Princess Birthday Bash Salon

Balloons and a cake sit in the corner of the screen while the birthday girl sits in the salon chair waiting for her makeover to start. Princess Birthday Bash Salon opens on her face and skin tone, and the first shade you pick for her cheeks sets the tone for the party look that follows.

Hair styling comes first, with options like a braided crown, loose curls pinned with a jeweled clip, or a high ponytail wrapped in ribbon, followed by a nail bar stocked with pastel polishes, glitter top coats and tiny cake-shaped decals. Makeup and hair layer under a tiara or headband, so an accessory added last doesn't hide the style underneath it.

This hair and nails game leans harder into the party theme than most salon titles, tying the color choices to a birthday palette of pinks, golds and pastels instead of a generic makeover, and pairing the beauty work with an actual party dress at the end. The round finishes with the birthday girl dressed and posed in front of the cake for a final photo.

Picking the nail color before the dress keeps the two from clashing, since polish is easier to change early than an outfit chosen last. A single glitter accent, on either the nails or the hair clip, tends to look more finished than glitter in both spots at once.