Cher,'Al Beauty Clinic is a beauty salon at 639 Springs Road in Prebbleton, Selwyn, a township just south-west of Christchurch, and it holds a 5.0 Google rating. A good beauty salon shows itself in how it listens: the better therapists ask about skin type, allergies and home routines before starting, and patch-test newcomers before waxing or lash and brow tinting. Skin treatments also reward consistency, so many people keep a monthly or six-weekly appointment rather than saving visits for special occasions. In a smaller township the practical lesson is to book ahead, because a single salon's diary can fill quickly when the next one is a drive away. For Prebbleton locals, a salon on Springs Road means that kind of routine no longer requires a drive into Christchurch.