WHAT could be better after a pampering at an exclusive hair and beauty salon than to sit back, relax and sample mouth-watering Italian cuisine in opulent surroundings.

Especially if the salon and restaurant are only a minute's walk from one another.

Oldbury-based Salon Vida - one of the largest, most luxurious centres of its kind in the Midlands - has linked up with newly-opened neighbouring Di Napoli to offer clients the ultimate in indulgent experiences.

By signing up for a spot of heavenly Vida treatment, customers can also get their teeth into a delicious pizza or pasta dish at the restaurant for half price.

Walk into Vida and straight away, you are privy to the salon's attention to detail and dedication to its customers.

The bronze and cream designer salon, which opened in April, has a vast and curvaceous reception with gigantic plasma screens, refreshment areas, and a computer station for clients to log-in to the office or check emails.

With superior products sourced from around the globe, such as Carita and Decleor facials and Opi nails, Vida offers nothing short of luxury in an impressively modern salon.

Divine treatments include couple massage' rooms with steam showers for girly days out with a friend or partners wanting to be pampered side by side.

The nail bar and pedicure areas have the latest massaging chairs, as do the hair washing areas, while the St Tropez room and tanning rooms are fitted with advanced equipment.

This includes a spa jet, providing blissful heat and water massage therapy in a rainbow of colours.

The Wella specialist hair stylists are talented precision cutters and expert colour technicians, who can apply quality real hair extensions for cover-girl styling.

The gentlemen's barber area offers traditional shaves and both up-to-date and classic styling.

The capacity at Vida enables more than 20 stylists and 20 beauty therapists to work in spacious and comfortable surroundings.

Next door, at family-run Di Napoli, customers can satisfy their appetite with a choice of pizzas, pastas, meat and fish, specials and delicious desserts, including exquisite Italian ice-cream.

And in the run-up to Christmas, diners at the non-smoking, fully licensed eatery, which opened on Wednesday, can make the most of a £17.95 four course meal.

Former head chef and co-owner Pacifico Zanzari is also on hand to ensure meals are to your liking and to tailor menus for large parties if required.

Opening hours are 12pm-3pm and 5pm-10.30pm, Monday to Saturday, and 12-3pm on Sundays.

Vida can be found at Junction 2 Interiors, Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury or contacted on 0121 5526777 or www.vidahairandbeauty.co.uk. Di Napoli can be contacted on 0121 544 9238 or by emailing p.sanzari@hotmail.co.uk