Asian-owned and Asian-inspired beauty businesses worth knowing

Beauty is one of the easiest places for a brand to borrow Asian culture and the hardest place to do it with care. These studios are either owned, led or clearly classified as inspired — and we say which.

Sana Iqbal

House of Haldi

Tooting treatments built on turmeric, oils and time.

Tooting, London, SW17 0SN · Beauty

Farah Malik

Lotus Bridal House

Soho Road bridal, without the rush.

Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9DF · Weddings & Events

Nalini Desai

Saffron Wellness

Ayurvedic-informed treatments in a quiet Leicester room.

Belgrave, Leicester, LE4 6PN · Health & Wellness

Claire Bennett

Orchid Beauty Lab

Korean skincare, Leeds lighting, no twelve-step lecture.

City centre, Leeds, LS1 7DH · Beauty