ANCO (NZ

ANCO

With extraordinary colour, a strong partnership and ambassadorship with Lakmé, an inimitable, unstoppable team and a bold approach to hair, education and life, Anco Studio is a salon dream in Auckland.

Auckland / NZ

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nco Studio is a story of the little salon that could, built on the back of two chairs and a client community so fervent it couldn’t and can’t be stopped. “I started the studio few years back,” explained salon owner Adrian Deng, who has been hairdressing for ten years. “It was only two chairs in the middle of nowhere in Dominion Road and I didn’t even put a sign at the door. I was just wanting to do hair by myself, but we were getting too busy with clients so we had to move into a bigger space and have more people join. We now have a little team of four. Everyone has to finish the same training to make sure the quality of work is the same standard.” The salon is renowned for its colour work, as a social ambassador for Lakmé and partner of Haircare New Zealand. The salon team utilise this advanced technology to create their top-tier looks. “Blonde hair is our signature, as well as lifting dark base or Asian hair to light,” Adrian said. “Olaplex and Lakmé, give me the best results for our colour work and we also stock Evo, Evo Fabuloso, Evo Fab Pro, Lakmé Teknia and Cloud Nine.” When it comes to cut, like the dry cutting and freehand cutting styles the salon is famous for, and colour, Adrian has learned some important tricks and mantras in a decade of industry work. “Don’t get stuck with what you learned. Break the rules and try to cut in different ways,” he said in regards to cut, while colour requires patience and knowledge. “Have all of your basic colour theory ready in your mind and be patient with your colour work. Good colour won’t be achieved in short time.” This philosophy lends itself to the salon’s approach to education, which Adrian sees as vital for any industry. The salon team has learned from courses, online education and in-house training, with important education from Haircare New Zealand. “There is no easy way to become a good hairdresser. If you feel you are not good enough to do something in hair, find the right education to learn and keep practicing at home,” Adrian said. It’s the unique touch points of both Anco and Adrian that make the salon, services and results what they are. Whether it’s a personally curated Spotify playlist, filled with a varied mix of feel good tunes, or where they find their inspiration, for Adrian, it’s “riding a motorcycle in a mountain road”. Ultimately, the team is inspired by each other and the trust their clients show them every day. “A good hairdresser is able to deal with all different hair types and also able to find out the best suitable hairstyle for different individuals,” Adrian explained. “In our team, everyone knows what they doing, and is willing to help and look after each other. We help people find out what they really need for their hair.”

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The dual combination of Olaplex and Lakmé help this salon with its renowned blonde and general colour work.

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