Bucheon men's hair salon for a gail cut with side-only down perm: Ieum

My side hair that keeps flying up no matter how much time passes — it was time to tame it down again, my lifelong project haha. While looking for a Bucheon men's hair salon that's good at down perms, I visited Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch, newly opened near my house. Here's my story of getting a hair consultation and down perm from stylist Taeho at this Bucheon men's hair spot.

Where is Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch, and is there parking?

Recommended hair consultation in Bucheon — Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch, stylist Taeho

Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch, known for men's cuts in Bucheon, sits about 200m from Exit 3 of Line 7's Bucheon City Hall Station — just a 3-minute walk, so it's easy to reach by public transit. The building also has its own parking lot, making it convenient for anyone driving to this Bucheon barbershop-style men's salon.

Take the elevator up to the 3rd floor and turn right to find Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch. The clean look starts right from the storefront at this Bucheon salon.

Maybe because it's newly opened, the interior is super clean too, and there's a waiting area, so even if you bring someone along they can wait comfortably.

Private partitioned seats at Ieum Men's Hair

One big advantage of Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch is that every single seat is separated into its own private space, which makes it really comfortable to use. Sometimes at a salon you end up seeing the person next to you getting their hair done, or you feel a bit self-conscious about how you look mid-perm — but at this Bucheon barbershop-style men's salon, the spaces are all separated so you don't have to worry about that. You can get your hair done in a private space, totally relaxed and free of pressure.

Not just the styling chairs but the shampoo area too is divided into individual booths at Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch.

Hair condition before the service and the consultation checklist

It hasn't even been that long since my last down perm, and already my side hair had grown to the point of covering my ears. It looks less bad in photos, but from the front it was totally flying up and looked pretty rough.

The back of my hair had also gotten really shaggy and messy-looking. So I was debating what to do with it, but as soon as I sat down they handed me something like a questionnaire — a checklist asking when I'd last had a perm and what length or style I wanted — so they could clearly understand my style before starting the service, which I appreciated. Ieum Men's Hair is a great salon in Bucheon for anyone who wants a proper hair consultation and a clean cut.

Keeping the gail cut length, down perm on the side hair only

I've been sticking with the gail-cut style lately, and since it's getting a bit chilly, I didn't cut the length down drastically — just a light trim, with the side hair cut cleanly before going into the down perm. Before the down perm, they sprayed on a scalp protectant to protect my hair from damage.

They set out drinks and snacks while the down perm was processing, and since a down perm takes a fair bit of time, being in a partitioned private space made it easy to take photos and just relax comfortably.

With the gail-cut, people often get a down perm on the front and top hair too, but I only style my hair swept back occasionally and usually wear it down naturally, so this time I only did the down perm on the side hair.

The finished down perm, from the back hair to the front hairline

Here's the finished down perm. The side hair got so, so clean, right?! I kind of want to go back to not knowing what a down perm even is haha. They say nobody's only had a down perm once — but once you see the results, it's really satisfying.

They neatly trimmed the swallow-tail section at the back of my hair and lined it up beautifully.

They also carefully lined up the front hairline, with the detail of trimming the length both before and after the down perm. All in all, I'm recommending Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch, a great spot in Bucheon for men's cuts.