Shea Beauty began in 2013, when Brooke returned home to St George and opened a small beauty room from home. What started as a passion for skin, beauty and creating a space where women could feel their best quickly grew, thanks to the incredible support of our local community.

Within months, Brooke and her husband Lucas purchased our little shop in the heart of St George, lovingly restoring its original charm. Brooke reopened the doors alongside her mum, Sharon, in December 2013 — and Shea Beauty continued to grow from there. 

After more than a decade together, a new chapter began with Brooke handing the reins of Shea Beauty over to Sharon. Today, Sharon continues the story they built together, surrounded by a beautiful team and the community that has supported Shea Beauty from the very beginning.

The Family

Sharon

Shea Beauty Owner + Co-Founder

" I want our clients to feel that they don't have to travel away for beautiful treatments, products and service - they can get it here locally."

Manager Director Sharon is the heart behind Shea Beauty and has years of experience in both business and the beauty industry. She loves creating a space where clients feel welcomed, comfortable and genuinely cared for from the moment they walk through the door.

While Sharon keeps busy behind the scenes managing appointments, sourcing beautiful products and supporting the team, she still loves being part of each client’s experience.

As a farmer’s wife, mum and grandmother, Sharon understands how busy life can be and how important it is to make time for yourself. Her passion is making sure Shea Beauty offers the level of treatments, products and care you’d expect to find in a larger city, right here in our local community. When she’s not at the salon, Sharon loves spending time with her family, travelling and gardening. And when she gets the chance, you’ll probably find her discovering something new and beautiful to bring back to Shea Beauty.

Courtney

Beautician

Courtney joined the Shea Beauty family in Year 9, beginning as our after-school fairy, and over the years we’ve had the privilege of watching her grow into the talented beautician she is today. 

Court specialises in nails, brows, waxing, pedicures and tanning, and loves creating a space where her clients can completely unwind and feel comfortable in her hands. Her warm, easy-going nature makes her a familiar and much-loved face in the salon, and she takes pride in making sure every client leaves feeling their best.

Having been part of Shea Beauty for so many years, Court has built beautiful relationships with many of our clients and knows that sometimes a beauty appointment is about much more than the treatment itself. She loves the chats, the laughs and getting to know the people who walk through our doors. Outside of the salon, Court loves spending time outdoors with her family and friends. She brings a calm, caring and down-to-earth energy to our team and works tirelessly to make every client’s visit to Shea Beauty a wonderful one.

Tash

Skin Therapist

Tash is our skin-obsessed girlie and the kind of therapist who will make you feel completely guilt-free about taking a little time for yourself. As a mum of boys, she understands just how important it is to slow down, recharge and have some much-needed “you” time. 

With a wealth of knowledge in all things skin, Tash loves helping her clients understand their skin and feel confident about the products and treatments that are right for them. She is genuinely invested in each client and their individual skin journey, whether they’re working towards a specific goal or simply wanting to look and feel their best.

Always eager to learn and expand her knowledge, Tash brings plenty of advice, encouragement and care to every appointment. Her fun, warm personality brings so much joy to the Shea Beauty family — and we simply can’t get enough of her.

Ellie 

Receptionist 

"I love creating a space where people feel welcomed, looked after and inspired - whether they're walking through our doors or scrolling through our feed."

Originally from the UK, Ellie is the friendly face helping to keep everything at Shea Beauty running smoothly. From appointments and product recommendations to social media and all the little things happening behind the scenes, Ellie has quickly become an invaluable part of our team.

Creative by nature, Ellie has an incredible eye for style and detail, which makes her the perfect fit for both the beauty and homewares sides of Shea Beauty. She loves helping clients, styling our space and finding beautiful ways to showcase all the things we love.

When she isn’t keeping us organised, Ellie is happiest near the beach and sea — a little piece of home she’ll always love. Her creativity, calm nature and willingness to jump in wherever she’s needed make her such a special part of the Shea Beauty family.

El 

Diploma Beauty Therapist

Originally from South Africa, El brings a wonderful mix of knowledge, experience and bubbly energy to the Shea Beauty team. As a fully qualified Beauty Therapist, she has a wealth of knowledge across a range of treatments, with skin and brows being two of her absolute favourites.

El loves getting to know her clients and understanding exactly what they want to achieve. Whether she’s helping someone work towards their skin goals, creating beautiful brows or simply giving them an hour to switch off and be looked after, she puts genuine care into every treatment. Her warm, welcoming personality makes you feel comfortable from the moment you meet her, while her knowledge and passion for the beauty industry mean you know you’re in very capable hands. With her infectious personality and beautiful smile, El has been a wonderful addition to our Shea Beauty family.

Sophie 

School Base Trainee 

Sophie joined the Shea Beauty family as our school-based trainee and has taken to the beauty industry like a natural. While completing her beauty studies alongside school, she is gaining hands-on experience in the salon and building her skills, knowledge and confidence with every week that passes.

Soph has a genuine eagerness to learn and is always ready to give something new a go. She brings a beautiful, positive energy to the salon and has quickly become a valued part of our team. It has been so rewarding watching her grow from a young girl beginning her beauty journey into an increasingly confident young therapist.

We love being able to support the next generation of our industry, and we’re incredibly proud to have Sophie learning and growing alongside us. We can’t wait to see where her career takes her — we have a feeling this is only the beginning for Soph.

April

Receptionist

You may not see April in the salon every day, but when you do, you’ll usually find her keeping everything at the front desk running smoothly. As one of our area’s local school principals, April has a busy career of her own, but her love of all things beauty means she still finds time to join us at Shea Beauty on weekends and during school holidays.

April actually began her Shea Beauty journey as a client. Her love of skincare, beauty and learning more about the industry eventually brought her behind the desk and into our team. She loves helping clients, sharing her beauty knowledge and making sure everyone who walks through our doors feels welcomed and looked after.

She’s also our go-to girl for all things technology. From our website and socials to orders and those little tech problems the rest of us would rather not deal with, April always seems to know what to do. Outside of her already very busy life, April is also a bride-to-be, making this an extra exciting chapter for her. Her warm personality, beautiful smile and willingness to jump in wherever she’s needed make her such a valued part of the Shea Beauty family — and we feel very lucky that she chooses to spend some of her precious spare time with us.

Our Philosophy

Living in the country shouldn’t mean missing out.

Our passion has always been to give country women access to the beautiful things, leading treatments and quality products they would expect to find in the city — right here at home.

Over the years, Shea has grown beyond beauty. Alongside our salon and skin treatments, our store is now filled with carefully selected homewares, gifts, beauty and lifestyle pieces sourced from brands we genuinely love, both Australian and international. 

We want stepping through our doors to feel like a little escape — somewhere you can slow down, be looked after, discover something beautiful and enjoy a touch of the city without leaving the country.