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💇Top 10 Hair & Beauty Salons in Wellington

From NZ's most-awarded salon to eco-conscious colour — the capital's best, ranked.

#1
Buoy Salon & Spa
New Zealand's most-awarded salon, with 35+ years of expertise; a full hair, colour, skin and spa destination in the Majestic Centre on Willis Street.
Wellington Central (Willis Street)
hair salonspacolouraward-winning
Maps Reviews Website
#2
Badaro Beautiful Hair
Wellington's first sustainable hair and beauty salon, a Davines concept salon partnered with Sustainable Salons NZ, known for balayage, colour and eco-friendly haircare.
Wellington Central (Grey Street)
hair salonbalayagesustainablecolour
Maps Reviews Website
#3
Matt Forsman Hair
One of the capital's coolest salons, a gallery-like Marion Street space (32 Marion St) focused on simple, classic, beautifully executed hair.
Te Aro (Marion Street)
hair salonclassic cutscolourTe Aro
Maps Reviews Website
#4
Taboo Hair Salon
Boutique Karori hairdressing salon (est. 2009) on Karori Road, with experienced stylists offering cuts, colour, curly-cut and chemical-straightening expertise for the western suburbs.
Karori
hair saloncolourstylingKarori
Maps Reviews Website
#5
Headstart Hair Design
Wellington's self-styled friendliest salon, creating hair in the eastern suburbs (Kilbirnie) for over 40 years using the Redken colour range.
Eastern Suburbs (Kilbirnie)
hair saloncolourlong-establishedfriendly
Maps Reviews Website
#6
Buoy Spa
The spa arm of Buoy Salon & Spa, with skilled beauty therapists delivering facials, peels, LED and skin treatments using medical-grade cosmeceuticals in the CBD.
Wellington Central (Willis Street)
beauty salonfacialsskinspa
Maps Reviews Website
#7
Badaro Beauty
The beauty side of Badaro's sustainable salon, offering eco-conscious beauty treatments alongside its award-winning hair team.
Wellington Central (Grey Street)
beauty salonsustainabletreatmentseco-friendly
Maps Reviews Website

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From NZ's most-awarded salon to eco-conscious colour — the capital's best, ranked.

Wellington's hair and beauty scene is dense and highly rated, from New Zealand's most-awarded salon to eco-conscious colour specialists. These verified salons are local favourites for cuts, colour, balayage and beauty treatments across the capital.

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Hair & Beauty in Wellington — FAQ

Our current #1 pick is Buoy Salon & Spa (Wellington Central (Willis Street)). New Zealand's most-awarded salon, with 35+ years of expertise; a full hair, colour, skin and spa destination in the Majestic Centre on Willis Street.

Editorially — a ranking position is never sold, and no business can pay to move up this list. (BestWellington does sell advertising: sponsor banners and partner cards are labelled "Sponsored", and any advertiser appearing in a list is labelled too — see our Advertise page.) We shortlist from each venue's public standing (its Google reviews and local press at the time we check it), then order the list on local knowledge and confirm every entry is still trading. We do not hold our own review scores, so we publish no star ratings; each entry links straight out to its real Google reviews so you can judge for yourself.

This guide ranks 7 hair & beauty in Wellington, with the top 10 featured first. You can search and shortlist any of them, then open Google Maps, reviews or the business website directly.

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