Seongdong men's salon: husband's cut and down perm at Toro With Geek

Picking a men's hairstyle is harder than you'd think, I feel.

Especially when it's someone like my husband, who doesn't care much about hairstyles. At the salon, people like that often just say, "Please make it neat." My husband is exactly that type, so this time too we went without deciding on any style beforehand.

Why get a cut and down perm together at Toro With Geek Singeumho?

The place we visited is a men's hair salon called Toro With Geek (토로위드긱). Besides a cut, we wanted a down perm too, since my husband's hair usually sticks out at the sides. To put the conclusion first: it isn't a place that simply gives you the style you ask for. It looks closely at your current hair, face shape and hair type, then helps you find a style that suits you, and that's what I was happy about.

Toro With Geek Singeumho on a weekend morning: atmosphere and first consultation

We went on a weekend morning. I worried a salon might be crowded and a bit hectic on a weekend, but the mood was calmer than expected and we could get his hair done comfortably.

What I liked most was the first consultation.

If you ask my husband what kind of hair he wants, he honestly can't really answer. But the stylist first checked his current hair, then carefully asked how he usually styles it and what kind of looks he prefers.

For someone like my husband who doesn't know much about hairstyles, this consultation matters a lot, I think. Instead of showing a random photo and saying "do it like this," the stylist explained which styles would suit his current length and hair type, which made it much easier to decide.

Sides that puff out: why a men's cut alone wasn't enough

I sat next to him and listened to the consultation too. I liked that the stylist didn't just recommend a trendy style, but also considered my husband's usual look and how easy it would be to maintain.

With men's hair, one wrong cut can completely change the overall impression, right? My husband's hair tends to puff out at the sides, and even after a haircut, if the sides balloon up, his face looks bigger. So this time we decided to get a down perm along with the cut.

A down perm is something most men have probably considered at least once. My husband's sides pop up easily, so he always had to fuss over them when styling in the morning. That's why we did the cut and down perm together this time.

I liked how thorough everything was, from the consultation before the cut through the whole process. When someone like my husband has no clear idea of what he wants, I think the stylist's skill matters even more, and at Toro With Geek they helped carefully from the stage of choosing the style, so we could leave it in their hands without worry.

How the cut and down perm went, and the finished style

During the cut, the stylist kept balancing the overall shape while setting the style, and the down perm was done so the sides would settle naturally.

With men's hair, pressing it down too much can look unnatural, so I think the key is to tidy it naturally while keeping a clean feel. The finished style didn't look overdone at all. It was neat and tidy overall, and I thought my husband could easily wear it day to day.

Personally, I prefer salons with a detailed consultation. Even if you can't describe exactly what you want, it's so much easier to visit a place that looks at your current hair and suggests what suits you.

In that sense, I felt Toro With Geek is a men's salon I'd recommend to people who, like my husband, have no idea what suits them.

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My husband was happy with the result too. With the sides tidied up, his whole hair shape looked much neater, and maybe because we did the cut and down perm together, it held its shape to a fair degree without much styling.

He isn't someone who visits salons often, and at a new salon he usually just gets a similar style every time. This time, I think it was good that the consultation let him get a recommendation for a style that suits him.

If you're like me and book a salon for your husband or boyfriend, or you're simply looking for a men's salon, Toro With Geek is worth a visit.

I think it suits people who don't know what hairstyle to get, or who want to decide on a style by talking it through with the stylist.

If you'd like to visit on a weekend morning like we did, take your time with the consultation, and get the cut and down perm done in one go, I'd recommend the Toro With Geek men's salon.