Refinery Studios is a boutique hair salon and barbershop at 4 Golden Sands Drive, Pāpāmoa Beach, describing itself as "the healthy hair salon your hair deserves." Its expert stylists focus on cutting, styling and colouring, with every visit thoughtfully tailored to accentuate each client's natural beauty while they relax and recharge.
The salon's offering spans three main areas: Cut & Style for maintaining or refreshing a look, Colour & Treatments where colour is described as "our domain," and a dedicated Barbershop covering everything from a no-fuss sharpen up to a full service known as The Works. Colour services include Balayage/Ombre, Global Colour, and Full Head, Half Head and Partial Foils, alongside toner and a range of treatments for strength, shine, moisture or protein, each delivered with a deluxe massage. For a more intensive option, Qiqi Straightening & Smoothing offers semi-permanent straightening for smooth, frizz-free hair.
Clients leave equipped with quality home care product recommendations to keep their hair looking its best between visits. Refinery Studios also offers gift vouchers and consultations for anyone needing guidance on which service suits their hair goals.
At 4 Golden Sands Drive in Pāpāmoa Beach, Refinery Studios describes itself simply as "the healthy hair salon your hair deserves." It's built around a straightforward philosophy: good hair is for everyone, and every visit should leave clients looking and feeling their best, equipped with quality home care products to keep their hair improving between appointments.
Whether it's a routine cut to maintain healthy, gorgeous hair or a full restyle to freshen things up, Refinery Studios positions its Cut & Style service as the starting point for hair confidence. The salon's stylists are described as bringing genuine care to the craft, with the goal of making every client feel more beautiful and more confident once they step out the door.
Colour work is where Refinery Studios really leans in, describing it plainly as "our domain." The range covers Balayage/Ombre, a popular freehand technique that delivers a subtle, natural-looking, long-lasting colour, alongside Global Colour for an overall change from roots to ends. For more dramatic transformations, foil services scale to the level of change needed: Full Head Foils for a complete colour change or added dimension, Half Head Foils for a general refresh, layered look, or regrowth touch-up (also suited to shorter hair), and Partial Foils for targeted touch-ups around the parting, face-framing areas, T-zone or nape. Anyone bleaching or lightening their hair also has toner included as part of the service, to help land on the right colour direction.
Beyond colour, Refinery Studios offers a range of hair treatments focused on strength, shine, moisture or protein, each delivered alongside a deluxe massage — with stylists on hand to recommend which treatment best suits a client's hair. For something more intensive, Qiqi Straightening & Smoothing is a semi-permanent straightening treatment aimed at achieving smooth, straight and shiny hair without the frizz.
Refinery Studios isn't only about the colour chair — its Barbershop covers everything "from a no-fuss sharpen up to The Works," giving clients a full range of options for both head and face. It's positioned as just as considered an offering as the salon side, reflecting the same attention to detail and quality home care recommendations.
For clients unsure exactly which service will get them the result they're after, Refinery Studios offers consultations, letting a stylist help choose the right combination of services for the desired outcome. It's a practical option for anyone considering a bigger change, like a full colour revamp or a first-time foil service.
Refinery Studios is open Monday to Wednesday from 9am to 5pm, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 8pm, and weekends from 10am to 4pm, giving clients flexibility across the week including later evening appointments. The salon also offers gift vouchers, making it easy to give the gift of hair confidence for a birthday, anniversary, or just because — and encourages clients to follow its social channels for styling tips, new looks and specials.