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Simply Beauty Barrington

Beauty salon · Spreydon, 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 Barrington

Beauty salon · Spreydon, Christchurch

Where you stand#44of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health9.2/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Simply Beauty Barrington is a beauty salon in Barrington Mall, Spreydon, Christchurch offering hair removal, spray tanning, massage, facials, eyebrow and eyelash treatments. The salon highlights waxing, threading, eyebrow tinting, eyelash lifts and extensions, plus facials using O Cosmedics and La Clinica. Walk-ins are welcome and online booking is available with no credit card required.

Simply Beauty Barrington is a beauty salon based in Barrington Mall, Spreydon, Christchurch. It presents a local salon offering a range of beauty treatments including hair removal, spray tanning, massage, facials, eyebrow and eyelash work.

Services include waxing, threading, eyebrow tinting, eyelash lifts and eyelash extensions. The salon also lists extensive facials and body treatments, noting a specialisation in O Cosmedics and La Clinica products. Other treatments promoted on their website include spray tans and massage options.

Customer reviews reflect recurring themes of skilled and friendly therapists, consistent results and thorough service. Clients mention specific therapists by name and describe reliable outcomes for treatments such as tinting and waxing. Several reviews note a comfortable, personable approach from the team and describe waxing experiences as efficient and less painful than expected.

Simply Beauty Barrington combines a broad treatment menu with a central mall location in Spreydon. They state their goal is to provide friendly service at affordable prices and enable easy access through walk-ins or online booking without a credit card. The local offer is distinguished by named therapists, recognised skincare brands and a mix of everyday essentials and more specialised facial and lash options.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Simply Beauty Barrington shows a very high health score for its Google Business Listing, reflecting strong profile completeness and solid basic details. Key strengths include a claimed listing, a visible phone number and a website link, plus clear open-for-business status. Opportunities to improve focus on enhancing photos and refining the description to push into higher local rankings.

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 two 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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
9.5Strong
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Simply Beauty Barrington✓✓
4.6 ★★★★★ (337)
Beauty salon · Spreydon
Open 7 days · late Wed and Thu ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
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 Barrington 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 Barrington Mall location in Spreydon, Christchurch. Or simply book online at our website with no credit card required.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Simply Beauty Barrington shows a very high overall health of 8.9 out of 10 for Google reviews. The most notable finding is that the business already sits in the top 10% for total reviews, indicating strong social proof. Customer engagement is solid, and the rating confidence meets local benchmarks.

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 well below what customers here are used to seeing, and it is the first number they compare when two businesses look otherwise equal.
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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
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    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
9.7Strong
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Simply Beauty Barrington
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
4.6★★★★★337 reviews ✓
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2How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
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R R.★★★★★ · 3 weeks ago

Santoshi is fantastic! Makes the whole experience smooth and comfortable.

Response from the owner3

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

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Eileen T.★★★★★ · a month ago

Staff excellent friendly caring. Highly recommend

Response from the owner

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

Google reviewsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #18 for your Google reviews
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Simply Beauty Barrington shows a high overall health in Google Maps searches with a 7.9/10 score. The borough score is outstanding, placing the salon in the top 10% for local visibility. Strong performance for key beauty-related keywords in Spreydon and Somerfield supports steady local reach and ongoing opportunities to expand across nearby suburbs.

Strengths

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbNo business in your suburb turns up in local Maps searches more often than you do - for a customer searching nearby, you are among the first names on the screen.

Top opportunity

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
8.0Strong
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1Top three for "eyebrow bar" in 1 suburb, seen in 7
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Browtique5.0 ★ (4) · Beauty salon
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inkd Cosmetic Studio5.0 ★ (3) · Beauty salon
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Glowing Goddess Beauty & Cosmetic Brow Tattoo4.8 ★ (53) · Beauty salon
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Simply Beauty Barrington✓4.6 ★ (337) · Beauty salon
Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #115 for map positions
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04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

Health remains very high, indicating strong presence and credibility across key platforms. The most important findings are: outstanding Facebook and Instagram profiles with very high trust, and a notable Yellow and Fresha listing that boost local visibility and customer reach.

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.
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    Fresha ProfileWe can see your Fresha Profile listing (https://fresha.com/simply-beauty-barrington-barrington-street-christchurch-WqPRAo) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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 can see the Yellow Profile listing (https://yellow.co.nz/y/simply-beauty-579464881) 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.
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    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly 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 6 of them.
8.4Strong
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InstagramsimplybeautysalonsSimply Beauty Barrington | Instagram✓
Freshasimply-beauty-barrington-barrington-street-christchurch-WqPRAoSimply Beauty Barrington | Fresha✓
Yellowsimply-beauty-579464881Simply Beauty Barrington | Yellow2
FacebooksimplybeautynzFound through search, not linked from anything you own✓
TiktokNo account found1
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #93 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.
8.5Strong
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simplybeautynz✓
2.9K followers ✓
Professional Beauty Therapy at affordable prices. Located in The Hub Hornby, The Palms, Barrington1
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★ 9 reviews · recommended 2
🌐 simplybeauty.co.nz✓
☎ +64 3-385 6523
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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Your website

Simply Beauty Barrington shows an above-average health score for on-page SEO at 6.4/10. The site already has a favicon, adequate text, HTTPS resources, an SEO-friendly URL, and a compact page size, which are solid foundations. The top findings point to improving load speed, reducing render-blocking resources, and refining title and meta description lengths to boost clarity and click-through.

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 Barrington shows a very strong website traffic profile, with a health score of 9.4 out of 10. This indicates solid overall performance. The strongest findings are the high organic traffic value and ranking in the local top 10% for organic traffic, along with excellent local SERP coverage. Paid traffic opportunities show room for initial, targeted experimentation.

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.
9.6Strong
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www.simplybeauty.co.nzSimply Beauty

256 Barrington Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024. 03 332 8153 · Book Today ... Wondering if waxing hurts or removes hair permanently? Waxing isn't ... Read more

www.fresha.comBest Waxing Salons near me in Spreydon, Christchurch
About 8,859 visits a month from search, across 1,020 searches
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 Barrington's opening hours largely match Christchurch demand, with 63 hours open during peak windows and no low-demand open hours. Peak alignment is strong around midweek and weekend afternoons (notably Thursday 4pm, Tuesday 11am and Saturday 1-2pm). Missed opportunities occur in early evenings - especially Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday or Friday nights - where modest hour extensions could capture extra bookings.

Strengths

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    Hours aligned with demandNo business here matches the demand around it more closely than you do - you are open when people are looking and shut when they are not.

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here. Your hours already line up with when people are looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.6Strong
9:41
Simply Beauty Barrington
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours ✓
Monday9am-6pm
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-7pm
Thursday9am-7pm
Friday9am-6pm
Saturday9am-6pm
Sunday10am-5pm
Popular times Thursday · Spreydon
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Opening hoursChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

Where you'd stand#44of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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