assistants · Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons, GB · October 2026

What assistants recommend in Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons

ChatGPT and Gemini were asked 12 questions the way people ask them, with web search on, and told to link each place's own site. Below is every question, with the places named, who named them, and the direct link where the place has one.

55

places named across the 12 questions

1,565

businesses in this index

597

with a website of their own

96%

of the places named came with their own site

Every other business in the index was never named. The questions are a sample of what people ask, and the places named change from one round to the next.

Asked on 2026-10-20. Where the answers send people · The Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons index · Markdown.

Asked on 2026-10-20

A haircut this Saturday afternoon, book it.

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Danielle Carr HairdressingChatGPT with its own sitedaniellecarrhairdressing.com
MacGregor HairdressingChatGPT with its own sitemacgregor-hairdressing.co.uk
McGills HairdressingGemini with its own sitemcgillshairdressing.co.uk
Medusa Hairdressing
not in the index		Gemini with its own sitemedusahair.co.uk
Salon 13ChatGPT with its own sitesalon13hair.com
Sobo Hair BoutiqueGemini with its own sitesobohairboutique.co.uk
Asked on 2026-10-20

A barber for a beard trim and a cut today. Can I book online?

PlaceNamed byDirect link
BarbrosChatGPT with its own sitebarbrosedinburgh.co.uk · book direct
BrazenGemini with its own sitebrazenbarber.com
Cabezon BarbersChatGPT with its own sitecabezon.co.uk · book direct
N&N BarbersChatGPT with its own sitennbarbers.com
Ruffians Edinburgh
not in the index		Gemini with its own siteruffians.co.uk
Sink & AnchorGemini with its own sitesinkandanchor.com · book direct
Asked on 2026-10-20

Hair colour and highlights next week, I want to book a slot online.

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Charlie MillerGemini with its own sitecharliemiller.com
Hello BeautyChatGPT with its own sitehellobeautysalon.com
McGills HairdressingGemini with its own sitemcgillshairdressing.co.uk
Medusa Hairdressing
not in the index		Gemini with its own sitemedusahair.co.uk
Sarah Galbraith HairChatGPT with its own sitesgalbraithhair.com
Asked on 2026-10-20

A manicure and pedicure tomorrow, where can I book?

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Hollywood NailspaChatGPT with its own sitehollywoodnailspa.co.uk
PURE Spa & BeautyGemini with its own sitepurespa.co.uk
Shemani NailsChatGPT with its own siteshemaninails.versum.com
T1 Nail SpaChatGPT with its own sitet1nailspa.co.uk
Zen LifestyleGemini with its own sitezen-lifestyle.com
Asked on 2026-10-20

A 60-minute massage this evening, book it for me.

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Active X Clinics
not in the index		ChatGPT with its own siteactive-x.co.uk
KnotStressed TherapiesGemini with its own siteknotstressed.com · book direct
New Town Therapy Edinburgh
not in the index		ChatGPT with its own sitenewtowntherapyedinburgh.com
Opening Hours
not in the index		Gemini with its own sitetheretreatthaispa.co.uk
PURE Spa & BeautyGemini with its own sitepurespa.co.uk
W Spa Massage and Therapy
not in the index		ChatGPT with its own sitew-spa.co.uk
The Retreat Thai Spa
not in the index		Gemini by nameno link given
Asked on 2026-10-20

Eyebrow shaping and lashes before a wedding on Friday, book online.

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Allure Beauty LoungeChatGPT with its own siteallurebeautylounge.co.uk
Beautiful U TreatmentsChatGPT with its own sitebeautifulutreatments.co.uk
Melanie’s BeautyChatGPT with its own sitemelaniesbeauty.com
Shavata Brow & Lash Studio
not in the index		Gemini with its own siteshavata.co.uk
Yuu BeautyGemini with its own siteyuubeauty.co.uk
Zest Skin SpaGemini with its own sitezestskinspa.co.uk
Asked on 2026-10-20

A men's haircut without an appointment this afternoon. Who takes walk-ins?

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Barber RoadGemini with its own sitenearcut.com
Duke’s BarbersChatGPT with its own sitedukesbarbersinedinburgh.com
Mo’s Sharp Style BarberChatGPT with its own sitemos-sharp-style-barber.co.uk
Sirs Barbers
not in the index		Gemini with its own sitesirsbarbers.co.uk
Veen BarbersChatGPT with its own siteveenbarbers.co.uk
Walk-in info
not in the index		Gemini with its own sitedukesbarbersinedinburgh.com
Dukes BarbersGemini by nameno link given
Asked on 2026-10-20

Balayage with a good colourist, book me for next week.

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Caldow CollectiveChatGPT with its own sitecaldowcollective.co.uk
Cheynes Hairdressing
not in the index		Gemini with its own sitecheyneshair.co.uk
MacGregor HairdressingChatGPT with its own sitemacgregor-hairdressing.co.uk
McGills HairdressingGemini with its own sitemcgillshairdressing.co.uk
Medusa Hairdressing
not in the index		Gemini with its own sitemedusahair.co.uk
Sarah Galbraith HairChatGPT with its own sitesgalbraithhair.com
Asked on 2026-10-20

A haircut for my kid on Saturday morning. Can I book online?

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Kids Stop HairChatGPT with its own site
Gemini with its own site		kidsstophair.co.uk
Cabezon BarbersChatGPT with its own sitecabezon.co.uk · book direct
Charlie MillerGemini with its own sitecharliemiller.com
Indo Soul HairGemini with its own siteindosoulhair.co.uk
Sirs BarbersChatGPT with its own sitesirsbarbers.com · book direct
Asked on 2026-10-20

A facial this weekend, somewhere I can book online.

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Sleeping Beauty SalonChatGPT with its own site
Gemini with its own site		sleepingbeautysalon.com · book direct
One SpaChatGPT with its own siteonespa.com
Soma Rituals
not in the index		ChatGPT with its own sitesoma-rituals.com
Yuu BeautyGemini with its own siteyuubeauty.co.uk
Zen LifestyleGemini with its own sitezen-lifestyle.com
Asked on 2026-10-20

Gel nails for Friday. Where can I book online?

PlaceNamed byDirect link
Aura
not in the index		ChatGPT with its own siteauraedinburgh.com
Hollywood NailspaChatGPT with its own sitehollywoodnailspa.co.uk
Jasmin FrenchGemini with its own sitejasminfrench.co.uk
The Nail YardGemini with its own sitethenailyard.com
Tidy Nails
not in the index		ChatGPT with its own sitetidynailsleith.co.uk
Asked on 2026-10-20

A waxing appointment tomorrow, book it.

PlaceNamed byDirect link
The Wax BarChatGPT with its own site
Gemini with its own site		thewaxbar.co.uk
Allure Beauty LoungeGemini with its own siteallurebeautylounge.co.uk
Energise SpaChatGPT with its own siteenergisespa.co.uk
Sin WaxingGemini with its own sitesinwaxing.co.uk
ZuriChatGPT with its own sitezuri.co.uk
Method

How this is read

Each assistant was asked each question once, with web search on, for up to three places and the link to each one's own website. Names are read from the answer and matched against the index. Any link between one name and the next belongs to that place. "With its own site" means the assistant linked the place's own website. "Through a marketplace" or "a directory" means it linked a listing instead, and "by name" means it gave no link. The direct links come from the Direct Index's own scan of the place's site. The assistant didn't supply them.

Where assistants send people in Edinburgh hairdressers and beauty salons.