Boutique Hair by Sophie is a hair salon run by Sophie, a qualified self-employed stylist based inside Olive and Rocco on Papanui Road in Christchurch. With many years of industry experience, Sophie focuses on building genuine connections with clients to find the colour and style that best suits their lifestyle.
Sophie is particularly known for dimensional blondes and brunettes, lived-in colour, transitions away from regular colouring, and full restyles and transformations, along with easy-maintenance hair. She uses NAK hair products and begins every appointment with an in-depth consultation. Services include haircuts, hair ups, wedding styling, foils, balayage, and grey coverage, and Sophie also offers Silent Appointments for clients who prefer minimal conversation during their visit.
Beyond the salon, Sophie is available for house calls for specialty event styling such as formals and weddings.
Boutique Hair by Sophie is a hair styling business run by Sophie, a qualified, self-employed stylist based inside Olive and Rocco on Papanui Road in Christchurch. With many years of experience in the industry, Sophie is passionate about forming genuine connections with clients and working out what type of hair, colour, and style will best suit each person's lifestyle.\n\n## What She's Known For\n\nSophie describes the work she's most proud of as dimensional blondes and brunettes, and she particularly enjoys helping clients achieve a more lived-in colour or transition away from regular colouring altogether. She also loves a big transformation or restyle, alongside creating easy-maintenance hair that wears well and suits the individual.\n\nEach appointment starts with an in-depth consultation to build a custom colour or style tailored to the client. Sophie uses NAK hair products, chosen both for the results they deliver and because they don't harm the earth. Her services cover haircuts, hair ups, wedding styling, foils, balayage, and grey coverage.\n\n## The Menu of Services\n\nCutting and styling options include a short hair/dry cut at $50, a wash, cut and blow wave at $70, a restyle at $85, and a wash and blow wave or curls at $45. For colour work, foils with global colour start from $120 for partial foils with base, up to $200 for a full base with foils. Balayage starts from $130-$150. Standalone foils range from $80 for a quarter head to $123 for a full head, with toner available to add for $29. Global colours range from $50 for a hairline to $125 for long hair, and bleach and tone is priced on consultation. All colour services require a haircut or blow wave to finish.\n\n## The Experience\n\nFor clients who'd rather not chat during their appointment, Sophie offers Silent Appointments — simply select the option when booking, and she'll keep conversation to a minimum from the moment you sit down until you leave, giving you space to work, relax, read, or just enjoy the quiet.\n\nOne client, Bridget, described Sophie as \"fantastic! So professional and confident with every hair challenge I present. Always leave feeling amazing!\"\n\nBeyond in-salon appointments, Sophie is also available for house calls for specialty event styling such as formals and weddings, bringing her services directly to clients for special occasions.\n\n## Visiting the Salon\n\nBoutique Hair by Sophie is located inside Olive and Rocco, Shop 6, 485 Papanui Road, Christchurch, with entrance and parking available down Bellvue Ave. Opening hours are Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00am to 8:00pm. Sophie can be reached by phone on 021 027 19169, and Zip payment is available for those who want to spread the cost of their appointment.\n\nWhether you're after a simple cut, a full colour transformation, or specialty styling for a wedding or formal, Boutique Hair by Sophie offers a personalised, consultation-led approach backed by genuinely positive client feedback.