Gangnam hair salon: crown-only root volume perm, ends kept, Anew Hair

Why I booked a hair consultation at Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch

Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch is a Gangnam salon specializing in hair consulting, finding styles that suit your face shape. The writer got a root volume perm, a layered cut and a clinic treatment together here.

I've kept my hair long for ages, but it was getting damaged and I couldn't decide what style would suit me. So I booked right away at Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch, a Gangnam salon that specializes in hair consulting and creates styles to match your face shape :)

In short, I was completely happy. Lovely, neat and elegant, with full volume on top. Director Eunbyeol at Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch styled me with a volume perm, layered cut and clinic, and I couldn't be more satisfied 🤍

Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch hours and location

Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–21:00, and closed every Monday. It's a 2-minute walk from Exit 2 of Gangnam-gucheong Station, so it's easy to reach.

I booked ahead through Naver Booking. It's a 2-minute walk from Exit 2 of Gangnam-gucheong Station, so this Gangnam salon is super convenient to reach. I also go to a Cheongdam dermatology clinic often, so the area was familiar and I found Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch easily 👀

This Gangnam salon has a clean, white-toned look. You tend to stay a long time when you get your hair done, and the lush green plants made it feel really relaxing.

Hair consulting before and after

Before the consultation at Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch, the long hair was frizzy and uneven in length. After the treatment, it turned into a neat, tidy style.

The top photo is the after and the bottom one is the before, and the change after the consultation was totally dramatic. I took a before photo, and my hair was so frizzy and uneven, since it had been a while since my last cut.

How the hair consultation works at Anew Hair

Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch holds the hair consultation separately in a consulting room at one side of the salon. They look at your current hair, scalp and facial structure, then explain which style suits you.

There's a consulting room at one side of the salon, so the consultation was thorough. Director Eunbyeol explained in an easy-to-understand way which styles suit me based on my current hair condition, scalp condition and facial structure.

I wanted a long-hair build perm, so what style did we settle on?

After the consultation, we decided on a layered cut with side bangs to shape the sides, plus a root volume perm because the crown was flat.

The style I wanted was a long-hair build perm, but we decided on a layered cut with side bangs to tidy the side lines, and a root volume perm since my crown lies flat against my head. We chose the look from sample photos, and as the after photos show, she styled it exactly the way I wanted, so I was really happy 🫶

Root volume perm on damaged hair: was the damage okay?

At Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch, scalp massage and a hair clinic came before the perm to reduce damage. The root volume perm is Anew Hair's signature perm, and the winding was quick.

My hair was fairly damaged, so she did a scalp massage and a hair clinic first, taking care to keep damage to a minimum during the perm. The root volume perm is Anew Hair's signature perm, so Director Eunbyeol wound it quickly and deftly.

If the ends still have a perm, can you perm just the crown?

The ends already had a perm, so Director Eunbyeol suggested doing only the crown root volume perm. The writer says the result felt as good as a full perm.

It was my first root volume perm, and since the ends of my hair already had a perm, she suggested doing only the crown. It was so satisfying, like I'd had a full perm. While waiting I had cookies and tea and read magazines, and the time flew by.

After the root volume perm's heat treatment and neutralizer steps, my bangs and crown had full, fluffy volume, and I could see why this is a famous Gangnam salon for hair consulting. She also showed me how to blow-dry and style it, so it was easy to handle at home too.

Hair texture after the clinic and layered cut

After the hair clinic at Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch, frizzy hair became so smooth that a hand slides right through. My hair is quite thick, and the layered cut made it much lighter.

Compared with the before photo, my super frizzy hair turned into something like silky wet seaweed thanks to the clinic. When I ran my hand through it, it slid right down, so the clinic really can prevent damage. ✔️I also got a layered cut, and I actually have a lot of hair, so it felt much lighter.

From the side bangs falling naturally along the sides to the volume at the crown from the root volume perm, I loved how full it looked. I wanted an elegant, lovely style, and through the consultation she styled my hair so prettily.

Overall review of Director Eunbyeol at Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch

I booked a hair consultation with Director Eunbyeol at Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch, and she really made a style that suits my image. The root volume perm gave my crown volume, I loved the layered cut, and the clinic prevented damage, so it turned out just as pretty as I'd hoped.

In two months I'll go back to Anew Hair Cheongdam Main Branch to redo the perm on the ends 🫶