Dongtan salon bob wind perm at 20 weeks pregnant: Ava Hair Yeongcheon

My hair had gotten pretty long lately and the heavy, dragging feeling was really stressing me out. I'm currently 20 weeks pregnant, and I figured once the baby comes, it won't be easy to get to a salon, and I definitely won't have the energy to style my hair every day. So I decided to get a bob perm before giving birth — something low-maintenance that would also freshen up my look.

This time I visited Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon, a hair salon in 2-Dongtan. After a consultation with head designer Haneul, I transformed into an easy-to-manage bob with a wind perm. The texturizing during the cut was especially thorough and careful, and I loved how the finished style turned out. Today I want to share the full story of the bob wind perm I got at Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon, which I'd recommend to anyone looking for a hair salon in Dongtan.

Why visit Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon, a 2-Dongtan salon, while pregnant?

Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon is a hair salon on the 2nd floor of 693 Dongtan Sunhwan-daero, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do — in the 2-Dongtan area. I visited at 20 weeks pregnant to get a cut and perm done together in one session.

Since getting pregnant, I've naturally been going to the salon less often. I'm at 20 weeks now, and once the baby arrives I imagine I'll have even less time to deal with my hair while taking care of a newborn. More than anything, my hair had gotten long enough to feel heavy and dragging, and I wanted to cut it off lightly. But I wasn't confident I could commit to a style that needs a flat iron every day, so I decided to combine a cut with a perm.

The place I visited was Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon, a 2-Dongtan salon. I drove there, and I liked how easy the parking was. When you're pregnant, you end up driving even short distances, so inconvenient parking becomes a real concern right away. Being able to park comfortably and head straight up meant I could walk in without any stress, even on my first visit.

Consultation with head designer Haneul: the bob cut and texturizing

I got my treatment from head designer Haneul at Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon. What I wanted was just one thing: cut my long, heavy hair into something lighter that would also be easy to manage after giving birth.

We started the consultation aiming for a bob that would fall lightly.

Even with a bob, the feel changes a lot depending on how the cut line and texture are handled. Rather than hair falling too heavily, I wanted a bob where the ends fell naturally and lightly.

After the consultation, we got started on trimming the length. What I was genuinely most satisfied with this time was head designer Haneul's texturizing. Instead of just cutting the length shorter, she carefully shaped the texture while considering the overall weight of the hair. She kept the light feeling I wanted while making sure the ends didn't fly around too loosely, shaping the line beautifully. I think the cut is really what makes or breaks a bob, and I loved the overall silhouette the moment the cutting was done.

She also prepared warm coffee for me, which I enjoyed.

How the bob wind perm was done, and why a wind perm?

After the cut, we moved on to the wind perm. The main reason I chose a bob wind perm was that I wanted hair that would be easy to style day to day.

Before giving birth, I still had some time to fuss over my hair, but once the baby arrives, I really don't think I'll have the confidence to use a flat iron or blow-dry for a long time every morning. So I decided to combine the bob with a wind perm so that the shape would hold even when just air-dried naturally.

Adding natural curls to the shortened hair made the overall style feel much more alive than a plain bob cut alone. The curl wasn't overdone — it fell naturally and lightly, which matched the vibe I wanted. And because the texturizing during the cut was done so well, the curls moved much more naturally on top of it. I wanted a style I could manage without stress even if I couldn't get to a salon for a while after giving birth, and this matched exactly what I had in mind.

The finished bob wind perm before giving birth: what worked

After boldly cutting off my long hair and getting the bob wind perm at Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon, my head just felt so much lighter, and I loved that.

At 20 weeks pregnant, my body has been feeling heavier and heavier, so getting rid of the dragging hair on top of that made me feel a lot more refreshed. What I was most satisfied with this time was definitely head designer Haneul's cut. A bob can easily end up looking heavy or leave the ends looking blunt if done wrong, but the careful texturizing meant the whole line came out looking natural.

Adding the wind perm on top meant the style comes to life naturally without much styling effort, which I really liked. Once the baby is born, I won't have much time to spend on my hair for a while, so I think it was a good call to get the bob perm done in advance. Parking was easy too, so it was a great place to visit by car, and I was very satisfied with how carefully they cut my hair after listening to what I wanted — that's Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon for you.

If you're looking for a 2-Dongtan hair salon or thinking about a low-maintenance women's bob perm, I'd recommend checking out head designer Haneul's wind perm. Cutting off my long hair after so long and changing up the vibe with a bob wind perm made for a really nice hair transformation before giving birth.