About
Us
Since 2010, Savvy Hair Design has been providing boutique hairdressing services that help our clients feel good about feeling better.
Here for you
Our Cashmere salon is spacious and modern — the perfect place for our talented stylists to flex their creative skills and bring a touch of magic to every appointment.
Wanting to get the best out of your hair and feel fabulous?
Our Values
Transformation
Authenticity
Style
Meet our Stylists
Since 2010, we have been providing boutique hairdressing services that help our clients feel good about feeling better.
Sarah
Creative Director & Master Stylist
Sarah started Savvy fifteen years ago and has grown her team over the years. Sarah has been hairdressing for 22 years and loves all aspects of hair, especially colour and precision cutting. She has a true passion for the industry and prides herself on taking great care of her clients.
Sarah truly loves her team, she will go above and beyond to make them feel special, respected and happy. She loves to continue growing and expanding her skills by attending ongoing education for herself & her team she also has a love of doing photoshoots & entering hair competitions.
Sarah has won the Fashion Colour award at the NZ Industry Collective Hairdressing Competition in 2024 and placed as a finalist for NZ Hairdresser of the Year 2024. Sarah was also a finalist in the 2023 NZ Hair Industry Awards and continues to challenge herself in this space and loves being a role model for the rest of her team.
Chrystal
Master Stylist & Salon Manager
Meet our salon manager and blonde specialist Chrystal. Originally from Nelson, she moved to Christchurch at the end of 2018 and blessed us with her talented skills. Chrystal is very qualified in all areas of hairdressing, and is up to date with all the current trends.
After spending years doing extra education, Chrystal has a real eye for creating the perfect blonde and she is certainly a queen when it comes to anything “lived in”. Chrystal is passionate about healthy hair and giving you the blonde of your dreams!
Lindsay
Master Stylist
Lindsay has 20 years hairdressing experience. Originally from the states, she has worked in Australia and in New Zealand the past 10 years. She is passionate about colour and loves creating natural lived in looks. She has had specialised training for curly hair, and uses the curl by curl technique, when cutting. Lindsay enjoys building relationships with her clients, to better understand their wants and needs for their hair.
Lani
Master Stylist
Lani has been hairdressing for 9 years now, and loves all things colour. Lived in colours and coppers are her favourite but she loves doing everything colour.
Over her years of hairdressing she has picked up some amazing techniques of cutting and colour that she has carried out through her career helping to always spark her passion more and more.
Lani has a 10 month old daughter, Taylan who is her blessing and makes Lani work hard everyday and enjoy her passion even more. Becoming a mum has always been a dream Lani's and being able to do what she loves everyday and be a mum really is so fulfilling and keeps growing her as a person and a stylist everyday <3
Olivia
Master Stylist
Olivia is a master of her craft! Her expertise and creativity with hair styling is unmatched. She listens attentively to your vision and brings it to life with precision and flair. From cuts and colors, Olivia's attention to detail and passion for her work shines through in every look she creates. Plus, she's a total blast to hang out with! Her fun and bubbly personality makes every appointment a joy.
Trust Olivia to deliver a look that's tailored to you - and enjoy the fun experience she brings to the chair!"
Heather
Master Stylist
Heather has been hairdressing for 24 years. Born in Newcastle Australia, Heather worked in one of Sydney’s top salons, Wildlife hairdressing, for 10 years, before heading to New Zealand where she finally found her salon home Savvy and a love for Christchurch.
Heather's career highlights are presenting at Hair Expo Australia and working on various shows such as Australian and Aboriginal fashion week and Australia’s next top model. Known for creating bespoke blondes, French chic bobs and long layered cuts. Heather also loves a bouncy blow wave!
Heather's passion and inspiration are her clients and team at Savvy. She always looks forward to coming to work as it feels like somewhere safe and supportive to socialise with friends. Heather's favourite things about her job are working with creative individuals, creating beautiful hair, and listening to people; hearing about their life experiences, it's what makes her happy and sparkle.
Where you’ll find Heather on the weekend is at home with her cheeky son and partner. She believes home is where the heart is. Heather enjoys going to the gym, hill walks and she loves to sing. Fun fact- Heather loves Guinea pigs and had 27 at one stage growing up and showed them in competitions!
Aimee
Senior Stylist
Aimee has grown up in Christchurch; she has been hairdressing 6 years now and qualified for 2. Aimee has a love for balayage and blonde colours, but also gets really excited when given the chance to do some fun bright fashion work!
Outside of work she loves travelling, nice walks and spending time with family and friends.
Terri
Apprentice & Emerging Stylist
Terri is a third year hairdressing apprentice. she loves making people feel good about themselves and building great relationships. Terri has three children, 17, 13, and 10, who keep her busy outside the salon. One who even wants to be a hairdresser when she is older.
Terri goes to the gym most mornings to keep her motivated for the day. In salon, Terri likes blow waving and most things to do with colour.
Abby
Apprentice & Emerging Stylist & Social Media Manager
Abby is in the third and final year of her apprenticeship and does amazing work as our social media manager. She is very passionate about harnessing her creativity whether that through hair or creating content online. She is talented in all things braiding and hair ups and placed third in the 2023 Hairdressing Industry Awards for Next Generation Editorial Stylist of the Year.
Abby enjoys connecting with new clients, capturing salon moments to share with our online community and learning new skills to advance her talents from all the incredible stylists around her.
Anna
Reception & Salon Assistant
Anna has been our all round support in the salon for over 10 years, she loves to take care of our clients with such amazing attention to detail. She is a fundamental part of the running of our busy salon.
Anna also happens to be mum to Sarah, our salon owner. Anna is a mother to two adult children and four amazing grandchildren that bring her so much joy. She enjoys walking her gorgeous rescue dog, the gym and socialising with friends.
Award Winning
Salon 2024!
Winner of Fashion Colour NZ Industry Collective Awards 2024
Finalist of NZ Hairdresser of the Year 2024
Finalist Editorial Stylist Colour Concept NZ Hair Awards 2023
Finalist Next Generation Editorial Cover Shot NZ Hair Awards 2023
Sustainability
Every choice we make shapes our shared future. Savvy is proud to be a Sustainable Salon: our environment guides our decisions and we work hard to reduce our impact on the planet.