Nikki Rae Beauty is the Karori studio of Nikki Rae, a multi award-winning lash and brow artist named New Zealand's Lash Artist of the Year. Since starting her journey in 2019, Nikki has built a thriving business known for precision, artistry and meticulous attention to detail, working from a calm, private studio space in Karori, Wellington.
Appointments are entirely tailored — from signature wispy lash sets to custom brow tattooing, every service is designed to enhance your natural features and your confidence, delivered one-on-one in a quiet, relaxed setting.
Beyond the chair, Nikki is an educator and product creator. Her Training Academy offers refined education for the modern lash artist, from a free Wispy Workshop and Classic Lash Training to the Coco Lash Styling Course, all broken into digestible, confidence-building steps. Her premium lash line is available in the online store alongside adhesives, pro tools, disposables, the Studio Collection and digital products — every item tested and trusted in her own studio. As an online creator, she also shares digital resources and business know-how with lash artists through social media.
In the Wellington suburb of Karori, behind the door of a calm, private studio, Nikki Rae practises one of the most exacting crafts in New Zealand beauty. A multi award-winning lash and brow artist named New Zealand's Lash Artist of the Year, she has spent the years since starting her journey in 2019 building a thriving business recognised for precision, artistry and an exceptional eye for detail.
What greets clients is deliberately different from a busy salon floor. The studio is a quiet, one-on-one space where appointments are unhurried and every service is treated as bespoke work rather than a standard treatment. From wispy lash sets to custom brow tattooing, each service is tailored to enhance the client's natural features — and, just as importantly, their confidence.
That reputation has been formally recognised: alongside the Lash Artist of the Year title, Nikki is described as multi award-winning, and her studio work, courses and products have made her a familiar name in New Zealand's lash industry.
Nikki specialises in creating signature lash styles using a range of techniques and finishes, and wispy sets have become the studio's hallmark: refined, intentional styling that layers texture and softness rather than simply adding volume. Those sets rest on core principles — the same principles she teaches in her free Wispy Workshop mini-masterclass, which breaks down what makes a refined, intentional wispy set work.
Brows receive the same bespoke care. Custom brow tattooing at the studio is designed around each client's own features, enhancing what is naturally there rather than overriding it. It is detail-driven work from start to finish.
Nikki Rae Beauty runs on three connected pillars: book, learn and shop. The Training Academy offers what Nikki calls refined education for the modern artist — in-depth, high-quality courses, resources and training designed to make learning feel exciting and achievable. Everything is broken down into digestible steps that build genuine confidence. Artists can start with the Free Wispy Workshop, lay foundations through Classic Lash Training, or join the waitlist for the Coco Lash Styling Course, an in-depth styling programme that opens for enrolment when doors reopen. Free resources round out the line-up for artists who want to keep learning between courses.
The shop carries those standards to lash artists everywhere. Nikki's premium lash line was designed for artists seeking high-quality products, and the online store stocks the tools and products she personally uses in the studio: signature lash trays, must-have adhesives, pro tools, disposables, a Studio Collection and digital products. Every item, the site notes, is tested and trusted before it earns its place — a one-stop kit-builder curated by a working artist.
As an online creator, Nikki also shares digital resources through social media and her store — helping fellow artists elevate their styling and, frequently, the business side of their artistry too, from calculating pricing and break-even points to understanding profit.
Appointments are booked through the website. If the schedule is full, clients can join the waitlist or sign up for last-minute appointment alerts, which flag pop-up openings as they arise. Online store orders ship on the dates announced on the site, and Lash Artist VIP subscribers receive studio updates.
Whether you are after a signature wispy set, considering custom brow tattooing, or a lash artist ready to level up, Nikki Rae Beauty offers a rare combination: award-winning artistry delivered in a calm, private setting, with every appointment shaped around the person in the chair — and the education and professional tools to carry that craft further.