Co Lab Hair Art is a salon run as a collaboration of freelance stylists, each with about 20 years in the industry, in Shop 29 at The Tannery, 3 Garlands Road, Woolston, Christchurch. The salon was set up in 2013, and it has a relaxed room with good coffee and music. It offers cutting and styling, colouring, colour correction and hair smoothing, and it stocks Evo, Moroccanoil, Lakme, Lakme Teknia and Olaplex. Prices start at $45 for cutting and styling, $105 for colour, $110 for foils and balayage, and $330 for smoothing, all as at 2026. Prices vary with length, thickness and time needed.
Clients praise the colour work and say the owner listens closely and gets the result they wanted. One client says she has been coming for over 15 years, and another says a visitor once flew from Auckland for colour. Clients also mention the welcoming atmosphere and the friendly chat. Within a kilometre, Cabana Hair Co is 0.4 km away and rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, and Studio Hair is 1.0 km away. Our pick in Woolston for colour and balayage.