Hampson Studio is a modern beauty studio tucked down the laneway at 4/190 High Street in Rangiora, founded by makeup artist Nicole Hampson. With more than a decade of experience in the beauty industry, Nicole set out to create a welcoming space where clients feel confident, cared for and genuinely enjoy their visit — and where a considered selection of beauty services sits under one roof.
The studio offers makeup services for weddings and special occasions, alongside a beauty menu covering eyelash extensions, lash lifts, brows (shaping, tinting and lamination), spray tans and cosmetic teeth whitening. Every service is approached with a focus on enhancing each client's natural features and creating results that feel effortlessly beautiful.
Behind the scenes is a small team of beauty professionals: founder Nicole, known for her refined artistry, attention to detail and timeless, confidence-boosting looks; Millie, a makeup and brow artist who has built a loyal client base over two years at the studio with her bubbly, relaxed manner; and Annika, a senior lash and brow artist with more than six years of industry experience and a meticulous, gentle touch.
Hampson Studio is also home to a training academy, offering a pathway to become a makeup artist as well as 1:1 classic lash, Russian volume and complete brow training. More than just a beauty studio, it's a space built around community, connection and a genuine love for the industry — a place where every client is welcomed, confident and beautifully looked after.
Hampson Studio is the kind of place you feel clever for finding. Tucked down the laneway at 4/190 High Street in Rangiora — just beside ASB — it opens into a modern, welcoming space built around a simple idea: beauty services tailored to you and designed with intention.
The studio was founded by Nicole Hampson, a professional makeup artist with more than a decade of experience in the beauty industry. Her vision was to create a space where clients feel confident, cared for, and genuinely enjoy their experience — a considered selection of beauty services under one roof. What began with one makeup artist's passion has grown into a trusted studio and one of Rangiora's destinations for bespoke beauty, staffed by a team that shares Nicole's eye for detail and commitment to personalised client care.
Nicole leads from the chair and is known for her refined artistry, attention to detail, and timeless, confidence-boosting looks. Alongside her, Millie has spent two years at the studio building a loyal client base as a makeup and brow artist, combining creativity with a keen eye for detail and a famously bubbly personality that puts clients at ease. Annika, the studio's senior lash and brow artist, brings more than six years in the industry and specialises in lash extensions, lash lifts, brow shaping, tinting and brow laminations — delivered with the kind of gentle, meticulous approach that makes an appointment feel like a proper unwind.
Makeup services cover the big moments: weddings and special occasions, with every look built around enhancing natural features rather than covering them. Brides and event clients are asked to enquire by email so the team can plan dates, trials and details properly — a small step that keeps the day itself stress-free.
The beauty menu is just as considered. Eyelash extensions and lash lifts are among the studio's core treatments, tailored to each client's features and goals. Brows are a specialty in their own right — shaped, tinted and laminated to suit the individual. Add spray tans and cosmetic teeth whitening, and it's possible to book one visit and leave with a full pre-event refresh, from lashes to brows to glow.
Hampson Studio is not only a place to be pampered — it is also a training academy. Those wanting a career change can train to become a makeup artist, while existing beauty professionals can grow their skills through 1:1 classic lash training, Russian volume training and complete brow training. For students, learning inside a working studio, surrounded by the team's day-to-day artistry, means education grounded in the reality of client work rather than theory alone.
What the studio repeatedly comes back to is atmosphere. Hampson Studio is built around community, connection and a genuine love for the beauty industry, and every service — from full wedding makeup to a brow tidy — is approached with the same focus: that each client feels welcomed, confident and beautifully looked after. From the moment you walk through the doors, you're met with a warm smile and a wealth of knowledge, which is why so much of the studio's client base has grown through loyalty and word of mouth.
Booking is straightforward. Appointments can be made online through the studio's booking page, while makeup requests — including weddings — go through email. Hours run from 10am across the week, with late nights on Wednesday and Thursday until 7pm for anyone fitting beauty appointments around work. Mondays and Fridays close at 5pm, Tuesdays at 6pm, and Saturdays run a short 10am to 2pm.
For Rangiora locals and anyone visiting North Canterbury, the promise is the one Nicole built the studio on: modern beauty services, delivered with intention by a team that treats every appointment as worth getting right. Follow Hampson Studio on Instagram or TikTok to see recent work — lash sets, brows and bridal looks feature often — and to get a feel for the studio before you book your first visit.