Luxe Boutique is a hair and beauty salon at Shop 7, 56 Turangi Town Centre, and it is exactly what its name promises: a small, polished space where big-city craft meets small-town welcome. The salon provides a full range of premium hair services, and behind the chair is owner-operator Sharn Leathem, a master stylist who spent two decades perfecting her craft in premier salons in Newmarket, Ponsonby, Albany and Auckland City before bringing that expertise home to Turangi.
Sharn's background is genuinely impressive: she is the recipient of multiple accolades from international brands such as Wella and L'Oreal, has worked in the beauty and hair industry since 2007, and her projects include New Zealand's Next Top Model and four seasons with New Zealand Fashion Week. Luxe Boutique is described on its own site as her dream and creation — the moment she returned home after 20 years away and built a salon around everything she learned.
Beyond the chair, Luxe doubles as a boutique. The shelves carry professional haircare and styling ranges including Juuce, Pure Organic, Barber Art, Botanic, EVY, Said the Wolf, Turi's Blended Arts and Chiriklo Silver Blonde — everything from blonde and colour care to bond-repair treatments, botanical serums, styling waxes, professional stylers, handcrafted soaps, bath bombs, perfume rollers and hair scrunchies. The salon's gallery showcases rows of hair transformations alongside a dedicated collection of nail work, underlining that this is a hair and beauty destination in the fullest sense.
Luxe Boutique sits at Shop 7, 56 Turangi Town Centre, and it is exactly what its name suggests: a compact, polished hair and beauty salon where big-city craft meets small-town warmth. It offers a full range of premium hair services, and behind the chair is owner-operator Sharn Leathem, a master stylist who spent two decades honing her craft in some of Auckland's most prestigious salons before bringing that expertise home to Turangi.
Sharn's résumé reads like a who's-who of New Zealand hairdressing. She spent 20 years in Auckland perfecting her craft in premier salons in Newmarket, Ponsonby, Albany and Auckland City, and along the way became the recipient of multiple accolades from international brands such as Wella and L'Oreal. She has worked in the beauty and hair industry since 2007, with projects that include New Zealand's Next Top Model and four seasons with New Zealand Fashion Week.
Then she came home. The salon's own site calls Luxe Boutique "the dream and creation of Master Stylist Sharn Leathem" — the salon she built after returning to Turangi, shaped by everything those two decades taught her. For clients, that background matters. The precision, colour work and finishing standards expected backstage at a fashion week are applied to every appointment, whether it's a routine trim or a full transformation.
Colour work is a clear strength here, and the product selection tells the story. The shelves carry Juuce Blonde for keeping blondes at their best, Chiriklo Silver Blonde for silver tones, and the Juuce Protection and Juuce Colour Treatment lines for hair that lives in colour. For stressed or over-processed hair, there's the Hair & Bond Perfecter, alongside a Pure Organic treatment and a Botanic Oil Serum from the Pure range.
Beyond haircare, Luxe Boutique genuinely earns the word "boutique" in its name. The retail selection spans Juuce and Pure Organic haircare, Barber Art styling wax for barbering-finish hold, and EVY's professional styling tools, including the EVY Styler and EVY Boss. Then there are the treats: Said the Wolf handcrafted soaps, bath bombs and perfume rollers, artisan pieces from Turi's Blended Arts, and Chiriklo hair scrunchies. It's the kind of place you can walk out of with a gift as well as great hair.
The salon's gallery is worth a browse before your visit — a wall of before-and-after transformations covering restyles, colour and finishing, alongside a dedicated collection of nail photos. It's a quiet reminder that this is a hair and beauty salon in the fullest sense, not just a barber's chair.
What you'll find inside is a smart, welcoming space — the site's photos show a tidy foyer, salon stations and drying area — run by Sharn and her team, with even a salon mascot on the roster. It's small enough to feel personal and professional enough to feel considered, which is a rare combination.
Bookings can be made through the salon's online bookings page, by phone on 07 386 7886 or mobile on 027 532 8436, and the team shares updates on Facebook. Whether you're a Turangi local in need of a standing appointment or passing through the wider Taupō region and due for a proper cut, Luxe Boutique is an easy stop in the town centre — and a very good excuse to pick up a handcrafted soap on the way out.