Meet the team

Emma has been in the beauty industry for over twenty years; starting her career as a receptionist in a busy local salon and quickly progressing to become a full-time qualified beauty therapist.

A move to Australia saw Emma take a role in a five-star spa in Sydney with clients including Oliver Newton John. Returning to England, Emma worked in a high-end London salon carrying out treatments for more celebrities including Fay Ripley and Scott Mills.

Emma returned to Basingstoke and took a teaching role at BCOT for eight years training beauty therapy students, then went on to acquire The Beauty Spot in 2012 and The Courtyard in 2024, merging the two businesses as – The Beauty Spot at The Courtyard.

Emma is a people person and loves providing treatments to make clients feel relaxed, special and boost their confidence. Emma specialises in advanced skin treatments, treating ageing skin with techniques such as radiofrequency microneedling, mesotherapy and HIFU non-surgical facelift and body sculpting treatments. She believes in building bespoke skin transformation programmes for clients wanting to target specific skin concerns and improve their overall skin.

Always on the hunt for the next beauty trend and advanced rejuvenation techniques, the salon offers innovative treatments alongside complementary products.

Ella is a highly qualified Beauty Therapist with a Level 4 NVQ in Beauty from BCOT. She has been part of The Beauty Spot team for over three years and has more than six years’ experience in the beauty industry, having previously worked at local salons in Basingstoke.

With a real passion for beauty, Ella enjoys improving clients’ skin and helping them gain confidence. She is an expert in firm flowing massage techniques, and also has a real passion for nail art.

Ella is our hair removal expert, whether its waxing, or our more permanent IPL hair removal treatments, and works wonders with our cutting-edge HIFU body sculpting treatments, leaving clients feeling absolutely fabulous!

Rona began her beauty career working in spas throughout Oxfordshire before transitioning to a salon in Bicester to gain further experience in the salon environment.

Rona then progressed to a small chain of salons in the Cotswolds, where she successfully worked her way up to managing one of the salons.

After moving to Basingstoke in 2022, Rona joined The Courtyard and completed her Jessica manicure and pedicure training and continues to thrive in her role as Head Therapist. Rona enjoys meeting and pampering new clients.

Kayleigh is a highly experienced Beauty Therapist, having been in the industry for over 17 years.

Specialities include microblading, waxing using hot wax for female intimate waxing, and she also enjoys seeing instant results with pedicures and has an eye for creating fabulous nail art designs.

Kayleigh is not with us full-time; she joins us to help out during busy seasons and to cover when other members of staff are away on training courses or holidays.