Hongdae hair salon: bob hippie perm + home curl care, Juno Hair

When summer comes, lots of people head to a salon to change up their look, right? My ends were looking really messy from damage, so I decided to get a bob hippie perm along with a cut. When I looked it up, the bob hippie perm kept getting recommended as a hairstyle for this summer!! I had it done at Juno Hair Hongdae Entrance Branch (준오헤어 홍대입구역점), a Hongdae hair salon, and everything from the consultation to the finish was done carefully.

Where is Juno Hair Hongdae Entrance Branch, and what is the salon like?

Juno Hair Hongdae Entrance Branch is close to Exit 2 of Hongik Univ. Station, and the salon is on the 2nd floor of the building. It was the biggest Juno Hair I've ever been to, and the big windows give it an incredibly airy, open feel.

The atmosphere is relaxed, so even with lots of customers I spent my time there without any discomfort. This is Hongdae, so there were a ton of tourists, and foreign guests were getting their hair done too! There were many designers who can consult naturally in foreign languages, which looked really cool.

Damaged ends: why I chose a bob hippie perm

I went to Juno Hair Hongdae Entrance Branch because of my damaged hair. The lower part was badly damaged so my hair felt messy, and the whole outline looked uneven, like something had nibbled at it, and heavy, which frustrated me. I decided to get a perm along with a cut, and the style I chose this time was a bob hippie perm!!

If you search for summer hairstyles these days, you'll see bob hippie perms everywhere. From the first consultation, my designer at Juno Hair checked my current hair condition carefully, and asked how much length I wanted to take off, taking care of the cut first.

The before photo shows my hair going every which way, right? The crown has no strength, so my hair just droops, sigh. So I get perms regularly to keep the volume up, and also get treatments to put nutrients in.

How the cut length before the hippie perm was decided

A hippie perm has lots of tight curls, so the hair gets much shorter after perming. My Juno Hair designer explained one by one how much to cut for it to turn out pretty while cutting, so I could get the length I wanted! The designer is a man, but he took care with every single curl as he rolled them, and kept checking in to see if anything was uncomfortable, which made it really comfortable.

At the end, steam so the nutrients soak in, then a blow-dry, and you're done! The reason a bob hippie perm is so popular as a summer style is that the curls feel light and cool, so even just tying your hair up changes the whole vibe, right?

How to style a bob hippie perm at home

A bob hippie perm isn't hard to style. Here are the steps.

• After washing, roughly dry your hair with a hair dryer
• Shake it out, scrunching to bring the curls back
• Lightly apply just a curl cream or curl essence

Even just this brings out natural curls. You don't have to blow-dry and style every morning, so it's super easy and I loved it, haha. My Juno Hair designer also explained in detail how to care for it at home after the bob hippie perm is done so the curls last longer, which helped a lot! Seeing how carefully he handled even the small details made me trust him the whole time. If you're looking for a Hongdae hair salon, Juno Hair!

The finished bob hippie perm

With the bob hippie perm at Juno Hair Hongdae Entrance Branch, the damaged-looking ends were tidied up neatly and the curls weren't over the top! The curls look natural, exactly the bob hippie perm feel I wanted, haha. The full volume makes my face look a little smaller too, and it has that bouncy vibe only a bob has. If you've hesitated over a perm because styling your hair is hard, try a bob hippie perm for a low-pressure summer hairstyle~

If you're looking for a Hongdae hair salon, go visit Juno Hair Hongdae Entrance Branch. There are many other designers too, but mine walked me through everything one by one, from consultation to the procedure to how to care for it. A bob hippie perm for this summer! Everyone give it a try, haha