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Dreamcatchair

Make-up artist · Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers.

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Dreamcatchair

Make-up artist · Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

Where you stand#216of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health5.7/10across the eight areas

Going well

05Facebook page9.001Google listing8.908Opening hours8.302Reviews6.504Listings and social6.5

Where we can help

03Map positions1.407Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Dreamcatchair is a home-based beauty studio in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, run by Monica, a Filipino-owned full-time university student. The studio offers hair colouring and styling, natural to full-glam makeup, bridal hair and makeup, plus lash lifts and brows. Dreamcatchair provides in-studio and mobile appointments, noted for organised service and accommodating, friendly client care.

Dreamcatchair is a home-based beauty studio located in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, operated by Monica. It presents itself as a compact, client-focused salon where appointments can be taken in the studio or at a client's preferred location.

Services focus on hair colouring and styling, a range of makeup from natural to full glam, and bridal hair and makeup for weddings and events. The list of offerings also includes lash lifts and brow services. The studio notes availability for both mobile and in-studio bookings to suit different needs.

Customers commonly report a professional, organised approach and describe Monica as knowledgeable, accommodating and friendly. Reviews highlight clear communication about service options and outcomes, repeat bookings for lash lifts, and positive feedback on event hair and makeup. Pricing and convenience of mobile service also appear in customer comments.

Locally, Dreamcatchair distinguishes itself by combining a small, home-studio setting with mobile availability and a service range that covers everyday styling through to bridal suites. The Filipino-owned operation and the artist's student status are part of the studio's identity, while the emphasis on organised bookings and personalised, accommodating service shapes what clients can expect when choosing Dreamcatchair.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Dreamcatchair's Google Business Listing shows a very healthy profile with a 9.0 health score. Key strengths include a complete listing with a live open-for-business status, a direct phone number, a website link, a claimed listing, and a dedicated title. The focus now is on maintaining photos at or above the median and enriching the description to aim for the top 10% of local businesses.

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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    Category fitYour categories cover this market better than the middle of the field, so you appear in most of the searches your competitors appear in.
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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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.9 ★★★★★ (53)
Make-up artist · Upper Riccarton2
Open 7 days · late Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Dreamcatchair is a home based beauty studio specialising in: 🎀 Hair Colouring & Styling 💄 Natural, Soft, Full Glam Makeup 👰🏻‍♀️ Bridal & Wedding (Hair & Makeup) 👁️ Lash Lifts & Brows Proudly Filipino-Owned by Monica, a full time university student. Dreamcatchair offers in studio and mobile appointments (the artist travels to your preferred location.) It's a humble studio where you can get the makeover of your dreams. — Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans."

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Google listingChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Dreamcatchair in Christchurch shows an above-average health score of 7.1/10, indicating solid Google review performance and potential for steady growth. The business already engages customers with meaningful responses and enjoys a good base of reviews. Two key findings stand out: a solid response rate and strong rating confidence, with room to push into higher top-tier ranges.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
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    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
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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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
6.5Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Millie★★★★★ · 3 months ago

Such a lovely experience and my makeup looked amazing highly recommended, will go back when I next need my makeup done

Response from the owner1

Thank you so much, Millie! It was a pleasure having you and bubba on the chair. 🥰 With love, Monica

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A D.★★★★★ · 3 months ago

Monica was fabulous, she did our hair and make up for our special event. We received lots of lovely compliments. Thank you

Response from the owner

Hi 🥰 It was a pleasure glamming you and Pinky. You're both very lovely people! I'm glad you both felt gorgeous and received compliments. With love, Monica

Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Dreamcatchair shows a very low overall health score on Google Maps, with room to strengthen visibility across searches in Christchurch. The strongest rankings are for eyebrow bar, eyelash salon and hair extension technician in Upper Riccarton, indicating core services perform relatively well locally. Opportunities lie in improving aggregate maps visibility and boosting borough results to attract more local clients.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
1.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Seen in 2 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Glowing Beauty Riccarton5.0 ★ (6) · Make-up artist
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Flawless Face & Beauty Riccarton4.7 ★ (20) · Make-up artist
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My Hair & Beauty4.7 ★ (499) · Make-up artist
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Angels Hair and Beauty5.0 ★ (14) · Make-up artist
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Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #430 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Dreamcatchair has an average health score and shows solid Facebook presence, with room to grow on platforms like TikTok and LinkedIn. The strongest confirmed asset is a very high-trust Facebook profile, while a Fresha directory listing adds visibility beyond the main profile.

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 could not find an active Fresha Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
6.5Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Wedding Guidedreamcatchair-hair-and-makeup-artistDreamcatchair | Wedding Guide
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Freshalp/en/tt/makeup-artists/in/nz-christchurch/riccartonDreamcatchair | Fresha3
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
FreshaNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #173 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Recommendations on your pageYour recommendation count is one of the deeper collections in this market, and enough of it is written by other people that the page does some of the arguing for you.
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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.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

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    Where your page link pointsYour page points customers at a booking system or directory rather than a site of your own.
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    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
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    What your page says about youYour intro carries more detail than most pages in this market and is doing the work of a short landing page for the visitors who never reach your website.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Timeless Modern Beauty & Hair Curator ⭐️ Welcome to Dreamcatchair, your humble home-based beauty studio specialising in Events Makeup, Bridal Makeup, Hairstyling, Hair Colouring, and Lash & Brow Enh...3
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Domain Age ScoreWe could not read how long your domain has been registered, or it is only weeks old.
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    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
  • 3
    Domain UniquenessYour web address belongs to a platform rather than to you - a social page or a site builder's own domain.
3 checks on your website. You're seeing all of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

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Where we can help

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0 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing all of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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wassbarbers.co.nzWass' Barbers Christchurch
www.fresha.comBest Barbers near me in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch
www.facebook.comWass' Barbers | Christchurch

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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Dreamcatchair's opening hours largely match local demand, with strong alignment around Saturday late morning to early afternoon and Tuesday midday. The studio is closed during several Sunday peaks (10am, 11am, 12pm and 5pm) and Tuesday 7pm, representing missed bookings. There are no hours open during low-demand periods, so overall hours are efficient; a few targeted evening or Sunday openings could add revenue.

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.
8.3Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours 1
Monday9am-7pm
Tuesday9am-7pm
Wednesday9am-7pm
Thursday9am-7pm
Friday9am-7pm
Saturday9am-7pm
Sunday1pm-5pm
Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#216of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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