Cooper Hairdressing is passionate about creating beautiful hair that makes clients feel confident and empowered — and just as passionate about teaching them how to keep it that way. The salon was founded on a vision of friendly yet educational hairdressing, with knowledge shared on every level: colouring expectations and longevity, styling lessons, and the confidence to manage your own haircare journey in between visits.
At the Maraetai salon on 16 Te Pene Road, the skilled stylist team offers tailored precision cutting designs, exceptional foil highlighting and blonde specialist services, all using ammonia-free colour by Kevin Murphy. Texture waves and perming solutions add body and movement, Keratin and Cezanne smoothing treatments (formaldehyde-free) bring sleekness, and curl specialist services cover cutting, care-for-your-curl info sessions and Clever Curl Curly Girl approved retail.
The stylists take pride in their work and are invested in building long-term relationships with every client. Whether you are after a fresh restyle, a regular cut, kids' and men's haircuts, or celebration hair for a ball or wedding, appointments can be booked online or over the phone, Tuesday to Saturday with two late nights.
Cooper Hairdressing began with a clear vision: to offer a friendly yet educational style of hairdressing, where beautiful hair comes with the know-how to keep it that way. From the salon at 16 Te Pene Road in Maraetai, the team is passionate about creating hair that makes clients feel confident and empowered — and just as passionate about making sure that feeling lasts long after you leave the chair.
Every visit is built around tailored precision cutting designs, exceptional foil highlighting and specialist blonde services, all coloured with ammonia-free colour by Kevin Murphy. The stylists take pride in their work and are invested in building long-term relationships, so your third or thirtieth visit feels as considered as your first.
What sets Cooper Hairdressing apart is how much the team shares. Knowledge is passed on at every level — what to expect from your colour and how long it will hold, styling lessons, and how to care for your hair between appointments. The aim is simple: to give you genuine confidence in your own haircare journey in between visits.
New clients, restyle clients or anyone in need of fresh ideas can add a complimentary consult to the start of any online booking. It is a relaxed opportunity to share photos and talk through face shapes, style and product ideas before any scissors come out. And if online booking feels daunting, the salon welcomes a phone call instead — they will happily do the work for you, answer any questions and secure your pamper time to suit.
Highlighting is a genuine strength here. Foil work ranges from top foils for face-framing brightness through to half head and full head foils, with toning available afterwards to refine the result. Whether you are lifting roots or going roots to ends, the colour work uses Kevin Murphy's gentle ammonia-free range.
Curls are in expert hands too. The salon offers curl specialist cutting, care-for-your-curl info sessions and Clever Curl Curly Girl approved retail to take home. If it is smoothness you are after, Keratin and Cezanne smoothing treatments — completely formaldehyde-free — can be done over the whole head or just the top section and crown. For body and movement, texture waves and perming solutions add lasting bounce, while permanent straightening and fringe straightening cover the other end of the spectrum.
The everyday menu is just as thorough. Ladies cuts finish with a blowave, restyle appointments run for an hour or more, and there are dedicated male cuts, kids cuts and long-term senior appointments. Blowaves come plain or finished with hot tools, and quick dry-offs are on the list for in-between touch-ups.
Special occasions are covered by celebration hair: ball-ready blow drys in curls or a sleek straight finish, styled ball hair-ups and wedding hair, with travel to your venue arranged on request. In between, protein and moisture treatments with a relaxing scalp massage keep hair in top condition.
Cooper Hairdressing Maraetai opens Tuesday to Saturday, with two late nights through the week. Appointments can be booked online at any time or arranged by phone, and gift vouchers are available for anyone who would rather let a loved one choose. A couple of practical notes: extra charges can apply for thick or long hair and extra product, and texture, smoothing and colour bookings should have a cut, blow wave or dry-off added to the same booking if you want the full finish. Book in, bring your inspiration photos, and leave with hair you know how to look after.