Men’s down perm in Songpa, Seoul at Goun Ilsang Hair

With the new semester properly underway, I visited Goun Ilsang Hair Songpa Helio City Branch (고운일상헤어 송파헬리오시티점) to get my hair sorted out. It is near Exit 4 of Songpa Station, so it was easy to reach by subway. The salon gives priority to reservations, so I booked before visiting.

If you need a detailed consultation, you can use the salon phone line or Naver TalkTalk.

A neat hair salon in a Songpa Station side street

As soon as you turn off the main road by Songpa Station into the side street, you will find this neat salon.

There were stylish little decorative pieces throughout the interior.

I could feel how much care the owner had put into every frame and decorative detail.

My unruly hair and wavy fringe problem

My usual hair concern was how unruly it got. As soon as it grew even a little, it looked messy, and my light fringe would stick out in every direction, making it so hard to manage. I also wanted to clean up my overgrown sideburns and the back of my hair.

After a quick hair consultation with the stylist, I had a down perm and cut done together.

The down perm pressed down the sides.

My fringe was difficult to manage because it is naturally wavy, so we went through a straightening process. When I had a down perm a few years ago, I found the products bothersome because my scalp tends to be sensitive, but here I barely felt any itching or stinging throughout the service. I think that is because they use only top-tier premium perm products, including Milbon, Shiseido, A. Yoon Chae, and Surprasis. They also put me in two gowns, so hardly any hair was left on my clothes afterward.

A comfortable service, from the explanations to the shampoo

I was treated by Designer Goun, who explained every step in detail, so I could relax and leave my hair in their hands. When I was young, my clothes always got wet after having my hair washed, but not a single drop got on me here. They applied a scalp-soothing product after the shampoo, and as I lay back with music playing, my head felt so refreshed—it was a genuinely healing moment. And the result was...

Even short hair styled in the direction I wanted

At first, I worried because they said my hair was still a little short to achieve exactly the style I wanted, but they did it so well. Until now, I had only ever gotten cuts, but adding a perm like this made me really happy with it.

My sideburns and the back of my hair, which had always looked unruly, were cleaned up neatly too. They explained the styling methods so kindly and in such detail—the fringe, the top, and the sides—that they were easy to follow. I was so pleased with my hair that I think my confidence got a boost too. I tried styling it myself the next day, and simply following their kind instructions made it easy.

Check out the prepaid vouchers before returning

There is also a way to buy prepaid vouchers in advance. They sell ₩200,000, ₩300,000, and ₩400,000 vouchers, so returning customers may want to buy one and receive the discount benefits. I left feeling great thanks to the very kind owner and their neat skills. If you are looking for a good hair salon around Songpa, I recommend Goun Ilsang Hair Songpa Helio City Branch!