Lady Like is a beauty lounge on Dee Street in Invercargill, built on a simple promise: that every guest leaves feeling loved, embraced, and restored. What began as Hannah's Powder Room, a humble at-home treatment room in Winton, has grown into a welcoming space where relaxation and self-care come first. The lounge offers everything from Japanese head spas and glow-restoring facials to lashes, brows, nails, tans, massage, and even teeth whitening and tooth gems.
The team prides itself on listening first. Lash sets are designed to suit your eye shape and lifestyle rather than a one-size-fits-all look, facials are tailored to your skin type using premium products, and pedicures happen in spa chairs with massage features and integrated foot spas. Registered with the New Zealand Cosmetic Teeth Whitening Association and using dentist-approved products, the smile services carry the same care as everything else on the menu.
Beyond individual treatments, Lady Like has become a favourite for special occasions — bridal parties, hens' dos, ladies' groups, fundraisers, and kids' pamper parties — with private bookings and tailored packages available. Whether you are preparing for a big event or simply claiming a well-earned moment for yourself, it is a sanctuary of calm, care, and confidence in the heart of Invercargill.
On Dee Street in Invercargill, behind a sign that reads Loved, Embraced, Restored, sits a beauty lounge that started far more modestly. Lady Like began as Hannah's Powder Room, a small at-home salon in Winton built on one simple passion: making people feel beautiful, valued, and cared for. The loyal community that grew around that little treatment room encouraged its owner to expand, and today the lounge welcomes guests at 228 Dee Street under a new name that reflects what it stands for — treating yourself, knowing your worth, and women supporting women.
That philosophy shows in the three words threaded through everything at Lady Like. Loved, for who you truly are. Embraced, with warmth, grace, and understanding. Restored, in body, mind, and spirit. Beauty here is not about fitting into someone else's idea of how you should look; it is about how you feel, how you are treated, and how you care for yourself.
The Japanese Head Spa is the lounge's signature ritual, and it is easy to see why guests return again and again. Choose from three luxurious options designed to elevate scalp health and melt away tension. A session can include a neck, head and shoulder massage, a rejuvenating scalp scrub, a hydrating hair mask, deep shampoo with steam conditioning, a body scrub, hot stones, fragrant hot towels, and tranquil music — total bliss from start to finish.
Restoration extends beyond the head spa. Bespoke facials are tailored to your skin type using premium products, from age-defying signature treatments to collagen masks and antioxidant-infused clarifying and hydrating facials. Massage therapy offers a choice between Deep Tissue for targeted relief and Relaxation Massage for releasing tension.
Lashes are another point of pride. The team uses unique LED-cured glues that mean faster bonding, fewer fumes, no pigment-related allergies, and longer-lasting sets. Every curl, volume level, thickness, and length is offered, but each set is designed to suit your eye shape and lifestyle — so you never leave with lashes you didn't ask for. Lash lifts and tints round out the menu for those who prefer to work with what they already have.
Nails are treated with equal care. The technicians specialise in Hard Gel, Soft Gel, BIAB, Builder Gel, Gel Polish, and nail art, with a focus on nail health so you leave with strong, healthy nails and a plan for ongoing wellness. Pedicures are an experience in themselves: five spa chairs with massage features and integrated foot spas, and three levels of pampering — Express for quick polish, Mini Retreat for thorough care, or Luxe for extended foot massage and hot towels.
Founder Hannah Hawkins brings a strong background in massage therapy along with advanced expertise in eyelash extensions, nail art, makeup, and dental jewellery. She is joined by fully qualified beauty therapists Monique Strang, Vanessa Pow, and Meaghan Miller — each bringing skills in makeup, nails, lashes, and massage, with clients often remarking that Meaghan's massages are the best they have ever had. At the front desk, Alice Hawkins greets every guest with the friendly, attentive service that sets the tone for the visit.
For something a little different, Lady Like offers professional teeth whitening using dentist-approved, Catalytically Hyper-Photo Activated technology — no sensitivity, no enamel damage — and is registered with the New Zealand Cosmetic Teeth Whitening Association. Semi-permanent tooth gems in crystal, gold, or silver add a genuine sparkle, with nickel and lead-free products certified for safe skin contact.
Spray tanning delivers a sun-kissed glow in classic or all-organic formulas, with expert application for even, streak-free colour. Facial and body waxing keeps everything polished.
The lounge also shines as a gathering place. Bridal parties, hens' dos, ladies' groups, fundraisers, and kids' pamper parties can all be booked privately, with tailored packages that promise laughter, relaxation, and a touch of sparkle. Whether it is your wedding day or simply a Tuesday that needs rescuing, Lady Like is ready to restore you — inside and out.