— The Studio

Beauty as an act of attention.

Nérva is a single boutique grooming and beauty studio in Serilingampalle, Hyderabad. Not a chain. Not a franchise. A place built by people who wanted to make the kind of studio they themselves would want to visit.

— Philosophy

What we believe.

We believe a salon should be a quiet place. We believe an hour of grooming is enough time to read a book, drink a coffee, and be looked after — and that this is not a luxury, but the ordinary form of the service done well.

We believe in restraint over excess, in craft over speed, in architecture over decoration. We believe what we choose not to do is as important as what we do — which is why our menu is small, why we do not offer keratin or hair botox, and why we will never discount our services.

We believe a brand becomes trusted by being consistent over years, not by shouting in the first week. We are in no hurry.

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The Founders
Portrait of Aspaan Kaur, co-founder[ Portrait · Aspaan Kaur ]
Aspaan Kaur
— Co-founder · Artist

An artist who thinks in texture, light, and feeling. Aspaan shapes how Nérva looks and how it lands — the materials, the photography, and the small details that make a place feel made by someone, not assembled.

Portrait of Rani Malik, co-founder[ Portrait · Rani Malik ]
Rani Malik
— Co-founder · Product Designer

A product designer devoted to the guest's journey, from first hello to last goodbye. Rani brings the rigour of great product design to a service business — every touchpoint considered, every visit a little better than the last.

— The dream

Aspaan and Rani are dreamers. They started Nérva to build something rare — a studio designed entirely around how it feels to be looked after. Beauty as an experience, considered down to the last detail.

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The Room We Built
The Nérva studio interior — linear light, polished concrete[ Interior · linear light, polished concrete ]

Roughly 1,400 square feet. Seven named rooms — Le Café, Béauty, Couleur Bàr, Paris, Italy, Le Pied, and the Privé Suite. Cool plaster walls, polished concrete floors, black leather, brushed stainless, frosted glass, warm light at 2700K.

The studio was designed by R Space Interiors, working closely with us to translate the brand's principles into spatial form. Every material was chosen because it photographs cool, ages with grace, and gives light something to land on.

We are not planning a second location. We would rather make this one the place it can be.

Refinement is what remains when nothing else needs to be said.
— The studio creed
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