Wangsimni hair salon silver brown for a winter cool tone: Salon de L

Salon de L (살롱드엘) is at 137 Majang-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd floor of Tenshill Mall. It is open 10:00-19:00, has parking, and allows pets.

How to find Salon de L at Tenshill Mall in Wangsimni

Salon de L is on the 2nd floor of Tenshill Mall in Wangsimni. It is a bit far from the subway station, but there is a bus stop right in front, so it's not hard to find. Whenever the seasons change I get the urge to switch things up, and that's me, me, me! The most noticeable change you can make is your hair, after all. My perm was still hanging on and my last dye job had gone so orange,, so I left work early and headed to Salon de L at Tenshill in Wangsimni to get it dyed. Like I said, the station is a bit far (sob), but the bus stop is right in front, so getting there is fairly easy.

Go inside Tenshill, take the escalator up to the 2nd floor, then walk a little way in the opposite direction and you'll find Salon de L.

Should you book Salon de L ahead?

Even at 4 p.m. on a weekday, Salon de L had quite a few customers, so I recommend booking through Naver before you go. Prices can also be checked outside the shop. I had plans after my hair appointment and was worried no stylist would be free when I showed up, so I booked on Naver to cut down the waiting time.

I visited at 4 p.m. on a weekday and there were still quite a few customers, and more kept coming in while I was getting my hair done. The salon is open until 7, and as the end of the workday gets closer it fills up, so I recommend booking before you visit.

Why I chose silver-brown over red-brown as a winter cool tone

The first color recommended in my consultation at Salon de L was red-brown, but after hearing that red is the color that fades the least, I switched to a different brown. The photo above is my hair before dyeing (.jpg). I'd been told I was a winter cool tone when I got semi-permanent lip tint, so I went in without picking a color, planning to decide after the consultation. When I said I have a shoot next year and didn't want anything flashy, they told me red is the hardest color to get out, so they didn't recommend it,,! If I'd just done it without a consultation I'd have been in big trouble, haha.

The color stylist Hansol recommended! She suggested about three brownish colors, and I picked the one I liked best. It's a brown with a subtle silver tint, about one tone lighter than my current hair. I had basically neglected my hair and just let it grow, so the texture was damaged, and I wanted a clinic treatment too so the dye would hurt less, but I had plans afterward and was short on time, so I couldn't do the clinic (sob).

Free treats and discounts during treatment at Salon de L

At Salon de L they bring you drinks and snacks during your treatment, and if you write a photo review you can get either a scalp scaling treatment or 10% off the service. Just so you know! There are monitors set up between the seats that show cuts, perms and other styles with photos and explanations that are easy to understand, so I naturally learned about cuts I'd always been curious about, and the time didn't drag while I was getting my hair done.

Dye only, no clinic: how was the damage?

I only got the silver-brown dye at Salon de L, with no clinic, and my hair still turned out soft and calm. The ends!! They look oddly matte and cool-toned, and the color looks different in sunlight than indoors, so I liked it even more!! >.< But is this really hair that didn't get a clinic,,? I heard Salon de L uses only premium products like L'Oréal, Shiseido, Milbon and Nazir to minimize damage, and sure enough, with no clinic there wasn't any damage at all, and my hair is so silky I wondered if they'd given me one~.~

The difference shows even more when you put the before and after side by side, right? Because of the shoot early next year I couldn't change my hair color dramatically!!, but I actually like this better. It gives me a grown-up woman kind of vibe, so I like it even more. Honestly I'm still a baby, though, hehe.

Can't decide on a color? Try a consultation dye at Salon de L

I showed up with no color in mind, just a vague "I'm a winter cool tone," and stylist Hansol found a color that suited me amazingly well! It's not a huge change in hair tone, but it's still a change, and every time the women at work say "you look prettier even without makeup," haha, I'm in such a good mood >.< If you want premium dye with little damage, I recommend Salon de L, the Wangsimni Tenshill hair salon, highly highly~~!!