Aboki Hairdressers has spent more than 30 years perfecting what it calls 'the home of transformative hair'. A long-standing, family-run salon located right in the heart of Nelson on Buxton Square, Aboki blends experience, creativity and genuine care into an appointment experience that feels personal, welcoming and thoughtfully considered.
The salon's approach centres on beautiful hair that feels effortless, modern and entirely your own. Whether you're after precision cutting, lived-in colour, blonding, expert work with curls, smoothing treatments or restorative rituals, every appointment is tailored to you by a close-knit team of stylists.
Aboki is known for relaxed luxury and honest advice — hair that works beautifully in everyday life, not just on the day you leave the salon. Alongside its in-salon services, the team carefully selects professional product ranges and shares guidance so you can keep your hair looking and feeling confident long after your visit.
Beyond the chair, there's plenty more to explore: Club Aboki rewards you each time you visit, curated packages combine the salon's most-loved services into seamless appointments, and dedicated pages for curly girls and brides-to-be show just how specialised the offering has become. Whether you're visiting for a subtle refresh or a complete transformation, the team looks forward to welcoming you into the space.
On Buxton Square, in the heart of Nelson city, sits a salon that has been quietly shaping the city's hair for more than 30 years. Aboki Hairdressers is a long-standing, family-run business with a simple philosophy: beautiful hair should feel effortless, modern and entirely your own.
It's an approach that has earned the salon its tagline — the home of transformative hair — and a loyal following that keeps coming back for relaxed luxury, honest advice and results that work in everyday life.
Walk into Aboki and you're stepping into a space built around personal, welcoming service. Every appointment is tailored to the individual by a close-knit team of stylists, so whether you're booking a subtle refresh or a complete transformation, the experience is shaped around your hair and your goals.
That care extends beyond the appointment itself. The salon carefully selects its professional product ranges so clients can maintain their look at home, and the team shares honest guidance to help you feel confident about your hair long after you've left the chair.
Aboki's service menu covers the full spectrum of modern salon work. Precision cutting is a cornerstone — haircuts built for how you actually live, not just how you look on the day.
Colour is equally central. The salon specialises in lived-in colour that grows out gracefully, alongside blonding work including full foils finished with toner and a blow-dry. Texture gets dedicated attention too, with services for curls as well as smoothing treatments for hair that needs a calmer, more manageable feel. Restorative rituals round out the menu for anyone whose hair needs repairing and revitalising.
For those planning something bigger, curated packages combine the salon's most-loved services into seamless visits — from effortless colour refreshes to full transformation sessions — designed to simplify your booking experience.
Aboki has built out a whole ecosystem around its salon experience. Club Aboki is a rewards programme that lets regulars earn rewards each time they visit. Curly girls have their own dedicated focus, and brides-to-be can plan their wedding hair through the salon's Bride 2 Be service.
There's even a blog, the Hair Bible, where the team shares hair knowledge and advice, plus an online shop stocked with the salon's selected professional products.
You'll find the salon at 68-69 Buxton Square in Nelson City, with booking available online or by phone on 03-546-8680. Whether you're a Nelson local due for a refresh or visiting the region and looking for a trusted pair of hands, three decades of family-run experience is a reassuring place to start.
From precision cuts to transformative colour, Aboki's promise stays the same: hair that feels like yours, only better — and a warm, considered experience from the moment you book until long after you walk out the door.