Prague's beauty scene splits cleanly by neighborhood. Vinohrady, a leafy residential district east of Wenceslas Square, is where the international and expat-facing studios cluster — English-speaking staff, premium product lines, and the kind of quiet boutique feel that draws Netflix production crews shooting on location. Nové Město (New Town), especially the streets radiating from Wenceslas Square and Karlovo náměstí, is the volume district: barbershops, medical-aesthetics clinics and multi-service institutes packed into a walkable core. Further out, Žižkov (Prague 3) and Smíchov (Prague 5) favor smaller, single-specialist studios — a solo lash artist, a dedicated sugaring room — over big-menu salons, while riverside Nové Město near Masarykovo nábřeží has become a nail-and-lash hub for the after-work crowd.
Almost every studio in this guide takes bookings through Reservio, the Czech-built scheduling platform that plays the role Fresha or Treatwell plays elsewhere in Europe — same-day gel manicures are rarely a problem, but a Friday-evening slot at a well-reviewed address fills up days ahead. Reviews split across two ecosystems: Google Maps for international visibility, and Firmy.cz (Seznam's local business directory, the Czech equivalent of Yellow Pages with attached ratings) for the businesses that skew more local. Medical aesthetics — Botox, dermal fillers, skinboosters — is a fast-growing category around Karlovo náměstí, but it's legally a physician-only field here, not a cosmetologist one.
Booking culture: Book through Reservio or a salon's own online form 2-5 days ahead for nails, lashes or a facial; medical-aesthetics consultations (Botox, fillers) typically need a separate paid consultation before a treatment slot is even offered. Walk-ins are genuinely welcome at barbershops and waxing studios on weekday mornings, less so at boutique lash or facial specialists who work one client at a time. Most studios close Sunday, and a good number close Monday too. Central, internationally-oriented addresses (Vinohrady, Wenceslas Square) run in English as standard; smaller neighborhood studios in Žižkov or Smíchov may be Czech-first, though most take bookings in English online regardless.
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