Pure Opulence Day Spa is a luxury day salon on Sundial Square in Richmond, near Nelson, offering beauty, massage and advanced skin treatments delivered by internationally qualified beauty therapists. The salon sits just off the main road, close to Richmond's town centre and the mall, with large car parks all around it. The team's promise is simple: relax, look good, feel great.
The treatment menu is extensive. On the beauty side there are eyebrow and eyelash services including henna brows, men's and women's waxing, makeup artistry for weddings and special occasions, manicures, acrylic nail extensions and pedicures, plus spray tans. For de-stressing, qualified masseuses offer massage therapy along with indulgent spa treatments and packages, while the advanced skin menu covers facials, skin peels, dermaplaning, red vein removal and electrolysis. Gift vouchers are available for any of it.
Professional standards matter here. The team is committed to ongoing postgraduate education, the salon is a member of the NZ Beauty Professional Association and staff are Barbicide Certified, with bead sterilisers, a UV steriliser cabinet and liquid sterilisers used on tools and equipment. Product brands are personally tried and tested by the therapists, including Sothys, Lola Lee, RBP and Basalaj Beauty. Appointments can be booked online or by phone, with evening openings until 8pm Tuesday to Thursday for after-work visits.
Tucked into Sundial Square in Richmond — close to the town centre and the mall, yet set back from the main road — Pure Opulence Day Spa is the kind of place people book for themselves when they finally decide they deserve it. The team sums it up in three phrases: relax, look good, feel great. Behind the door is a full-service day spa run by internationally qualified beauty therapists, covering everything from a quick brow tidy to advanced skin procedures and slow, restorative massage.
The range here is unusually broad for a suburban salon. On the beauty side you'll find henna brows and eyelash treatments, men's and women's waxing, manicures and carefully applied acrylic extensions, pedicures — including the luxury Opulent Pedicure that has featured in the salon's monthly specials — professional spray tans and makeup artistry for weddings and special occasions.
If it's de-stressing you're after, the massage and spa menu offers relaxing massage therapy with qualified masseuses, along with indulgent spa treatments and packages for when a single appointment isn't enough. For longer-term skin goals, the advanced skin and cosmetic menu includes facials, skin peels, dermaplaning, red vein removal and electrolysis hair removal.
Pure Opulence puts visible effort into its professional standards. The therapists are committed to ongoing postgraduate education and regularly upskill; the salon is a member of the NZ Beauty Professional Association, and staff are Barbicide Certified. Tools and equipment are sterilised with bead sterilisers, a UV steriliser cabinet and liquid sterilisers. Product houses represented at the salon include Sothys, Lola Lee, RBP and Basalaj Beauty — brands the team says it has personally tried and tested. Clients are also sent home with the knowledge to keep up their aftercare between visits.
Repeat visitors name names. Kelly is praised as an efficient, organised beauty therapist who is always on time or early, while Jade's acrylic nail work draws particular admiration for being gentle with the natural nail underneath. Reviewers consistently describe the service as professional but friendly — the sort of place where a chatty mood is welcomed — and families booking nails and spray tans together for special occasions say expectations were exceeded, even with a last-minute group booking.
Appointments can be booked online through the salon's Timely booking system or by phone on (03) 922-9915. The salon runs on a strict, often back-to-back schedule, so arrive about 10 minutes early for check-in; late arrivals may find their treatment shortened. For some longer treatments a $50 non-refundable deposit secures the booking, deducted from the treatment cost on the day, and group or wedding-party bookings require a 50% deposit — cancellations need at least 24 hours' notice.
Payments are by cash or credit card (American Express excluded) or Pure Opulence gift voucher — contactless payments aren't accepted. For health and safety reasons children under 10 can't be accommodated, and guests can't wait in the beauty rooms, so come solo and leave your phone on silent to keep the atmosphere calm for everyone.
Practical perks: there's plenty of parking all around the salon, and the doors stay open until 8pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights for after-work appointments, with Saturday trading until 2pm. Monthly specials are worth checking before you book, and gift vouchers make an easy answer for birthdays. Whether you're after a standing facial appointment, a pre-wedding glam session or simply an hour of quiet, the salon's stated philosophy of total acceptance means every body is welcome exactly as it is.