Beauty and the Barbers in Marewa is a hair and beauty salon on Kennedy Road, part of a small New Zealand group with sister salons in Taradale and Waipukurau. The Marewa team offers a comprehensive range of services for men and women — stylish haircuts, precise fades and advanced colouring with quality Wella products, alongside eyebrow threading, tinting, henna brows and brow lamination, personalised facials, comprehensive waxing, and manicure and pedicure services.
The salon places a strong emphasis on hygiene, aiming for a clean, calm space where clients can genuinely relax, and on convenience, with walk-in services that fit around busy schedules and doors open seven days a week.
Clients describe a warm energy and thorough consultations, with stylists who listen — whether it's a child's first fresh style or a long layered cut — and many make the most of combining hair and beauty treatments in one visit.
On Kennedy Road in Napier's Marewa suburb, Beauty and the Barbers runs a neighbourhood salon built on a simple idea: you shouldn't have to choose between a great haircut and great beauty care. It is one of three Beauty and the Barbers locations — the others sit in Taradale and Waipukurau — and the Marewa branch follows the group's formula of hair and beauty services for men and women under one roof, delivered by a team that trains with industry leaders to keep its techniques current.
The range is genuinely comprehensive. Stylists and colourists handle everything from classic trims and precise fades to bold colour work using quality Wella products, while beauty technicians look after eyebrow threading, facials, waxing and nails. For clients, that means a haircut and threaded brows can happen in a single visit — a combination reviewers repeatedly flag as a real time-saver.
On the hair side, the team specialises in trendy cuts, precise fades and advanced colouring with Wella products — whether you're after a subtle refresh or something bolder. Client reviews of the group consistently highlight the consultations: one regular praised a stylist who actually listened, factoring in her hair type and how she preferred to wear it, calling the result the best cut she'd had in a decade. Parents describe bringing the kids in for fresh styles and watching them leave absolutely beaming, with quick cuts that still felt thorough and pampered.
Eyebrows get particular attention here. Threading is the signature — prized for precise, clean-lined shaping that's gentle on the skin, whether you want a bold brow or a subtle arch — and results typically last two to four weeks depending on your hair growth. It's backed up by complementary treatments: tinting for fullness and definition, henna brows for a nourishing, longer-lasting natural tint, and brow lamination, which sets the hairs for a fuller, more polished shape.
Facial treatments are personalised, with a Deep Cleanse Facial to lift impurities and restore glow, and a Deluxe Facial for intensive hydration. Waxing runs from lip and chin and full face through underarms, bikini and Brazilian, to full leg and half leg options — all with gentle, quality products and sessions tailored to your skin type. Hands and feet are covered too, from basic manicures and pedicures to more indulgent spa treatments.
One of the salon's real drawcards is convenience. Walk-ins are welcome when there's room, which suits busy schedules and spontaneous trims, though booking ahead is recommended — especially for nail services and at peak times. The Marewa salon is open seven days: 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.00pm on Saturdays, and 8.30am to 3.00pm on Sundays.
Hygiene is treated as a point of pride, with the team emphasising a clean, safe environment so clients can simply relax. Regulars also mention the energy of the place — reviews speak warmly of owner Rammi and a welcoming atmosphere, with feature wallpaper giving the space a bit of character beyond the usual salon fit-out.
Whether you need a quick fade, a full colour transformation, perfectly shaped brows or smooth skin for an occasion, the Marewa team's pitch is that you can do it all in one chair-side visit — and leave feeling genuinely looked after. Call 022 429 9865 or drop in on Kennedy Road to book.