Amica Hair is a boutique hair salon in the West Lynn shops on Richmond Road, Grey Lynn — a neighbourhood salon whose billboards promise 'beautiful colours and fabulous cuts' and whose philosophy is even simpler: it's all about you. The team listens first and cares about the person in the chair, aiming to send every client out the door looking fabulous after a fun, relaxed bit of pampering.
Behind the chairs is a small, talented team. Director and senior stylist Jason Pearce trained under New Zealand hair guru Paul Huege de Serville and honed his skills at the prestigious Servilles salon before specialising in personalised, bespoke service with a particular passion for colour — especially blondes. Senior stylist Ayaka Mikami studied her craft in Japan and specialises in Asian hair colour work and gorgeous perms, while emerging stylist Anna Peters brings a fresh eye and creative energy to modern, wearable, lived-in styles.
Services cover women's and men's cut and style at senior and intermediate levels, a full colour menu from half-head and full-head foils to permanent and semi colour, Cezanne smoothing treatments, blow waves, and moisturising and bond-repair treatments including Wellaplex and K18. Every booking starts with a complimentary, obligation-free 10-minute consultation. Doors are open Tuesday to Saturday, cutting, colouring and styling for all their Amica friends, male and female.
Tucked into the West Lynn shops at 553 Richmond Road, Amica Hair announces itself with confidence: 'Grey Lynn's best hair stylists, beautiful colours and fabulous cuts!' Beneath the bravado sits a simpler promise — 'We care about you' — and it is that promise that shapes everything this boutique Grey Lynn salon does, from the first consultation to the final blow-dry.
Amica's philosophy is spelled out plainly: it's all about you. The team listens first, then cuts, colours and styles with the professional process and technical precision that leaves clients walking out the door with beautiful, easy-styling hair. The goal is colour that stays rich, long-lasting and low-maintenance, and a look personally crafted so you leave not just looking fabulous, but feeling like you've had a fun, relaxed bit of pampering among friends. It is salon craft without the stuffiness — precision work delivered in an environment where the conversation matters as much as the foils.
Salon director and senior stylist Jason Pearce trained under New Zealand hair guru Paul Huege de Serville and initially honed his skills at the prestigious Servilles salon. Since then he has specialised in a personalised, bespoke service in a fun, friendly environment, with a particular passion for colour — blondes above all. Senior stylist Ayaka Mikami studied her craft in Japan and brings that rigour to every appointment; she specialises in Asian hair colour work and is known for creating gorgeous perms that leave clients feeling brand new. Emerging stylist Anna Peters adds a fresh eye and creative energy, loving colour, modern techniques and playful trends while creating styles that feel natural and wearable — hair that looks amazing in the salon and even better in real life.
Colour is the heartbeat of Amica. The menu runs from a half-head of foils for a lift of dimension through to a full head of foils, each with or without an accompanying all-over colour, plus permanent and semi colour for short and long hair. Cezanne smoothing — in a quick Mini service or the full Classic — tames frizz into sleek, low-maintenance shine, while blow waves finish any visit beautifully. Moisture and strength get their own chapter too: in-salon Rituals and treatments, Wellaplex, and K18 bond repair. One practical note — colour and treatment services are booked with a cut and blow-dry or blow-dry service added, so factor that in when planning your appointment. And if you're unsure where to start, every booking is preceded by a complimentary, obligation-free 10-minute consultation.
The doors are open Tuesday to Saturday, cutting, colouring and styling for Amica friends, male and female. Tuesday and Thursday run late until 8pm for after-work appointments, Wednesday and Friday wrap at 6pm, and Saturday is a shorter 9am to 4pm day; the salon is closed Monday and Sunday. Booking is easy by phone on 09 360 1954, by email at amicaboutique@xtra.co.nz, or online, and gift cards are available for anyone who'd rather give great hair than guess at sizes. Fittingly, the service list ends with the salon's real motto: 'Lavish care and sparkling conversation — priceless!'
For Grey Lynn locals and Aucklanders further afield, Amica Hair offers something increasingly rare: a genuinely boutique salon where technical skill — colour, precision cutting, smoothing and bond repair — meets the easy warmth of catching up with friends. Come and spend some time just for you, and leave looking the way true friends want you to: fabulous.