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Simply Beauty Christchurch

Beauty salon · Shirley, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 570 Christchurch beauty businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Simply Beauty Christchurch

Beauty salon · Shirley, Christchurch

Where you stand#30of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health9.5/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Simply Beauty Christchurch is a beauty salon based in The Palms Mall, Shirley. It offers hair removal, spray tanning, massage, facials, eyebrow and eyelash services plus body treatments, with brands including O Cosmedics and La Clinica. Walk-ins are welcome and clients can book online without a credit card. Staff are noted for professional, friendly service.

Simply Beauty Christchurch is a salon located in The Palms Mall in Shirley, Christchurch. It provides a range of beauty and body treatments for local clients including hair removal, spray tans, massages, facials, eyebrow and eyelash services, and general body treatments.

Services listed by the salon include waxing, threading, eyebrow tinting, eyelash lift and eyelash extensions, alongside an extensive facial and body treatment programme that highlights O Cosmedics and La Clinica products. The salon also promotes walk-in availability at the Palms Mall location and online booking with no credit card required.

Customer feedback commonly highlights the staff as professional, skilled and friendly. Reviews mention specific therapists by name and note consistent results from eyebrow shaping and eyelash work, with clients saying they leave happy with natural-looking outcomes. Comments also indicate some practitioners are in demand, so bookings can fill up.

Simply Beauty Christchurch presents itself as a full-service local salon offering both routine grooming and specialised skincare options. Its Mall location, recognizable product lines and a team that clients describe as attentive help define its local character for shoppers and residents in Shirley and wider Christchurch.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Simply Beauty Christchurch shows a very high overall health on its Google Business Listing, indicating the profile is well populated and verified. The two key current strengths are the listing being claimed with a visible phone number and website link, and the open-for-business status ensuring accurate availability. The main opportunities focus on enhancing photos and expanding the description to retain top ranking positions.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

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    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
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    Description lengthYour description is one of the fuller ones in this market, which means a customer comparing you side by side has more of your case in front of them than most.
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    Category fitYour category set is one of the better-fitted in this market, so you are eligible for nearly every search happening around you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
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4.7 ★★★★★ (236)
Beauty salon · Shirley3
Open 7 days · late Thu ✓
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From the business

Simply Beauty is Christchurch's premiere beauty salon experience for hair removal, spray tanning, massage, facials, eyebrow, eyelash and body treatments. Simply Beauty provides exceptional beauty treatments with friendly service at affordable prices. We are conveniently located in The Palms Mall, Christchurch. Our services include waxing, threading, eyebrow tinting, eyelash lift and eyelash extensions. Treat yourself to one of our extensive facials and body treatments specializing in O Cosmedics and La Clinica. Walk ins are welcome at our Palms Mall location in Shirley, Christchurch. Or simply book online at our website with no credit card required.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Simply Beauty Christchurch shows a very high overall health score for Google Business reviews, indicating strong customer sentiment and steady engagement. The most notable achievement is a top 10% ranking for total reviews, signaling solid social proof. Opportunities focus on improving star rating, sustaining high confidence scores, and maintaining top quartile response engagement.

Strengths

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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top three opportunities

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    Star ratingYour rating sits below what half the businesses here carry, which gives a customer choosing between three of you a reason to pick one of the others.
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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you ahead of most of this market, which means a customer sees a well-rated business with enough reviews behind it to be believed.
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    Response rateYou answer nearly all your reviews, which is more than almost anyone in this market, and a customer reading the page sees a two-sided conversation rather than a scoreboard.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
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Mohini P.★★★★★ · 4 days ago

I had a wonderful experience at Simply Beauty today. I arrived around 12:20 PM and was immediately greeted by the staff. Although they asked me to wait for about 10 minutes while they prepared the room, they actually attended to me even soo...

Response from the owner3

Hi Mohini, thank you for your valuable feedback and the 5 star review!

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Leah R.★★★★★ · 2 weeks ago

I had 2x facials with Gunja my skin feels brand new she really takes time to share the knowledge her technique is amazing like you are in a 5 resort!!! I went in with tense shoulders and neck and honestly walked away with none, she really...

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Hi Leah, thank you for your valuable feedback and the 5 star review!

Google reviewsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #13 for your Google reviews
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Simply Beauty Christchurch shows a very high health score for Maps Search Performance, indicating strong visibility in Google Maps searches. The top opportunity is maintaining and slightly improving aggregate and suburb scores, with emphasis on refining the Google Business Listing to push into the top 10% of the suburb/borough. Strong keyword rankings in waxing, eyebrow, and eyelash services support steady client flows.

Strengths

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    Maps visibility across the city groupThere is no wider Maps reach available to a business at your address - you appear across more of the surrounding suburbs than anyone in this market.

Top opportunity

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than nearly every business in your suburb, so a customer searching nearby sees you before most of your competition.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
9.3Strong
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✓Top three for "waxing hair removal service" in 4 suburbs, seen in 15
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Simply Beauty Christchurch14.7 ★ (236) · Beauty salon
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Kayra Beauty4.7 ★ (1,158) · Beauty salon
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Kess Hair and Beauty5.0 ★ (87) · Beauty salon
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Natural Lines Beauty Therapy4.9 ★ (14) · Beauty salon
Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #41 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Simply Beauty Christchurch shows a high health score with strong social presence on Facebook and Instagram. The most notable achievement is the very high trust levels on both platforms, supporting brand credibility and ongoing engagement. Opportunities exist in TikTok and professional branding on LinkedIn, while directory profiles can be improved to aid discoverability.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
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    Fresha ProfileWe can see the Fresha Profile listing (https://fresha.com/simply-beauty-marshland-road-christchurch-D7EPWr) found via: Google search results, but nothing on it tells us it is yours - no matching phone number, no matching address, and the name does not line up.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
Listings and socialChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #193 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    People following your pageYours is one of the largest local followings in this market.
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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.

Top two opportunities

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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
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    Recommendations on your pageYour count sits above the middle of this market, so a visitor reading the page finds enough written by other people to stop needing anything written by you.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
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Professional Beauty Therapy at affordable prices. Located in The Hub Hornby, The Palms, Barrington1
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☎ +64 3-385 6523
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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Your website

Simply Beauty Christchurch shows an above-average on-page health score of 6.4/10. Key strengths include a valid favicon, an SEO-friendly URL, a concise page size under 256KB, an relevant meta description, and a clear H1 tag. Main improvement areas are reducing render-blocking resources, refining title and meta description length, and avoiding frames. Overall, the site benefits from solid core technicals and room to optimise.

Strengths

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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.
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    Page file sizeYour home page is light enough to open quickly on a phone with a weak signal, which is where most people meet a local business for the first time.
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    H1 heading tagYour home page opens with a proper heading, so a visitor landing cold and a search engine reading the page are both told what this business is in the first line.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreSeveral checks on your home page fail at once, and a visitor meets all of them in the first few seconds: a slow open, no clear heading, nothing under your name in search that says what you do.
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    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
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    Page titleThe headline on your home page is either a single word or long enough that a search result cuts it off part way through.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Simply Beauty Christchurch shows a very high website traffic health with solid organic performance and strong local presence. The most notable findings are outstanding organic traffic value and top local organic rankings, indicating strong relevance and visibility among local searchers. Paid traffic is not yet measurable, presenting an area for careful, small-scale testing.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
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    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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www.simplybeauty.co.nzSimply Beauty

Your beauty routine shouldn't be complicated. At Simply Beauty, we focus on what matters - expert care, real results and a relaxed, welcoming experience. Read more

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Google search and trafficChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #26 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Simply Beauty Christchurch shows strong timing alignment overall, open during many high-demand windows and keeping low wasted hours. Peak-fit times include weekday afternoons and busy Saturday afternoons. There are missed chances on weekday and Friday evenings when local search activity remains high but the salon is closed. Consider modestly extending midweek and Friday closing times into early evening where customer demand justifies extra shifts.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand better than nearly every business here, so most of the time you are open, people are actually looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
8.2Strong
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Simply Beauty Christchurch
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Hours 1
Monday9am-6pm
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-6pm
Thursday9am-9pm
Friday9am-6pm
Saturday9am-6pm
Sunday9am-6pm
Popular times Friday · Shirley
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Opening hoursChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #105 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#30of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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Christchurch beautyOverall · 570 businesses
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