Ember & Ash Hairdressing is a locally owned salon on Whyte Street in Foxton, in the Horowhenua. Rebecca and Chris purchased the business in February 2021 and rebranded it as Ember & Ash, expanding the offering to include professional hair cutting, colouring, specialist curly hair services and a curated range of home haircare products.
Rebecca, the owner and senior stylist, brings more than 27 years of experience in cutting and colouring, along with advanced masterclass training in curly hair cutting, styling, hydration and curl-specific care. Chris is a fully qualified barber, offering barbering, hot towel shaves and a selection of limited hairdressing services backed by the salon's senior expertise.
Alongside the chairs, the salon doubles as a shop: it stocks Clever Curl and Keune professional haircare ranges for all hair types, sells its best sellers online — including Curl Wonderfoam and a curl-focused treatments range — and offers home fragrances such as candles and room sprays. Customers regularly mention the friendly, fun team, stylists who genuinely listen, and affordable cut prices.
On Whyte Street in the Horowhenua town of Foxton, Ember & Ash Hairdressing has become one of those salons customers describe with words like friendly, fun and 'they actually listen'. Locally owned by Rebecca and Chris, it blends professional hairdressing — cutting, colouring and a genuine speciality in curls — with a curated retail space full of haircare and home fragrance.
Rebecca and Chris originally hail from Wellington. They relocated to the Horowhenua in 2012 and now live locally with their two children, two cats and two dogs. In February 2021 they purchased the salon and rebranded it as Ember & Ash, expanding the service offering to include professional hair cutting, colouring, specialist curly hair services and a curated range of home haircare products.
Rebecca leads the styling side of the house. A qualified hairdresser with more than 27 years of experience in cutting and colouring, she has completed advanced masterclass training in curly hair cutting, styling, hydration and curl-specific care. That training underpins the salon's specialist curly services, and new curly clients get their own dedicated booking pathway so a first appointment can be done properly rather than rushed.
Chris is a fully qualified barber. Alongside a selection of limited hairdressing services — supported by the salon's senior expertise to keep quality high — he offers classic barbering. Reviewers single out 'The Bearded Barber' for listening to what clients want and checking how the cut feels as it progresses, and his hot towel shaves come with a reputation as a genuine bit of pampering.
The retail shelves are a big part of the Ember & Ash experience. The salon stocks Clever Curl and Keune professional haircare ranges to support all hair types, including curls, and the online shop is organised into curly hair care, shampoo, conditioner, colour masks, styling, treatments, package deals, men's grooming, and hair tools and accessories.
Among the best sellers is Curl Wonderfoam, while the treatments range includes a leave-in Curl Cream, a Curl Treatment, a Blonde Curl Treatment and a litre-size Rich Conditioner for at-home care. Orders leave in compostable gosweetspot courier bags — a detail customers have noticed and appreciated.
There is also a home fragrances line of candles and room sprays, complete with the salon's own guide on how to burn a candle properly. It makes an easy add-on to an appointment or a gift sorted in one stop. The website also flags sales on selected products from time to time, so it is worth checking back or subscribing to the newsletter if you want first pick of package deals.
Customer feedback paints a consistent picture: a welcoming space where you can walk in and be yourself, stylists who listen to what you want, and clean, timely work. One reviewer who hadn't had a haircut in ten years left with new confidence and a new regular salon; another praised affordable cut prices and the straightforward Facebook booking tool.
Bookings for the Foxton salon can be made online, or you can call 06 363 8190, and the team shares updates through its newsletter and social channels from Instagram and Facebook to TikTok and YouTube. The online store accepts the usual cards and wallets — Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Shop Pay and Union Pay.
Whether you are after a straightforward cut, a colour refresh, a proper curly-hair appointment with someone trained specifically for it, or a barber's hot towel shave, Ember & Ash packs a lot of care into its corner of Foxton — plus a candle for the ride home.