Wide hero: full salon interior, warm and inviting, people in frame
Our story
Eight years of looking after Lagos skin
From a two-bed studio to a full beauty home and training academy — built entirely on referrals.
How it started
Gloria opened Gloluv in 2018 with two treatment beds in a rented flat off Admiralty Way, after eight years working in other people’s salons and watching clients get sold products that were wrong for their skin. The rule from day one was simple: tell people the truth about their skin, even when the truth does not sell anything.
By 2021 the waiting list was longer than the diary, so we moved to the current space — five treatment rooms, a private sauna, a nail bar and a training room that doubles as a classroom four days a week. We have never run a paid advert.
Honesty first
We tell you what your skin needs, even when that is nothing new.
Hygiene without exception
Autoclaved tools, single-use files, a published cleaning schedule.
Trained in-house
Every therapist is retrained here each quarter, no outsourcing.
Affordable luxury
Priced so a monthly visit is realistic, not a once-a-year treat.
Founder’s note
“I would rather you leave with three products that work than eight that make us money. That is the whole business model.”
Gloria Ekene · Founder & lead aesthetician
Founder portrait — Gloria in uniform, warm and confident
By the numbers
Founded2018
Treatment rooms5
Therapists on staff9
Academy graduates120+
Average rating4.9 / 5
Certifications
CIDESCO-aligned aesthetics training (lead therapists)
Lagos State Ministry of Health premises registration
Level 3 massage therapy certification, all body therapists
Annual infection-control audit, independently assessed
The team
Founder portrait in uniform
Gloria Ekene
Founder & lead aesthetician
16 years
Therapist portrait
Amaka Nwosu
Senior aesthetician
Facials & peels · 8 years
Therapist portrait
Tobi Salami
Massage therapist
Deep tissue · 6 years
Therapist portrait
Ngozi Adeyemi
Hair & scalp specialist
Natural hair · 5 years
Therapist portrait
Blessing Eze
Nail technician
Gel & pedicure · 4 years