Ric Lounge is a luxury hair and nail spa on Riccarton Road in Christchurch — a calm retreat where hair, nails, lashes and spa treatments come with over a decade of senior craft and are never rushed. Soft lighting, calming music and a gentle scent set the tone from the moment you walk in; sink into a plush chair, let go for a moment, and leave feeling lighter, recharged and beautifully renewed.
The team's experience shows across an unusually full menu: precision cuts and colour for the whole family, styling and finishing treatments, manicures and pedicures with a signature twist, acrylic, Gel-X, builder gel and dipping powder extensions, lash and brow services, waxing, massage, and the head spa rituals the salon is fast becoming known for — from a 30-minute Express reset to the 100-minute Royal Headspa & Wellness Treatment. Custom designs are tailored to each client, with premium products and meticulous technique behind every service.
Ric Lounge is open daily from 9am to 7pm at 116 Riccarton Road, Christchurch. Book online in a moment through their booking system, or call 03 325 6868 — and gift vouchers are available if you'd rather give the retreat itself.
Riccarton Road hums with traffic and shopping bags, but step through the door at number 116 and the pace changes. Soft lighting, calming music and a gentle scent signal what kind of visit this will be. Ric Lounge is a luxury hair and nail spa built around a simple promise: over a decade of senior craft, never rushed.
The salon covers a remarkable amount of ground — hair, nails, head spa, massage, lashes, brows and waxing — yet reviews keep circling the same themes: attention to detail, a team that listens, and a space clients call the calmest salon experience they've had in Christchurch. One regular reports a gel manicure still perfect three weeks later; another booked a hair spa and facial before a wedding and has been back every month since.
Hair services start with precision cuts for everyone — women's cuts and restyles, men's clipper and scissor work, girls', boys' and even baby cuts — plus styling, blow waves, curls and iron straightening. Colour is priced by length: quarter, half or full-head foils, bleach, all-over women's colour and toners, finished with optional Olaplex or a scalp treatment. Because hair length, condition and density all make a difference, your final quote is confirmed at consultation.
Then there's the head spa — the service clients describe as pure bliss. Four tiers take you from the 30-minute Express (double shampoo, conditioner, scalp massage, blow dry) through Relax and Deluxe, up to the 100-minute Royal Headspa & Wellness Treatment: jade comb scalp detox, acupressure activation, facial cleansing and lifting massage, hot towel eye compress, neck stretching therapy, intensive hand and foot massage with a herbal foot soak, and a warm wellness drink to finish. The massage menu extends the unwind with whole-body relaxation and deep tissue options, including a Signature Relax Full Body Hot Tone treatment in 60 or 120 minutes.
Nails are where Ric Lounge's personality shines. Manicures run from a quick Mini Mani to the Delux, with exfoliation, hand mask and deep hydration. The pedicure menu reads like a drinks list: Mint Matcha with a cooling salt soak and matcha mask, Honey with sea salt and hot stones, Vietnamese Café built on a milk coffee soak and coffee scrub, and the house Ric Lounge Signature with fresh milk soak, seasonal fruit mask and warm massage candle.
Extensions cover acrylic, Gel-X, builder gel and dipping powder, with infills, overlays and a full add-on list — French tips, cateye and chrome, custom designs, repairs and removals, including removal of work done at other salons. Kids aged 11 and under have their own manicure, pedicure and polish menu, making it an easy family stop.
Lash extensions come in classic, hybrid and volume full sets, each with 2–3 week touch-ups to keep them fresh, alongside lash and brow tints and professional lash removal. Waxing runs from brows, lip and chin to full face, arms and legs — with the salon's own advice to avoid sunbathing for 24 hours either side of an appointment.
Ric Lounge is open daily from 9am to 7pm at 116 Riccarton Road, Christchurch. Booking takes a moment online through the salon's booking system, or you can call 03 325 6868. Gift vouchers are available for anyone who'd rather give the retreat than guess at a service. Whether it's a family set of haircuts, a midweek pedicure or the full Royal ritual, the formula is the same: sink in, let go, and leave feeling lighter and beautifully renewed.