Wellington is home to a vibrant hairdressing scene, known for its creativity, personalised service and strong collection of independently owned salons. Whether you're maintaining your signature style, updating your colour or considering a complete transformation, you'll find experienced hairstylists throughout the region who are dedicated to delivering tailored advice and exceptional results.
Great hair is never one-size-fits-all. Every person has different hair types, styling preferences and maintenance needs, which is why finding the right salon can make a significant difference. While some clients visit regularly to keep their colour fresh or short styles looking sharp, others are searching for specialists in blonde colouring, curly hair, extensions, precision cutting or restorative treatments. The best salons take the time to understand your goals, recommending services and techniques that complement both your hair and lifestyle.
From Wellington CBD and Te Aro to Thorndon, Newtown, Lower Hutt, Petone and surrounding suburbs, quality hair salons can be found across the wider Wellington region. The local salon landscape ranges from boutique studios offering a highly personalised experience to established salons with dedicated colour specialists, emerging stylists and advanced hair treatment services. This variety ensures there's a salon to suit every style, budget and hair care requirement.
Choosing a hair salon is about more than proximity alone. It's worth considering a stylist's experience, areas of expertise, client reviews and the overall salon environment. Whether you prefer the intimate feel of a boutique studio or the energy of a larger salon, finding a hairstylist you trust can help you achieve consistently great results while making every appointment an enjoyable experience.
Featured Hair Salons in Wellington
A starting point if you're new to hair salons in Wellington — these listings around Wellington CBD rate consistently well.

Buoy Salon & Spa
Buoy Salon & Spa is an iconic, nationally recognised luxury hair and beauty destination in Wellington. Boasting over 35 years of industry excellence, it operates as New Zealand's most-awarded salon. The establishment is celebrated for its sleek, minimalist-futuristic design, cutting-edge style, and elite customer service. The team maintains a reputation as a cornerstone of Wellington's creative and fashion-forward culture.
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Miss Fox
Miss Fox Hairdressing is an eclectic and creative boutique hair salon located on Cuba Street in Te Aro. The salon positions itself as a bold alternative to traditional hairdressing. It is highly regarded for its focus on extreme, custom hair transformations and transparent customer care.

Sable Fine Hair
Sable Fine Hair (operating online as Sable Boutique) is a boutique, contemporary hair salon located in central Wellington City. The salon is highly regarded for combining premium, expert salon services with a successful online haircare retail platform.
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9 listingsCompare Wellington's hair salons below, from long-established local shops to specialist colour studios and curly-hair experts.
Hair Salons in Wellington
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Miss Fox
Miss Fox Hairdressing is an eclectic and creative boutique hair salon located on Cuba Street in Te Aro. The salon positions itself as a bold alternative to traditional hairdressing. It is highly regarded for its focus on extreme, custom hair transformations and transparent customer care.

Buoy Salon & Spa
Buoy Salon & Spa is an iconic, nationally recognised luxury hair and beauty destination in Wellington. Boasting over 35 years of industry excellence, it operates as New Zealand's most-awarded salon. The establishment is celebrated for its sleek, minimalist-futuristic design, cutting-edge style, and elite customer service. The team maintains a reputation as a cornerstone of Wellington's creative and fashion-forward culture.

Jacques Hair Design
Jacques Hair Design is a boutique, L'Oréal Colour Professionnel licensed hair salon located in the heart of Wellington CBD. The salon is known for its highly diverse, multicultural team and premium client amenities, including Italian air massage chairs.

Sable Fine Hair
Sable Fine Hair (operating online as Sable Boutique) is a boutique, contemporary hair salon located in central Wellington City. The salon is highly regarded for combining premium, expert salon services with a successful online haircare retail platform.

Mane Salon
Mane Salon is an award-winning, contemporary hair salon located in Te Aro, Wellington. Known as Wellington’s "home of beautiful hair," it functions as both a high-end destination salon and a training academy.

The Hair Chair
The Hair Chair is a boutique, unisex hair salon located in the heart of Te Aro. It is well-known for its fresh, friendly, and relaxed environment, pairing exceptional hospitality with a creative team of stylists. They cater to clients of all ages and offer everything from everyday cuts to highly creative colour transformations.

Badaro Hair Salon
Badaro Hair Salon is a family-owned eco-salon located in central Wellington that focuses on enhancing personal wellbeing through sustainable hair care practices. As the country's first official Davines Concept Salon, they pair high-end styling with strict environmental responsibility, repurposing at least 95% of their salon waste through Sustainable Salons New Zealand.

Jean Jacques Hair Design
Jean Jacques Hair Design is a boutique hair salon located on the "golden footpath" of Lambton Quay in Wellington CBD. The boutique features a team of six highly skilled professionals who focus on tailored, guest-centric hair care. The salon balances a vibrant, super-trendy atmosphere with warm, serene, and relaxing interiors.

Jam Hair Company
Jam Hair Co. is an award-winning, high-end hairdressing salon located in the cultural hub of Wellington. The salon is highly regarded for its technical excellence, professional integrity, and vibrant, relaxing atmosphere. It has consistently been recognized as one of the city's premiere salons, previously being voted Wellington's number one hair salon.
Why it matters
Why Choose Professional Hair Care?
- Personalised cuts, colour and treatments tailored to your hair type and lifestyle.
- Specialist expertise in colouring, curls, extensions and hair health.
- Professional products and techniques designed to protect and strengthen your hair.
- Support for the stress and pace of capital-city work, from mindfulness-led practitioners to quiet, unhurried treatment rooms.
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How to Choose the Right Hair Salon
A few things to consider before booking. Many Wellington providers are solo practitioners, so availability can be tighter than the reviews suggest; book ahead where you can.
- 1Stylist experience and specialist expertise in your hair type or desired look.
- 2Positive client reviews and a trusted local reputation.
- 3Clean, welcoming salon spaces with quality products and tools.
- 4Transparent pricing for cuts, colour and treatments before you book.
- 5A convenient location with easy parking or public transport access.
- 6A relaxed environment where you feel listened to and comfortable in the chair.
- 7In Wellington, factor in walking distance and the weather — a studio you can reach on foot in a southerly is a studio you'll keep using.
- 8The Hutt line makes Petone and Lower Hutt genuinely viable options for city workers, and several providers out that way have easier parking than anything in the CBD.
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