Vivo Hair Salon Upper Hutt sits on Main Street in the heart of Upper Hutt and has become the suburb's go-to salon for beautiful, healthy hair. Part of the Vivo Hair Salons & Skin Clinics family, the branch pairs the backing of a nationwide network with a distinctly local feel — every Vivo salon is tailored to its local market, so the team here styles for Upper Hutt clients rather than working from a one-size-fits-all template.
Colour is at the core of what they do, backed by Vivo's No-Surprise Guarantee: if any extra cost comes up during your service, you'll be told upfront. Stylists are qualified and continuously trained through Vivo's national development programme, and the salon works with Wella Professionals — the world's number one salon professional hair care brand.
Beyond cuts and colour, the salon offers specialist services like Kerasilk Keratin Smoothing Treatments, nanoplasty and chemical straightening for sleek, smooth hair, plus hair extensions and event styling for balls and weddings. There's a skin clinic side too, with Skin30 peel treatments, SkinPlus and SkinPro facials, microdermabrasion and micro-needling, along with beauty essentials such as brow shaping, lash lifts, tints and waxing.
New clients — or anyone returning after a break — can take advantage of Vivo's value-packed New Client Packages, and the online store stocks professional haircare, skincare, makeup and home fragrance with free NZ-wide shipping over $80. At Vivo, the goal is simple: to make every day a good hair day.
On Main Street in the heart of Upper Hutt, Vivo Hair Salon has earned its place as the suburb's go-to salon for beautiful, healthy hair. Part of the Vivo Hair Salons & Skin Clinics family, the Upper Hutt team combines the muscle of a nationwide network with a distinctly local feel — every Vivo salon is tailored to its local market, so what happens in the chair here is shaped around Upper Hutt clients, not a head-office template.
The salon's promise is simple: hair you'll love, every day. Vivo backs that with its No-Surprise Guarantee, which means you'll be told about any extra costs upfront — never ambushed at the counter. Behind the chairs sit qualified stylists who keep their skills sharp through Vivo's national development programme, working with Wella Professionals, the world's number one salon professional hair care brand.
If there's one thing Vivo Upper Hutt is known for, it's colour. The service list runs from classic all-over colour and foils and highlights through to balayage, the hand-painted technique behind today's soft, lived-in looks. Blondes have their own dedicated Blonde Ambition service, while Creative Colour caters to clients chasing something bolder. Shinefinity Colour Gloss adds a glassy finish and refreshes tone between bigger appointments, and everyday value packages help keep a regular colour routine affordable.
New to Vivo, trying a new stylist, or simply returning after a break? That's exactly who the New Client Packages are built for — cut and colour bundles designed to make your first appointment back an easy one.
Not every visit is about colour. Clients battling frizz and unruly texture can choose between Kerasilk Keratin Treatments — Gold Standard smoothing for glossy, manageable hair — nanoplasty, and chemical straightening for longer-lasting sleekness. Wella SmoothFiller treatments help smooth and rebuild, while hair extensions add instant length and fullness. And when the calendar calls for it, the team styles event hair for balls, weddings and every occasion in between.
Vivo Upper Hutt is also a skin clinic. The Skin30 programme starts your personalised skin journey with Vivo's skin experts, built around peel treatments, with SkinPlus and SkinPro facial options stepping up to clinical-level care for concerns like ageing, pigmentation, redness and breakouts. Microdermabrasion and micro-needling round out the treatment menu, and beauty essentials such as brow shaping, brow and lash tints, lash lifts and waxing make it easy to bundle a fresh set of brows in with your colour.
Booking is straightforward — appointments can be made online at any time or by phone during salon hours. Doors open 9am to 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays for after-work appointments, 9am to 5pm on Wednesdays and Fridays, and 9am to 4pm on Saturdays. The salon closes on Mondays and Sundays, so if your week is full, Saturday morning is the slot to secure.
Between visits, the Vivo online shop stocks the Wella Professionals haircare your stylist recommends, alongside skincare, makeup, men's grooming and even home fragrance, with free New Zealand-wide shipping on orders over $80. Gift vouchers are on offer too — an easy win for the person who has everything except a good hair day.
Ask the regulars why they keep coming back and the answer tends to sound like a recent client's verdict: definitely a keeper, absolutely stunned with the colour and cut, will definitely be back. For a suburb salon, that's the kind of endorsement money can't buy — though a New Client Package certainly helps you start.