LOVEbeauty Matakana is a beauty salon at Matakana Country Park, 1151 Leigh Rd, in Matakana, Rodney, and holds a 5.0 Google rating.
A good beauty salon starts with a proper consultation: a skilled therapist will ask about your skin type, allergies and the products you already use before a facial or wax, because ingredients like retinol can make skin react badly to certain treatments. That honesty is the real test of a salon — a therapist happy to tell you a treatment can wait is one worth returning to. Regulars also rebook on the day, since popular salons, especially in small villages where word travels fast, fill their weekend slots well in advance.
For Matakana locals and visitors to the Country Park, a five-star-rated salon right on Leigh Rd is a genuinely handy find.