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| - I go to Sora regularly now but my most recent trip is more worthy of a review. I placed an appointment for hair colour, although I didn't know specifically what I wanted.
My hair stylist was Rie (as I always book her). She's very sweet and isn't scared to make conversation, which I was gladly surprised as language barriers are prevalent with Japanese/Korean hair salons. It doesn't mean we were talking non-stop but we weren't in complete silence, either.
I've dyed my hair a red colour in January which had halted to an orange-y colour with very noticeable black roots, so I took it to Rie to help me figure out which I should go with; all black, or just root touch-up. She generously suggested I should dye my roots as my hair/I wouldn't look so heavy with black.
The whole process from sitting down to paying at the counter was roughly an hour, which I felt was accurate since I wasn't doing my whole head, nor was I getting a haircut. I don't know if it's custom to, but I like the fact that she styled my hair the way it was when I came in.
My total was $65 (I think tax included), which then became $75 with tip (I was more than pleased with the results!). I have a little more than shoulder-length hair.
All in all, I recommend this salon to anyone who wants to try a Japanese hair stylist and I feel their first experience with one will be satisfying at Sora.
TIP: With all hair salons, always get a quote of what you'd be paying for what you want. They do walk-ins and usually it's a 5 to 10 minute wait as I never really been to Sora on a busy/booked day.
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