When my stylist is not around, I have a secondary stylist who also cuts well and can blow dry my hair with use of her hands (yes, just her hands!) which results to me having straighter hair.
Another thing I appreciate when I go to Kim Sun Young is that they never ask you too much about getting hair treatments, hair colours or buy their products. My stylist once suggested I should have my hair coloured because I have white hair showing. But I told her I’m not yet ready to colour my hair and thoughtfully added that maybe in a year or so I’d have it coloured. She never asked me again.
A big bonus is that I feel at home at Kim Sun Young. If you’ve followed my blog entries, you probably know how much our life is influenced by Korean culture. When I visit the salon, I get to look at Korean magazines where I get to see photos of my favourite Korean celebrities. The staff all speak Korean (they are like me who migrated to Sydney) and I don’t mind. I can understand a few words they say and it’s like I’m part of a real life Kdrama. The best part is I get to talk to them about Korean stuff and they tell me about their life in Korea and in Sydney.
Finding a hair stylist or salon is like finding a gem. It should be a place where you know your hair (or nails, etc) will be safe and well-taken cared of. This is a big deal for me because I want my money’s worth and leave the salon smiling because I loved the results my hair cut experience.
2 Comments
cham
When I was still in college in eLBi, I met my “official stylist” too, the only one who can cut my hair in exactly the style I wanted. Then we moved to Davao. I thought I could trust the relatively “pricey” salons to do a good job. Eeep! Wrong. Then I came across the Arlyn Basquez Salon, very popular among Davaoeños and I gave it a shot. From then on, I never went to another salon again. They really get the exact cut I want, sometimes telling me straight if what I wanted simply won’t work. I was impressed! I learned that that they actually have a school/training center for their stylists. I don’t even have a particular “suki” but up until now (more than 3 years after), they’ve never failed me. And cheap too! A basic haircut costs only 50 pesos! I really know what you mean when you said “finding a hair stylist or salon is like finding a gem”. 😉
xingkit
I know exactly what you mean! Growing up there’s this parlor sa kanto *wink* that i usually go to. But my hairstyle then was always “one length.” When I finally decided to have a different style, I began my quest for my stylist. I found him only a year ago. Yes, a him. He’s perfect because he cuts my hair just right and since he’s male, conversation is limited to my hair!