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Studio Māia

Permanent make-up clinic · Upper Riccarton, 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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Studio Māia

Permanent make-up clinic · Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

Where you stand#190of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health6.7/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Studio Māia is a Linwood-based beauty studio in Christchurch offering cosmetic tattooing from Darlene, an experienced makeup artist turned cosmetic tattoo artist. Services include fine-line tattoos, lip and eyeliner work and teeth whitening, delivered in a calm, welcoming studio. Clients commonly note a comfortable, personalised experience and gentle technique in a small, professional setting.

Studio Māia is a beauty studio located in Linwood, Christchurch, run by Darlene, an experienced makeup artist who now focuses on cosmetic tattooing. The studio presents as a calm, comfortable space where clients come for semi-permanent beauty work and related services.

Services available draw on a makeup background and include cosmetic tattooing such as fine-line tattoos, eyeliner and lip work, alongside teeth whitening as listed in studio information. The studio emphasises tailored results and convenience for clients seeking low-maintenance enhancements.

Clients commonly describe a welcoming, kind and flexible service with a relaxed studio atmosphere. Reviews highlight that appointments feel comfortable for people who may be nervous or introverted, and mention gentle hands and careful technique. Several clients returned for follow-up sessions or recommended the studio to others, noting satisfaction with the finished look and the overall experience.

Studio Māia is positioned locally as a Linwood option for cosmetic tattooing and related beauty treatments, led by a practitioner who moved from makeup artistry into tattooing. The combination of personalised attention, a calm studio environment and clear focus on fine-line and feature-enhancing tattoo work defines the service offering for Christchurch clients.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Studio Maia shows a solid overall health score with room to progress. Key strengths include claimed status, a working website link, a phone number, and clear open-for-business status. The description is improving, and photos are at or above the median. Prioritising further description enhancement will help reach the local mid-point.

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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    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
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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.
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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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
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5.0 ★★★★★ (20)
Permanent make-up clinic · Upper Riccarton2
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From the business

Welcome to Studio Māia! I'm Darlene, an experienced makeup artist turned skilled cosmetic tattoo artist. With a passion for enhancing natural beauty, my mission is to provide convenience, tailored results, and a comfortable space for everyone. Step into my studio where professionalism meets personalized beauty, leaving you feeling recharged and confident. Let's connect.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Studio Māia shows a very high overall health on Google reviews, with a 9.1/10 score. The most notable findings are a top-10% star rating and strong engagement in responding to reviews, placing it among the leading local performers. The focus should be on maintaining the high rating while gradually increasing total reviews and response depth.

Strengths

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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

Top three opportunities

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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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    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 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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Fesny S.★★★★★ · 8 months ago

Went to get a fine line tattoo and am still in awe of the results!! As someone who is an introvert, It can be a bit nerve-wracking entering a place alone. But Studio Māia was a wonderful experience! Darlene always made sure that I was comfo...

Response from the owner3

Thank you so much for this beautiful review. As a fellow introvert, I completely understand how that feels ☺️ so it means a lot to know you felt comfortable and at ease. It was such a pleasure to tatt...

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grace A.★★★★★ · 9 months ago

I went to Darlene for a gorgeous fine line tattoo and am so stoked with it. She was so welcoming and kind throughout it all. Her studio was lovely and calm too. Would definitely recommend to others!

Response from the owner

Thank you so much for a lovely review, Grace! It was such a pleasure to work and connect with you! 🥰🤍

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Where you show up on the map

Studio Māia shows a below-average health score on Google Maps (3.2/10). The overall health indicates limited visibility across searches, with more work needed to appear in broader maps queries and in its local suburb. Top opportunities focus on improving aggregate and borough-level rankings to lift local presence.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbWe are not seeing you in Maps searches in your own suburb, which is the search a customer standing a street away actually makes.
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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across fewer of the surrounding suburbs than half the businesses here, so someone two suburbs over searching for your service is shown your competitors and never sees your name.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
3.2Room to grow
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2Top three for "eyebrow bar" in 1 suburb, seen in 4
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The Beautician (Tammy Brosnahan)5.0 ★ (28) · Permanent make-up clinic
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The Wright Brows4.3 ★ (44) · Permanent make-up clinic
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Studio Māia15.0 ★ (20) · Permanent make-up clinic
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V Beauty Studio4.6 ★ (125) · Permanent make-up clinic
Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #387 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Studio Maia shows a high health score with strong social presence, led by outstanding Facebook and Instagram profiles and an active Fresha listing. The most important findings are strong owned profiles and directory visibility, balanced by top opportunities to grow on TikTok, LinkedIn, Neighbourly and NoSecretSalon profiles to engage broader audiences.

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/studio-maia-christchurch-43a-waimairi-road-lal5cs7y) found via: Google search results.

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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    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.
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Freshastudio-maia-christchurch-43a-waimairi-road-lal5cs7yStudio Māia | Fresha✓
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FacebookStudio-M%C4%81ia-100084142850812Studio Māia | Facebook✓
Yellow/upper-riccarton/hairdressersStudio Māia | Yellow2
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #113 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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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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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.
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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 pageNo recommendations sit on your page, so a stranger who came to see whether anyone else has used you leaves with only your own posts to go on.
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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
2.7Room to grow
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Hi I’m Darlene, an experienced Makeup and Cosmetic Tattoo Artist offering: ✨Brows ✨Lips ✨Eyeliner ✨Makeup ✨Teeth Whitening 📍Ōtautahi Christchurch
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
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Your website

Studio Maia's on-page SEO health is 6.2 out of 10, indicating above-average performance but room for improvement. Key strengths include a valid favicon, a relevant title tag, sufficient text content, an SEO-friendly URL and no frames. The most impactful initial findings are the need to add an H1 tag and address meta description length to boost visibility and click-through.

Strengths

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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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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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    Content lengthYour home page carries enough written text for Google to work out what you sell and for a visitor to answer their own question without ringing.

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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    Separate sites linking to youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
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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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Studio Maia's website shows an above-average health score for traffic at 5.9/10, indicating solid performance relative to peers. The most notable findings are a lack of measurable paid traffic and spend, suggesting a small, targeted paid push is advisable, and already-strong organic traffic value that should be maintained.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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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 search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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Studio MāiaNot in these results
31About 2 visits a month from search, across 3 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #247 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Studio Māia's opening hours largely match local demand during several key weekday and weekend peaks, with 45 well-aligned peak hours and no low-demand open hours. However there are 32 missed high-demand hours when the studio is closed. The schedule is efficient overall but could capture more customers by adding a few later-week and Saturday morning slots around known popular windows.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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Studio Māia
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Hours 1
Monday10am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday11am-7pm
Saturday11am-5pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Sunday · Upper Riccarton
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02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#190of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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