L.O.L. Surprise! Beauty Salon

Review by eFreeware

If you are looking for a free app for a young L.O.L. Surprise fan, this one puts the dolls in charge of a whole building of beauty treatments. L.O.L. Surprise! Beauty Salon is an educational app from Hippo Kids Games, and its premise is simple: a dollhouse where every floor has something to do, starting with a beauty factory and a manicure studio. It has been installed more than 10 million times and holds a 4.7 average from over 50,000 ratings, which tells you it has found a wide audience among families.

What appeals to me here is the breadth of the styling itself. A child can shape nails and pick from different polish colors, patterns and bases, then move on to a hair salon for a new cut, a new style or a dye job in any color. Makeup is handled with face masks and creams before the eye shadows, lipsticks and lashes go on, and there is a dressup side with bags, dresses, hats, glasses and shoes. For a young child who likes changing how a character looks, that is a lot of material to work through.

The developer describes the controls as easy enough for small girls, and the design is colorful throughout, which fits the age group. The app is free to install, carries ads and offers in-app purchases. It came out in April 2022 and was still being updated in August 2026, with the latest notes mentioning bug fixes and improvements based on player feedback.

Manicures, haircuts and makeup on every floor

The first floor works as a beauty factory, with staff waiting to handle nails in the manicure salon. Children choose nail shapes, colors, patterns and bases rather than following a fixed result, so the outcome depends on what they pick. The developer frames this as a chance to practice art skills, and the open-ended setup supports that reading.

Hair is the next stop. The in-app salon lets a child give a doll a fresh haircut, restyle it or dye it in whatever color they like, with imagination as the only limit. From there, a cosmetologist character applies face masks and creams, and the makeup stage adds eye shadows, lipsticks and bright lashes.

Dressing the doll pulls the look together through dressup, sewing and accessory activities. Bags, dresses, hats, glasses and shoes are all part of the wardrobe, so a child can keep iterating on a single doll or move from one to the next. Each stage is a small creative task rather than a challenge to beat, which is what makes the format work for younger players.

Points, a key and a building full of mini games

The salon floors are only the opening act. Completing an easy quest earns points, and gathering enough of them produces a key that opens a door to the rest of the building. That structure gives the styling activities a purpose beyond the makeover itself: the work at the manicure table and the hair salon feeds into progress.

Behind the door is a kids cafe where children prepare smoothies, salads, juices and other healthy food, which the developer presents as a way to restore energy. Nearby is a playing room with Tetris, air hockey, pinball and further games, so the app shifts from styling to arcade-style play once the key is in hand.

There is a sports side as well, since the dolls are described as fit and active. Jumping, running, pedaling an exercise bike and working with dumbbells are all included, along with a swimming pool. The same building also offers a tanning bed, a jacuzzi and a sauna, rounding out the spa theme. The result is a collection of mini games and tasks that keeps changing what a child is doing rather than repeating one activity.

Free to install, with ads and purchases

The app costs nothing to download and is rated for Everyone. It does contain ads, and it offers in-app purchases. Those two facts are worth weighing before you hand a device to a young child, since both are part of how the app is distributed.

I would treat the free version as the starting point and decide from there. If you prefer to keep spending predictable, the purchase option is something to keep in mind.

The core loop is styling a doll, earning points and opening the door.

A good fit for younger L.O.L. fans

This is built for children who already like the L.O.L. Surprise dolls and enjoy makeover play. The tasks are short and visual, the controls are described as simple enough for small girls, and there is no reading-heavy instruction to slow anyone down. A child who likes picking colors, trying hairstyles and dressing a character will find plenty to do across the floors.

Parents may appreciate that the activities move between different kinds of play. One session might be nails and makeup, another might be cooking at the cafe or playing air hockey, and the sports area adds movement-themed tasks on top. That variety is what keeps a dollhouse app from feeling like a single repeated chore.

The flip side is that this is a dollhouse beauty app with ads and purchases, not a general-purpose learning tool. The app is meant to develop imagination and art skills, and that is the right frame for it. Families looking for a free, colorful activity for a young L.O.L. fan are the audience this was made for.

What holds up and what to expect

The strongest part of the package is how much is packed into one free download. Manicures, haircuts, dyeing, makeup, dressup, a cafe, arcade mini games and a sports area all sit inside the same building, connected by a points-and-key quest. For a child who likes to move between activities, that breadth is the main draw.

The weaker points are the ones that come with the format. Ads and in-app purchases are present, which matters for younger users, and the app is tied closely to the L.O.L. Surprise theme, so its appeal depends on whether a child already likes those dolls. The controls are pitched at small children, which is a strength for the intended age and a limit for anyone older.

The update history is a small point in its favor. The app arrived in April 2022 and received fixes in August 2026, with the developer inviting feedback by email. That suggests the app is still being tended to rather than left as it was at launch.

A colorful pick for dollhouse play

L.O.L. Surprise! Beauty Salon is a free, ad-supported kids' app that turns a dollhouse into a sequence of styling tasks and mini games. The manicure, hair, makeup and dressup stages give a young child plenty of room to experiment, and the quest that unlocks the cafe, playroom and sports areas keeps the experience from standing still.

I would recommend it to parents of younger children who are already fans of the L.O.L. Surprise dolls and who want a creative, task-based activity rather than a game with scores to beat. The 4.7 average from more than 50,000 ratings suggests that audience has responded well, and the ongoing updates are a reasonable sign of care.

Keep the ads and in-app purchases in mind when you set it up, since both are part of the free version. If that trade-off is acceptable, this is an easy app to hand over to a child who likes makeovers and mini games in equal measure.

What's new in version 1.9.8

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