What’s kawaii hairstyle in Japan?
Posted by: kirin on 
Jun 5th, 2009 | 
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There are just too many hair salons in Tokyo, and so it’s quite natural we need a guide book to refer to. These websites are just like hairstyle catalogue as well as hair salon directory so that we can decide which cute kawaii hairstyle to try at which hair salon. |
Disclaimer: Above photo is quoted from Beauty Box.
When I choose my hair salon, I have some points to consider. I want it to be very small, say 2 or 3 customers only with relaxed and private atmosphere. I don’t like white wall, white floor, and white ceiling. This may sounds crazy but in fact there are somehow quite a few hair salons with interior like that; just almost all white with strong bright lighting. (This reflects white more!). Too strong white just makes me tired.
So I have been to a small hairdresser’s in my city for over 4-5 years so far until recently H1N1 swine flu, or Mexican flu infection was found in a highschool that is very close to it. Then I thought this is the time I may wanna change my salons. As usual, I looked for “CouponLand” my favorite free magazine, and found a good salon in Daikanyama, Tokyo.
| I went there on Monday where no other customers, just me and a hairdresser alone! It was completely something I desired. I had it all to myself with free aroma head massage which came along with the coupon!
In average, when we try to have haircut in Tokyo, it’s 5,000 – 6,500 yen (US$50 -65) and 10,000 – 12,000 yen (US$100 – 120) for cut & perm. If we want cut, perm and hair color, then the price will be 15,000 – 20,000 yen (US$150 – 200). There are so many options to be kawaii, but that keep costing us reasonable money on and on… |
Anyway, you can use the referred links of cute kawaii hairstyles that are made in Japan and find out the good one you ask for your hairdresser! Hope this helps. 
ps. I was told that my hair was too strong to be colored when I tried it at Vidal Sassoon hair salon in Santa Monica, California. I found a big difference when they shampooed my hair. In Japan, they cover our faces with towel or something so that water does not drop. But they didn’t, and so I had kinda strange angle to look up the hairdresser’s nostril and I had no idea where else my eyes can reach unless I closed my eyes…:p
Do you have such awkward and/or strange experience at your hairdresser’s?
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June 8th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Thanks for all the website links! I'm looking through them now~
I normally cut my hair in Indonesia just because it's cheaper there and they don't cover your face either.. So normally I just close my eyes because it feels good when they massage my scalp
June 8th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Oh, I love long and medium! <3 They're perfect! *o*
Btw. soon I'll write my mail to You! ^ ^ It's the end of my school year so I have to be careful with marks ^^"
June 8th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
That's true, in Japan there are a lot of hair style! When I was there, it was kind of difficult to find a hairdresser that accept to cut or dye your hair if you were a foreigner, because the asian hair are different from westerners' one, and they don't want to have problem if the hair style wasn't as expected… Wish I had Japanese hair, to experience such nice hair style
You're lucky!
June 8th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Indonesia?? From Perth do you fly to Indonesia sometimes?
I remember when I was in Darwin I flew to Bali in 2 hours or so. It was pretty close!!
June 8th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Ok, Cherry take your time.
And thank you for your reply to my question thru email. I'm not sure for the lolita things but if I have a chance to contact them I will write about it.
June 8th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Benjamin, how long have you been in Japan? I want to know this basic info. as we exchange messages.
Asian people and Western people have basically different hair. So in Santa Monica, I found the hairdressers were totally upset to see my hair did not absorbe hair color although they tried 2 times, 3 times… The salon was located in the famous sightseeing spot and I guess there were Asian customers as well, but they were so surprised and confused then. So in your case, things are the same in Japan. :S Mmmm, too bad they avoid foreigners… at the same time though their major problem might be language, as many of Japanese people do not speak English.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:59 am
Hello Kirin…. I just stumbled across this as I was googling 'cute wesites" .
I am a hairdresser and have worked in some of Australia's top salons & won awards (back in my day!)
It sadens me to hear when I hear hairdressers use "strong Asian Hair" as an excuse… yes Asian hair is strong BUT it also is very much like natural Redheads, they too have very strong hair ( where the outside layer of the hair …cuticle lays very very flat )
I have always L♥ved working with Asian hair, perming, colouring , cutting ,styling …the works I have always found it has reacted very well, Yes it may take a few goes to lighten if wanting a dramatic light colour or change…. but if you know the basic principals to colouring then this should not be a problem.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:00 am
The only excuse hairdressers can use is if there is a pre-existing product build up in the hair & this will "block" the colour from penetrating into the cortex (middle layer of hairshaft)…even some horrid shampoos can cause this problem, but most of the time it is old colour buildup.
So my darling …in my eyes "they should have known better"
Asian hair is no way impossible , in fact it is a chanange & so rewarding if you get it right!
June 9th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Not everyone refuse foreigner I guess, I had an hairdresser near Hodogaya station in Yokohama, who were quite nice with me. I didn't dye my hair there though. I have visited Japan 3 times for about a total of 4-5 months. I know it's probably not so long, but It gave me a great opinion about Japan. I'm planning to move out there if my online business give me the opportunity to make a living in Japan
June 9th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Arrange looks nice. But men's ?! My hair looks like that when I get out of bed , before I comb it.
Medium is awful in front : covers the forehead too much ( where are her eyebrows ? )
Long isn't much better ( the forehead! ) and as for short. "Just got out of bed ?"
As for looking at nostrils : it's the same at the dentists. except the last one I went too has a large flatscreen installed on the ceiling above the chair, so you can watch the television or a movie.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Happy! Thank you for the professional hairdresser's comment over here! Actually I felt as if I were sorry for being an Asian when I heard they said "strong hair!" to me. At the same time I was wondering if they have never dealt with Asians…well that was way long long time ago when I was a college student and was learning English at my ESL class or something in the U.S. :p
You seem to be a very sucessful, confident, and good hairdresser! Thank you so much for your comment, and I just hope we can have more hairdressers like you who know what to do with Asian, and what to do with Western people with their hair completely understanding the difference of each other.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
You've been here 3 times and spent 4-5 months in total which sounds good. I've visited Paris 2 or 3 times but each time I spent only 1 -2 days. :p My dream is travelling abroad, taking enough time to settle at each city.
I wish your dreams come true! (ベンジャミンの成功を祈ってるよ！) Wow, I didn't know you think that much about our country. Otagai ganbaro~!
June 9th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
I know what you mean, as this is sometimes I hear from my hairdresser in Japan. In that sense, hair color is very difficult I suppose. Everyone has different hair, original color by nature, and old color from previous hair color. So we will never know if our hair can be just like the one in hair color sample book shown to select the one we want.
In my previous hair salon, I liked to talk to my hairdresser with things like this and I often asked him to show me the scissors he had. He had several different ones and said those were his tools and should not be shared with someone else. I thought they just pick up and use whatever out there, so this was very fresh to me.
It's very interesting to me to talk with people engaged in different occupations.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Hi Walter.
hahaha…That's cultural difference, especially about men's. Because men make their hair with wax and so this is intentional to make themselves look cool, but yeah it could look like "just got out of bed" as you say…
BTW, The dentist you went last time sounds soooo cooool!!
June 10th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Yup I normally go back every year~ I am Indonesian but living in Australia hehe
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but this yr I'm not going back because I'm gong to Japan!
From Perth to Jakarta i think it takes around 5 hrs~
June 10th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Thanks for posting this up kirin.
I'll check out the link out.
I always love the Japanese hairstyle..It looks simple but totally so fashionable.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Ah~ I see~, I had an Indonesian flat mate in Sydney when I was there 8-9 years ago.
5-hour flight is OK, not too long.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Hi Riko, hisashiburi (long time no see)!
But I'm glad this post was helpful to you. Stay in touch!
June 14th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
キリンさんのご成功を祈るばかりです
July 26th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Ok just a quick posting to share an awkward experience…. I once sneezed on my hair stylist while she was washing my hair… Yep, never went there again.
July 27th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Hahaha!
Thanks for sharing~, how awkward is that!
December 15th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
malaysian boys/gurlz addicted by japanese hairstyle….so do i..
luv my hair….
December 17th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Oh really? That's interesting…Do you have many Japanese hair style magazines out there?
March 28th, 2010 at 3:46 am
Thank you so much for the sites! <3 I've spent weeks trying to find a good website to give me 'Japanese Hairstyles' (:
April 2nd, 2010 at 6:49 am
i want to see punk hairstyles:3 can you make those:D
just send me the pics of them:D
July 24th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
the post is good…but can u post more pic..otherwise just send to my inbox..really need that pic…
July 26th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Please help yourself. I already gave you the links to the useful websites as above.
August 10th, 2010 at 10:37 am
My hairdresser, who is a family friend, comes to my home to do my hair~
I've never been a fan of salons or strangers touching my hair.
The prices are much cheaper too ^_^
August 10th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
That's one of the ideal ways. But I like to go to the nicely decorated private salon and become friends with the hair dresser. When I go to a different place from home, that'll be good for a change.
August 17th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Having bangs that cover the forehead is just a popular trend, in part because it makes your face appear smaller and that's kind of part of traditional ideals of beauty. I always thought bangs were cute though, but to each their own.
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