Hair By Amber

About Hair By Amber

Hair By Amber is an established hair salon and boutique professional haircare destination owned and operated by stylist Amber. With a strong family heritage in hairdressing beginning with her grandmother and foundational training completed through Rodney Wayne, Amber brings dedicated technical skill, creativity, and personal care to every appointment.

While offering a complete spectrum of hair styling and colouring services, Amber is specifically regarded as a specialist in blondes and balayage. Alongside in-salon styling and restorative treatments, Hair By Amber supplies an extensive range of salon-quality, genuine haircare brands—including L'Oréal Professionnel, Milk Shake, Color WOW, Matrix, Biolage, and Olaplex—ensuring clients can maintain hair health, tone, and condition at home.

Hair By Amber: Precision Blondes, Balayage, and Professional Haircare

Hair By Amber provides high-standard hairdressing, colouring, and professional salon care guided by a deep personal passion for the craft. For owner and stylist Amber, hairdressing is a generational tradition: growing up around salons and inspired by her grandmother, Amber entered the trade at age seventeen, completing formal training with Rodney Wayne. That background forms the bedrock of an approach grounded in genuine technical mastery, careful consultation, and client comfort.

From the moment clients arrive, appointments are designed to feel relaxed and attentive. Rather than rushing through routine services, Amber prioritises understanding each individual's hair history, everyday styling habits, and aesthetic goals. Every wash, cut, and colour includes thoughtful touches—from relaxing basin massages to hand-selected treatments—aimed at leaving hair looking polished and feeling completely refreshed.

Dedicated Blonde and Balayage Craftsmanship

While Amber provides a complete array of salon styling and colour work, she is widely recognised as a blonde and balayage specialist. Achieving clean, natural-looking blonde tones requires both technical precision and respect for the underlying health of the hair fibre. Amber focuses on tailored lightening, subtle multi-dimensional blending, and bespoke tonal correction, ensuring each colour result looks radiant while retaining its natural integrity.

Whether clients are seeking seamless sun-kissed balayage, subtle face-framing highlights, or bold all-over platinum blondes, services are customised to complement individual skin tones and lifestyle maintenance preferences. Every step of the chemical process is balanced with protective measures to minimise breakage and maintain shine.

Salon-Quality Home Care and Professional Formulations

Recognising that hair health depends just as much on home maintenance as in-salon technique, Hair By Amber curates leading professional hair care lines. Clients have access to renowned formulations from brands such as L'Oréal Professionnel, Milk Shake, Matrix, Biolage, Color WOW, and Olaplex.

Among the salon favourites are advanced ranges like L'Oréal Série Expert Metal Detox—designed to neutralise mineral deposits that compromise colour outcomes—and Milk Shake's popular Silver Shine and Icy Blonde toning shampoos and Whipped Cream leave-in foams. By pairing customised salon colour services with targeted home routines, clients can maintain vibrant tone, manageable texture, and optimal hair strength between visits.

Signature items

• Blonde & Balayage Colouring
• L'Oréal Metal Detox Range
• Milk Shake Silver Shine & Icy Blonde
• Color WOW Dream Coat
• Milk Shake Whipped Cream

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Touch-Up & Maintenance

• L'Oréal Professional Touch Up Root Concealer - Brown — Instant root touch-up formula blending seamlessly with brown hair.
• L'Oréal Professional Touch Up Spray - Light Brown — Targeted root spray for concealing regrowth between appointments.
• L'Oréal Professional Touch Up Root Concealer - Dark Blonde — Quick-application concealer matching darker blonde hair tones.

Hair Treatments & Cleansing

• L'Oréal Professional Metal Detox Shampoo — Cleansing shampoo formulated to detoxify hair and protect against metal particle deposits.
• L'Oréal Série Expert Metal Detox Anti-Deposit Protector Mask — Protecting salon mask designed to nourish hair and prevent particle deposits.
• L'Oréal Metal Detox Leave-In Cream — Daily leave-in cream providing nourishment and ongoing protection for colour-treated hair.
• L'Oréal Professionnel Serie Expert Metal Detox Oil — Concentrated daily hair oil for daily nourishment and shine.
• Milk Shake Icy Blonde Shampoo — Specialised pigmented shampoo designed for cool-toned and icy blonde hair.
• Milk Shake Silver Shine Shampoo — Neutralising shampoo formulated for silver, grey, and cool blonde tones.
• Milk Shake Integrity Nourishing Shampoo — Deeply nourishing shampoo suitable for restoring damaged or dry hair.
• Milk Shake Integrity Nourishing Conditioner — Restorative conditioning formula for enriched moisture and softness.
• Milk Shake Whipped Cream — Leave-in conditioning foam providing lightweight moisture and softness.
• Milk Shake Silver Shine Whipped Cream — Conditioning whipped foam enriched with cool toning pigments.
• L'Oréal Série Expert Vitamino Color Masque — Targeted masque to protect hair radiance and colour longevity.
• L'Oréal Série Expert Absolut Repair Masque — Intensive repairing hair treatment masque for damaged hair.
• L'Oréal Série Expert Pro Longer Shampoo — Shampoo formulated for maintaining length and strengthening ends.
• L'Oréal Series Expert Absolute Repair Shampoo — Restorative cleansing formula targeting damaged hair fibres.
• L'Oréal Series Expert Absolute Repair Conditioner — Smoothing conditioner formulated to replenish damaged strands.
• Color WOW Dream Coat — Waterproofing anti-frizz styling spray delivering glassy shine and humidity protection.

Styling & Colouring Services

• Blonde & Balayage Services — Specialist blonde colour work, lightening, blending, and balayage techniques.
• Hair Colouring — Full-spectrum hair colouring services tailored to personal style.
• Hair Styling — Professional cutting, styling, and finishing services.

Frequently asked questions

What services does Amber specialise in?

Amber is considered a blonde and balayage specialist, alongside offering a full range of haircutting, styling, and colour services.

Which professional hair brands are available through Hair By Amber?

Hair By Amber carries genuine salon products from L'Oreal Professionnel, Milk Shake, Color WOW, Matrix, Biolage, and Olaplex.

How can I make an appointment?

Appointments can be booked online through the salon's Timely booking platform linked directly on the website.

Does Hair By Amber ship haircare products across New Zealand?

Yes, haircare products can be ordered online with free delivery across New Zealand on orders of $99 or more.

What payment methods are accepted online?

Online orders can be paid for using Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Shop Pay, Union Pay, and Zip.

Tips

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