Headfirst Salon

hair salon — Otumoetai · Tauranga

About Headfirst Salon

Headfirst Salon is a welcoming hair salon located within Cherrywood Shopping Centre in Otūmoetai, Tauranga. Staffed by a dedicated team of experienced stylists—Julie, Karren, Sharon, and Jo—the salon delivers personalised hair styling, cuts, and colour services designed around each client's individual needs.

The salon offers a relaxed, light, and spacious environment where clients can unwind while receiving professional hair care. With services extending to women's and men's styling, barbering services, kids' cuts, treatments, and specialised texture work, the team pairs contemporary techniques with practical home-care advice to keep hair looking its best between visits.

Headfirst Salon: Personalized Hair Styling and Barbering in Cherrywood

Conveniently positioned in Otūmoetai's Cherrywood Shopping Centre, Headfirst Salon provides tailored hair styling and grooming in a warm, neighbourhood setting. The salon offers a calm, welcoming retreat filled with natural light, where clients can relax knowing their hair is in experienced hands.

The team is composed of passionate, highly trained stylists—Julie, Karren, Sharon, and Jo. Together, they combine a strong grounding in core hairdressing fundamentals with an eye on modern trends, taking the time to understand each client's lifestyle and personal aesthetic before picking up the scissors or tint brush.

Complete Care for Women, Men, and Families

Headfirst Salon takes a comprehensive approach to hair, welcoming clients of all ages. Women’s styling spans everything from routine maintenance trims and restorative blow waves to dramatic restyles and special-occasion updos using GHD styling tools. Colour work is equally diverse, featuring root touch-ups, multi-tonal foil placements, global colour coverage, and precise toning.

In addition to traditional salon services, Headfirst features qualified barbering services. Men can pop in for clean clipper cuts, scissor trims, beard maintenance, and fades, or treat themselves to the full works with a traditional cut-throat razor head shave. Families are well catered for too, with tiered appointments for preschoolers, primary-aged children, and teenagers.

Bespoke Treatments and Professional Guidance

Beyond cuts and colour, the salon offers targeted conditioning therapies, including express basin treatments and deep deluxe treatments designed to replenish damaged or parched hair. For major structural changes—such as perms, body waves, full-head bleaching, or permanent straightening—the team conducts free one-on-one consultations beforehand to assess hair condition and outline a clear plan.

To ensure clients can recreate their salon look long after leaving the chair, the stylists offer practical home styling advice alongside an in-salon retail selection of salon-grade haircare from brands like Sebastian.

Signature items

  • Shampoo Restyle Cut & Blow Wave
  • Cut Throat Head Shave – The Works
  • Full Head Foils
  • Beard Shape & Line Out
  • Treatment Deluxe
  • Permanent Straightening

Menu

Colour Services

  • Full Head Foils - Long — Complete foil highlighting or lowlighting for long hair
  • Full Head Foils - Medium — Complete foil highlighting or lowlighting for medium hair
  • Full Head Foils - Short — Complete foil highlighting or lowlighting for short hair
  • Half Head Foils - Long — Partial foil application for long hair
  • Quarter Head Foils - Short — Targeted quarter head foil work for short hair
  • Retouch - Roots Only — Root regrowth touch-up application
  • Global All Over - Long — All-over single process colour for long hair
  • Global All Over - Medium — All-over single process colour for medium hair
  • Global All Over - Short — All-over single process colour for short hair
  • Toner — Post-lightening toner to balance or enhance tone

Retail Products

  • In-Store Professional Haircare — Selection of haircare and styling products from leading brands including Sebastian

Women'S Styling

  • Shampoo Cut and Blow Wave — Complete wash, precision haircut, and blow wave finish
  • Shampoo Restyle Cut and Blow Wave — Full restyle consultation, shampoo, new cut, and blow wave
  • Shampoo and Blow Wave — Professional wash and blow wave styling
  • GHD Services — Specialised styling with GHD thermal tools (POA)
  • Formal Hair Ups — Event and occasion hair updo styling (POA)

Students & Children

  • Preschool Cut — Haircut for preschool-aged children
  • 5-12yrs Girl's Cut — Haircut tailored for girls aged 5 to 12
  • 5-12yrs Boy's Cut — Haircut tailored for boys aged 5 to 12
  • Teenage Girl's Cut — Haircut and styling for teenage girls
  • Teenage Boy's Cut — Haircut and styling for teenage boys

Men'S Styling & Barbering

  • Clipper Cut — Single guard clipper cut all over
  • Scissor Cut — Precision scissor haircut and styling
  • Beard Trim — Single guard clipper beard trimming
  • Men's Colour — Custom colour service for men (POA)
  • Fade — Qualified barber fade cut
  • Beard Shape and Line Out — Barber shaping and precision perimeter line out
  • Beard Line Out — Clean perimeter line out for beards
  • Cut Throat Head Shave – The Works — Traditional full cut-throat razor head shave service

Treatments & Special Services

  • Treatment Deluxe — Deep conditioning deluxe salon hair treatment
  • Treatment Express — Quick conditioning treatment booster at the basin
  • Permanent Straightening — Smoothing texture treatment (consultation required)
  • Perm / Body Wave — Permanent waving or body curl treatment (consultation required)
  • Full Head Bleach — Complete lightening service (consultation required)
  • Extra Colour Work — Bespoke and complex technical colouring (consultation required)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Headfirst Salon located?
The salon is located at Suite 12, 47 Cherrywood Drive (Cherrywood Court, Cherrywood Shopping Centre) in Otūmoetai, Tauranga.
How can I book an appointment?
You can book online via Kitomba through their website, or call the salon directly on (07) 570 1110.
Do they offer barbering services?
Yes, the salon has qualified barber services, including fades, beard shaping, line outs, and cut-throat head shaves.
Do special hair services require a consultation?
Yes, services such as permanent straightening, perms, body waves, full head bleaching, and extra colour work require a free consultation before booking.
Are children welcome at the salon?
Yes, Headfirst Salon offers dedicated haircuts for preschoolers, children aged 5–12, and teenagers.
What haircare brands are available in store?
Headfirst stocks a selection of leading professional haircare and styling brands, including Sebastian.

Tips

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Good to know

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