Hair CoLAB Salon is a Pukekohe hair salon on King Street, staffed by a team of highly skilled, knowledgeable and creative stylists with a keen eye for detail and an on-trend approach. The salon is a New Zealand certified salon for Great Lengths hair extensions and keratin bond application, and its service menu covers balayage, blonde and foil work, global colour and retouching, KM glossing, toners, precision cutting for women, men and teens, keratin treatments and wedding hair.
Consultation comes first. The team's philosophy is to understand your hair before creating anything — analysing hair and facial characteristics, style aspirations, challenges and lifestyle commitments, then using technical expertise and an understanding of shape, tone and texture to design a style that works day to day. Complimentary, no-obligation consultations are available, and technical bookings are secured with a deposit, refundable with 48 hours' notice.
Beyond the chair, guests can join the Luxe Loyalty rewards programme, buy e-gift cards, and order products through the salon's online store, with PayPal and Afterpay accepted both online and in-store. Hours run Tuesday to Saturday, with appointments outside those times possible by prior arrangement with your stylist.
On King Street in Pukekohe, Hair CoLAB Salon has made its name with a simple promise: beautiful, wearable hair that starts with genuinely understanding yours. The team describes itself as highly skilled, knowledgeable and creative, with a keen eye for detail and a watch on what's on trend — and the service list backs that up, spanning precision cutting, balayage and blonde work, keratin treatments, foils and wedding hair. The salon is also a New Zealand certified salon for Great Lengths hair extensions and keratin bond application, which sets it apart for guests wanting to add length or volume without compromising the hair they already have.
Before any scissors or colour come out, the team takes time to analyse your hair and facial characteristics, your style aspirations, your challenges and your lifestyle commitments. Only then do they bring their technical expertise and creativity — their understanding of shape, tone and texture — to design a style that delivers the best overall hair outcome. It is a consultative approach, and it's why the salon offers complimentary, no-obligation consultations for anyone who wants to talk through their hair requirements, options and pricing first.
The people doing that work are a compact, experienced crew: Stacey, the director and an advanced stylist; Anne and Belinda, both senior stylists; and Emma, the extensions specialist and receptionist. Guests can book directly with the stylist of their choice online.
Hair CoLAB's flagship speciality is Great Lengths keratin bond extensions. These natural keratin bonds attach delicately to your own hair and expand and contract with water, so they never pinch or cause breakage. The hair itself is 100% ethical, traceable human Remy hair — chemical-free, never bleached or damaged, hand-crafted in Italy and eco-friendly — with more than 100 colours to choose from, so the match to your own shade is seamless.
Application takes anywhere from one to four hours depending on how many strands are applied, and the results last roughly three to six months, with a maximum purchased length of 60cm. Extensions aren't only for length, either: many guests book what the salon calls a "filler application" purely for volume.
The colour menu is broad. Alongside balayage and blonde work there is global colour and retouching, partial highlights of ten to fifteen foils, half-head, three-quarter-head and full-head highlights — each available alone or combined with colour — plus KM glossing and toners to refine the finish. Cutting covers women and men, clipper work, teen cuts for ages 12 to 17 and fringe trims, with major restyles quoted at consultation.
Between appointments, the treatment menu keeps hair in condition: deep conditioning, the K18 leave-in biometric molecular repair treatment (standalone or added to a colour service), and keratin smoothing in classic form lasting up to five months, an express version lasting up to eight weeks, or an instant treatment for around five weeks. The stylists are candid about aftercare too — colour longevity depends on how you treat your hair afterwards, and results can't be guaranteed if unsuitable products are used or you swim regularly.
The salon is open Tuesday to Saturday, closed Mondays and Sundays, though appointments outside those hours can be arranged with your stylist by prior arrangement. Technical bookings require a $50 deposit, refunded if you cancel at least 48 hours ahead or carried over if you reschedule. Payments can be made with PayPal or Afterpay, both online and in-store, and the Luxe Loyalty rewards programme, e-gift cards and an online product store make it easy to keep up your routine between visits. Event hair is on the menu for occasions, with wedding hair arranged by consultation.
Whether you're after a fresh precision cut, a serious blonde transformation, keratin-smoothed hair or extensions matched perfectly to your own colour, Hair CoLAB's blend of technical training and genuine consultation makes it a standout on Pukekohe's King Street.