Baroness Barber is a hair salon on Blockhouse Bay Road in Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, rated 4.2. A good hair appointment starts with a proper consultation, not just a quick chat in the chair, since describing a cut or colour in vague terms leaves too much open to interpretation, while a reference photo or a specific length in centimetres gives a stylist something concrete to work from. Colour work in particular needs more time than a straightforward cut, and a patch test beforehand is standard practice before any new dye touches the scalp, so it's worth asking how far ahead that needs booking in. Checking a stylist's own portfolio or recent work before a first visit tends to be more useful than relying on the salon's general reputation, since within any salon different stylists can have quite different strengths. On Blockhouse Bay Road, Baroness Barber is a local option for that kind of hair care.