Dunedin has a welcoming beauty industry with a growing collection of beauty salons, advanced skin clinics and specialist beauty professionals. Whether you're booking a relaxing facial, maintaining your brows, investing in healthier skin or preparing for a special occasion, you'll find experienced providers offering personalised care throughout the city.
Beauty salons can be found throughout Dunedin, including the city centre, North Dunedin, Roslyn, Mornington, St Clair and surrounding suburbs. From boutique neighbourhood salons to specialist skin clinics, Dunedin offers a variety of beauty services to suit different treatment preferences, lifestyles and budgets.
Choosing the right beauty salon is about more than convenience alone. Consider the therapist's experience, treatment specialities, client reviews and whether the salon provides an environment where you feel comfortable and confident. Finding a trusted beauty professional can help you build a regular self-care routine while supporting healthy skin and lasting confidence.
Featured Beauty Salons in Dunedin
Highly rated beauty salons around Otago Region and the wider Dunedin area.
Well and Being Dunedin
Well + Being is an award-winning health, recovery, and wellness centre in Central Dunedin. The centre describes itself as a middle ground between a gym and a fluffy-robe day spa, focusing on real physical recovery and nervous system maintenance rather than just temporary indulgence. It offers a space specifically designed to help the mind quiet down and the body remember how to rest.
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Loft Studio Dunedin
Loft Studio Dunedin is a luxury hair salon and co-working space located in a stylish upstairs loft in the heart of Dunedin Central. The salon is known for its beautiful aesthetics, relaxing sanctuary atmosphere, and team of skilled independent stylists and sole traders.
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Cabana Barbershop
Cabana Barbershop is a highly rated men’s grooming salon located in Central Dunedin. The shop is widely celebrated for blending expert international barbering techniques with a relaxing, down-to-earth kiwi vibe.
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Beauty Salons in Dunedin
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Well and Being Dunedin
Well + Being is an award-winning health, recovery, and wellness centre in Central Dunedin. The centre describes itself as a middle ground between a gym and a fluffy-robe day spa, focusing on real physical recovery and nervous system maintenance rather than just temporary indulgence. It offers a space specifically designed to help the mind quiet down and the body remember how to rest.
Pure Hairdressing
Pure Hairdressing is a boutique hair salon located in Central Dunedin that specialises in bespoke cuts, hair colouring, and professional styling.
Loft Studio Dunedin
Loft Studio Dunedin is a luxury hair salon and co-working space located in a stylish upstairs loft in the heart of Dunedin Central. The salon is known for its beautiful aesthetics, relaxing sanctuary atmosphere, and team of skilled independent stylists and sole traders.
Cabana Barbershop
Cabana Barbershop is a highly rated men’s grooming salon located in Central Dunedin. The shop is widely celebrated for blending expert international barbering techniques with a relaxing, down-to-earth kiwi vibe.
Embellir
Embellir is a boutique beauty clinic in central Dunedin. Known as a cozy and bright urban sanctuary, the salon specialises in face, skin, and eye enhancements designed to produce soft, natural-looking results.
Beauté Beauty Salon and Spa
Beauté Beauty Salon and Spa (officially known as Beauté) is a locally owned boutique beauty clinic and relaxation spa in the heart of Central Dunedin. For over 20 years, they have specialized in combining advanced, results-driven skin therapies with luxurious, customized spa experiences.
Schaartje | Barber
Schaartje Barber is a premium, appointment-only barbershop located in Dunedin Central. Described by its owners as "a little bit fancy, a little bit different, but unashamedly Dunedin".
Zen Hair
Zen Hair is an award-winning hair salon located in the heart of Dunedin. Operating out of a beautiful, historic terrace house, the salon focuses on highly tailored services, inclusivity, and cutting-edge colour techniques.
Crave - The Hair Studio Caversham
Crave - The Hair Studio is a relaxed, inclusive, and eco-conscious suburban hair salon in Caversham, Dunedin. The salon has built a strong reputation for its vibrant local "Crave Crew" and creative hair artistry.
Aurum Hairstylists & Barbers
Aurum Hairstylists & Barbers is an award-winning, proudly Māori-owned hair salon and barbershop located in Mornington, Dunedin. The salon's name stems from the Latin word for "gold". The business operates heavily on the value of manaakitanga (hospitality, kindness, and respect), focusing on a "people first" philosophy for both clients and staff.
Nude Skin & Beauty
Nude Skin & Beauty is an award-winning advanced skincare and aesthetic clinic that focuses on results-driven treatments designed to help clients feel confident in their own skin. The clinic operates from two primary sites: their central CBD location and a sister coastal clinic, Nude St Clair, which also incorporates a boutique hair salon.
Zaibatsu Hair Art & HeadSpa
Zaibatsu Hair Art & HeadSpa is a prestigious, sustainable salon located in the beachside suburb of St Clair. Originally established over 20 years ago, the business has evolved into a premier destination combining high-end hair design with New Zealand’s first dedicated therapeutic HeadSpa experience.
Hair Hunters Barbershop
Hair Hunters Barbershop is a top-rated barbershop that blends modern styling with traditional barbering techniques. The shop has built a reputation for offering exceptional customer care, a judgement-free atmosphere, and precision styling.
Vish beauty bar dunedin
Vish Beauty Bar is a highly rated, professional beauty salon located inside the Wall Street Mall on George Street in Central Dunedin. Originally established in the North Island in 2014, the business has expanded into the South Island, blending modern techniques with traditional beauty practices at affordable prices.
Vanity Hair & Beauty Lounge
Vanity Hair & Beauty Lounge is a modern, upmarket boutique hair and beauty salon in the heart of South Dunedin. The salon pride themselves on creating meaningful client connections and delivering highly personalized hair results in a welcoming atmosphere.
Erban Spa
Erban Spa is an eastern-themed boutique day spa located in the historic Old Fire Station in Roslyn Village, Dunedin. It specialises in therapeutic massages, results-driven facials, and comprehensive beauty treatments designed to provide a calm, luxurious oasis.
Why it matters
Why Choose Professional Beauty Treatments?
- Personalised treatments tailored to your skin type and beauty goals.
- Professional expertise across facials, skin treatments, brows, lashes and more.
- High-quality products and advanced treatment techniques.
- Unhurried, community-minded practitioners who take the time to get to know your history rather than working to the clock.
Guide
How to Choose the Right Beauty Salon
A few things to consider before booking. In Dunedin, ask about session length — local practitioners often run longer, less rushed appointments than their big-city counterparts.
- 1Qualified therapists with expertise across the treatments you want.
- 2Positive client reviews and a trusted local reputation.
- 3Clean, hygienic treatment rooms and professional standards.
- 4Transparent pricing, service menus and booking policies.
- 5A convenient location with suitable parking or public transport access.
- 6A calm, welcoming environment where you feel comfortable and well cared for.
- 7Consider the hills and the weather when choosing; the provider on your side of town is the one you'll keep visiting in July.
- 8Dunedin's hills mean the nearest provider isn't always the easiest to reach — a flat run out to Mosgiel or South Dunedin can beat a steep climb to Roslyn in winter.
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