Down the end of Green Gables, Under Your Skin is a small beauty salon in Mairangi Bay managed by…read morethe lovely Jade. There's a range of services on offer and there's often a blackboard special outside. Friendly, efficient service, you are in safe hands here whether it's massage, skin care or waxing!

There are a few disadvantages to being a man in a beauty salon. To start off, the ladies having…read moretheir mani or pedi, or the women waiting for a wax, all look at you with suspicious eyes. All wondering what you are doing in their domain. And all I want is a good professional massage to relax the muscles. I did not feel this prejudice, and was made to feel at ease. Pinelands Beauty provided me with a mature and professional lady to conduct the massage. She was firm in her demeanor and did not show any fear, effectively working all the stress points on my body. She worked me from top to toe, leaving me relaxed and also cured of my tenseness. For someone that is scared to run the risk of getting a beginner masseuse, I loved the fact that she knew what to do and where to do it; my body is now good to go for another month or two.