Studio V Beauty is a boutique salon on Jackson Street, in the heart of Petone, Lower Hutt, offering a wide range of treatments under one roof: nails, eyelash extensions, facials, hair removal, tinting, tanning and semi-permanent cosmetic tattooing. The team's stated promise is skill and artistry devoted to your beauty, with your health and safety in mind — backed by professionally trained and certified beauticians, strong hygiene and infection control, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee on the services, products and advice they provide.
Nails are the studio's calling card. The team specialises in nail art and design and says it loves your natural nails and their health, with a menu spanning dip powder, gel polish, normal polish, acrylic nails, Apres Gel-X soft-gel extensions and BIAB, plus manicures and pedicures. Lash services run from classic sets through Russian volume and mega volume.
Beauty treatments are thoughtfully chosen: Pure Fiji facials in 30, 60 or 90 minutes, planet-friendly Pharo Sugar for hair removal instead of hot wax, hand-applied Radiessence tanning mousse for streak-free results, and powder brows, eyeliner and Magic Lips cosmetic tattooing. AfterPay and gift vouchers make visits and gifting easy, and clients consistently praise the relaxing atmosphere and attentive, personalised service.
On Jackson Street — the main shopping strip that runs through Petone — Studio V Beauty has built its name the quiet way: one set of nails, one lash fill, one facial at a time. Google reviewers keep reaching for the same words. Relaxing. Lovely. 'I never go anywhere else,' writes one regular. Another was struck by what she *didn't* find on her first visit: instead of walking in to 'a ridiculous amount of chairs and people', Deborah discovered something far calmer.
The salon bills itself as being in the heart of Petone, and it treats that position seriously: a wide range of treatments under one roof, a comfortable environment, and hygiene and infection control given the same weight as the results. Its stated promise is 'our skill and artistry, devoted to your beauty — your health and safety in mind', backed by professionally trained and certified beauticians and a 100% satisfaction guarantee on the services, products and advice provided.
Ask Studio V what it specialises in and the answer comes straight back: nail art and design — 'nails beyond your wildest dreams' — with a genuine fondness for natural nails and their health. The nail menu runs from dip powder, gel polish and classic normal polish through to acrylic nails, the Apres Gel-X soft-gel tip system and BIAB, the builder gel clients use to grow out strong natural nails. Manicures and pedicures round out the list, with a dedicated pedicure area for the slower moments.
The salon's Instagram feed works as a live portfolio of the finished work — dips, gels, acrylics and BIAB sets photographed in close-up alongside the lash sets — so you can point at exactly the look you want before your appointment. And the transformations can be personal as much as cosmetic: reviewer Nikki credits the team, and Bridget in particular, with helping her overcome years of nail biting by taking the time to understand what she actually wanted.
Lash extensions come in four styles: classic (one extension per natural lash), Russian volume, a mixed set blending the two, and mega volume for maximum fullness. The gallery shows the full spectrum, from everyday natural sets to dense Russian volume fans.
The wider beauty menu covers facials, hair removal, tinting, tanning and semi-permanent cosmetic tattoo. Facials use Pure Fiji products and are booked in 30, 60 or 90-minute sessions — the longer your booking, the more gets layered in, from hot towels to hand and/or foot massage and scalp massage depending on the time. For hair removal, the team has swapped hot wax for Pharo Sugar, a planet-friendly sugar gel they describe as gentler and kinder: 'once you've changed from hot wax to sugar you'll wonder why you hadn't tried sugar earlier.' Tanning is done entirely by hand rather than by spray gun — Radiessence chocolate-brown mousse worked in with a tanning towel for a beautifully blended, streak-free finish, with no unsightly orange in sight. Cosmetic tattooing completes the menu with powder brows, eyeliner and Magic Lips.
Studio V opens Monday to Wednesday from 9am to 6pm, stays late until 7pm on Thursdays and Fridays, runs 9am to 6pm on Saturdays, and opens 10am to 5.30pm on Sundays — a seven-day week that makes fitting in self-care straightforward. Bookings are made through the salon's Fresha page, and the team makes itself available by phone, email or live chat for any questions.
Payment is flexible too: AfterPay is accepted across everything — treatments, products and vouchers — splitting the cost into four interest-free instalments. Gift vouchers can be bought for anyone on your list who'd rather choose their own treat, and current promotions are posted on the salon's website for those who like a deal with their pampering. It's a formula that suits Petone's pace: duck in for a set between errands on Jackson Street, or settle in for a 90-minute facial when you have the whole afternoon.