Hairloom Hair Design is a hair salon on Jordan Street in Island Bay, Wellington, holding a 4.6 Google rating, with details at hairloom.co.nz. A good salon visit starts before any scissors come out: a proper consultation covering hair type, how you wear it day to day, and how much styling you will genuinely do at home. Bringing a photo helps, though an experienced stylist will say honestly whether that look suits your hair and your mornings. A stylist who asks questions and remembers the answers is usually the one to go back to. Regulars tend to book trims every five or six weeks to keep a shape holding, and they know a coastal suburb's salt wind and sun are hard on hair, so a cut that behaves wind-blown or tied back earns its keep. For Island Bay locals, a well-rated salon on their own street means a good haircut is never far from home.