Press Release - Spend a Day in Provence in the heart of rural Kumeu

“It’s been a stressful morning; the kids playing up before school, the manic detour to avoid the road works, your first meeting of the day running over time and your assistant phoning in sick. Stop the world…you want to get off…

Now, imagine you’re driving to Lou Lou’s Salon d’Esthétique. You’ve left the Auckland skyline and traffic behind you and are starting to unwind as you ease your car along state highway 16, taking in the rural landscape with it’s fruit farms, equestrian estates and vineyards. Ten minutes later and you’re turning down a quiet country lane, arriving at your destination a little less stressed.

Lou Lou’s is nestled in the grounds of a quiet country estate. The smell of lavender and lemon trees washes over you as you step out of the car – traffic noises are replaced by the soft whinnying of the stabled horses.

A warm, friendly face greets you as you enter through the ornate French doors. As you sink into the sumptuous sofa, sipping a well deserved cup of green tea, you take in your luxurious surroundings. A beauty consultant comes to sit with you to discuss your experience at Lou Lou’s and directs you to the dressing room.

After slipping out of a soft, fragrant robe you lie down to relax in the treatment room. Warm, confident hands massage you with sweet-scented aromas as you let your senses soak up the calming music... and find yourself drifting, a world away”

What you have just read was the vision of Louise Wood, Lou Lou’s Salon d’Esthétique’s creator, owner and salon director. Louise has taken her vision and made it into a reality.

Lou Lou’s is a luxurious beauty and hair salon with a French twist in a discrete and beautiful rural estate setting. It offers Aucklanders the opportunity to take time out of their busy lives to be pampered or to be transformed in uniquely indulgent surroundings.

Louise says:
“ It was important to me to create a salon that could offer traditional therapies alongside modern ones in a warm and relaxed atmosphere. Although we use state of the art technology in some of the treatments we offer, I wanted to avoid the often clinical, high street salon feel.

When you visit Lou Lou’s, the surroundings are as much a part of the overall experience as the treatments themselves. It’s a unique refuge with a touch of France…”