From when 1st decided to come to Korea until now a lot of women ask me "What do you do with your hair?" or "Who does your hair?". I know its hard to believe but believe it Koreans do my hair. They have put twist in my hair, and they have washed and pressed it out for me.
I must admit my 1st trip to get my hair braided turned out to be terrible, I went to an African braiding shop and it was as my students say "it was NOT fun". I am not even sure where I should begin, I arrived at 7am to the shop. When I got there they were really rushing while doing my hair. They had a lot of appointments that day and they had a tight schedule to keep but that was not the issue. Issue number 1. when I go to get my hair braided I DO NOT want to work! This is what I am paying YOU for, don't ask me to separate the hair because 9 times out of 10 I will be doing it wrong. Furthermore how am I to enjoy a good book if you have my hands occupied??? Issue number 2. I am not African nor did I grow up in a French speaking country, so STOP TALKING TO ME IN FRENCH! I had to tell her 3 times I speak English! and Issue number 3. Why is my ponytail so scraggly? Why do I have a million braids but only have 3 strands of hair in my ponytail?
The 2nd time I got my hair braided I went to the Koreans and they did a GREAT job. I was so shocked, those who know me know I have really THICK hair and these Koreans got with it. The only complaint I had was I didn't think they gave me a good deep condition. Other than that they had me looking and feeling good feeling great AND I had a full ponytail :D.
Recently I decided to give my hair a break from braids as to insure the survival of my edges, because being with out edges is NOT cool. I mean who wants to be a bald headed scalawag not I said the cat lol! My hair is currently natural so I was a little nervous to say the least about what the final project was going to look like. I was told about a shop called Ms. Kims and that she does a great job. I made an appointment and once again the Koreans have surprised me. They really care about healthy hair and that's important to me too. They gave me a moisturizing treatment and pressed me out and I was bouncing and flowing when I left there. Like a Pantene Pro V commercial!
Still Seoul Searching...
I must admit my 1st trip to get my hair braided turned out to be terrible, I went to an African braiding shop and it was as my students say "it was NOT fun". I am not even sure where I should begin, I arrived at 7am to the shop. When I got there they were really rushing while doing my hair. They had a lot of appointments that day and they had a tight schedule to keep but that was not the issue. Issue number 1. when I go to get my hair braided I DO NOT want to work! This is what I am paying YOU for, don't ask me to separate the hair because 9 times out of 10 I will be doing it wrong. Furthermore how am I to enjoy a good book if you have my hands occupied??? Issue number 2. I am not African nor did I grow up in a French speaking country, so STOP TALKING TO ME IN FRENCH! I had to tell her 3 times I speak English! and Issue number 3. Why is my ponytail so scraggly? Why do I have a million braids but only have 3 strands of hair in my ponytail?
The 2nd time I got my hair braided I went to the Koreans and they did a GREAT job. I was so shocked, those who know me know I have really THICK hair and these Koreans got with it. The only complaint I had was I didn't think they gave me a good deep condition. Other than that they had me looking and feeling good feeling great AND I had a full ponytail :D.
Recently I decided to give my hair a break from braids as to insure the survival of my edges, because being with out edges is NOT cool. I mean who wants to be a bald headed scalawag not I said the cat lol! My hair is currently natural so I was a little nervous to say the least about what the final project was going to look like. I was told about a shop called Ms. Kims and that she does a great job. I made an appointment and once again the Koreans have surprised me. They really care about healthy hair and that's important to me too. They gave me a moisturizing treatment and pressed me out and I was bouncing and flowing when I left there. Like a Pantene Pro V commercial!
Still Seoul Searching...
wow, that's amazing. i'm teaching english in japan and i'm coming to seoul in the beginning of may and, among other things, i'll be getting my hair done. i was a bit nervous because all the shops i seem to have found are korean owned and operated and it'll be the first time someone outside of the community does my hair, haha. but after reading this, i don't feel too afraid. thanks!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was super nervous too when I got to Korea. Ms. Kim's is near the Osan Air force base, if you are talking the bus or train you want to go to Songtan bus terminal or Line 1 (blue line). I tried a few places and she was by far the best! It feels like you are at a shop at home and someone really cares about your hair being HEALTHY, which is really hard in Korea because Koreans are about the paper. I hope this helps Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteDo you have Ms Kim's info?
Deleteooh! thanks again! i booked an appointment at a place in itaewon but i'm second guessing it (they don't even have the hair for me to buy, i have to get it somewhere else). so i kind of want to find a new place. i'll try ms. kim's! do you know the phone number or a web address or anything? also, do they sell the hair there?
ReplyDeleteUmm... you're beautiful...? *lol- i was at Osan in '05 and some of the ladies there then were on the same mission. This is a neat blog! *Kudos*
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post! I live in Japan and I came across your blog in search of an African Hair Braider by the name of Ms. Pam in Osan. Have you heard of her? If so, do you know how I can get in contact with her? I know you're in Seoul and not Osan, but I figured it was worth asking. I visited Seoul during my trip to Korea as well and LOVED it!
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