Beauty Near Marine Parade MRT (Katong): Salons, Malls and What to Book in Singapore (2026)
Looking for beauty near Marine Parade MRT, or anywhere in Katong? Get off at TE27: Parkway Parade is right there for value facials and nails, and the East Coast Road malls and Joo Chiat shophouses cover boutique hair, facials, head spas and old-school barbers. Expect a first-trial facial for about $28 to $50, a manicure for about $25 to $50, and a men’s cut from about $15.
There’s no stop simply called “Katong”, even though that’s what most people search for. Marine Parade opened on the Thomson-East Coast Line in June 2024 (LTA’s TEL page has the station list), and it put one of Singapore’s biggest east-coast beauty belts on the train map.
We track 168 beauty businesses around this station, spread across 11 malls and neighbourhoods. Here’s what’s where and 9 places worth booking.
What’s Around Marine Parade MRT
Think of the station as two zones. Parkway Parade is the big family mall next to the station. North of it, East Coast Road and Joo Chiat Road are the Katong heritage belt, packed with boutique salons in malls and shophouses.
- Parkway Parade. The anchor, an established family mall with a trusted-chain mix. Value and familiarity drive it: facial trials, manicures, waxing, lashes and scalp care. Our Parkway Parade beauty guide goes floor by floor.
- Parkway Centre. The office building nearby, with ground-floor foot reflexology, nail bars and neighbourhood hair.
- The Marine Parade estate. The HDB blocks around Marine Parade Central and Marine Terrace, strong on lash, brow and facial studios.
- The Flow. A modern building on East Coast Road that has quietly become Katong’s facial and head spa destination, with skin studios and hair salons stacked floor by floor.
- Katong V, i12 Katong and Katong Square. The East Coast Road family malls. Katong V leans towards premium facials, i12 Katong towards everyday hair, nails, threading and express facials. Roxy Square, on the same road, adds a few more salons.
- Katong Shopping Centre and Katong Plaza. The older heritage buildings: a cluster of barbers and multicultural hair salons, kids’ cuts, massage and value pricing.
- KINEX. On Tanjong Katong Road, with Korean hair salons, barbers and one-stop beauty. It sits at the northern end of the belt, so it’s nearer Paya Lebar than Marine Parade.
- The Joo Chiat and Katong shophouses. The biggest cluster of all: artisan barbers doing hot towel shaves, boutique hair salons, facial spas and bridal makeup.
Planning a slow Saturday out here? Our beauty day out in Katong and Joo Chiat strings it together with food stops.
9 Places Worth Booking Near Marine Parade MRT
We’ve picked salons from our own research that haven’t been featured on the blog before, grouped by what they do. Where we give a star rating, it’s for that specific outlet. Prices are from each salon’s own menu at the time of our research.
Facials
1. Beauty Hope (The Flow)
The East Coast outlet of a facial and wellness brand with over 20 years behind it, on a high floor of The Flow. It holds 4.9 stars from a couple of hundred reviews, and reviews of the brand’s flagship outlet single out a relaxing atmosphere, caring staff and no hard selling. First-trial facials start from $48 on its own menu.
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2. Guinot Salon Singapore (Katong V)
A French facial salon on the ground floor of Katong V, rated 4.8 from a small set of reviews. Reviewers like that the therapists explain each step, and one mentions a before-and-after skin scan. Its signature facials sit at about $280 to $300 on its menu, so it’s one for a treat rather than a monthly habit.
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Hair and head spa
3. SALON5 Boutique Hair Salon (Joo Chiat Road)
A Japandi-style shophouse salon with 4.9 stars from hundreds of reviews. Reviewers talk about a welcoming team, perms, highlights and scalp treatments, and “no hard selling” comes up again and again. Its menu covers cuts, colour and a signature head spa from $288.
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4. Modoff Hair Studio (The Flow)
A 5.0-star hair studio with over a hundred reviews, founded in 2020 by Joey Liew, who brings almost three decades in the industry. Colour is the signature, and a director’s cut is $67 for women and $55 for men. Regulars suggest booking ahead, as it gets busy.
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5. Govin Hairdressing (The Flow)
The Singapore outlet of a Taiwan-born organic hair brand, rated 4.9 from hundreds of reviews. It uses ammonia-free colour, priced at about $75 to $165, and reviewers mention bleaching, rebonding, patient stylists and no hard selling.
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6. Expat Hair Studio (Joo Chiat Road)
A heritage shophouse salon founded in 2014 by Jaclyn Douglas and Kat Moss, with 4.7 stars from hundreds of reviews. It’s known for curly, textured and Caucasian hair, balayage, colour correction and extensions. Balayage with a senior stylist starts at $228 for short hair, rising with length and stylist level.
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Barbers
7. The Panic Room (Joo Chiat Road)
A Joo Chiat barbershop since 2012, rated 4.7 from hundreds of reviews, with a retro vinyl vibe and a huge range of grooming products on sale. Several reviewers have been regulars for five years or more. Cuts start from $35 and rise with barber level, and hot towel shaves are $35.
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8. FatCat Barbershop (Joo Chiat Road)
A small, upstairs barbershop with 4.9 stars from over a hundred reviews. Cuts and beard work are the whole menu, and reviews read like a loyalty club: one regular has been back every month for six years.
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Makeup
9. Raine Yeo Makeup (Joo Chiat)
Raine Yeo is a bridal and event makeup artist who does both hair and makeup, with a perfect 5.0 rating from a small set of reviews. Her portfolio runs from weddings and pre-wedding shoots to soft-glam event looks.
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Getting There: The Lay of the Land
Marine Parade MRT (TE27) is on the Thomson-East Coast Line, and Parkway Parade sits right beside it, so a quick manicure or facial trial takes no planning at all.
For Katong, head north to East Coast Road, where The Flow, Katong V, i12 Katong and Katong Square sit along one stretch. Joo Chiat Road runs inland from there. The further up Joo Chiat you go, the closer you get to Eunos and Paya Lebar, so check the map on each salon’s Glamingo page before you set off. Tanjong Katong station, one stop west on the same line, is another option for the western end.
Shophouse salons and barbers are small and busy, so book before you go. Singapore is hot and humid all year round, so do the walking first and the blow-dry last.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a Katong MRT station?
There’s no station called simply Katong. Marine Parade MRT (TE27) on the Thomson-East Coast Line is the stop most people use for Parkway Parade and the Katong malls on East Coast Road. Tanjong Katong is one stop west, and the upper end of Joo Chiat Road is nearer Eunos and Paya Lebar.
Where can I get a facial near Marine Parade MRT?
Parkway Parade is best for value, with first-trial facials at about $28 to $50. For something more boutique, head to The Flow on East Coast Road, Katong’s facial building, where facials run about $50 to $90. Beauty Hope at The Flow and Guinot Salon Singapore at Katong V are two options.
What are the best hair salons in Katong?
Katong’s hair scene splits between The Flow and the Joo Chiat shophouses. Modoff Hair Studio and Govin Hairdressing are both at The Flow, while SALON5 and Expat Hair Studio sit on Joo Chiat Road. All four hold ratings of 4.7 or higher, and several are known for colour work and no hard selling.
How much is a barber cut in Katong?
At Katong Shopping Centre’s heritage barbers, a men’s cut costs about $15 to $30. The artisan barbers along Joo Chiat Road charge from about $35, and The Panic Room’s cuts start at $35 and rise with barber level. FatCat Barbershop, also on Joo Chiat Road, focuses purely on cuts and beard work.
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Skip the endless scrolling and browse by what you want done. Start with facials, haircuts or head spas, or explore everything in Parkway Parade, The Flow and the Joo Chiat and Katong area. You can compare menus and request a booking in a few taps.
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