Charmaine Stimpson Hairdressing is a hair salon at 25 Wellington Rd in Surfdale, Waiheke Island, holding a perfect 5.0 rating from four Google reviews. Reviewers describe a stylist who listens carefully, recommends the right treatment and shade, and gets great results with cut and colour; she keeps in touch with clients through her Facebook page.
Choosing a salon is mostly about the consultation. A good stylist asks about your hair history — old colour, how it behaves, how much effort you'll actually put in — before suggesting anything, and will steer you away from a shade that won't lift or a cut that won't sit at your length. That's why regulars stick with one stylist for years: once someone knows your hair, each visit gets easier. On an island where the options are few, word of mouth does the choosing.
In Surfdale, Charmaine's reviewers suggest she is that stylist for them.