Owner-operator Jen Smart (she/her), a stylist with 15 years of experience, works with you one on one throughout your appointment.

Is the studio LGBTQIA+ friendly?

Yes — Pink Soul Studio is explicitly a safe space for LGBTQIA+ clients, built so you feel heard, safe and comfortable.

What products do you use and stock?

Evo, Color WOW, Amika, Lakme and DesignMe — vegan, gluten free, and sulfate and paraben free.

How do I book a colour service?

Email bookings.pinksoulstudio@gmail.com for colour enquiries. Online booking covers consultations, haircuts, treatments, head massage, BKT smoothing and styling.

Can I book a consultation?

Yes — a 15-minute online booking to talk over your hair dreams and pricing (please don't book after 5pm). The fee comes off any service you have or can go towards product.

What is the cancellation policy?

Cancellations within 24 hours incur 35% of the booking total, and no-shows are charged 100%, as last-minute gaps can't be refilled.

Pink Soul Studio

hair salon — St Clair · Dunedin

About Pink Soul Studio

Pink Soul Studio is a small boutique hair salon inside the Nude Skin and Beauty building at 236 Forbury Road, St Clair — what owner Jen Smart calls your unordinary hair experience in Dunedin. With fifteen years behind the chair, Jen works one on one with every client from consult through to the final style, in a calm space built for chilling rather than the constant noise of a busy salon.

While your colour or treatment processes, you can unwind in a comfortable lounge with plenty of drink options, and the studio is a proud safe space for LGBTQIA+ clients. Services span all modern colour with a strength in blondes, creative and alternative cutting and colouring, protein and moisture treatments, BKT Nanoplasty smoothing, certified Great Length keratin bond extensions, and bridal and event styling — plus head massages Jen reckons are the best in Dunedin.

The shelf stocks only what performs: Evo, Color WOW, Amika, Lakme and DesignMe, all vegan, gluten free and free of sulfates and parabens. Online booking covers consultations, haircuts, treatments, head massage, BKT smoothing and styling, and colour enquiries are welcome by email.

Pink Soul Studio: Boutique One-on-One Hair Salon in St Clair, Dunedin

Tucked inside the Nude Skin and Beauty building at 236 Forbury Road in St Clair, Pink Soul Studio offers Dunedin what its owner calls an unordinary hair experience. It's a small boutique salon run by Jen Smart, a stylist with fifteen years in the industry, and everything about it is designed around one-on-one attention rather than the hum of a busy floor.

Book an appointment and Jen is who you get — the same face and hands from the first consult to the final style. While colour or a treatment processes, you're welcome to sink into a comfortable lounge, and there are plenty of drink options on hand. The idea is to give you time and space to chill without the constant noise of a big salon, so you always leave feeling brand new — and, in Jen's words, able to shine your light even brighter to the world.

A safe space, and a quiet option

Pink Soul Studio is a proudly safe space for LGBTQIA+ clients, and feeling heard, safe and comfortable is treated as essential rather than a bonus. That thoughtfulness carries through to the service list, which includes Silent Haircuts — a quieter appointment where the only chat needed is about the outcome you want and a final check-in that you're happy. It's a genuinely considered option for introverts, neurodivergent clients, or anyone who simply wants to switch off for an hour.

What the studio is known for

Jen's expertise covers all modern colour — with blondes a particular strength — plus creative, alternative cutting and colouring for clients who want something outside the mainstream. The treatment menu leans indulgent: protein and moisture treatments, BKT Nanoplasty smoothing, and wash-and-massage packages running from thirty minutes to a full hour, each built around what Jen bills as the best head massage in Dunedin and often finished with a hot towel.

There's also certified Great Length keratin bond extensions for length and volume, and bridal and event styling — including a before-8am start option for wedding mornings. And when you're after a dramatic new look, the Transformation Haircut is the booking to make: a comprehensive consult, wash, head massage and style for a big change in shape or length.

Products that perform

The studio proudly uses and stocks Evo, Color WOW, Amika, Lakme and DesignMe. The common thread: vegan, gluten free, sulfate and paraben free — nothing unnecessary, just products that perform.

Booking and the small print

Online booking covers consultations, haircuts, treatments, head massage, BKT smoothing and styling. For colour enquiries, Jen asks that you email the studio directly so she can talk through your hair dreams and give an idea of pricing. A fifteen-minute consultation is also bookable online (just not after 5pm), and its cost comes off any service you have afterwards or can be put towards product.

A few things worth knowing before you visit: fringe trims are complimentary within six weeks of your original haircut, and cancellation fees apply — 35% of the booking total within 24 hours, and the full amount for a no-show, since a last-minute gap can't be refilled. The studio opens Tuesday through Saturday, with late nights on Tuesday and Thursday, and is closed Sunday and Monday.

Whether you're after a quiet barber cut, a full blonde transformation, a soothing head massage or wedding-day hair that starts before the sun, Pink Soul Studio offers something genuinely rare: a salon hour that's entirely, unhurriedly yours.

Signature items

Silent Haircut
Head Massage
Transformation Haircut
Blonde & Creative Colour
Great Length Extensions
BKT Nanoplasty

Cutie under 5 — Child's haircut for under-5s.
Kiddo 5-12 — Child's haircut aged 5-12; shampoo available for an extra charge.
Cut and Style — Wash and head massage included; a tidy or slight reshape, dried and styled.
Barber Cut — Barber-style clipper or basic scissor cut with a hair wash.
Express Barber Cut — Quick clipper-and-scissor cut with no hair wash.
Transformation Haircut — A big change in shape or length with a full consult, wash, head massage and style.
Silent Haircut — A quieter appointment — chat only about your desired outcome and a final check-in.
Silent Haircut - Transformation — The quiet experience for a big change in shape or length.
Silent Haircut - Barber Cut — A quieter barber-style cut with scissors and clippers or a basic scissor cut.
Fringe Trim (within 6 weeks) — Complimentary quick fringe trim within six weeks of your original haircut.
Fringe Trim (6 weeks +) — A quick fringe trim when it has been more than six weeks since your haircut.
Undercut Creative — A trim of your undercut with creative design.

Consultations

Consultation — A 15-minute chat with Jen about your hair goals and pricing; fee credited to a service or product.

Gloss & Toner

Gloss/Toner Short with Express Dry — Removes brass or adds tone for hair no longer than below the ears.
Gloss/Toner Medium with Express Dry — Tone refresh for hair from below the ears to the shoulders.
Gloss/Toner Long with Express Dry — Tone service for hair below the shoulders; extra charge for extra length.

Wash, Massage & Treatment

30 min wash + massage - leave wet — Express wash and tension-relieving head massage, then head home cozy.
30 min wash + massage - express dry — Wash, relaxing head massage and a quick dry to finish.
45 min wash + massage + treatment - leave wet — Adds a personalised treatment with a hot towel finish; leave wet.
45 min wash + massage + treatment - express dry — Personalised treatment, hot towel finish and an express dry.
1 hr wash + massage + treatment - dry & style — The most indulgent option, finished dried and styled to your preference (no updos).
Extra 10 Min Massage — Add ten extra minutes of head massage to any service.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Pink Soul Studio located?: Inside the Nude Skin and Beauty building at 236 Forbury Road, St Clair, Dunedin.
Who will do my hair?: Owner-operator Jen Smart (she/her), a stylist with 15 years of experience, works with you one on one throughout your appointment.
Is the studio LGBTQIA+ friendly?: Yes — Pink Soul Studio is explicitly a safe space for LGBTQIA+ clients, built so you feel heard, safe and comfortable.
What products do you use and stock?: Evo, Color WOW, Amika, Lakme and DesignMe — vegan, gluten free, and sulfate and paraben free.
How do I book a colour service?: Email bookings.pinksoulstudio@gmail.com for colour enquiries. Online booking covers consultations, haircuts, treatments, head massage, BKT smoothing and styling.
Can I book a consultation?: Yes — a 15-minute online booking to talk over your hair dreams and pricing (please don't book after 5pm). The fee comes off any service you have or can go towards product.
What is the cancellation policy?: Cancellations within 24 hours incur 35% of the booking total, and no-shows are charged 100%, as last-minute gaps can't be refilled.

Tips

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