Wellcut & MORE hairdressing

hair salon — Timaru Central · Timaru

About Wellcut & MORE hairdressing

Wellcut & MORE is a well-established boutique hair care specialist salon in Timaru Central. The space has a contemporary Scandi-chic feel, designed as a place where clients can relax and rejuvenate while a highly trained team of stylists helps them achieve their hair goals.

The salon is owned by Rachel, a master stylist with more than 20 years in the hair industry across Wellington, Christchurch and Timaru. She has gained multiple awards through live model and photographic competitions, has been part of a well-renowned artistic team in Wellington, and stays passionate about ongoing education as products and techniques forever change. Precision cutting and colour work are her trademarks.

Services span the full hair menu: cuts and blowwaves for women, men and children, professional colour using the LAKME salon range, foils, balayage, global lightening, colour correction, smoothing and permanent straightening, perms, and wellness treatments including Olaplex, Malibu C and personalised Ritual treatments.

Many appointments begin with the salon's hair spa experience — reclining massage basins and a tranquil head massage — and finish with personalised product and styling recommendations. Gift vouchers are available and appointments can be booked online.

Wellcut & MORE: Boutique Hair Salon in Timaru Central

Wellcut & MORE sits on Stafford Street in the heart of Timaru Central — a well-established boutique hair care specialist salon with a contemporary Scandi-chic feel. The brief here is simple: a calm, considered space where clients can relax and rejuvenate while a highly trained team gets to work on their hair goals, whether that's a ten-minute fringe trim or a full afternoon of colour.

A master stylist at the helm

The salon is owned by Rachel, a master stylist with more than twenty years in the hair industry, working across Wellington, Christchurch and Timaru along the way. Her career includes multiple awards from live model and photographic competitions and time in a well-renowned Wellington artistic team, and she remains passionate about staying well educated as products and techniques forever change. Clients seek her out for precision cutting and, in the salon's own words, colour work "to die for".

She leads a team of highly trained stylists, and every visit ends with recommendations — products and tips tailored to your hair so the look lasts well beyond the chair.

The hair spa experience

Plenty of appointments at Wellcut & MORE start at the washhouse, which the team treats as a genuine hair spa experience. Reclining massage basins and a tranquil head massage set the tone before any scissors or colour come out. It's built into the women's shape and blowwave packages, the men's shapes and restyles, the foil and balayage combos, and even the classic perm — a deliberate slowing-down that shapes the whole visit.

Colour is the centrepiece

Colour work is where this salon leans in. Everything is built on the professional LAKME salon colour range along with carefully selected product lines. The menu moves from new-growth retouches and T-sections through to global colour, each combo paired with a shape and blowdry. Foil options run from a t-section through quarter, half, three-quarter and full head, with a toner recommended for the best results. Balayage is offered across the same range, matched with a colour-melt toner, and there are dedicated global lightening services for blondes.

Hair that needs rescuing is in safe hands too: the colour correction menu covers technical correction combos, a colour congestion remover and a direct dye lifter.

Cuts for the whole family

The "shape" menu covers everyone who walks in. Women can choose a cut and professional blowwave sized to their hair length, or a quick dry cut without the shampoo and blowdry. Men have shapes, restyles and a fast express clipper cut with detailed edges. Students from age 12 get their own services, and children under 12 are welcomed with a child shape designed to give them a positive first salon experience — the kind that leads to many more.

Smooth, treat, style

Beyond cutting and colour, the salon offers Aura smoothing combos from a short express version up to long-hair treatments, plus a permanent Straight Ionic Bond service that changes the hair's natural tendencies, reducing frizz and encouraging shine. The Classic Wave looks after traditional perm lovers.

The wellness menu is a quiet strength: Olaplex bond-repair treatments sized to your hair length, Malibu C express vitamin treatments that lift away toxins and residue, and a personalised Ritual hair treatment prescribed for your scalp and hair needs. An express scrunch dry rounds out the styling options.

New clients can ease in with a ten-minute consultation with a stylist of their choice, covering the salon's services and personalised recommendations. Gift vouchers are available for gifting a salon day, and appointments can be booked online — worth doing early, as colour combinations here are measured in hours, not minutes.

Signature items

  • Hair Spa Washhouse
  • Rachel's Precision Cutting
  • LAKME Colour
  • Foils & Balayage
  • Olaplex Treatments
  • Aura Smoothing

Menu

Styling

  • Express Scrunch Dry — Hair is 80% softly dried, leaving it looking natural and soft.

Chemical Waves

  • Classic Wave — A classic perm wind and neutraliser, with the reclining-basin hair spa experience.

Colour Correction

  • Technical Colour Correction Combo — An extended technical session dedicated to correcting colour.
  • Colour Congestion Remover — A service to lift colour congestion and build-up out of the hair.
  • Direct Dye Lifter — Gently lifts direct dyes from the hair ahead of new colour.

Cutting & Shaping

  • Consultation — A 10-minute chat with a stylist of your choice covering services and personalised recommendations for your hair.
  • Fringe Trim — A quick fringe freshen-up between haircuts to keep your style on point.
  • Female Shape & Blowwave - Short (above shoulders) — Hair spa wash and head massage, then a personalised cut and professional blowwave.
  • Female Shape & Blowwave - Medium (below shoulders to mid-back) — The full hair spa experience with a personalised cut and blowwave for medium-length hair.
  • Female Shape & Blowwave - Long (mid-back and longer) — Relaxing washhouse massage followed by a personalised cut and professional blowwave for long hair.
  • Female Shape - Dry Cut — A dry cut with no shampoo or blowdry; hair may be spritzed by your stylist if needed.
  • Men's Shape — Hair spa wash, head massage and a personalised men's haircut with product recommendations.
  • Men's Restyle — A full men's restyle following the reclining-basin wash and tranquil head massage.
  • Men's Express Clipper Cut — An all-over clipper buzz cut with detailed edges to finish - no scissors.
  • Student Female Shape (12+) — Hair spa wash, personalised cut and professional blowwave for students aged 12+.
  • Student Male Shape (12+) — Personalised men's cut with the full washhouse experience for students aged 12+.
  • Child Shape (under 12) — A gentle cut designed to give little ones a positive first salon experience.

Global Lightening

  • Global Lightening - Regrowth (2cm) — Lightening applied to regrowth up to 2cm.
  • Lightening Blonde - Global — A full global lightening service for all-over blonde.

Wellness Treatments

  • Olaplex Treatment (Short) — Patented bond-repair treatment that rebuilds bonds broken by colouring, heat and stress.
  • Olaplex Treatment (Medium) — Olaplex bond repair for medium hair - minimises breakage and prevents colour fading.
  • Olaplex Treatment (Long) — Olaplex bond repair for long hair, restoring natural texture and colour vibrancy.
  • Olaplex Treatment (Xtra Long) — Extended-length Olaplex bond repair - a real game changer for your hair.
  • Malibu C Express Treatment — Patented vitamin complex removes toxins and residue for shinier, lighter, luminous hair.
  • Ritual Hair Treatment — A personalised treatment prescribed for your scalp and hair needs, with a head massage.

Foils & Shape Combos

  • Foil T-Section/Toner - Shape & Blowdry — Foils through the parting line and hairline only, with a toner recommended for best results.
  • Foil 1/2 Head/Toner - Shape & Blowdry — Half head of foils with toner option, plus the massage-basin wash experience.
  • Foil 3/4 Head/Toner - Shape & Blowdry — Three-quarter head of foils, toner recommended, and the hair spa wash experience.
  • Foil Full Head/Toner - Shape & Blowdry — A full head of foils with toner option and the relaxing hair spa wash.

Toner & Shape Combos

  • Toner (Short) & Shape — Toner paired with a cut for shorter hair.
  • Toner (Long) & Shape — Toner paired with a cut for longer hair.

Colour & Shape Combos

  • Colour - New Growth — Retouch colour applied to regrowth only, followed by a shape and blowdry.
  • Colour - Global & Shape — Global colour applied to regrowth and refreshed through the ends, then a shape and blowdry.
  • Global Plus 1/4 Foils & Shape — Global colour with a quarter head of foils, finished with a shape and blowdry.
  • Global Plus Foil 1/2 & Shape — Global colour with a half head of foils, followed by a shape and blowdry.
  • Colour - T-Section & Shape — Regrowth colour around the hairline and parting only, then a shape and blowdry.

Balayage & Shape Combos

  • Balayage 1/4 Head/Toner - Shape & Blowdry — Quarter-head balayage with a colour-melt toner option and hair spa wash.
  • Balayage 3/4 Head/Toner - Shape & Blowdry — Three-quarter balayage, colour-melt toner option and a tranquil head massage.
  • Balayage Full Head/Toner - Shape & Blowdry — Full-head balayage with colour-melt toner option, plus the hair spa wash experience.

Smoothing & Straightening

  • Aura Smoothing Combo (Express) — A quick smoothing service to reduce frizz and encourage shine.
  • Aura Smoothing Combo (Short) — Smoothing for short hair - tames frizz and makes styling easier.
  • Aura Smoothing Combo (Medium) — Alters the hair's natural tendencies for easier styling, less frizz and more shine.
  • Aura Smoothing Combo (Long) — Full smoothing service for long hair, reducing frizz and encouraging shine.
  • Straight Ionic Bond Combo (Permanent) — Permanent straightening that changes your hair's natural tendency - freedom to style your way.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Wellcut & MORE located?
At 299A Stafford Street in Timaru Central, Timaru 7910.
Do I need an appointment?
Appointments can be booked online. New clients can also start with a 10-minute consultation with a stylist of their choice to get informed on services and personalised recommendations.
What colour products does the salon use?
The salon works with the professional LAKME colour range along with carefully selected product lines, and offers Olaplex and Malibu C in-salon treatments.
Does Wellcut & MORE cut men's and children's hair?
Yes. There are men's shapes, restyles and express clipper cuts, student cuts for ages 12 and over, and child shapes for children under 12.
Can the salon fix a colour that's gone wrong?
The colour correction menu includes a technical colour correction combo, a colour congestion remover and a direct dye lifter.
What is the hair spa experience?
Many services include reclining massage basins and a tranquil head massage, followed by personalised product and styling recommendations from your stylist.
Are gift vouchers available?
Yes, gift vouchers can be purchased through the salon's online page.

Tips

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Good to know

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