Chic Hairdressing is a boutique salon at 490 Parnell Road in the heart of Auckland, built around a simple philosophy: continually endeavouring for excellence in everything they do for your hair. A professional local team caters for a wide range of clientele, offering expert advice and service in a relaxing, friendly atmosphere.
The salon's services span cuts, colour and styling. All stylists are qualified, professional and highly skilled, and are trained to select hairstyles that suit your face shape and personal preference — from ladies' restyles, blow waves and straightened finishes to men's clipper cuts and dedicated cuts for children under 12. The colour menu runs from six-to-eight-weekly retouches through semi and permanent colour, cap, top, half, three-quarters and full head highlights, to on-scalp bleach and full head bleaching, using Redken, an ammonia-free colour system.
Texture and finishing services are equally broad: half head, full head and digital perms, chemical hair straightening, keratin smoothing treatments, full head hair extensions, occasion hair-ups and restorative basin treatments. As a sole expert salon, Chic carries an outstanding retail range, including Schwarzkopf shampoos, conditioners and treatments selected to give results that stand the test of time.
Chic Hairdressing opens seven days a week, with late-night appointments until 9:00 pm on Thursdays, and offers 10% off all services for Gold Card holders and students.
On Parnell Road — in the heart of Auckland — Chic Hairdressing has built its name on a straightforward philosophy: a continual endeavour for excellence in everything they do for your hair. It's a boutique salon with a professional Auckland team behind it, welcoming a wide range of clientele with expert advice and service, all delivered in a relaxing, friendly atmosphere.
What sets Chic apart is how personal the service is. All of the stylists are qualified, professional and highly skilled, and the team believes it's important to create a style that suits you and makes you feel fabulous. Rather than pushing a trend, staff are trained to select hairstyles that will suit your face shape and personal preference — so whether you're after a subtle tidy-up or a dramatic reinvention, the conversation starts with you.
The cutting menu reflects that flexibility. Ladies can book a dry cut between appointments, a full style cut with shampoo and blow wave, a cut finished with a straightening iron, or a complete restyle when it's time for something entirely new. Men have their own style cuts and clipper cuts, and children under 12 get dedicated cuts — handy for families ticking everyone off in one visit. A standalone shampoo and blow wave is available too, whether for an event or a mid-week pick-me-up.
Colour is a real strength here. Working with Redken, an ammonia-free colour system, the team creates amazing results on everyone — from a root retouch every six to eight weeks to semi or permanent all-over colour. If it's dimension you're after, there are cap and top highlights, half head, three-quarters and full head highlights. For bolder transformations, the salon performs on-scalp bleaches, with or without toner, and full head bleach, while men's permanent colour and highlights round out the menu.
Texture services run just as deep. Perm options span soft waves, half head and full head perms, and a digital perm — a modern heat-assisted technique known for natural-looking, longer-lasting curls. At the other end of the spectrum, chemical hair straightening delivers permanently sleek hair, and a Keratin Smoothing Treatment tames frizz while adding shine. Full head hair extensions bring length and volume, Hair Up styling covers weddings and occasions, and a restorative basin treatment is a lovely way to finish any appointment.
Behind the chairs are stylists including Jack Jiang and Lan Lan, part of the dedicated team the salon credits for its standard of excellence. Visitors are greeted with a knowing joke — "How can I control my life when I can't control my hair?" — a fitting motto for a salon that understands exactly what a good hair day can do for you.
As a sole expert salon, Chic carries an outstanding retail range, with Schwarzkopf shampoos, conditioners and treatments selected to give results that, in the salon's own words, stand the test of time. Your stylist can help you take a little of the salon experience home with you.
Chic Hairdressing is open seven days a week: Monday to Wednesday from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Thursday from 9:30 am to 9:00 pm for anyone needing a late-night appointment, and Friday through Sunday from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm. Weekend trading makes it easy to fit hair around a busy week, and Gold Card holders and students receive 10% off all services.
You'll find the salon at 490 Parnell Road, Parnell. Whether it's a clipper cut, sun-kissed highlights, a digital perm or a smoothing treatment, the team at Chic aims to send every client out the door feeling fabulous.