Studio 31 is a beauty salon at 164a Victoria Avenue in Whanganui Central, with a 4.8 rating from 46 Google reviews. Reviewers describe a relaxed atmosphere and chatty, friendly staff; brow tints, brow shaping, massage and paraffin wax treatments come up often, and Wendy is praised by name.
Brow work is a fair test of any salon: tinting and shaping look simple but depend on a therapist who checks for skin sensitivity first and shapes to the face, not to fashion. Paraffin wax, a long-standing treatment for dry or tired hands, uses warm wax to soften skin and ease aching joints; worth trying at least once. Regulars know the real measure of a good salon is an unhurried visit, since rushing shows in the result and the mood.
If the reviews are anything to go by, a visit to Studio 31 leaves people feeling pampered and encouraged, and it sits handily on Whanganui's main shopping street.