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Forbidden Hair & Extensions

Hair extension technician · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

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Forbidden Hair & Extensions

Hair extension technician · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

Where you stand#207of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health5.9/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Forbidden Hair & Extensions is a by-appointment salon in Islington, Christchurch, specialising in permanent nano bead hair extensions and colour work. Emily, the owner, has extensive experience fitting nanos and offers extension packages, Olaplex treatments and Afterpay. Consultations are arranged via the salon Facebook page or email, and the salon uses individual nano bead installations aimed at natural-looking, low-damage results.

Forbidden Hair & Extensions is a by-appointment salon located in Islington, Christchurch, specialising in permanent hair extensions and colour services. The salon is run by Emily, who brings many years of hands-on experience fitting extensions and managing colour work in a dedicated setting.

The salon focuses on the individual nano bead method for extensions, presenting the service as damage-free and suited to producing a natural, long-lasting look. Services listed include extension packages, colour work and Olaplex treatments. Afterpay is available and consultations are arranged through the salon Facebook page or by email.

Customers frequently describe consistent colour results and seamless blending between natural hair and extensions, noting natural-feeling hair and improved hair condition compared with previous extension methods. Reviews reference satisfaction with the quality of the hair used and the precision of installation, and they highlight Emily's experience and care during appointments.

Locally, Forbidden Hair & Extensions is positioned as a specialist extension and colour salon operating by appointment in Christchurch's Islington suburb. The practical combination of the nano bead technique, Olaplex treatments and a consultation-first approach defines the salon's offering for clients seeking long-lasting, low-damage extension options.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Forbidden Hair & Extensions shows a solid foundation on Google Business with claimed status and complete address, but the health score remains average. Key strength is a well-populated listing with a live website link and clear status, while an important opportunity is adding a phone number to improve direct contact for customers.

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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    PhoneYour listing has no phone number, so the call button a customer expects to tap is not there and the ones in a hurry ring someone else.
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    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
  • 3
    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.
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4.7 ★★★★★ (36)
Hair extension technician · Hornby-Islington2
Open 3 days · late Wed and Thu ✓
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From the business

Forbidden hair specialises in permanent hair extensions installed with precision. Emily has been hairdresser for 18 years and has 17 years experience installing hair extensions full time. We only use the individual nano bead method, Nanos are damage free, creating full, long lasting and natural human hair extensions with easy maintenance. We also offer colour work and hair extension packages. Olaplex salon with Afterpay available. Please contact the Facebook page for a consultation or email [email protected] By appointment only

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

Your reviews

Forbidden Hair & Extensions shows a high health score of 7.9 out of 10, indicating strong performance in Google reviews. Key findings: the business ranks well on rating confidence and engagement, with steady progress in star rating, total reviews, and review response rate. Continued momentum could push it toward the midpoints of local benchmarks.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit behind half the businesses here, so a customer weighing three listings has slightly less reason to trust yours.
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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 countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
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Jasmijn B.★★★★★ · 4 months ago

Absolutely blown away with my hair! It looks beautiful and has such a seamless blend, the best I’ve ever gotten. The hair she uses feels so natural and doesn’t tangle, and the colour match is perfect. Emily is so easy to talk to and super e...

Response from the owner

Thank you so much 🩷🩷And for driving all this way! I enjoyed our appointment together x

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Erena A.★★★★★ · a year ago

Emily is fantastic, if you ever want nanos forbidden hair would be the place to go. Thanks chic

Response from the owner

Thanks hun! Will miss you 🥰 good luck in auz x

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

Where you show up on the map

Forbidden Hair & Extensions shows a very high overall health in Maps Search, with the health score at 9.5 out of 10. The business ranks in the top 10% city-wide and holds several first-spot keywords. The main strength is a strong city-wide presence and top rankings for multiple local hair extension keywords in Christchurch.

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 less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
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✓Top three for "hair extension technician" in 62 suburbs, seen in 86
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Forbidden Hair & Extensions14.7 ★ (36) · Hair extension technician
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Elite Hair & Extensions5.0 ★ (7) · Hair extension technician
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Trends Hair Beauty and Nails4.7 ★ (104) · Hair extension technician
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Enchantress Beauty5.0 ★ (20) · Hair extension technician
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #2 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Forbidden Hair & Extensions shows a solid health score of 7.2 out of 10, indicating a generally healthy social presence with good trust signals. The most notable finding is the outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, providing strong engagement and branding. A secondary positive is the Fresha directory listing supporting visibility.

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.
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FacebookforbiddenhairandbeautyForbidden Hair & Extensions | Facebook✓
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
FreshaNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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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.
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    A street addressA street address sits in your page details, so someone deciding between you and a business two suburbs over can see which of you is closer.

Top three opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageYou hold fewer recommendations than the middle of this market.
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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
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    An email addressA customer who would rather put a request in writing at ten at night has only Messenger to work with, because the page carries no email address.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.3Room to grow
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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.
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

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Where we can help

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Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Forbidden Hair & Extensions shows mixed alignment with local demand. Open hours match several weekday mid-day peaks-notably Monday and Wednesday midday and Wednesday afternoon plus Friday morning-so appointments are available during known high-interest windows. However notable Saturday and Tuesday lunchtime demand is unmet, and there are no open hours in low-demand periods. Adjusting a small number of weekend or Tuesday lunchtime slots could improve commercial reach.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
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Forbidden Hair & Extensions
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Hours 1
Monday11am-3pm
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday9:30am-8pm
Thursday9:30am-8pm
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Saturday · Hornby-Islington
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Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#207of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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