Picture this: you're scrolling through Instagram, and your feed is flooded with images of stunning hair transformations, from balayage beauties to blonde curly hair masterpieces. Suddenly, you're hit with the urge to glow up your hairstyle. You have two options: a home dye kit or a visit to Corkin and Friends’ city hair salon in Christchurch.

It’s a hair-raising debate.

After all, most women above a certain age have a tale to tell about their box dye disasters; it’s a rite of passage. Rarely does a teen reach adulthood without trying their luck at dying their locks from on over the counter box of hair dye, and sometimes this curiosity is repeated (several times) throughout the adult years too. Are box dyes really that bad?

Home dye kits are:

·        Easy to access and available to buy in a variety of stores.

·        Convenient so you can dye your hair at a time to suit your schedule.

·        Diverse in colours so you can experiment.

·        Economical, they offer cheap hair dye

But you know the adage, if it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. So why should you get your hair dyed at the best hairdressers in Christchurch?

Personalised hair colour to suit you

Home dye kits contain universal ingredients that should give the results indicated on the box. It’s a generic recipe designed to work on the most common hair types. However, as you know, your hair is unique to you. Hair type, condition and colour is variable between people, and so the impact of the box dye varies between users. For example, home dye kits typically include a harsher developer than an experienced hair colourist would use recommend. Your hair may not need such an active ingredient, so the risk is always going to be over processing and permanently damaging your hair.

A block of colour rarely is the best hair dye solution. Corkin and Friends’ hair colourists are fully trained and highly experienced to help clients reach their hair goals. This means the colours applied bring out your best features, celebrating your hairstyle, eye colour and skin tone. Our colourist and balayage Christchurch team use specialist techniques to introduce depth and tones to elevate your look in a way that is unachievable at home.

Innovative, high quality hair products developed to promote hair health

Cheap hair dyes do not simply fade with time, they saturate the hair which makes regrowth more noticeable and makes it harder to correct. With repeated use it weakens the hair follicles inhibiting hair growth, and for those of you with curly hair, damaging the curl pattern.

At Corkin and Friends we exclusively use high quality hair products to protect the integrity of the hair and deliver the best hair colouring results. Adding gloss and shine while actively promoting fabulous hair condition and health, the colours used include protective ingredients to repair damaged bonds. For clients looking for curly hair colouring, the ingredients, products and styling are tailored to restore your curl pattern to maintain healthy and strong curls.



Corkin and Friends appreciate convenience is one of the two the main reason why people use box dyes, the other being affordability. We offer late night appointments with our specialist colourist hairdresser, book online by clicking here, and we are Christchurch hairdressers with Afterpay. If you are considering a home dye kit – hold fire. Come and visit us first, getting your hair colour right first time is cheaper than trying to correct it!