Hair Dressers

Hairdressers who have been recommended by members of the trans community

  • Live and Let Dye, 3/476 Mt Eden Road, is highly recommended and reasonably priced.
  • At the top end price-wise is Vada Salon, 59 Pitt Street, CBD. (Vada Salon were the people who did Queer Cuts, which offered free salon cuts to queer and gender diverse rangatahi for Pride)
  • Also, Seville's Academy, 8 Canada Street, CBD, is the training salon, so people get salon cuts at very reasonable prices when they are training students.
  • I'm not a Barber; 45 New North Road, Eden Terrace has a rainbow-friendly rating.
  • Any hairdresser/hair salon on K Road will be rainbow-friendly.
  • Hue, which has salons across Auckland, is also pretty good.
  • Synergy Hair (NZ), Westfield St Lukes -- trans friendly
  • Blu Hair Design 2/709 Swanson Road, Swanson. Trans and budget-friendly
  • Kafune 119 Onehunga Mall (Natasha and Lou recommended as the stylists)
  • Vivo in the Chancery. https://vivo.co.nz A bit on the expensive side, but many community recommendations.
  • Flash City Barbers, 125A Ponsonby Road. They do all kinds of cuts on all lengths of hair, not just masculine cuts. They cater to feminine people as well. Have a non-binary barber, but they are all super nice. Cash only, have an online booking system: https://flashcity.schedulista.com/
  • Boudoir Beauty, Level 2,221 K'Rd. (Ashley recommended as the stylist)
  • Howlin' Wolf Cuts & Coffee in the city are 'awesome'
  • Electric Ceremony, 19/3 Khyber Pass Road. Ask for Sez- non-binary barber and drag king. Comes highly recommended. https://spookyceremony1.schedulista.com/