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Background:
- I looked through all the reviews on Yelp haha!
- On a rainy normal Tuesday evening I went to almost every salon (eg. Maya, Sora etc found in Yelp) in Koreatown to compare the price and stuff like that. But at last I chose here based on my personal preference (would like a Korean-style haircut instead of a Japanese one), and maybe the relatively high number of waiting customers at GOA.
- Just so you know that I am not a native speaker or a Korean; I am a pretty shy asian generally. Plus I don't quite care about how my hair looks like except they stole all my hair lol !
First Expression: (why they lost one star)
- When me and my boyfriend walked into the salon, we saw a lot of customers sitting on the sofas waiting for a haircut! When we wanted to ask for the price list however we can find no one; every staff there were working hard on their job.
- Finally! We waited for a chance to speak to one of them! (It depends though, since we were quite shy maybe so we started off like that haha) We booked an appointment and we went back after 2 hours.
P.S. the stylist spoke English to us politely
Jorney begins:
- Once I settled my coat at the "hanger corner" I followed my stylist to one of the chairs.
- And we will discuss about how she could do for me: she asked me how much do I want to cut to (Just showed her) and do I want layers or no (Just say yes/no)
- Then I showed her a photo for how I would like to cut my bangs. (Basically it is "see-through bang" that is popular in Korea) She got it faster than I think (with just a glimpse of my provided photo!)
- Suggestions: Like some of the Yelp reviews, I would also suggest bringing a photo with you to let your stylist know exactly what you want. Also in my opinion, it's not difficult to communicate with my stylist using simple yes and no english (unless you want complex style:( still you could show photos!!)
- After that another male staff lead me to wash my hair first. Since I have seriously damaged hair that my hair tangled like a mess after the wash, they offered me another wash with a different shampoo. I think he did a better job than what I read in the Yelp reviews; he carefully put a towel over my eyes to avoid water spashing, and the water temperature was just warm enough. Even when my stylist (yes, both the male staff and female stylist washed my hair) used cold water for some reason, she would acknowledge me first before washing. (Note: she might say Korean, but you will know when you hear "cold" :))
- Then my stylist started her job. I couldn't comment on anything about the process because I am not a professional, but at least I would like to say that the journey was enjoyable. I just let them to cut my hair as she wanted since I know once I decided to go into this salon this means that I have given all my confidence and trust to them.
- At last, my stylist asked me what style do I want to finish the look: curl or straight.(Got it done and you're good to go!)
Some comments:
- Service
Service was actually great for me as well as my friend, except they won't chat with you a lot (but I am totally okay with this cos as I have said that I am quite shy) For those who want talkative stylists that will communicate well with you about how they treat your hair, or anything else, this salon might not be your choice if you are not Korean. From what I observed they all did treated Koreans or those who can speak korean well :) Second, good service because they also came and asked if we wanted some drinks:)
- Quality
So at last they didn't steal all my hair for sure haha! So I am quite satisfied already since I have no expectations for my haircut that I just want a haircut. However, at a third-person perspective, my boyfriend actually told me that my hair looks exactly like the photo I showed the stylist! This surprised me too haha!
For the hair treatment, my hair actually became smoother immediately! The treatment just lasted for around half an hour. After that, my stylist even asked me to touch my hair to feel the improved, different texture! One last note: I will come back again when I need another treatment or just a haircut:)
For my boyfriend 's haircut, he is also satisfied with his except the fact that they didn't clean the hair left on his neck. That made him quite uncomfortable at that time. But in overall, his haircut was done quite fast like an hour with quality. (His stylist is the same as mine)
- Price
Since they have Christmas discount, my haircut(plus hair wash) and a hair treatment costs $100 in total.
Lastly I just want to suggest that if you would like to go to this salon and have a try, just tell your that you are a visitor in Korea! (So that it is not a must for them to speak English in their "own country") Try to feel their culture at another perspective maybe you might find something fantastic or interesting :)
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