MISOLA

Name

MISOLA

Legal name

Misola Hair & Style

Website

https://misola.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MISOLA Hair & Style is a single-location Japanese-inspired hair salon in Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand, offering cutting, colouring, perming, straightening, head spa, and retail hair products to individual consumers using imported Japanese techniques and premium brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hair Services: One-time service fees for hair cutting, colouring, perming, straightening, and treatment services. Prices vary by service type, hair length, and complexity. All services include consultation, wash, scalp massage, and blowdry where applicable.
2. Gift Vouchers: Physical and electronic gift vouchers available for purchase in any denomination. Valid for 12 months from issue date. Can be used for any service or product.
3. Retail Products: Sale of professional hair care products including Milbon Elujuda, Gatsby Moving Rubber Wax, and Wella SP Luxe Oil.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MISOLA Hair & Style is a Japanese-inspired hair salon in Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand that delivers hairdressing, hair colouring, perming, permanent straightening, head spa, and special occasion styling services. The salon pairs imported Japanese techniques and product brands (ARIMINO, Shiseido, Milbon, Clay Esthe) with Wella Professional and Fanola colour systems, and supplements service revenue with on-site retail sales of professional hair care products and gift vouchers.

Product overview

MISOLA is a Japanese-inspired hair salon offering a comprehensive suite of hair services centered around five core offerings: Hair Cut & Finish, Hair Colour, Perm, Permanent Straightening, and Hair Treatment & Head Spa. The salon's service portfolio includes add-on styling services such as Silky Finishing and Updo Styling for special occasions. Additionally, the business retails professional hair products including Milbon Elujuda (Japanese 2-in-1 treatment and styling products), Gatsby Moving Rubber Wax (male hair styling products), and Wella SP Luxe Oil. Gift vouchers are also offered as an add-on product. The salon differentiates itself through Japanese practices and premium product brands including Wella Professional, Fanola, ARIMINO, Shiseido, and Milbon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hair Cut & Finish Hair cutting and styling services for all ages and genders, including trim, restyle, and specialised cuts for ladies, men, youth, children, and seniors. Each cut includes consultation, wash, scalp massage, and blowdry, with pricing tiered by length (Short/Medium/Long/Xtra Long) and demographic discounts for seniors, youth, and children.
• Hair Colour Hair colouring services using Wella Professional and Fanola products, including full colour, retouch, foils (10-20, half head, full head), balayage, bleach, toner/gloss, and men's colour services, with pricing tiered by length and complexity.
• Perm Permanent waving services using ARIMINO Japan Cosme Curl (cold perm designed to be gentle with minimal damage), plus Shiseido Digital Perm and spiral/fringe perm options, available combined with a cut.
• Permanent Straightening Permanent hair straightening services using ARIMINO Cosme Cream (with cysteamine-based softening ingredient, three damage-level variants, and simultaneous colouring capability), Shiseido Smoothing, QiQi Smoothing, and QiQi Frizzless Curls.
• Hair Treatment & Head Spa Hair treatment services using Wella Professional SP products (volume, shine, colour protection, hydration, repair) and Japanese Rejuvenating Head Spa using Clay Esthe from Japan for scalp minerals, moisture, pore cleansing, and combined physical/mental relaxation.
• Updo & Special Occasion Styling Special occasion hairstyling including half-up style, all-up style, and wedding styling with optional trial to perfect the bridal look, designed for brides, formals, and other event clients.
• Gift Voucher Physical and electronic gift vouchers available for purchase at the salon or online in any denomination, redeemable for any service or product at MISOLA within 12 months from the issue date.
• Milbon Elujuda Retail Range Retail sale of Milbon's Japanese Elujuda 2-in-1 treatment and styling product line containing baobab oil, including Elujuda Emulsion Cream for damaged hair and Elujuda FO Oil for limp hair. Milbon is a Japanese hair products company founded in 1960 and trusted by over 40,000 boutique salons globally.
• Gatsby Moving Rubber Wax Retail sale of Gatsby (Mandom) Moving Rubber Wax series for men's hair styling, including Spiky Edge, Multi Form, and Grunge Mat variants delivering maximum hold with movable texture.
• Wella SP Luxe Oil Retail sale of Wella SP Luxe Oil, a professional reconstructive hair elixir using Transform Technology to smooth, soften, protect, define, moisturise, illuminate, and recondition hair.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% 5-star customer satisfaction rating from 53 verified reviews

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Wella ProfessionalminorOthersWella Professional supplies colour products used for hair colouring services at the salon, ensuring high standard and healthy results
• FanolaminorOthersFanola supplies colour products used for hair colouring services at the salon
• MilbonminorOthersJapanese hair products company founded in 1960, market leader in Japan, trusted by professionals in over 40,000 boutique salons globally. Supplies Elujuda range of 2-in-1 treatment and styling products.
• Gatsby (Mandom)minorOthersSupplies Moving Rubber Wax series for men's hair styling products
• ARIMINO JapanminorOthersJapanese brand supplying Cosme Curl for cold perm and Cosme Cream for permanent straightening. Brand motto is 'damage-free' and 'fun of hair design'.
• ShiseidominorOthersSupplies Digital Perm products for advanced perming services at the salon
• Wella Professional (SP Treatment)minorOthersWella Professional SP Treatment products used for hair treatment services, offering volume, shine, colour protection, hydration or repair tailored to customer needs
• TimelycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline booking software provider enabling customers to book appointments online. Integrated on the salon website with booking buttons linking to timely booking system.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Supercuts: Established US hair salon franchise under Regis Corporation offering affordable cut, colour, and styling services. Broad incumbent representing scaled, lower-cost competition at the national level.
• Cost Cutters: Value-priced US salon franchise providing walk-in cut and colour services. Broad incumbent representing the budget end of the salon market against which Misola's premium positioning must be defended.
• Regis Corporation: Largest publicly listed hair salon operator in the world, owning brands like Supercuts and SmartStyle. Broad incumbent demonstrating the scale ceiling and franchise-style economics of the salon industry.

Regional players

• Hairhouse Warehouse: Combined hair salon and retail product chain operating across Australia and New Zealand. Regional peer with overlap in retail haircare product sales and in-salon services.
• Just Cuts: Walk-in hair salon franchise operating across Australia and New Zealand with a value-focused service model. Regional peer given trans-Tasman market overlap but different price point and concept.

Direct peers

• Rodney Wayne: New Zealand's largest premium salon chain, offering cut, colour, and styling services across the country. Direct peer given the same customer demographic and premium positioning in the NZ market.
• Chiquel Hairdressing: Australian salon brand offering premium cut, colour, and styling services. Comparable to Misola in service breadth, premium positioning, and target customer profile.
• Vivo Hair & Beauty: Multi-location NZ salon chain providing cutting, colouring, and styling services. Comparable in service mix and customer segment to Misola, though operating at much greater scale.
• Dry & Tea: Australian blow-dry bar concept with Japanese-inspired aesthetic and minimal booking friction. Highly comparable in niche positioning and visual brand identity to Misola's Japanese-influenced salon.

Others

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Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/misolanz
• Instagraminstagram.com/misola.nz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/misola-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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