SMH Hair Studio is a hair salon on the corner of Meadowlands Drive and Whitford Road in Meadowlands, Auckland. Its 3.7 Google rating from 36 reviews reads as genuinely mixed — reviewers mention the haircut and hairstyling most often, with some delighted and some disappointed. A cut is only as good as the consultation before it: good salons ask how your hair behaves day to day, not just what it looks like in the chair. Hair straightened for cutting can sit very differently once it dries back to its natural texture, so a careful stylist shapes for how you actually wear it, without rushing the scissors. Regulars tend to follow one stylist rather than one salon, since a cut you love is one you can ask for again. Photos of past cuts help more than adjectives. For Meadowlands locals it sits at the Meadowlands Drive and Whitford Road corner, close enough to drop in and judge for yourself.