Astor Hair Studio is a private hair studio in Sumner, Christchurch, founded and run by Karly Astor. Specialising in lived-in colour and soft, natural movement, the studio operates as a personal, one-on-one experience designed to feel calm and considered from the moment you arrive.
Karly's approach to colour is tailored to each client's tone, texture, and lifestyle. Rather than working from a fixed menu of packages, she focuses on individual hair goals and tone preferences — building a colour plan that evolves beautifully over time and looks effortless between appointments. Her clients describe her as an intuitive stylist with technical precision and an eye for tonal harmony.
The studio space itself is designed to slow the experience down. Natural light, soft textures, and an unhurried rhythm shape the environment — a deliberate contrast to a busy shared salon floor. Every detail is intentional, and the focus throughout is entirely on the client in the chair.
Services offered include cut and style, colour and balayage, toning and gloss, blowdry and styling, and treatments. Appointments are booked online through the studio's Gettimely booking system.
Tucked into Sumner on Christchurch's coast, Astor Hair Studio is a private hair studio built around a single guiding idea: that great hair should feel effortless and last beautifully between appointments. Founded by Karly Astor, the studio operates as a one-on-one experience — calm, considered, and entirely focused on the individual in the chair.
Karly's background and reputation is in colour, particularly lived-in colour and soft, natural movement. Her approach starts with understanding your tone, your texture, and your lifestyle, then building a colour plan that evolves gracefully over time rather than demanding high-maintenance upkeep. The result, according to her clients, tends to feel less like a service and more like a bespoke look you'd naturally have.
The space itself is intentionally designed to slow things down. Natural light, soft textures, and an unhurried rhythm define the environment. There's no noisy salon floor, no competing appointments running behind — just a quiet, considered setting where the focus is entirely on you.
Karly describes the service offering as deliberately minimal: rather than a long menu of fixed packages, she focuses on your hair goals and tone preferences to determine what the appointment actually needs. Services span cut and style, colour and balayage, toning and gloss, blowdry and styling, and treatments. What you get is shaped by what your hair actually requires.
Clients have described the experience in terms that go beyond the technical. Lucy says Karly "crafts a bespoke look that feels both effortless and elevated." Pip calls her "a master of light and dimension" with "technical precision and eye for tonal harmony." Laura notes her ability to "translate a vague vision into a sophisticated, polished reality" — a rare talent in any creative field.
Appointments can be booked online through Gettimely. The studio is located at 124 Wakefield Avenue in Sumner, and can be reached by phone on 021 195 9166. Astor Hair Studio is also on Instagram (@astor_hair) and Facebook (astorhairnz), where Karly's work can be seen.