One of my favourite neighbourhoods in Montreal is Griffintown. I don’t live in the area, but I try to make my way there as often as possible to bike by the canal, grab a coffee, or try the latest trendy restaurant. So I was really excited when I received an invite to the official launch of Griffintown’s latest (and only) nail and beauty salon – M Salon. This project was started by two brothers, Laurent and Arie Benchetrit when they discovered that this up-and-coming neighbourhood had a serious gap in the market. Realizing that no nail salons existed within a short walking distance, these two took it upon themselves to start their own- but it turned into much more than that. M Salon offers a wide range of services including: manicures, pedicures, waxing, haircuts, blowouts, highlights, extensions, threading, and custom MENicures (who says men can’t have nice nails too?). The salon also goes hand-in-hand with the brothers’ own line of nail polish, Maniglam.

Now let’s talk launch party. The brand new modern black & white space was the ideal backdrop for the event, which later moved outside to the salon’s very own outdoor terrace. Sushi provided by Ryu, Oyster’s from Mother Shuckers, cookies by Shticks (YUM), mojitos, Fafa Khan dj-ing, flash tattoos, pop-up shop by New Social Class, and of course MANIS by M Salon! Truly the perfect girls night and a first glance into this wonderful (and glam!) new salon, which I will definitely be visiting again in the near future! To top it all off, the space is beautifully decorated.

Here’s some more info so you can stay in the know!

Monday- CLOSED

Tuesday- 11-6

Wednesday- 11-7

Thursday- 11-8

Friday- 11-7

Saturday- 10-6

Sunday- 12-5