Meraki Mt Albert is a hair salon on Martin Avenue named after the Greek word meraki [may-rah-kee], meaning to put something of yourself into your work - a philosophy the salon sums up as soul, creativity and love.
The salon's stylists cover a full range of colour and cutting services, from foils and balayage through to global colour, bleach and tone work, cuts and styling for both women and men, and a set of add-on treatments including a conditioning mask, shineshot and Cor Restore rebonding. Balayage is priced individually following a consultation, reflecting how much the result depends on the client's hair.
Meraki is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday, with bookings taken online or by phone or email.
Meraki Mt Albert takes its name from the Greek word meraki - pronounced may-rah-kee - meaning to put something of yourself into your work. It's a fitting name for a hair salon, and one the team sums up simply as soul, creativity and love.
Colour is clearly where Meraki puts most of its energy. The service list runs from full and half head foils, in both long and short options, down to more targeted work like top section foils. Balayage sits apart from the rest of the price list - rather than a fixed starting price, it's confirmed individually after a consultation, since the technique and time involved varies so much from one head of hair to the next.
Beyond foiling, there's a full colour range covering a straightforward retouch, a global colour that takes the colour through the full length of the hair, and combination services that pair a tint retouch with anywhere from up to 12 foils through to a full head. A colour glaze toner is available either as an add-on to a colour service or as its own standalone treatment, and bleach and tone work rounds out the more involved colour changes, also confirmed at consultation.
Outside of colour, Meraki offers cut and style services for women and a men's cut, both with a senior stylist, plus a blow wave service for long or short hair. A short list of treatments - a conditioning mask, a shineshot, and Cor Restore rebonding - gives clients a way to add extra care on top of a colour or cut appointment.
Meraki keeps a five-day week, open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with longer hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and shorter Wednesday, Friday and Saturday sessions. The salon is closed Sunday and Monday.
Appointments can be booked online through the salon's booking page, or by reaching out directly by phone or email. Given the range of colour services and the consultation-based pricing on balayage and bleach work, a conversation with the team ahead of booking is a sensible way to know what to expect from an appointment.
Meraki Mt Albert is located at 37 Martin Avenue in Mt Albert, Auckland. The salon keeps an Instagram account where it shares its work, offering a look at the kind of colour and styling results clients can expect before booking in.
For anyone after a colour-focused salon experience - whether that's a straightforward foil refresh or a full balayage transformation - Meraki's Martin Avenue salon covers the range, backed by a name built around putting real care into every appointment.