If you’re new here and you’d like to be considered when space arises, you’re welcome to join my waitlist. To start this process please use the contact form and I’ll get back to you. When I review availability, I reach out personally to see whether timing aligns.
If you’d prefer to get started sooner, I offer a 25-minute Curl Consultation ($65 in New Plymouth / $80 during Auckland cutting trips), available via Zoom or in person at my private curl studio in New Plymouth or during scheduled Auckland visits.
This session is ideal for answering product and technique questions and clarifying your next steps. Please use the contact form to arrange.
You’ll also find a comprehensive range of FAQs and resources here, including my E-Guide, which I highly recommend if you’d like to understand your hair’s essential elements through my curl specialist lens: https://thecurlnextdoor.co.nz/resources/
And of course, you’re welcome to explore my online shop for curl-friendly products, tools and accessories — including sample sizes if you’d like to trial something first: https://www.curlsnaturally.co.nz/products
Yours in curls!
xx Donna
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Waitlist & Enquiries
I look forward to hearing from you!

I am an American ex-pat with thick naturally curly hair, and am used to having a specially trained curl stylist care for it.
I spent my first 5 years in New Zealand searching for the same, only to come up empty. Everyone here SAYS they know how to cut naturally curly hair, but really they don’t – they practice ‘one size fits all’ styling.
I despaired at ever finding a knowledgeable stylist in this country.
And then I found Donna The Curl Next Door.
My hair loves her. I drive 3 hours each way to have Donna do my hair, and I will continue to do so for as long as I live in this country. She’s worth every minute.
-Sharna, Palmerston North

