Amy's Hair and Beauty is a hair salon at 80 Ghuznee Street in Aro Valley, Wellington, holding a 3.8 rating on Google. A good neighbourhood salon earns its keep less on occasional big changes than on steady maintenance work — trims that hold their shape and colour that grows out gracefully. A first visit usually starts with a short consultation, and it pays to be honest about how much styling you actually do at home, since a cut you can't recreate won't last past the first wash. Regulars tend to follow a stylist they trust rather than a salon, so if the first cut isn't quite right, saying so in the chair usually gets a better fix than quietly going elsewhere next time. For Aro Valley locals, having a salon on Ghuznee Street means a trim can fit neatly around a trip into town.