Our very own Jacqui Victor chatted to Kitomba recently about her beautiful ‘beast’ (aka the True Grit salon in Christchurch), the importance of training and supporting her team to be the best hairstylists they can be. Take a watch!… Read More

French Glossing

The French know a thing or two about achieving beautiful hair. That’s why we are all very excited about the new arrival at True Grit … Fresh from Paris courtesy of L’Oreal Pro, French Glossing is a permanent hair colour that transforms dull and frizzy strands into shiny, vibrant ones. This could be the biggest hair trend for 2022 (because who doesn’t want hair like the French?). The hair colour is applied to the roots and an acidic, ammonia-free, gloss is distributed through the mid-lengths to ends using a gradient technique. This brings out the different tones in your hair… Read More

Salon Update About Covid

With increasing Covid-19 case numbers in Christchurch, there’s a high chance you, our gorgeous client, or your True Grit stylist will become a close contact. ⁠ ⁠ Unfortunately, this will result in the last-minute rescheduling of your appointment (from your end or ours). These are extremely trying and unpredictable times! ⁠ ⁠ True Grit’s policy is to protect our clients and team to the best standard possible. ⁠ ⁠ If you need to cancel your appointment (we are waiving our cancellation fee) or we have to postpone yours, we will do our utmost to reschedule you with another stylist. ⁠… Read More

New Kerastase rituals

Finally you can give your hair the same first class treatment you give to your face. At True Grit we believe pampering should not be limited, so we are very excited to announce our new HAIR FACIALS! Our exclusive Kérastase Luxe Fusio Dose Rituals are designed to leave your hair looking and feeling its absolute best. These hair spa treatments, tailored to your hair and scalp condition, are the ultimate form of relaxation and will take your visit to True Grit to the next level. Just like your skin, treating your hair to a spa treatment will do wonders for the condition of your hair… Read More

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Half the fun of going to True Grit for a cut and colour is our ever-so-enjoyable scalp massage. Seriously, have you had one yet?! They are world famous in Christchurch for a reason. A detoxifying scalp massage will help exfoliate away dead skin cells and build-up, boost blood, increase circulate and encourage hair growth. For every wash at the True Grit basin you receive a sensuous head massage. But for every one of our luxury hair rituals, you receive another level of head massage. Keep reading to discover more … Our hair rituals are the ultimate luxury hair treatments that fundamentally treats and transforms your… Read More

The busy True Grit salon.

We feel very privileged to have been interviewed by Stuff in honour of the 10 year anniversary of the Christchurch earthquakes. — Article is re-published from Stuff.co.nz. Article by Liz McDonald. Photography by Joe Johnson. True grit, by name and nature Hairdressing salon True Grit has earned its name, its owner says. Jacqui Victor says her busy Manchester St salon was “running perfectly” before the earthquakes, with 20 staff, fully kitted-out premises, and a colour studio upstairs above the cutting floor. When the overnight September 2010 quake wrecked the building, Victor lost most of her “beautiful” furniture and fittings, equipment fell, hair… Read More

blond absolu

Is your blonde hair in need of some TLC? Try Kérastase’ Blond Absolu In-salon Fusio Dose: Booster Cicafibre! It’s a shot of powerful restoration that’ll boost the natural beauty of your blonde between colour treatments. Full of concentrated healing ingredients, Booster Cicafibre instantly restores fibres sensitised by lightening, stopping oxidation, and stabilising colour. This specialist Fusio Dose recontructs the inner fibre structure, deeply moisturises strands, reduces surface damage, makes hair manageable without weight, and leaves blonde hair lush and luminous! Be sure to request the Cicafibre Booster next time you’re at True Grit for a dose of healing care!… Read More

Casey baby

Casey’s baby has arrived!! Little Carter John came into the world a little early (four weeks in fact), but he and Mumma are doing great. He was born at 20:20 on 20/06/2020!! Team True Grit can’t wait to meet him!… Read More

Jacqui-in-prison

In early March, Jacqui spent an inspiring morning  visiting the Christchurch Women’s Prison to help open their hairdressing training salon! Jacqui had the pleasure of meeting and help mentor three young women on an amazing journey of training to be hairdressers. Read more about the initiative below.   A new onsite salon, Hair 4 Change, has opened at Christchurch Women’s Prison to support the prison’s new hairdressing programme. Development of the salon and programme is the result of a two year partnership between Corrections and the Hair and Beauty Industry Training Organisation (HITO). “We are very excited about being able to offer industry standard hairdressing training at… Read More

Naomi and Libby with Peter Thomsen

Global L’Oréal Ambassador Peter Thomsen came to NZ last month to host a workshop that empowered L’Oréal hair stylists across NZ with his signature #MRTHOMSEN balayage look. We sent our wonderfully talented Advanced Style Directors Naomi Anderson and Libby Morton to the training so they could glean all of Peter’s hair whispering wisdom to bring it back into the work we do at the True Grit salon. @pjthompsen Day 1 Look and Learn On Day 1 all hair stylists attending watched as Peter Thomsen displayed the tips and tricks for creating beautiful Instagram-worthy hair. Peter created his authentic #MRTHOMSEN signature look on some… Read More