— No. 01 · May 2026
One chair, by appointment, inside Black Suede House of Hair on Main Road, Redcliffs. Cuts, colour and considered care from a colourist who learned the craft on Cape Town's False Bay and brought it across an ocean — now twenty years deep in New Zealand chairs.
— Where it began
Camps Bay, Cape Town.
The Twelve Apostles.
The Atlantic that taught the craft.
Contents · No. 01
Eight services, listed in full. Pricing published. Consultation included. A small menu, done properly.
— In her words
"I opened Babalon because the chair I wanted
to work from didn't exist yet.
So I built it."
Carolyn
— The Heritage
The salon's logo wears the South African flag for a reason. Carolyn trained in Cape Town and brought the craft across an ocean — a chair built quietly for the Saffa community that found Christchurch the same way she did.
If you want to book in Afrikaans, you can. If you just want a properly placed half-head of foils, that's what Carolyn is here for.
— Signature service
Four hours. One chair. The full afternoon. Cut, colour, treatment and finish — done in one sitting, without watching the clock. Coffee, conversation, and hair that took the time it needed.
Time
4 hrs
Price
$425
Includes
All.
— What we stock
Babalon stocks Keune So Pure — the European salon-only line built for coloured, treated and worked-on hair. Sulphate-free, paraben-free, sandalwood and ylang-ylang in the bottle. The mask that does the work between visits.
— Last call
Babalon is by appointment. Booking takes a minute. The salt-air slot is closer than you think.