POSH Face & Body is a beauty salon on Level 1 of Westfield Riccarton, right next to the Hoyts cinemas, built on a simple idea: beauty should be a luxury that's convenient and suits your budget. The salon splits its menu into two easy halves. Everyday treatments — waxing, tinting, lash lifts, henna brows and men's services — come at everyday low prices with no appointment necessary; you simply pop in when it suits you. For those wanting to invest a little more, specialty services include SHR laser permanent hair reduction, La Clinica facials, peels, microdermabrasion, SSR skin rejuvenation, spray tanning and piercing, all booked by consultation at competitive prices.
Whoever you see, you're in good hands: all the salon's beauticians hold a Certificate in Beauty Therapy at Level 4 or 5, or bring industry experience. That combination of qualified staff and walk-in convenience has made the salon a regular stop for Christchurch shoppers fitting brow shapes, lip waxes and lash tints around a mall day — the cinema is literally next door.
The specialty side rewards planning. SSR — Super Skin Rejuvenation — is the salon's latest technology, a low-energy, virtually pain-free treatment done every four weeks in a series of three to six sessions, with plans covering everything from the full face to small zones like the forehead or around the eyes. Facials run from a 30-minute express to hour-long treatments targeting hydration, acne, stress tension and detox, and the Moroccan spray tan range is vegan, toxin-free and cruelty-free.
On Level 1 of Westfield Riccarton, right next to the Hoyts cinemas, POSH Face & Body is built around a simple promise: beauty should be a luxury that's convenient and suits your budget. The salon splits what it does into two easy halves. Everyday treatments — waxing, tinting, lash lifts and henna brows — need no appointment and no big spend; you pop in when it suits you. Specialty services — SHR laser hair reduction, La Clinica facials, peels and skin rejuvenation — are booked as consultations at competitive prices. Either way, you're in qualified hands: every beautician holds a Certificate in Beauty Therapy at Level 4 or 5, or brings industry experience to the treatment room.
The everyday side of the menu is what regulars plan their mall trips around. Waxing runs from a quick brow shape, upper lip or chin through to underarms, half or full legs, arms, bikini lines and Brazilian — with threading offered as an alternative for finer definition, and a full-body booking for those who like to sort everything at once. Tinting darkens lashes and brows in minutes, lash lifts curl natural lashes without extensions, and henna brows pair tint with shaping for a fuller look. There's a men's list too, covering brows, backs, chests and half legs.
Because these services don't need a booking, the salon fits neatly into a shopping day: drop in, and if a treatment needs a short wait, the cinema is literally next door. One exception to the walk-in rule — the lash lift and henna brow combo may require an appointment, so it pays to ring ahead on 03 341 0081.
Book a consultation and the menu deepens. La Clinica facials span a 30-minute Express Facial for time-pressed visitors through to hour-long treatments matched to what your skin needs: Radiance Vitamin A to purify and rebalance, Calming Anti-stress to release facial tension and replenish hydration, Clear Skin to deep cleanse and manage acne, Ionic Purifications — a 'mini sauna' facial with a warming Zeolite mineral mask — and Hydra Restore, a hot oil infusion that leaves skin nourished and soft.
Facial peels range from the Gly C resurfacing peel, offered in two intensity levels, to a one-hour combination of microdermabrasion, glycolic peel and an intensive pigmentation correction mask. Standalone microdermabrasion uses micro crystals to gently polish away the skin's top layer, softening fine lines, sunspots and acne scarring, while Oxyjet hydradermabrasion takes a different route, propelling pressurised saline and oxygen for a plumper, hydrated finish.
SSR — Super Skin Rejuvenation — is the salon's newest technology: a low-energy, virtually pain-free light treatment performed every four weeks, with a series of three to six sessions recommended for best results. It targets wrinkles, skin defects and the thinning dermal layer, with prepay plans covering the full face, half face, sides, neck, hands and small zones like the forehead or around the eyes.
Rounding things out: Moroccan spray tanning — vegan, toxin-free and cruelty-free with even fade technology, your shade matched in salon — plus safe, hygienic nose and ear piercing with full aftercare advice, and SHR laser permanent hair reduction for longer-term smoothness.
Hours are generous: 9am to 6pm Monday to Wednesday, late nights until 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays, 9am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 6pm on Sunday. Being inside Westfield Riccarton means an appointment slots easily around shopping, a movie or lunch.
A few pointers worth knowing: everyday waxing and tinting genuinely are walk-in; SSR shows its best results when spaced monthly across a three-to-six treatment series; spray tan clients should check the salon's before-and-aftercare guide online first; and piercings require you to be 16 or older, or to bring parental consent.
Whether it's a five-minute brow fix between errands or a facial program mapped out over months, POSH Face & Body keeps things straightforward — qualified beauticians, everyday-low pricing on the essentials, and a Level 1 address that's about as convenient as beauty gets in Christchurch.